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Pablo Picasso, Unique variant of "Tête peinte" (Painted Face), pitcher, ceramic
Located in Chatsworth, CA
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...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a dark lush finish.
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Mahogany

"Mind Your Manner" Abstract Relief Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mind Your Manner" Abstract Relief Sculpture. Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This large-scal...
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Outsider Art 20th Century Sculptures

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Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Handmade Paper, Found Objects

Egee assise h cm 70
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
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...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

"Secret Santa" Takako Saito, Fluxus Movement Conceptual Construction, Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Takako Saito Secret Santa , 1965 Stamped inscribed in pen recipients name Wood construction 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches Takako Saito is a Japanese artist closely associated with F...
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Conceptual 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood

Brutalist Relief Wall Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Original handmade fibreglass relief sculpture from Ron Hitchins' own home. Uniquely handmade and signed by the artist. Part of a series of 3 (see our other listings for the other two...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Wood

"Evening Roost" Wildlife Bronze Sculpture of Green-Wing Teal Ducks Ed. 34/40
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic bronze wildlife sculpture by Texas based artist Ronnie Wells. The work features a pair of green-wing teal ducks by the water as they inspect a snail. Titled, signed, and...
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Naturalistic 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1838-1894) Fetching Water Arab on a Camel Fetching Water From a Woman 11 inches high
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Juno
Located in Greenwich, CT
Abstract sculpture of the ancient Roman goddess Juno. Artist's proof. The powerful legacy of Reuben Nakian has earned him a coveted place in the ...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1861-1936) Playing the Mandolin Cold-painted Austrian Bronze Lamp and Sculpture of a Woman playing the Mandolin....
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Heavy Bronze Modernist Menorah Candelabra Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
hand signed on base. Judaica sculpture Gloria Kisch EDUCATION Otis Art Institute, MFA, BFA. Boston Museum School. Sarah Lawrence College, BA. MUSEUM SOLO EXHIBITIONS Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada. Bergen Museum of Art, Paramus, New Jersey. Institute for Art and Urban Resources, PS1 Long Island City, New York. Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California. Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California. Queens Museum, Flushing, New York. Installation, Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York. MUSEUM GROUP EXHIBITIONS Review of Acquisitions Since 1980, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Recent International Forms in Art, Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Whimsy in Art, Bergen Museum of Art, Paramus, New Jersey. 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado. Recent Acquisitions, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado. The Permanent Collection, Downey Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California. Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, California. Southern California Artists, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California. Made in LA: Prints of Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California. The Other Things Artists Make, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, California. American Art, Centrum Sztuki Museum, Warsaw, Poland. Painted Metal, City without Walls, Newark, New Jersey. Painters of California, Palm springs Desert Art Museum, Palm springs, California. Mirrors: Second Design Biennial, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York. Kisch/Wenzel, Soho Center for Visual Artists, New York, New York. Design for Living: Post War Furniture from the Permanent Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. MUSEUM AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS Aldrich Museum of contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Bergen Museum of Art, Paramus, New Jersey. Centrum Sztuki Museum, Warsaw, Poland. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California. Mildura Art Museum, Melbourne, Australia. Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York. Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California. Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, California. Palm Springs Desert Art Museum, Palm Springs, California. Vassar college Art Museum, Poughkeepsie, New York. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia. Best Product Corporation, Richmond, Virginia. Community Bank, Holyoke, Massachusetts. Equitable Corporation, New York, New York. Hartz Mountain Industries, Secaucus, New Jersey. Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, California. Soho Grand Hotel, New York, New York. SELECTED GALLERY SOLO EXHIBITIONS Art et Industrie, New York, New York. Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York. California State University, Los Angeles, California. Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Donahue/Sosinski Art, New York, New York. Janus Gallery...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Mid-Century Palm Tree Decorative Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
In vogue pair of mid-century stylized palm tree sculptures crafted in cast fiberglass. Painted in an off white finish and presented in faux planters filled with seashells.
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20th Century Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Paint

Village of Iseh, Bali (1948)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Theo Meier (1908-1982) View of the Village of Iseh, painted from the house of Theo Signed and dated 48 Theo Meier lower left Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 50 cm In original frame carved by the artist. Note: Theo Meier arrived in Bali in 1936 with the intention of going on to Tahiti where he had been before. However Bali turned out to be the paradise he had been searching for in his dreams and he had no desire any more to move elsewhere. Bali at that time was still a very traditional place where society lived according to an acient religious system and in a luscious tropical setting the modern world was ignored. Here he met Walter Spies...
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Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Rosewood, Oil

Untitled (Sounding Sculpture)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled (Sounding Sculpture)" is a Post-War abstract sculpture created by Harry Bertoia in circa 1970. This artwork is 48 x 15.75 x 8 inches and weighs 45 lbs. Bertoia was enthra...
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Post-War 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Roman Bronze Statue of Youth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cast, Roman, Grand Tour bronze figure of a youth. Wonderful patina. Measures : Statue is 23"H. Base is 8.75"W x 7.5"D.
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Outdoor Italian Stone Garden Sculptures of Mythological subject of Hercules
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Hercules in excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Timeless decoration for your interior or garden. Measurements: ...
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Academic 20th Century Sculptures

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Limestone

20th Century Solid Bronze Nude Ballet Dancer 'Preparation' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Preparation' is a 20th Century Solid Bronze ballet Dancer by Benson Landes. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated wit...
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Realist 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Geometric abstraction mid century modern constructivist Signed metal sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Forrest Myers Untitled geometric abstraction, 1976 Painted aluminum Signed in the metal with the artist's incised initials (FM) and stamp numbered 52/75; bears Treitel-Gratz foundry ...
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Constructivist 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

"Warming Up"
By Victor Manuel Villarreal
Located in Southampton, NY
Bronze ballet dancer by Mexican artist Victor Manuel Villarreal, circa 1985. Signed at base. Condition is excellent. Provenance: Sarasota, Flori...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Isaac Cordal - Miniaturization World - Sculpture
By Isaac Cordal
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Isaac Cordal Cement Eclipse Unique Resine Sculpture. Signed Dimensions: 23 X 51 x 30 cm With the simple act of miniaturization and thoughtful placement, Isaac Cordal magically expan...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Owl III, Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Antonovici
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antonovici was born in Neamt, Romania on February 18, 1911, and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Iasi, Romania, in 1939. In 1940, Antonovici studied in Zagreb with the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovici, until his arrest by Italian fascists...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Visage no.111 (A.R. 476), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura
Located in Geneva, CH
PABLO PICASSO Visage no.111 (A.R. 476), 1963 Ed. 500 pcs Decor with engobes and enamel under cover black, green, blue and red decor D. 25.5 cm I D. 10 in D. 33.2 cm I D. 13 1/8 in (...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

The Hunting
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Hunting is a sculptural interpretation of Autumn, a lithograph from Erté’s The Four Seasons. It represents a beautiful creature – half woman, half animal – wounded by a cruel hun...
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Art Deco 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Face, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Decorative Art, Design, Interior,
Located in Geneva, CH
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...
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Post-War 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Graceful, Alabaster, Architecture Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved, Grand Tour period architectural model featuring fluted columns surmounted by Corinthian capitals and a relief carved pediment above a raised base inset with a fl...
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

“Cuboid planter”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an unique piece of Cornwall pottery. In great condition signed on the bottom. Probably from the 70s. Measures 4x3x4
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Dancer, Modern Cast Nickel Sculpture by B.Z. Boobis
Located in Long Island City, NY
B.Z. Boobis, American - Dancer, Medium: Nickel cast sculpture, signature inscribed at base and on bottom, Size: 6.25 x 4 x 1.5 in. (15.88 x 10.16 x 3.81 cm)
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

