
Heidi (A Birthday Card)
1991
A 1991 sculpture rendered in painted and chromium-plated steel with an intimate, personal title suggesting a commemorative gesture. The work combines Chamberlain's formal abstraction with an emotional undertone.
- Medium
- painted and chromium-plated steel
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale
June 27, 2024
Lot 55
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Richard Serra
American · b. 1938

Serra similarly works with industrial steel as a primary sculptural medium, creating large scale non representational forms that exploit the material properties of metal including weight, surface and industrial fabrication processes closely mirroring Chamberlain's approach in Heidi.

Mark di Suvero
American · b. 1933

Di Suvero shares Chamberlain's commitment to abstract sculpture built from industrial steel components, embracing raw and treated metal surfaces to create dynamic non representational compositions that carry both formal strength and expressive personal energy.

Anthony Caro
British · b. 1924

Caro worked extensively with painted and welded steel to produce abstract sculptures that balance industrial material with painterly color treatment, a combination directly parallel to Chamberlain's use of painted and chromium plated steel in this intimate commemorative work.

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