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Abstract Variation



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Title

Abstract Variation

Creator

Ernest Tino Trova

Creator Biography

American, b. 1927, St. Louis, MO. d. 2009, Richmond Heights, MO.

Description

An abstract sculpture consisting of geometric steel shapes bolted and welded together, and painted red.

Inscription

TROVA 1-3 1977 (Stamped on horizontal rectangular piece)

Date Created

1977 (Restored 2019)

Century

20th

Item Dimensions

(North-South axis): 304.8 cm
(East-West axis): 226.1 cm, 254 cm h

Medium

sculpture

Materials

Cor-Ten steel, red enamel paint

Techniques

welded and bolted steel

Provenance

Gift of Ernest Trova, 1979, following a solo exhibit of his works in 1971 and a group show in 1977 in Harwood Galleries at Drury

Acession Number

1979.3

Accession Year

1979

Photo Number

20190013
20140037, 20140036, 20140038

Bibliography

Smithsonian, Inventory of American Sculpture

https://etrova.org/home.html

Creator Last name

Trova

Creator First Name

Ernest Tino