1950s Sculptures

white terracotta decorated with oxidised paraffin and glazes, Edited in 1956 Limited edition of 400 exemplars diameter size: cm 25,5 x 2,5 dated at the bottom on the back Ceramiche M...

Pablo Picasso, considered the greatest artist of the 20th Century, was a master of all art mediums. He collaborated with Madoura to produce editions of his painted ceramic works beginning in the 1940’s...

The Dancer is a sculpture realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1957. Unique piece. Exhibitions:  Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, Palazzo Venezia, Roma 2002-2003 Manzù-Marino. Gli ultimi moderni,...

Barbara Neijna (American, b. 1937) Joined Figures, 1958 Bronze Initialed on base 14 x 5.5 x 3.5 inches Neijna, who earned her BFA from Syracuse University and studied at the Academia Belle Brera in Milan, Italy, is known for her large-scale, outdoor geometrical sculptures...

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida, 1953 Round dish in white earthenware Decoration with engobe and enamel under partial cover, brown, green decoration with oxidized paraffin. Signed...

Mid-Century earthenware vase with painted owl decoration, by Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France (1952). This is a vintage, limited edition earthenware creation, in a run of 500 (Edition Picasso) at the Madoura pottery...

Jean Cocteau. ( 1889-1963 ) Grand Chèvre - Cou . " Poem -Objet " Signed Jean Cocteau at the base ; incised and dated Jean Cocteau 58. marked and numbered Edition originale de jean Co...

Pablo Picasso, considered the greatest artist of the 20th Century, was a master of all art mediums. He collaborated with Madoura to produce editions of his painted ceramic works beginning in the 1940’s...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Chouette femme (A. R. 119) Terre de faïence vase, 1951, from the edition of 500, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.

Pablo Picasso Two Toros on Blue and Green Background, 1952 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, black covered and enamel Annotated on the Back : Edition Picasso -...

Paul Dierkes (1907 Cloppenburg - 1968 Berlin), Archaic Head. Limestone, 1952. 15 x 9 x 12 cm (without plinth), 19 x 10 x 11 cm (with plinth), monogrammed "PD" on the reverse. - S...

Paul Dierkes (1907 Cloppenburg - 1968 Berlin), Vegetative Form. Mahogany, 1958. 142 x 16 x 10 cm (sculpture), 21 x 17.5 cm (base), monogrammed "PD" on the reverse. - Grown Art - ...

Raoh Schorr (1901-1991) Bronze "Cheval" Signed on the base circa 1950 h20 x l 13 x 4,5 cms

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida aux personnages (A. R. 104) Terre de faïence dish, 1950, from the edition of 50, glazed and painted, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and M...

This hexagonal tile, created by Pablo Picasso in 1956, is made of chamotted red earthenware clay and has decoration in engobes in black and white. It is from the edition of 350, num...

Realized by the Artist in 3 different variants, each with a different central body. Declaration of authenticity signed by the Artist on rear of photo in 1975. Provenance: Private Col...

Chaim Gross Young Acrobat, Version I, 1955 Signed and dated on underside Ebony 48 ½ H. x 9 W. x 5 ½ D. inches Chaim Gross is considered to be one of the greatest American Modernist...

Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) Title: Vase avec decoration pastel (Vase with Pastel Decorations), [Ramie 190] Year: 1953 Medium: Chamotted red earthenware clay, pastel ...

The Dancer is a sculpture realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1957. Unique piece. Exhibitions:  Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, Palazzo Venezia, Roma 2002-2003 Manzù-Marino. Gli ultimi moderni,...

Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) Vé : (& Astrology ) ( Blue variant ) . 1958 . 4éme variante : terre incrustée blanche et bleue Size : 7 cm . Signed underneath . Astrology : Pendentif ...

Mid century modern original terracotta sculpture by the Hungarian artist, Anna Berkovits of a young woman with her two children. Circa 1955. Signed in the inside of the base. Condition is excellent. Parts of the sculpture have been deliberately not been glazed by the artist. Her work rarely becomes available. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Anna Berkovits was born in Hungary in 1911 and lived and worked in Budapest. She trained under the art teacher Almos Jaschik in Budapest. Later she was trained in ceramics by the artist Gador Istvan...

Pablo Picasso At the Sea, Beach Scene : Bathers, 1956 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, black covered bath and enamel Annotated on the Back : Empreinte origina...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage (A.R. 288) stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic pitcher with c...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de faune (A. R. 51) Terre de faïence dish, 1948, numbered 132/300, with the workshop numbering, glazed and painted, with Edition Picasso and Madoura ...

