DeTnk - Harry Bertoia

Atmosphere for Enjoyment: Harry Bertoia’s Environment for Sound

Collecting Design — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:40:03 +0100

Atmosphere for Enjoyment: Harry Bertoia's Environment for Sound takes a close look at Bertoia's sounding sculptures. He began to create these as well as gongs in the late 1960s during a quest to examine the relationship between sculpture and sound that would last the rest of his life.

20th Century Design at Sotheby's London

Collecting Design — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:01:35 +0000

The very best in design returns to Sotheby’s London in a dedicated sale taking place at New Bond Street on 4 November 2015.

Showcasing ground-breaking post-war and contemporary design by the most influential designers of the 20th and 21st-centuries, the auction includes key pieces by Harry Bertoia, Ferdinand and Humberto Campana, Franz West, Shiro Kuramata and Mark Newson.

Harry Bertoia: Masterworks from The Standard Oil Commission

Collecting Design — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:39:21 +0100

Wright is delighted to present Harry Bertoia: Masterworks from the Standard Oil Commission on June 6, 2013 at 12 pm central. These works have never before been presented at auction.

In 1974, Harry Bertoia was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company to create sculptures for the plaza of their building, a modern skyscraper designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone.

Asymmetric Chaise

Collecting Design — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:20:04 +0100

All prices exclusive of shipping and VAT. Estimated shipping 6-12 weeks.

Untitled (Monumental Sculpture)

Collecting Design — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:16:35 +0100

The highly detailed and labor-intensive Bush series illustrates a mastery of welded metal sculpture by Harry Bertoia. Initially growing out of an exploration of natural forms using wire or brass-coated iron, the Bush forms became more refined throughout the 1960s.

‘Willow’ sculpture

Collecting Design — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:54:24 +0100

Lot 140 in Phillips de Pury's 28th April, 2010 Sale of Design in London. For More information, please visit www.phillipsdepury.com