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Young woman seated with drapery
Located in PARIS, FR
Young woman seated with drapery
by Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
Bronze sculpture with nuanced green patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
old cast
France
circa 1935-40
height...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Marble Styled Base
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco elephant sculpture on marble stylized base. Spelter metal with ivoroid ( synthetic) tusks is in the lucky position to go upward. This is a great piece, showing style and mov...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bronze Statue of Man Pulling Boat Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a rowboat ashore. It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bending...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jan Anteunis Art Deco Female Statue Belgian Sculptor
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco female bronze sculpture by influential Belgian artist Jan Anteunis, who worked primarily in the city of Ghent. It is a large...
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Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Ducks
Located in PARIS, FR
Ducks
by Josette HEBERT-COEFFIN (1906-1973)
Sculpture made in stone
signed on the base "J. H. Coëffin"
France
circa 1930
height 10 cm
width 16,5 cm
depth 14,1 cm
Biography :
Jose...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
The Comedy
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
The Comedy
Bronze sculpture with black patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
Cast by Valsuani (with the foundry stamp)
Raised on a stone base
Fra...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
by Léon-Ernest DRIVIER (1878-1951)
Bronze with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina
signed "Drivier"
cast by "Montagutelli, Paris, cire perdue" (with the ...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Group of Panthers by the French Artist Dominique Jean Baptiste Hugues
Located in Oakland, CA
Beautiful bronze Art Deco group of two panthers by the French artist Dominique Jean Baptiste Hugues. The sculpture has a lovely patina and stands on a Portoro marble base with onyx i...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Bouraine of Amazon Queen Penthesilea
Located in Oakland, CA
Iconic sculpture by Marcel Andre Bouraine of “Penthesilea, queen of the amazons”, is cast bronze in the rarest original antique silver color patina. Depicted is a nude woman archer i...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Portrait of a Man
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Man
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze with a very nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the neck with the monogram "MG"
period cast by "Meroni Radice, cire perdue, Par...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Hagenauer wood sculpture Head of African Woman. This beautiful sculpture was designed and manufactured by Hagenauer in Vienna in the 1930s during the Ar...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charming French Art Deco Bronze Nude by F. Trinque, 1930
Located in Dallas, TX
French Art Deco bronze sitting nude by F. Trinque, 1930. A gorgeous Art Deco woman stretching her arms and drying her back with a towel possibly after a swim or bath with a rich gold...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lucien Gibert Bronze Statue 'The Archer' French Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Master sculptor Lucien Gilbert's famous “The Archer” sculpture embraces the finest in French bronze detailing of the period. The size, quality, and weight of this piece are impressiv...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Greyhound Dogs Bronze Sculpture Statue by S. Bizard
Located in Oakland, CA
Two Greyhound Dogs is a nickeled bronze sculpture by French artist Suzanne Bizard. It is a stylized figural and accurate rendering of a pair ...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pheasant
Located in PARIS, FR
Pheasant
by François Pompon (1855-1933)
Exceptional bronze with old gilded patina
Cast by Valsuani
Period cast
France
circa 1930
height 8,2 cm
length 14,2 cm
width 3,6 cm
A simila...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Popeye Sailor European Sculpture Ebony and Metal Art Deco Hagenauer
Located in Oakland, CA
Popeye the Sailor is a European sculpture in the Hagenauer style made of Ebony wood and metal in the Art Deco style. We have had a few pieces in this treatment, including style and materials. They are scarce to find. This one is exciting since it is an homage to the character of Popeye. This sculpture has a slightly cubist feeling with black ebony and silver treatment, including the navy anchor on its arm, obviously inspired by the original Popeye.
It’s not a widely known fact that a natural person inspired E.C. Segar, the creator of Popeye. We have discovered that it was fashioned to resemble this man, Frank “Rocky” Fiegel, whose parents immigrated from Poland to the United States. Rocky was born in 1868-1947, and as an adult, he joined the Navy. He was considered very strong and smoked a pipe, one of the characteristics of the cartoon Popeye, which became such an essential icon of protection, not allowing bullying or being bullied.
