George Rickey Sculptures

American, 1907-2002

GEORGE RICKEY Born: South Bend, Indiana, 1907 Died: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2002 George Rickey spent over five decades committed to the creation of poetic and precisely-calibrated sculptures that he referred to as his “useless machines.” Of all the natural forces, it was the wind’s movement that most captured Rickey’s imagination. He once wrote, “The artist finds waiting for him, as subject, not the trees, not the flowers, not the landscape, but the waving of branches and the trembling of stems, the piling up or scudding of clouds, the rising and setting and waxing and waning of heavenly bodies.” Rickey began to devote himself to the investigation of motion in sculpture, producing dynamic works using simple geometric forms such as lines, squares, rectangles, circles, etc., in which his prodigious understanding of engineering and mechanics is demonstrable. Though the works enthusiastically collaborate with the interference of wind currents in their environment, the speed of their random movements are tempered by simple spacing and fixed arrangement of the elements. The relationship of the parts remains the same, but the dance is always changing. It is this tension that defines Rickey’s sculptures. “I think it’s important to make art that you have to wait for,” said the artist. As such, the works are able to oscillate gracefully through an infinite number of compositional iterations, engaging all aspects of the natural world around them—wind, light, rain, fog, or the lack thereof. Much of Rickey’s work was created in his studio in East Chatham, New York, where he settled in 1960. Prior to that time, the artist had lived and taught in Bloomington, IN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY, and throughout the Midwest. His childhood, youth and college years were spent in Scotland and Britain. Aside from East Chatham he had studios in Berlin, Germany and Santa Barbara, CA. George Rickey's work is included in the permanent collections of over 150 museums worldwide, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam and Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland, among many others. Key exhibitions include George Rickey: Monumental Sculptures on Park Avenue, New York (2021); A Life in Art: Works by George Rickey, Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana (2009); George Rickey: Kinetic Sculpture, A Retrospective, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Florida; Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids and McNay Art Museum, San Antonio (2007-09); George Rickey: Kinetische Skulpturen, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (2003) and George Rickey – Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1979).

Artist: George Rickey

George RickeySpace Churn with Squares, 1969

$215,000

Space Churn with Squares

By George Rickey

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Space Churn with Squares" is an abstract Post War kinetic sculpture in stainless steel sculpture by George Rickey in 1969. The artwork is 35 1/2 x 20 x 13 inches, weighing less than...

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20th Century Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

César BaldacciniGreat Niçoise Compression of Different Metals Fixed on Wood Panel Wall Sculpture, 1970

$40,955

H 14.18 in W 8.08 in D 3.55 in

Great Niçoise Compression of Different Metals Fixed on Wood Panel Wall Sculpture

By César Baldaccini

Located in Paris, FR

1970 Compression of different metals, fixed on panel Signed, dated and situated in black felt marker at the bottom left side “César 1970 Nice” Referenced in the Durand-Ruel Archives under No. 985 Unique artwork accompanied by the certificate from the Durand-Ruel Archives H. 36 cm W. 20,5 cm D. 9 cm Dimensions with panel: H. 60 cm W. 45,2 cm D. 4,8 cm His parents, Omer and Leila Baldaccini, Italian of Tuscan origin, had a bar in Marseilles, where César was born in 1921 in the popular district of la Belle-de-Mai, at No. 71 rue Loubon, in the center. “I am basically an absolute autodidact,” he says. He first worked at his father’s, before attending in 1935 the courses of the School of Fine Arts in his hometown with his classmate Raymond Normand and, in 1943, the National School of Fine Arts in Paris with Michel Guino, Albert Féraud, Daniel David and Philippe Hiquily, like him in the studio of Marcel Gimond...

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1970s Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Metal

David RuthContemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #10, 2018 by David Ruth, 2018

$26,500

H 49 in W 13 in D 8 in

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #10, 2018 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...

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2010s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

David RuthContemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mahitu', 2013 by David Ruth, 2013

$28,000

H 50 in W 9 in D 10 in

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mahitu', 2013 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Mahitu' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibrant ...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

David RuthContemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #7', 2018 by David Ruth, 2018

$28,000

H 44 in W 16 in D 8 in

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #7', 2018 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...

