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Reg ButlerWW-1955-159851

1955·Bronze·H. 37-1/2, W. 20, D. 13-1/2 in. (95.3 x 50.8 x 34.3 cm.)

Gift of Peter D. Meltzer, in memory of David and Elise Meltzer, 1980

Catalogue

Year: 1955
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 37-1/2, W. 20, D. 13-1/2 in. (95.3 x 50.8 x 34.3 cm.)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Reg Butler

Artist

Reg Butler

Sculpture

Reg Butler was a British sculptor who pioneered welded steel construction as a primary medium in postwar European art. Working primarily in iron and steel, he created abstract monumental forms that synthesized constructivist principles with organic, figural references. His open-frame sculptures and maquettes established welded metal as a central language for modernist abstraction in the 1950s. Butler's practice bridged geometric formalism and humanist concerns, influencing subsequent generations of steel sculptors.

Buntingford, UK

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