By Aaronel deRoy Gruber
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handcrafted layers of vacuum-formed clear, orange and yellow plexiglas pendants affixed on translucent acrylic necklace created by artist and sculptor Aaronel deRoy Gruber, circa 1970's. Two pendants measure 2 1/4" by 2 1/2" and one measures 3" by 3". They suspend from a sterling 15 1/2" choker. Overall dimensions are 13" by 5" by 1.2". Pendant is signed, Aaronel ©. Choker is stamped, Sterling. In very good, unworn 1970's condition.
The following was provided by the Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation with thanks:
Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918-2011) was a prolific, pioneering female artist whose vibrant, volumetric Plexiglas sculptures and jewelry, and striking screenprints and canvases brought her recognition as a multifaceted modernist visionary throughout the mid-late 20th century.
deRoy Gruber’s geometric sculptures are carefully orchestrated arrangements of vacuum-formed acrylic in distinct translucent colors. Widely collected today, deRoy Gruber's work was recently included in Moving Vision: Op and Kinetic Art of...
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1970s American Artist Vintage Aaronel deRoy Gruber Jewelry & Watches