Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

John Chamberlain — Untitled
John Chamberlain — Untitled
John Chamberlain

Untitled

1962

This abstract sculpture exemplifies the artist's distinctive approach to assemblage and material transformation. Composed of crumpled and folded sheets of painted copper and aluminum, the work exploits the inherent qualities of industrial materials through aggressive manipulation and color application. The geometric forms create a dynamic composition of intersecting planes in deep blues, golds, and earth tones, mounted on a wooden base. The work demonstrates the artist's signature technique of transforming ordinary industrial materials into expressive abstract forms through gestural intervention.

Medium
painted copper and aluminum construction on wood base
Overall
Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $120,000 to $180,000

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

Collectors of John Chamberlain

Also spotted by

About this work

John Chamberlain, Untitled, 1962

This abstract sculpture exemplifies the artist's distinctive approach to assemblage and material transformation. Composed of crumpled and folded sheets of painted copper and aluminum, the work exploits the inherent qualities of industrial materials through aggressive manipulation and color application. The geometric forms create a dynamic composition of intersecting planes in deep blues, golds, and earth tones, mounted on a wooden base. The work demonstrates the artist's signature technique of transforming ordinary industrial materials into expressive abstract forms through gestural intervention.

Medium
painted copper and aluminum construction on wood base
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 x 19.3 x 15.8 cm
Year
1962
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Minimalist Abstraction, Color Field Sculpture, Material Exploration, Geometric Forms, Post-War Art, Three Dimensional Art, Industrial Materials, Metal Construction, Contemporary Sculpture, Assemblage Art, Modernist Abstraction, Abstract Sculpture, Painted Metal, Kinetic Aesthetics, Textured Surface

More works by John Chamberlain

Collected by

Carolyn Lynx, Ryan Jackson