The Rape of Sabine Iconic Bronze Sculpture 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Fine Group of Sculptures in Bronze after Jean de Boulogne (Giambologna) The torturously twisting Rape of the Sabine Women is one of the finest and most technically difficult sculptures in the world. Three intertwined bodies, two men and a woman, spiral upwards as the woman tries to escape the clutches of the younger man standing over the older one. It is an absolute masterpiece by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna. After the original in Florence’s Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria...
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Mannerist 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Poincons Ramie #624
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Stamped with artist stamp on verso. Edition number written on verso. Ed. 50/500. Framed dimensions: 15.88 x 15.88 inches
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20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Terracotta

Pomme Bouche, Brooch, Claude Lalanne, French, Design, 1990's, Bronze, Jewels
Located in Geneva, CH
Pomme Bouche, Brooch, Claude Lalanne, French, Design, 1990's, Bronze, Jewels Brooch Pomme Bouche 1990 Edition Arthus-bertrand, Paris Bronze with a golden...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Helios, 1967
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This magnificent work by Victor Vasarely displays an intricate interplay of green optical figures against a clear background in a three-dimensional medium. It offers a fascinating vi...
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Op Art 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Screen

Pair of Elegant Brass Sculptures of Greyhound Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze Greyhound dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition.
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Art Nouveau bronze JOAQUÍN ANGLÉS CAÑÉ
Located in Berlin, DE
JOAQUÍN ANGLÉS CAÑÉ (Tortosa, 1859 - Paris, 1911). Joaquin Anglès Cañé (born 1859 Tortosa - c. 1925) Idyll. Original title: Bronze, dark brown patinated. Sign. 'Idyll', a bronze sta...
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Jugendstil 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

A PAIR OF ORIGINAL Scottish Wall Hung Sculpture Compositions GLASGOW INTEREST
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: John Taylor (1936-) Scottish Title: "Wall Relief Tiles" (a pair) Medium: oil on board Size: 15cm x 20cm inc. frame & 13cm x 21cm inc. frame Notes: Painter, notably in watercolour, and printmaker, gallery owner and teacher, born in Darvel, Ayrshire. Graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1959, some years later taking a higher diploma in art. Taylor made a big impact on the Scottish gallery scene when in 1963 he opened the New Charing Cross Gallery in Glasgow, giving young artists a chance to exhibit more adventurous work. Taylor had a long association with the Glasgow Print Studio as senior technician. In 1977, with Ainslie Yule, he was recommended by Scottish Arts Council for a residency at Editions Alecto to work on a screenprint. Taylor’s own work could sometimes have a strong polemical element, notably regarding war and the nuclear threat. As well as taking part in many group shows across Europe he was a regular solo exhibitor. Notable among these were Compass Gallery, Glasgow, 1985 and 1987; Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh and Glasgow Print Studio in 1987; and Edinburgh Print...
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Impressionist 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Oil, Plaster

Le Cavalier (petit)
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
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 s...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Tyra Carolina Lundgren Bird Sculpture, Murano
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Estate of a noteworthy Italian glass collector from Florida and New York. Reference (similar example): Venini Glass Catalogue 1921-2007, Franco De...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Victor Salmones QUEEN OF SPACE Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1984) Marking(s); notes: signed; marking(s); ed. 1/10 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 21"h, 10.75"w, 16.75"d; 36...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

John Piet "Untitled" Abstract Geometric Steel
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY John Piet's "Untitled" from 1974 is a welded sculpture with two opposing forms connected by a swoop of steel. Piet's sculptural work explores the tension between contending elements, and other works investigating the relationship of heaven and earth. The form shown here in Untitled appears similar to the form in his 1975 large-scale work The Entrance currently located at the entrance of Harmonie Park in Detroit. The abstract drawing in the pictures above is part of the sculpture offer. The drawing was a study, work-in-progress, as John "worked out" the details of the final sculpture. John Piet was born in Detroit on American Street, and was educated at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now named College for Creative Studies). College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), Charles Culver, Henry Heading, Hughie Lee-Smith and Joseph Wesner. He received his MFA from Wayne State University where other well-known individuals taught or studied including Arthur Danto, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Susan Aaron-Taylor, Tyree Guyton, Hughie Lee-Smith, Philip Levine, Casey Kasem and Helen Thomas. Sergio DeGuisti, Stanley Rosenthal...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Steel

