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Lucite sculpture 

12 x 12 x 3inc

Signed and dated on base

 

The piece evokes Hart’s recurring theme of spiritual awakening and human transcendence, similar to his monumental public works like Ex Nihilo on the Washington National Cathedral. In Gerontion, the figures symbolize the tension between the physical and the divine—humanity caught in the process of becoming, of evolving from chaos into clarity.

Frederick Hart "Gerontion", 1983

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