28364

c. 1976

79 x 110 x 51 in.

rusted and varnished steel

Nectarine

ANTHONY CARO

Sir Anthony Caro (1924 – 2013) is credited as a pivotal character in the development of twentieth century sculpture. Caro was born in New Malden, England and studied engineering at Christ’s College, Cambridge before training as a sculptor at the Royal Academy Schools, London. Early in his career, Caro worked as an assistant to the famed British sculptor Henry Moore, who was known for his anthropomorphic sculptural forms. In his own practice, Caro quickly moved beyond the semi-abstract forms that Moore was known for, instead creating dynamic, fully abstract assemblages of steel, bronze, lead, stoneware, wood, and other materials. Caro’s 1963 exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in London is considered a breakthrough in the history of sculpture. By taking large scale, fully abstract, brightly painted metal sculptures and placing them directly on the ground Caro began to activate the space around the sculpture, encouraging a more interactive relationship with the spectator and blurring the boundary between artistic and non-artistic space.

His sculptures have been shown and collected by museums throughout the world. His

Andre Emmerich Gallery, New YorkNew Gallery of Contemporary Art, ClevelandSotheby's, 1977Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Cullman, New YorkDavid Nash EstateSotheby's Contemporary Art Sale, New York, March 7 2013, Sale NO8967, Lot 393Private Collection, New York

PROVENANCE:

Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, New Sculpture, 1977

EXHIBITION:

Terry Fenton, Anthony Caro, 1986, p.7-25, ill. 79, Thames & Hudson, London, Rizzoli Internation Publications Inc., New York, and Albin Michel, Paris, 1990Pierre Faveton, "Caro", Connaissance des Arts, No. 301, Mar, 1977Hilton Kramer, "Art: Anthony Caro Adds New Forms", New Work Times, May 6, 1977William Feaver, The observer, June 5, 1977Noel Frackman, "Anthony Caro", Arts Magazine, Sep. 1977, Vol. 52, No. 1, p. 16-17Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, Exhibiiton catalogue, Anthony Caro: New Sculpture, 1977, ill. 4Diane Waldman, Anthony Caro, 1982, Abbeville Press, New York, ill. 163Soetheby's New York, auction catalogue, 2013, lot 393Dieter Blume, Anthony Caro: Catalogue Raisonne, Steel Sculptures 1960-1980, vol. III, Cologne, 1981, no. 1137, p. 238

LITERATURE:

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work is represented in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Recent solo exhibitions include the National Portrait Gallery, London (2008); Musée des Beaux–Arts, France (2008); Centre d'Art Sacre Contemporarin de Lille, France (2008); Musée des Beaux Arts et de la Dentelle, France (2008); Musee du Dessin et de l'Estampe Originale, France (2008); Lieu d'Art et Action Contemporain, France (2008); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2010); Kunsthalle Würth, Germany (2012); Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut (2012); Museo Correr, Venice (2013); Musée Würth, France (2014); Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle, England (2015); and National Gallery, London (2015).