Wendell Castle Night Picture
Price on request
Unique
2012
Stained Ash, Oil Finish
230 x 94 x 125 cm
90.6 x 37 x 49.2 in
Crafted from ash, Night Picture is a testament to Castle’s mastery over the medium. Its organic form and scooped seat are anthropomorphic, a common element in many of Castle’s masterpieces. Castle’s pioneering lamination technique, involving stacking layers of wood on top of each other and carving directly into it, can be seen in the exposed grain of the wood.
Artist
Wendell Castle
Born in Kansas in 1932, Wendell Castle received two degrees from the University of Kansas, one in industrial design in 1958 and the other in sculpture in 1961. He moved to Rochester, New York to teach at the School for American Crafts and established a permanent studio in the area that is still in operation today. He reinvented himself for nearly six decades.
