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Marta Colvin

1907 – 1995

Chilean sculptor

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About Marta Colvin

Lived 1907 – 1995 (aged 88). Marta Colvin was a Chilean sculptor, painter, draftsperson and artist.

Sculpture in museum collections Homenaje a la Neurocirugía, sculpture by Marta Colvin. Instituto de Neurocirugía, Providencia, Santiago, Chile

Silvia, 1946, bronze, 80 x 43 x 50 cm, Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art Danza para tu sombra, 1952, granit, 3,5 x 3 x 2,8 m, tomb of the dancer Isabel Glatzel, General Santiago Cemetery Homenaje a la Neurocirugía, 1953, bronze, 3 m tall, Instituto de Neurocirugía, Santiago Eslabón, 1956, sycamore wood, 64cm de hauteur, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago Quinchamalí, 1956, wood, 1.27 x 0.55 x 0.5 m; Parque de las Esculturas Marta Colvin de Chillán Manutara, 1957, bronze, 1,6 m, Battersea Park, London Terra Mater, 1957, bois, 2 m; Pinacoteca de la Universidad de Concepción Andes, 1959, bronze, 0,50 m, Palais du Quirinal, Rome Yo sostengo tu cruz, 1960, bois, 2,3 m; Benedictine Monastery of the Santísima Trinidad de Las Condes, Santiago Signo solar / Grand Signe, 1963, Andes stone, 2,4 x 2 x 2,2 m, Musée de la sculpture en plein air, Paris Monumento a Laurita Lagos, 1964, Chillán stone, 3 m, Cimetiere de Chillán Las torres del silencio, 1960-1963, stone, 3,5 x 1,25 x 0,5 m, Musée de sculpture en plein air de Middelheim Vigías, 1968, polished wood, 2 m tall; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago Le Grand Signe, 1970, bronze, 2,4 x 2 x 2,2 m, Musée de la sculpture en plein air, Paris Mural de Osaka, 1970, stone and copper, Museum of Osaka Puerta del Sol, 1970, red Andes stone, Museum of Pontoise Señal del bosque / Signal en forêt, 1971, wood, 4,5 x 4 x 2 m, Forest of Sénart El árbol de la vida, 1971, stone, Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago Carrefour de l'esprit, 1972, wood, 4,5 x 4 x 2 m, College of Villepinte Caleuche (Nef), 1975, Andes stone, 3.5 x 2 x 2 m, port of Saint-Nazaire Victoire, 1978, stone, 4 x 3 x 2 m, Régiment Bouliac, Bordeaux Léviathan, 1977, wood, 4.5 x 3 x 3 m, Lycée Professionnel "Professeur Clerc" in Outreau (Pas-de-Calais) Mélusine, 1978, stone, 2,5 m, Collège de la Crèche, Niort Rosa de los vientos, 1979, stone, 3,60 x 3 x 3 m, Faculté d'Ontologie de l'Université de Paris Homenaje a los templarios, 1981, stone, 4 x 3,5 x 3 m, Ville Nouvelle de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Espíritu del agua, 1982, bronze, 3 x 2 x 1,5 m, Plaza del General de Gaulle, Marly-le-Roi Vigía del mar, 1983, granite, 6,5 x 3 x 2 m, Fort Crozon, Brest, France Horizonte andino, 1986, stone, 0,21 x 0,46 x 0,16 m, Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago Madre Tierra / Pachamama, 1986, red Andes stone, 4.18 x 1.26 x 1.04 m, Museo Parque de las Esculturas de Santiago Himno al trabajo, 1989, polychromed wood, Cámara Chilena de la Construcción, Santiago Señal de oriente y occidente / Signal, 1991, polychromed wood, 3.5 m, Sculpture park of Séoul Alas al viento, stone, sculpture park, University of Talca Monumento a Sucre, Plaza Sucre, Ñuñoa, Santiago

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Awards
National Prize of Art of Chile; Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral
Also known as
Marta Colvin Andrade

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Marta Colvin?

Chilean sculptor (1907-1995)

When was Marta Colvin born?

Marta Colvin was born on 22 June 1907 in Chillán.

When did Marta Colvin die?

Marta Colvin died on 27 October 1995 in Santiago.

What was Marta Colvin's occupation?

Marta Colvin was a sculptor, painter, draftsperson and artist.

What nationality was Marta Colvin?

Marta Colvin was Chilean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marta Colvin

· Wikidata: Q578443

· DBpedia: Marta Colvin

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