Early 20th Century Sculptures

Medusa and Andromeda, is a unique three dimensional terra cotta sculpture/vase, created by the German firm Magdeburger Kunstwerkstatten, Reps and Trinte, a studio that specialized in fine works in terra cotta. This monumental piece depicts the entire story of the Medusa, who holds Andromeda captive by chaining her to rocks in the ocean. You can see the chains at her wrists and ankles. Medusa charges the Leviathan (dragon) as guard over the captive Andromeda. Andromeda was rescued by her future husband Perseus who killed the dragon and saved his future bride. This is one of the most unique works of its kind that has been seen to date. It was probably a sculpture/vase designed and created for presentation at one of the yearly Salon exhibitions in Europe. We have consulted experts in European ceramics...

FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1861-1936) Praying at a Mosque Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp and Sculpture of a man praying in front of a mosque. 30 inches high

"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short legs and a short torso, but a large head. They held out their hands with two objects...

Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Slave Trader, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Bronze sculpture on wooden base, Size: 5.25 x 3 x 3 in. (13.34 x 7.62 x 7.62 cm), Description: "Re...

French dore bronze depicting a seated figure of a boy with tablet by Louis Ernest Barrias, French(1841-1905) Circa 1912 Modeled as a partially nude youth seated with a tablet and p...

Warren Wheelock Untitled (Young Woman Nude), 1924 Incised signature and date to edge of base "© 1924 by Warren Wheelock" Bronze Sculpture: 20 h × 4½ w...

Lapin couché, circa 1919-1925 Fondry Susse, Ed. 10 pcs Bronze with a brown patina H. 6 cm Sandoz : Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier 1881-1971, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Sculpté...

Head of Man is an artwork realized by Amedeo Bocchi in 1920 ca. This little sculpture is made in  gilded bronze with a brown/gold patina. Signed and numbered on the right side. Edi...

William Zorach (American 1891-1966) First Steps, 1918 Bronze 8.5 x 5 x 4 inches, including base Born in 1887 in Lithuania, William Zorach immigrated with his family to the United States when he was just four years old, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. Zorach displayed an exceptional artistic talent at a young age and, at the recommendation of his seventh-grade teacher, began studying lithography at night at the Cleveland School of Art. It was not long before he was apprenticing at a lithography company in Cleveland. It was there that he realized he wanted to become an artist - to escape the commercial end of the field in which he was suddenly immersed. In 1907, Zorach saved enough money to move to New York and study art at the National Academy of Design, where he received several awards for his paintings and drawings. He continued his studies in Paris in 1910 at La Palette. This year abroad would turn out to be quite fruitful because in Paris he was greatly influenced by the Cubist and Fauvist movements and had several paintings exhibited at the Salon d'Automme. This influence and subsequent success fueled his career back in the states where he was honored with his first one-man exhibition. Due to this new-found stability, he married a young woman he met at school in Paris, and they moved to New York and set up a studio. Shortly after, their work was accepted into the famous 1913 Armory Show. For the next nine years, Zorach continued to think of himself as a painter, although he had already begun to experiment in sculpting. He was experiencing modest success with his painting and was therefore reluctant to abandon it completely. However, he was impelled toward sculpting, and in 1922, he painted his last oil. Zorach's involvement with sculpture began largely be accident. While he was working on a series of wood-block prints, Zorach suddenly became more interested in the butternut panel than the print and turned the panel into a carved relief. With no formal training as a sculptor, Zorach's first sculptures were of wood and his carving tools were primitive, such as a jack-knife. I n fact, his early works have a certain stylized look, suggesting the influence of various primitive arts such as African and American folk. Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but was not unaware of what other sculptors were doing, both here and abroad. He soon allied himself with a growing number of modern sculptors who believed in the esthetic necessity of carving their own designs directly in the block of stone or wood rather than modeling them in clay. From the beginning he found a deep satisfaction in the slow and patient process of freeing the image from its imprisoning block, watching the forms emerge and appear. "The actual resistance of tough material is a wonderful guide," Zorach said in a lecture on direct sculpture in 1930. The sculptor "cannot make changes easily, there is no putting back tomorrow what was cut away today. His senses are constantly alert. If something goes wrong there is the struggle to right the rhythm. And slowly the vision grows as the work progresses." Zorach also found that the material itself had a constantly modifying effect on the artist's vision. The grain of the wood, the markings in the stone, the shape of the log or boulder all set limits and suggested possibilities. He was always sensitive to the characteristic qualities of his material and occasionally let them play a major role in determining his forms. In works such as these, the feel of the original material is preserved in the finished piece and is often heightened by leaving parts of the original surface untouched and other areas roughly marked by the sculptors tools...

FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1838-1894) Fetching Water Arab on a Camel Fetching Water From a Woman 11 inches high

Portrait of Giosuè Carducci is an original modern artwork realized by Libero Andreotti in the first half of 20th century. Relief on copper plate. Includes frame. Signature on the ...

Standout pair of tall floral garnitures crafted in brass having stems with flowers or lilies and leaves set in classic form urns with graceful looping floral handles.

Margarett W. McKean Sargent Stepping Out, 1916 Signed and dated on base Bronze 14 x 6 x 8 inches Provenance Private Collection, Hingham, Massachusetts Walker-Cunningham Fine Art, St...

Vestal with Jug is an original modern sculpture realized by an italian Artist of the early 20th Century. Bronze sculpture and marble base. Signature on the basement. Decor your sp...

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Cold Painted Austrian Bronze Table Lamp and Sculpture of a lounging Arab man. Signed with one of Zach's pseudonyms "K. Salat" Size: 16 1/2 inches high Artist Bio: Bruno Zach (6 Ma...

Painted Cast-Metal Tiger Continental School, circa 1900 8.75 x 19.5 inches Ex. Collection Interior Designer Joseph Cicio Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Cicio followe...

Bronze head sculpture realized by Giulio Aristide Sartorio, an Italian painter, sculptor and film director from Rome. Having attended the Rome Institute of Fine Arts, Sartorio presented a Symbolist work at the 1883 International Exposition of Rome. He made friendships with Nino Costa and Gabriele D’Annunzio, and associated with the painters and photographers of the Roman countryside. His period of greatest renown came at the beginning of the century, when he produced decorative friezes for the 5th Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte of Venice (1903), the Mostra Nazionale of Fine Arts (Milan, Parco Sempione...

The object is a part of a furniture, glass door opening a little bit difficult to close, due to the age. Wood in good shape, probably end of 19th Century or early 20th Century. This ...

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This sculpture was created by an unknown Baule artist from Ivory Coast. It depicts a man in a suit with a white hat. He stands with his hands in his pockets. 18 1/2" x 6 1/4" sculpture The Baule or Baoulé are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d'Ivoire. The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, form diversity and the labor they represent. The sculptures do not only include face masks and human figurines...

Louis Armand Bardery (French, 1879-1952) Muse of Dance Bronze with green and brown patination Signed and stamped with foundry mark 18 x 6 inches Louis Armand Bardery was a student o...

Albert Pierre LaPlanche (1854 Sainte-Menehould - 1935 Chäteau-Thierry), Vigilant sitting shepherd dog, around 1915. Brown patinated bronze on cast terrain plinth. 45 cm (height) x 45...

Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory in Riga was founded in 1841 as a factory ...

Emile GALLE Tall Cameo Glass Vase with Umbels ornaments Crafted in Nancy (Lorraine) c. 1905 Bearing Galle signature in cameo Made of white opalescen...

Young girl from Bou-Saada by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Rare bronze sculpture with a triple, dark brown, nuanced brown and gilded patina Signed on the base " E. Barrias " Cast...

Fennec seated, head turned by Edouard-Marcel SANDOZ (1881-1971) Bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina signed on the tail "E. Sandoz" cast by "Susse Frs Edts Paris" (with the found...

A bronze sculpture by Allan Clark originally casted in 1927. A nude figure sculpture of Parvati, the Hindu goddess of love. Artist: Allan Clark (after), American (1896 - 1950) T...

Presenting an original inlaid marquetry wood tray/sculpture by French artist Pierre Lardin. Pierre Lardin executed his work in wood, creating ...

OLouis Chalon (French, 1866-1940) "Valkyrie" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, depicting a Valkyrie leading the charge to Valhalla, on a...

This mask, made out of wood and clay, was created by an unknown artist from the Lega tribe in Zaire. This mask was to be worn on the chest. 12 1/2" x 8 3/8" x 1 1/4" mask Bwami ma...

Document from the Nashvile Art Association dated 1925. The marble was purchased in Florence, Italy at an exhibit of The Association of of Italian Artists.

Max Kalish The Road Builder inscribed M. KALISH 23, with Meroni-Radice foundry mark, on top of base bronze with dark brown patina, on an ebonized rectangular plinth Height: 13 1/8 in. not including base Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York BIO Max Kalish (1891 – 1945) Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti and Herbert Adams...

A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...

Bronze 54 x 23 cm signed Auguste Moreau (1834–1917) was a French sculptor known for his romantic and decorative style, often working in the tradition of the Belle Époque. He was p...

