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• Harry Bertoia
• American, 1915-1978
• "Spray"
• Metal
• 47 1/2 inches high
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Bertoia’s spray sculptures are his most elegant sculpture creations. While they do not make any sound they are meant to be “played” with and are carefully orchestrated to move in a hypnotic and graceful manner. Whether gathered in one’s hand and let go or gently brushed with a hand, the rods move in concentric circles. There is a beauty and gentle quality to this movement that mimics elements in nature, such as wheat in fields and certain plant life underwater.