Trois Personnages sur Tremplin (Three Figures on a Trampoline), A.R. 375
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1956, this Madoura small convex wall plaque of white earthenware clay with engraving accentuated with oxidized paraffin in a glaze bath (ivory, brown) is from the edition ...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Bronze Bust of a Gentleman by Nison Tregor
Located in Brookville, NY
Nison Tregor Born in Lithuania of Polish parents, Nison Tregor studied sculpture at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. After immigrating to the United State...
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American Realist 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Karel Appel Colorful Expressionist Hand Painted Wood Cobra Sculpture Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original wooden sculpture with hand painting on both sides. it does not appear to be signed or numbered and does not currently have any label. I believe this might be the ...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

“Sea artic”
Located in Warren, NJ
ERTE bronze sculpture signed and numbered “sea artic”. In goods condition measures 27 inches tall.
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

#1 Bird, Hand-Welded Bronze, Copper and Iron Sculpture by Delfin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Delfin, Peruvian (1927 - ) Title: #1 Bird Year: 1978 Medium: Hand-Welded Bronze, Copper and Iron Sculpture Size: 45 in. x 71 in. (114.3 cm x 180.34 cm)
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper, Iron

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a bronze sculpture made by Robert Adams in 1979. The work is number 3 from an edition of 6. The artwork size is 29 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 3 1/2 inche...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Scène de tauromachie, Picasso, 1950's, edition, earthenware, terracotta, scene
Located in Geneva, CH
Scène de tauromachie, Picasso, 1950's, edition, earthenware, terracotta, scene Scène de tauromachie Ed.274/500 pcs 1957 Red earthenware clay, eng...
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Post-War 20th Century Sculptures

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Earthenware, Terracotta

"Alhambra Facade Model", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque by R. Rus
Located in Madrid, ES
RAFAEL RUS ACOSTA Spanish, Early 20th Century ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE signed "Rafael Rus Acosta" (lower left), and inscribed "Granada" (lower righ...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Gesso

Untitled (Horse)
By Deborah Butterfield
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wall sculpture by Deborah Butterfield. This Untitled (Horse) wall sculpture is constructed from sticks and paper on wire armature by contem...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wire

La Parisienne: Art Nouveau Belle Epoque young lady with a gleam in here eye
Located in Norwich, GB
A lovely hand modelled sculpture in bas relief, depicting the head of a smiling young Parisian lady with a gleam in her eyes. The work dates from from the Belle Epoque, the art nouv...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Sculptures

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Terracotta, Wood Panel

Untitled, Collage abstract expressionistic wooden collage, monochrome black
Located in Zug, CH
Nevelson’s compositions explore the relational possibilities of sculpture and space, summing up the objectification of the external world into a personal landscape. Although her prac...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood

"Voyage I, " Rosamond Berg, Female Contemporary Minimalist Sculpture Artist
Located in New York, NY
Rosamond Berg (American, 1931 - 2018) Voyage I, 1982 Mixed media construction including hand-dyed cotton cloth pouches 24 x 24 inches Signed, titled an...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Cotton, Thread, Glass, Wood

Figurative bronze with a literary mythological theme from the early twentieth century
Located in Florence, IT
Early 20th-century Art Nouveau decorative bronze depicting a smiling mermaid carried by a wave above a fountain with a mask. The reference is to the fairy tale by writer Hans Christ...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Paintbrushes III
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arman, French/American (1929 - 2005) Title: Paintbrushes III Year: 1991 Medium: Paintbrushes and Oil Paint in Epoxy Resin Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 2...
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Conceptual 20th Century Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin, Oil

