Blending exotic woods with carefully welded armature and industrial brass round-head screws, this teak, pernambuco? , walnut and mahogany, this middle 20th c. Construction measures 14 1/8″ tall x 16″ long on its 9″ x 4 1/2″ base and is strikingly dramatic as rotated with smooth/even surfaces giving way to constructivist-inspired landscape of rectilinear solid clusters. The wood is nicely finished/polished and the iron has raw welds with original black industrial coatings accented by polished brass half-round screwheads. It is sturdy and dusty and exceptionally graceful. Created by Robert M. Kuntz studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and had the formative experience of sculpting clay prototype automobile models for Studebaker’s legendary designer, Raymond Lowey. As an owner and chief designer for a company that supplied industrial models and displays, his profession afforded him lots of shop time where he would often turn to his first love, sculpture. Using found wood scraps/drop-off and the metal and woodworking tools and hardware supply ready to hand, he would create sophisticated and playful artworks in his spare time. Kuntz became a locally renowned sculpture in his later years, creating monumental welded steel public sculptures in the South Bend, Indiana area and was also recognized for his design and sculptural additions to local ecclesiastical interiors. The item “Vintage Mid-Century Modern Welded Steel Teak Wood Abstract Sculpture Kuntz” is in sale since Monday, December 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Sculptures”. The seller is “hank503″ and is located in Huntington, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: US
- Artist: Robert Kuntz
- Style: Abstract
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Medium: Wood
- Date of Creation: 1970-1989
- Type: Abstract
- Width (Inches): 9
- Color: Multi-Color
- Placement: Table
- Subject: Abstract
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 14.15