HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)

Lot 117
07.06.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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ID 778898
Lot 117 | HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)

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)



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This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation, St. George, Utah.
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