I would like to get your thoughts on my other early Fleischner sculpture, Movable Pyramid, 1973. It's my favorite of the two, which is why I initially reached out regarding the other one. The Movable Pyramid casting I have is the only one that ever existed. (There are three castings of the Man on a Wall - not that three is large and they were not editioned.) Both Man on a Wall and Movable Pyramid were in Fleischner's major 1977 solo exhibition at Amherst and both were illustrated on a full page in the catalog. I had this piece with me as well when I visited Dickie years ago and he graciously signed the piece for me (as it wasn't already signed). The piece is in perfect condition and has a wonderful natural patina to it of the cast pewter. To contrast, conceptually, the two sculptures: Man on a Wall shows Fleischner's beginning of thinking about the scale of human vs environment. Movable Pyramid is very dramatic with the platform which has landscape-based lines incised onto the top surface and then a hand-formed pyramid as a separate piece can be placed within the landscape and the deliberate gesture of human fingers are seen pressing deeply into one end of the platform. (I'm sure there's a more eloquent way to say this but hopefully you'll understand what I'm trying to describe).
-from Beau Ott