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, 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
Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Alamo, 2024 Posthumous Brass Cube
In 2024 the Estate of Tony Rosenthal announced it would release a series of posthumous editions based on original sculptures the Artist created before he passed away. For reference, the first posthumous edition is Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Alamo, USA, 1967/2024, 1967/2024 cast in bronze, based on a unique sculpture Rosenthal created in 1967. Standing 5 inches, this posthumous edition created after a unique Tony Rosenthal cube is priced at about $25,000. By comparison Tony Rosenthal's Maquette For Marty's Cube, 1983, a signed unique sculpture created during the Artist's lifetime is a superior value and obviously more collectible.
It is generally recognized that posthumous sculpture editions, issued after an artist's death, are considered reproductions rather than original works of art—especially when the artist did not intend to create such an edition. Posthumous editions produced without the artist’s consent cannot be classified as "original editions," as a deceased artist cannot create, approve, or sign a work of art.
In this case, the posthumous sculpture authorized by the Rosenthal Estate is dated 2024, despite Tony Rosenthal passing away in 2009. It is unfortunate that the Estate has chosen to issue this edition, as Rosenthal never intended for his Cube to be reproduced in this manner.
