Tony Rosenthal
Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983
Highly Polished Hand Cut Welded Bronze Rotating Sculpture
Maquette for Tony Rosenthal Art, 1983, installed Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida
Unique Rotating Table Top Sculpture
10 3/4 x 9 x 9 inches
Incised “Tony Rosenthal” on base
© Estate of Tony Rosenthal / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Condition
Excellent condition & rotates, just like large scale public art version of Tony Rosenthal's Marty's Cube, 1983
About
Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983 is a unique highly polished Hand Cut Welded Bronze Table Top sculpture that rotates on its base, just like the larger Public Art version installed Boca Raton
Tony Rosenthal
Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983
Highly Polished Hand Cut Welded Bronze Rotating Sculpture
Maquette for Tony Rosenthal Art, 1983, installed Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida
Unique Rotating Table Top Sculpture
10 3/4 x 9 x 9 inches
Incised “Tony Rosenthal” on base
© Estate of Tony Rosenthal / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Condition
Excellent condition & rotates, just like large scale public art version of Tony Rosenthal's Marty's Cube, 1983
About
Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983 is a unique highly polished Hand Cut Welded Bronze Table Top sculpture that rotates on its base, just like the larger Public Art version installed Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida. Titled Tony Rosenthal's Marty's Cube, 1983, the larger version is fabricated in Painted Steel and measures 168 x 137 x 137 inches. For the record, Tony Rosenthal's most famous Cube, titled Alamo, 1967, created in Cor-Ten Steel, also known as the Astor Place Cube is located in New York City, also rotates and is a New York favorite.
Signed Tony Rosenthal on Base
Tony Rosenthal’s Maquette for Marty’s Cube, 1983 is incised on the base with the Artist’s signature “Tony Rosenthal”. By comparison, the majority of Tony Rosenthal sculptures sold at public auction and available on online are NOT hand signed so locating an authentic hand signed Tony Rosenthal table top cube sculpture is highly desirable.
Tony Rosenthal Study For Alamo, 2023 Posthumous Cast Brass Cube
In 2023 the Estate of Tony Rosenthal issued a posthumous Brass Cube titled Study of Alamo, 2023 that bears the date 1967 on the base. Unlike the rare Tony Rosenthal Maquette For Marty’s Cube, 1983 a Hand Cut Welded Bronze Cube, the posthumous cube is cast in Brass, and NOT unique. By comparison, Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983 is extremely intricate and unique; the rare Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Marty's Cube, 1983 offered by Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. was created by Tony Rosenthal by hand cutting welded bronze and then polishing and assembling into a stunning rotating cube; truly masterful. View the above to see an image of the Estate of Tony Rosenthal issued Tony Rosenthal Study of Alamo, 2023, Cast Brass Cube, a posthumous limited edition confusingly dated 1967 that is apparently also not numbered although the Estate mentions it is a limited edition.
Tony Rosenthal, Public Art LegendNamed a Public Art legend by Sam Hunter, professor and art critic, monumental Public Art sculptures by Tony Rosenthal are located in many of the largest United States Cities, including Beverly Hills, CA; Detroit, MI; Highland Park, IL; Honolulu, HA; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New London, CT; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego,CA.International Solo & Group ExhibitionsThroughout his career, Tony Rosenthal exhibited all over the world in solo and group shows. In addition to the legendary Kootz Gallery, New York, Tony Rosenthal received numerous one man exhibitions at M. Knoedler & Company, New York; André Emmerich Gallery, New York; Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York; Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York and Denise Rene, Paris.You Know The Art! When Tony Rosenthal passed away, The New York Times asked secondary market fine art dealer Joseph K. Levene, President, Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. for observations for the Tony Rosenthal The New York Times obituary by William Grimes. Joseph K. Levene said: "Tony Rosenthal reminds me of a character actor. You know the face but not the name. With him, you know the art. He never had a retrospective, but that's all right, he has one every day on the streets of New York.''Tony Rosenthal Museum & Public Art Collections
• The National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