Carole Feuerman Hyperrealist Sculpture Installation
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Carole Feuerman (b. 1945) Marking(s); notes: signed; 1981 Country of origin; materials: American; painted cast resin Dimensions (H, W, D): overall dime...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Resin, Paint

Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Auguste Rodin Posthumous cast "Petite tete au nez retroussé" Featuring a bust of a woman. Limited edition bronze is mounted on a marble base and is signed on the lower right. Great detail. Dimensions: approx. 7-1/4" tall x 5" across x 5" deep with base Foundry mark on the reverse, #13 of 299 produced. François Auguste René Rodin (1840 – 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. Rodin became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. His student, Camille Claudel, became his associate, lover, and creative rival. Rodin's other students included Antoine Bourdelle, Constantin Brancusi, and Charles Despiau. Rodin entered the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a successful mass producer of objets d'art. Rodin worked as Carrier-Belleuse' chief assistant until 1870, designing roof decorations and staircase and doorway embellishments. With the arrival of the Franco-Prussian War, Rodin was called to serve in the French National Guard, but his service was brief due to his near-sightedness. Rodin took classes with animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The teacher's attention to detail and his finely rendered musculature of animals in motion significantly influenced Rodin. Rodin won the 1880 commission to create a portal for a planned museum of decorative arts. Rodin dedicated much of the next four decades to his elaborate Gates of Hell, an unfinished portal for a museum that was never built. Many of the portal's figures became sculptures in themselves, including Rodin's most famous, The Thinker and The Kiss. With the museum commission came a free studio, granting Rodin a new level of artistic freedom. By 1900, Rodin's artistic reputation was established. Gaining exposure from a pavilion of his artwork set up near the 1900 World's Fair (Exposition Universelle) in Paris, he received requests to make busts of prominent people internationally, As Rodin's fame grew, he attracted many followers, including the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and authors Octave Mirbeau, Joris-Karl Huysmans, and Oscar Wilde. Rodin and Beuret's modest country estate in Meudon, purchased in 1897, was a host to such guests as King Edward, dancer Isadora Duncan, and harpsichordist Wanda Landowska. He left Beuret in Meudon and began an affair with the American-born Duchesse de Choiseul. From 1910, he mentored the Russian sculptor, Moissey Kogan...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Visage d’homme (Man’s Head), 1968-1969 A.R. 570
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Visage d’homme (Man’s Head), 1968-1969 A.R. 570 showcases the artist’s unrivaled ability to illustrate human nuance. Each aspect of the man’s face, from his furrowed brow to his side gaze is carefully illustrated. The crowding of horizontal lines on his brow and vertical lines on his nose bring a sense of tension to his face, which compounds the furrowed brow.There are only two colors on the plaque, black and red, but the semi circle of hair atop the mans head...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Clay, Earthenware

Bogota's Glory
Located in PARIS, FR
Bogota's Glory by Henri Bouchard (1875-1960) Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced yellow-brown patina Signed "H. Bouchard" on the base Cast by "Siot" (stamp) France circa 1927 height...
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Art Deco 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

French Pop Art Assemblage Sculpture Watch Movements Temps 2 Arman Accumulation
Located in Surfside, FL
Arman Temps 2 (Mecanismes de montres) 1976 Accumulation of watch parts on three sheets of Plexiglas, encased in a box Dimensions: 18.125 h × 18.125 w × 4.375 d in (46 × 46 × 11 cm) H...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Billy Lee Tetrahedron Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Billy Lee is well exhibited worldwide and known for his large abstract minimalist sculptures. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the Rodin ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture Artist signed and titled 16"h15.5wx15d Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a f...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

“Penguin”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Pino Signoretto penguin glass sculpture signed on the bottom. In excellent condition . Measures 6x5
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Glass

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