Julio González  González, Julio (hōlˈyō gōnthäˈlĕth) [key],
1876–1942, Spanish sculptor. The son of a goldsmith and
sculptor, González went to Paris in 1900. There he met Picasso
and taught him techniques of iron welding and was in turn
influenced by certain of Picasso's cubist ideas. Executed with
ingenuity, González's semiabstract sculptures (e.g., Hombre-
Cactus, 1939–40) are often free interpretations of the human
figure. They distinguish him as one of the outstanding sculptors
of the 20th cent. Some of his work is in the Museum of Modern
Art, New York City.  See study by A. Ritchie (1956).