Fletcher Benton Untitled (Straight-Up) Contemporary Welded Steel Sculpture 2004

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A contemporary welded steel sculpture Untitled (Straight-Up) by Fletcher Benton. Etched signature on base and dated 2004. An abstract composition … Read more A contemporary welded steel sculpture Untitled (Straight-Up) by Fletcher Benton. Etched signature on base and dated 2004. An abstract composition with linear and curved lines coming together to hold a round steel ball. A gravity-defying sculpture. Per the artist, “I try to find the best relationship of the parts I am going to use…and they aren’t arbitrary. I spend a long time—in a short time—putting these things where they ring my bell. I don’t know when it’s going to happen. I go down [to my studio] and play…and I get something that’s interesting.” Provenance: Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor. Dimensions: 23.5”h x 4” x 4”w. In very good condition.

Fletcher Benton (1931-2019) was an American sculptor and painter from San Francisco, California. Benton was widely known for his kinetic art as well as his large-scale steel abstract geometric sculptures. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, both in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., among others. Benton lives and works in San Francisco, CA. See less