New Cathedral

Object Name2-part Sculpture

Artist Zoltán Bohus (Hungarian, 1941-2017)

Made Fromplate glass

Date1988

Place MadeHungary

TechniqueAnodized, laminated, cut, ground, acid-polished

Size(a) H: 17.7 cm, W: 27.7 cm; (b) H: 14.6 cm, W: 27.7 cm

Accession Number88.3.16

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGray/green plate glass; anodized sheets of plate glass; laminated, cut, ground, acid-polished. Two solid rectangular sections (large and small) relating to each other in "golden mean" proportions-placed 1/2" apart, long, thick side of smaller rectangle placed against short, thick end of larger; each section constructed of vertically laminated anodized plate glass cut in graduated triangles; sections have been ground to take a gradual pyramidal shape; smaller rectangle rises at a sharper angle and ends at a point one-third higher than the long rectangle apex; triangular ends of both sections are slightly angled apart from each other and have been polished smooth; top surface has been acid-polished to produce a semi-matte finish; inscribed on base edge: "Z. Bohus 1988".
Provenance

Source Dr. Robert Loeffler - 1988-05-16