Important Design
Important Design
Property from the Collection of Michael and Renee Silverstein
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Gong)
Auction Closed
December 10, 11:19 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Michael and Renee Silverstein
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Gong)
1972
together with a wooden mallet
silicon bronze, brass, painted wood base
76 1/8 x 36 x 15 in. (193.5 x 91.4 x 38.1 cm) including base
Staempfli Gallery, New York, 1972
Christie's East, New York, February 28, 1999, lot 92
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie's East, New York, February 28, 1999, lot 92
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Nancy N. Schiffer and Val O. Bertoia, The World of Bertoia, Atglen, PA, 2003, p. 230 (for photographs of a related example installed in Bertoia’s sound studio)
Celia Bertoia, The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia, Atglen, PA, 2015, pp. 134-135 (for a photograph of a related example installed in Bertoia’s sound studio)
Beverly H. Twitchell, Bertoia, New York, 2019, p. 246 (for a related example)
Celia Bertoia, The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia, Atglen, PA, 2015, pp. 134-135 (for a photograph of a related example installed in Bertoia’s sound studio)
Beverly H. Twitchell, Bertoia, New York, 2019, p. 246 (for a related example)
This lot is offered together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation, St. George, Utah, and with a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Val Bertoia.