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Lot 1176

Tom Butter Large Biomorphic Sculpture

Estimate: $400 - $500
Starting Bid
$200

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Thomas Butter (American, b. 1952) fiberglass and resin contemporary abstract sculpture with two interlocking biomorphic forms, one green and one red and white. 104" H x 40" W x 21 1/4" D. Biographical note: "Tom Butter has been living in NYC since 1977, and now also lives in Sullivan County, NY. He has been exhibiting sculpture, drawings and prints in NYC and internationally since 1980. [His art is] included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, among others. His work has been reviewed in many art publications, and [he] is the recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts Grants and two New York Foundation Grants. Butter has been on the faculty at many East Coast fine art programs, including RISD, Tyler, Yale University, Harvard, University of the Arts, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and many others." (Source: "More About WM's Tom Butter," Whitehot Magazine).

Condition

Overall very good condition, with negligible scrapes and accretions. 

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