Important Design
Important Design
Property from the Collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Multi-Plane Construction)
Auction Closed
December 8, 09:48 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Multi-Plane Construction)
circa 1955
brass-coated steel
23¾ x 15½ x 4½ in. (60.3 x 39.4 x 11.4 cm)
Commissioned directly from the artist by the present owner, circa 1955
June Kompass Nelson, Harry Bertoia: Sculptor, Detroit, 1970, cat. no. 53 (for the fully realized Multi-Plane construction installed at the Dayton Department Store, Edina, Minnesota)
Celia Bertoia, The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia: The Man, The Artist, The Visionary, Atglen, PA, 2015, p. 100 (for the fully realized Multi-Plane construction installed at the Dayton Department Store, Edina, Minnesota)
Celia Bertoia, The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia: The Man, The Artist, The Visionary, Atglen, PA, 2015, p. 100 (for the fully realized Multi-Plane construction installed at the Dayton Department Store, Edina, Minnesota)
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation, St. George, Utah.
The present and following lots are studies for the artist's large scale installation created in 1956 for the Dayton Department Store at the Southdale Shopping Center in Edina, Minnesota.
The present and following lots are studies for the artist's large scale installation created in 1956 for the Dayton Department Store at the Southdale Shopping Center in Edina, Minnesota.