Modern Sculptures

Richard DeVore Untitled Vessel with Void (INV# NP5224) stoneware, and glaze 4.5 x 14 x 14" date unknown Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006) was one of the most important American ceramicis...

Cameo Pink Seaform with Black Lip Wrap (94.678.s1), 1994 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 14 x 32 x 18 inches Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most famous ornate ...

Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap, 1996 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 8 x 10 x 10 inches Signed and Dated on Bottom Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most...

'Mallard Drake' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly de...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage aux yeux rieurs (A.R. 608) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 187/350 / Madoura' (underneath) whit...

'Dipper' is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed ...

'Calling Curlew' is a Solid Bronze Bird Sculpture by Richard Smith is a stunning piece. The endangered curlew is captured beautifully and sculpted with such love - you can feel the a...

Arman Statue of Liberty features a recurring motif in the artist’s body of work. Throughout his career, Arman has worked with themes and techniques o...

This sort of satirical and narrative depictions which generally appears in my work, provides intimacy, and the interpretation of my work comes with ease. Furthermore, all elements wh...

An early and stunningly beautiful hand-painted ceramic bowl created by Picasso in 1955, Visage measures 5 inches (12.8 cm) in diameter and is Inscribed 'Edition Picasso/Madoura' (bot...

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917) Tête Tragique 6 ½ high x 4 x 4 1/2 inches 9 ½ inches high with base Bronze, inscribed in three places: Near top of head signed “Rodin” “No 4” Inscribed with foundry mark “Georges Rudier...

'Perching Partridge' is full of character! Richard Smith is a part-time sculptor and a part-time gamekeeper, who surrounds himself with wildlife on a daily basis. His love and knowle...

Beverly Pepper is an American sculptor known for her monumental works, site specific and land art. She remains independent from any particular art movement. She was married to the writer Curtis Bill Pepper. Pepper was born Beverly Stoll on December 20, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York. At sixteen, she entered the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York to study advertising design, photography, and industrial design. She then embarked on a career as a commercial art director. She studied at Art Students' League and attended night classes at Brooklyn College, including art theory with György Kepes, who introduced her to the work of Lasló Moholy-Nagy and Man Ray. It was also at this time, in her mid twenties, that she met the environmental artist Frederick Kiesler. Drawn to post-war Europe in 1949, she studied painting in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. There she attended classes with cubist painter André L'Hôte, and with Fernand Léger at his atelier. She also visited the studios of Ossip Zadkine and Brâncuși. Pepper began her career as a painter, but after a trip to Angkor Wat, Cambodia in 1960, she was so awed by the temple ruins surviving beneath the jungle growth that she turned to sculpture. She made her debut in 1962 with an exhibit of carved tree trunks at a gallery in Rome. After several exhibitions in New York and Rome, she was one of ten artists invited by Giovanni Carandente, along with David Smith, Alexander Calder, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Lynn Chadwick, and Pietro Consagra, to fabricate works in Italsider factories in Italy for an outdoor exhibition, "Sculture nella città", held in Spoleto during the summer of 1962. Beverly Pepper has had a long and extraordinary career. Like her contemporaries Louise Bourgeois and Louise Nevelson, Pepper forged a unique path as a mid-century feminist artist. As the 1960s progressed, Pepper turned to polished stainless steel. In some of the first works, she used a torch to carve used one-inch thick elements of stainless steel. From there, her pieces evolved into highly polished stainless with painted interiors. She was, in fact, one of the first artists, if not the first, to incorporate Cor-Ten steel into sculpture. Beginning in the 1970s, and to the present day, she has lived a bi-continental life traveling between Europe and the United States. Western Washington University outdoor sculpture collection. The collection has some pieces which qualify as "land art" including Alice Aycock's 1987 "The Islands of the Rose Apple Tree Surrounded by the Oceans of the Word, for You, Oh My Darling," and Nancy Holt's 1977-1978 "Stone Enclosure: Rock Rings." Other artists in the collection include Beverly Pepper, Robert Morris, Richard Serra, Isamu Noguchi, Bruce Nauman, Tom Otterness, and Mark di Suvero. Pepper's works have been exhibited and collected by major museums and galleries throughout the world, including: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York The White House Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California Denver Art Museum, Colorado Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France Les Jardins du Palais Royal, Paris, France Palazzo degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy Forte Belvedere, Florence, Italy The Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria The Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain The Wohl Rose Garden, Jerusalem, Israel The Contemporary Sculpture Center, Tokyo, Japan The Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan Europarkas Sculpture Park, Vilnius, Lithuania The Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Gori Collection, Pistoia, Italy Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas The City of Todi, Italy Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Casal Solleric, Majorca, Spain Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri The Seattle Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture...

