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Period: 20th Century
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Goodluck White
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered. The set is forged in aluminium an...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

D from Logo Suite (Magenta) Silkscreen on 3-D Molded Plastic Over Wood Signed/N
Located in New York, NY
3-D sculpted multiple (to be hung on the wall) by British Pop Art pioneer Richard Smith: Richard Smith D from Logo Suite (Magenta), 1971 Silkscreen on 3-D Molded Plastic Over Wood P...
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Pop Art 20th Century Sculptures

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Plastic, Wood, Mixed Media, Screen, Pencil

Victor Salmones Nude Figural Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 9/10 Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.5"h, 13"w, 11"d Additional Information: This work is one of four Victor Salmones bronzes...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Coty Award
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created C. 1943, award presented in 1965 to Gertrude Seperack for her design work in the fashion induustry. The bronze portion measures 14 x 8.5 inches. The Coty American Fashion Cri...
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Art Deco 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Imagined Reality - Sculpture by Vincenzo Gaetaniello - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Imagined Reality  is a sculpture realized by Vincenzo Gaetaniello, in 1960s. Cast iron, 47 x 62 x 38 cm. Label on the back with title and the artist's proof. Good conditions.  ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Iron

Untitle Black Marble Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Untitle Black Marble Sculpture Eleanor Lefkowitz was on American artist born in 1936 - 2022. She was known for her stone and marble sculptures. The sculpture is one of a kind, signed...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Marble

Atalanta and Hippomenes - Original signed ceramic, Certificate
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean COCTEAU Atalanta and Hippomenes, 1958 Original ceramic plate Signed bottom middle Limited to 20 copies, numbered on the back 30 cm (c. 12 inch) diameter and about 3cm (c. 1.5 ...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic

1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Goodluck Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered. The set is forged in aluminum an...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Estate of David Hayes_Form Study_carved plaster of paris_1970_abstract sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. Hayes received a...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Plaster

Bronze Sculpture Rabbi w Torah Judaica Figure American Boston Figural Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
Aronson, David 1923- David Aronson, son of a rabbi, was born in Lithuania in 1923 and immigrated to America at the age of five. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts under Karl Zerbe, a German painter well known in the early 1900s. Aronson later taught at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts for fourteen years and founded the School of Fine Art at Boston University where he is today a professor emeritus. An internationally renowned sculptor & painter, Aronson has won acclaim for his interpretation of themes from the Hebrew Talmud and Kabala. His best known works include bronze castings, encaustic paintings, and pastels. His work is included in many important public and private collections, and has been shown in several museum retrospectives around the country. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th century American artists. At twenty-two David Aronson had his first one-man show at New York's Niveau Gallery. The next year, six of his Christological paintings were included in the Fourteen Americans exhibition at Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art where Aronson’s work was included alongside abstract expressionists Arshile Gorky, Robert Motherwell and Isamu Noguchi. In the 1950s, Aronson turned more toward his Jewish heritage for the inspiration for his art. Folklore as well as Kabalistic and other transcendental writings influenced his work greatly. The Golem (a legendary figure, brought to life by the Maharal of Prague out of clay to protect the Jewish community during times of persecution) and the Dybbuk (an evil spirit that lodges itself in the soul of a living person until exorcised) frequently appear in his work. In the sixties, Aronson turned to sculpture. His work during this period is best exemplified by a magnificent 8’ x 4’ bronze door which now stands at the entrance to Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Foundation Conference Center for the Arts in Racine, Wisconsin. In the seventies and eighties, Aronson continued his work in pastel drawings, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring religion and the frailties of man's nature. During this time, in addition to a traveling retrospective exhibition and many one-man shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston at the Pucker-Safrai Gallery on Newbury Street, Aronson won many awards and became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York. Two years ago he retired from teaching to work full-time in his studio in Sudbury, Massachusetts. included in the catalog Contemporary Religious Imagery in American Art Catalog for an exhibition held at the Ringling Museum of Art, March 1-31, 1974. Artists represented: David Aronson, Leonard Baskin, Max Beckmann, Hyman Bloom, Fernando Botero, Paul Cadmus, Marvin Cherney, Arthur G. Dove, Philip Evergood, Adolph Gottlieb, Jonah Kinigstein, Rico Lebrun, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Abraham Rattner, Ben Shahn, Mark Tobey, Max Weber, William Zorach and others. Selected Awards 1990, Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design 1976, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Design 1976, Joseph Isidore Gold Medal, National Academy of Design 1976, Purchase Prize in Drawing, Albrecht Art Museum 1975, Isaac N. Maynard Prize for Painting, National Academy of Design 1973, Samuel F. B. Morse Gold Medal, National Academy of Design 1967, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Fine Arts 1967, Adolph and Clara Obrig Prize, National Academy of Design 1963, Gold Medal, Art Directors Club of Philadelphia 1961, 62, 63, Purchase Prize, National Institute of Arts and Letters 1960, John Siimon Guggenheim Fellowship 1958, Grant in Art, National Institute of Arts and Letters 1954, First Prize, Tupperware Annual Art Fund Award 1954, Grand Prize, Third Annual Boston Arts Festival 1953, Second Prize, Second Annual Boston Arts Festival 1952, Grand Prize, First Annual Boston Arts Festival 1946, Traveling Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1946, Purchase Prize, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 1944, First Popular Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art 1944, First Judge's Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art Selected Public Collections Art Institute of Chicago Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Bryn Mawr College Brandeis University Tupperware Museum, Orlando, Florida DeCordova Museum Museum of Modern Art Print Collection, New York Atlanta University Atlanta Art...
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Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the wellknown International artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed ...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

