Pedro Friedeberg

(Mexican, born 1936)

Pedro Friedeberg is a contemporary Mexican artist best known for his Surrealist sculptures and prints. His eclectic body of work bridges architectural imagery and psychedelic patterns with occult iconography. In one of his most famous works, Hand Chair (1961), the artist melds practical furniture design into the shape of a giant hand. Born Pietro Enrico Hoffman Landsberg on January 11, 1936 in Florence, Italy to German-Jewish immigrants escaping the Holocaust, he and his family moved to Mexico when Friedeberg was 3 years old. Influenced by the books of Renaissance and Gothic architecture he saw as a child, Friedeberg studied to become an architect at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. In 1960, he dropped out of architecture school and turned his focus to painting and designing. It was around this time that he fell into the artistic circles of Surrealists and Neo-Dadaists, including Remedios Varo, Mathias Goeritz, and Leonora Carrington. Friedeberg's strange compositions and eccentric attitude has earned him international recognition. Today, the artist’s works are held among the collections of the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Friedeberg currently lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico.

Related Categories

Contemporary Art, Latin American Art, Prints and Multiples, Sculpture

Related Artists

Leonora Carrington, Pedro Coronel, José Luis Cuevas, Mathias Goeritz, Remedios Varo

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Carta a Esther

Pedro Friedeberg

Carta a Esther

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Templo de San Sombrerete, 2018

Pedro Friedeberg

Templo de San Sombrerete, 2018

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Obelisco magnífico y sobresaliente

Pedro Friedeberg

Obelisco magnífico y sobresaliente

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Mano silla de seis dedos miniatura, 2020, 2020

Pedro Friedeberg

Mano silla de seis dedos miniatura, 2020, 2020

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Estrella diezpicuda dormida, 2016, 2016

Pedro Friedeberg

Estrella diezpicuda dormida, 2016, 2016

Sale Date: August 26, 2021

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Cuatro acróbatas en seis posiciones II

Pedro Friedeberg

Cuatro acróbatas en seis posiciones II

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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Las lunas de Saturno, 2012, 2012

Pedro Friedeberg

Las lunas de Saturno, 2012, 2012

Sale Date: August 12, 2021

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Hand/Foot Clock

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand/Foot Clock

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Hand and Foot Table

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand and Foot Table

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Análisis existencial, 2000

Pedro Friedeberg

Análisis existencial, 2000

Sale Date: July 23, 2021

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Aeroplane, 1985

Pedro Friedeberg

Aeroplane, 1985

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Trapeze Artist/Balancer

Pedro Friedeberg

Trapeze Artist/Balancer

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Two Hand Sculptures

Pedro Friedeberg

Two Hand Sculptures

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Six Crescent Hand Sculptures

Pedro Friedeberg

Six Crescent Hand Sculptures

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Butterfly Figure

Pedro Friedeberg

Butterfly Figure

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Astroecological Clock, 1995

Pedro Friedeberg

Astroecological Clock, 1995

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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The Daughters of Torquemada, 1970

Pedro Friedeberg

The Daughters of Torquemada, 1970

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Four Monuments for Five Bearded Musicians, 1969

Pedro Friedeberg

Four Monuments for Five Bearded Musicians, 1969

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Pedro Friedeberg Gilt and Painted Wood Mirror

Pedro Friedeberg

Pedro Friedeberg Gilt and Painted Wood Mirror

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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UNTITLED (2), 1972

Pedro Friedeberg

UNTITLED (2), 1972

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Snake bar, 1980

Pedro Friedeberg

Snake bar, 1980

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Hand Foot - Pièce unique, 1980

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot - Pièce unique, 1980

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Hand Foot - Pièce unique, 1970

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot - Pièce unique, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Yo en navidad, 1998

Pedro Friedeberg

Yo en navidad, 1998

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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