Frederick Kiesler

Bone II
1963

A sculpture consisting of a tall, textured wooden column mounted on a flat base, with a rough stone slab balanced on top, and a golden bone-like structure standing vertically on the stone. The background is a neutral gray with a clear demarcation between the wall and floor.
A sculpture consisting of a tall, textured wooden column mounted on a flat base, with a rough stone slab balanced on top, and a golden bone-like structure standing vertically on the stone. The background is a neutral gray with a clear demarcation between the wall and floor.

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Date
1963

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood, concrete, plated bronze

Dimensions
Overall: 89 7/8 × 17 1/2 × 11in. (228.3 × 44.5 × 27.9 cm) Overall (with short base): 75 7/16 × 17 1/2 × 10 7/8in., 73lb. (191.6 × 44.5 × 27.6 cm, 33.1kg)

Accession number
88.34a-c

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard and Jean Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Austrian Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Private Foundation, Vienna

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Frederick Kiesler
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