PERSONAJE SURREALISTA
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
SALVADOR DALÍ I DOMÈNECH (1904-1989) (AFTER). Cerámica vidriada y esmaltada, va dentro de un marco de latón. Con firma estampillada Dalí. Seguramente es una pieza realizada por Grisl...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Mystery Box (Boîte mystère)" Ben Vautier, Fluxus Movement Conceptual Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Ben Vautier Mystery Box (Boîte mystère), 1965 Painted wood with letterpress label 3 13/16 × 2 3/4 × 2 7/16 inches Ben Vautier was a French artist known for his text-based paintings...
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Conceptual 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Paper

Elliptical Series, Hand-Blown Glass Sculpture by Ira Sapir
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elliptical Series Ira Sapir, American (1955) Hand-Blown Glass, dedicated to "Diane" Size: 4 x 13.5 x 13.5 in. (10.16 x 34.29 x 34.29 cm)
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

1970s French Brass & Raw Mineral Agate Specimen Sculpture Art Candlesticks Pair
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Duval-Brasseur (French, 1934-2021) French (20th C) Pair of Brass and Agate Specimen Stone Candlesticks. Measures 17 inches high x 9 inches wide x 6 inches deep, each candles...
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Arte Povera 20th Century Sculptures

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Brass

Guatemala. Maschera di Baila de la Conquista. Inizio XX secolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Questa maschera guatemalteca del inizio del XX secolo, scolpita in legno e utilizzata per la danza della Riconquista (Baila de la Conquista) , raffigura vividamente un uomo europeo, ...
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Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood, Intaglio

Red and Black Vase, Contemporary Blown Glass Sculpture by David Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Red and Black Vase David Ruth, American Blown Glass, Signed Size: 10 x 3.25 x 3.25 in. (25.4 x 8.26 x 8.26 cm)
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Frimkess Jar (INV# NP3747)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Michael Frimkess Large Frimkess Jar from the Instant Migration Series (INV# NP3747) stoneware, underglaze, glaze, and decal 28.5 x 8 x 8" 1977 signed ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze

Purity
Located in PARIS, FR
"Purity" also known as "Bust of a young girl" by Joseph BERNARD (1866-1931) Bust in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed “ J Bernard ” and marked “ N 3 ” Sand cast Cast by the artist Raised on a wooden base France circa 1910 height of the bronze : 24 cm total height with its base : 29 cm width : 22,5 cm depth : 13,5 cm The model of this head is a study made for the pink marble bust...
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French School 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Ferran Soriano 9 Gymnast Original Steel Sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
gymnast Original Steel Sculpture He has exhibited individually since 1970, having performed more than a hundred, being the main ones in: L'Hospitalet; Ibiza; Seville; Terrace; Rome...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Steel

