
The Bow
Catalogue
- Year
- 1950
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 47 x 30 1/8 x 24 1/8" (119.3 x 76.5 x 61 cm) including base
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Herbert Ferber
Artist

Sculpture
Herbert Ferber was an American sculptor known for welded-metal abstract forms that emerged from postwar modernism. Working primarily in steel and bronze, he developed a vocabulary of open, gestural structures that emphasized space as an active compositional element rather than mere void. His practice bridged constructivist principles with expressionist handling, creating works that read as both architectural and organic. Ferber's sculptures were exhibited internationally and remain central to mid-century American abstraction.
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Homage to Piranesi, I
1962 · Sheet copper and brass tubing
Roof Sculpture with S Curve, II
1954 · Bronze
Study for The Bow
1950 · Ink on paper
He Is Not a Man
1950 · Bronze
Study for Jackson Pollock
1949 · Gouache and ink on paper
Jackson Pollock
1949 · Lead
Record
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- Herbert Ferber
- Year
- 1950
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 47 x 30 1/8 x 24 1/8" (119.3 x 76.5 x 61 cm) including base
- Watts ID
- WW-1950-M070787
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