This Popeye Sailor sculpture...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Panther Leopard Panther Bookends by Maurice Frecourt, Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco leopard panther bookends by the French artist Frecourt on a marble base. Fine animal detailing work is signed on the metal with the artist's name, France, and initial C.R. T...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
This is an Art Deco bronze statue of a lion with a great marble base of three tones inlaid in geometric shapes. The lion is powerfully rendered, and its expression and musculature ar...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Art Deco Pair of Leaping Gazelle on Marble Base
Located in Oakland, CA
Bronze Art Deco Pair of Leaping Gazelle on Marble Base. This unique silhouette-style bronze piece showing the natural movement of these animals is from Europe. I always love the leap...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Panthers in the Jungle Art Deco Carved Gilt Wood Panel by N. R. Brunet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This sumptuous engraved wooden panel depicting panthers in the bush was created by N.R. Brunet (France, 20th Century). Art Deco design typical of the period, N.R. Brunet is known for...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Balancing Elephant, Circa 1930s, Art Deco, Louis-Albert Carvin (1875-1951)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Balancing Elephant
Louis-Albert Carvin (France, 1875-1951)
Bronze, marble
Circa 1930s, Art Deco
8 x 7.5 x 2 (4 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 7/8 figure) inches
Artist Louis-Albert Carvin, born in Paris in 1875, was exposed to art from an early age through his painter father. Carvin's formal education in art began at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under artists like Émmanuel Frémiet and Georges Gardet. Over the years, artist Louis-Albert Carvin became a renowned sculptor, dedicating his life’s work to the modeling of human and animal figures. He studied under Fremiet and Gardet and became a member of the Société des Artistes Français, exhibiting at the Salon des Artists Francais from 1894 until 1933 winning the Medal of Honor in his first year in 1894.
Remarkably, he sculpted La Muse de l’Aviation, the bronze trophy...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pheasant Birds Statue by Rochard Unique
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Oakland, CA
The Art Deco Birds Statue by Rochard is a unique treatment of two pheasant birds in contrasting positions. Both figures are mounted on a beautiful base crafted in three colors: marbl...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lucien Charles E. Alliot French Art Deco Bronze The Gazelles 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Lucien Alliot French Art Deco Bronze The Gazelles 1930. The brown patina on a marble base signed on the bronze L Alliot and stamped bronze on the deer. This particular piece has exceptional rhythm where the two gazelles interplay in a movement depicting leaping over the hills or water—very three-dimensional treatment showing the movement of the animals.
Lucien Charles Eduoard Alliot (1877-1967), the sculptor, was born in 1877 in Paris, France. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, was a member and the gold medal in 1920, out of competition, and was a member of the sculpture jury from 1934 to 1939. Alliot was well known for his figurative sculptures, which were exhibited for many years at the Salon de Paris. He received a third-place award in 1907 (which included funds for travel expenses) and a first-place award l in 1920. After he declared himself out of the artistic competition, he became a jury member at the Salon evaluating sculptural works from 1934 to 1939. Alliot created several allegorical groups: La Paix in 1939, and several religious illustrations: Sacré Cœur in 1924, La Vierge Marie...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture of a Bear by Martel
Located in Oakland, CA
This highly stylized modernist sculpture of a bronze bear provides a rare opportunity to own a piece by some of the most fascinating sculptors in history. Jan and Joel Martel were an...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Construction & Garment Worker, WPA Bronze by Robert Cronbach
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Cronbach, American (1908 - 2001)
Title: Construction & Garment Worker
Year: 1938
Medium: Bronze sculpture with Brown Patina, signature and date in the cast
Size: 18 ...
Category
American Modern 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Panther Sculpture by D.H. Chiparus
Located in Houston, TX
"PANTHER" Sculpture covered in a cold patina. c.1930
Rests on marble base. Inscribed in script: D. H. Chiparus.
