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Abstract Figurative Sculptures

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Whimsical Graphic Design Abstract Collage - Brno Mechanic Bold Colors
Located in Miami, FL
World renowbed Graphic Designer Ivan Chermayeff creates whimsical abstract collage characters in bold colors . Here we have Brno Mechanic. Mixed media collage on paper, 1998, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff', titled and dated lower right. on heavy Arches paper. Framed under plexi 33.5 x 25.5 Slight Staining near glove and minor scattered surface soiling. Otherwise apparently in good condition. Chermayeff & Geismar It was founded in 1957 by the two Yale graduates Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar as well as Robert Brownjohn, a protégé of László Moholy-Nagy and Chermayeff's father, industrial designer Serge Chermayeff, at the New Bauhaus in Chicago.[2] Brownjohn, who struggled with heroin addiction for most of his adult life, left the partnership to join J. Walter Thompson's London branch in 1959. The firm has designed logos for such companies as Pan Am, Mobil Oil...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Paper, Tape, Magazine Paper, Pen

Vajrasattva Statue 7.5 Inch with 24K Gold Handcrafted by Lost Wax Process
Located in TRUMBULL, CT
This statue is handcrafted by lost wax process which is one of the ancient process of metal craft. Vajrasattva is seated on lotus with one hand holding a Vajra and the other hand a b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Balance Struck
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze sculptor, Shray, is one of the few working artists today who employs the rare Subtractionist technique. Like Michaelangelo, who released the human form in stone, Shray unveils...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Amethyst Colour “LIAISON” with 3 links, Cold Casted Hand Finished Resin
Located in Montreux, CH
An amethyst colour resin “liaison” with 3 links. Cold casted resin and hand finished. 78 x 30 x 23 cm Signed Cedric Koukjian 2019 Switzerland Cedric Koukj...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Venus
Located in New York, NY
Kyoko SASAÏ Venus 2021 Acrylic painting on canvas with interior trim 44 x 25 x 5 in, 114 x 64 x 14cm Unique Piece
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic

Kinetic sculpture made from Korean coins "Circle XV" by Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He creates hyper-realistic, life-size sculptures of human figures and spinning objects. The Artist uses coins to build complex, surprisingly detailed, three-dimensional sculptures. Each sculpture consists of as few as hundreds of thousands of coins, up into the thousands. Assembled in flowing, swirling patterns, the coins make up Kim's sculptured human...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XXXV" by Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He create...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

Circle XXXI
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He creates hyper-realistic, life-size...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XII" by Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He creates hyper-realistic, life-size...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Abstract Brutalist Chrome Sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2" 1966
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract brutalist chrome sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2". An abstract deep sea monster. Created 1966. Seley's preferred medium was chrome bumpers. Unsigned. Jason Se...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XV" by Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He create...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Triad 3 : contemporary steel sculpture and home decor
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful contemporary sculpture by Susan Woods. This artwork would be a great addition to any location and a wonderful decor for your home or commercial space. The sculpture is a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Circle III
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, based in Seoul, South Korea, famous for his sculptures made of coins or buttons.
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

Flap Dancer : contemporary steel sculpture and home decor
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful contemporary sculpture by Susan Woods. This artwork would be a great addition to any location and a wonderful decor for your home or commercial space. The sculpture is a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Leda and the Swan, Ed. 1/9
Located in Greenwich, CT
Classical mythology is fraught with stories of sexual misdeeds by Zeus, King of the Gods. Often Zeus would fall in love with a mortal woman and then transform himself into an animal ...
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1970s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monument Maquette : contemporary steel sculpture and home decor
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful contemporary sculpture by Susan Woods. This artwork would be a great addition to any location and a wonderful decor for your home or commercial space. The sculpture is a...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XXXIV" by Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He create...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

White Golfer 4
Located in New York, NY
Lina Condes is a contemporary American - Ukrainian artist known for her stick figure sculptures, earned her MFA in Fine Arts, Interior and Furniture Design from Kiev University of T...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Golfer 3
Located in New York, NY
Lina Condes is a contemporary American - Ukrainian artist known for her stick figure sculptures, earned her MFA in Fine Arts, Interior and Furniture Design from Kiev University of T...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Golfer 4
Located in New York, NY
Lina Condes is a contemporary American - Ukrainian artist known for her stick figure sculptures, earned her MFA in Fine Arts, Interior and Furniture Design from Kiev University of T...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

The Thinker on the Box
Located in New York, NY
Lina Condes is a contemporary American - Ukrainian artist known for her stick figure sculptures, earned her MFA in Fine Arts, Interior and Furniture Design from Kiev University of T...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

"Panther" Aluminum sculpture 60" x 28" x 14" in Ed. 1/4 COA by Richard Orlinski
Located in Culver City, CA
"Panther" Aluminum sculpture 60" x 28" x 14" in Ed. 1/4 COA by Richard Orlinski Provenance: Private collection Comes with COA signed by the Artist Richa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Bronze Set
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 KAWS Bronze set Edition 248 of 250 *Sizes Vary* Alone Time At This Time BFF Clean Slate Good Morning Here Today Passing Through Seeing Shelter ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Panther" Aluminum sculpture 60" x 28" x 14" inch by Richard Orlinski
Located in Culver City, CA
"Panther" Aluminum sculpture 60" x 28" x 14" inch by Richard Orlinski Provenance: Private collection Richard Orlinski has been the biggest-selling conte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Man Losing his Head and Hat
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.
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20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

