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Period: 1940s
20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Oriental sculpture from the mid-20th century. Finely carved and crafted exotic wooden object depicting a warrior on horseback and a character (behind him), of good quality. Sculpture...
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1940s Sculptures

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Wood

20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1940
20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1940

20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1940, 1940

$2,969
"Carved Horse Head, " Bas-relief Mahogany Wall Sculpture by Marshall Shields
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Carved Horse Head" is a bas relief sculpture hand-carved from mahogany by Marshall "Buster" Shields. In features two horses in profile, one behind the other, rearing back with their...
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Modern 1940s Sculptures

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Mahogany

"Carved Horse Head, " Bas-relief Mahogany Wall Sculpture by Marshall Shields
"Carved Horse Head, " Bas-relief Mahogany Wall Sculpture by Marshall Shields

Marshall Shields
"Carved Horse Head, " Bas-relief Mahogany Wall Sculpture by Marshall Shields, c. 1940s

$1,150
"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta, " Carved & Painted Wood created c. 1945
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta" is a wood carved sculpture with painted details. It features the image of an abstracted face with a large almost elepha...
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Tribal 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta, " Carved & Painted Wood created c. 1945
"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta, " Carved & Painted Wood created c. 1945

"Bobo Mask Burkina Fasso-Upper Volta, " Carved & Painted Wood created c. 1945, c. 1945

$12,325
Chouette (Wood-Owl)
By Pablo Picasso
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

Chouette (Wood-Owl)
Chouette (Wood-Owl)

Pablo Picasso
Chouette (Wood-Owl), 1948

$20,000
"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This statue was carved by an unknown Pende artist from Zaire. It depicts a walking man with a disc-shape on his head and large eyes. 25 3/4" x 7" sculpture The Pende people are an...
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Folk Art 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940
"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940

"BaPende Statue - Zaire, " Carved Wood Sculpture created in Africa circa 1940, circa 1940

$4,700
Roaring Tiger (circa 1940) by Thierry Van Ryswyck — (1911-1958)
Located in Gent, VOV
A terracotta enameled with a growling tiger. A beautiful high quality model made by Thierry Van Ryswyck (1911-1958). From 1935, Thierry Van Ryswyck became interested in ceramics and ...
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Modern 1940s Sculptures

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Terracotta

Roaring Tiger (circa 1940) by Thierry Van Ryswyck — (1911-1958)
Roaring Tiger (circa 1940) by Thierry Van Ryswyck — (1911-1958)

Thierry Van Ryswyck
Roaring Tiger (circa 1940) by Thierry Van Ryswyck — (1911-1958), 1940

$4,157
Large, Cast Bronze Doe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial, sensitively molded, graceful circa 1940, hand-cast, bronze sculpture of a doe.
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1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

Large, Cast Bronze Doe
Large, Cast Bronze Doe

Large, Cast Bronze Doe, circa 1940

$7,900
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Bust Sculpture Goldscheider 19th
Located in Gavere, BE
Terracotta bust of a young girl, the color mimicking the shadow of bronze sculptures, a feature that established the fame of the Friederich Goldscheider ceramic manufactory in Vienna...
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Art Nouveau 1940s Sculptures

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Plaster, Terracotta

Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Bust Sculpture Goldscheider 19th
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Bust Sculpture Goldscheider 19th

Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Bust Sculpture Goldscheider 19th, 1880

$5,345
Ceramic kittens by Tarcisio Tosin, Italy, 1940
Located in Vicenza, VI
Pottery depicting two white kittens made by a Vicentine ceramist, Tarcisio Tosin. Executed circa 1940 with measurements 35x29x18 cm. He attended the Art Institute in Nove and worked ...
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Other Art Style 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

Ceramic kittens by Tarcisio Tosin, Italy, 1940
Ceramic kittens by Tarcisio Tosin, Italy, 1940

Tarcisio Tosin
Ceramic kittens by Tarcisio Tosin, Italy, 1940, 1940

$950
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...
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French School 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of Pierre Vérité
Portrait of Pierre Vérité

Marcel GIMOND
Portrait of Pierre Vérité, circa 1940

$23,165
"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is a ceremonial fertility stick used by the Bambara tribe in Mali in West Africa. Sculptures like this fertility stick were created ...
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1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940

"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940, circa 1940

$2,000

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