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Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3)
Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3). Bertoia 59.46 - label from 'Recent Sculpture USA' exhibition, originating at MoMA in 1959
Bertoia 59.46 - label from 'Recent Sculpture USA' exhibition, originating at MoMA in 1959
Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3)
Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3)
Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3). Installation view of 'Recent Sculpture USA,' 1959, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Installation view of 'Recent Sculpture USA,' 1959, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Photo: Museum of Modern Art
Type: Nail Form
S.NF.3
Untitled
Alternate title: Flower
c.1957
Creation location: Bally, PA
Bronze-coated steel and bronze chrome
Melt-coated
38 x 18 x 10 in. (96.5 x 45.7 x 25.4 cm)
Base: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Exhibitions
1959 MoMA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Recent Sculpture U.S.A., May 13–August 16, 1959. (MoMA 1959). Traveled to: Denver Art Museum, Denver, October 12–November 22, 1959; Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, February 22–April 3, 1960; City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, May 3–June 12, 1960; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, September 14–October 16, 1960.
Published References
MoMA 1959
Museum of Modern Art. "Recent Sculpture U.S.A." Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art (New York) 26, no. 3 (Spring 1959) (1959 MoMA), no. 6, ill. b/w, n.p., as Flower.
Time 1959
"Sculpture 1959: Elegant, Brutal & Witty." Time 73, no. 24 (June 15, 1959), ill. in color, p. 71, as Flower.
Record last updated December 9, 2025. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Harry Bertoia Foundation. "Untitled, c.1957 (S.NF.3)." In Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné. catalogue.harrybertoia.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=637 (accessed on January 29, 2026).