Juan Soriano La Paloma sculpture
This striking bronze sculpture, "Paloma" (Spanish for "dove"), is a masterwork by Juan Soriano (1920-2006), the visionary known as the “Mozart of Mexican Painting.” Cast in 2000 and signed by Soriano, "Paloma" embodies the artist’s lifelong obsession with transforming myths and emotions into timeless forms. With sleek, fluid lines and a dynamic, almost weightless silhouette, the piece captures the proud standing dove as a universal emblem of freedom and hope.
This work measures 15.5 x 12.5 x 9.25” (39 x 31 x 23cm). This work can be picked up in Los Angeles, or we will deliver within the 5 county area free of charge. The only other version of this sculpture we've been able to find, within this size range, is priced at double this amount.
Soriano’s genius lies in his fusion of abstraction and lyricism. Here, he strips the dove to its essence: wings curve like calligraphy, while the body balances tension and grace. Is it a prayer for peace? A rebellion against rigidity? Soriano leaves it open, inviting you to project your own story.
Made in lustrous bronze. A large version of the monument that can be admired at the entrance of the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MARCO) in Monterrey or the Malecón of La Paz in Baja California, it commands attention as a statement piece for modern interiors or a sacred accent in traditional collections.
Provenance traces to Mexico City’s prestigious Morton Auction House, guaranteeing its elite heritage, where the current owner acquired this work. MLA will guarantee the authenticity of this work and provide a COA.
Juan Soriano was a titan of Mexico’s Ruptura movement, defying political art to champion personal expression. His works reside in MoMA, Museo Reina Sofía, and private collections of icons like Julio Cortázar. "Paloma" is a slice of 20th-century art rebellion, radiating Soriano’s belief that “art should be a risk.
Soriano often explored themes of birds, flight, and nature in his monumental sculptures, which are placed in various locations in Mexico and Europe, such as La Ola in Guadalajara and La Luna in Mexico City.
THE DOVE. Sculpture by Juan Soriano at the entrance to the MARCO Museum in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. was created in 1990 and installed the following year, during the inauguration of the museum. This, which in the promotion of the museum is indicated with six meters of height, can be seen in the author's catalog and is indicated to be 4 meters high. Other reproductions of it, in smaller size, are located in the Juan Soriano Museum, in Cuernavaca, Morelos, and in front of the cathedral in Campeche, Campeche. This work also has a reproduction that has been delivered every year, since 2014, by the Xochitla Foundation, in the state of Mexico, to institutions and people dedicated to environmental research and promotion.
A dove, with an olive branch in its beak. Universally recognized as a symbol of peace after the wars suffered throughout the 20th century, this dove is of biblical origin. She appears for the first time in the story of Noah's Ark, being in charge of seeing what the state of the world was after the universal flood. In the history of art the dove represents peace, its colors and shapes vary, the elements with which it is built or painted vary, but the search for universal harmony is always present.