'Bronze, Seated Nude', Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, LACMA, Woman
By Caroline Lloyd
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Seated Nude', Paris, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, Woman Artist, LACMA, GGIE, Jeu de Paume Signed 'Lloyd' for Caroline Lloyd (Americ...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

" Pregnant Woman " Limited Edition Modern Figurative Outdoor Sculpture
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Sculpture " Pregnant woman ” is a limited edition piece, created by David Marshall in 1999, cast in , brass, lost wax technique, in our foundry, handcrafted by the Arti...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Brass

Codina Corona Hunt cartridge belt. wood. sculpture original realistic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
CANANA original realistic wood piece unique sculpture Josep Maria Codina Corona (Igualada, 1935 - Barcelona, ​​​​2006) was a Catalan sculptor. He goes to study at the Escola de la L...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Marble

Floating Angel
Located in Milford, NH
A fine figurative abstract metal sculpture titled “Floating Angel” by American artist Judith Brown (1932-1992). Brown was born in New York City, attended Sarah Lawrence College of Ne...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Art Nouveau French Cameo Glass 'Umbels Vase' by Emile Gallé, Nancy - 63cm High
Located in Paris, IDF
Emile GALLE Tall Cameo Glass Vase with Umbels ornaments Crafted in Nancy (Lorraine) c. 1905 Bearing Galle signature in cameo Made of white opalescen...
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Art Nouveau 20th Century Sculptures

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Glass

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998 Ceramic Plate 10 in diameter Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was not completed) Unframed (Stand shown is not included) Makes a memorable gift! This striking, rare limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare. It was designed by renowned American artist Louise Bourgeois. From the late 1990s through the millenium, Buon Ricordo...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

Dancing together. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Italian artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary bronze figurative sculpture of couple dancing together by Italian artist, professor Giuseppe del Debbio. Sculpture is signed on the base. Couple consists of man and a wo...
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Other Art Style 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Brown Vase, Hand-Blown Glass Sculpture by Ira Sapir
Located in Long Island City, NY
Brown Vase Ira Sapir, American (1955) Hand-Blown Glass Size: 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. (13.97 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm) Opening is 1 inch in diameter
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Hunter, Bronze and Wood Sculpture by James McCain
By James McCain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James McCain, American (b. 1944) Title: Hunter Year: circa 1980 Medium: Bronze Sculpture on Wooden Base, signature and numbering inscribed Edition: 85/250 Size: 12.5 x 6 x ...
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American Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Resist decorated stoneware bowl.
By Jason Wason
Located in Brecon, Powys
Really lovely bowl by this well collected and exhibited British potter Good condition 17cm high diameter 38cm 1980s
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Brutalist Wall Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful abstract brutalist welded and torch cut steel wall sculpture with many points and a burnished finish, by 20th century California artist Tony Melendy...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

House in Motion
Located in New York, NY
Buky Schwartz House in Motion, 1986 Welded steel 10 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches This is a unique work The sculpture is an upside down house with two human figures. It is ingeniously ...
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Constructivist 20th Century Sculptures

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Steel

Jose Cardona Ferro Bronze Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jose Cardona Ferro: 1878-1923. Well listed Spanish artist also known as just Jose Cardona. He has had auction prices over $4000. This charming bronze of a...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

"Untitled" 1963 pre-Star Wars Space Ship Cast Bronze Signed & Dated
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This Pre-Star Wars Space Ship captures the magic, power and volume of unidentified objects that pass through our solar system and within viewing site of spaceship Earth. Titled "Untitled" this piece has the monumental quality and style of a spaceship that has been circling the universe forever. Constructed in 1963, prior to film industry creatives scaring viewers with visions of unimaginable spacecraft come to destroy earth, Julius Schmidt's imagination was unstoppable with his numerous and unique cast bronze sculptures. This extraordinary piece is a heart stopping example of what a genius creative can produce. It was exhibited in March 9 - 31, 1963 at the Otto Gerson Gallery, New York, NY. A Catalog of the show accompanies this piece. Julius Schmidt is an American sculptor who earned his B.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1953 and for the next two years studied sculpture under Ossip Zadkine in Paris and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy. He returned to Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1955 for his M.F.A. in sculpture. Cranbrook was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), Morris Brose (bronze sculptures), Herb Babcock...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Family Carved Sculpture American Scene Modernism Mid 20th Century WPA Realism
Located in New York, NY
Family Carved Sculpture American Scene Modernism Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Milton Hebald (American, 1917-2015), Family of Three 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches Carved wood, c. 19...
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American Realist 20th Century Sculptures

