Untitled
- Date
- 1967
- (not assigned)
- North and Central America
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- cube: 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (46.4 x 46.4 x 46.4 cm)
pedestal, without base: 42 1/16 x 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (106.8 x 46.4 x 46.4 cm)
plexiglass sheet at base: 3/8 x 22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (1 x 56.5 x 56.5 cm)
total height of pedestal and base: 42 1/2 in. (108 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer Jr.
- Rights
- © Larry Bell
- Object Number
- 1890:1981a,b
NOTES
Resting on a transparent base, a gray glass cube appears to hover in midair. Larry Bell became interested in light, surface, and edge while working in a frame shop as an art student in Los Angeles. Using traditional framing materials such as metal, glass, and Plexiglas, Bell created sculptural objects greatly dependent on their immediate environments—such as the transient play of light. The semi-reflective surface of the cube incorporates the light and space of its surroundings.
Provenance
- 1972
The Helman Gallery, St. Louis, MO, representing the artist
1972 - 1981
Joseph Pulitzer Jr. and Emily Rauh Pulitzer, St. Louis, MO, acquired from the artist through Helman Gallery [1]
1981 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Joseph Pulitzer Jr. and Emily Rauh Pulitzer [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Deed of Gift dated December 3, 1981, Joseph Pulitzer Jr. acquired the work from The Helman Gallery. The Appraisal form dated November 21, 1981 from the Art Dealers Association of America, Inc. to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. states that the work was purchased from the artist and The Helman Gallery [SLAM document file]. Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer Jr. married in 1973.
[2] See Note [1]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1981.
The Helman Gallery, St. Louis, MO, representing the artist
1972 - 1981
Joseph Pulitzer Jr. and Emily Rauh Pulitzer, St. Louis, MO, acquired from the artist through Helman Gallery [1]
1981 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Joseph Pulitzer Jr. and Emily Rauh Pulitzer [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Deed of Gift dated December 3, 1981, Joseph Pulitzer Jr. acquired the work from The Helman Gallery. The Appraisal form dated November 21, 1981 from the Art Dealers Association of America, Inc. to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. states that the work was purchased from the artist and The Helman Gallery [SLAM document file]. Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer Jr. married in 1973.
[2] See Note [1]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1981.
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