Important South Africa and International Art

Live Auction, 23 May 2016

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 147 784
Lot 347
  • Harry Bertoia; Spray
  • Harry Bertoia; Spray
  • Harry Bertoia; Spray


Lot Estimate
ZAR 60 000 - 90 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 147 784

About this Item

Harry Bertoia
American 1915-1978
Spray

signed on the underside

welded stainless steel rods mounted on a wooden base
height:44cm, including base

Notes

'Spray (1956) was produced using fine stainless steel rods which were tightly gathered at their base and expertly welded by Bertoia. These rods being thin and lightweight are then allowed to open up, with the help of gravity, the further they emerge away from their welded core. The rods are so fine and delicate that the work also doubles up as a kinetic sculpture, moving at the slightest touch or air-movement. A decade later in the mid-sixties Bertoia would make larger and more complex versions of these early experiments in form and space.'

Taken from Warren Siebrits and The Art of Collecting. (March 2015) Harry Bertoia and the Importance of Where You Find Yourself

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