Naum Gabo valuation
Russian-born sculptor of transparent constructions, author of the Realistic Manifesto, who worked in St Ives.
Naum Gabo (1890–1977), born Naum Pevsner in Bryansk, Russia, studied in Munich and began making constructed heads in sheet material in 1915.
What a work by Naum Gabo is worth
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Bio
Naum Gabo (1890–1977), born Naum Pevsner in Bryansk, Russia, studied in Munich and began making constructed heads in sheet material in 1915. In Moscow in 1920 he issued the Realistic Manifesto with his brother Antoine Pevsner. He left Russia for Berlin in 1922, came to England in 1935 and, at the outbreak of war, followed Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson to Saint Ives. In 1946 he moved to the United States. He worked in perspex and nylon thread, and his Revolving Torsion fountain stands at St Thomas' Hospital in London. He was given an honorary knighthood in 1971.
What comes to market is constructions in plastic and metal, drawings and monoprints. Early plastics are unstable and many have yellowed, cracked or crazed, so the condition of a construction needs specialist assessment. A buyer will refer to the published catalogue of his work and want to know the date and any later version made. Monoprints should be checked for fading and paper condition.
At a glance
- Born
- 5 August 1890, Bryansk
- Died
- 23 August 1977, Waterbury
- Movement
- Constructivism
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