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Period: 1950s
Six Vintage Stainless Steel Sculptural Dining Chairs Sculpture Mid-Century Set 6
Located in New York, NY
Six Vintage Stainless Steel Sculptural Dining Chairs Sculpture Mid-Century Set
Kings and Queens could feats on these sculptures, this stunning set of six dining chairs. They are art...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Face
Located in New York, NY
Partially glazed terre de faïence pitcher painted in black, white and reddish brown. Edition of 500. Inscribed "Edition Picasso" in black and with the Madoura Plein Feu and Edition Picasso stamps on the base.
Catalogue reference: Ramié 288
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Vintage 1950s Porcelain Playing Card Ashtrays / Plates
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fun vintage 1950s set of white porcelain playing card ashtrays. The set of 4 'Royal Flush' ashtrays is illustrated with an Ace, King, Queen and Ja...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Evening Shadow, Etruscan Bronze Figure, Museo Guarnacci Volterra
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid Century Figures in Bronze, Evening Shadow, Edited by The Museo Guarnacci in the 1950's.
Limited Edition, Bronze Medal Patina, Lost Wax, 15" in height with the base in black gran...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 1950s Kosta Boda Rurik Clear Round Textured Ashtray
Located in East Quogue, NY
Cool Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian 1950s Kosta Boda Rurik clear round textured ashtray in great vintage condition. No chips or cracks. Glass has a nice weight to it —minimal wear c...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
original ceramic pendant " Chêvre-pied & Double Masque "
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)
céramiques originales de Jean Cocteau .
Pendentifs :
"Chèvre-pied " 1958.
pendentif ovale (9cm x7cm) . variante terre blanche en relief.
" double masque " 1...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Midcentury Coffee / Tea Set by Hans Achtziger for Hutschenreuther Selb
Located in East Quogue, NY
Elegant 1950s white porcelain 'Apart' coffee/tea set from Hutschenreuther Selb, Germany. The set includes 4 cups, 4 saucers, a coffee pot, a creamer/milk jug, a sugar bowl, a dessert plate,e and a small serving dish with saucer (14-piece set).
Germain porcelain maker Hutschenreuther (est.1814) commissioned sculptor Hans Achtziger...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture Mythique
By Jean Arp
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Sculpture Mythique" is a sculpture by Jean Arp. The sculpture is edition II/III.
Jean Arp was born Hans Arp on September 16, 1886, in Strassburg. In 1904, after leaving the Ecole d...
Category
Abstract 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Le Pêcheur, Picasso, 1950's, Fisherman, Bowl, Ceramic, Multiples, Figurative
Located in Geneva, CH
Le Pêcheur, Picasso, 1950's, Fisherman, Bowl, Ceramic, Multiples, Figurative
Ed. 100 pcs, 1955
White earthenware decorated with partially enamelled oxidized paraffin, metallic ename...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Untitled" Sidney Gordin, Constructivist Abstract Sculpture, Bronze Metal Weld
Located in Larchmont, NY
Sidney Gordin
Untitled, 1958
Signed with initials and dated
Bronze
15 1/2" high x 5 1/2" wide x 5" deep
Provenance:
Private Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
Tim Mitchell, Phoenix, Arizona (acquired directly from the above)
On October 24, 1918, Sidney Gordin was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He spent his early years in Shanghai, China. At the age of four, he moved with his family to New York. Gordin’s nephew, Eliot Nemzer recalls that when Gordin was a child he attended “a dinner party with his parents. Someone showed him a book of pictures that when thumbed through quickly made the image appear to move. This person then gave him a wad of blank papers and something to write with. Sid created a similar type of moving image with his materials. All the adults at the party became quite excited [and] praised his efforts. Sid told me he thought this was a pivotal experience in guiding him towards his vocation.” During his formative years at Brooklyn Technical High School, he briefly contemplated the idea of becoming an architect; yet, by the time he enrolled at Cooper Union, he was determined to become a professional artist. There, he studied under Morris Kantor (1896-1974) and Leo Katz...
