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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Untitled (Sonambient), circa 1970
Details
HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Untitled (Sonambient), circa 1970
sixteen rods in a four by four configuration
beryllium copper, bronze, brass
33 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (84.8 x 25.7 x 25.1 cm)
Untitled (Sonambient), circa 1970
sixteen rods in a four by four configuration
beryllium copper, bronze, brass
33 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (84.8 x 25.7 x 25.1 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Wright, Chicago, 12 December 2013, lot 151
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Thence by descent
Wright, Chicago, 12 December 2013, lot 151
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
N. Schiffer, V. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia, Atglen, 2003, pp. 178-179, 190-194, 198, 206, 218-220 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia, exh. cat. Reading Public Museum, Reading, 2006, p. 51
L. Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, pp. 54-55 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
B. H. Twitchell, Bertoia: The Metalworker, London, 2019, pp. 243-245, 257 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia, exh. cat. Reading Public Museum, Reading, 2006, p. 51
L. Williamson, Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers, New York, 2010, pp. 54-55 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
B. H. Twitchell, Bertoia: The Metalworker, London, 2019, pp. 243-245, 257 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
Exhibited
Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading Public Museum, In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia, September 2006 - January 2007, fig. 81
Further details
This work is unique and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation.
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