Free shipping. An in-progress Catalogue Raisonné is being compiled by the HarryBertoia Foundation. Hola, Identifícate. . Passage 13. Most of the Sonambient recordings were completed, with the help of his musical brother Oreste Bertoia, in the Sonambient barn in 1970 and 1971, with a few in the later 70s. The resulting sound quickly caught his ear. Cuenta y listas Cuenta Devoluciones y Pedidos Suscríbete a. Thousands of sounding sculptures ranging from 6” to 20’ demonstrate varying styles with cattail tops, staggered height, beryllium copper or monel and thicker or thinner wire gauges produce all kinds of wonderful tones. $65,000 Asking Price. Sonambient is the name of a series of vinyl LP albums recorded, designed, produced and released by mid-century modern sculptor Harry Bertoia himself. View Harry Bertoia’s 3,376 artworks on artnet. Harry Bertoia’s oeuvre encompasses sound sculptures, furniture, and jewelry design. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Share your feedback by emailing the author. 85 x 12 x 12 in. 79¼ x 11¾ x 11¾ in. Eerie, unearthly yet earthy, organic, joyous and literally vibrant pieces that show Harry was way, way ahead of the pack and did it best- surely now is the time for re-evaluation of the pioneers of soundscapes and experimental ambience (did Bertoia coin 'ambient' before Eno?) He designed the ever-popular Diamond chair, crafted over 50 public sculptures, and created the Sonambient sounding sculptures. Represent Harry Bertoia's formation of Sonambient. Review our. UNTITLED (SONAMBIENT) circa 1969. nine staggered rows of 5 and 4 rods (41 rods total) beryllium copper, brass. Located in. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. He has also performed concerts with these pieces, even recording a series of albums known as “Sonambient” music. 32¾ x 8 x 8 in. View Harry Bertoia’s 3,376 artworks on artnet. “In the barn, you actually feel the vibrations through the wooden floor. 2 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm) Condition Report. It may seem odd that Bertoia recorded his sculptures at all, since sound is just one of their dimensions. This year, the 100th anniversary of his birth, will see the publication of Celia’s biography, “The Life and Work of Harry Bertoia,” and the CD reissue of his 11 vinyl albums — all titled “Sonambient” — on Massachusetts label Important Records. Emigrado a EEUU con quince años desde su Italia natal, estudia Artes y Oficios en Detroit y en 1937 se hace cargo del taller de metalurgia de la Academia de Arte Cranbrook, en Michigan, donde enseñará diseño de joyas y metalistería. It's with a tremendous amount of excitement that we are announcing, in cooperation with the estate of Celia Bertoia playing the Sonambient Barn collection @sothebys this December. Legendary designer and sculptor Harry BERTOIA devoted the last two decades of his life to the creation of experimental sounding sculptures in the 1960’s and 1970’s.These innovative, interactive, kinetic and tonal works were coined “Sonambient” by the artist. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Complete Sonambient Collection - Harry Bertoia on AllMusic - 2016 (83.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) Condition report. Bertoia would never know the impact of the “Sonambient” albums. Bertoia chose specific tapes for each record; a few, he manipulated by overdubbing, changing their speeds or playing them backward. Sonambient Box Set by Important Records available at HarryBertoia.org/Shop. “I had never heard anything like that,” says Val’s childhood friend Peter Greene, whom Harry enlisted to produce the “Sonambient” albums. But the impact and power of his sculptures went beyond just appearance and feel. His gentle nature was expressed in delicate fine wire work while his superhuman strength was needed to handle the massive architectural commissions. Known for his architectural design as well as his sculptural-style art work.. He eventually concentrated solely on sound sculptures for the barn and public spaces. The connections between Bertoia’s Sonambient work and such grand concepts as nature and the cosmos are something he apparently contemplated often. Phosphorescence 7. HARRY BERTOIA. A teenager when the barn was remodeled, she remembers running through the sculptures with her high-school friends and gathering them to watch him play. Harry Bertoia. But there’s warmth in the air, and it comes from a sound. Shop Sonambient Collector's Sets. Harry Bertoia was an Italian-born American artist best known for his sculptures, jewelry, and furniture design. About. Is the value of this sound sculpture music to the owner's ears? “There’s not a defined ending to it,” Val says. It’s very wild.” Adds Val: “Some people categorize it as healing sounds, and some people categorize it as music, but it’s not really music. The first Sonambient LP, released in 1970, contains a Harry Bertoia composition on side A and an Oreste Bertoia composition on side B. Harry Bertoia Foundation is now offering a limited edition reproduction of a table-sized tonal, see our shop. © 2020 Harry Bertoia Foundation. We can call it Joe and it’s still the same shape.”