CAREL VISSER (DUTCH 1928-2015) §
ONDER, 1968
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Auction: Modern Made Day 2 - Lots 124 to 456 - Friday 02 May at 10:30
Description
signed, titled and dated, welded iron
Dimensions
32cm high, 12cm wide, 9.7cm deep (12 5/8in high, 4 ¾in wide, 3 ¾in deep)
Provenance
Litchfield County Auctions, Connecticut, USA, 29 April 2009, lot 78157, where acquired by the present owner.
Footnote
Carel Visser was a Dutch sculptor known for his minimalist and geometric metal sculptures. He became well established as a key figure in modern European sculpture, experimenting with industrial materials like steel, iron, and sometimes rubber or glass. His works often featured repetition, symmetry, and balance, drawing inspiration from nature and architecture as with the current work Ondar dated to 1968.
During this period, Visser was creating modular and stacked metal sculptures, reflecting influences from constructivism and minimalism. Some of his notable works from this time involved welded or bolted steel plates arranged in rhythmic compositions. His approach was similar in spirit to artists like Donald Judd and Carl Andre, but with a more organic sensibility.