Néstor BASTERRETXEA (1924–2014) - Lot 11

Néstor BASTERRETXEA (1924–2014) Stele II or Bigarren Hilarri, 1975 Calatorao stone, cut, carved, and hollowed out. Signed and dated on the base. H. 60 cm; W. 39 cm; D. 12 cm Provenance: Artist’s collection, by descent. Exhibitions: - Basterretxea: Retrospective, Museum of Contemporary Art (M.E.A.C), Madrid, September 8–October 10, 1987. - Basterretxea, Unión Fenosa Museum of Contemporary Art (MACUF), A Coruña, December 27, 2001 – January 30, 2002. - Basterretxea, Bizkaia Bar Association, Bilbao, October 28, 2003 – January 12, 2004. - Néstor Basterretxea in Villasana de Mena, Convent of Saint Anne, Burgos, July 23 – September 4, 2005 - Basterretxea y Ortiz de Elgea, Sala Kubo-Kutxa, San Sebastián, February 6–April 13, 2008. - Basterretxea, Carré Bonnat / Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne, May 14–August 22, 2010. - 1966/La Constelación Gaur/2016, Museum of Modern Art, Bilbao, January 26 – April 25, 2016. - Néstor Baterretxea - Paso a paso, Vital Foundation, Vitoria-Gasteiz, November 1–28, 2021. Related work: Basque and History Museum of Bayonne, inv. no. 2001.002.0001 (carved wood version). Basterretxea’s “Disc-shaped Steles” series aims to establish a dialogue between tradition and modernity. An icon steeped in history, this series, thanks to the work of its creator, shifts from an expiatory dimension to an ostentatious one. Our stone version is part of a series of three sculptures created in wood, stone, and bronze. The wooden version is currently housed at the Basque Museum in Bayonne.