ID 779032
Lot 116 | HARRY BERTOIA (1915-1978)
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
Untitled (Sonambient), circa 1970
sixteen rods in a four by four configuration
bronze, beryllium copper, brass
44 3⁄4 x 8 x 8 in. (113.7 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Provenance
Dr. & Mrs. Milton L. Kroungold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, acquired directly from the artist
Bequeathed to Dr. Lawrence & Nancy Dinenberg, La Jolla, California
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 13 June 2012, lot 120
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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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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