Large Scale Mahogany Wood Relief Sculpture of Prometheus, The Giver of Fire In the Style of WPA artist Peterpaul Ott Wonderfully executed wood r...

Madoura round dish of white earthenware clay. From the edition of 100. Dish size 16.5 inches (diameter). Frame size approx 22 x 22 inches. Ramie 332. Inscribed 'C.100' and with ...

Cruchon Hibou 1955 Ed. 500 pcs White clay with blue, black and brown engobe painting, glazed with knife engraving H. 27.2 cm Inscribed and stamped underside : Edition Picasso, D'aprè...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Jacqueline au chevalet (A.R. 333) stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / F 219 / 199/200' (underneath) white ear...

Henry Moore (1898-1986) Mother and Child: Petal Skirt conceived in 1955; cast in 1955 bronze; edition 4 of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof by the Fiorini foundry, London 19 x 9 x 15.5 cm (in...

Two vintage bronze busts of girls by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thanh Le. The bronze busts have a shiny black patina and are mounted on a wood plinth painted wi...

Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) Vé : (& Astrology ) ( Blue variant ) . 1958 . 4éme variante : terre incrustée blanche et bleue Size : 7 cm . Signed underneath . Astrology : Pendentif ...

Jean Cocteau. ( 1889-1963 ) Grand Chèvre - Cou . " Poem -Objet " Signed Jean Cocteau at the base ; incised and dated Jean Cocteau 58. marked and numbered Edition originale de jean Co...

Chaim Gross Young Acrobat, Version I, 1955 Signed and dated on underside Ebony 48 ½ H. x 9 W. x 5 ½ D. inches Chaim Gross is considered to be one of the greatest American Modernist...

Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) Title: Vase avec decoration pastel (Vase with Pastel Decorations), [Ramie 190] Year: 1953 Medium: Chamotted red earthenware clay, pastel ...

Picador, Pablo Picasso, Ashtray, Design, Sculpture, Ceramic, White, Edition Picador Ed. 500 pcs 1952 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decoration, white enamel D. 15.2 cm St...

Faune aux marottes, Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Unique work, 1950's, Design Faune aux marottes Unique work 1.12.1956 Earthenware, decoration with engobes and metallic oxides 15.1 ...

Inscribed on base, 'W.G.' for Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950. Acquired directly from the artist and accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age of one. Georgetti first worked as a merchant seaman to support his art studies and traveled all over the world accumulating sketches, many of which he later worked up into paintings. He made frequent visits to France, where he was influenced by the Post-Impressionists and, particularly, by the Nabis. An innovative theorist, Georgetti was the originator of the style known as California Fauvism. He exhibited widely and with success, both at exhibitions and at one-man shows (Oakland Art Gallery, 1942-44; Society of American Graphic Artists, NYC, 1944; Maxwell Galleries, 1940’s; de Young Museum...

Chouette, Picasso, Pitcher, Design, 1950's, Ceramic, Black and white, Animal Chouette femme Ed. 500 pcs 1951 Earthenware ceramic vase with engobe and ...

Pichet Poule, by Pablo Picasso, Pitcher, 1950's, Design, Blue, Decoration Pichet Poule Ed. 500 pcs 1954 Shaped piece turned in white faience earth with blue oxide decoration on white enamel 13.5 x 17 x 10 cm Stamped under the base: Madoura plein feu, Edition Picasso, Edition Picasso, Madoura Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre céramique de Picasso de 1947 à 1971, by Alain Ramié, Madoura, 1988, illustrated under no.250, p.133. For this ceramic, Picasso uses...

Welded, brazed sculpture on wooden base This is not signed or dated This work is unsigned. We were told it was the work of Seymour Lipton but as there is further documentation we are selling it as attributed and cannot guarantee it as such. Seymour Lipton (1903 – 1986) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially trained as a dentist, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. Like his contemporary, Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, and Arshile Gorky Lipton was influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture. The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms. Seymour Lipton is best known for his textured torch welded metal sculptures...

Visage, Pablo Picasso, Face, 1950's, Ceramic, Madoura, Sculpture, Earthenware Ed. 500 pcs White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes under glaze Inscribed on the reverse: Edition...

Danish mid century modern silverplated candelabrum sculpture. circa 1957 signed E. Dragsted Denmark. Dragsted goldsmiths, established in 1854, was purveyor to the danish royal family...

This carving is of a large head with three horns. This piece is made of wood and skin by the Ekoi people of Nigeria. Ekoi people, also known as Ejagham, are an ethnic group in the ex...