Category
Constructivist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pichet gravé gris, Picasso, Pitcher, Owl, Portrait, Design, Animal, Postwar, Art
Located in Geneva, CH
Pichet gravé gris
Ed. 500 pcs, 1954
White clay with grey engobe painting, partially glazed in white and black with incised decor.
H. 30 cm
Stamped underside : Madoura, Edition Picass...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Carving William Pellicone
Located in Surfside, FL
William Pellicone (American 1915-2004)
Mixed media, pyrography, oil on wood carving painting. Dated 1958
Title - Enthymeme #14.
Oil painting on carved and burnt distressed wood panel.
Inscribed verso Enthymeme Wm. Pellicone #14, 9-4-58.
Label on reverse with a typed definition for Enthymeme.
Dimensions: 27 inches high, 42.5 inches wide.
Metal wrap frame.
Provenance: from a Shelter Island NY home that was designed by architect Henry J. Gazon - A.I.A. built in 1959.
William Pellicone (1915-2004) was an American painter known for his abstract compositions and use of vibrant colors. He was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Pellicone's early work was influenced by the Social Realist movement of the 1930s and 1940s, with his paintings often featuring realistic depictions of urban scenes and working-class people. However, in the 1950s he shifted towards abstraction, exploring the interplay of color and form. Pellicone's mature style was characterized by his use of vibrant, saturated colors, often applied in thick layers of paint. His paintings often featured geometric shapes and organic forms, with a strong sense of movement and energy. In addition to his painting, Pellicone was also a respected teacher and arts administrator. He taught at the New York Institute of Technology and the State University of New York, and served as the director of the Islip Art Museum on Long Island. Pellicone's artwork was exhibited widely during his lifetime, and he was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1977. Today, his paintings can be found in the collections of museums and galleries around the world, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
William Pellicone (Born 1915) is active/lives in New York. William Pellicone is known for Abstract expressionist, landscape and non-objective art. An American artist, sculptor, architect. He exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
Clear 1950s Vintage Pyrex 2000ml Round Flat Bottom Flask.
Located in East Quogue, NY
Clear 1950s Vintage Pyrex 2000ml Round Flat Bottom Flask.
A fun decorative unique tabletop piece. It can be used as a decanter or vase—simple modern des...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) – Picador – partially glazed ceramic bowl – 1953
Located in Varese, VA
Picador (A.R. 211)
partially glazed ceramic bowl , Edited in 1953
Limited edition of 500 exemplars
marked and numbered ‘Edition Picasso 298/500 Madoura’ (underneath)
Diameter: 6½ in....
Category
Surrealist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
"Untitled" Sidney Gordin, Abstract Metal Steel Sculpture
Located in Larchmont, NY
Sidney Gordin
Untitled, 1958
Incised with initials
Welded Steel
15 x 10 1/2 x 6 inches
Provenance:
Eric Firestone Gallery, New York
On October 24, 1918, Sidney Gordin was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. He spent his early years in Shanghai, China. At the age of four, he moved with his family to New York. Gordin’s nephew, Eliot Nemzer recalls that when Gordin was a child he attended “a dinner party with his parents. Someone showed him a book of pictures that when thumbed through quickly made the image appear to move. This person then gave him a wad of blank papers and something to write with. Sid created a similar type of moving image with his materials. All the adults at the party became quite excited [and] praised his efforts. Sid told me he thought this was a pivotal experience in guiding him towards his vocation.” During his formative years at Brooklyn Technical High School, he briefly contemplated the idea of becoming an architect; yet, by the time he enrolled at Cooper Union, he was determined to become a professional artist. There, he studied under Morris Kantor (1896-1974) and Leo Katz...
