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Ángel Duarte (Aldeanueva del Camino, 1930–Sion, 2007) developed a practice linking optical art, kinetic art and geometric construction. He settled in Paris in 1954 and became a founding member of Equipo 57 in 1957. The group’s first exhibition took place at Galerie Denise René, marking a significant collective chapter in his career. Duarte moved to Sion in 1961 and became actively involved in artistic life in Valais. He helped establish the Association valaisanne des artistes in 1963 and founded Group Y with Walter Fischer and Robert Tanner in 1967. The following year, the fine arts museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds exhibited his work alongside Max Bill’s. Duarte assembled structures from repeated modules, including welded steel grids. Their arrangement generates volumes that alter the perception of light and surrounding space. Often monumental, his works extend into public settings. He received the City of Sion Prize in 1992.
This profile brings together identity references for Ángel Duarte and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
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Mixed media on wood
Hommage à Francisco de Zurbarán, 1993
Mischtechnik auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2018-06-20
Published result : 8508 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Mischtechnik auf Hartfaserplatte
Catalogue period : 2017-06-21
Published result : 6688 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Oil on wood
Ohne Titel, 1985–91
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2016-06-22
Published result : 3648 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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