. Rare Harry Bertoia sonambient sculpture. Sound sculptures were the main focus of Bertoia's work in the 1970's. These huge reverberations emanate from copper and bronze sculptures, gathered in the barn like a dense metal jungle. All And More 12. “But there were times where he would talk, say at dinner, about how he would reach the universe with these sounds,” Val recalls. Harry Bertoia, Textured Screen, 1954. Abstract Metal Spray Sculpture Mid Century Modern Kinetic Bertoia Style 36" Tall. Música: CDs y vinilos. Get the Complete Sonambient Collection by Important Records. He also still lives in the home where Harry and wife, Brigitta, raised him, Celia and their sister, Lesta. The single row composition of these masterworks carries an audible and visual wave across the surface, amplifying the unique characteristics of his sculpture. Overall good condition consistent with age. The chimes sway back and forth on tall rods and "ping" or "gong" into each other (depending on which chime and how hard they collide) when winds move them. Later when a group of gypsies came through his village in northern Italy, they hammered on pots and pans with a rhythmical beat as they repaired and shaped them. (203. Many of Bertoia's “tonal sculptures” were commissioned for established institutions and as public art displays. He moved to America as a teenager, following his father and older brother Oreste (who later played the sculptures with Harry and encouraged him to record their sounds). He loved the idea that each sculpture was free to do its own thing.”. In other moments, swells and rushes evoke an orchestra’s crescendos, but they rarely imitate specific musical instruments. Visited the Harry Bertoia Sonambient Barn and studio today. “It was fascinating,” Greene recalls. Inconel, Monel, brass. It’s a few miles from the studio and a few yards from the Sonambient barn, amid 90 acres of farmland. This Screen Relates to Harry Bertoia's First Major Commissions For General Motors and Manufacturer Hanover Bank Both Done In 1954. Swift Sounds 6. Val runs the studio today, continuing to oversee the making and selling of Bertoia pieces. Bertoia, known for his geometrical ("retro") chair designs (checkout the "Bird Chair" & ottoman), was so articulate about the ideas of sculpure having sounds or sounding the sculpture! View Full Details. Harry Bertoia Two Column Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1960s. That element of surprise was intended by Val’s father, Harry Bertoia, when he created these “sounding sculptures” in the 1960s and ’70s. In the mid-1950s, Bertoia bought the studio space Knoll had set up for him in Bally, a small town about 20 miles east of Reading. HARRY BERTOIA. American printmaker, sculptor and industrial designer. After graduating, he worked with designer Charles Eames in California, then moved to Pennsylvania to make chairs for the Knoll furniture company. This passion for making sound with sculptures — a process Bertoia called “Sonambient” — was fueled by a simple desire. Harry Bertoia's unreleased archive of over 200 1/4" tapes is a massively significant, historic body of work. Bio. Originals are often available at auction houses and galleries. He was born 10 March 1915 in San Lorenzo, Italy and moved to the United States in 1930 after a brief stay in Canada. Wire and platform sculptures were his first efforts in the late 1940s. He crafted scores of sound sculptures in varied shapes and sizes, each so tonally distinct that he likened playing a new one to “hearing the cry of a newborn baby.” He remodeled his barn to house these pieces, played them for visitors and recorded them for self-released albums that became legendary in the world of experimental sound art. Diagnosed with cancer after making the first LP, he died before the final 10 arrived at his home. Harry Bertoia Beryllium Bronze Kinetic Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1970s Sonambient Sculpture Designed by Harry Bertoia, Limited Edition #54 of 100 Home Furniture Decorative Objects Sculptures Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures Harry Bertoia’s oeuvre encompasses sound sculptures, furniture, and jewelry design. What you hear is "Sounding Piece", a sculpture by Harry Bertoia that permanently resides on the sculpture court (outdoor balcony) on