Harry Bertoia

Harry Bertoia grew up in rural Italy, San Lorenzo, until age 15. This is the property with the barn. There were three families living under one roof; chickens and a cow in the barn. A simple life. Similar to his later life in Pennsylvania.

This week's Catalogue Raisonné spotlight is a monotype currently in the collection of the Cranbrook Art Museum ...

Untitled
Alternate title: Rooftops
1939
Graphite, chalk, and ink on paper
Image and sheet: 5 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (14.6 x 18.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Harry Bertoia 1939
Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (CAM 1973.6)
Provenance
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Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1973

You can read more about the Bertoia works in the Cranbrook Art Museum's collection on their website at https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/

Did you know you can find this piece of Harry Bertoia's artwork and thousands more in the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné? The Catalogue Raisonné is a digital resource created by the Harry Bertoia Foundation and dedicated to documenting the work of Harry Bertoia (1915-1978). This online Open Access publication is intended to increase access to Bertoia's vast and diverse artistic practice, offering in-depth information on his work in design, sculpture, Sonambient, and two-dimensional media. The catalogue is designed as a “living” document and is updated regularly with new research. Visit our website harrybertoia.org for a link to browse the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné!