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Bertoia Sonambient

Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Midcentury Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture featuring seven black monel "cat-tail" tops silvered to beryllium.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Beryllium Rod
Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Beryllium Rod

Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Beryllium Rod

$12,995

H 47 in W 11 in D 11 in

Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Beryllium Rod

By Val Bertoia

Located in Wilmington, DE

Bertoia Sonambient sculpture. Offered is a beautifully unique sculpture by Bertoia studios (Val).

Category

2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture
Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture

Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture

$10,500

H 4.5 in W 12 in D 4.5 in

Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in Toronto, CA

He called them Sonambient and over the next decade he created thousands, each one unique.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Copper

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture "Buffalo Shaped Sound"
Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture "Buffalo Shaped Sound"

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture "Buffalo Shaped Sound"

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

"Buffalo Shaped Sound" A kinetic Sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia composed of 122 Beryllium rods silvered to solid brass mounted on wood stand.

Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large-Scale Val Bertoia Sonambient 'Sound Screen' Sculpture, Signed and Numbered
Large-Scale Val Bertoia Sonambient 'Sound Screen' Sculpture, Signed and Numbered

Large-Scale Val Bertoia Sonambient 'Sound Screen' Sculpture, Signed and Numbered

By Val Bertoia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A monumental four foot tall Sonambient sound sculpture titled 'Sound Screen' by Val Bertoia, dated 2013 and signed, stamped, and documented by the artist.

Category

2010s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Nickel

Val Bertoia Sonambient Kinetic Sculpture Titled "Sound of V" in Bronze
Val Bertoia Sonambient Kinetic Sculpture Titled "Sound of V" in Bronze

Val Bertoia Sonambient Kinetic Sculpture Titled "Sound of V" in Bronze

By Val Bertoia

Located in Dallas, TX

This series is a continuation of the sonambient works he collaborated on with his father, Harry Bertoia in the 1970s.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

2022 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 11 Brass Rods 11x11x49 Inches
2022 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 11 Brass Rods 11x11x49 Inches

2022 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 11 Brass Rods 11x11x49 Inches

By Val Bertoia

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Sonambient Wire Sculpture, created by Val Bertoia. This particular example was produced in 2022.

Category

2010s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

2021 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 12 Brass Rods 9x12x48 Inches
2021 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 12 Brass Rods 9x12x48 Inches

2021 Val Bertoia Sonambient Wire Sculpture with 12 Brass Rods 9x12x48 Inches

By Val Bertoia

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Sonambient Wire Sculpture, created by Val Bertoia. This particular example was produced in 2021.

Category

2010s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008
Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008

Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008

$32,500

H 61 in W 15.5 in D 9 in

Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008

By Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Corner Sound Sculpture made in 2008 is part of the Bertoia Sonambient series.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Val Bertoia Sound Sculptures, 2012
Val Bertoia Sound Sculptures, 2012

Val Bertoia Sound Sculptures, 2012

$62,500 / set

H 72 in W 17 in D 11 in

Val Bertoia Sound Sculptures, 2012

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's pair of Sound Sculptures made in 2012 are part of the Bertoia Sonambient series.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia
Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia

Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Vintage Sonambient cattails sound sculpture in the manner of Harry Bertoia circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Harry Bertoia Gold Plated Bronze Diagonal Double Tonal Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Gold Plated Bronze Diagonal Double Tonal Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Gold Plated Bronze Diagonal Double Tonal Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in St. Louis, MO

Sculptor and Artist Harry Bertoia gold plated bronze Sonambient sculpture, diagonal double tonal, circa 1965.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sonambient
Sonambient

Harry BertoiaSonambient, 1975

$22,000

H 17.5 in W 9.25 in D 2.75 in

Sonambient

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Toronto, Ontario

With the help of his audiophile brother, Bertoia recorded 11 studio albums of the Sonambient pieces being activated.

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia
"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

By Val Bertoia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" is a sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia consisting of 50 beryllium copper rods which strike together and chime when touched by hand or by the w...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Bertoia — Mid-Century Visionary Abstraction, Unique
Bertoia — Mid-Century Visionary Abstraction, Unique

Bertoia — Mid-Century Visionary Abstraction, Unique

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

However, his experimentation with metal wire sculpture would ultimately catapult him to international acclaim. Bertoia's iconic "Sonambient" sculptures, consisting of delicate metal ...

Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

Unique Welded Bronze Sculpture Rare Figurative Form Harry Bertoia
Unique Welded Bronze Sculpture Rare Figurative Form Harry Bertoia

Unique Welded Bronze Sculpture Rare Figurative Form Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Atlanta, GA

The piece is registered in Hary Bertoia catalogue Raisonne as S.WF.4 Provenance: Estate of Harry Bertoia, 1978 (by bequest) Mara Lesta Bertoia, Hawaii, 2016 (by transfer) Wilbur &Joa...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled (Suspended Willow)
Untitled (Suspended Willow)

Harry BertoiaUntitled (Suspended Willow), c. 1968

$60,000Sale Price|52% Off

H 71.5 in W 39 in D 39 in

Untitled (Suspended Willow)

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Palm Desert, CA

The tones vary depending on the length, thickness and type of metal. Bertoia called them ‘Sonambient’ for the organic, peaceful tones they generated.

Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

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Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

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H 9 in W 7 in D 4.5 in

Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Georges Mills, NH

Rare Harry Bertoia sonambient sculpture. Pair of off-axis bronze rod arrays silver soldered onto a solid bronze base, circa 1967.

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Scul...

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Steel

Bertoia Studios Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia
Bertoia Studios Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

Bertoia Studios Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

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H 82 in W 12 in D 11 in

Bertoia Studios Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

By Val Bertoia

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This towering 82" tall sculpture by Val Bertoia features 18 beryllium copper rods in two rows of nine, silvered to brass base. These amazing pieces stimulate the visual, kinesthetic ...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

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H 35.5 in W 18 in D 4.5 in

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Pawtucket, RI

Large Iconic and architecturally formed Bertoia sonambient scuplture. Single row of 57 steel rods creating a beautiful tone and resonance.Sold with a title of Authentication from Val...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Brass

Bright Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Bright Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Bright Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Such a nice example of a Harry Bertoia Sonambient. This piece has 60 rods silvered in three rows in Beryllium on a thick brass base.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Incredible Harry Bertoia Sonambient Tonal Sculpture
Incredible Harry Bertoia Sonambient Tonal Sculpture

Incredible Harry Bertoia Sonambient Tonal Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Superior example of Bertoia's Sonambient sounding work. Small scale form with brass base, punctuated by 9 x 9 grid of slender beryllium copper rods.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Small Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture
Small Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture

Small Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Small Val Bertoia Sonambient precision sculpture in brass and bronze.

Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

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H 31 in W 13 in D 6 in

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

This wonderful sonambient takes on a distinctive quality due to the fineness of the copper rods he used. All the sonambients have a wonderful kinetic quality to them but the fineness...

Category

Early 2000s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

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H 22.75 in W 8 in D 3.5 in

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Harry Bertoia 15 rod Sounding Sculpture executed in brass and buryllium copper.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

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H 43 in W 8 in D 8 in

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Pawtucket, RI

Perfectly scaled Bertoia beryllium copper and brass sounding sculpture. 25 rods in a 5 by 5 square pattern. Base measures 8 x 8. Overall height is 43 inches. Perfect resonating sound.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture
Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture

Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture

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H 33 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in

Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

COA is available, stamped with studio number. Sonambient is the name of a series of vinyl LP albums recorded, designed, produced and released by Mid-Century Modern sculptor Harry ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Ki...

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture, 2019
Val Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture, 2019

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture, 2019

By Val Bertoia

Located in Hamburg, PA

Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's "Plus Sign of Sounds" Sculpture #B-2205.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Ki...

Materials

Brass, Copper

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Cat-tails Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Cat-tails Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Cat-tails Sculpture

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H 30.5 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Cat-tails Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Sound sculptures were the main focus of Bertoia's work in the 1970's. This is one of his classic forms with beryllium copper rods soldered into a brass base in rows of sixteen rods ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Unusual Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Unusual Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Unusual Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

An early example of Bertoia's celebrated tonal sculpture. Unusual configuration of over 100 slender copper rods, in a wide zig zag. It features a lovely dark patina, with a shimmerin...