This sculpture "The Foundry Worker" c.1925 is a bronze sculpture by German artist Albert Caasmann, 1886-1968. The signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 11.15 x 8.15 x 3.15 inches, including marble base, the size is 13.15 x 8.15 x 5 inches. It is in excellent condition. about the artist: Albert Caasmann (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1968) was a German sculptor and porcelain artist. Caasmann designed toy figures for the Berlin toy company Lineol and from 1919 to 1952 was the lead designer and production manager for the company. He designed figurines for the porcelain companies Rosenthal AG and Volkstedt. Caasmann's work for the company Rosenthal are exhibited in the Porzellanikon's Rosenthal Museum. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland. Albert Caasmann was born on 2 June 1886 in Berlin, Germany. From 1909 to 1919, he worked as a freelancer for the Berlin toy company Lineol, founded by Oskar Wiederholz in 1906. After service as a soldier in the First World War, he became the leading designer and production manager of Lineol from 1919 to 1952. He designed over 600 figures for Lineol, including soldiers, animals, Indians, knights, fairy figures, and railroad figures. His toy figures were widely used in the region by children. Lineol ceased operations in 1965, and in 1985 the company Lineol Duscha has the trademark rights to Lineol. Lineol Duscha reproduces Lineol figures modeled before 1945. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland. Caasmann spent time in the Berlin Zoo, where he modeled his animal models. He made a model for a porcelain cheetah...

PIERRE LE FAGUAYS "WATER CARRIER" BRONZE AND ALABASTER, SIGNED ELECTRIFIED FRANCE, C.1925 15.5 INCHES A French sculptor of lithe female f...

Outstanding sculpture depicting a panther in an attacking position, standing on a rock. The sculpture has a beautiful patina. It displays excellent muscular proportions. Made from ...

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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Gabriele D'Annunzio Portrait is an original decorative object realized in the XX century by Aurelio Mistruzzi. The beautiful wax object represents a profile of the famous vate poet ...

This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24 1/2" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can ...

Goat and rabbit A fine bronze sculpture of a goat eating a salad, which is being "helped" by a rabbit.  This statue by Josuë Dupon (1864 -1935) has a brown patina with golden undert...

A delightful and classic bust that celebrates women and figure in sculpture. It was common during this era for sculptors to do a bust like this and interestingly, even though it was...

Minna Rothenberg Harkavy (1895-1987) Estonian-American This is not signed bronze portrait bust Provenance: Estate of the artist by descent Minna Harkavy (1887 – 1987) (birth occasio...

Wonderfully stylish statue of a great Dane, with a black patina, by Gustav Reissmann (1887-1954). The dog is standing still and fully alert. Signed on the side of the base, K. Gustav...

Great Dane Wonderfully stylish statue of a great dane, with a black patina by Gustav Reissmann (1887-1954). The dog is standing still and fully alert. Signed on the side of the base...

Illustrated: "Walt Kuhn, Painter, His Life and Work, by Phillip Rhys Adams, page 67, plate 27, Courtesy of Kennedy Galleries-Kuhn Estate (see photo) Kuhn’s sculptures were collected...

A tabletop-sized solid bronze casting of Michelangelo's "Winged David", on a solid marble base. You can see his giant-killer sling "slung" over his shoulder. Fine detail. This came out of a collection of neoclassical grand tour souvenirs, owned by collector Daniel Glaser of New Orleans, Louisiana (from his estate). Back in the day, wealthy travelers in Europe often purchased sculptures and other mementos of the sites they visited. We have several other pieces from this collection in addition to this, including "Discobolus" and a fine gladiator with lance. Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art...

Monkey with Turtle This statue by Guido Rigehtti (1875-1958) represents a monkey (baboon)tenderly holding a turtle. Probably created around the same time as Monkey with a mouse. In ...

Antique orientalist bronze with an impressive composition depicting a female warrior with a spear, a parrot on a tree stump, and a monkey with a fruit bowl all with the original cold...

Glazed ceramic, Bruno Cambone

RICHARD LOUIS GARBE, RA (1876-1957) Helios Signed and dated 1929 Plaster with patinated surface 86 cm., 33 ¾ in. high Garbe was born in Dalston, London, the son of Gustave Garbe,...

These cast bronze book ends were created by an unknown artist. They depict the American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and env...

Rare and unusual antique Chinese ginger jar handcrafted in a cloisonne technique, decorated with fauna, flora, and tassels on an alluring blue background, featuring a removable head ...

Intriguing pair of antique Anglo-Indian ducks or birds with a confident stance and engraved details, featuring removable lids and round classes stands that show evidence these where ...

Elephant bell and clapper that rings with a deep rich tone and cast in bronze. Having acquired a verdigris patina and presented on a rustic wood and hide swing.

Giovanni Prini (Genoa 1877 - Rome 1958), Portrait of his daughter Anna (1918) Bronze sculpture 25 x 18 x 21 cm signed at the bottom of the neck. This model turns out to be exhibite...

EDWARD CARTER PRESTON (1885-1965) Athena Signed: E CARTER PRESTON Bronzed plaster 59 cm., 23 ¼ in. high Edward Carter Preston is best known as the designe...

These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...