'Moorhen' is full of character! Richard Smith is a part-time sculptor and a part-time gamekeeper, who surrounds himself with wildlife on a daily basis. His love and knowledge of the ...

'Dabchick' is a solid Bronze sculpture with a stunning patination. Richard Smith's ability to convey so much character with such simple lines is a testament to the knowledge and love the artist has of the animals he sculpts. Richard J. Smith was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK in 1955. He studied illustration at Luton School of Art to a high standard and graduated with a diploma in Technical & Scientific Illustration. He was soon offered a job as a medical artist at the John Radcliffe teaching hospital in Oxford. In 1978 he was painting for galleries as a full time artist with his depictions of wildlife. He has gained an international reputation for his work and is best known for his superb paintings of fish and water. He has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Patersons in London, The Sportsman's Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA and the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Phillips. In the latter part of 2007, Richard was commissioned to produce several fish paintings, for the Sultan of Oman. Callaghan Fine Paintings has commissioned a series of life size bronze birds. His works include British birds such as the elusive Snipe sitting atop a fence post and the beautiful Little Blue penguin...

A stunning Nude Bronze Sculpture 'Rapunzel' with inspiration taken from the German fairytale. Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission, which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ship. Randolph Turpin – life size and a quarter - commissioned by Warwick and Leamington Spa Council located in Warwick Town Centre, Sir Stanley Matthews – life size and a half - commissioned by the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation located at The Britannia Stadium. The Stadium of Light - life size group of figures – commissioned by Sunderland Football Club...

Emiliano Zapata / Frog Revolutionary, 1981 By David Gilhooly (1943-2013) 20" x 11.5" Whimsical and irreverent, Mr. Gilhooly was internationally accla...

Frog and Swiss on Rye, 1981 By David Gilhooly (1943-2013) 4.75" x 3.5" x 4.5" Whimsical and irreverent, Mr. Gilhooly was internationally acclaimed for his imaginative ceramic works...

Burrito Frog, 1981 By David Gilhooly (1943-2013) 8" x 4" x 2" Signed Underneath Whimsical and irreverent, Mr. Gilhooly was internationally acclaimed for his imaginative ceramic work...

'Otter Pup' is a darling little Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent - you can't help but want to tickle this little guy's tummy! The fantastic richly detailed graduated Brown Patina really adds to the depth of the work. Richard Smith works as a part-time sculptor and a part-time gamekeeper on an estate in Hertfordshire, England. On seeing his sculptures the viewer cannot deny Smith's knowledge and love of the animals he creates. Each piece he creates he pays homage to nature and wildlife. Richard J. Smith was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK in 1955. He studied illustration at Luton School of Art to a high standard and graduated with a diploma in Technical & Scientific Illustration. He was soon offered a job as a medical artist at the John Radcliffe teaching hospital in Oxford. In 1978 he was painting for galleries as a full time artist with his depictions of wildlife. He has gained an international reputation for his work and is best known for his superb paintings of fish and water. He has exhibited at prestigious galleries such as the Tryon Gallery and W. H. Patersons in London, The Sportsman's Edge Gallery in New York, The Call of Africa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the Everard Reed Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Richard has exhibited his paintings at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum in the USA and the Natural History Museum and Tring Museum in Britain. He has sold at all the major auctions houses in London, such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Phillips. In the latter part of 2007, Richard was commissioned to produce several fish paintings, for the Sultan of Oman. Callaghan Fine Paintings has commissioned a series of life size bronze birds. His works include British birds such as the elusive Snipe sitting atop a fence post and the beautiful Little Blue penguin, a native of New Zealand. His works are all studied from life whilst either out in the field or in a museum with taxidermy. With incredible attention to detail Richard has breathed fresh air into this medium. Edition of 25" 'Otter Pup' Solid Bronze Modern British Wildlife & Nature Sculpture by R Smith