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Wood

Kneeling
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Edition 3 of 12, signed "R Holmes 3/12" on back edge of kneeling figure, and "Kneeling 3/12" on underside of base. Robert Holmes's sculpture has been exhibited over the past thirt...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Andy Vision
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Narrative figures in various combinations of human, animal and natural forms are the main characters of this work. This blending of forms is reflective of nature, mythology and story...
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Conceptual 20th Century Sculptures

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Copper

Sunna Cat
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Narrative figures in various combinations of human, animal and natural forms are the main characters of this work. This blending of forms is reflective of nature, mythology and story...
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Conceptual 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Italy Northern Tale 1990 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Racconto Del Nord
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the Italian Artist Beppe Bonetti. Title Northern Tale This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 500 pieces. The...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled (4 Figures on a Bench)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" ( 4 Figures on a Bench), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 20" Tall and 24" Wide, Late 20th Century
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Wire

Large Hand Painted Abstract Ceramic Platter Stamped Madoura Plein Feu Brutalist
Located in Surfside, FL
Large Madoura Pottery Ceramic Platter Stamped "MADOURA PLEIN FEU" This is not marked Picasso. It is an early piece. i am uncertain who the artist is. It appears to be an abstract fi...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Man on the Rock - Original Bronze Sculpture by G. Migneco - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Man on the Rock - Sculpture is a superb artwork realized by the Italian artist Giuseppe Migneco (Messina, 1903 - Milan, 1997). Bonded bronze sculptur...
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Expressionist 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Figurative Grey Stone Sculpture of a Female
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative sculpture of a nude female figure. The stone is a grey tone with speckling. The artist signed and dated the piece in the crevice on the bottom. Jose Zacarias is known for ...
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Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Glazed Green Ceramic Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Year: 1966 Medium: Glazed Ceramic Vase, dated on bottom Size: 12 in. x 9 in. x 9 in. (30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x 22.86 cm)
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Gaston Lachaise "La Montagne" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Gaston Lachaise (French, 1882-1935) "La Montagne" [The Mountain, LF 45], Patinated Bronze Sculpture, posthumously cast later, stamped "Lachaise Estate" and numbered edition "2/11", m...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

50 Rods on a Curve
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Inscribed with artist's number on base
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20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Mid-Century Hand-Carved Iron Wood Swordfish Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A large late 20th Century sculpture of a jumping swordfish. Made of Ironwood, the sculpture shows fine details. An elegant coastal decor to elevate the style of any room or interior....
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Naturalistic 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Cherubino Red Angel Lacquered Playwood Italy 1985 Bruno Chersicla Wall Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This amazing wall sculpture is an abstract figure in a vibrant hand lacquered red color. A graphic drawing on the wall like a Pop Art artwork. Bruno C...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

"Bronze from Cube" unique sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Artist Mary Shaffer used a glass original to cast the long piece of bronze "flowing" from the geometric cube cast for the top. Mary Shaffer has worked primarily in glass since the 1...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Phi Beta Red Kappa
Located in West Hollywood, CA
American artist Burton Freund worked in Chicago in the 1930's and 1940’s for the FAP (Federal Arts Project) as an illustrator and sculptor. These original wood sculptures are time capsules of the 1930's and 1940's, hand carved out of solid wood including their bases. Walking the train platform in Chicago in 1938, the artist saw a "Red Cap" porter with a Phi Beta Kappa key hanging around his neck. When asked, the porter...
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American Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