Category
Abstract 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mother and Child: Petal Skirt - Henry Moore, sculpture, modern, british, small
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoniucci Volti - Femme Fleur
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Fusione in bronzo a cera persa, patina nera, certificato di autenticità , opera originale , timbro della fonderia . Edizione di solo 8 esemplari
Category
1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antoniucci Volti - Femme chiffonnée monumentale
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Fusione in bronzo a cera persa, patina nera, certificato di autenticità , opera originale , timbro della fonderia . Edizione di solo 8 esemplari
Category
1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pablo Picasso Madoura Ceramic Vessel 'Vase aztèque aux quatre visage' Ramié 402
Located in Miami, FL
This rare Picasso ceramic pitcher 'Vase aztèque aux quatre visage,' Ramié 402 is one in an edition of 100 marked and numbered 26/100. It is made of white earthenware ceramic clay, pa...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
David Hostetler Figurative Sculpture Torso Gold Plaster Midcentury Rough Surface
Located in Nantucket, MA
Torso 1955 is a cast plaster with oil paint to resemble a bronze cast. The base is wood, carved, sanded and painted. The base shows slight wear on corners. The sculpture is perfect. ...
Category
Feminist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Oil
Rare Candelabra Sculpture Mid Century Danish Design
By Einar Dragsted
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
Category
Abstract Geometric 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Madoura Ceramic Pitcher 'Picador' Ramié 162
Located in Miami, FL
This Picasso ceramic plate "Picador, Ramié 162" is made of earthenware clay and partially glazed. This piece is from an edition of 500 and incised 'Edition P...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Commedia Dell'Arte
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO
Commedia Dell'Arte, circa 1950's
Hand Sculpted Glass
10.25 x 5 x 4.25 in
Category
Contemporary 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Taureau et Toreador, Picasso, Bull, Corrida, Design, Tile, Ceramic, 1950's
Located in Geneva, CH
Taureau et Toreador, Picasso, Bull, Corrida, Design, Tile, Ceramic, 1950's
Taureau et Toreador
Unique work
11.2.1957
Painted and partially glazed ceramic, hexagonal tomette tile
15 ...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hibou Mat (Mat Owl)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Hibou Mat (Mat Owl), 1955 is an astounding and resonant piece that acts as a companion piece to Hibou Brilliant, two works that perfectly c...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
'Bright Owl' original Madoura ceramic rectangular platter, Edition Picasso
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Bright Owl' is an original Edition Picasso Madoura ceramic bowl from the height of Pablo Picasso's ceramic output. In the bowl's center is, of course, an owl – a subject that Picass...
Category
Cubist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Cruchon Hibou, Picasso, Ceramic, 1950's, Multiples, Animal, Owl, Design, Pitcher
Located in Geneva, CH
Cruchon Hibou, Picasso, Ceramic, 1950's, Multiples, Animal, Owl, Design, Pitcher
Cruchon Hibou
Ed. 500 pcs
1955
White clay with blue, black and brown engobe painting, glazed with kn...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs, Picasso, 1950's, ceramic, design, clay
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs, Picasso, 1950's, ceramic, design, clay
Tête de femme couronnée de fleurs
Ed. 37/50 pcs
20.03.1954
White earthenware clay
23 x 15 x 18 cm
Signed by...
Category
Post-Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso –white terracotta decorated with oxidised paraffin and glazes 1956
Located in Varese, VA
Bouquet à la pomme (A.R. 305)
white terracotta decorated with oxidised paraffin and glazes,
Edited in 1956
Limited edition of 400 exemplars
size: cm 25,5×25,5×2,5
dated at the bottom
on the back Ceramiche Madoura stamp
on the reverse side stamped Empreinte originale de Picasso
Excellent conditions
Bibliography: Picasso Bloch...
Category
Academic 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Glaze
Gros oiseau Picasso (Large Bird, Picasso), 1953
Located in Palo Alto, CA
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, ABS
Picasso, Black and Maroon Owl. 1951 Turned vase. Ceramic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Black and maroon owl. 1951 turned vase.
H. 29.5 cm. W 18 cm.
A.R.white earthenware clay, decoration is oxides,knife engraved on white enamel Brown, black
...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Engraving
Vaso in vetro di Murano Barbarico Aureo
Located in Milano, IT
Vaso in vetro di forma allungata in foglia d'oro con foro centrale e piede applicato decorato con inclusione di materiale non fuso secondo la tecnica della colorazione a caldo. Ercol...
