Large 'Split Gong' sculpture by Harry Bertoia (1915 - 1978). The gong may be hung also. This is one gong from a group of three gongs installed originally as a single work and created specifically for the exhibition 'Harry Bertoia: Musikk A Sepa' in 1976 for the Grieg Hall opening in Bergen, Norway. Provenance: Galleri Kaare Berntsen, Oslo | Rago Arts, April 21, 2007, Lot 441A | Collection, New York. The gong was also included in the exhibitions 'Harry Bertoia: Sounding Sculptures', Robert Miller Gallery, New York, January 15-February 26, 2000, 'Bertoia: A Celebration of Sound and Motion', Sotheby's, February 11, 2014 - March 9, 2014 (sculpture is included in the catalog, pgs. 66, 67) and 'Harry Bertoia: Sculptor and Designer', Pordenone Italy, May 23, 2009 - September 20, 2009. (Key Word Search: Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll, George Nelson, Arne Jacobsen, Isamu Noguchi, Jens Risom, Verner Panton, Marcel Breuer, Sonambient)

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