1063 - Carlos Arboleda, bronze sculpture "Umarmung" on marble base, "Gran Premio Amistad", Panama 1983

Carlos Arboleda, bronze sculpture "Umarmung" on marble base, "Gran Premio Amistad", Panama 1983 Bronze, black marble base with white veining, sculpture "Umarmung" by Carlos Arboleda (1929 Panama City – 2021), unsigned, inscribed on the brass-coloured plaque mounted on the base "Festivalcine 83 'Gran Premio Amistad' 20° Aniversario Panama 1983 Escultor: Carlos Arboleda", two intertwining abstract figures on an oval, stepped marble base, sculpture as Grand Prize of Friendship on the occasion of the film festival in Panama 1983, good condition commensurate with age, scratches and small dents, base with chips, 19x17.5x14.5 cm (HxWxD). 360-degree photo available on our website. Carlos Arboleda was a Panamanian sculptor who trained at the art academy in Florence and at the Real Academia de San Jorge in Barcelona. In 1961 he became the first professor of sculpture at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Panama, and in 1964 he founded the Casa de la Escultura. He worked mainly in marble; his public works include the "Cabeza de Einstein" of 1968 in the El Cangrejo district. In 2018 he was honoured as guest of honour with the key to the city of Panama City, and he died on 22 June 2021.