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Tag: Harry Bertoia
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Harry Bertoia’s Kinetic Sculpture Available in Early Spring Auction
The American sculptor Harry Bertoia was a prolific metal worker known for timeless art pieces. The artist initially worked at the Evans Product Company and later designed furniture for Knoll. Around the 1950s, Bertoia decided to dedicate his time to art and began creating sculptures from wood and metal. The…
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Lynda Benglis’s Abstract Sculpture Highlights Upcoming Auctions
Pushing the limits of her medium, Lynda Benglis revolutionized the concept of sculpture in the 1960s. Benglis entered the spotlight for her poured-latex floor works. Besides latex, many of her pieces experiment with polyurethane, beeswax, luminous paint, plaster, porcelain, glass, and paper to achieve a particular form or texture. Benglis…
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Tonal Sculptures by Harry Bertoia Spotlight Rago’s Modern Design Auction
Harry Bertoia was a well-known sound art sculptor, graphic artist, and furniture designer. The artist was born in Italy and moved to America at the age of 15. Bertoia went to college with artists like Walter Gropius, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Although Bertoia was interested in arts…
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Modern Design
The upcoming auction, presented by Rago, features several furniture and decorative art pieces influenced by Modern design. Among these is Johnny Swing’s furniture piece titled Fortune Cookie. Furniture made from nickels, quarters, half-dollars, or dollar coins has become the hallmark of Swing’s work. “Assembled together to form the furniture they…
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Hindman continues to set auction records with fine art and design
Jules Olitski, Hawk Channel, 1985. Acrylic on canvas, 42 1/2 x 55 inches. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000. Price Realized: $37,500. CHICAGO, IL.-Hindman’s How Soon Is Now: Post War Art & Design auction was an outstanding success, exceeding the pre-sale estimate by more than $300,000 and selling 90% of the lots offered.…
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Phillips announces livestreamed Design Auction featuring important works
Charlotte Perriand, Unique sideboard, 1926. Brazilian rosewood, kingwood, ebonized wood, chromium-plated metal, glass, mirrored glass. 40 3/8 x 87 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (102.6 x 221.3 x 58.1 cm). Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000. Image courtesy of Phillips. NEW YORK, NY.-Phillips announced the forthcoming Design auction featuring a curated selection of…
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Hindman to Offer Unique Blend of Post War Art and Design in One July Auction
Chicago – This carefully curated collaborative auction offers works from some of the most important names in art and design from the second half of the 20th century. Sophisticated acquisition opportunities are available for connoisseurs and savvy emerging collectors alike, including examples by Sol LeWitt, Chuck Close, Keith Haring, Christo,…
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Artist to Know: Harry Bertoia
Sonambient Sculpture Available in Upcoming Spring Sale Harry Bertoia. Image from the Harry Bertoia Foundation. Though most frequently recognized for his Modernist furniture, Harry Bertoia also designed sculpture, jewelry, and screenprints. He was raised in Friuli, Italy, before immigrating to the United States at the age of 15. Once there,…
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Modern Art & Design: Spring 2020
When American muralist and graffiti artist Keith Haring started drawing graphic lines and cartoon figures on the vacant billboards of New York City’s subway, the art scene was caught up with Conceptualism. His white-chalk graffiti drawings captured the attention of New Yorkers and earned him international recognition. Fascinated by cartoon…
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Sotheby's 20th Century Design Sale Brings Record Online at $4 Million
A Sotheby’s auction last week brought a total of $4 million, the highest-ever result for an online sale of 20th century design. The sale, which was moved from live to online, pushed past its high estimate by more than 25 percent. L: HARRY BERTOIA, UNTITLED (Sonambient) (c. 1970). R: TIFFANY STUDIOS, “Moorish”…
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Launched in 1935, the S.S. Normandie ocean liner was an extravagant symbol of French nationalism. When the ship arrived in New York three years later, the escalating conflict in Europe prevented its return to France. The Normandie was indefinitely docked in Manhattan as a result. Several reverse-glass panels depicting the…
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Design
Paul Evans was a leading figure in the mid-century American Brutalist furniture movement. An example of his work is available in the upcoming Design auction, presented by Wright. The Argente cabinet designed by Evans includes two doors concealing storage and one adjustable shelf. Along with furniture, the event offers over…
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Structure & Ornament - Studio Jewelry: 1900 to the Present.
The legacy of Manhattan’s Fifty/50 Gallery will be honored in the upcoming Structure & Ornament auction, presented by Rago and Wright. This sale of jewelry from 1900 to the present revisits a similar exhibition by the gallery in 1984. Mark McDonald, the only surviving founder of Fifty/50, was among the…
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The Winter Show 2020
January 24 – February 2, 2020 at the Park Avenue Armory, New York City. WHAT: The Winter Show is the leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, featuring 70 of the world’s top experts in the fine and decorative arts from ancient times to the present day. The Winter…
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Modern Design
Harry Bertoia was a metalwork artist known best for his architectural sculptures. He claimed that he began carving sculptures when his jewelry designs “kept getting larger and larger.” Rago Auctions offers the work of Harry Bertoia in the upcoming Modern Design auction. Made of beryllium copper and brass, the artist’s…
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Post War and Contemporary Art
The upcoming Post War and Contemporary Art auction presented by Hindman Auctions will feature items from several 20th-century artisans. Leading the sale is a sculpture carved in 1982 by Carl Andre. His work was inspired by the concepts of simplicity and minimalism. Andre designed sculptures with factory-cut wood, bricks, and…
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Modern Design| Art
"I want people to be overwhelmed with light and color in some way that they've never experienced," Dale Chihuly has explained. The American sculptor developed a new way of working with glass, utilizing gravity to let molten glass organically find its shape. Asymmetry and irregularity are defining characteristics of his…
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Design
Wright presents Design, a highly vetted sale featuring work by some of the most influential designers, artists, and architects of the 20th -century. Collectors can bid on rare dining set by Kem Weber for the Grand Rapids Chair Company. The lacquered wood and upholstered dining set (circa 1928) describes Weber’s…
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Design Signature Auction
Design Signature Auction by Heritage Auction kicks off with a cherished item from the DeWitt & Lila Acheson Wallace Garden at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. The item is a garden bench that defies the norms and has a very unique design and structure. Such an unprecedented piece is sure to…
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Summer Fine Estates Auction Results
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery held a 2-day auction at the end of June, auctioning off more than 1,200 lots of fine art, silver, china, jewelry and much more. Snowflake Chandelier by Paavo Tynell There were many surprises, with prices sky-rocketing past their estimates. A signed Paavo Tynell chandelier called…
