$11,800
USA, 1940s brass melt-coated steel rods 10 w x 9½ d x 8 h in (25 x 24 x 20 cm)
Bertoia created a series of forms based on repeated wires beginning the late 1940s.
The forms were a boon for Bertoia and their development led to the wire form seating he developed for Knoll and the Sonambient series of sculptures that were to become his most widely acclaimed work.
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalog raisonne. provenance: Estate of Harry Bertoia
Ihlenfeld Collection
result: $11,800
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2003-12-07