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Ralph Wickstrom
"Emerging Force" Original Painted Steel Sculpture by: Ralph Wickstrom

2000

$2,430
£1,846.06
€2,153.34
CA$3,480.88
A$3,531.24
CHF 2,008.54
MX$42,900.97
NOK 23,621.95
SEK 23,703.83
DKK 16,100.13

About the Item

"Emerging Force" is a painted steel sculpture by Ralph Wickstrom created in 2000. From the front view, this sculpture appears to be simply a concave lens held up by a thin steel rod. It's only when the viewer explores the sculpture from all sides that the entirety is revealed. Similar to how forces of our world are invisible to the human eye until we dig a little deeper, the more is discovered about this piece the longer the viewer gives it their attention. Sculpture Dimensions: 31" x 15-3/4" x 12-1/2" Born in Sioux City, IA on August 23, 1925, Ralph Wickstrom was a collector turned artist who lived in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1961 to his death in 2019. After being discharged from the Navy Air Corp in 1946, he enrolled and earned his BA from Morningside College. After spending one year at the University of Denver he transferred to the University of Iowa and earned his Ph.D. in physical education in 1953. After teaching at 3 Midwestern universities he settled at Ripon College as a professor and became head of the P.E. Department and athletic director in 1961. His interest and involvement with art over a period of more than three decades eventually shifted from primarily collecting artwork, to producing his own. After retiring from his position as a Professor in 1990 he devoted most of his productive effort to making indoor and outdoor metal sculptures from scrap steel. Ralph found it challenging and deeply satisfying to give new life to scrap steel, or as sculptor Isamu Noguchi eloquently put it, to "reincarnate it as a creation." Universally appealing geometric forms and abstract shapes were the basic elements used in his compositions. Ralph Lee Wickstrom passed away on, December 13, 2019, at his home with his family by his side at the age of 94.
  • Creator:
    Ralph Wickstrom (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2000
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Depth: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: C9578c1stDibs: LU605310694382

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