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.''
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
Posthumous Tony Rosenthal Editions
In 2023, the Estate of Tony Rosenthal announced its intention to create a collection of Tony Rosenthal’s most enduring works in by releasing a series of posthumous limited editions. The Estate's posthumous editions will range in size from 5 x 5 inches to 8 x 8 feet. The first posthumous edition is based on a unique hand-cut bronze cube that Tony Rosenthal originally created in 1967. It is marketed as “Posthumous Cube Maquette, 1967/2024,” a 7 x 5 x 5 inch brass cube priced at approximately $25,000. This brass sculpture was cast by Vertseeg Art Fabricators in Bethany, CT.
In contrast, Tony Rosenthal’s Maquette for Marty’s Cube, created in 1983, is a substantially larger, unique polished hand-cut welded bronze rotating cube. It measures 10 3/4 x 9 x 9 inches and was assembled and created by hand by Rosenthal. The unique cube differs significantly from the posthumous, substantially smaller polished cast brass cube released by the Estate as a limited edition, in an undisclosed edition size, 15 years after Rosenthal’s death
Significantly Tony Rosenthal NEVER created any lifetime cube limited editions. Each cube sculpture Rosenthal created was unique. I recall several conversations I had with Tony Rosenthal where he carefully explained that his extensive series of Cubes may look similar, but in reality, each Cube has a deliberately different design. In other words, no two cubes are exactly alike, and none is an edition.
Posthumous sculptures released after an artist’s death are considered reproductions, not original works of art, especially when the artist never intended to create a limited edition. Posthumous editions created without an artist’s consent are not considered original editions because a deceased artist cannot create, approve, or sign a work of art. In this case, the posthumous brass cube authorized by the Rosenthal Estate is dated 1967, even though the sculpture was cast in 2024 and Rosenthal passed away in 2009.
Controversy Surrounding Posthumous Basquiat Prints
Read The Controversy Surrounding Posthumous Jean-Michel Basquiat Prints by Joseph K. Levene and Robert Grunder to learn about posthumous Jean-Michel Basquiat prints sold by Pace Prints at The Fine Art Blog, the official blog, Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd.
About Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd.
Before establishing Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. in 1991, Joseph K. Levene was President/Chief Operating Officer, Petersburg Press, Inc., the International publisher of limited editions by David Hockney, James Rosenquist, Howard Hodgkin, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, Frank Stella and Jasper Johns, including these iconic gems: 0-9 (ULAE 155), 1975, 0-9, Set of 10 Numbers (ULAE 156-165), 1975, Corpse and Mirror (ULAE 167), 1976, Target With Four Faces (ULAE 203), 1979, Target with Plaster Casts (ULAE 208), 1979-80.
In 2018 Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. loaned multiple Andy Warhol works to Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again, the Andy Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which subsequently traveled in 2019 to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and in 2020 to the Art Institute of Chicago. Most recently Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. loaned three George Condo paintings to the George Condo Retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris from October 10, 2026 to February 15, 2026. Organized in collaboration with George Condo, this was the most significant museum exhibition of George Condo’s work. Presented thematically, the 200 work retrospective included 80 paintings, 110 drawings and 20 sculptures.