the second floor of the Johnson Museum. A successful designer at the mid-century furniture company Knoll, Bertoia famously designed their “Diamond chair”, a delicate and airy steel-framed chair introduced in 1952 and still sold today. There’s something uniquely alien about each record, offering a sound that couldn’t be made any other way. Nova 2. Video credit goes to Tian Dayton. He was already a world-renowned designer and sculptor — most famous for ­diamond-shaped chairs that remain popular today — when he came upon the idea to create art that makes sound. . He never made the same piece twice, always seeking a different or richer sound with varying rods or metals. Monumental Sonambient by Harry Bertoia. Sonambient is the name of a series of vinyl LP albums recorded, designed, produced and released by mid-century modern sculptor Harry Bertoia himself. He has been praised by the likes of John Cage, the Kronos Quartet and Brian Eno, who included Sonambient sculptures in a London festival installation in 1998. A beautiful concert of Harry Bertoia’s work. Harry Bertoia's Complete Sonambient Collection features all 11 of Bertoia's original records newly restored from their master tapes and housed in replica jackets. “Anyone from a 2-year-old to a ­90-year-old could play these sculptures, and whatever they did would be wonderful. This is a historically significant, mystically spiritual and amazingly harmonious collection of sounding sculptures. Space Voyage 4. (203. HARRY BERTOIA. So it’s a total sensual experience.” But Bertoia realized that few would venture to Bally to hear him perform, so recordings could bring the Sonambient experience to a wider audience. Harry Bertoia: Sonambient Andrew Ryce profiles the 20th century sculptor and sound artist, whose unique creations are still inspiring electronic music artists today. Molten Brass and Bronze Over Steel Plate Single Row Sonambient Pair of off-axis bronze rod arrays silver soldered onto a solid bronze base, circa 1967. Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima 3. Sometimes, I’d have to snap myself out of that so I could actually make clear decisions.”, “The music is very otherworldly,” concurs Celia. These vibrations left an impression deep inside young Arieto. Harry Bertoia was an Italian-born American artist best known for his sculptures, jewelry, and furniture design. See available sculpture, design, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. That idea is embodied in every sound that comes from his ­sculptures. Individually, these sixty works represent the most superlative examples from Bertoia’s iconic Sonambient series—those which the artist retained in his personal collection for their exceptional tonal and aesthetic qualities. and in many cases they will invite me on toward things that have not quite unfolded.”, According to Celia, those ideas came through in Harry’s performances. Bertoia was equally inspired by the vastness of the universe and enjoyed telling stories of celestial constellations as if intimately familiar with them. Sounds Beyond 9. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. 2 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm) Condition Report. See available sculpture, design, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. circa 1977 Inconel, brass. Available for sale from Louis Stern Fine Arts, Harry Bertoia, Sonambient (1978-1979), Steel with bronze base, 52 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima 3. It took me out of the rushing world that we live in; I became very centered and calm, but vibrant at the same time, very alive.”, That effect extended beyond the barn, as many musicians and artists found inspiration in Bertoia’s Sonambient work. Have a question about our comment policies? Category 1970s American Vintage Val Bertoia Furniture. Unfolding 8. Important Records is raising funds for Harry Bertoia's Complete Sonambient LP Collection on Kickstarter! Most of the Sonambient recordings were completed, with the help of his musical brother Oreste Bertoia, in the Sonambient barn in 1970 and 1971, with a few in the later 70s. That most of Bertoia’s music came out posthumously seems fitting for an artist whose work explored echoes and reverberations — the kind that could extend long past the act that created them. He studied and worked at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and settled near Bally, Pennsylvania where he died 6 … Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Sold for $125,000 The tall tonal wire pieces came about when he was bending a single wire and it broke off, flew through the air and made a wonderful sound. “I can almost play these blindfolded; I know exactly where they all are,” Bertoia, 65, says as echoes bounce from the barn walls. Overall in very good condition. “Yet something is always different — the temperature or the sunlight or the audience — and it makes it a different experience every time.”