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Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962) was among the most famous and prolific figurative sculptors of the 20th century. Born in humble circumstances in rural Croatia, he went on to receive international acclaim for his sculpture first in Europe, then in the United States. Although his career coincides with many of the most dynamic currents of modern and contemporary art⏤notably abstraction and conceptual practices⏤Meštrović maintained a life-long commitment to the human form and to religious themes. In both sculpture and drawing, Meštrović’s style is marked by bold contours and expressive gestures with …