Past Joys

Artist Wendell Castle (American, 1932 - 2018)

Date1990

MediumPatinated bronze, stained mahogany, and gold leaf

DimensionsOverall: 61 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 inches (156.85 × 46.99 × 46.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Richard Andrew and Diane Buchanan

Object number2019.23.1,2

InscribedSigned on the base: Wendell Castle 1990

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionA towering sculpture with a black ovoid base with three sliced sections of gold-leaf. The central tower is comprised of three sections. The first section above the base is a large fragmented cone shape of green patinated bronze, with the small point stemming from the base sliced into three equal sections. These sections are slightly off-kilter and appear as if they are sliding off one another. The central section is a solid bronze semi-circular fluted bowl, with scalloped edges. The top of the bowl is flat and solid, with a glossy sheen. A smaller green patinated bronze cone tops the sculpture, also in sliced into three equal sections.

The artist’s last name and date of the work are carved into the base: Wendell Castle 1990.
Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle, Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY, 1991, unnumbered.

Provenance

Artist to Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY by 1991;
Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, New York NY;
Private Collection, Dallas, TX;
Richard Andrew and Diane Buchanan, Santa Fe, NM by 2019 [1];

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

NOTES

[1] Andrew and Buchanan reached out the the Museum through Garvey Simon Gallery in New York City.

Published References

Castle, Wendell, Arthur C. Danto, Peter T. Joseph, and Emma T. Cobb. Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle. (New York: Peter Joseph Gallery, 1991), 33-34, 72 (repro.).

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