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.

Pedro Friedeberg Artworks

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Cadáver exquisito,, 1964

Carrington Pedro Friedberg and Leonora

Cadáver exquisito,, 1964

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Cadáver exquisito, 1988

Carrington Pedro Friedberg and Leonora

Cadáver exquisito, 1988

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Mano - silla

Pedro Friedeberg

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Mano - silla

Pedro Friedeberg

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Moon Face.

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Mano con Tres Pies.

Pedro Friedeberg

Mano con Tres Pies.

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Sigurats y Nogurats., 1979

Pedro Friedeberg

Sigurats y Nogurats., 1979

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Cierrate Sesamo., 1979

Pedro Friedeberg

Cierrate Sesamo., 1979

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Numismaticocardioloquiromantica., 1979

Pedro Friedeberg

Numismaticocardioloquiromantica., 1979

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Hand and Foot Clock., 1970

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand and Foot Clock., 1970

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Hand Chair

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Futbolistas

Pedro Friedeberg

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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A Red Throne Chair, 1900–1999

Pedro Friedeberg

A Red Throne Chair, 1900–1999

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Untitled, 2020

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled, 2020

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Untitled, 1973

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Untitled (Hand Truck), 1978

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled (Hand Truck), 1978

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Hand chair, 1965

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand chair, 1965

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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The Taro News

Pedro Friedeberg

The Taro News

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco duros

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad de un millon de huevos y veinticinco duros

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Teotihuacanization de Mesopotamia, circa 2000, 2000

Pedro Friedeberg

Teotihuacanization de Mesopotamia, circa 2000, 2000

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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The Venus of Guanajuato, 1986

Pedro Friedeberg

The Venus of Guanajuato, 1986

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Chest of sixteen drawers, 1991

Pedro Friedeberg

Chest of sixteen drawers, 1991

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Teotihuacanización De Mesopotamia O Soles De...

Pedro Friedeberg

Teotihuacanización De Mesopotamia O Soles De...

Sale Date: October 10, 2023

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Ciudad De Un Millón Con 25 Huevos Duros

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad De Un Millón Con 25 Huevos Duros

Sale Date: October 10, 2023

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