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Curtis Jere Aquarium Metal Wall Sculpture Tropical Fish Aquarium 52" - Genuine

$ 158.4

Availability: 99 in stock
  • Item Height: 22 in
  • Subject: Tropical Fish
  • Condition: metal pitted top and bottom - no bends or scratches to main area - some scratched to metal frame top and bottom - frame welds missing in two places (last two photos)
  • Material: Metal
  • Artist: Curtis Jere
  • Production Technique: Metalwork
  • Signed: Yes
  • Year of Production: 1993
  • Time Period Produced: 1990-1999
  • Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
  • Format: Wall Hanging
  • Size: Large
  • Item Length: 52.5 in
  • Type: Metal Sculpture

    Description

    This is a very nice and collectible piece of colorful and masterfully created metal art.  It is very vibrant and large and would look fabulous in any MCM room.  It measures 52.5" wide and 22" long. As noted in the description, there are a few issues associated with this piece which is reflected in the starting bid price.
    Wikipedia:  'Curtis Jeré is a compound
    nom de plume
    of founding artists Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, who combined parts of their own names to create the C. Jeré signature.  According to
    Modernism
    magazine, which interviewed Jerry Fels shortly before his death in October 2008, the company was founded in 1963 by Fels and his brother-in-law Curtis (Kurt) Freiler. Freiler was the production chief and Fels was head of design. Their goal was to produce "gallery-quality art for the masses."Prior to the establishment of Artisan House, the partners built a
    costume jewelry
    business, selling work under the names
    Renoir
    and
    Matisse
    , which employed around 300 people at one point. Kurt and Jerry sold Artisan House in 1972. Kurt Freiler died July 22, 2013 at the age of 103.
    '