Signed Tony Rosenthal
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, Public Art Legend
Named 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 Exhibitions
Throughout 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 New York Times Tony Rosenthal 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.''
• The National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Tony Rosenthal 2024 Posthumous Editions
In 2024, the Estate of Tony Rosenthal announced it was creating posthumous sculpture editions based on Rosenthal’s original, unique sculptures. For reference, the first posthumous edition sculpture is Tony Rosenthal’s Maquette for Alamo, USA, cast in bronze, originally created by the Artist in a unique version in 1967 and NOW cast in 2024 or later. This edition is based on a unique sculpture Rosenthal originally created in 1967.
Posthumous sculpture editions, issued and released after an artist’s death, are considered reproductions, NOT original works of art—especially when the artist didn’t intend to create the edition. Posthumous editions produced without the artist’s consent cannot be considered “original editions” because a deceased artist can’t create, approve, or sign a work of art. In this case, the posthumous sculpture authorized by the Rosenthal Estate is dated 2024, even though Rosenthal passed away in 2009. It’s unfortunate that the Estate chose to issue this edition, as Tony Rosenthal never intended for his Cube to be reproduced in this way.
