Carel Visser

Dutch, 1928 - 2015

Carel Visser (1928-2015) was a visionary post-war Dutch sculptor. His expressive sculptures, drawings, collages, and images testify to the different artistic paths he explored. His earliest sculptures depicted abstract human and animal figures, such as the disturbing sculpture Dying horse. From the 1950s on, he created austere geometric sculptures made of iron, to which he applied the principles of symmetry, rotation, and repetition. This phase was followed by more imaginative sculptures that incorporated combinations of discarded and natural materials. Visser's primary focus was on texture, colour, and atmosphere.

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Carel Visser, Dekking & Onder, 1973

Carel Visser, Dekking & Onder, 1973

two sculptures: steel sheets in two parts
i. 70 x 150 x 80 cm
ii. 50 x 280 x 80 cm

Artworks

Carel Visser, untitled (ruggegraat), ca. 1953

Carel Visser, untitled (ruggegraat), ca. 1953

iron and bluestone
14 x 59,5 x 28 cm
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Carel Visser, Dubbelvorm 1, 1957

Carel Visser, Dubbelvorm 1, 1957

welded oxidized iron
157 x 99.7 x 88.9 cm

Provenance:
The Collection of David E. Bright and Dolly Bright, Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist in 1968)

Literature:
Blotkamp, C, Carel Visser. Genesis, Exhibition Catalogue, Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers, 2019, ill. no. 65 ill. p. 93
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Carel Visser, Meteora, 1993

Carel Visser, Meteora, 1993

wood
52 x 26 x 25 cm
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Carel Visser, Tussenruimte, 1969

Carel Visser, Tussenruimte, 1969

welded iron, wood
24.5 x 49 cm (excluding wooden base)
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Carel Visser, Buigende Toren, 1975

Carel Visser, Buigende Toren, 1975

steel sheets, in four parts
80 x 120 x 50 cm
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Carel Visser, Ruggegraat in Kooi, 1953

Carel Visser, Ruggegraat in Kooi, 1953

wood, rope
32,5 x 95 x 27 cm
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Carel Visser, Gripping, 1972

Carel Visser, Gripping, 1972

four steel sheets
140 x 80 x 20 cm
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