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

Pedro Friedeberg (1,400 results)

Hand Foot Chair (Miniature)

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot Chair (Miniature)

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Hand Foot Table (Miniature)

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot Table (Miniature)

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Silver Hand Foot Lamp

Pedro Friedeberg

Silver Hand Foot Lamp

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Hand Foot Chair (Miniature)

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot Chair (Miniature)

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Silver Hand Foot Lamp

Pedro Friedeberg

Silver Hand Foot Lamp

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Hand Foot Table (Miniature)

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand Foot Table (Miniature)

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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The Taro News

Pedro Friedeberg

The Taro News

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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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: April 27, 2024

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Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

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Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

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Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

Pedro Friedeberg

Untitled (Architectural Dogs)

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Ciudad de un millón con 25 huevos duros, 2019

Pedro Friedeberg

Ciudad de un millón con 25 huevos duros, 2019

Sale Date: April 20, 2024

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Standing Figure

Pedro Friedeberg

Standing Figure

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Dear Mr. Mager, 1967

Pedro Friedeberg

Dear Mr. Mager, 1967

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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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

Pedro Friedeberg

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

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Hand chair, 1965

Pedro Friedeberg

Hand chair, 1965

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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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