Lot 5: Gary Erbe (born 1944) 76' Special 5 1/4in high on a 2 3/4in carved wood base

Gary Erbe (born 1944)
76' Special signed and dated 'G.T. Erbe / 75' (on the bun)painted bronze and wood5 1/4in high on a 2 3/4in carved wood baseExecuted in 1975.
Provenance: The artist. Private collection, acquired from the above. By descent to the present owner.ExhibitedMontclair, New Jersey, Monclair Art Museum, and elsewhere, Gary T. Erbe: Trompe L'Oeil Paintings and Dimensional Compositions, January 31-November 6, 1988, p. 37, no. 39.Allentown, Pennsylvania, The Baum School of Art, Mystery & Magic: The Trompe L'Oeil Vision of Gary T. Erbe, September 16-October 17, 2015.Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum of Art, Master of Illusion: The Magical Art of Gary Erbe, May 21-August 28, 2016.LiteratureM.W. Schantz, "Gary Erbe's Sculptural Illusions," Antiques and the Arts Weekly, Spring 2016, p. 6, illustrated.