Lot 70
Suspended gong
Sold
$16,380
Est $20,000 - $30,000
Live Auction
DESIGN
ARTIST
Harry Bertoia
Size
16 x 23 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (40.6 x 59.7 x 21.3 cm)
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DAVID MOSS

Harry Bertoia gifted the present gong to David Moss on his third trip to the studio in the 1970s. As a touring musician, he had to select examples that he could easily lift and transport. Bertoia showed him how to draw out otherworldly tones with leather-wrapped metal “activators.” Moss also learned that the gongs could be made to rotate while being played, creating radiating waves of sound.

Medium
Silicon bronze.
Signature
Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, 1973-1977