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Gene Caples Welded Bronze Sculpture

Creator: Gene Caples (Attributed)
Offered by: Bloomberry

Description
An abstract sculpture in cast, cut and welded bronze by American artist Gene Caples. This pieces comes from the artist's estate.

Eugene Caples (1935 -2105) was a designer and craftsman who worked in Kansas City in the 1960s and later through the early 21st century. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 1959. In 1963 he was accepted to Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Michigan where he worked with Julius Schmidt, earning his Masters of Fine Art in Sculpture in 1965. Gene worked primarily with cast, cut and welded bronze in Brutalist abstract designs, experimenting with iron and aluminium as well.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	bronze
Condition:	Good. Good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1960s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	Ao.bb.CaplesBronzeSculpture.v.1604a
Incollect Reference #:	681201

Dimensions

W.	9.45 in;	H.	12.99 in;	D.	5.12 in;
W.	24 cm;	H.	33 cm;	D.	13 cm;

Shipping Information:

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Message from Seller:

For nearly two decades, the collection of Bloomberry has been driven by the cultural reference between architecture, art and design. Bloomberry is housed in a former textile factory and is located near Maastricht, in the south of The Netherlands. Within an hour of Antwerp and Cologne. Within two hours from Amsterdam and four hours from Paris.