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Style: Abstract Expressionist
Rope Trap /// Abstract Expressionist Female Nancy Graves Huge Metal Sculpture NY
By Nancy Graves
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Nancy Graves (American, 1939-1995)
Title: "Rope Trap"
*Titled, signed, and dated by Graves (inscribed into the metal) on red cylinder lower right
Year: 1985
Medium: Original ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
"Grecian Stallion II" Sculpture 19" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grecian Stallion II" Sculpture 19" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Wood
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and feeling – a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Entropy" Bronze sculpture 22" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Entropy" Bronze sculpture 22" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Entropy, 2005
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Equine Spirit II" Bronze sculpture 23" x 14.5" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equine Spirit II" Bronze sculpture 23" x 14.5" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Equine Spirit II, 1997
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Grecian Stallion I" Bronze sculpture 24" x 11" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grecian Stallion I" Bronze sculpture 24" x 11" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Grecian Stallion I, 2007
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characterist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Maternal" Wood sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Maternal" Wood sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Maternal, 2005
Wood
45 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Love of Horses, 2000
Bronze & Marble (Double Face)
40 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Gloria, 2007
Bronze & Marble
68 x 27 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rano Kau', 2014 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Rano Kau' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal piece...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Obéole", Hand-Knitted Airy Transparent Pendant Golden Grey Metallic Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This airy sculpture is entirely hand-knitted from a brass golden wire and a galvanized iron grey wire by its creator Delphine Grandvaux. This artwor...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture)
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Lipton
Maquette for Laureate, ca. 1968-1969
Nickel silver on monel metal
Unique
18 × 8 1/2 × 7 inches
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the pre...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Grace - Original Fusion Glass Wall Sculpture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Carolina Karpati's glass-fusion wall sculpture, "Grace," is a profound reflection of her artistic evolution, deeply influenced by a childhood amidst a rich tapestry of oil paintings....
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Abstract Expressionist Papier-mâché Painted Floor Sculpture Vase 1985
Located in Portland, OR
A large abstract Expressionist sculpture floor vase by the celebrated German-American Expressionist artist Peter Robert Keil (b. 1942), signed & dated 1985.
The floor vase is of larg...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Papier Mâché
Reaching (bronze hand)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Reaching, ca. 1980. Cast bronze. Signed in lower region on wrist.
A rare example from the artist's later period influenced by figurative abstraction with expressionist tendencies.
James Edward Lewis (August 4, 1923 – August 9, 1997) was an African-American artist, art collector, professor, and curator in the city of Baltimore. He is best known for his role as the leading force for the creation of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, an institution of the HBCU Morgan State University. His work as the chairman of the Morgan Art Department from 1950 to 1986 allowed for the museum to amass a large collection of more than 3,000 works, predominantly of African and African diasporan art.[1] In addition, he is also well known for his role as an interdisciplinary artist, primarily focused on sculpture, though also having notable examples of lithography and illustration. His artistic style throughout the years has developed from an earlier focus on African-American history and historical figures, for which he is most notable as an artist, to a more contemporary style of African-inspired abstract expressionism.
Early and personal life
James E. Lewis was born in rural Phenix, Virginia on August 4, 1923 to James T. Lewis and Pearline (Pearlean) Harvey.[5] Lewis' parents were both sharecroppers. Shortly after his birth, his father moved to Baltimore for increased job opportunity; James E. was subsequently raised by his mother until the family was reunited in 1925. They lived for a short time with distant relatives until moving to a four-bedroom house on 1024 North Durham Street in East Baltimore, a predominantly African-American lower-class neighborhood close to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lewis' primary school, PS 101, was the only public school in East Baltimore that served black children. Lewis grew up in a church-going family, his parents both active members of the Faith Baptist Church, devoting the entirety of their Sundays to church activities. His parents worked a variety of different jobs throughout his youth:[6] his father working as a stevedore for a shipping company, a mechanic, a custodian, a mailroom handler,[6] and an elevator operator.] His mother worked as both a clerk at a drugstore[7] and a laundress for a private family.[4]
Lewis' primary exposure to the arts came from Dr. Leon Winslow, a faculty member at PS 101 who Lewis saw as "providing encouragement and art materials to those who wanted and needed it." In fifth grade, Lewis transferred to PS 102. Here, he was able to receive specialized Art Education in Ms. William's class under the guidance of Winslow. He was considered a standout pupil at PS 102 as a result of his introduction to the connection between the arts and the other studies. His time spent in Ms. Pauline Wharton's class allowed for him to experiment with singing, to which he was considered a talented singer. His involvement in this class challenged his earlier belief that singing was not a masculine artistic pursuit. He was able to study both European classics and negro spirituals, which was one of his earliest introductions to arts specific to American black culture. Under Ms. Wharton's direction, he was also involved in many different musical performances,[6] including some works of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project.[8] Lewis attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, where his love of the arts was heightened through his industrial art class with Lee Davis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clown Cat - Limited Edition Sculpture 9/10
By Karel Appel
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Discover the Essence of Joy: Karel Appel's "Clown Cat" 9/10 Limited Edition Sculpture in Acrylic on wood.
