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
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Materials
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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. It is in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,500
H 48.04 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
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
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$32,500
H 7 in W 2.89 in D 10.25 in
Large 9 Rod Sonambient Sculpture in the Style of Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Culver City, CA
Picture this: a tall, elegant sculpture that pays homage to the legendary Harry Bertoia but with
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$2,584 Sale Price
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H 39 in W 9 in D 9 in
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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
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Scul...
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Brass
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
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Perfectly scaled Bertoia beryllium copper and brass sounding sculpture. 25 rods in a 5 by 5 square
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
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.
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Vintage 1950s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
crowning achievement of Bertoia’s large scale public sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
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. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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. It has
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sound Sculpture 16 Cattails Modern Brass 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
’s sculpture. Per the Bertoia foundation, Harry loved music and spent endless hours experimenting and finding
Category
Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
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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
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20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
H 37 in W 12 in D 12 in
Beryllium Copper Sonambient by Harry Bertoia, USA, 1968
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
base by artist Harry Bertoia.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Harry Bertoia Large Beryllium Copper and Bronze Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding example of Bertoia's highly sought after sonambient sculptures. This piece has both
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
H 48.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Magnificent Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Easily among the finest examples of Bertoia's work that we have had the pleasure to offer. This
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Extremely Early Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Among the first experimental works leading to the creation of the celebrated Sonambient style
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Powerful Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A very strong toned sonambient by Bertoia, featuring long thick tops on slender rods. Solid bronze
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Sublime Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
sculptures highly prized. Accompanied by the origianl sales receipt and a sketch by Bertoia of the sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A Superior Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An unusually dense example of Bertoia's sounding work. Four equal quadrants of 64 rods, 256 in
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Stunning Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
sculpture by Bertoia. The thick naval brass base is pierced with 11 beryllium copper rods, topped with
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Copper
SONAMBIENT® SCULPTURE, Sound-Sculpture Small, by Harry Bertoia
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Authentic Original and Very Rare early 1970’s B-Type Sonambient Sculpture (not a modern
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Mixed Metal Sonambient SCulpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An interesting combination of metals make for an exciting tone from this Bertoia tonal work. Brass
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Mixed Metal Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An interesting combination of metals make for an exciting tone from this Bertoia tonal work. Brass
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large and Stunning Sonambient Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A truly spectacular sounding work by Bertoia, in a very desirable scale. Five offset rows of
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Powerful Sonambient Scuplture by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding example of Bertoia's sounding sculpture. The thick solid bronze base is pierced by a 4
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cattail "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)
Located in New York, NY
Berylium copper and brass, kinetic sounding sculpture by Harry Bertoia. This sculpture has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Sonambient by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)
Located in New York, NY
A fine example of the Sonambient by artist harry Bertoia (1915-78).
The base of brass combined
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Dynamic Highly Resonant Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Outstanding example of Bertoia's work in the field of sound producing sculpture. A dense grid of 11
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze
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
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Unusual Sonambient in stainless Steel by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Excellent example of Bertoia's never ending experimental work in the field of sounding sculpture. A
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
An Early and Experimental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Very early sounding/kinetic work by Bertoia. Hundreds of thin gilt wires are attached at a slight
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Example of the "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia (1915-78)
Located in New York, NY
The "Sonambient sculpture by Harry Bertoia is one of his most iconic and collectable forms. This
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
HARRY BERTOIA
Located in Chicago, IL
Harry Bertoia, Sounding (Sonambient) Sculpture
Provenance provided
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Sound Record Collection
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of ten sealed unplayed Sonambient LP records by Harry Bertoia of his sound sculptures these
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic
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Carved Horn Bird
Carved Octopus
Carved Walrus
Cast Iron Bull