Rick Beck (American, b. 1960), Screw IV

2005, green pate de verre glass, signed and dated.

3.5 x 6 x 3.5 in.

Private Collection, Alexandria, Virginia

Acquired from Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rick Beck is a studio artist who was based in Spruce Pine, North Carolina for 30 years before moving to Hawaii in 2020. He began working in glass at Hastings College in Nebraska where he received his BA; he went on to complete his MFA from Southern Illinois University. In 1994, Rick was awarded a visual arts fellowship by the North Carolina Arts Council followed by a National Endowment for the Arts regional visual arts fellowship from the Southern Arts Federation in 1995. Beck is part of the studio glass movement, and has taught at the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School, assisting artists Curtiss Brock and Jan Mares. He has taught at the Penland School of Craft since 1988. He is known for his large-scale cast glass sculpture depicting industrial, everyday objects and the human form.

Some small edge chips; overall good presentation.