Table Piece CXCIV

Artist Anthony Caro British, 1924–2013

Date1974

MediumWelded steel with varnish

Dimensions15 x 62 x 32 in. (38.1 x 157.5 x 81.3 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Dr. Philip Cohen

Object number85.9

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Label TextCaro wanted to make small sculptures that would not be seen as reduced versions of his monumental works. His solution was to design the object with a tabletop in mind. He ran at least one element of every piece below the tabletop on which it was placed and oriented the work to the table edge.

The subtle variations in color and finish of the steel’s surface, the slightly uneven character of the edges, and the deliberately rough treatment of some of the welds give the sculpture a pictorial quality. It is almost as if Caro has made a threedimensional version of an abstract expressionist painting.
[L. Dougherty, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," 2022]ProvenanceHarcus-Krakow Gallery, Boston (purchased 1978); Dr. Philip Cohen, Washington, D.C.
Published ReferencesDieter Blume, Anthony Caro, Vol. 1, "Table and Related Sculptures, 1966-1978" (Cologne: Galerie Wentzel, 1981), 203, illus. pl. 198.

"La Chronique des Arts: Principales Acquisitions des Musées en 1986," Supplément a la 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts', no. 1418 (1987), 48.

"Recent Acquisition," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Summer 1986), discussed 14-15, illus. (b-w) 15.
Exhibition HistoryBoston, MA, Harcus-Krakow Gallery "Anthony Caro: Recent Sculpture," March 11-April 15, 1978.
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