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Harry BertoiaCatalogue Raisonné

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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
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)
Unknown owner
Provenance
Fairweather Hardin Gallery, Chicago, 1957
Staempfli Gallery, New York, 1959
(...)
Bill Strauss, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 25, 2021, Important Design, Noguchi to Lalanne, Lot 124
Unknown owner
Exhibitions
1959 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Recent Sculpture U.S.A., May 13–August 16, 1959. (Exhibition catalogue: Museum of Modern Art Bulletin 1959), no. 6, ill. in b/w, n.p., as Flower, Welded steel, bronze and chrome, 40" high. Traveled to: Denver Museum of Art, 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, Boston, September 14–October 16, 1960.
Published References
Time 1959
"Sculpture 1959: Elegant, Brutal & Witty." Time 73, no. 24 (June 15, 1959), ill. in color, p. 71, as Flower.
Type: Nail Form
Record last updated October 1, 2024. 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 June 28, 2025).