ID 778898 
Lot 117  | HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000 
Untitled (Sonambient), circa 1968
forty-one rods configured in alternating rows of five and four
cupro-nickel, beryllium copper, brass
41 1⁄2 x 10 x 10 in. (105.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Philadelphia, acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2009, lot 14
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
N. Schiffer and V. Bertoia,The World of Bertoia, Atglen, 2003, pp. 178-185, 190-195, 206, 208-210, 215, 218-220, 222-226, 237 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
B. H. Twitchell, Bertoia: The Metalworker, London, 2019, pp. 242-243, 244-245, 257 (for related 'Sonambient' sculptures)
Post lot text
This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation, St. George, Utah.
| Artist: | Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps | 
| Artist: | Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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