Crafted from the finest wood, its playful contours and vibrant hues captiva...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Abstract Figure
By Raul Diaz
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Raul Diaz (Argentina, b.1950). Abstract Figure, ca. 1970s. Canved Walnut. Measures 17 inches tall including wood base. Carved signature in lower region. Excellent condition.
An ear...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Smile 2.0. "Emotional states" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of sculptures is called Emotional States. It was created in 2023 in Kyiv (Ukraine). I lived and worked all year in my hometown in the middle of a Big war. I experienced a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood, Acrylic
Confused feelings 2.0. "Emotional states" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of sculptures is called Emotional States. It was created in 2023 in Kyiv (Ukraine). I lived and worked all year in my hometown in the middle of a Big war. I experienced a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood, Acrylic
Ice vibes. "Emotional states" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of sculptures is called Emotional States. It was created in 2023 in Kyiv (Ukraine). I lived and worked all year in my hometown in the middle of a Big war. I experienced a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood, Acrylic
Smile. "Emotional states" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of sculptures is called Emotional States. It was created in 2023 in Kyiv (Ukraine). I lived and worked all year in my hometown in the middle of a Big war. I experienced a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Textile, Epoxy Resin
Ice vibes 2.0. "Emotional states" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of sculptures is called Emotional States. It was created in 2023 in Kyiv (Ukraine). I lived and worked all year in my hometown in the middle of a Big war. I experienced a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Textile, Epoxy Resin
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #5', 2017 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #5 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white, yellow and black painterly brushstroke formations in g...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #6', 2017 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #6 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white, yellow and black painterly brushstroke formations in g...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
NOR Cliff dwelling
Located in Ranchos De Taos, NM
Ceramic sculpture of combined clay bodies, unique processes developed by Anna Bush Crews, looks to inherent qualities in the material, the way it smoothes, or not, the way it stretch...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled signed sculpture, from the collection of Dick Polich, Tallix Foundry
By Stephen Talasnik
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Talasnik
Untitled sculpture, from the collection of Dick Polich, Tallix Foundry, ca. 1997
Cast light metal
signed by the artist on the work (see close up photograph)
6 3/5 × 12 × 4 inches
Provenance
Estate of Dick Polich, founder of the legendary Tallix Foundry and Polich Art works Beacon, NY
Manufacturer
Stephen Talasnik at Tallix Foundry, Beacon, New York
This work is signed by the artist (see close up photograh)
Abstract metal sculpture
The work is lightweight so it is believed to be in aluminum or an aluminum alloy,
Provenance: acquired from the Estate of Dick Polich - founder of the legendary Tallix foundry and Polich Art Works.
Polich and Tallix fabricated significant sculptural works over many years, collaborating with such as, Willem de Kooning, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, ERTE, Julian Schnabel, Richard Artschwager, Isamu Noguchi, Isaac Witkin...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
« MASS » kinetic origami style folding sculpture. UV print on polycarbonate.
Located in Brussels, BE
Origami like sculpture (it folds completely flat) and provides a strong and fun visual illusion, with a jelly look.
Signed and numbered 1/6, dated 2023.
The LED pedestal comes extr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other Medium
John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle LVIX, Sculpture 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
10" x 16" x 4"
Small
Riverstone, Pigmented, and Sealed Steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
John Van Alstine - Acciaccato VI, Sculpture 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate
NOR Hug
Located in Ranchos De Taos, NM
Ceramic sculpture of combined clay bodies, unique processes developed by Anna Bush Crews, looks to inherent qualities in the material, the way it smoothes, or not, the way it stretch...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
INHALE THE LOVE. 3D PAINTING
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Premium Botanicals - this technique is full of volume and gloss.
