Harry Bertoia Italian-born American, 1915-1978
Artist-made Prototype for the Asymmetric Chaise Lounge, 1951/1952
brazed steel on chrome-plated steel base
37 x 53 x 32 1/2 in
94 x 134.6 x 82.5 cm
94 x 134.6 x 82.5 cm
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Provenance
Collection of the ArtistJames Flanagan, Allentown, PA (by bequest)
Lesta and Celia Bertoia
Wilbur Springer, Bradenton, FL
Exhibitions
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX, Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, 29 January - 23 April 2022.Publications
Morse and Sullivan, Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, Scheidegger and Spiessno, 38, ill. in color, as Hand Made Chair Prototype (Asymmetric Chaise Lounge), 2022.Twitchell, Beverly, Bertoia, Phaidon Press Limited, London, 2019. ill. pg. 112-113 and back cover.
Bertoia, Celia. The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia: The Man, the Artist, the Visionary. Atglen, PA: Schier Publishing, April 2015. Monograph.