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2010s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Madeline de JolyAbstract Scroll, Large Scale Mixed Media Watercolor Assemblage w Handmade Paper, circa 1996

$2,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 47 in W 57 in D 4.5 in

Abstract Scroll, Large Scale Mixed Media Watercolor Assemblage w Handmade Paper

By Madeline de Joly

Located in Soquel, CA

Unique large scale mixed media assemblage featuring a three dimensional, textured handmade paper scroll unfurling to reveal an abstract expressionist watercolor painting with gold ac...

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Late 20th Century Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Felt, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Jörg BachREFLEKTOR, Jörg Bach, 2013, polished Stainless Steel, Abstract Sculpture, Germany, 2013

$51,390

H 26.38 in W 32.68 in D 19.69 in

REFLEKTOR, Jörg Bach, 2013, polished Stainless Steel, Abstract Sculpture, Germany

By Jörg Bach

Located in Greding, DE

Sculpture „Reflektor“ by Jörg Bach (born 1964, Wolgast - Germany) out of stainless steel, no. 2, 67 x 50 x 83 cm Primarily active as a sculptor - but not on...

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2010s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

David RuthContemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #11, 2018 by David Ruth, 2018

$10,500

H 16 in W 10 in D 8 in

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #11, 2018 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...

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2010s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Jonathan PrinceTurbulence IV, 2016

$160,000

H 96 in W 8 in D 7 in

Turbulence IV

By Jonathan Prince

Located in Lenox, MA

Turbulence IV (Sculpture) 96" x 8" x 7" High Chromium Stainless Steel Unique $160,000

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

David RuthAbstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Yaroi', 2008 by David Ruth, 2005

$21,250

H 32 in W 17 in D 11 in

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Yaroi', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Yaroi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trail...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

David RuthAbstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Pura Gede', 2008 by David Ruth, 2008

$55,250

H 55 in W 25 in D 14 in

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Pura Gede', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Pura Gede' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brush...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Mickey "Kano" Kane"Ruptured Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage, 1990

$1,080Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 28 in D 0.03 in

"Ruptured Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage

Located in Soquel, CA

"Ruptured Futures" Satirical Bond Paperwork Collage Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This piece is a satirical collage that mimics the ornate design...

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1980s Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Glue, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

David RuthContemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #4, 2018 by David Ruth, 2018

$14,000

H 25 in W 10 in D 8 in

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #4, 2018 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...

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2010s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Previously Available Items

George RickeyEight Lines II - Sketch for Twenty Four Lines, 1963

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H 57.75 in W 54 in D 54 in

Eight Lines II - Sketch for Twenty Four Lines

By George Rickey

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Eight Lines II - Sketch for Twenty Four Lines" is a Post-War abstract sculpture by George Rickey in 1963. The artwork is 57.75 x 54 x 54 inches and weighs 15 lbs. It is signed on th...

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Mid-20th Century Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

George RickeyTwo Up One Down Staggered, 1967-1968

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H 97 in W 52 in D 8 in

Two Up One Down Staggered

By George Rickey

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Two Up One Down Staggered" is a Post-War abstract sculpture by George Rickey in 1967-1968. The artwork size is 97 x 52 x 8 inches. The sculpture weighs 30 lbs. It is signed on the b...

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Mid-20th Century Post-War George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

George RickeyTwo Open Rectangles Excentric, 1975

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H 79 in W 80 in D 10 in

Two Open Rectangles Excentric

By George Rickey

Located in Greenwich, CT

Kinetic sculpture by George Rickey. Incised with the artist's signature, date 1975 and number 1/3 (on the base). Dimensions: minimum: 79 by 21 ⅜ by 10 in. maximum: 79 by 80 by 10 in...

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1970s Abstract George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

George RickeyTwo Open Rectangles Up Wall, Mounted, 1981

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H 22.5 in W 10 in D 4 in

Two Open Rectangles Up Wall, Mounted

By George Rickey

Located in New York, NY

The international master in kinetic sculpture, George Ricky was a master of balance and movement in stainless steel outdoor and indoor sculptures. He was...

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1980s Kinetic George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

George RickeyOblique Column of Open Squares, 1981

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H 129 in W 159 in D 25 in

Oblique Column of Open Squares

By George Rickey

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A kinetic, stainless steel sculpture by George Rickey. Edition 2/3. Signed center of base, "Rickey 1981". Edition left center of base, "2/3". Provenance: GE Corporate Art Collect...

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1980s Contemporary George Rickey Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

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