1960s Figurative Sculptures

Beautiful modernist mouse sculpture. A piece that is full of whimsy and detail. Clean lines are the base for this piece as a mouse figure orbits on its own tail. Beautiful, enchanting and dynamic. Cast iron with zinc finish. Clean lines with a brutalist node. This piece is vintage (1960s) and unsigned. A piece that is sculptural and fun. Unsigned and reminiscent of Stephen Charlton...

Mid-Century Modern abstract granite sculpture. Well executed Mid-Century Modern granite or marble abstract sculpture after Rene Brancusi. This fabulous stone sculpture has been carve...

The hand painted plaster sculpture on tan marble base of a reclining woman in cubits style. The hard dense plater with an aged green patinate...

The works of Belgian artist Yves Rhaye are inspired by nature. More precisely: futuristic shapes based on human and animal like figures. With his works Rhay...

Sculpture of a flute player is cast in bronze stands on a black marble base by Adler 1960's. It is expressive with its original patina and will make a beautiful feature. There are many mythological stories involving the flute player. In ancient Greek Pan...

Introducing our stunning Vintage Sculpture of a boy doing a Handstand, straight from the USA in the swinging 1960s. This captivating piece of art will undoubtedly add a touch of char...

For the pair, fabulous and unusual, tall mid-century brass torso statement lamps, France, circa 1960s. From a Gentlemans’ Clothier Boutique, this pair would look at home in a mens dressing room, den or game room. The figure resembles a mens mannequin...

Mid-Century Modern composition sculpture bust of a young girl made in 1965. The piece is bearing an illegible signature and date on the reverse, possibly "M Hersh '65." The bust rest...

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Maker: Jihokera - Good, original condition.

Beautiful vintage sculpture of a sitting ballerina made of ceramic and produced by Jihokera Bechyne in Czechoslovakia. Good vintage condition, just so...

Ceramic male figure, fired stoneware with monochromatic pattern. Incised signature underside.

A circa 1960's Italian sculpture. Measurements: Height:47" Width: 24" Depth: 20" Base: 11" x 17".  

Large Brutalist male torso abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base in the manner of Brancusi. This midcentury figural male torso sculpture is finely detailed and dates to the mid-...

Introducing our exquisite Solid Brass Nude Female Sculpture, Circa 1960's. This captivating piece showcases the timeless beauty of the fema...

A large circa 1960's Italian repoussé metal foliage and floral decoration with stone base. Measurements: Height: 66" Width: 16" Depth: 17".

Created by Bitossi’s creative director, Aldo Londi and distributed worldwide by Rosenthal Netter. Midcentury Italian art pottery vase b...

Fabulous and stylish pair of Brass Franz Hagenauer style figural sculptures, one left facing and one right facing. The hair on the left facing female s...

Midcentury sculpture designed by Jitka Forejtova and produced by Keramos in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Very good vintage condition.

Modernist figure of a duck in Oregon pine by Kaija Aarikka. Hard to come by as only a limited edition were made. The figure is in excellent vintage condition.

Charming and lively, this rare bronze sculpture depicts a school of fish, undulating in the ocean current, intermixed with seaweed rising from the sea floor ...

Well-executed solid bronze sculpture of young boys on a seesaw; all resting on a solid onyx base; Curtis Jere was a metalwork company of wall sculptures and household accessories...

Very large equine Italian modernist sculpture in shades of yellow with some orange spotting, and typical Bitossi irregular triangular incis...

Highly unusual in Beatrice Fenton's oeuvre, this dramatic figure of a Black male figure with his arms raised and crossed at the wrist -- either in cele...

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Maker: Jitona - Good, original condition.

Beautifully crafted sculpture by Licio Zanetti, circa 1960s. The condition of the glass is clean, sharp and clear with no scratches. This sculpture is ice like and fluid. The quality...

A trio of large size minstrels by Otello Rosa for San Polo of Venezia. They are in wonderful condition. They are 24 inches tall.

This is one of the great and traditional sculptures by the very well known Chicago artist Abbott Pattison. This particular sculpture is one of he made in Italy, is also signed and ma...

Vintage "Boy and Balloon" sculpture signed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House, circa 1968. This figurative piece depicts a boy holding strings of colored balloons. The boy is made of p...

Porcelain figurine of Danish manufacture Lyngby Denmark, perfect condition. From the 1960s.

A beautiful sculptural handmade and hand painted anatomical cell division models made by Somso, West Germany. This rare set is in perfect vintage condition without any damage. The ...