'Metamorfosis III' Bronze Figurative Sculpture
Located in Rye, NY
1 of 6 limited edition series This sculpture is based on the writings of Franz Kafka, where the feelings, fears and doubts of man are shown. In a world dominated by screens and techn...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

'El Iluso que mira las Estrellas' The Deluded Man Who Looks at Stars
Located in Rye, NY
This sculpture is based on the writings of Franz Kafka, where the feelings, fears and doubts of man are shown. In a world dominated by screens and technologies, we forget to observe man as a unit. The sculpture represent these characteristics of the human being, from the armor that covers him different states of man are presented: "El Iluso Que Mira las Estrellas" represents innocence, sensitivity,.... Alberto Letamendi...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mountain High [Silver], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Mountain High [Silver]'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

New York [Bronze], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"New York [Bronze]'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of f...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Paris-Blue, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Paris-Blue'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurati...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tango, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Tango'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative br...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Woman-White, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Woman-White'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established hims...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Creation, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Creation'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Lilith-Red , Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Lilith-Red'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurati...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jasmine, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Jasmine'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

With Child-White Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"With Child'' is a edition bronzes sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himse...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gaia, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Gaia'' is an edition of wooden sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

The Girl-White, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"The Girl-White'' is an edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established h...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mountain High-Orange, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Mountain High" is a edition bronzes sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figura...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mountain High[Gold], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Mountain High'' is a edition bronzes sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figur...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

With Life, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"With Life'' is a edition bronzes sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurativ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Creation-Female, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Creation-Female'' is a edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figu...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

With Child, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"With Child" is a edition bronzes sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurativ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

With Life[White], Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"With Life" is a edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative ...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Paris, Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Paris'' is a edition bronze sculpture by Paul Braslow. This sculpture is hand-signed. He was an American sculptor and artist that established himself in the medium of figurative bro...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Full
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stephanie Lanter Title : "Full" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2020 Dimensions : 15" x 12" x 5" Description : Manually slip-trailed & coil built sculpture Stephanie is an artist and educator working in clay, fiber, and various media. Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Emporia State University, she previously taught at Washburn University and Wichita State University. She has also been fortunate enough to be a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, the LH Project, the Red Lodge Clay Center, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Mendocino Arts Center, and was the first Jentel/Archie Bray Foundation “Critic at the Bray.” Abstract, abstract art, contemporary art, ceramcs, porcelain, contemporary ceramics, mixed media, fine art, glaze, gold luster, abstract geometric, minimalism, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculptural ceramics, hand-build porcelain, crocheted, Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, Richard T. Notkin, Tony Marsh...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze

Missed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stephanie Lanter Title : "Missed" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2019 Dimensions : 15" x 13.5" x 11" Description : Manually slip-trailed sculpture on coil built pedestal Stephanie is an artist and educator working in clay, fiber, and various media. Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Emporia State University, she previously taught at Washburn University and Wichita State University. She has also been fortunate enough to be a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, the LH Project, the Red Lodge Clay Center, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Mendocino Arts Center, and was the first Jentel/Archie Bray Foundation “Critic at the Bray.” Abstract, abstract art, contemporary art, ceramcs, porcelain, contemporary ceramics, mixed media, fine art, glaze, gold luster, abstract geometric, minimalism, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculptural ceramics, hand-build porcelain, crocheted, Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, Richard T. Notkin, Tony Marsh...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze

Screenmeat
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stephanie Lanter Title : "Screenmeat" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, nichrome wire Date : 2018 Dimensions : 12" x 11" x 5" Description : Manually slip-trailed word sculpture on hand-built stand Stephanie is an artist and educator working in clay, fiber, and various media. Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Emporia State University, she previously taught at Washburn University and Wichita State University. She has also been fortunate enough to be a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, the LH Project, the Red Lodge Clay Center, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Mendocino Arts Center, and was the first Jentel/Archie Bray Foundation “Critic at the Bray.” Abstract, abstract art, contemporary art, ceramcs, porcelain, contemporary ceramics, mixed media, fine art, glaze, gold luster, abstract geometric, minimalism, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculptural ceramics, hand-build porcelain, crocheted, Betty Woodman, Toshiko Takaezu, Richard T. Notkin, Tony Marsh...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze

Truthology
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stephanie Lanter Title : Truthology Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2018 Dimensions : 20" x 13" x 8" Description : Manually slip-trailed word sculpture on coil built p...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze

Lopsided
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stephanie Lanter Title : "Lopsided" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware Date : 2018 Dimensions : 15" x 10" x 7" Description : Manually slip-traile...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze

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 ...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled
Located in Kansas City, MO
“Untitled” 2018-2019 Porcelain, Paper Clay Cone 6 Size: 3.25 in. x 35 in. Danielle Weigandt explores the construct of events in time and their role in our lives. Time cannot be seen...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Porcelain

Crush - Rose on Coral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kalish is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more re...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel, Metal

Crush- Rose on Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kalish is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more re...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel, Metal

Crush - Rose on Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kalish is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more re...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel, Metal

Crush - Rose on Pink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kalish is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more re...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel, Metal

Crush- Rose on Blue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Kalish is an internationally acclaimed mixed-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more re...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel, Metal

Fish Pitcher
Located in Missouri, MO
Fish Pitcher 1952 Turned Pitcher 13 cm x 21 cm/approx 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches Red Earthenware Clay, Decoration in Engobes Black, White Edition Madoura Picas...
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1950s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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