Property from the Collection of David Moss
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Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
1970s
Beryllium copper, bronze.
15 x 12 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation and a mallet made by the artist.
Full-Cataloguing
Harry Bertoia gifted the present Sonambient sculpture on one of David Moss’s last visits to the studio in the late 1970s. Featuring rows of thicker rods in ascending heights, it has a more unusual “spooky” tone with micro-tonal pitches creating a dissonant effect.