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Inv. n°: CL1010

Rites at Sal Safaeni Number 2

This object is on display at the FAMM . Come experience it in person.

Signed and dated upper right (twice): 'Dehner 58 / Dehner 58'.

h. 62.2 x w. 25.7 x d. 7 cm
1958
Bronze

Provenance

  • Dorothy Dehner, New York
  • The Museum of Modern Art Junior Council, New York
  • Collection of Elizabeth and Peter Rubel, acquired from the above, New York, Mr. Rubel was the Vice Chairman of the MoMA Junior Council Comittee
  • Sotheby's, New York, September 22, 2011 12:00 AM, Sale No. N08766, Lot 85
  • Acquired at Michael Rosenfield Gallery LLC, New York, 2021

Publications

  • J. Thrall Soby & D. C. Miller, Recent Sculpture USA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 01/01/1959, no. 14
  • "METAL: American Sculpture, 1945-1970", Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 01/01/2015, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.michaelrosenfeldart.com/exhibitions/metal-american-sculpture-1945-1970/ installation-views/19
  • "Globalism Pops BACK Into View: The Rise of Abstract Expressionism", Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.michaelrosenfeldart.com/exhibitions/globalismpops- back-into-view-the-rise-of-abstract-expressionism/installation-views/11
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 44 (fig. 6), p. 237

Exhibitions

  • Recent Sculpture USA, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA, May 13, 1959 12:00 AM — August 16, 1959 12:00 AM
  • Recent Sculpture USA, Denver Art Museum, Denver, USA, October 12, 1959 12:00 AM — November 22, 1959 12:00 AM
  • Recent Sculpture USA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA, February 22, 1960 12:00 AM — April 3, 1960 12:00 AM
  • Recent Sculpture USA, City Art Museum, St. Louis, USA, May 3, 1960 12:00 AM — June 12, 1960 12:00 AM
  • Recent Sculpture USA, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA, September 14, 1960 12:00 AM — October 16, 1960 12:00 AM
  • Metal: American Sculpture, 1945-1970, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, USA, November 6, 2015 12:00 AM — January 9, 2016 12:00 AM
  • Globalism Pops BACK Into View: The Rise of Abstract Expressionism, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, USA, November 21, 2019 12:00 AM — January 25, 2020 12:00 AM

© Estate of Dorothy Dehner

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