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Plane of Rods
1960 · Stainless steel, welded with silver
8 3/4 x 28 1/8 x 1 5/8" (22.1 x 71.4 x 4.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Norbert Kricke
German, 1922–1984
WA-00028000
SculptureNouveau Realisme
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
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Norbert Kricke
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Why this artist matters now
Norbert Kricke was a German sculptor who pioneered the use of open, linear forms in welded steel during the postwar period. His abstract works, often monumental in scale, employed thin rods and geometric planes to create spatial compositions that emphasized void and movement rather than mass. Working primarily in steel and bronze, Kricke developed a vocabulary of dynamic, kinetic structures that influenced the development of constructivist sculpture in postwar Europe.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Nouveau Realisme
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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