ID 779031
Lot 216 | HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Untitled (Sonambient), 1977
forty-nine rod in a seven by seven configuration
silicon bronze, beryllium copper, brass
39 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 in. (100.3 x 30.2 x 30.2 cm)
impressed HB 31.50
Provenance
Private Midwestern Collection, acquired directly from the artist
Sotheby's, New York, 15 June 2011, lot 111
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Post lot text
This sculpture is one example from the only numbered edition Harry Bertoia created. Executed in 1977, this series was undertaken after Bertoia was diagnosed with an advanced form of lung cancer, and intended to provide financial support to his family and employees after he passed.
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 |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Artist: | Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures |
| Address of auction |
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