Second Day
Artist: Anthony Caro (English, 1924-2013)
Date: 1970
Dimensions:
H: 47 1/4 in. (120 cm); W: 63 in. (160 cm); Depth: 74 in. (188 cm)
Medium: Gray-painted steel.
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gosman
Object number: 1982.216
Label Text:Born and educated in England, Sir Anthony Caro began his long and celebrated career as a figurative sculptor and an assistant to British sculptor Henry Moore. After a 1959 trip to the United States, where he encountered and admired the work of artist David Smith, Caro began to bolt and weld steel into abstract sculpture.
Caro’s early work focused on the human figure gesturing. His later abstract sculptures continue his interest in gesture, frequently suggesting the motions of twisting, sprawling, or—as in Second Day—sliding.
Caro’s early work focused on the human figure gesturing. His later abstract sculptures continue his interest in gesture, frequently suggesting the motions of twisting, sprawling, or—as in Second Day—sliding.
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