The Couple Study (Couple II Study) (1965), 1965

bronze

mounted on a white stone base; from an edition of 10

13.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 in (34.3 × 8.9 × 6.3 cm) (overall (excluding base))

Auction Estimate:$8,000 - $10,000

Sale date:May 28, 2019

Price Realized

$12,980

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature

Theodore Allen Heinrich, Introduction to Etrog: Painting on Wood/Sculptures/Drawings, Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Moos, Toronto, 1959, unpaginated

Created as part of a series of ten works in 1965, Sorel Etrog executes subtle poetic intimacy in this sculpture’s gentle curving and near symmetrical forms which link to become one united form. Describing Etrog’s art, Theodore Allen Heinrich wrote: “[Etrog] has a strongly musical sense for rhythms, balances and silence. He has a profound capacity for experiencing and conveying emotion. His work is imbued with poetic fantasy... Above all he has something to say. The adventurous art of Sorel Etrog is centred on increasingly simple but constantly more meaningful form in conjunction with intricately subtle balances of movement, weight and colour.” “The Couple Study” exemplifies Etrog’s masterful technique of harnessing volumetric bronze to produce sensual and dynamic sculptures, capturing the universal theme of human intimacy.