Category
1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Sterling Silver Gilt Coronation Throne
Located in New York, NY
Historic Sterling Silver-Gilt Coronation Throne, (in original, fitted, hinged, leather and velvet box) made to commemorate the coronation of Queen...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Silver
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Wooden two sided zoomorphic abstract figure sculpture attributed to the Dutch born artist, Jan de Swart. Unsigned. Condition is good. The sculpture has a mended area and a small th...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso Terracotta Fish Pitcher Madoura Pottery Sujet Poisson France 1952
Located in Portland, OR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), terracotta fish pitcher. Madoura pottery 1952.
This original terracotta fish pitcher was created by Picasso in 1952 and was ...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pablo Picasso Madoura Ceramic Plate 'Profil de taureau' Ramié 315
Located in Miami, FL
This Picasso ceramic plate 'Profil de taureau', Ramié 315 is made of earthenware clay and partially glazed with a beautiful earth tones and is in great condition. Part of an edition ...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Pablo Picasso – Têtes – Ceramic pitcher partially glazed and painted - 1956
Located in Varese, VA
Ceramic pitcher partially glazed and painted, Edited in 1956
Limited Edition of 500 pieces
with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps
size: 13 x 15 x 15 cm
Excellent conditions
Bib...
Category
1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, A.R. 154
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1952, Pablo Picasso Tete de chevre de profil (Goats head in Profile) Unique color Variant, 1952, A.R. 154 is an original white earthe...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Italian Modernist Bronze Brutalist Sculpture (Manner of Pomodoro)
Located in Surfside, FL
Large Modern Brutalist bronze sculpture in Manner of Arnaldo or Gio Pomodoro. We cannot locate a signature or any markings. it has an abstract quality to it. heavily textured with or...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bruno Innocenti Young Lady Portrait Bust 1959 plaster cast
Located in Florence, IT
Bruno Innocenti was a pupil of Libero Andreotti and, afterwards, he became his assistant. When Andreotti died, Innocenti took his place as Sculpture teacher at the Art Institute of F...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Nature morte, Still Life, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Polychrome ceramic, Design
Located in Geneva, CH
Nature morte, Still Life, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Polychrome ceramic, Design
Ed. 400 pcs
1953
Polychrome glazed ceramic
32 x 39 cm
Signed and stamp on the back : Editions Picasso, D'après Picasso, Madoura Plein Feu
Picasso : Catalogue of the edited...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Head of Vietnamese young woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
Head of Vietnamese Young Woman by Nguyen THÀNH LÊ (Vietnamese, 1919-2006)
inscribed in Chinese (on the back of the neck)
bronze sculpture with patina on woode...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maximus: Circus Horse
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a lifetime masterpiece by American artist Maxine Kim Stussy.
“Maxumus: Circus Horse”, is an original wood assemblage of both ha...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pase de cape, from Service Scènes de Corrida
Located in Palo Alto, CA
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 ...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Pair of Iron Egret Wall Sculptures
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful pair of patinated iron egret bird wall sculptures, one reaching for the sky and one focused forward, each signed on the weighted bases “Maxfield Parrish Jr, March 1956”. ...
Category
1950s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
La Boisselune
Located in New York, NY
Émile Gilioli
La Boisselune
1954-59
Bronze
23.6 x 15.4 x 7.9 in, 60 x 39 x 20 cm
Signed, dated and numbered on the back:
“Gilioli, 59, 1/6"
Cast from La Plaine
Edition 1/6
P...
