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Fletcher Benton (American/California, b. 1931), "Untitled #5", 1989, varnished steel, signed and dated on inner curvature, h. 22 in., w. 51 1/2 in., d. 20 in., pedestal, overall h. 41 1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Michael Brown and Linda Green, New Orleans. Ill.: Lucie-Smith, Edward. Fletcher Benton. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990, p. 288. Note: Beginning his art career in San Francisco, Fletcher Benton was initially influenced by the Beatnik culture of the 1950s and 1960s. His early works in oil paint and kinetic sculpture included geometric themes that eventually transitioned to his mature works. By the late 1970s, Benton moved from kinetic to stationary sculptures made of metal, working in both large and small scale. Some of Benton’s most popular series, such as Folded Circles, Steel Watercolors, and the Alphabet Series, came out of his experimentation with metal sculptures. However, Benton often made stand-alone pieces as well. The current lot, although intentionally untitled by the artist, exhibits elements of Benton’s One Legged Tables Series, which modify the positive and negative space to create a complex interaction between the curved round pieces and the sharp, piercing linear forms. Ref.: Lucie-Smith, Edward. Fletcher Benton. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990.