Yves Trudeau

Cosmonaute n° 2, 1965

Place Ville-Marie

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

© The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay

Yves Trudeau, Cosmonaute n° 2, © The Estate of Yves Trudeau / SOCAN (2022) • Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
Artist
Yves Trudeau
Title
Cosmonaute n° 2
Dimensions and medium
Steel and wood, 429.5 × 121.9 × 121.9 cm
Artwork description
Cosmonaute no 2 combines iron and wood in a single piece. It reconciles visual issues and humanistic concerns at a time when humans were attempting to conquer space. This work predates his Phare du Cosmos, a monumental, audiokinetic sculpture produced for Expo 67.

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