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This is a vibrant kinetic sculpture by Brad Howe, featuring a red oval base with black legs, a yellow central element, and a black curved rod supporting a yellow and white paddle. The piece embodies Howe's signature style of playful balance and movement, characteristic of his abstract works.
- Medium
- Painted metal
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- Signed
- Yes
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Don’t recall when or how or for how much this piece was purchased.
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Alexander Calder
American · b. 1898
Calder pioneered kinetic painted metal sculpture featuring balanced movable elements, biomorphic forms, and bold primary colors on geometric armatures, directly paralleling Howe's playful suspended paddle and rod composition.
George Rickey
American · b. 1907
Rickey created precision engineered kinetic metal sculptures where painted geometric elements pivot and balance on slender rods, sharing Howe's focus on movement, counterbalance, and clean abstract form in painted metal.
François Morellet
French · b. 1926
Morellet constructed playful painted metal works combining geometric shapes with a strong sense of visual tension and balance, using bold contrasting colors like black and yellow in ways that closely echo Howe's sculptural language.
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