Created in 1975, this madoura turned round dish of red earthenware clay, engobe decoration in black and knife engraving is from the edition of 200 and stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' pottery stamps on the back. Pablo Picasso ceramic Hibou aux ailes déployées (Owl with spread wings), 1957 A.R. 397 features a smiling owl with wings opening above its head. The owl sits on a thin branch that spans the lower length of the plate, extending the scene beyond the bounds of the ceramic. Beautiful, bushy feathers fan out. Picasso uses...

Pristine decorative white porcelain 'Apart' coffee demitasse set from Hutschenreuther Selb, with 6 cups, 6 saucers, coffee pot, creamer/milk jug, sugar bowl (15 piece set). Germain porcelain maker Hutschenreuther (est.1814) commissioned sculptor Hans Achtziger...

Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled ...

Pablo Picasso ( Ceramic work made in Vallauris .France ) "Scène de tauromachie " model created 11 June 1959 , numbered 54 / 100 . Mint Condition .Original work edited in a series of ...

Pablo Picasso ( 1881 -1973 ) " cruchon Hibou " modèle crée en 1955 . édité à 500 exemplaires chez Madoura . pichet tourné . épreuve en faience blanche , décor aux engobes de couleu...

This Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck sculpture, carved from a single piece of wood, offers a charming and unrefined representation that reflects the straightforward creativity of its time, like...

Pichet Têtes, by Picasso, Pitcher, 1950's, Edition, Black and white, Design Pichet Têtes Ed. 500 pcs 1956 White earthenware, decoration with oxidized par...

Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior, Ed. 500 pcs 1955 White earthenware clay, decoration in engobe, glaze inside Inscribed and stamped on the...

Jean Ramié, Picasso, Unique Bowl, Earthenware, Design, Kitchen, French, Editions Jean Ramié, Maréchal des Logis de Réserve Unique work 1955 Earthenware, painted and glazed 21.1 x 5....

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Cavalier et cheval (A.R. 137) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 274/30...

Numbered and limited to 8 copies Artwork signed Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, metal, bronze patina Display: The sc...

Yves Klein, Small IKB Venus Brooch Bronze multiple, painted with International Klein Blue (IKB). From a model created in 1956. Edition of 500 copies + 100...

Clemente Spampinato, born in 1912 in Calabria, Italy, was a versatile artist and sports enthusiast. He created Bronze Trophies and Medallions for the Olympics and Italian sporting events in the 1930s and '40s. After becoming a U.S. citizen in 1947, he moved to New York, where he channeled his artistic passion into capturing the essence of the American West, specializing in sports and Western-themed sculptures. His work, celebrated for its realism and dynamic portrayal of athletic movements, is exhibited in museums, galleries, and private collections across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Selected sculptures can be seen in various locations, including Washington DC, Cooperstown, NY, Canton, OH, New Orleans, LA, and the complete collection is on display in Sea Cliff, New York. Large Bronze Nude Of Male Athlete During A Shot Put...

Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage de femme (Woman's Face), 1953 is a vibrantly colored pitcher decorated with contrasting saturated greens against chestnut ...

This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1953. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxides under partial brushed glaze with white...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida (A. R. 182) Terre de faïence plate, painted and partially glazed, 1953, one of only a few copies produced, with the Empreinte Originale de Picasso...

Two vintage bronze busts of girls by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thanh Le. The bronze busts have a shiny black patina and are mounted on a wood plinth painted wi...

Abstract Cityscape, c. 1950-60 Painted mixed metal 19.25 in. h. x 19.5 in. w. x 11.5 in. d.

Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) Médiévale . Vase signed jean Cocteau at the base ; marked and numbered edition originale de Jean Cocteau . atelier Madeline-Jolly (underneath). partial...

Jean Cocteau ( 1889 -1963 ) " Trois faces aux triangles " signed Jean Cocteau . plat en terracotta et engobe partiellement émaillé . diamètre : 36cm . exécuté en 1959 dans une sér...

Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963 ) " Visage " signed " jean Cocteau "( lower left ) inscribed and numbered 6/30 edition originale de jean Cocteau . Atelier Madeline -Jolly ( underneath...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Profil de Jacqueline (A. R. 309) Terre de faïence dish, 1956, from the edition of 100, with the workshop numbering, with the Edition Picasso, Empreinte O...

Oiseau à la Huppe, Picasso, ashtray, design, ceramic, animals, art, postwar Oiseau à la huppe Ed. 500 pcs 1952 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decoration, white enamel, bl...

