Baltasar Lobo was a Spanish sculptor and member of the New School of Paris. As of 1922, the artist was hired as an apprentice in Ramón Núñez's studio in Valladolid. He resumed his education in 1927 at the Academia San Fernando in Madrid before starting night school at Escuela de las Artes y Oficios. This is when Lobo discovered the works of Picasso, Dalí, Miró and Gargallo. In 1939, he moved to Paris and became friends with Pablo Picasso. Lobo worked for a few years in Henri Laurens' studio: the anthropomorphic shapes of his sculptures then became simpler, with a hint of Constantin Brancusi, Jean Arp and Henry Moore. His subjects were then progressively relegated to the background of the canvas, especially the themes of naked women, women swimming and women with babies. A retrospective of his work was held at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Madrid in 1960 and, in 1984, he was awarded the National Applied Arts Award. In 1948, Lobo produced a statue for the city of Annecy, in commemoration of Spaniards who died fighting for their freedom, and in 1953, one for the University.

Bronze
79 x 24,5 x 15 in (200 x 62 x 36 cm)