Lee Bontecou

Lee Bontecou, artist and art
Born 1931, Birth Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
The artist lives and works in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania USA.

Style and technique, exhibitions: Sculpture Objects, Documenta Kassel,


Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:




Works in the MOMA collection
By 1959, the young sculptor Lee Bontecou had developed a unique language, inspired in equal measure by organic forms and mechanical structures. Hovering between abstraction and figuration, her canvas and wire reliefs and freestanding sculptures of the 1960s powerfully expressed the awe and terror of the inexplicable, whether natural or manmade…
Fifth Stone (Black)
Untitled No. 38

Auctions & Auction Results
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