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Medium: Gesso
Untitled (Hulda Goeller)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
Carved and painted wood and gesso, 23 x 15 3/4 x 3 inches, Signed verso "Carved by Charles L. Goeller...
Category
1930s American Modern Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
A Lute Player Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cast-medieval tile, inspired from Central Europe. Could be also adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install ( price will be different).
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Men on a Horse Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cast-medieval tile, inspired from Central Europe. Adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Queen Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cat-medieval tile, inspired from Central Europe. Sold without the frame.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
One on a chariot Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Gypsum cast - medieval tile, from Central Europe. Adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Gothic Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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"Alhambra Facade Model", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque by R. Rus
Located in Madrid, ES
RAFAEL RUS ACOSTA
Spanish, Early 20th Century
ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE
signed "Rafael Rus Acosta" (lower left), and inscribed "Granada" (lower righ...
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"Alhambra Facade Model", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque by R. Rus
Located in Madrid, ES
RAFAEL RUS ACOSTA
Spanish, Early 20th Century
ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE
signed "Rafael Rus Acosta" (lower left), and inscribed "Granada" (lower righ...
Category
1920s Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Ceramic
"Alhambra Facade Model Plaque", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque
Located in Madrid, ES
UNKNOWN ARTIST
Spanish, Early 20th Century
ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE
polychromed stucco plaque
11 x 7 inches (28 x 17.8 cm.)
framed: 17-1/2 X 13-1/2...
Category
1920s Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Ceramic
Segementados / Segments
Located in Mexico City, MX
"Segments"
These come in three different sizes:
Large- diameter 50 cm
Medium- 29 cm
Small- 14.5 cm
XSmall- 9 cm
They are all hand made and manufactured in Mexico City. A special si...
Category
2010s Modern Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Gesso, Acrylic
Relic of the recent past...
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Relic of the recent past..." is a freestanding sculpture by Darla Jackson measuring 13.5”h x 5.5”w x 7”d. The piece, which is part of an edition of 3, is made from hydrocal, black g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Plaster, Graphite
Recoil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Recoil" is a freestanding sculpture by Darla Jackson measuring 2.5”h x 6.5”w x 5.5”d. The piece, which is part of an edition of 3, is made from hydrocal, black gesso, and raw graph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Gesso, Graphite
Sculpture: 'Pair of Chopines'
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts.
The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation.
Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...
Category
2010s Conceptual Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Muslin, Wood
Loneliness / Soledad
Located in Mexico City, MX
Hand made face sculpture done with ceramics and plaster in Mexico City. It was then carefully placed on the canvas for the addition of texture.
Mexican Contemporary Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Sculpture Victorian Shoe: 'Chopine III'
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts. The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation.
Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...
Category
2010s Conceptual Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Gesso
Old hurt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Old hurt" is a freestanding sculpture by Darla Jackson measuring 10.5”h x 10”w x 10”d. This piece is part of a limited edition of 3. The piece is made from hydrocal, black gesso, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gesso Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Gesso, Graphite
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