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Period: 1940s
Hen, Gilded Hen in Polished Bronze
Located in Brookville, NY
This Sculpture "Hen" by William Zorach in polished bronze is numbered 3/6 although according to the artist son, only 4 were ever cast. Executed in 1946, signed on the reverse and nu...
Category

American Modern 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Glazed, Resin Statue of Horses
By Marino Mazzacurati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An initialed, vigorously modeled, patinated resin sculpture of two stallions at play signed (see image 5) by listed, Italian artist, Marino Mazzacurati (1900-1969). Mazzacurati was ...
Category

1940s Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plaster

Portrait of Pierre Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Pierre Vérité by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961) Bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina signed on the neck "M. Gimond" cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry st...
Category

French School 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chouette (Wood-Owl)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical work full of glorious artistry, Pablo Picasso Chouette (Wood-Owl), 1948 A.R. 48 stands out as a magnificent ceramic. Verdant, green tendri...
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Modern 1940s Sculptures

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Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

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