Category
Abstract 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vase aux Chèvres, Picasso, 1950's, Vase, Goat, Decoration, Ceramic, Multiples
Located in Geneva, CH
Vase aux Chèvres, Picasso, 1950's, Vase, Goat, Decoration, Ceramic, Multiples
Vase aux chèvres
Ed. 40 pcs
06.06.1952
White earthenware clay, deep engraving filled with oxidized para...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Oiseau à la Huppe, Picasso, ashtray, design, ceramic, animals, art, postwar
Located in Geneva, CH
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...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Cavalier et cheval, Picasso, 1950's, Pitcher, Ceramic, Design, Earthenware, Clay
Located in Geneva, CH
Cavalier et cheval, Picasso, 1950's, Pitcher, Ceramic, Design, Earthenware, Clay
Cavalier et cheval
Ed 231/300 pcs
1952
White earthenware clay, dec...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Pichet Espagnol, Picasso, 1950's, Pitcher, Ceramic, Earthenware, Multiple
Located in Geneva, CH
Pichet Espagnol, Picasso, 1950's, Pitcher, Ceramic, Earthenware, Multiple
Pichet Espagnol
Ed. 47/200 pcs
1954
White earthenware clay, decoration in en...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Vintage Midcentury Demitasse Coffee Set Hans Achtziger for Hutschenreuther Selb
Located in East Quogue, NY
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Marble Head of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
A lovely size marble that can go on any table. The marble was specifically chosen and has wonderful texture and contrast between the polished and rough areas.
Head of a Woman is ins...
Category
American Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Red Starfish - ceramic tile - 1954
Located in Paris, FR
Salvador DALI (after)
Red Starfish
Handpainted ceramic tile
Signed in the pattern
8 x 8" (20x20cm)
Edited in 1954 by Maurice Duchin and hand crafted in atelier MPG under the control...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ecstacy, marble of a woman
Located in New York, NY
This romantic and lovely Alabaster marble is classic Jose De Creeft who was a world recognized stone sculptor carver. He has a remarkable career and story. And this work is what he is best known to do. Female form that has face and form emerging from rougher hewn areas of the stone. This was a technique that Rodin used as well and was popular around the turn of the century. Size is attractive as it can go on a well balanced table or a pedestal of easy size!
The stylized, placid face of Ecstasy, as well as the contrast between smooth and rough-hewn stone, are typical of de Creeft’s hand and instantly recognizable. Its natural alabaster inclusions and the generally fragmentized feel of the piece are both essential to its aesthetic and classic de Creeft. The Guadalajara-born sculptor studied alongside Rodin at the Académie Julian starting in 1905 and would eventually become Alexander Calder’s tutor in direct carving. Ecstasy was undoubtedly inspired by a wide variety of influences that had a profound effect on his work, including his early employment at the young age of six earning pennies by carrying stones to aid the construction of Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia, and an inspiring encounter with Inuit sculptors in Madrid’s El Retiro Park during the nascency of his career.
Towards the mid-20th century, de Creeft was working within a group of Spanish expatriate artists in New York, including Vicente and Dalí. 1956, the year he carved Ecstasy—using the method of direct carving of which he was a firm proponent—marked the year he gained representation at the Contemporary Galleries in New York City. He would exhibit biannually there until 1966. In the 1950s de Creeft received numerous public commissions, including an eight-foot granite Poetess for the city of Philadelphia in 1951 and his famous 16-foot Alice in Wonderland climbing sculpture...
Category
Post-Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Danseurs et Joueur de Diaule (Dancers and Diaulos Player), 1956
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Danseurs et Joueur de Diaule (Dancers and Diaulos Player), A.R. 341 can be compared to several other white earthenware pieces created by Picasso in 1956. Each depicts the carefree imagery of dancers, musicians, and fauns to which the artist returns time and again. Framed under a sloping mountain, two figures dance with arms raised above their heads, hands clasped in a spontaneous gesture. Leafy trees and flowers mark...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Corrida Scenes, Pablo Picasso, Set, Ceramics, Design, Art, Sculpture, Postwar
Located in Geneva, CH
Corrida Scenes, Pablo Picasso, Set, Ceramics, Design, Art, Sculpture, Postwar
Corrida Scenes of 8 pieces : Paseo, Pase de cape, Picador, Banderilleros, Pase de muleta, Cogida, Estoc...
Category
Post-War 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Toro and Picador - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 200 (Ramié #194)
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo Picasso
Toro and Picador, 1953
Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, covered bath and enamel.
Annotated on the Back : Empriente originale Picasso - Madoura P...
Category
Modern 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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