Celebrated internationally for her large-scale abstract sculptures and site-specific works, provocative environmental artist Beverly Pepper was renowned for her ability to transform unwieldy industrial metals such as Cor-Ten steel and cast iron into seemingly weightless objets d’art.
Born in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, Pepper studied advertising design, photography and industrial design at Pratt Institute before embarking on a career as a commercial art director. Meanwhile, she also attended the Art Students League and studied art theory at Brooklyn College under Hungarian painter György Kepes, who introduced her to the works of Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy.
In 1949, Pepper shifted her interest from commercial art to painting, studying in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. There, she met Cubist painters André Lhote and Fernand Léger, and visited the studios of Constantin Brâncusi and Ossip Zadkine. Pepper’s work at the time, owing to her experiences in Europe following the war, was largely characterized by a social realist perspective.
Pepper developed a passion for sculpting following a trip to Angkor Wat in Cambodia in 1960. She made her debut in 1962 with a series of carved tree trunks at a gallery in Rome. That same year, Pepper was invited to exhibit at the “Festival of Two Worlds” show in Spoleto, Italy alongside the likes of Henry Moore and Alexander Calder. To prepare for the exhibition, Pepper quickly learned how to weld and soon became an accomplished metalworker — an unusual skill for women at the time.
By the late 1960s and 1970s, Pepper became known for her stainless-steel abstract and still-life sculptures such as Matera Scatolata. She also created several abstract geometric, foil-embossed collage prints including Collage 1 and Collage 3. In later years, she used heavier materials including bronze, iron and Cor-Ten steel in her modern monumental works such as Curved Presence.
Throughout her sculpting career, Pepper had countless solo exhibitions and participated in group shows, and won several awards, including the Allied Arts Honor Award by the American Institute of Architects in 1999, the Alexander Calder Prize in 2000 and the International Sculpture Center Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Her sculptures are part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.
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Untitled, Abstract Expressionist Etching by Beverly Pepper
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
Beverly Pepper, American (1922 - 2020) - Untitled, Year: 1987, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Image Size: 22 x 16.25 inches, Size: 37 x 26.25 in. (93.98 x 66.68 cm)
Etching
Untitled - Original Etching by Beverly Pepper - 1970s
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50 specimens. Good conditions.
Paper, Etching
Collage 1 v2, Collage Multiple by Beverly Pepper, 1968
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
This shiny foil-embossed collage was created by American artist Beverly Pepper (b. 1922). Throughout Pepper's career, she became known for her graceful geometric welded steel sculptu...
Foil
Untitled
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Beverly Pepper (1922-2020) was an internationally renowned artist, known for her large-scale outdoor sculptures. Although Pepper was raised and educated in New York, by her late tw...
Monoprint
Ternana Brown Etching, Aquatint on Wove Paper, Signed, 1989, 17/40
By Beverly Pepper
Located in New York, NY
Etching, aquatint and chalcography on wove paper, 1989 Signed in pencil, numbered 17/40 Published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome with their blindstamp, the full sheet Very Good condit...
Etching, Aquatint
$360
H 5.12 in W 4.34 in
The millstone, cornerstone of civilization's development - 21st Century, Etching
By Jerzy Dmitruk
Located in Warsaw, PL
JERZY DMITRUK (born in 1960) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Faculty of Paintings and Graphics. Dmitruk graduated in 1986 from the atelier of professor Juliusz Joniak a...
Paper, Etching
$75,000
H 37.25 in W 48.88 in
Fields I /// Joan Mitchell Large Diptych Etching Aquatint Female Abstract Artist
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Fields I" Portfolio: Fields *Signed and numbered by Mitchell in pencil (on second sheet) lower right Year: 1992 Medium: Original E...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Handmade Paper
$1,922
H 13.47 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint Edition of 130 Dimensions: 34.2 x 30.5 cm Vellum paper BFK Rives 1996 Bibliography: Jørgen Ågerup, Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue ...
Aquatint
$1,682
H 33.47 in W 29.93 in D 0.4 in
Victor vasarely "Geometric structure black"
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Victor vasarely Geometric structure black Silkscreen printing Numbered 16/50 Noted fv and signed by the artist Circa 1975 85x76 cms 1400 euros
Paper
Kiss, Hair, Hands
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Kiss, Hair, Hands Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 29 x 19 3/4 inches (73.7 x 50.2 cm) Edition: 35; signed, numbere...
Etching, Aquatint
$6,186
H 22.84 in W 18.71 in D 1.58 in
Central Park in New York City - Abstract Black & White Framed Unique Luminogram
Located in London, GB
Central Park is part of a group of prints based on a visit to New York City, Because I live and work in quiet isolation and often don't meet anyone apa...
Photogram, Silver Gelatin, Archival Paper, Black and White, Photographic...
$10,500
H 15 in W 36 in
"Irregular Arcs from Four Sides" signed etching with aquatint by Sol LeWitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Irregular Arcs from Four Sides" colorful, geometric abstract etching with aquatint in colors on Somerset paper with full margins. Signed and numbered PP 2/3 in pencil on front lower...
Etching, Aquatint
Wave III, Unique Monotype Cyanotype, Horizontal Diptych of
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wave III, is an exclusive handmade cyanotype horizontal diptych that captures the gentle curl of an organic mid-motion wave. Rendered in deep Prussian blues and ethereal whites, the...
Paper, Monotype
$5,500
H 36.5 in W 45.5 in
Red Cascade - Cypress Gardens - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper
By Paul Fournier
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The kaleidoscope of colours and the dynamic form of nature are expressed in this joyful celebration of nature. Rendered in right red, yellow, blue, green, orange and yellow—the colou...
Monoprint
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.25 in W 29.75 in D 0.07 in
"Insignia" #1 Hand Made Paper Aquatint Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
"Insignia" #1 Hand Made Paper Aquatint Abstract Tactile Abstract on handmade paper by David Dodsworth (English, b-1952) David’s work is typified by his...
Gold Leaf
Soho Dreams
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and drypoint in colours, 1987, on Magnani paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 71 (there were also 8 artist’s proofs), published by 2RC E...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Untitled, from the Kinderstern Portfolio
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Milford, NH
A fine black and white silkscreen geometric print from the Kinderstern Portfolio by American artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). LeWitt was was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and attended...
Paper, Screen
Sold
H 19.5 in W 28 in
Beverly Pepper, "Collage 3, " Embossed Collage Multiple, 1968
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
This shiny foil-embossed collage was created by American artist Beverly Pepper (b. 1922). Throughout Pepper's career, she became known for her graceful geometric welded steel sculptu...
Foil
Untitled
By Beverly Pepper
Located in New York, NY
This stunning print was realized by the esteemed American artist, Beverly Pepper circa 1968. Throughout her career, Pepper has received numerous awards, including: Doctor of Fine Art...
Lithograph
Sold
H 19.5 in W 28 in
Beverly Pepper, "Collage 3, " Embossed Collage Multiple, 1968
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
This shiny foil-embossed collage was created by American artist Beverly Pepper (b. 1922). Throughout Pepper's career, she became known for her graceful geometric welded steel sculptu...
Foil
Beverly Pepper, Embossed Collage Multiple, 1968
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
This shiny embossed collage was created by American artist Beverly Pepper (b. 1922). Throughout Pepper's career, she became known for her graceful geometric welded steel sculptures a...
Mixed Media
Beverly Pepper, Embossed Collage Multiple, 1968
By Beverly Pepper
Located in Long Island City, NY
This shiny embossed collage was created by American artist Beverly Pepper (b. 1922). Throughout Pepper's career, she became known for her graceful geometric welded steel sculptures a...
Mixed Media