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Mark di SuveroProject for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône (Signed, unique watercolor & ink wash)1992
1992
$15,000
£11,455.58
€13,121.75
CA$21,398.41
A$23,322.36
CHF 12,145.23
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NOK 152,670.45
SEK 143,322.05
DKK 98,002.85
About the Item
Mark di Suvero
Project for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône, 1992
Marker, Watercolor and Ink Wash on Paper.
Hand signed and dated by artist on lower right front
Uique
Frame included: elegantly framed under UV plexiglass
The rare signed watercolor by Mark di Suvero was a sculptural proposal created in 1992 for the town of Chalon-sur-Saone in France - one of the most influential places in the artist's long career. In the 1970s di Suvero lived in the industrial French town of Chalon-sur-Saône, on a houseboat anchored next to a waterfront shipyard, where he used cranes and cherry pickers to create a series of large-scale sculptures made of steel I-Beams. He was financed by a wealthy Frenchman who owned a steelyard, paid the artist's expenses, promoted his career and arranged exhibitions for him. As a result, in 1975, Mark di Suvero became the first artist to have a solo show at the Jardin des Tuileries in France --where many of his massive sculptures, with their large, familiar industrial I-Beam tripods, where exhibited. This drawing is annotated with the text: île Saint-Laurent and la Saône - all parts of Chalon-sur-Saône
The text of this proposal reads as follows:
La Saone
Ile St Laurent
Le Pont
For fans and collectors of Mark di Suvero's work and career, this is an extremely rare and desirable original drawing, referencing one of the most influential places periods in his career.
Measurements:
Frame:
24 x 21.5 x 0.5 inches
Artwork:
20 x 16 inches
Mark di Suvero Biography
Mark di Suvero is best known for his soaring steel structures. Often working on a monumental scale, di Suvero transforms industrial materials into evocative, dynamic abstractions. His work sometimes features movable elements and actively invites the viewer's participation.
Born in Shanghai, di Suvero grew up in California. He studied philosophy and fine arts at San Francisco City College and the University of California at both Santa Barbara and Berkeley. During these studies, he took an interest in art, especially sculpture. In 1957 he moved to New York. His earliest exhibited works were in plaster, wax, and wood.
Di Suvero's use of steel developed out of necessity. In 1960, he was crushed by a freight elevator. Following this serious accident, wood proved difficult to manipulate by hand. In essence, di Suvero used heavy machinery to "draw" in steel, making and erasing gestures on a vast scale. His early steel pieces incorporate railroad ties, scrap metal, tires, and structural steel. This exploration has transformed over time into a focus on modern construction materials like I-beams and heavy gauge metal. Di Suvero does much of the welding, cutting, and crane work himself.
In the 1960s, di Suvero protested the Vietnam War in several sculptures. He moved to Europe for four years in the early 1970s. A retrospective of his work at the Whitney Museum of American Art in the mid-1970s brought di Suvero greater prominence and acclaim. He has become especially known for what he calls "all city" shows--projects in which several of his often enormous forms are installed across a single city. Today, he divides his time between studios in France, California, and New York.
-Courtesy The Getty Museum
- Creator:Mark di Suvero (1933, American)
- Creation Year:1992
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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- Condition:ships in the original frame.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745216896002
Mark di Suvero
Mark di Suvero is a key Abstract Expressionist who rose to prominence in the late 1950s due to his ground-breaking sculpture practice. His large sculptures would be comprised of leftover construction materials from demolition sites such as structural steel, wires, and other scraps, famously being put together through di Suvero's use of a crane. The subsequent sculptures produced simultaneously take on a constructivist, existentialist, and utopian quality. His work is intentionally installed in public spaces like parks and gardens in order to confront everyday viewers with the problems of contemporary industrialization and urban living. Di Suvero is the founder of the Socrates Sculpture Park, Park Place Gallery, and ConStruct. He has also received the International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award and the Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities.
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