'Stepping Stones' by Benson Landes is a Solid Bronze 20th Century Nude Ballet Dancer - she is so light on her feet and beautifully elegant. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing...

Acrobat Family is an original artwork realized by Arturo Martini in 1936. Bronze sculpture with wooden base. Provenance: Pecci Blunt Collection. Published in the general catalogue...

'Sprite' by Benson Landes is a Contemporary Solid Bronze Nude Figurative Sculpture. The remarkable elegance conveyed is breath-taking and so representative of the ballet form. This ...

'Kingfisher' is a Bronze sculpture full of personality. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly deta...

PABLO PICASSO Spanish, 1881 - 1973 CHOUETTON (A.R. 135) stamped and marked 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / Madoura' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic va...

Artist: Sophia Vari, Greek (1940 - ) Title: Entwined Bodies Year: circa 1985 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed with foundry stamp Edition: 4/6 Size: 12.5 x 2...

Edition of 9 Danish, b. 1973 Bjorn Skaarup holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of Copenhagen, and a PHD in History from the European University Institute in Fl...

Rachel Hubbard Kline Cathedral Print Insulator Bowl Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2017 Size: 2 7/8" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Description: Wheel-t...

Rachel Hubbard Kline Twelve Pattern Plate Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2021 Size: 1 1/2" x 8" x 8" Description: Wheel-thrown plate with hand-painted textile pattern -...

Rachel Hubbard Kline Brown 10 Petal Plate Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2021 Size: 1 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 7 3/4" Description: Wheel-thrown plate wi...

Rachel Hubbard Kline LaCroix Jar Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2021 Size: 6 3/4" x 4" x 4" Description: Jar with LaCroix images -------- Rachel Hubbard Kline is an art...

Rachel Hubbard Kline Fluff Jar Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2021 Size: 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Description: Jar with Fluff jar images -------- Rachel Hubbard Kline i...

Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn Title : Tree of Life Miriam's Cup Materials : Sterling Silver Date : 2010-2020 Dimensions : 7 x 3 in. (diameter base) Description : Sterling silver cold forged wires create the stem of this Miriam's Cup. This cup is placed beside the Elijah cup...

'Tutu' is a beautiful sculpture of a ballerina leaning 'en barre'. The elegance and grace of the ballerina is perfectly depicted in the sculpture. Benson's theme is predominately the wonderful world of ballet and dancers, although some are beautiful ladies in quiet repose and elegance. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by a lifetime spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies...

