Austrian Abstract Sculptures

Rare horse head sculpture, manufactured by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, ca. 1930, marked technique and material: wood, carved; nickel-plated brass plinth The sculpture is marked "wHw...

A signed mid 20th century sculptural watering can in copper and brass by Karl Hagenauer of Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien. The watering can is clearly stamped and marked on the underside....

A signed mid 20th century sculptural watering can in copper and brass by Karl Hagenauer of Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien. The watering can is clearly stamped and marked on the underside....

Adorable unique wood carved head. Austria, 1920s or older. Ideal decoration item, Hand carved from one piece of solid wood. Nice display piece in any room. Found at an Estate Sale in...

Adorable unique wood carved head. Austria, 1950s. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice displa...

Gorgeous pair of bronze sculptures by the Austrian master of Art Deco, Karl Hagenauer. Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956) was an influential Austrian designer belonging to the Art Deco school...

'Orientation in Red & Purple', is a unique purple, red and white glass sculpture by the Austrian artist Sandra A. Fuchs. Fuchs creates her own multicolored and complex glass canes, which are then cut to create small 'murrina'. These she composes to create her flat sheet 'canvas' glass artworks, which are fired again, to fuse the pieces together. The detail is breathtaking and testament to these labour intensive unique works. The dimensions are for the glass panel and the wooden base, which is available in either IPE (dark ironwood) or walnut. Sandra A. Fuchs lives and works in Mautern, a small town located on the Danube within the Wachau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Austria and in Murano, Italy. Specializing in the areas of cold working, fusing and flame working, Fuchs has undertaken additional advanced training for glassblowing at the Technical College of Glass for Design and Craft (Kramsach, Tyrol, Austria) Abate Zanetti (Scuola del Vetro, Murano, Italy) and at Cam Ocagi (The Glass Furnace Istanbul, Turkey). Her artistic approach and style has also been developed through attending numerous master classes with artists predominantly from Italy and the USA. Since 2014 and after much time abroad, Fuchs is now focused working exclusively as an independent glass artist in her own studio. Fuchs’ art works share a common ‘spirit’ and ‘organic’ aesthetic. The themes which run through her pieces are inspired by the beauty and power of nature; of rising, elevating and growth, which she also interprets from a spiritual influence. She feels creativity and vision are born by travelling, connecting with people from around the world and through cultural exchange. Her signature fused panels have an inner life which is captured in dense and complex patterns which are formed from many unique pieces of ‘murrine’, which Fuchs designs and makes by herself. Traditionally ‘murrine’ all possess the same pattern, however by employing a different kiln formed technique, Fuchs makes each ‘murrina’ unique by having more control during the stretching process whilst working with her hot molten glass. With her blown art works, Fuchs combines this new special manufacturing technique of 'kiln formed murrine’ (which has only been in existence since 1992) with centuries old traditional Muranese glassblowing knowledge, resulting in pieces that are the only ones of their kind worldwide. In the artist’s own words; "Offering me every possible way to express myself, glass became my ‘partner in crime...

Hagenauer Male and Female wall mask chrome, brass and copper finish. Highly stylized rare and unique pieces made in Vienna, circa the 1940s. Both were recently restored in gleaming c...

Rare brass-plated modernist dinner bell by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstatte Hagenauer with lovely patina. Marked "WHW Austria" on bell clapper. Designer: ...

Monumental signed vase by Claus Moroder (Salzburg, Austria 1941-2020). Produced in the mid-20th century, circa 1965, this piece is a unique, one off by exceptional Austrian artist Cl...

Hagenauer (Austrian, a statue depicting the dancer Josephine Baker, cast brass in nickel finish, circa the 1930s. Stamped ATELIER HAGENAUER WIEN, MADE IN AUSTRIA with WHW. Much of th...

On 12th September 1977 the ‘Steel City’ of Linz, Austria opened an open-air museum of metal sculptures, including work by internationally recognised names like Donald Judd, Eduardo P...