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Michael Todd
Welded Brushed Steel Sculpture - geometric abstraction (Unique, signed)

1968

$4,500
£3,410.03
€3,974.55
CA$6,432.44
A$6,513.01
CHF 3,705.23
MX$79,153.47
NOK 43,797.69
SEK 43,567.60
DKK 29,710.76

About the Item

Michael Todd Welded Brushed Steel Sculpture - geometric abstraction, 1968 Welded Brushed Steel Hand signed and dated 1968 in marker on surface. 12 × 12 × 1 inches Hand signed and dated in marker on surface From the estate of Anne Markley Spivak Unique sculpture Provenance From the estate of Anne Markley Spivak About Michael Todd: Michael Cullen Todd was born in Omaha, NE in 1935. Todd earned his B.F.A. at University of Notre Dame, his M.A. at UCLA, and won a Fullbright fellowship in France in 1961. By the 1960s he had settled in Encinitas, CA. He taught at Bennington College in 1966-68 and UC San Diego in 1968. His abstract sculptures are done mostly in steel and aluminum. He currently resides in San Diego, CA.
  • Creator:
    Michael Todd
  • Creation Year:
    1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1745214018682

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