(Abstract carved sculpture, 2 elements)

 

Robert Herzog

  1944 - PRESENT

1984  

carved walnut wood sculpture from two pieces, on blond wooden base 

31-5/8" H x 33-7/8" W x 5-1/4" D 

signature incised in lower right corner 

 

date incised after signature 

 

 

 

 

25107 

$2,000.00 

Sculptor/woodworker Robert Herzog used two large pieces of walnut to create this art-nouveau related abstract composition. The forms seem to flow, merging into each other and then receding. The two elements are separated using the same energy as the space between them starts narrow and then widens and meanders, only to close on each other again and drift away at the top, never touching. A metaphor for life, relationships, work, all of the preceding, and more. Or just a tactile object of interest to admire. The piece is large, two and one half by almost three feet, with a depth of over five inches, mounted on a light wood base and weighing 45 pounds. The artist's signature and the date are incised into the walnut on the right panel.