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First Study for Vertical Construction

1939
sculptor

Theodore Roszak

(American, born Kingdom of Prussia [now Poland], 1907–1981)
Culture
America, New York
Medium
plastic and painted wood
Measurements
Overall: 61.8 x 32.4 x 10.2 cm (24 5/16 x 12 3/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1983.159
Copyright
© Estate of Theodore Roszak / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

During the 1950s, Theodore Roszak created a one-ton aluminum eagle to surmount the US Embassy building in London, which is now a luxury hotel.

Description

Plastic was a relatively new material when Theodore Roszak incorporated it into this sculpture. The artist’s interest in precisely ordered geometric forms reflects his general stated aim to produce a “utopian symbol of perfection.” Later, in 1943, Roszak revisited this composition and made a larger version of it.
A plastic and painted wood sculpture features a slender white form, reminiscent of a blade, projecting upward from a vertical block. A translucent amber disk overlaps the middle, containing a small white hemispherical bowl. Two thin horizontal bronze bars with square attachments intersect the assembly near its poles. The minimalist composition is mounted on a larger white panel, casting a soft shadow, with a signature marking the block's lower right corner.

First Study for Vertical Construction

1939

Theodore Roszak

(American, born Kingdom of Prussia [now Poland], 1907–1981)
America, New York

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