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Max Bill

Swiss, 1908-1994

The Hard Side of a Sphere

The Hard Side of a Sphere

The Hard Side of a Sphere, 1972

fused silica

overall: 13 x 19 x 17 5/8 inches (33.02 x 48.26 x 44.77 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Gift of The Carborundum Company, 1973

1973:2

Inscriptions:

signature / bottom / bill

Provenance:

from the artist to the Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls;
donated to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, February 1973

Object Classifications:

Sculpture

Sculpture (visual work)

Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms

3x3x3, 1973

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16 Constellations, 1974

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XIV from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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XIII from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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XV from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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XII from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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XI from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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X from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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IX from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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VIII from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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VII from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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VI from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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V from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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IV from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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III from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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I from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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Untitled, 1972

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Untitled, 1974

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Untitled, 1972

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II from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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XVI from the portfolio 16 Constellations, 1974

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Field of 32 Identical Parts, 1965

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Vibrations in the Dark, 1971

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Neun Felder durch Doppelfarben geteilt (Nine Fields Divided by Means of Two Colors), 1968

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Field of 32 Parts in 4 Colors, 1965

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Continuous Surface in Form of a Column, 1953-1958

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Strebende Krafte einer Kugel (Striving Forces of a Sphere), 1966-1967

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Construction from a Ring, 1942-1963

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Untitled, 1974

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No image available,
but we’re working on it
Olympic Art Poster 1972, 1970

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No image available,
but we’re working on it
White Ninth Part, 1970

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No image available,
but we’re working on it
Autographed photo of the artist with the sculpture The Hard Side of a Sphere, not dated

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No image available,
but we’re working on it
Penetration of Four Clear Colors, 1971

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No image available,
but we’re working on it