Look at the rich texture, each colour has its own unique volume. It is a magnificent and chic work suitable for any ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
John Van Alstine - CUDGEL 2012, Sculpture 2012
Located in Greenwich, CT
River Stone and Bronze
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Bronze
John Van Alstine - FAULT LINE, Sculpture 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Riverstone, pigmented and sealed steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major fo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Duayne Hattchett ((1925-2015). Banner, 1958. Welded metal, sculpture measures 11 h. x 9 w. x 3.75 d. inches. Measuring a total of 17.5 inch high on base. Base measures 5.5 x 5.5 by 6...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lucid Dreams Sculpture
By John Grande
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media painted sculpture. Vibrant colors.
About the artist:
John Grande is a New York-based artist who reflects upon modern and contemporary culture with his constructed pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil, Board
Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Woman's Torso #79
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture #79
Dynamic bronze sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010), circa 1970. This piece is twisted and folded in on itself, implying movement...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful modernist abstract pottery polychrome wall sculpture, each piece with varying textures, colors, and shapes by American artist and professor Bruce Lenore (b. 1955). Lenore is not only an artist, but was an art teacher at Smithfield High School in Rhode Island, as well as a teen art instructor at RISD. Lenore is a member of the “Memphis” pottery...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
‘Reconstruction 3’ (self-portrait)
Located in London, GB
The self-portraits were destroyed and reconstituted, which saw Tucker scraping his own image o the glass then taking the dried slabs of paint and forcing them into a mesh which he h...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil
‘Reconstruction 2’
Located in London, GB
The self-portraits were destroyed and reconstituted, which saw Tucker scraping his own image o the glass then taking the dried slabs of paint and forcing them into a mesh which he h...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil
Barking Dog, Contemporary artist Keith Haring.
By Keith Haring
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Barking dog
Painted plexiglass sculpture on base. Studio Editions. Signed and numbered 50 copies.
32 x 22 x 3 cm
A certificate from the Publisher is attached to the work
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
"Abstract Visage I" Sculpture 18" x 8" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage I" Sculpture 18" x 8" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Double-faced
Fiberglass
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
"Itzamna Stella" small bronze sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This elegant pedestal-size bronze was hand-fabricated, not cast. A large, 9-foot tall version of "Itzamna Stella" in stainless steel is installed outdoors at the Reading Public Museu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Androgynous Nano" small bronze sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Hans Van de Bovenkamp's abstract-figurative sculpture "Androgynous Nano" is a subtly feminine piece with a sensuous balance of rounded and angular forms. This small, elegant bronze i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Circles and Waves" abstract bronze sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Circle and Waves" is one of renowned artist Hans Van de Bovenkamp's most graphic sculptures, playful and accessible. Fabricated bronze with visible connection points and varied brow...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aramiz Justiz original unic contemporary iron marble sculpture
By Aramiz Justiz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Space- original unic contemporary iron marble sculpture
Original sculpture by the Cuban-Spanish artist Aramis JUSTIZ
Iron and white marble
Visual artist graduated in sculpture and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Iron
Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois
Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998
Ceramic Plate
10 in diameter
Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was not completed)
Unframed (Stand shown is not included)
Makes a memorable gift! This striking, rare limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare. It was designed by renowned American artist Louise Bourgeois. From the late 1990s through the millenium, Buon Ricordo...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media
Multifaceted Copper Enamel Tiles Abstract by N.G. Bloome
Located in Soquel, CA
Multifaceted Copper Enamel Tiles Abstract by N.G. Bloome
Enameled Copper panels "Picasso" esq by an unknown artist. N.G. Bloome (American, 20th C).
Uniq...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Wire
Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel.
Expressionist style hand built and heavily glazed in a high metallic palladium glaze. Judy's first introd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mahitu', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Mahitu' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibrant ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abstract Symphony of Pansies, Pansies art, oil on upright bass.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Koko Hovaguimaian's 'Symphony of Pansies' is a captivating oil painting that beckons viewers into a world of vibrant colors and intricate detail. Dominated by shades of pink, purple,...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cujam', 1993 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Cujam' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies and ...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
West Wind/ Emerge
Located in Detroit, MI
Jim Miller-Melberg (1929 - 2017) was a mid-century industrial designer and sculptor known for his ubiquitous playground sculptures. Jim studied at the University of Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills...