This large African bronze sculpture features a female rider on a horse. It’s an expressive and brutalist sculpture in full action. The female warrior ha...

Stunning mid-century large fat lava vase. This beautiful piece is glazed in a deep ocean blue with a red glaze band around it in the middle. The en...

Gold & coral resting lady object by Romolo Grassi The lady is 18k yellow gold on one very fine solid coral. Accented with diamonds and mounted on quartz Gold gram weight: 766.7 gr...

Beautiful brass candleholder. Incredible piece that will certainly add that midcentury code to your decor. This piece has graphic presence and its solidity in brass, grounds with sty...

Hand carved wooden mother and child statue. Or Madonna and child. Mid Century modernist in style. Nice rich wood patina with intricate craftsme...

Wall colorful ceramic mask, made in Germany in the 1960s Original perfect conditions.   

This tall vase is formed from enamel on steel. The modern linear design makes this piece current and minimal. The vase is 10” tall and the diameter is 2.5”. Blue and green lines move...

A well-known Canadian sculptor, Alice Winant (nee Czitron) Quebec, Canada/ Romania 1928-1989, unique sterling 925 sculpture of an old bearded fisherman si...

Matt glazed sculptural group of man and woman, signed Dominic Pouchain.

1960s E Type Jaguar front fender.

A 1960s Belgian ceramic abstract sculpture with bronze textured style finish mounted on natural wooden base, signed on the base "J H '64".

Unusual pair oversized, Teki Modern lounge chairs by William Westenhaver for Witco, definitely over the top, same chairs can be seen in Elvis Presley's Graceland. Crazy carved walnut...

1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (mould 1080) 1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (mould 1080). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwen...

Midcentury ceramic sculpture designed by Jitka Forejtova and produced by Keramos in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. Very good vintage condit...

Bronze sculpture depicting a bull fighter with a single rose at his foot. Signed and dated 66' with the edition number 2 of 11. Measures 29" x 16.5" x 6". Nathan Katz...

