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.

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Corazones Aharcos de Danibales Dulces, 1973

Pedro Friedeberg

Corazones Aharcos de Danibales Dulces, 1973

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Hand Chair

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Hand Chair

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Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Teatro Microbiotico, 1987

Pedro Friedeberg

Teatro Microbiotico, 1987

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Hand chair, 1965

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand chair, 1965

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Hand Foot stool, 1980

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot stool, 1980

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Hand chair, 1965

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand chair, 1965

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Aztec clock, 2000

Pedro Friedeberg

Aztec clock, 2000

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Airline

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: March 23, 2024

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Cuatro Acrobatas en Seis Posiciones, 1974

Pedro Friedeberg

Cuatro Acrobatas en Seis Posiciones, 1974

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco..., 1972

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco..., 1972

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Damas Cocodrilopenses, 1973

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Damas Cocodrilopenses, 1973

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Pedro Friedeberg HANDS & FEET Table

Pedro Friedeberg

Pedro Friedeberg HANDS & FEET Table

Sale Date: February 17, 2024

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4 Acrobatas en 6 posiciones, 1974

Pedro Friedeberg

4 Acrobatas en 6 posiciones, 1974

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Damas Cocodrilopenses, 1973

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Damas Cocodrilopenses, 1973

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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La Profetisa y su Hija, 1973

Pedro Friedeberg

La Profetisa y su Hija, 1973

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Explicaciones De Casanova A Kafka, 1973

Pedro Friedeberg

Explicaciones De Casanova A Kafka, 1973

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco..., 2019

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco..., 2019

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Hand-Foot, 1990–1999

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand-Foot, 1990–1999

Sale Date: February 23, 2024

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Ciudad De Un Millón Con 25 Huevos Duros

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad De Un Millón Con 25 Huevos Duros

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Cierrate Sesamo

Pedro Friedeberg

Cierrate Sesamo

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Sin título, 1997

Pedro Friedeberg

Sin título, 1997

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Manita seis dedos

Pedro Friedeberg

Manita seis dedos

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Sin título

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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