Very rough sculpture of volcanic stone, representing a standing woman. The sculpture is inspired by the dramatic loss between magma and sea, of the legendary continent Atlantis.
Inscription(s)
EL ATLANTE
tony gallardo
1986
Signature
TG
Sculptor
Tony Gallardo (Las Palmas GC 1929 - Las Palmas GC 1996),
Spanish-Canarian sculptor and politician from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, lived since the 1956 until the 1980s in Venezuela
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PDF on-line).
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Segunda parte (2011) (on-line), p. 201-204.
