William Dickey King (American/New York, 1925-2015) large contemporary abstract aluminum puzzle sculpture titled "The Test". Composed of multiple interlocking pieces, the sculpture depicts a crouching male figure balancing a female figure on one arm. Signed and dated on the outer right leg/thigh area. 58 1/4" H x 44 1/2" W. 1972. Biography: William Dickey King was known for his modernist figural sculptors and as an art instructor. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended the University of Florida, the Cooper Union School and the Accademia dei Belli Arte in Rome as a Fulbright Scholar. King eventually established his studio in New York City and taught at schools including the Brooklyn Museum School, UC-Berkeley, The Art Students League and the University of Pennsylvania. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. (Source: the New York Times Obituary, the Smithsonian American Art Museum).

PROVENANCE: Deaccessioned by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation to benefit the acquisitions fund.

CONDITION: Overall good condition with some light scattered oxidation, primarily to the back.