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Xavier Corbero (Spanish, 1935-2017) Twin Abstract Sculptures Bronze, Edition 3 of 4 Piece one: 86cm high, 99cm wide, 76cm deep, excluding base Piece two: 72cm high, 108cm wide, 64cm deep, excluding base The base 100cm high On view at: Dreweatts Donnington Priory Born in Lerida to a family of silversmiths and metalworkers, Corbero was the first ever Spanish student to attend the Central School of Arts in London. Xavier was chosen to design the medals for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. In 1967 he acquired an ancient house with a large plot of land. He spent time developing it into a labyrinth, and complex of houses which on his death was devoted mainly to housing artists in residence. One of his small pieces was sold on behalf of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, at Sothebys New York, Modern and Contemporary Art: Including Property of the Estate of Vera G. List