Accordionists
Set of two brightly-coloured figures which represent a standing person playing the tambourine and another seated person playing the accordion.
- Artist: HERNÁNDEZ MENDIZABAL, Tomás (San Sebastián 1940)
- Material: Metal painted several colours
- Measurements: 360 x 209 x 190 cm // 525 x 209 x 190 cm (base)
- Signed: Cannot be seen
- Dated: Cannot be seen
- Period: 1991
- Location: Amara (Plaza de los Etxeberri)
A municipal commission for the artist following the retrospective exhibition in San Telmo Museum (1988). There is a plaque at the base of the work where the following inscription can be read: ""TRIKITILARIS" / TOMAS HERNANDEZ MENDIZABAL / Escudo Donostia / 1991". According to information provided by the artist, the work was carried out with iron rods with shapes made with pliers according to the scale model and hand-coated with steel mesh, all of which was coated with polyester and hand-painted with polyester paint by the sculptor.