Jaume Plensa's Cristina's frozen dreams Leads Piguet Online Auction
An online auction at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes in Geneva features a glass sculpture titled Cristina's frozen dreams (2010) by Jaume Plensa, running until September 23. This centerpiece is valued between 60,000 and 80,000 Swiss francs (63,660–84,880 euros). Plensa, who hails from Barcelona and was born in 1955, characterizes the head as a representation of knowledge and emotion, originating from a 3D scan of a girl that undergoes anamorphic transformation. Additionally, another piece, Ombre voilée V (2011), has an estimated value of 2,000–3,000 Swiss francs (2,122–3,183 euros). Since 1980, Plensa has showcased his work worldwide and has received various accolades, including public installations like Crown Fountain in Chicago and Nomade in Antibes.
Key facts
- Jaume Plensa's Cristina's frozen dreams (2010) is offered in Piguet's online auction until September 23.
- The glass sculpture is signed, numbered 4/8, and estimated at 60,000–80,000 Swiss francs (63,660–84,880 euros).
- A second work, Ombre voilée V (2011), mixed media on paper, is estimated at 2,000–3,000 Swiss francs (2,122–3,183 euros).
- Plensa was born in Barcelona in 1955 and first exhibited in 1980.
- His heads are based on 3D scans of real girls or adolescents, then anamorphically deformed.
- He has exhibited at the Jeu de Paume, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, and Museo Reina Sofía.
- His awards include the Medaille de Chevalier des Arts et Lettres and the Premio Velázquez.
- Public works include Crown Fountain (Chicago), Dream (St Helens), Water's Soul (New York), and Nomade (Antibes).
Entities
Artists
- Jaume Plensa
- Cristina
- Julia
- Carmela
- Awilda
- Laura
- Sanna
Institutions
- Piguet Hôtel des Ventes
- Escuela de Arte y Diseño Llotja
- Escuela de Bellas Artes Sant Jordi
- Jeu de Paume
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Moscú
- Museo Reina Sofía
- École Nationale des Beaux-Arts
- The School of the Art Institute de Chicago
- Tendencias del Mercado del Arte
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Paris
- France
- Moscow
- Russia
- Madrid
- Chicago
- United States
- St Helens
- United Kingdom
- New York
- Antibes