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• Abraham Palatnik Penguin Penquin Rounded Lucite Acrylic Kinetic Art
• Internationally known and honored artist
  
• Known for kinetic art in sculpture and painting
  
• Rare! Rare!! Rare!!!
• Objects appear to have motion as the eye moves
• One of a large number of animals of all kinds
  
• Web-like lines form details of penguin
  
• Curvaceous penguin design
  
• Complex system of negative space created by lines
  
• Simply beautiful
  
• Beautifully simple
  
• Black and white
  
• 4 inches tall
  
• Collectible
  
• Collectable
• Ideal gift for any occasion: Birthday, anniversary, Christmas stocking stuffer, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, any day

This is another one of the variety of Brazilian lucite animals from internationally famous Abraham Palatnik that we will have in our shop. The animals differ in type, size, shape, and complexity of the artistic design and detailing. But, they are all Fantastic with a capital F! The animals started out as clear shapes but when the artist was finished, each one had different complex and intricate webs of lines that defined its form and details. Some are single color, others two or three, still others have a variety of colors. Every single one is wonderful!

Abraham Palatnik is an internationally known and honored artist, residing in Brazil. His work is highly collected and valued, even more since his receiving the 2005 Leonardo Life-time Achievement Award. He was a pioneer in and continues to specialize in kinetic art--art that appears to move, and definitely moves the observer. This is one of his unique penguins, an example of the large variety of animals he designed during the 1950s and 60s. You do not see this one very often, making it even more of a prize.

This penguin, which we refer to as the pudgy one, is a bit over 4" tall. It has a more complex decoration scheme since its pudgy shape allows for the detail of a wing, outlined in dotted black and its belly in dotted white. It is very remindful of the pointillism used by the Impressionist artists. The creativity shown here is outstanding. The penguin is in excellent condition even having its original "Made in Brazil" label. If you look carefully, you can see the vertical PAL signature on one of the black lines starting near the bottom line of the penguin. It is interwoven with the design, simply amazing! If you're a Palatnik or a penguin fan, don't miss out on this penguin, one of the rarest of the rare.

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