Sculptor Tony Rosenthal's Works On View At Art Fair

Glen Cove-based Roland NY will present an exhibition of the works of the late abstract sculptor and Southampton resident Tony Rosenthal (American, 1914-2009) at the upcoming Hamptons Fine Art Fair on the Southampton Fairgrounds, July 14 through 17. Presented in collaboration with the Tony Rosenthal estate, the exhibition will include many impressive never exhibited before Rosenthal pieces, curated and refined from his own personal collection over the course of a half century, both in the Rosenthal home and upon its Southampton property, including works from small scale cast bronzes, to mid-size pieces and large outdoor sculptures. More than 35 never seen before smaller maquettes will be on display.

One very prominent highlight in the exhibition, the 1,000 pound, seven-by-nine-foot “Lovers,” was also one of Rosenthal’s favorite pieces. This brushed aluminum relief sculpture with juxtaposed geometric forms was sold last year to a private collector. This piece graced the front yard of Rosenthal’s Southampton property for over 20 years and will be on exhibit in the Hamptons Fine Arts Fair outdoor sculpture garden.

As many know, Rosenthal was best known for his landmark 15-foot high rotating sculpture the “Alamo” cube on New York City’s Astor Place. He designed the piece in 1967, when it was accepted as the first permanent contemporary art outdoor public sculpture by the City of New York. Other variations and sizes of the iconic cube have become highly desirable with collectors around the world, some in polished bronze, black painted aluminum and wood.

Tony Rosenthal and his wife, Cynthia, made Southampton their home for more than 25 years. The artwork now being offered constitutes Tony Rosenthal’s “private reserve,” his complete and intact personal collection. This artwork in the collection, spanning the early 1960s through the 2000s, also had the dual function of acting as “filaments” to illuminate or spark Tony Rosenthal’s inexhaustible creative exploration and experimentation with material, form and light. This new exhibit will give art lovers the opportunity to participate in and celebrate the legacy of Tony Rosenthal’s essential and influential career.

As Rosenthal himself commented in 1999, 10 years before his death, “I’ve been told that I’ve lived a blessed life having worked as a sculptor for over 60 years without interruption. It has been truly a labor of love without regrets, and at this time it is still going on.”

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