Ibram Lassaw Untitled (Pendant), 1985 Gold Plated Bronze over wire Unique Pendant & wire to wear pendant 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 inches Incised 'Lassaw' on reverse
Provenance Acquired directly from the Artist Private Collection, New York, Acquired from the above, c. 1986
Condition Pristine Condition, accompanied with original wire created by the Artist
About
Ibram Lassaw was a well known Astract Expressionist Artist best known for creating abstract sculpture. Born in Russia in 1913, Ibram Lassaw's family immigrated to Brooklyn in 1921. Ibram Lassaw studied at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Clay Club, and New York's Beaux Arts Institute of Design and City College.
Ibram Lassaw learned his welding technique while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, which he applied heavily to his art. Lassaw was largely influenced by Contemporary Masters including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Julio Gonzàlez. He was represented by the legendary Kootz gallery in New York City with whom he began exhibiting in 1951. Lassaw passed away in East Hampton, New York in December, 2003.
