Frederick Hart (American, b. 1943) "The Ride" Acrylic Sculpture

Frederick Hart (American, b. 1943) "The Ride" Acrylic Sculpture
1990, American
Artist/Designer/Manufacturer: Frederick Hart

Materials: Acrylic

Marking(s): Signed "Hart", and marked "1990 Hart/SGL", edition "218/350" with Colbar Art Inc foundry mark "CAI".

Cataloguer's Note: Hart's "The Ride" was the first sculpture created where Hart portrayed more than just a human figure. It is one of only twenty-one works created using the patented 'embedment" process pioneered by Hart.

Artist's Bio: Frederick Elliott Hart (June 7, 1943 – August 13, 1999) was a prominent American figurative sculptor renowned for his monumental public works. He championed classical beauty, representational art, and spiritual themes in an era dominated by abstract modernism.
"Sculpting with Light": In the 1980s, Hart pioneered and patented an innovative technique for clear acrylic resin casting. By embedding sculptures within clear acrylic resin blocks, he allowed light to filter through the figures, effectively using illumination as a structural element.
H 15.75" x W 19.25"

Condition
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