Property from a Midwestern Collection
96
Harry Bertoia
"Bush" sculpture
Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000
Sold For
$20,000
Lot Details
1970s
Patinated bronze.
11 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (28.6 x 29.2 x 17.1 cm)
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The four "Bush" sculptures being offered here show a wide range of forms that Harry Bertoia achieved in this series, which he began in the mid-1950s. While some of Bertoia’s "Bush" sculptures are highly stylized, others have veined bases and variegated patination, creating an illusion of the organic. These sculptures all share Bertoia’s meticulous attention to style and form in both composition and craftsmanship.
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