George Rickey, Untitled (Study for Schiphol Airport Commission)

George Rickey

South Bend/Indiana 1907 - 2002 St. Paul/Minnesota

Untitled (Study for Schiphol Airport Commission)

1975

Kinetic stainless steel sculpture made of 4 needles on wood. 71.5 x 85.5 x 1.5 cm. Needle length: 44.5 cm, 61 cm (2 needles) and 74 cm. One needle signed and dated 'Rickey 1975' (scratched) and with dedication to Henk Peeters. - Minor traces of age.

Accompanied by a written confirmation from The George Rickey Estate, East Chatham, via email dated 23.03.2017.

Provenance

Gift from the artist to Henk Peeters; private collection, the Netherlands

The present wall sculpture was created along with a large format work titled 'Two vertical two horizontal lines' for the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol which was installed there in 1975.