Cold patina wa...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Diana the Huntress Bronze by S. Melanie 1930s
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco Diana the Huntress Bronze by S. Melanie 1930s, crafted in the 1930s, stands as a testament to the artistic brilliance of the era. This extraordinary sculpture exudes ...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chiparus 'The Hunter' Large Art Deco Sculpture with Panther, 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Large Art Deco sculpture of hunter and panther (or lion) by the famous sculptor Demetre H. Chiparus. The Art metal sculpture has a beautiful green verdigris patina and stands on an a...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bronze Art Deco Nude Sculpture by S. Melani
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco era reclining nude bronze sculpture by Salvatore Melani, created at the end of his career which began in his early 1920s and ended in 1934 at the age of 32. The serene an...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elephant trotting
Located in PARIS, FR
Elephant trotting
by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958)
Rare sculpture in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Roger Godchaux " on the base
Artist's cast, with no foundry mark
France
circa 1930
height 15 cm
length : 25 cm
Biography :
Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) was a French painter, drawer and animal sculptor. If all domestic and wild bestiary was part of his artistic universe, wild beasts and elephants having been his favorite subjects. As a figurative sculptor, he represented the animal without artifice, in his attitudes of everyday life. From Vendôme Godchaux joined Paris, where he prepared in 1894 admission to the School of Fine Arts. He soon turned to animal art. He became a pupil of Jules Adler...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chase Walter Von Nessen Horse Bookends Statue
Located in Oakland, CA
Extremely rare set of chase Equestrian bookends sculpture designed by Walter Von Nessen in 1932. Industrial Design incorporated with the latest materials and machine age approach. Th...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Louis Carvin Black Panther Art Deco Bronze Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Extremely rare black panther bronze sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin circa 1930. This is an example of pure cubist style in black patina, portraying a panther standing tall and proud...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Foal
Located in PARIS, FR
Foal
by Berthe MARTINIE (1883-1958)
Sculpture in bronze with a black patina
Signed twice " Martinie " on the base
With the foundry stamp " Valsuani "
France
circa 1935
height 21,2 ...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of Panther and Gazelle by Ouline
By Alexandre Ouline
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco French bronze sculpture of panther and gazelle by Alexander Ouline portrays animals in action, a kind of abstract forest floor in bronze all mounted on a wooden base. Ouline...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Femme Au Levrier” Art Deco Statue Bust by Raymond Leon Rivoire Sevres France
By Raymond Rivoire
Located in Oakland, CA
“Femme au Levrier” Art Deco statue bust by Raymond Leon Rivoire Sevres France circa 1937. This is a rare and important bust from the iconic Art Deco sculpture Raymond Rivoire...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Lion Hunter Sculpture signed Limousin 1930s
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Lion Hunter sculpture Signed by Limousin statue Circa 1930. Limousin ‘Hunter and Lion’ or Chasseur au lion. A Powerful Art Deco Study, in patinated art metal on a portoro ma...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Franz Hagenauer Male and Female "The Couple" 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Franz Hagenauer Male and Female “The Couple” 1930. This rare, highly stylized, and unique piece was made in Vienna in the 1930s. It has recently been restored in a gleaming chrome pa...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Parrotlet
Located in PARIS, FR
Parrotlet
by Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) & SEVRES Manufacture
Sculpture in white paste porcelain
Signed « A. Petersen »
Old edition artwork. Stamped by the porcelain manufacture of ...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Expressionist Bronze Judaica Rabbi Sculpture Los Angeles Modernist
By Peter Krasnow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze Jewish Rabbi. Original Patina. Art-deco wood carved base. It is signed with initials P.K. and marked "Calif Art Bronze Fdry LA" (California Art Bronze Foundry Los Angeles). it is not dated.
PETER KRASNOW (1886-1979), Russian-Ukrainian, American artist painter and sculptor, born Feivish Reisberg, was a California modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and drawings which were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage...
Category
Expressionist 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French bulldog
Located in PARIS, FR
Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916)
French bulldog
also known as The Dog of Teresa Lorioli (mother of the artist)
Small size
Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced black patina.
Signed on the base "R.Bugatti"
A lost wax cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with founder stamp) and numbered "11"
Model created in 1905
Cast before 1934
Edition of 50 copies
height 13,5 cm
length of the base 13,2 cm
depth of the base 8,4 cm
A similar copy acquired in 1906 directly from the artist and numbered "35" is now part of the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin (inv. BI 251).
