Lot 22
  • 22

Harry Bertoia

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Harry Bertoia
  • Untitled (Sonambient)
  • beryllium copper and brass
two rows of 31 rods (62 rods total)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Exhibited

Harry Bertoia: Decisi che una sedia non poteva a bastare, Civic Museum of Art and Exhibition Spaces, Pordenone, Italy, May 23-September 20, 2009

Literature

Gilberto Granger ed., Harry Bertoia: Decisi che una sedia non poteva a bastare, Milano, 2009, p. 182 (for the present lot illustrated)

Condition

Overall very good condition. The metal surfaces with some light surface scratches, minor rubbing, and minor discolorations, consistent with age and gentle handling. A few rods are slightly misaligned. The base with a few small areas of oxidation, some of which have been sensitively toned down.
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