Bronze Bowl with Lace (detail), 2013–14 (cast 2017–18), by Ursula von Rydingsvard (American, born Germany 1942). Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co. © Ursula von Rydingsvard. Photograph by Jonty Wilde
Explore two majestic works by renowned artist Ursula von Rydingsvard in the museum’s Sculpture Garden. First constructed in cedar and then cast in bronze and urethane resin, these lyrical sculptures exemplify the artist’s complex approach to scale, material, and technique.
Now, She coincided with a major exhibition devoted to the sculptor’s work at the Fabric Workshop and Museum.
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Get a sneak peek at works in this exhibition.
Born in Deensen, Germany, Ursula von Rydingsvard has lived and worked in New York since the 1970s. Her work has been broadly exhibited internationally and is represented in the collections of major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Museum of Modern Art; the National Gallery of Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Walker Art Center; and the Storm King Art Center.
Artist Ursula Von Rydinsgvard, 2015. Photo by Zack Garlitos. © Ursula von Rydingsvard, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co
Alice Beamesderfer, The Pappas-Sarbanes Deputy Director for Collections and Programs