Harry Bertoia Italian-born American, 1915-1978
Artist-made Prototype for the Asymmetric Chaise Lounge, c. 1952
brazed and chrome plated steel wire on steel rod 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
Further images
Provenance
Collection of the ArtistEstate of Harry Bertoia, November 6, 1978 (by bequest)
Private collection (by gift)
Wilbur & Joan Springer, Bradenton, Florida, 2015
Exhibitions
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, 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.Bertoia, Celia. The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia: The Man, the Artist, the Visionary. Atglen, PA: Schier Publishing, April 2015. Monograph.