Bibliography :
- Mary Harvey, The Bronzes of...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of bookends with Elephants
By Ary Bitter
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bookends with Elephants
by Ary BITTER (1883-1973)
A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with old gilded nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque
Old cast by Susse Frères
Raised on wooden bases
France
Circa 1935
total height for one: 27,5 cm
total height for the other: 17 cm
Biography:
Ary Jean Léon...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silvered Bronze Art Deco Statue by Aurore Onu "Chasing the Hind"
Located in Oakland, CA
Silvered Bronze Art Deco Statue Pair featuring a woman reaching and grasping the antlers of a deer, a rare version of “Chasing the Hind” Designe...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Diana the Huntress Bronze by S. Melanie 1930s
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco Diana the Huntress Bronze by S. Melanie 1930s, crafted in the 1930s, stands as a testament to the artistic brilliance of the era. This extraordinary sculpture exudes ...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Head of a girl
Located in PARIS, FR
Head of a girl
by Paul BELMONDO (1898-1982)
Bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed "P. Belmondo"
Stamped with the foundry mark "Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris"
Raised on its ...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lucien Charles E. Alliot French Art Deco Bronze The Gazelles 1930
By Lucien Alliot
Located in Oakland, CA
Lucien Alliot French Art Deco Bronze The Gazelles 1930. The brown patina on a marble base signed on the bronze L Alliot and stamped bronze on the deer. This particular piece has exceptional rhythm where the two gazelles interplay in a movement depicting leaping over the hills or water—a very three-dimensional treatment showing the movement of the animals.
Lucien Charles Eduoard Alliot (1877-1967), the sculptor, was born in 1877 Paris, France. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, was a member and the gold medal in 1920, out of competition, and was a member of the sculpture jury from 1934 to 1939. Alliot was well known for his figurative sculptures, exhibited at the Salon de Paris for many years. He received a third-place award in 1907 (which included funds for travel expenses) and a first-place award l in 1920. After he declared himself out of the artistic competition, he became a jury member at the Salon evaluating sculptural works from 1934 to 1939. Alliot created several allegorical groups, La Paix in 1939, and several religious illustrations: Sacré Cœur in 1924, La Vierge Marie...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nude Walking, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School Artist
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945)
Nude Walking, 1930
Bronze
Signed and dated on base
17 x 9 x 4 inches
Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United...
Category
American Modern 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
American Modern 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
St Michel Archangel Sculpture by P Barlaud
Located in FR
St Michel Archangel Sculpture by P Barlaud
Wooden Sculpture of Saint Michel fighting the Dragon
Classic French subject which also has
Georg...
Category
French School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Rudder, Terracotta, 1930s
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960), France, 1930s. A man operating a rudder. Measurements : Width : 31"(79cm), Height : 16.7"(42.5cm), Depth : 8.7"(22cm...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1930 French Bronze Figure of a Lurcher Dog on Stone Base
Located in Beachwood, OH
Jules Edmond Masson (French, 1871–1932)
Bronze Figure of a Lurcher Dog, 1930
Bronze with brownish green patination, on a fitted stone base
The base inset with a bronze plaque reading...
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
1930s bronze faun child signed at base
Located in Florence, IT
The small bronze depicts a small seated faun, immortalized while playing a wind instrument as can be clearly seen by the puffy cheeks. is signed at the base R. Castagnino and is from...
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Klage um Ernst Barlach ( Memorial for Ernst Barlach )
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive Bronze Relief by Käthe Kollwitz ( 1867-1945, Germany ). Created 1938 in memory of her friend Ernst Barlach.
Bronze brown patinated. On the left side signed: Kollwitz.
He...
Category
Realist 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana the Huntress, French Art Deco Artemis Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning French Art Deco bronze sculpture figurine. The statue features a stylized freestyle interpretation of Artemis or Diana the Huntress (Diane Chasseresse). The nude f...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Winged Male Figure - Apollo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Winged Male Figure - Apollo, c. 1930s, polychrome bas-relief of cast aggregate, 12 x 26 inches; the...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Music (attributed)
By Philip Kran Paval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Music (attributed), brass and wire construction, c. 1936, 28 x 14 x 5 inches; perhaps exhibited at Hollywood Riviera Gallery, 1936 (third prize); provenance includes Estate of Jon Spencer Helfen (Los Angeles, CA
About the Sculpture
In 1935, Philip Paval bought a box of metal in a “blind auction.” Paval, a painter, sculptor, and jeweler, had hoped the box contained silver. To his dismay, it was brass. Seeing an opportunity, Paval started to make sculptures from the brass sheets. His subjects included Cinema, Hollywood, Radio, Dance, Aviation and Music. The works were well-received with the Hollywood crowd and critically acclaimed. Actor and comedian, Ben Bard, purchased four of them for his theater, and novelist and screenwriter, Vicki Baum ordered four more for her drawing room. Movie director King Vidor also purchased them. Los Angeles Times art critic, Arthur Millier, described Paval’s “contraptions” as “ingenious, decorative, different.” Paval exhibited these works for several years in the late 1930s, including at the American Artists’ Congress Gallery in Los Angeles in an exhibition called Formalism and Abstraction in 1938 and at a solo show at Stendahl Galleries in 1939. The appeal of these works must have been irresistible, as a 1936 Los Angeles Times article noted, “Two feet of brass art has been stolen from the Hollywood Riviera Galleries. The work is an abstraction. It portrays the spirit of music and rested on the grand piano in the main hall. The work of Philip Paval, it won third prize in the current gallery exhibition at the gallery.” One can only wonder whether this is the “contraption” which was pilfered from the gallery nearly one hundred years ago. Given the description of the work, its subject matter and size, it seems likely.
About the Artist
Philip Paval was a sculptor, painter, and jeweler. Born in Denmark, Paval was apprenticed to a silversmith and studied art in Denmark. He immigrated to the US in 1919 and first worked as a merchant seaman in New York. The following year, Paval settled in Los Angeles where he later opened his own jewelry shop featuring works he designed and produced. Paval became a favorite in the entertainment world, making a good living selling silver...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
The Trapdoor
Located in Roma, RM
Arturo Martini (Treviso 1889 - Milan 1947), La Botola (1930 / 1933)
Terracotta sculpture 34 x 42 x 9 cm signed lower left; label of Galleria del Milione, Milan, on back.
Provenance...
Category
Italian School 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Golf (Wall Plaque)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Golf (Wall Plaque)
Polychromed ceramic, c. 1930-1
Signed with the artist's initials: VS recto
Very rare, only a few produced prior to the closure of Cowan Pottery
Format: Round ceramic plate, 11 1/4 inches
Designed by the artist while working for Cowan Pottery in 1930. One of Cowan's clients, an interior designer, requested plates decorated with different outdoor activities. Others in the series included "Swimming," "Tennis," "Polo," and "The Hunt."
According to Henry Adams, the number of examples created was very limited due to the closing of Cowan Pottery in 1931. Very rare
Condition: Good, with the usual craquelure of the glazes used.
Note: Industrial design democratizes high style, and Mr. Schreckengost was widely considered among the most democratic industrial designers. He made, quite literally, the stuff of life — things found routinely in homes, backyards and garages in this country and around the world. He designed bicycles for Sears and everyday china for American Limoges. He designed children’s toys and pedal cars; flashlights, furniture and fans; lawn chairs, lawn mowers and golf carts; baby walkers and artificial limbs.
In 2006 Mr. Schreckengost was awarded the National Medal of Arts, the country’s highest cultural honor. His work is in the permanent collection of major museums, including the Renwick Gallery, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Mr. Schreckengost belonged to the first great generation of American industrial designers, which included luminaries like Russel Wright, Norman Bel Geddes and Raymond Loewy.
The lights of New York...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Mercury" NYC 1931 Bronze 5th Ave Traffic Light Sculpture American Art Deco WPA
Located in New York, NY
"Mercury" NYC 1931 Bronze 5th Ave Traffic Light Sculpture American Art Deco WPA
In the late 1920s, Joseph Freedlander was asked by the City of New York ...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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