LOT 423 Harry Bertoia "Standing Willow" Sculpture
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Harry Bertoia (Italian/American, 1915-1978). Large "Standing Willow" stainless steel sculpture in the form of a weeping willow tree, ca. 1970s. With hundreds of thin metal strands cascading downwards around a central pole.Provenance: Private Collection, Minnesota.Harry Bertoia is known for his large-scale metal sculptures, which demonstrate his impressive blend of artistic vision and technical skill.Born in 1915 in San Lorenzo, Italy, Bertoia moved to the United States in 1930 to stay with his older brother in Detroit. He enrolled in Cass Technical High School, where he studied jewelry making, and was immediately taken with the technical and artistic aspects of the craft. Following his high school graduation, he enrolled in the Art School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts. After one year of study there, he received a scholar to the Cranbrook Academy of Art.At Cranbrook, he helped reopen the school's metal shop, and became friends with many influential designers of the day, including Ray and Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Florence Knoll. These friends helped Bertoia to break into a successful design career, creating furniture with the Eameses and Knolls for their successfulpanies. He began studying welding during this period, a skill that soon would be a cornerstone of his artistic practice.Following professional success as a designer, he turned to sculpture full-time. Putting the metalworking skills gained earlier in his career to good use, he created massive metal constructions, using welded pieces to create dazzling forests of abstract forms. These works soon gained recognition throughout the art world, and he received manymissions for museums and public buildings.Dimensions: Height: 66 in x diameter: 35 in.
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