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Brilliant Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Brilliant Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Brilliant Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Spectacular example of Bertoia's sounding work, executed in brass with beryllium copper tops. 2 rows of 8 rods, producing a sweet singing tone, completely unique to the chosen materi...

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

Exceptional Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture in Beryllium
Exceptional Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture in Beryllium

Exceptional Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture in Beryllium

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Toronto, Ontario

A very nice tabletop Sonambient in Beryllium brass by Harry Bertoia ca. 1960's This example has an impressive longevity of sound. 16 cat tail tops clustered closely in a 4x4 grid...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Sonambient, Edition of 100 For Knoll, USA
Harry Bertoia Sonambient, Edition of 100 For Knoll, USA

Harry Bertoia Sonambient, Edition of 100 For Knoll, USA

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A delightful sonambient sculpture designed by Harry Bertoia, made posthumously, authorized by the Bertoia family.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

Spectacular and Massive Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
Spectacular and Massive Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Spectacular and Massive Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Likely the largest sounding work of Bertoia's career, not found in a public installation. Towering over 15' in height, the work is of truly staggering proportion. The solid bronze ba...

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture 16 Cattails Modern Brass 1970s
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture 16 Cattails Modern Brass 1970s

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture 16 Cattails Modern Brass 1970s

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

An elegant and timeless Sonambient known as a “sound sculpture” by the mid-century modern designer, Harry Bertoia.

Category

Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Outstanding Harry Bertoia Sonambient in Copper and Monel
Outstanding Harry Bertoia Sonambient in Copper and Monel

Outstanding Harry Bertoia Sonambient in Copper and Monel

Located in New York, NY

Unusual tonal sculpture by Harry Bertoia. Heavy copper base pierced with a single row of thin copper rods, each topped with a thick cylinder of monel. Beautiful chime tone, with a so...

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Harry Bertoia Monumental Brass Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1976
Harry Bertoia Monumental Brass Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1976

Harry Bertoia Monumental Brass Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1976

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

An astounding example of Bertoia's sonambient sculptures. The monumental scale of this piece creates a powerful lasting resonating sound.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Val Bertoia 17 Rod Sonambient Kinetic Sound Sculpture
Val Bertoia 17 Rod Sonambient Kinetic Sound Sculpture

Val Bertoia 17 Rod Sonambient Kinetic Sound Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in Buffalo, NY

Val Bertoia Sonambient kinetic sound sculpture, "Statue of Moving Sounds", 17 silicon-bronze rods, in a 3-row design silvered to brass base.

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze

Harry Bertoia Beryllium Bronze Kinetic Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1970s
Harry Bertoia Beryllium Bronze Kinetic Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1970s

Harry Bertoia Beryllium Bronze Kinetic Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1970s

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

An unusual and wonderful example of Bertoia's sonambient sculptures. It has a very strong sounding quality for it's size due to the relationship between the rods and the cattails at ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Cattail "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)
Cattail "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)

Cattail "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)

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H 56.5 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in

Cattail "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)

Located in New York, NY

Bertoia's "Sonambient" sculptures have a wide audience from all over the world.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Parabolic Gong by Harry Bertoia
Parabolic Gong by Harry Bertoia

Parabolic Gong by Harry Bertoia

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H 9 in W 34 in D 8.5 in

Parabolic Gong by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A great sculptural gong by Harry Bertoia, made in the 1970's during Bertoia's sonambient period.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large and Impressive Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Large and Impressive Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Large and Impressive Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Impressively scaled example of Bertoia's Sonambient style. A 4 x 4 grid of long rods in berylium copper are topped with long copper "cattails", each soldered to a square bronze base.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Brass Light Sculpture
Modernist Brass Light Sculpture

Modernist Brass Light Sculpture

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H 32.5 in W 8 in D 8 in

Modernist Brass Light Sculpture

Located in Danville, CA

Marked "Made in Sweden". Reminiscent of Bertoia's Sonambient sculptures.

Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Val Bertoia Sound Sculpture, 2016

Val Bertoia Sound Sculpture, 2016

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H 78 in W 12 in D 11 in

Val Bertoia Sound Sculpture, 2016

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Sound Sculpture is part of the Bertoia Sonambient series.