. Celia Bertoia playing the Sonambient Barn collection @sothebys this December. “It’s not like playing piano or guitar, where you purposely end notes in order to start other notes, and that’s what Harry liked about it. That experience, as presented by the records, is entrancing. $385.99. . (83.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) Condition report. Harry Bertoia’s oeuvre encompasses sound sculptures, furniture, and jewelry design. a dream.”, “Once he started hitting the pieces and had 10 or 20 going, it was so loud that you had to be right there [mentally],” says Celia. Harry Bertoia Beryllium Bronze Kinetic Cattail Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1970s. Inconel, Monel, brass. El metal aparece de forma omnipresente en la trayectoria de Harry Bertoia (1915-1978). Harry Bertoia ( San Lorenzo , 10 de marzo de 1915 - Pensilvania , 6 de noviembre de 1978 ), fue un artista estadounidense nacido en Italia, diseñador gráfico, escultor de arte sonoro y diseñador de mobiliario moderno. Harry Bertoia's Complete Sonambient Collection features all 11 of Bertoia's original records newly restored from their master tapes and housed in replica jackets. Harry, seeking someone who could film him in the Sonambient Barn in Barto, Pennsylvania, asked if they might be interested in the project. Bertoia became a star student at some of Michigan’s best design schools. Prime Cesta. The Sonambient Barn Collection exhibition is free and open to the public at Sotheby's December 5-15. Nova 2. Harry Bertoia’s oeuvre encompasses sound sculptures, furniture, and jewelry design. The first prototype sounding sculptures were created in late 1959 or early 1960 (Harry himself wasn’t sure). Her father would remove his shoes so the sound of his steps wouldn’t interfere, and would enter what he described as “a kind of reverie . Video credit goes to Tian Dayton. In his 20s, Val worked for his father as a part-maker, and remembers that in the studio he was all business. Molten Brass and Bronze Over Steel Plate Single Row Sonambient Most of these selections were longer than an LP side, so he tasked Greene to find suitable beginnings and ends. Monumental "Sonambient" sounding sculpture. Each contains two sidelong pieces, with such meditative titles as “Space Voyage,” “Ocean Mysteries,” “All and More” and “Sounds Beyond.” Though the sound is abstract compared with conventional music, it’s also remarkably concrete; you can easily picture the sculptures trembling and clanging in front of you. Harry and his brother Oreste both loved music and spent endless hours experimenting and finding new sounds to incorporate into Sonambient, the auditory and visual environment created by the tonals. “I’ve done meditations to it, and it takes you way out there. (Commissions included a 40-foot-long bronze piece, which is still there, made for Dulles Airport in 1963.). This passion for making sound with sculptures — a process Bertoia called “Sonambient” — was fueled by a simple desire. Website by Classic Ink Creative. Thus began the adventure down the path of Sonambient. Arieto (“little Harry” in Italian) would tap his foot, not owning the same talent. Harry Bertoia's Sonambient Archive photo. Known for his architectural design as well as his sculptural-style art work.. When viewed in person, this work exhibits slightly darker coloration than pictured in the catalogue illustration. 14 watching. Genuine Harry Bertoia Design Val Bertoia … This is one of his classic forms with beryllium copper rods soldered into a brass base in rows of sixteen rods wide and 5 rods deep. Gong Gong 10. or Best Offer. Overall good condition consistent with age. Harry Bertoia's Complete Sonambient Collection by Harry Bertoia, released 10 October 2018 1. He spoke of Ambient music and sound design years before the now known artists arrived on our sound scene. Materials. Bertoia's work with sound pre-dated the terms "ambient" and "sound art." As an adult, Bertoia never stopped experimenting with, playing, and enjoying his art. Bertoia learned welding at Santa Monica City College in California in the late 1940s, and immediately began to experiment in his personal evening time. He taps short bars hanging from the ceiling, which connect and chime. Unfolding 8. UNTITLED (SONAMBIENT) circa 1970. nine staggered rows of 5 and 4 rods (41 rods total) with cattail tops. As an adult, Bertoia never stopped experimenting with, playing, and enjoying his art. But set that aside--Bertoia was a rare talent, making music in a most unique manner, and these recordings--offered here in mini-LP format--wouldn't work any other way. Escultor, muebles y joyas de diseñador, artista gráfico y orfebre, Harry Bertoia fue una de las grandes cruzadas disciplinarios del arte del siglo 20 y diseño y una figura central en el modernismo americano. At times, Bertoia plays cleverly with subtle repetitions and patiently paced tonal shifts, creating a subconscious rhythm. It made him wonder what two or twenty rods might sound like. A beautiful concert of Harry Bertoia’s work. Black & white photographs of Harry Bertoia's Sonambient sculptures. Harry had looked into several other film makers and was determined to … (215.