01-27-201701-28-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2977BBoston
January 27, 2017 12:00 PMCalender
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Richard Filipowski (American, 1923-2008) Virgo

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$1,722$1,400
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2977BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 27, 2017 4:00PM

Description:

Richard Filipowski (American, 1923-2008)

Virgo
Unsigned, inscribed "6-71" in ink on the base.
Phosphor, bronze, and silver with a golden-brown patina, 48 1/2 x 34 in. (123.0 x 84.8 cm),mounted to a granite base.
Condition: Wear to the patina.

Provenance: Collection of Robert Bradford Newman (1917-1983),professor of architectural acoustics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and co-founder of Bolt, Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Pedestal measures 24 in. high, 18 in. wide, and 7 1/4 in. deep.

Attached to base with screws.


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Keywords

Newman Inc., Robert Bradford Newman, Richard Filipowski, Cambridge