The Janitor, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Janitor Medium: Painted Papier-mache on Metal Base, with mop, duster, scrubbing brush, and key chain Year: c. 1983 Size: 52 x 28 x 30 in. (132.08 x 71.12...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Untitled Sculpture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Yukio Yamamoto Untitled Ceramic 1988 Approx. 19 x 22 x 12 in COA provided Comes with original papers Ref.: 924802-1011 Yukio Yamamoto was born in the Ako district of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in 1925. In 1953, he spent a year as a research student at the Tanabe class of the Department of Ceramics at Kyoto Institute of Technology. Yukio studied the history of pottery of the past centuries of this well-known Hemiji Castle domain. He would also research kiln designs through fieldwork as his thesis project. By 1954, he built his first Noborigama chambered climbing kiln in Tenjin-Cho, Himeji City, teaching the old-world firing process classes. This would become the first step in Yamamoto’s revival of the Tozan style of Anagama and Noborigama down-draft style wood-fired kilns. In 1600, the kiln process had been at its height and had mainly provided wares to Himeji Castle. As an artist, he typically worked in ash-covered high-fired unglazed ceramics...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italy 1980 Abstract Sculpture Polished Cast Aluminum by Giacomo Benevelli
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork is made in solid cast polished aluminum. The organic forms recall bodies or souls that fit together. Giacomo Benevelli is an Italian ar...
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Latin American Abstract Geometric Chrome Bronze Architectural Sculpture E. Tafur
Located in Surfside, FL
Edgar Tafur (Colombian, 1929 - 2007) Chrome Over Bronze Sculpture Undated, signed on side near bottom, abstract sculpture Dimensions: Height: 12 3/4 inches, Width: 4 inches, Depth: 3 3/4 inches Mod Space Age Chrome over Bronze Abstract Architectural Totem Cast Sculpture Edgar Alonso Tafur, Latin American artist born and raised in Cali. Colombia, was first trained as an architect at the University of the Andes, but shortly thereafter switched his focus to sculpture. It is this work which brought Tafur to the United States, first to study at the University of Florida and then to Oklahoma where he was featured in a solo exhibition at the Oklahoma Art Center in 1966. Alluding his architectural roots, Tafurs sculptures possess a marked structural form, drawing on themes of positive and negative space. In addition to his work as a sculptor, Tafur was well known for his modernist concept designs, consisting of fountains and architectural murals commissioned by fellow architects. “Each of his works is an understatement of the principles of architecture, which is itself sculptural. Tafur’s sensitivity towards the play of light and shadow on the surfaces, his relationship of positive and negative spaces, and his fluid play of rhythms all lend themselves dramatically to an exciting visual statement. His simplicity and modernism evokes the opinion of the renowned architect, Mies Van der Rohe: ‘less is more.'” Patric Shannon, Director, Oklahoma Art Center While some of his work has a brutalist quality to it it is generally more abstract geometric, masculine with polished chrome surfaces, enamel and some with great, strong colors. This has an abstract flora, cactus like shape to it. He is from the generation of Colombian artists who rose to prominence in the mid 20th century which included Fernando Botero, Doris Salcedo, Oscar Murillo, Antonio Caro...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Metal

Untitled ( Male Figure Reading Newspaper - The Village Voice )
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" ( Male Figure Reading Newspaper), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 29" Tall and 12" Wide, Late 20th Century
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

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Wire

"Vase" Mary Caroline Richards, Modernist, Hand-made, Black Mountain College
Located in New York, NY
Mary Caroline Richards Vase, circa 1970s Glazed earthenware 4 1/2 x 5 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. Mary Caroline (M. C.) Richards (1916 – 1999) was bo...
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Modern 20th Century Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

"Penguin" - Steatite Stone Hand Carved Sculpture, St. Lawrence Island Eskimo Art
Located in Soquel, CA
"Penguin" - Steatite Stone Hand Carved Sculpture, St. Lawrence Island Eskimo Art Dynamic steatite stone sculpture of a standing penguin. The sculpture prop...
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Post-Modern 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Large Pino Signoretto Glass Wall Sculpture, 27"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Pino Signoretto (1944-2017) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent; 1993 Country of origin; materials: Italian; hot sculpted glass, steel (base) Dim...
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Contemporary 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Bird and Blossom, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Joe DiStefano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bird and Blossom Joe DiStefano, American (1940–2020) Ceramic, signed Size: 5.5 x 9.5 x 6 in. (13.97 x 24.13 x 15.24 cm)
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Abstract 20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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