Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Val Bertoia Corner Sound Sculpture, 2008

$32,500
£24,588.48
€28,378.92
CA$45,393.46
A$50,468.85
CHF 26,417.40
MX$618,983.76
NOK 336,360.32
SEK 317,564.01
DKK 211,772.81
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Corner Sound Sculpture made in 2008 is part of the Bertoia Sonambient series. It's made of 11 copper tops silvered to monel rods then silvered to a brass base. This 2008 piece is inscribed B-1524 on the side of base and is sold with a title of authentication from Bertoia Studio. Sound videos available upon request, please contact the Seller for more information. Provenance: Acquired directly from Bertoia Studio. In the early 1970's Designer and Sculptor Harry Bertoia and his son Val, made hundreds of sound sculptures. These sculptures represent Harry Bertoia's formation of Sonambient. Sonambient was Bertoia's term to describe the spatial and tonal environment created by these sound sculptures. Harry Bertoia created these sculptures of different shapes, length and thickness in order to achieve a range of gentle and sharp sounds. He experimented as a way to seek harmonic balance with the metal, resulting in pure, unique tones. When touched, struck or brushed, these sculptures became abstractions of sound as they sway and knock against one another. The sounds are organic and mysterious, as tones resonate and flow into each other. The completed Sonambient also consists of gongs and suspended sonic-bars. Val Bertoia, son of artist Harry Bertoia, was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949. In 1950, Harry moved his family to Pennsylvania, to establish a studio, and to work with Hans and Florence Knoll. Val grew up there and went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in the 1960s. In the 1970s, Val worked with his father, Harry, in making and installing large-scale sculptures for architects worldwide. And by 1979, Val continued the sculpture-business of his father's legacy.
  • Creator:
    Val Bertoia (Artist),Harry Bertoia (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 61 in (154.94 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Copper,Silvered
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2008
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(One of a Kind)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    Available Now
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Bertoia Studio's crate included with purchase for transporting sculpture.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: VB 0031stDibs: 1501238633614

More From This Seller

View All
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. The full circle piece is made of 10 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Val Bertoia Double Vertical Spray Sculpture, Steel Wires with Brass Base, 2014
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Double Vertical Spray Sculpture made in 2014. This Kinetic sculpture was made by cutting one grouping of stainless-steel wires that were made by Har...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Val Bertoia Relaxing Spray Sculpture, 2014
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary artist Val Bertoia's Relaxing Spray Sculpture made in 2014. This kinetic sculpture is made of two groupings of stainless-steel wires that were made by Harry Bertoia (cir...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Richard Hirsch and Michael Rogers Time Sculpture, 2007
By Richard A. Hirsch , Michael Rogers
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch and glass artist Michael Rogers' Time Sculpture was created in 2007. This piece is comprised of a tiny antique oil can...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Joanna Poag Untitled II Ceramic Sculpture, Equilibrium Series, 2015
By Joanna Poag
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag’s Untitled II Sculpture is part of the Equilibrium Series. It’s hand built clay, terra sigillata, fired to cone 5 and hung by fishing...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Mobiles and Kineti...

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Bronze Tripod Vessel and Stand #1B Sculpture, 1991
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Tripod Vessel and Stand #1B is part of his Skirted Series. The tripod and base are cast bronze with polychromed patinas that wer...
Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

You May Also Like

Val Bertoia ""Sounds Fine from 6 in Line" B-2702 Sculpture
By Val Bertoia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Bertoia Studios B-2702 6 Rod "Sounds Fine From 6 In Line" sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculp...

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture, USA, circa 1970's. Inconel on brass plate, comprised of 49 rods in a 7 x 7 layout with cattails, unmarked. Measures H: 81, W: 16, D: 1...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Val Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture Titled "Sounds Like a Tall Tower"
By Val Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
This sculpture is titled "Sounds Like A Tall Tower" and is crafted from 49 silicon-bronze rods affixed with silver to a solid brass base. The work was created in 2014 by Val Bertoia ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category

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

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

Sonambient Rods Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A sonambient rods sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915-1978). A desirable size for display in the home and a typically wonderful sound quality.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

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. Copper rods silvered to brass base. In fin...
Category

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

Materials

Brass, Copper