Image: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía has highlighted ‘Desnudo andando’, a 1954 sculpture by Cristino Mallo that belongs to the Madrid museum’s collection and is currently on deposit at the Museo Belas Artes.
The Reina Sofía shared the information on August 23, marking Mallo’s birth in 1905 in Tui. The museum described him as a key figure in the renewal of Spanish avant-garde sculpture.
The post identifies ‘Desnudo andando’ as part of the Reina Sofía collection but does not provide further details about the work’s materials, dimensions, display location or date of deposit. It also does not announce a new exhibition, acquisition or programme connected with the sculpture.
Mallo’s work is being presented through the institutional collection relationship between the Reina Sofía and the Museo Belas Artes, where the sculpture can currently be viewed on deposit. The available announcement does not specify the duration of the loan or identify an accompanying exhibition.
Cristino Mallo was born in Tui in 1905, according to the Reina Sofía’s notice, which links his practice to the development of Spanish avant-garde sculpture. ‘Desnudo andando’ is dated 1954.
