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Period: 20th Century
Agustín Cárdenas, Le Repos Passionné, 1989, Bronze. Edition 7/7
Located in Miami, FL
Agustín Cárdenas
Le Repos Passionné, 1989
Bronze. Ed. 7/7
60 x 145 x 51.5 cm 23.6 x 57 x 20.2 in.
The artwork is accompanied by a certificate of aut...
Category
Futurist 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Agustín Cárdenas, El Violinista, Bronze, Edition 3/3, 1989, Big size
Located in Miami, FL
Agustín Cárdenas
El Violinista, 1989
Bronze. Ed. 3/3
177 x 120 x 61 cm 69.6 x 47.2 x 24 in.
AGUSTIN CARDENAS
(b. 1927, Matanzas, Cuba; d. 2001 Havan...
Category
Futurist 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
70 cm Crystal Blue Jeans
Located in Miami, FL
Artist: Richard Orlinski, French
Title: Crystal Clear Blue Jeans
Edition 1 of 8
Media: Epoxy resin
Dimensions: 10.5 x 27.5 x 9 in. / 27 x 70 x 23 cm
- -
About the artist:
Richard O...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Jorge Seguí, Ciclista IX, Bronze, Edition 7/7, 1990-1995
By Jorge Seguí
Located in Miami, FL
Jorge Seguí
Ciclista IX, 2010-13
Bronze, Edition 7/7
70.5 x 18 x 70 cm 27.7 x 7 x 27.5 in.
Signed and Numbered.
Jorge Seguí b. 1945, Argentina. He attend...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Solid Bronze Nude Figurative Sculpture 'Sprite' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sprite' by Benson Landes is a Contemporary Solid Bronze Nude Figurative Sculpture. The remarkable elegance conveyed is breath-taking and so representative of the ballet form. This ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Serena - Oil on resin - Hyperrealist master artist Carole A. Feuerman
Located in Miami, FL
The title is "Miniature Serena w/ Pearled Gold Rim Cap and Candy Pink Tube".
This artwork is the first of the edition, numbered 1 of 10.
About the artist:
Carole A. Feuerman (born 1945) is an American sculptor and author working in Hyperrealism. She is one of the three major artists credited...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Oil, Epoxy Resin
Pierrot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ERNEST GAZAN
1895-1979
"PIERROT"
BRONZE AND MARBLE, SIGNED
FRANCE, C.1925
30 INCHES
Ernest Gazan
1895-1979
Gazan was a painter and sculptor.
He was well known for decorati...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Chouetton (A.R. 135)", Ceramic Dish Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
CHOUETTON (A.R. 135)
stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura' (underneath)
white earthenware ceramic va...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Visage (A.R. 288)", Ceramic Dish Stamped Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO
Spanish, 1881 - 1973
VISAGE (A.R. 288)
stamp underneath: Foundry Mark: EDITION PICASSO and MADOURA PLEIN FEU
white earthenware, polychr...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Seascape (Foot)
Located in Missouri, MO
"Seascape" (Foot) 1967
Screenprinted Vacuum-Formed Plexiglass In Colors
Scratch-Signed, Dated and Numbered 92/101
14 1/4 x 12 15/16 x 3/4 in (36.1 x 32.9 x 2 cm).
Known for his Pop-...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Screen, Plexiglass
Arman Telemann Cut Violin Concerto Hand Signed Cast Bronze Sculpture Assemblage
By Arman
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Fernandez Arman (French-American, 1928-2005)
Telemann, 1992
Cast bronze
27.25" height
Gold patina. Hand signed (inscribed) by the artist and numbered 18/30 (small edition) t...
Category
Assemblage 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Entwined Bodies, Bronze Sculpture by Sophia Vari
By Sophia Vari
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sophia Vari, Greek (1940 - )
Title: Entwined Bodies
Year: circa 1985
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed with foundry stamp
Edition: 4/6
Size: 12.5 x 2...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man Losing his Head and Hat
By Allen Jones
Located in Zug, CH
A Unique sculpture by Allen Jones, one of the very few variations on the theme, made in a forge and painted differently then other variations on the theme.
Category
Abstract 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Figurative Ballerina 'Dancer Seated Resting en Barre' Brown & Green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Dancer Resting on Barre' is an elegant yet sensual sculpture. Landes' skill at conveying a sense of ease and confidence of the dancers is impeccable - this piece would be a fantastic addition to any collection.
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 Figurative Ballet Sculpture...
Category
Realist 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman Walking
Located in Milford, NH
This impressionist sculpture of a woman walking was done by New Hampshire artist Robert Hughes (1915-2004). Hughes was born in Providence, Rhode I...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Pende "Mbuya" Songye Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This authentic 19th century wooden Pende "Mbuya" Songye Mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is displayed with a custom made wood and metal displ...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fabric
Kete "Itok" Ngeende Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This classic early 20th century Itok mask is from the Kuba/Ngeende culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is rare to fin...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Fabric
'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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Lumbo Ogooue Mask' from Ngounie Province in Gabon, Unknown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
his late 19th century authentic wooden Lumbo Ogooue Mask is from the river basin of Ngounie Province in Gabon . The female face has slit eye holes with deeply arched painted eyebro...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Steel
"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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
![Lilith [Purple], Bronze](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14382/1605215247136/GFA200_image_master.jpg?width=240 "lilith purple")
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
![The Girl [Orange], Bronze](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14382/1605214470989/GFA196_image_master.jpg?width=240 "joshua braslow")
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
![Astarte [Black], Bronze](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14382/1605213880867/GFA190_image_master.jpg?width=240 "astarte statue")
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
![New York [Black], Bronze](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14382/1605212963673/GFA182_image_master.jpg?width=240 "paul braslow")
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tall Wooden Colorful Maquette Sculpture
By Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful wooden sculpture that includes a variety of shapes and colors that are connected to a small light purple base. The maquette is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom of the sculpture.
Artist Biography: At the time of her death in 1997 Ida Kohlmeyer...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemplating the Angel by Eduardo Oropeza, bronze sculpture, angel, church
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Contemplating the Angel by Eduardo Oropeza, bronze sculpture, angel, church
limited edition of 25 bronze and straw/twigs
Sculptor, painter, printmaker, & photographer, Eduardo Orope...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Falling Man with Form
Located in Missouri, MO
Ernest Tino Trova
"Black Falling Man with Form" 1996
Bronze
Ed. 1/3
Signed, Dated and Numbered Verso
approx. 16 x 8.5 x 16 inches
Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figura...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Platter
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Arnie Zimmerman
Title : Platter
Materials : Stoneware, glaze
Date : 1982
Dimensions : 22.75" x 23.5" x 4.5"
Description : Hand-signed and dated o...
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze, Stoneware
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Honorable armure - mobile, wood and paper, 100x25 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
Superb mobile by louis Chacallis, french, Ecole de Nice. made by papier maché, it is in his very personal style, as you can see from the Catalogue edited in 2010.
Louis Chacallis es...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché, Wood
Baby's Head - 20th Century, Unique cast concrete sculpture by Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
Cast concrete
Unique
Reference: LH1/35
Provenance
Mr & Mrs Rowland Howarth
Thence by descent
Category
Modern 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
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 Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Category
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Materials
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