Luciano Minguzzi (Italian, 1911-2004) Piccolo Guerriero (Little Warrior) c. 1950s Bronze Monogrammed and Numbered 1/5 Height From Base to Top: approx. 12" High Bronze: 6 3/4 inches x 4W x 3D Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in 2004. In 1943 he took part in the Fourth Quadrennial of Rome. In 1950 he was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the XXV Venice Biennale, and attended again in 1952. His works can be found at Museum of the Fabbrica del Duomo, in the Museum of Modern Art in the Vatican and in the Galleries of Modern Art in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Trieste, Verona, Carrara, Padova, as well as abroad and overseas. Additional Biography (translated from Italian): Luciano Minguzzi ( Bologna , 24 May 1911 - Milan , 30 May 2004 ) was a sculptor and medalist Italian . Image of the exhibition Luciano Minguzzi: sculptures and gouaches 1950-1970 in the Romanesque cloister of the Cathedral of Prato ( Museo dell'Opera del Duomo ), 24 April - 24 May 1971. Photo by Paolo Monti . Index: He made his first experiences under the wise guidance of his father, also a sculptor , continuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna following the engraving courses held by Giorgio Morandi , those of sculpture under the guidance of Ercole Drei , attending at ' university the lessons Roberto Longhi. Thanks to a scholarship, he stayed in Paris and London , starting to exhibit in 1933 and already at the Roman Quadrennial of 1943 he obtained his first prize, which was followed by others including the Angelicum of 1946 and the first place ex aequo at the Biennale del 1950. Immediately after the war he created the monument to the Partisan and the Partisan for his hometown , located near Porta Lame , in the area where an epic battle between Nazi-Fascists and partisans took place in 1944 .
The work, composed of two figures of young people - one of which armed - caught in a moment of great naturalness, was forged with cast bronze from the equestrian statue of Benito Mussolini (by Giuseppe Graziosi ) which was located inside the current "Renato Dall'Ara" Stadium, in turn made with some cannons stolen from the Austrians during the Bolognese Risorgimento uprisings of 1848. Still on the theme linked to war , but with a changed style with more dramatic and expressionist tones , in the fifties he created a series of sculptures inspired by the theme of the men of the Lager and the unknown and anonymous victims, obtaining in 1953 the third prize in the competition for the "Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner " announced by the Tate Gallery ( London ). In 1950 he won the competition for the "Quinta Porta" of the Milan Cathedral , completed in 1965 . In 1962 he participated, together with the most important international sculptors of the time, in the exhibition Sculptures in the city organized by Giovanni Carandente as part of the V Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto . He presented a 1958 iron and bronze sculpture entitled Pas-de-quatre. In 1970 he was given the task of building the "Door of good and evil" of the basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican , on which he worked with vigor and passion for seven years. In 2012, on the occasion of the centenary of the artist's birth, a posthumous anthological exhibition was set up in Bologna at the Fondazione del Monte [1] . He also worked as a medalist: his example is the silver 500 lire coin...

Ernest Tino Trova "Black Falling Man with Form" 1996 Bronze Ed. 1/3 Signed, Dated and Numbered Verso approx. 16 x 8.5 x 16 inches Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figura...

Ernest Tino Trova "Car Man, Four Wheels" 17 x 8 x 14.5 inches Inscribed T-06 Bottom Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figural sculpture, he created hard-edge images that ...

Ernest Tino Trova "Falling Man and Form" 1996 Brass and Bronze 14 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches Signed and Numbered 1/1 (Unique) Known for his Falling Man series in...

Artist : Arnie Zimmerman Title : Platter Materials : Stoneware, glaze Date : 1982 Dimensions : 22.75" x 23.5" x 4.5" Description : Hand-signed and dated o...

Solid Bronze Figurative Ballet Dancer Sculpture 'Petticoats' by Benson Landes is a remarkably delicately made sculpture - you can barely believ...

'What Me? is a stunningly elegant Bronze sculpture. Richard Smith conveys so much character in such simple lines, exemplifying a truly wonderful talent. The fantastic richly detailed...

Artist: Emile Gilioli, French (1911 - 1977) Title: Column Year: circa 1960 Medium: Carved and Painted Marble on Marble Base, Signature Incised Verso Size: 65.5 in. x 31 in. x 8 in. (...

'Pottering Otter' is a solid Bronze sculpture with a stunning life like qualities. Being a life-size piece Smith has captured every last detail and given this wonderful sculpture li...

A stunning sculpture of a young ballet dancer 'Repose' by Benson Landes - full of elegance & poise. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definit...

Artist: Sophia Vari, Greek (1940 - ) Title: Gree's Head Year: 1985 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed with foundry stamp Edition: 1/6 Size: 7.25 x 7 x 6 in....

