Untitled
Artist
David Smith
American, 1906–1965
Date1937–1938
Mediumpainted welded steel
Dimensions34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number1977.7
Label TextSculpture is no longer limited to the slow carving of marble and long process of bronze. It has found new form and new method.
Here I am talking about direct metal construction. Contrary to the
carving away technique of classical sculpture, the new method is
to assemble the whole by adding its unit parts.
– David Smith
After moving to New York City to become an artist, Smith
began creating abstract steel sculptures in the 1930s using
industrial metalworking techniques of welding and
torch-cutting that he had learned earlier in life working in an
Indiana automobile factory. These innovations allowed Smith
to explore new relationships between mass and space. Note
the play between angular and curved forms and the
gravity-defying way in which this sculpture is balanced on a
narrow pyramid.ProvenanceRichard L. Feigen & Co., New York, NY
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 4001