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm) Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Harry Bertoia Foundation.. Estimate $100,000 - 150,000 . Black & white photographs of Harry Bertoia's Sonambient sculptures. A successful designer at the mid-century furniture company Knoll, Bertoia famously designed their “Diamond chair”, a delicate and airy steel-framed chair introduced in 1952 and still sold today. One day, Bertoia was bending a wire when it broke and struck another. He brushes bundles of tall rods that stand upright on square bases; they sway and collide, creating radiant tones. When viewed in person, this work exhibits slightly darker coloration than pictured in the catalogue illustration. Brass, Copper. “He was very connected with nature and its energies, and he found a way to bundle these wires and let gravity form their shape.”, “The idea is to see how close I can get to what appears to be another farther reality or a reality which has not yet come within my sense,” Harry once explained. Swift Sounds 6. Provenance: Obelisk Gallery, Boston Aquired from the previous by present owner. Bertoia called this style Sonambient. Gong Gong 10. Overall in very good condition. Help create a deluxe LP box set containing Harry Bertoia's original 11 Sonambient LPs plus an extensive, updated Sonambient book. Gongs and singing bars of varying lengths round out the Sonambient orchestra. Harry Bertoia Sonambient Cat-tails Sculpture. Both Harry Bertoia and his brother Oreste composed extensively in the Sonambient Barn deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania where Harry kept over 100 Sonambient sculptures and gongs. Saltar al contenido principal.es. Celia Bertoia will be present to answer questions and play the tonals from December 8 – December 12 from 3 to 5:00 pm and there will be daily concerts at 4:30 pm. Some portions are pure, monumental drone, while others have the random, organic aura of field recordings. His father and brother were musically inclined and played numerous instruments. Harry Bertoia was far ahead of his time! Harry Bertoia, Sonambient - Echoes Of Other Times 5. Celia Bertoia playing the Sonambient Barn collection @sothebys this December. Motion study of various Sonambient sculptures from the Bertoia barn in Barto, PA. Bertoia’s Sonambient sculptures—which structurally emulate the forms of wheat fields, willow trees, dandelions and cattails—attest to his lifelong appreciation of music (he counted Vivaldi and Mozart among his … Complete Sonambient Collection by HARRY BERTOIA : HARRY BERTOIA: Amazon.es: Música. 32¾ x 8 x 8 in. In 2015, these Sonambient recordings are being re-issued by Important Records as a box set with a booklet of the history and previously unseen photos. Sold with a certificate of authenticity by the Hary Bertoia Foundation. Harry Bertoia, Sonambient - Echoes Of Other Times 5. Bertoia’s influence spread beyond art worlds, too: ­Celia recalls undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau hearing his gongs and exclaiming, “Oh, my God, they sound just like whales!”. Elemental 11. Watch Meredith Hilferty's appraisal of a Harry Bertoia Sonambient sculpture, ca. Please note that video incorrectly states the release date of the Bertoia box set as March 10, 2015 (Harry's 100th birthday). Harry set up his remodeled barn in 1968-1969 to hold his special collection of 100+ tonal sculptures and act as a sound recording studio. Harry Bertoia's recently dismantled Sonambient barn collection was an attentive listener's paradise full of warm, expressive instruments that were gorgeous visually and audibly. A successful designer at the mid-century furniture company Knoll, Bertoia famously designed their “Diamond chair”, a delicate and airy steel-framed chair introduced in 1952 and still sold today. He loved that.”