Mujer sentada, Bronze statue in Oviedo, Spain

Mujer sentada is a bronze sculpture by Manuel Martínez Hugué, installed in 1996 on Calle San Francisco in Oviedo, in front of the old university building. The seated figure has rounded forms and rough textures produced by the artist's chiselling, and the piece bears his signature dated 1930.

The bronze was signed by Manuel Martínez Hugué in 1930, but it was not placed on Calle San Francisco until 1996. Its installation in front of the old university building marked the end of renovation work on several streets in Oviedo's historic centre.

The bronze was signed by Hugué in 1930 but only installed on Calle San Francisco in 1996, when it commemorated the completion of street renovations in Oviedo's historic centre. It stands before the old university building, part of the city's collection of over a hundred street sculptures.

The bronze sits outdoors on Calle San Francisco, in front of the old university building in Oviedo's historic centre, so it can be seen at any hour and needs no ticket. Look for the chiselled, rounded forms up close; the surface texture is best read in raking daylight.

The sculpture is signed by Hugué with the year 1930, but it was not placed on Calle San Francisco until 1996, when it marked the end of the street renovation works in Oviedo's historic centre. Look for the signature and the date on the bronze.