$87,500
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Study for the MIT Chapel)
USA, c.
1952 melt-coated brass over steel, maple 11½ w x 5½ d x 28½ h in (29 x 14 x 72 cm)
result: $87,500
Sold with a certificate of authentication from the Harry Bertoia Foundation and a title of authentication from Bertoia Studio.
provenance: Gift from the artist to Ed Flanagan | Thence by descent | Acquired from the previous by the present owner
literature: Harry Bertoia Sculptor , Nelson, fig. 25 illustrates MIT commission The World of Bertoia , Schiffer, ppg. 74-75 illustrates MIT commission and related monotype Harry Bertoia: Monoprints , Schiffer, ppg. 5, 47, 62, 70, 79- 80, 95, 230-231 illustrate related artworks
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-05-19
