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A NICKEL-PLATED STEEL SCULPTURE
Lot 69

A NICKEL-PLATED STEEL SCULPTURE

BY JAMES PRESTINI (1908-1993), CIRCA 1970

Closed9 October 2012

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A NICKEL-PLATED STEEL SCULPTURE
BY JAMES PRESTINI (1908-1993), CIRCA 1970
Formed as a hollow cylinder resting horizontally on an open rectangle, stamped 'PRESTINI 306' to the underside
25 in. (64 cm.) high; 18¼ in. (46 cm.) wide; 20¾ in. (52.5 cm.) deep

The Collection of John R. Eckel, Jr., Wright, Chicago, 28 June 2011, lot 182.

Specialist note

James Prestini studied mechanical engineering at Yale, and then continued his studies at the Institute for Design in Chicago. Fascinated by the Bauhaus philosophy of Arts and Crafts and influenced by his friend Mies van de Rohe, he embraced the knowledge of 'less is more'. With his clean and simple lines he wonderfully exemplifies the Modernism of the mid-20th Century.