Pichet Têtes, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Sculpture, Ceramic, Pitcher, Design Pichet têtes Ed. 500 pcs 1956 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decorati...

Tête de chèvre de profil, Picasso, 1950's, Plate, Goat, Animal, Design, Ceramic Tête de chèvre de profil Ed. 50 pcs 1950 White earthenware clay, decoration in oxidized paraffin and ...

Tête Solaire, Pablo Picasso, Unique Ceramic, 1950's, Earthenware, Design, Tile Tête solaire II Unique work 27.01.1956 Large white earthenware tile, green stripes on white enamel on ...

" Danzatrice " (Dancer) by Marcello MASCHERINI (1906-1983) A rare and tall bronze sculpture with a nuanced brownish green patina Signed on the base " M. Mascherini " Presented on a green marble base Trieste – Italy...

David Hare Dancer, circa 1955 Bronze with integral stand 68 high x 17 wide x 13 1/2 deep inches “Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the caveat, “and what we are most afraid of.” No one could accuse David Hare of possessing such fear. Blithely unconcerned with the critics’ judgments, Hare flitted through most of the major art developments of the mid-twentieth century in the United States. He changed mediums several times; just when his fame as a sculptor had reached its apogee about 1960, he switched over to painting. Yet he remained attached to surrealism long after it had fallen out of official favor. “I can’t change what I do in order to fit what would make me popular,” he said. “Not because of moral reasons, but just because I can’t do it; I’m not interested in it.” Hare was born in New York City in 1917; his family was both wealthy and familiar with the world of modern art. Meredith (1870-1932), his father, was a prominent corporate attorney. His mother, Elizabeth Sage Goodwin (1878-1948) was an art collector, a financial backer of the 1913 Armory Show, and a friend of artists such as Constantin Brancusi, Walt Kuhn, and Marcel Duchamp. In the 1920s, the entire family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and later to Colorado Springs, in the hope that the change in altitude and climate would help to heal Meredith’s tuberculosis. In Colorado Springs, Elizabeth founded the Fountain Valley School where David attended high school after his father died in 1932. In the western United States, Hare developed a fascination for kachina dolls and other aspects of Native American culture that would become a recurring source of inspiration in his career. After high school, Hare briefly attended Bard College (1936-37) in Annandale-on-Hudson. At a loss as to what to do next, he parlayed his mother’s contacts into opening a commercial photography studio and began dabbling in color photography, still a rarity at the time [Kodachrome was introduced in 1935]. At age 22, Hare had his first solo exhibition at Walker Gallery in New York City; his 30 color photographs included one of President Franklin Roosevelt. As a photographer, Hare experimented with an automatist technique called “heatage” (or “melted negatives”) in which he heated the negative in order to distort the image. Hare described them as “antagonisms of matter.” The final products were usually abstractions tending towards surrealism and similar to processes used by Man Ray, Raoul Ubac, and Wolfgang Paalen. In 1940, Hare moved to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile Gorky, as well as Yves Tanguy who was married to Hare’s cousin Kay Sage, and the art dealer Julian Levy. The same year, Hare received a commission from the American Museum of Natural History to document the Pueblo Indians. He traveled to Santa Fe and, for several months, he took portrait photographs of members of the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni tribes that were published in book form in 1941. World War II turned Hare’s life upside down. He became a conduit in the exchange of artistic and intellectual ideas between U.S. artists and the surrealist émigrés fleeing Europe. In 1942, Hare befriended Andre Breton, the principal theorist of surrealism. When Breton wanted to publish a magazine to promote the movement in the United States, he could not serve as an editor because he was a foreign national. Instead, Breton selected Hare to edit the journal, entitled VVV [shorth for “Victory, Victory, Victory”], which ran for four issues (the second and third issues were printed as a single volume) from June 1942 to February 1944. Each edition of VVV focused on “poetry, plastic arts, anthropology, sociology, (and) psychology,” and was extensively illustrated by surrealist artists including Giorgio de Chirico, Roberto Matta, and Yves Tanguy; Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp served as editorial advisors. At the suggestion of Jacqueline Lamba...

Tête de Faune, Pablo Picasso, Unique piece, Design, Terracotta, Tile, Mythology Tête de faune Unique work 08.08.1956 Painted and glazed terracotta tile...

Created in 1953, this Madoura big turned vase of white earthenware clay with decoration in engobes and paraffin (red, black), knife engraved is numbered from the edition of 75. This Picasso ceramic vase is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' pottery stamps on the bottom. A spectacular work to witness in person, Pablo Picasso Gros oiseau Picasso...