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Lot # E336

10 Ft Folded Steel Bird Sculpture — Modernist Outdoor Yard Art View Watchlist >

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Lot # E336
System ID # 28240264

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10 Ft Folded Steel Bird Sculpture — Modernist Outdoor Yard Art

A monumental ten-foot outdoor sculpture built in the folded-steel modernist tradition — three angular bird forms with sharp upswept beaks and faceted wings welded to a tall tubular steel post. The geometry draws from the origami-bird vocabulary that defines contemporary yard sculpture, but the execution is hand-fabricated rather than machined: each panel cut and folded individually, joined directly to the post, with weld scars and bend lines visible up close. The white enamel finish has weathered against the elements to expose warm oxidation across the wings, the post, and the rebar cross base — a patina that reads as character rather than neglect, particularly when the silhouette is placed against open sky.

The lot includes the sculpture, the tubular support post, and a removable rebar cross base for freestanding installation in soil, gravel, or on a flat hardscape. Unsigned. Suited for ranch entries, courtyard installations, vineyard or restaurant grounds, and any landscape where a vertical statement piece needs to read from a distance.

CONDITION Good. Structurally sound, with the sculpture standing securely on its removable base and all welded joints intact. Paint loss and surface oxidation are present throughout — concentrated along edges and on the support post — with minor sheet metal tearing and small voids visible at the bird-to-post junctions and light bending at the wing tips, as shown in close-up photos.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

  • Overall Height: 125.5 Inches (10 Feet 5.5 Inches)
  • Base Footprint: 44 x 36 Inches
  • Construction: Welded Sheet Steel, Tubular Post, Rebar Cross Base
  • Finish: Weathered White Enamel with Exposed Oxidation
  • Signature: Unsigned
  • Base: Removable