
Willem de Kooning
Untitled
1958
On view
Mark di Suvero
1961–62
Di Suvero’s non-figurative sculpture is conceived in an intuitive and improvised manner, similar to the Abstract Expressionist approach to painting. He seeks to give life to his forms, instilling them with a sense of immediacy and joy. This sculpture was executed shortly after Di Suvero nearly died working on an elevator in a building. Its animated quality might, therefore, embody the choice of life over death.
On view
Artist | Mark di Suvero |
Date | 1961–62 |
Medium | Wood, stainless steel and steel |
Dimensions | 61 x 81.3 x 50.8 cm |
Credit line | Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection, bequest of Hannelore B. Schulhof, 2012 |
Accession | 2012.45 |
Collection | Schulhof Collection |
Type | Sculpture |
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On view
Willem de Kooning
1958
On view
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2000
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Claire Falkenstein
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