William Dickey King Copper Sculpture Odalisque Late 20th Century

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William Dickey King (1925 - 2015) New York, Florida. William King is known for his strange and whimsical modernist figure … more William Dickey King (1925 - 2015) New York, Florida. William King is known for his strange and whimsical modernist figure sculpture. Constructed as a prototype cut-out copper sheet of a reclining female figure and assembled by fine wire twist-tied at contact points, Resting on a copper mesh rug the full silhouette is signed in his known trademark circle and titled along the thigh Odalisque. It is constructed of 4 sheets of copper and one wire screen mesh. The size is 9.25" by 5.25" and 8" tall. Likely the prototype to cut a larger figure. INV MG BX 79 less