Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm
Catalogue
- Year
- 1973
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 x 8 7/8" (29.4 x 22.5cm); sheet: 11 15/16 x 9" (30.3 x 22.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Richard Stankiewicz
Artist
Sculpture
Richard Stankiewicz was an American sculptor who assembled welded steel constructions from industrial scrap and discarded machinery. Working primarily in the 1950s and 1960s, he transformed found metal fragments into abstract forms that retained visual traces of their former function, creating a dialogue between raw material and aesthetic intention. His practice anticipated later developments in assemblage and junk sculpture while maintaining a rigorous formal discipline. Stankiewicz's work demonstrated that industrial detritus could possess both conceptual and sculptural weight.
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Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm
1973 · Lithograph on paper
Untitled
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Untitled (plate 16) from The International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde, Volume 5: America Discovered (Anthologia internazionale dell'incisione contemporanea: L'Avanguardia internazionale: Volume 5: Scoperta dell'America)
1964 · Etching from an album of 16 etchings (one with aquatint, one with drypoint, one with pencil additions), three photogravures (two with etching), and one relief halftone
Natural History
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Record
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- Richard Stankiewicz
- Year
- 1973
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 11 9/16 x 8 7/8" (29.4 x 22.5cm); sheet: 11 15/16 x 9" (30.3 x 22.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1973-M062694
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified