20th Century Art
Period: 20th Century
Color: Gold
"The Water Naga, " Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Mixed Media on Wood
Located in Houston, TX
The Naga is the God of Water, which blesses the earth with rain for replenishment.
Artist Details:
Sompop Budtarad
"The Water Naga"
1997
Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Mixed Media on Wood
63...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Cycle, " Acrylic, Gold and Silver Leaf on Canvas - Minimalist
Located in Houston, TX
Ever-turning, life's inevitable cycle of birth and death, reminds us of the rising and falling of all things.
Artwork Details:
Parinya Tantisuk
"Cycle"
1996
Acrylic, Gold and Silv...
Category
Abstract Geometric 20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Nine Forms (Blue), " Acrylic, Gold and Silver Leaf on Canvas - Minimalist
Located in Houston, TX
Similar to Nine Forms (Red), Nine Forms (Blue) relates to good feelings. This painting refers to the love and respect the Thai people have for their King.
Artwork Details:
Parinya ...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Nine Forms (Red), " Acrylic, Gold and Silver Leaf on Canvas - Minimalist
Located in Houston, TX
The color red and the odd numbers of one, three, five and nine are all considered lucky by many Asians. By presenting these nine triangular forms on red, Parinya communicates good fe...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Nine Forms (White), " Acrylic, Gold and Silver Leaf on Canvas - Minimalist
Located in Houston, TX
Similar to Nine Forms (Red), Nine Forms (White) relates to good feelings and purity that is attained by living a spiritual life.
Artwork Details:
Parinya Tantisuk
"Nine Forms (Whit...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Pre-Rome, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame with Glass Eye
Located in Houston, TX
This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. It’s central feature is a profile of an abstract organic form nestled in a smooth gradient backgro...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Roma, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame
Located in Houston, TX
This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. The texture and color of the background simulates a fluid substance, while the primary subject matt...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Post Rome, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame
Located in Houston, TX
This work is one in a series of prints conceived during Long’s fellowship in Rome. The vertical striations along the background accentuate a sense of rhythm, while the colorful strip...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Hawk with Woman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arturo Di Modica, Italian/American (1960 - )
Title: Hawk with Woman
Year: 1988
Medium: Patinated Bronze, signed, dated, and stamped on the base
Edition: 3/5
Size: 41 x 38 x 1...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Native American Indian Eyes behind a large Rock.
By Carl Kauba
Located in Pasadena, CA
Indian Eyes, by Austrian artist Carl Kauba shows an Native American behind a large rock. Is he hiding? and if so, from whom and why? That is left for the viewers imagination.
This statue is cast in the finest American bronze, finished in the traditional dark brown patina, hand polished to bring out the awesome highlights and mounted on a black or green marble base. Due to the handmade process. 7.5″ H x 8.5″ L
Carl
Carl Kauba was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic.
Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S.
Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
I Am
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“I am” symbolizes balance and the ability to stretch beyond our perceived limits. An extremely difficult posture, the model is extended from his core, arched back, and yet seems at e...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Suspended, Man on a Rope
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Holding on to the rope above, we witness MacDonald’s uncanny ability to convey a sense of tension and release in Man on a Rope. Near the apex of the triangular composition, we witnes...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
'Wild Boar' Solid Bronze Contemporary Wildlife sculpture of a pig in the forest
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Wild Boar' is a beautiful sculpture, full of character and clean lines. Richard Smith's love and knowledge of the animals he sculpts is evident to the view - the animals are so life like and tactile.
Richard Smith has gained an international reputation for his works of art, he has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Pattersons in London, The Sportsman’s Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA, the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Phillips.
In 2013 Callaghans of Shrewsbury...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Solid Bronze Ballet Dancer Sculpture 'Meditation' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Meditation' is a tasteful and demure nude of a ballet dancer. The poise and elegance of the dancer are exquisite!
For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade.
At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop.
On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory now owned by his father. After his marriage to Ruth at 21, in an effort to provide for his new wife, Benson decided to set up his own business. Starting with a single sewing machine and tailoress, Benson and Ruth soon expanded the business. By the 1970s they employed over 50 staff and supplied to prestigious stores such as Dickens & Jones and Harrods.
As the decade progressed, however, fashion turned towards less structured, more casual garments; a trend that prompted Benson to retire and spend time with his first love, sculpture. Buoyed by the liberty he enjoyed in his studio, Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies shown at the 1981 Open Golf Championship, to Garrards, the Crown Jewellers. This success quickly brought important contacts and new commissions.
Benson always maintained that being able to work as a sculptor is a unique privilege. Usually in the company of a model, he often worked in the studio against the soothing background of classical music. Indeed, now eminently collectable, Benson’s work provided much comfort after the death of Ruth. Benson said that the things that mattered in life are those of beauty; he truly believed that romance and elegance are necessary shields to what he saw as the sometimes too hurried manner of life today.
Benson sadly passed away in the autumn of 2013.
Solid Bronze Ballet Dancer...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Napoléon
Located in Malmo, SE
Napoléon.
(Epruve d’artiste EA 1/2)
Bocquel fondeur.
Acquired directly from the artist.
Signed by the artist.
César Baldaccini (1921 – 1998) is one of the great sculptors of the twentieth century. As a young man he took a stand for art...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"New Woman" Bronze, Frontal Nude Female, Figurative Sculpture
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"New Woman" is an iconic portrait of a female woman. Her work has been described as follows: "Lane captures the body in various poses, depicting the movement and fluidity of living i...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Steel
"New Birth" Female, Nude, Figurative, Sculpture, Bronze, Acrylic
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Birth" is a small intimate sculpture of a women in the act of pending birth. She gazes skyward beyond her own condition of birthing an earthly being, to encompass the intellectual a...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Nubian Mask" Male, Head, Sculpture, Bronze
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Nubian Mask" is a 3/4 life size face of a man with eyes down cast. There is a deep sense of quiet and contemplation surrounding the subject. Ms. Lane has talked about how a number o...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Rosa Parks Ascending Steps" Bronze, Portrait, Iconic Figure, Historical Scene
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Rosa Parks Ascending Steps" is the portrait of an iconic heroine at a moment of historical significance, chance and change as she is ascending the courthouse steps...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Rebirth" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Figures, Naked, Male
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics. In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Rosa Parks" Bronze Sculpture, Figurative, Female, Portrait
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics. In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find perfection in their own being. - Artis Lane
"Rosa Parks...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Emerging First Man" Bronze Sculpture, Male Figurative, Ceramic Shell, Resin
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics. In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Wise Virgin I (Celebration)" Bronze Sculpture, Figurative, Nude Pregnant Female
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics In my work. I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Madonna" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Marble base, Figurative, Female
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics. In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Sojourner Truth" Bronze Sculptural Bust, Portrait,
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics. In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
"Woman" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Female Nude
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
All my life I have worked on three levels of consciousness: Portraits, Social Injustice & Metaphysics In my work I strive to heal, uplift and inspire viewers and collectors to find p...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Solid Bronze sculpture of a ballerina 'Tutu' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Tutu' is a beautiful sculpture of a ballerina leaning 'en barre'. The elegance and grace of the ballerina is perfectly depicted in the sculpture.
Benson's theme is predominately the wonderful world of ballet and dancers, although some are beautiful ladies in quiet repose and elegance. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by a lifetime spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies...
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
The Harpists
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 7
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Lilith [Purple], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Lilith'' is a bronze AP1 sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
The Girl [Orange], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Girl" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 2/9. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurati...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
New York, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"New York" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 6/9. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurati...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
New York, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"New York" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 3/19. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurat...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
London, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"London" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 5/60. This sculpture is hand-signed.
He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurat...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Astarte [Black], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Astarte" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 98/150. This sculpture is hand-signed.
He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figu...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Lilith [Orange], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Lilith" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed.
He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the me...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
New York [Black], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"New York" is a bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow Edition 5/20. This sculpture is hand-signed.
He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figur...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
First Ribbons
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
First Ribbons draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays a personal moment of accomplishment. We witness the young dancer holdi...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Unicorn with a Golden Wall
Located in Austin, TX
Kelly Fearing (1918 - 2011)
Title: "Unicorn with a Golden Wall"
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Dimensions: 18" x 12" (image)
Markings: Signed LR
Framed
Category
American Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sculptural Form
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
1962 (cast in 1967)
Bronze
S. 8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
Edition of 9
Signed
Category
Abstract 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Form
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
1962 (cast 1967)
Bronze
8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 12.1 cm)
Edition of 9
Signed
Category
Abstract 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Lovers of Chimayo by Eduardo Oropeza, Bbronze Sculpture, Couple, Edition, Chicano
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lovers of Chimayo by Eduardo Oropeza, Bronze Sculpture, Couple, Edition,Chicano
Lovers of Chimayo by Eduardo Oropeza, bronze sculpture, couple, edition 25 © 1993
Sculptor, painter,...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Piccolo Guerriero (Little Warrior)
Located in Missouri, MO
Luciano Minguzzi (Italian, 1911-2004)
Piccolo Guerriero (Little Warrior) c. 1950s
Bronze
Monogrammed and Numbered 1/5
Height From Base to Top: approx. 12" High
Bronze: 6 3/4 inches x 4W x 3D
Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in 2004. In 1943 he took part in the Fourth Quadrennial of Rome. In 1950 he was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the XXV Venice Biennale, and attended again in 1952.
His works can be found at Museum of the Fabbrica del Duomo, in the Museum of Modern Art in the Vatican and in the Galleries of Modern Art in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Trieste, Verona, Carrara, Padova, as well as abroad and overseas.
Additional Biography (translated from Italian):
Luciano Minguzzi ( Bologna , 24 May 1911 - Milan , 30 May 2004 ) was a sculptor and medalist Italian .
Image of the exhibition Luciano Minguzzi: sculptures and gouaches 1950-1970 in the Romanesque cloister of the Cathedral of Prato ( Museo dell'Opera del Duomo ), 24 April - 24 May 1971. Photo by Paolo Monti .
Index:
He made his first experiences under the wise guidance of his father, also a sculptor , continuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna following the engraving courses held by Giorgio Morandi , those of sculpture under the guidance of Ercole Drei , attending at ' university the lessons Roberto Longhi.
Thanks to a scholarship, he stayed in Paris and London , starting to exhibit in 1933 and already at the Roman Quadrennial of 1943 he obtained his first prize, which was followed by others including the Angelicum of 1946 and the first place ex aequo at the Biennale del 1950.
Immediately after the war he created the monument to the Partisan and the Partisan for his hometown , located near Porta Lame , in the area where an epic battle between Nazi-Fascists and partisans took place in 1944 .
The work, composed of two figures of young people - one of which armed - caught in a moment of great naturalness, was forged with cast bronze from the equestrian statue of Benito Mussolini (by Giuseppe Graziosi ) which was located inside the current "Renato Dall'Ara" Stadium, in turn made with some cannons stolen from the Austrians during the Bolognese Risorgimento uprisings of 1848.
Still on the theme linked to war , but with a changed style with more dramatic and expressionist tones , in the fifties he created a series of sculptures inspired by the theme of the men of the Lager and the unknown and anonymous victims, obtaining in 1953 the third prize in the competition for the "Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner " announced by the Tate Gallery ( London ).
In 1950 he won the competition for the "Quinta Porta" of the Milan Cathedral , completed in 1965 .
In 1962 he participated, together with the most important international sculptors of the time, in the exhibition Sculptures in the city organized by Giovanni Carandente as part of the V Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto . He presented a 1958 iron and bronze sculpture entitled Pas-de-quatre.
In 1970 he was given the task of building the "Door of good and evil" of the basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican , on which he worked with vigor and passion for seven years.
In 2012, on the occasion of the centenary of the artist's birth, a posthumous anthological exhibition was set up in Bologna at the Fondazione del Monte [1] .
He also worked as a medalist: his example is the silver 500 lire coin...
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Car Man, Four Wheels
Located in Missouri, MO
Ernest Tino Trova
"Car Man, Four Wheels"
17 x 8 x 14.5 inches
Inscribed T-06 Bottom
Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figural sculpture, he created hard-edge images that ...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Falling Man and Form
Located in Missouri, MO
Ernest Tino Trova
"Falling Man and Form" 1996
Brass and Bronze
14 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches
Signed and Numbered 1/1 (Unique)
Known for his Falling Man series in...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Herodias
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed and dated 1952 and numbered 3/10 on the back. This sculpture was included in a 1966 exhibition of Nakian's work at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
Reuben Nakian, born August ...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Brilliance, Quarter Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Brilliance” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different pe...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Blossom, Quarter Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Blossom” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different perso...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Joy, Quarter Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Truly majestic in scale, tender and embracing, mysterious and enigmatic, “Joy” rises elegantly on a column of bronze. Each figure of the Three Graces represents a different persona...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Nude Bronze Figurative Sculpture Ballet Dancer by Benson Landes 'Quiet Elegance'
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Quiet Elegance' is a beautiful nude bronze sculpture of ballet dancer by the renowned sculptor Benson Landes.
For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Solid Bronze Wildlife and nature Sculpture 'Tawny Owl' by Richard Smith
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Tawny Owl' is so full of character, you feel he's about to fly from his perch as you look at him. Richard Smith, a part-time gamekeeper, communicates his lo...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture of an elegant young ballet dancer by Benson Landes 'Hammock'
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade.
At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop.
On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory...
Category
20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Solid Bronze Figurative Ballet Dancer Sculpture 'Petticoats' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Solid Bronze Figurative Ballet Dancer Sculpture 'Petticoats' by Benson Landes is a remarkably delicately made sculpture - you can barely believ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Repose - Bronze Sculpture of an elegant young ballet dancer by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A stunning sculpture of a young ballet dancer 'Repose' by Benson Landes - full of elegance & poise.
For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definit...
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Gree's Head
By Sophia Vari
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sophia Vari, Greek (1940 - )
Title: Gree's Head
Year: 1985
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed with foundry stamp
Edition: 1/6
Size: 7.25 x 7 x 6 in....
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Maquette V Two Winged Figures - 20th Century, Bronze, Sculpture by Lynn Chadwick
Located in London, GB
Stamped with the artist's monogram and numbered from the edition of 6 casts
Cast at Lypiatt Foundry, 1974
Reference: F & C 672
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Abstract
By Jim Ritchie
Located in New York, NY
Medium: Natural Bronze
Signed on left side of bronze base
Edition 1/8
Jim Ritchie (1929-2017) born in Montreal, Canada, is known for his pastel drawings and bronze sculptures. He is...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Solid Bronze Nude Figure Sculpture 'Home Alone' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Home Alone' by Benson Landes is a Solid Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Figure. Benson Landes sculpted dancers, as he loved their elegance - this passion is communicated to the viewer perfectly in this incredible sculpture.
For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade.
At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop.
On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory now owned by his father. After his marriage to Ruth at 21, in an effort to provide for his new wife, Benson decided to set up his own business. Starting with a single sewing machine and tailoress, Benson and Ruth soon expanded the business. By the 1970s they employed over 50 staff and supplied to prestigious stores such as Dickens & Jones and Harrods.
As the decade progressed, however, fashion turned towards less structured, more casual garments; a trend that prompted Benson to retire and spend time with his first love, sculpture. Buoyed by the liberty he enjoyed in his studio, Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies shown at the 1981 Open Golf Championship, to Garrards, the Crown Jewellers. This success quickly brought important contacts and new commissions.
Benson always maintained that being able to work as a sculptor is a unique privilege. Usually in the company of a model, he often worked in the studio against the soothing background of classical music. Indeed, now eminently collectable, Benson’s work provided much comfort after the death of Ruth. Benson said that the things that mattered in life are those of beauty; he truly believed that romance and elegance are necessary shields to what he saw as the sometimes too hurried manner of life today.
Benson sadly passed away in the autumn of 2013.
Solid Bronze Nude Figure...
Category
Modern 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Cororeol, Polished Bronze Sculpture by Antoine Poncet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Antoine Poncet, Swiss (1928 - )
Title: Cororeol
Medium: Polished Bronze Sculpture, Signature 'A.P.' inscribed
Edition: 2/6
Size: 41 in. x 21 in. x 5 in. (104.14 cm x 53.34 cm...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Art
Materials
Bronze