Aaron Levine (VA, 1954-2000), Flying

Carved marble and lead, mounted atop weighted brushed stainless steel base with retaining card to the underside. 23 1/4 x 10 x 7 3/4 in. Born in Portsmouth, Va., in 1954, Levine studied art at the University of Virginia before coming to Washington in 1977 to teach art to special-ed kids at the Lab School and elsewhere. When he wasn’t teaching, he pursued his own work in marble, an unforgiving medium all but abandoned by modern artists. Levine’s work was critically acclaimed and shown in a variety of galleries and competitions. In 1986, he won a Fulbright grant to study pre-Renaissance and Renaissance carving techniques in Pietrasanta, Italy, the town whose quarry provided Michelangelo’s marble. Levine, who spoke fluent Italian, spent four years in Pietrasanta, working at the Studio Palla and Studio Balduini, Flora, & C. before returning to Washington in 1990. Levine’s marble sculptures can be found in downtown corporate offices, private collections, and galleries from Slovenia to Singapore. He made obelisks and broken columns carved with intricate designs of Biblical tales, and inlaid marble tables that were commissioned by downtown lawyers and wealthy collectors in the Virginia countryside. Two years ago, his work even appeared at the National Gallery of Art in New Delhi, India. Good estate condition.

Estimate:$100

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