George Rickey, Three Columns

George Rickey

American · 1907–2002 · Sculptor

George Warren Rickey was an American kinetic sculptor known for geometric abstractions, often large-scale, engineered to move in response to air currents. (Wikipedia)

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  1. George Rickey, Triple N Gyratory II, 1988, Kinetische Edelstahlskulptur mit 3 beweglichen Blättern (Außenskulptur). Maße variabel: maximale Breite: 165 cm (63 ¾ in.). Höhe (ohne Sockel): 183 cm (72 ⅞ in.) (65 in. (24 ¾ ¾ in.). Höhe (ohne Sockel): 72 in. (28 ⅜ ⅞ in.))Triple N Gyratory IIGrisebach · €475,000≈ $507,870≈ £404,677Sign up to see
  2. George Rickey, Six Squares Excentric, 1993, Kinetische Edelstahlskulptur mit 6 beweglichen Quadraten. Maße variabel: maximale Höhe: 308 cm, maximale Breite: 209 cm (121 ¼ in., maximale Breite: 82 ¼ in.)Six Squares ExcentricGrisebach · €244,000≈ $302,633≈ £195,172Sign up to see
  3. George Rickey, One Up One Down, 1980, Kinetische Außenskulptur aus Edelstahl, dreiteilig. Höhe (ohne Sockel): ca. 300 cm (approx. 118 ⅛ in.)One Up One DownGrisebach · €207,400≈ $295,856≈ £179,786Sign up to see

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George Warren Rickey was an American kinetic sculptor known for geometric abstractions, often large-scale, engineered to move in response to air currents.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1907, South BendDied 2002, Saint PaulOccupation SculptorWikidata Q632656 ↗ULAN 500056254 ↗Museum works 6

abstract art

Also known as George W. Rickey, George Warren Rickey

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

George Rickey, Three Columns
Three Columns1989
International Sculpture Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — International Sculpture Collection
George Rickey, Two Turning Vertical Rectangles
Two Turning Vertical Rectangles1969
International Sculpture Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — International Sculpture Collection
George Rickey, Two vertical, three horizontal lines
Two vertical, three horizontal lines1965
Kröller-Müller Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kröller-Müller Museum
George Rickey, Four Squares in a Square
Four Squares in a Square1969
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Singlespeedfahrer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
George Rickey, Double L Excentric Gyratory
Double L Excentric Gyratory1985
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 4.0 · Prosperosity, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
George Rickey, Untitled
Untitled1980
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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