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture, USA, circa 1970's.

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Beryllium Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Beryllium Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Beryllium Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

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H 47.5 in W 14 in D 7 in

Beryllium Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A fine and early lithe Beryllium on a rectangular bronze base by Harry Bertoia. The Sonambient form is arguably the most recognizable of Bertoia's sculptural creations.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Harry Bertoia "Cattail" Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia "Cattail" Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia "Cattail" Sonambient Sculpture

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H 84.74 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Harry Bertoia "Cattail" Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Shortly after the work was purchased from Makler Gallery, the owner reached out to Harry Bertoia regarding the sounds the sculpture made. In 1975, Bertoia adjusted the weights on the...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

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H 108.25 in W 107 in D 16 in

Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

In 1974 Bertoia was commissioned to design a work for the plaza of the Standard Oil Building of Chicago. The single row composition of these masterworks carries an audible and visual...

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Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Sonambient Rods Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Sonambient Rods Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Sonambient Rods Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A sonambient rods sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915-1978).

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Harry Bertoia Table-Top Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Table-Top Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Table-Top Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Pawtucket, RI

22-inch tall sonambient sculpture created by Harry Bertoia with long slender rods creating a beautifully resonating sound.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Harry Bertoia 2 Line Sonambient Sculpture
Harry Bertoia 2 Line Sonambient Sculpture

Harry Bertoia 2 Line Sonambient Sculpture

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H 59.25 in W 8 in D 8 in

Harry Bertoia 2 Line Sonambient Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant sounding sculpture by Harry Bertoia. Simplicity and a great tone.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monumental "Kissing" Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Monumental "Kissing" Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Monumental "Kissing" Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

An impressive sounding work by Harry Bertoia, with the "Sonambient" reduced to its most simple and beautiful form.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia (1915-78)  Sonambient, 1970's
Harry Bertoia (1915-78)  Sonambient, 1970's

Harry Bertoia (1915-78) Sonambient, 1970's

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H 19.5 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in

Harry Bertoia (1915-78) Sonambient, 1970's

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful example of the Sonambient by Harry Bertoia. The combination of the brass base and the berylium copper rods create a perfectly proportioned sculpture with a melodious r...

Category

Vintage 1970s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Stunning Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia
Stunning Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

Stunning Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Large and exciting sonambient sounding wall sculpture by Val Bertoia.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Harry Bertoia Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1971
Harry Bertoia Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1971

Harry Bertoia Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1971

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

One of the finest examples of Bertoia's highly sought after sonambient sounding sculptures.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Small Scale Table Top Sonambient By Harry Bertoia
Small Scale Table Top Sonambient By Harry Bertoia

Small Scale Table Top Sonambient By Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A small scale sonambient sculpture by Harry Bertoia. It is a light and airy ode to the larger and more dominating sound sculptures by Bertoia.

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Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Harry Bertoia Monel Metal Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, 1975
Harry Bertoia Monel Metal Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, 1975

Harry Bertoia Monel Metal Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, 1975

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Bertoia's most popular form this "Cattail" sonambient possesses fine sounding quality and is of good size at seven feet tall.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Beryllium Copper Sonambient by Harry Bertoia, USA, 1968
Beryllium Copper Sonambient by Harry Bertoia, USA, 1968

Beryllium Copper Sonambient by Harry Bertoia, USA, 1968

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful scale, the sonambient consists of four leaning wire columns brazed to a heavy brass base by artist Harry Bertoia.  

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Outstanding Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia, USA
Outstanding Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia, USA

Outstanding Copper Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia, USA

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A great form this sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia possesses the finest qualities of sound and movement the sculptures are known for.

Category

2010s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)
Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)

Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A wonderfully tuned sonambient sculpture with large cylindrical Beryllium Copper knockers.