. UNTITLED (SONAMBIENT) circa 1969. nine staggered rows of 5 and 4 rods (41 rods total) beryllium copper, brass. “In a way, I had to separate myself from the music, because if I just let it take me away, then I couldn’t do the job I was supposed to be doing. Clearly, much Bertoia history vibrates here, and just as Harry’s Sonabmient sounds seem to last forever, his career still resonates. This passion for making sound with sculptures — a process Bertoia called “Sonambient” — was fueled by a simple desire. Space Voyage 4. Materials ranged from brass, bronze, beryllium copper, aluminum, monel, Inconel, and gold plating. BALLY, PA. – It’s a cold, icy January day in the Pennsylvania countryside, and especially frigid in this unheated barn, filled with metal. That’s why he referred to it as Sonambient — it’s a sound environment.” Harry admitted that the term was “rather clumsy” and once insisted that “labeling it will not change its nature. Video credit goes to Tian Dayton. We are currently looking for a permanent museum home for the Sonambient Barn collection, Bertoia’s Masterworks. Energyzing 14. About. It's with a tremendous amount of excitement that we are announcing, in cooperation with the estate of Harry Bertoia and the Harry Bertoia Foundation, the release of Harry Bertoia's complete Sonambient recordings on the occasion of his 100th birthday on March 10, 2105.Video on You-Tube. Sounds Beyond 9. HARRY BERTOIA. The sound of metal first fascinated Harry Bertoia as a child in Italy, where he watched gypsies striking pots and pans. There's a patch of grass named for Harry Bertoia in the centre of the sprawling Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens complex in San Marino, California. It’s loud, intense and overwhelming — a deep ringing that seemingly could last forever. Those albums represent just a fraction of his recordings. Your 12 month subscription will get you direct access to the digitization of Bertoia's tape collection with monthly digital deliveries of: 5, 10 or 20 selected tape transfers, exclusive images and … Complete Sonambient Collection by Harry Bertoia: Harry Bertoia: Amazon.es: Música Selecciona Tus Preferencias de Cookies Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares para mejorar tu experiencia de compra, prestar nuestros servicios, entender cómo los utilizas para … 79¼ x 11¾ x 11¾ in. A beautiful concert of Harry Bertoia’s work. By Harry Bertoia. Energyzing 14. All And More 12. Sonambient, las sublimes esculturas sonoras de Harry Bertoia 25/05/2016 por misazam | Actualizado el 26/05/2016 | 5 min de lectura Cuando nos aproximamos a la creación de sonido, las opciones más inmediatas suelen ser la voz, un sintetizador, una grabadora, alguna máquina o instrumento musical. “Harry always wished that there would be some instrument that you didn’t have to train on to become a master, and this was his solution,” explains his daughter Celia. New York, NY. Harry Bertoia gold plated bronze Sonambient sculpture, diagonal double tonal, circa 1965. “It’s a plunge into new dimensions but there are also echoes of the past. Bertoia was a prolific and preternaturally talented sculptor, able to bend and mold metal as if it were wet clay. Bertoia was an Italian sculptor, printmaker, furniture designer and sound artist, famous for his metal mesh chair designs for Knoll, which allowed him to create the Sonambient sculptures, which were made from clusters of heavy wire rods. “It’s art that you both hear and look at,” Celia says of the elegant pieces. In 1974 Bertoia was commissioned to design a work for the plaza of the Standard Oil Building of Chicago. Passage 13. S otheby’s is honored to present a public exhibition of Harry Bertoia’s legendary Sonambient Barn Collection for private sale. Harry Bertoia created these sculptures of different shapes, length, and thickness in order to achieve a range of gentle and sharp sounds. Like that piece at the Huntington, many were designed with sound in mind. Elemental 11. A complex grid wire base later morphed into a flat drilled metal base by the mid-1960s. A successful designer at the mid-century furniture company Knoll, Bertoia famously designed their “Diamond chair”, a delicate and airy steel-framed chair introduced in 1952 and still sold today. Sometimes, when I hear the sounds, they remind me of times that are gone . . They eventually became collector’s items, sometimes fetching large sums internationally, though Val still sells sealed originals to studio visitors for reasonable ­prices. UNTITLED (SONAMBIENT) circa 1970. nine staggered rows of 5 and 4 rods (41 rods total) with cattail tops. $650,000 Asking Price. “Immediately, the question came to mind,” he recalled in a 1972 interview, “if one wire produces such a sound, what would two rods produce, or what would 10, or a hundred?” Bertoia, who died in 1978 at age 63, devoted the last two decades of his life to that question. Bertoia entendió ... 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