A very important early work by Bertil Vallien b. 1938. Unique and monumental wall sculpture, hand painted and contour sawn wood. Made in Sweden 1966. One of a kind! The sculpture is depicting fishes in the water. It was commissioned by an optician in 1966. That is why the eyes are made of oval glass mirrors. They are also hiding the holes where you screw the sculpture to the wall. The sculpture would be great in a fish restaurant or in an indoor pool area. It will certainly make a statement wherever it will hang! A photograph depicting the artist in front of the sculpture is included (see image)! Fully signed and dated 1966 (see image). The sculpture is in 3 parts. The upper part is in one piece. The lower part is in 2 pieces. There are no problems hanging this on the wall. It is heavy but not that heavy. Measurements: The upper part, Lenght 226cm, height 68cm, 7cm deep. The lower part, Lenght 245cm, height 75cm, 7cm deep. As mounted as in the pictures: length 304cm, height 120cm. Total length if one put these pieces after one another, circa 475cm. You can put this sculpture on the wall with different combinations and variations. In 2017 Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan bought the "One million Dollar Boat". They paid one million dollars for the mixed media sculpture "Passage" made by Bertil Vallien. BERTIL VALLIEN EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1963 - ongoing Freelance designer for Kosta Boda glassworks, Sweden 1963 - ongoing Independent artist/designer 1961-63 Studies in USA and Mexico 1961 University of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (SELECTION) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA HM de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA Yokohama Art Museum. San Francisco, USA Imagine Museum, FL, USA The State Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Düsseldorf Museum of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Germany Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA The Art Institute, Chicago, USA National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden VIDA Museum, Sweden, permanent wing Everson Museum, NY, USA Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, Wa, USA JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, USA The Prescott Collection at Pacific First Centre, Seattle, USA Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Il, USA Yokohama Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC, USA Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico Musée des Art and Design, The Louvre, Paris, France The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, IL, USA Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, USA National Museum, Edinburgh, UK Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI, USA AWARDS (SELECTED) Prince Eugen´s medal for outstanding achievement in art, conferred by the King of Sweden (1998) Gold medal, Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) GAS Visionary Award (2020) Honorary doctorate, Växjö University, Sweden (2002) Artist of the future Award, Imagine Museum, FL, USA (2020) Visionaries Award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (2001) Medal for exhibition “Nine Rooms” at the 13th Biennale in Venice given by Instituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti (2012) Young American award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (1961) Award in recognition of the promotion of Glass Art in the world, Museo del Vidrio Monterey, Mexico (2004) The Libensky Award, Seattle, WA, USA (2008) The Wilson Award, GAS, New Orleans, USA (2005) Urban Glass Award for >>Outstanding Achievement in Glass<< NY, USA (1998) Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis, Coburg, Germany (1985) BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Drawings, Ceramics, Glass, Staffan Bengtsson, Kosta förlag, Sweden 2012 Bertil Vallien, Nine Rooms, Publisher Marsilio, Italy 2008 Staven, Gunnar Lindqvist, Kamras/ Kamras förlag 2007 Transperent Bounaries, Ulla-Britt Edberg, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2006 Vallien, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002 Somna Vakna, Matthew Kangas, University of Washington Press, London 2002 Fiat Lux, Johan Unger Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1998 Glass eats light, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1997 Headbook, Niclas Rådström, Publisher, Kamras/Kamras 1995 Anod, Peter Nilsson, Nordstedts förlag, Sweden 1990 Bertil Vallien, Gunnar Lindqvist, Carlson Bokförlag 1983 Sandcast, Ulf Thomas Moberg, Moberg Publisher EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Vida Museum, Öland, Sweden 2019 Habatat gallery, Detroit, USA 2019 Schantz Gallery, Stockbridge-MA, USA 2018 Leger Gallery, Malmö, Sweden 2017 Gallery Schantz, Stockbridge, MA, USA 2017 Art Miami, Schantz gallery, Miami FL, USA 2017 Spritmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden 2016 Hawk Gallery, Columbus. OH, USA. 2016 Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden 2016 Millesgården, Stockholm, Glasstress, Sweden 2016 Edsvik Konsthall, Edsvik, Sweden 2016 SOFA, Navy pier Chicago IL- USA 2015 Galleri Berengo, Muranoi, Italien 2014 Palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italien 2013 Gallerie Azur, Spa, Belgien 2011 Marina Barovier Galleria, Venedig, Italien 2011 Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH, USA 2009 Imago Gallery, Palm Springs. CA. USA 2008 Etienne gallery.Oisterwijk, The Netherlands 2007 Heller Gallery, NYC, USA 2007 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Il, USA 2006 Prince Eugen´s Waldermarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden 2005 Landkrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden 2005 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden 2004 Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico 2003 Rockford Art Museum, IL, USA 2003 Glass Museum, International Centre for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, USA 2002 Cellier de Clairvaux, Dijon, France 2002 >>In Transit<< Gävle Museum 2002 Eremitaget, St. Petersburg, Ryssland 2002 The state Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 2002 Konstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway 2001 Riihiimäki Museum, Finland 2000 Traver gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland 1999 Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel 1998 Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1998 The Bullseye Gallery Portland, OR, USA 1998 Museum of History, Stockholm, Sweden 1997 Museum of Arts, Indianapolis, USA 1997 Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA 1969 Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy PERFORMANCE 2012,18,19, 20 Rainshower, Kosta glassworks, Sweden 2007 Diamonds and Ashes, Music: Tomidas, Midnight session at Åfors glass...

Beautiful sculpture is entirely carved out of one piece of ebony wood in the 1960s in Tansania The perfectly natural and organic shape makes this handcrafted sculpture extra special ...

- Czechoslovakia - Maker: Royal Dux - Perfect original condition - Marked by manufacturer.  

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Designer: Jitka Forejtová - Very good, original condition.

- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of varnish ceramic - Dimension of grey-white sculpture: H28 x W24 x D20 - Good, original condition.

Plaster sculpture of putti's or Childs head on wooden stand The sculpture is dated in the plaster with "1960" and signature of "Delflasse".

Sculpture depicting a female, armless figure lying on her side, circa 1960s-1970s. Unsure of the subject, but the style and details of the hair suggest this could depict Medusa. Imp...

Stoneware figurine by L. Hjorth, Denmark. Stoneware figurine, hand painted by Danish L. Hjorth manufactory. Number 573.

Clyde Burt figural ceramic sculpture in hand painted and glazed stoneware. Signature to underside: [CB].

Bronze sculpture by James Lawton, titled "Feminity" Signed and dated Jim Lawton 67 Comes with archive pictures and letter by the artist (see pictures).   

1960s cubist figural female table lamp.

Willem Verbon (1921 - 2003) was a Dutch sculptor. He made this sculpture in 1967, a year before the death of Kees Van Dongen, in his house in Monte Carlo. He also made multiple ...

This is a very unusual Austin Productions Brutalist sculpture. Lovers / nude man and woman. Almost looks like Frankenstein and Frankenstein's Bride...