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Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large and Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Large and Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

Large and Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A truly spectacular sounding work by Bertoia, in a very desirable scale. Five offset rows of beryllium copper are set into a brass base. The tone is a lovely upper mid range jangle, ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Brass and Bronze Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1966
Harry Bertoia Brass and Bronze Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1966

Harry Bertoia Brass and Bronze Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1966

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A sounding sculpture with straight vertical rods placed in an undulating wave pattern on a flat base. One of the rare small fine wire sonambients that produce a distinctive resonant ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

"Twin Columns of Sound" a Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia
"Twin Columns of Sound" a Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

"Twin Columns of Sound" a Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Striking sounding work by Val Bertoia. Two delicate rings of thin copper rods, form a pair of columns that sway gently, producing a soft bright tone with the slightest effort.

Category

2010s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Harry Bertoia Beryllium, Copper & Bronze Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1977
Harry Bertoia Beryllium, Copper & Bronze Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1977

Harry Bertoia Beryllium, Copper & Bronze Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1977

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A striking example of Bertoia's sounding sculptures. He created a variety of forms and this piece stands out because of the thick and heavy cylinders that top off the rods and create...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Val Bertoia Linear Three Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA
Val Bertoia Linear Three Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA

Val Bertoia Linear Three Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A great form this sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia possesses the finest qualities of sound and movement the sculptures are known for.

Category

2010s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Val Bertoia Linear Four-Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA 2018
Val Bertoia Linear Four-Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA 2018

Val Bertoia Linear Four-Row Copper and Brass Sonambient Sculpture, USA 2018

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

A great form this sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia possesses the finest qualities of sound and movement the sculptures are known for.

Category

2010s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Harry Bertoia - Untitled (Sonambient)
Harry Bertoia - Untitled (Sonambient)

Harry Bertoia - Untitled (Sonambient)

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H 16.75 in W 6 in D 2.25 in

Harry Bertoia - Untitled (Sonambient)

Located in San Francisco, CA

Sound sculpture from 1970 made of beryllium copper and brass. Ten rods with slender tops in a single row.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Fantastic Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Fantastic Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Fantastic Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

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H 28 in W 9.5 in D 6 in

Fantastic Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Bertoia's most desirable sculpture style, executed with Berilium copper rods, mounted to a bronze base. 5 rows of slender closely spaced rods, make for a resonating shimmery tone.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Stunning Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Stunning Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Stunning Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

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H 16 in W 8 in D 3.25 in

Stunning Sonambient by Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Heavy weight materials, with unusual proportions colaborate to amazing effect in this tonal sculpture by Bertoia. The thick naval brass base is pierced with 11 beryllium copper rods,...

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Brass, Copper

Sonambient Sculpture  by Val Bertoia
Sonambient Sculpture  by Val Bertoia

Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Harry Bertoia, assisted by his son Val created hundreds of variations on the sounding rods throughout the 1970's. Val has continued the work into the modern times, often imparting hi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

Sound Wall Sonambient by Val Bertoia
Sound Wall Sonambient by Val Bertoia

Sound Wall Sonambient by Val Bertoia

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H 72 in W 24 in D 12 in

Sound Wall Sonambient by Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary creation in the Sonambient style by Val Bertoia. Harry Bertoia, assisted by his son Val created hundreds of variations on the sounding rods throughout the 1970's.

Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Harry Bertoia Bronze Sonambient Tonal Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Bronze Sonambient Tonal Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Bronze Sonambient Tonal Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Fantatic example of Bertoia's work in sounding sculptures, known alternately as Tonal and Sonambient.

Category

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Materials

Bronze

Val Bertoria Sonambient Sculpture
Val Bertoria Sonambient Sculpture

Val Bertoria Sonambient Sculpture

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H 36.5 in W 12 in D 4 in

Val Bertoria Sonambient Sculpture

By Val Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

Val Bertoia kinetic sound sculpture "Rows of Moving Sounds", 44 silicon - bronze rods silvered to brass in two rows. An interactive sculpture of sound. Val Bertoia son of Harry Bert...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Mobiles and Kinetic Scu...

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Bertoia Sonambient For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bertoia sonambient available at 1stDibs. Each bertoia sonambient for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and brass. If you’re shopping for a bertoia sonambient, we have 68 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bertoia sonambient — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A bertoia sonambient, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made bertoia sonambient has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Harry Bertoia and Val Bertoia are consistently popular.

How Much is a Bertoia Sonambient?

Prices for a bertoia sonambient start at $2,400 and top out at $650,000 with the average selling for $34,500.

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