Sidney Gordin

"Untitled" Sidney Gordin, Constructivist Abstract Sculpture, Bronze Metal Weld

1958

David Hare Untitled, circa 1949 Bronze 25 x 8 x 7 inches Provenance Kootz Gallery, New York Collection of Samuel Kootz New York Estate of the above Collection of Dr. Joyce Kootz, Ne...

Al Loving Have a Nice Day, 1992 Mailbox, acrylic paint, rag paper 8 1/2 inches high x 6 1/2 inches wide x 18 3/4 inches deep Al Loving studied painting at the University of Illinoi...

George Sugarman (1912 - 1999) Roland, 1970 Patinated steel 17 3/8 x 16 x 5 1/4 inches Incised with the artist's signature and numbered "15/17" on the underside Manufactured by Lippin...

Sidney Gordin Untitled, 1958 Incised with initials Welded Steel 15 x 10 1/2 x 6 inches Provenance: Eric Firestone Gallery, New York On October 24, 1918, Sidney Gordin was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He spent his early years in Shanghai, China. At the age of four, he moved with his family to New York. Gordin’s nephew, Eliot Nemzer recalls that when Gordin was a child he attended “a dinner party with his parents. Someone showed him a book of pictures that when thumbed through quickly made the image appear to move. This person then gave him a wad of blank papers and something to write with. Sid created a similar type of moving image with his materials. All the adults at the party became quite excited [and] praised his efforts. Sid told me he thought this was a pivotal experience in guiding him towards his vocation.” During his formative years at Brooklyn Technical High School, he briefly contemplated the idea of becoming an architect; yet, by the time he enrolled at Cooper Union, he was determined to become a professional artist. There, he studied under Morris Kantor (1896-1974) and Leo Katz...