Photography | Modern Art + Design Auction | October 20, 2023
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 193
Herbert Ferber Sculpture
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(New York/Massachusetts, 1906-1991)
Mercury I, 1955, signed in sculpture "Ferber/55", stamped at base of sculpture "Justrue - Patented", brass mounted on original painted wood base, 50-5/8 x 47 x 14 in.; with natural tree trunk pedestal, 38 x 12 x 12 in.
Provenance: Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc. (accompanied by a facsimile of a 1961 letter of appraisal from the gallery); Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Kline; by descent in family
Note: Herbert Ferber was influenced and created within the in the surroundings of European Surrealism in New York City in the 1940s, but wished not to be constrained by their ideologies. His sculptures were among the earliest Abstract Expressionist sculptural pieces then being made, much of which involved welding brass and copper, allowing him to make open sculptures described by some as "Surreal Abstraction". He was close to some of the "Irascibles" and considered himself aligned with their cause.
For another from the series see: Christie's New York, Post War and Contemporary Sale, September 23, 2003, lot 19, sold for $11,950.
Condition
good condition, some abrasions on base
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Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc. (accompanied by a facsimile of a 1961 letter of appraisal from the gallery); Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Kline; by descent in family