Category
Mid-19th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Double-faced
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of femin...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Abstract Expressionist Patinated Metal Assemblage Sculpture Steel, Nuts, Bolts
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Arthur Goodnough (AMERICAN, 1917-2010)
Untitled
patina on steel with nuts and bolts
Robert Goodnough (October 23, 1917 – October 2, 2010) was an American abstract express...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Sculptural bowl hand signed by renowned sculptor and ceramicist
Located in New York, NY
Peter Voulkos
Ceramic Sculptural Dish, ca. 1985
Sculpted ceramic
Hand-signed by artist, Incised signature on the base.
1.5 x 11.5 inches
This charger plate by Voulkos features a Greek-influenced stylized birds and leaf design. Peter Voulkos is an American artist of Greek descent. The abstraction of animal and nature elements paired with the earthy, mottled gray and brown against brown background make this work beautiful. This work was featured in the exhibition "On Black Mountain: The Bauhaus Legacy in America", at the Sager Braudis Gallery (now Sager Reeves), in Columbia Missouri from April 5, 2019 to April. 27, 2019 and is reproduced in page 53 of the exhibition catalogue.
We will provide a complimentary copy of the exhibition catalogue to the buyer of this work.
Born in 1924 to Greek immigrant parents in the town of Bozeman, Montana, Peter Voulkos is one of America’s most significant sculptors of the 20th century. Voulkos got his start in art in the late 1940s, when he was studying at Montana State College, Bozeman on the G.I. Bill, after being drafted and serving as an airplane armorer-gunner in the Pacific in World War II. In classes with Frances Senska, he discovered ceramics, the medium that would characterize his career. After graduating from Montana State College, Bozeman in 1951, Voulkos moved west and earned his MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California.
Returning to Montana after graduation, Voulkos attracted attention “as a prodigious natural potter and a producer of elegantly thrown functional earthenware,” according to Roberta Smith for the New York Times. He also produced dinnerware to sell through high-quality stores, and was noted for his wax-resist method of decoration.Voulkos gained a reputation as a master of ceramics techniques, winning twenty-nine prizes and awards from 1949 through 1955. However, a summer spent teaching at the experimental Black Mountain College (he was invited to teach at BMC by Karen Karnes) near Asheville, North Carolina in 1953 resulted in a dramatic shift in Voulkos’s artistic priorities, as well as his aesthetic. It was at Black Mountain College that Voulkos met Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Charles Olson. He then visited New York City (as a guest of pianist David Tudor and Mary Catherine Richards) and encountered Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline—Abstract Expressionist painters who influenced the new direction Voulkos would go on to pursue.
In 1954, Voulkos was invited to teach at the Los Angeles County Art Institute (now Otis), and he established a new ceramics department and graduate program that attracted other young artists including John Mason, Ken Price, Billy Al Bengston and Paul Soldner. It was here that, inspired by the scale and spontaneity of the New York School, Voulkos began to build progressively larger works that cast aside utility and abandoned ceramic conventions. Decoration became aggressive, as he slashed at and pierced the clay, which he then energetically painted with glaze. Peter Voulkos exhibited these new works in shows at the Landau Gallery in Los Angeles, which announced to the world a new way of approaching ceramics.
Disagreements with the more conservative administrators of the LA County Art Institute led to Voulkos’s departure for the University of California, Berkeley, in 1959. While at Berkeley, Voulkos experimented with bronze and produced large-scale bronze sculpture, while continuing his ceramic work and doing demonstrations of ceramics throughout the U.S. In 1979, a young ceramist named Peter Callas...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Mixed Media, Ceramic
UNTITLED, Abstract/Figurative, Black Welded Steel, Cass Corridor Artist, Detroit
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. It does become more ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Sculpture to Isaac Bashevis Singer, Arts in Judaism Award signed Judaica
Located in New York, NY
Nathaniel Kaz
Bronze Sculpture to Isaac Bashevis Singer for Arts in Judaism Award, 1966
Bronze, Square wooden base, Metal tag
Signed and dated "66" to back of bronze portion of the w...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Abstract Limestone Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
By Duff Browne
Dimensions: 12" H x 17" W
Limestone
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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