Completed in 1985, Mete stands as a compelling demonstration of Mark di Suvero's lifelong dialogue with space, balance, and the expressive potential of industrial materials. Composed of steel and stainless steel, the work rises and extends across its surroundings with a physical authority that is nonetheless animated by a sense of equipoise, its interlocking forms seeming to negotiate gravity rather than simply submit to it. At roughly 156 by 133 by 79 centimeters, Mete occupies a scale that is intimate relative to di Suvero's monumental outdoor commissions, yet it carries the same gestural conviction, the same quality of arrested motion that has defined his practice since the early 1960s. Di Suvero has consistently positioned his work against what he describes as manufactured or formulaic art production, insisting instead on a deeply physical, hands-on engagement with his materials. That commitment is legible throughout Mete. The surfaces bear the evidence of real labor, of decisions made in three dimensions rather than on paper, and the composition as a whole conveys the kind of irreducible presence that only accrues through direct making. The combination of steel and stainless steel introduces subtle tonal and textural variation within the work, drawing the eye along structural lines that feel simultaneously engineered and intuitive. For collectors, Mete offers access to a defining voice in postwar American sculpture at a considered scale suited to private spaces. Di Suvero's influence on generations of subsequent sculptors is well-documented, and signed works from the mid-1980s represent a mature period in which his formal language was fully developed and richly expressive. The work is signed and offered at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day Auction.