'Home Alone' by Benson Landes is a Solid Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Figure. Benson Landes sculpted dancers, as he loved their elegance - this passion is communicated to the viewer perfectly in this incredible sculpture. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade. At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop. On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory now owned by his father. After his marriage to Ruth at 21, in an effort to provide for his new wife, Benson decided to set up his own business. Starting with a single sewing machine and tailoress, Benson and Ruth soon expanded the business. By the 1970s they employed over 50 staff and supplied to prestigious stores such as Dickens & Jones and Harrods. As the decade progressed, however, fashion turned towards less structured, more casual garments; a trend that prompted Benson to retire and spend time with his first love, sculpture. Buoyed by the liberty he enjoyed in his studio, Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies shown at the 1981 Open Golf Championship, to Garrards, the Crown Jewellers. This success quickly brought important contacts and new commissions. Benson always maintained that being able to work as a sculptor is a unique privilege. Usually in the company of a model, he often worked in the studio against the soothing background of classical music. Indeed, now eminently collectable, Benson’s work provided much comfort after the death of Ruth. Benson said that the things that mattered in life are those of beauty; he truly believed that romance and elegance are necessary shields to what he saw as the sometimes too hurried manner of life today. Benson sadly passed away in the autumn of 2013. Solid Bronze Nude Figure...

Resting. A bronze sculpture of a resting ballet dancer figure by Benson Landes. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated with ‘off duty’ ballet dancers, rather wistful women, often caught in moments of solitary repose. Such an obvious appreciation of the grace and elegance of the female form was, no doubt, heightened by 25 years spent in the couture business, which Benson entered at the age of 14. The sculptor admitted that his time as an apprentice at his father’s clothing workroom and factory was given rather reluctantly, as he always harbored desires to become an artist. The young boy’s sense of responsibility was clearly equal to his creativity, though, as Benson knuckled down and learned the family trade. At the age of 18, however, a 2 year conscription to the RAF provided one of the few opportunities for Benson to experience artistic freedom. The possibilities of otherwise unobtainable materials such as pastels, paper, perspex and plaster of paris fuelled his ingenuity at the base’s well-stocked workshop. On completion of his RAF service, Benson briefly returned to the clothing factory now owned by his father. After his marriage to Ruth at 21, in an effort to provide for his new wife, Benson decided to set up his own business. Starting with a single sewing machine and tailoress, Benson and Ruth soon expanded the business. By the 1970s they employed over 50 staff and supplied to prestigious stores such as Dickens & Jones and Harrods. As the decade progressed, however, fashion turned towards less structured, more casual garments; a trend that prompted Benson to retire and spend time with his first love, sculpture. Buoyed by the liberty he enjoyed in his studio, Benson succeeded in selling some of his first pieces of sculpture, a collection of sporting trophies...

Heloise Crista (1926-2018) Peace Brass and Copper approx. 15 x 17 x 10 inches Heloise Crista, Acclaimed Sculptor and Frank Lloyd Wright Apprentice FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION JU...

Lazzaro Donati (Italian 1926-1977) "La Regina" Bronze Signed on Base Size: approx 19 x 9 x 9 inches Lazzaro Donati (1926-1977) was born in Florence in 1926 and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mr. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d'art and antique furnishings. Light poured in through the sloping glass wall on the north side. A dramatic stairway led to an overhanging balcony which served as a private gallery where the artist hung some of his favorite early works. To the left of the entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English cemetery where tourists laid flowers on the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the main studio itself, where Donati received his clients in an atmosphere as polished as an office of a top executive, one hardly realized that it was here that the artist actually painted. His easel was covered with Persian blue velvet, the painting on the easel was already framed, his chair was upholstered in red velvet and on his palette the colors were arranged with the precision of a Byzantine mosaic. In a corner stand were his latest works, framed and ready to be sent off to his next exhibition in Europe or America. Donati was a born host with a warm welcome, an elegant man who possessed enormous charm a good nature and a keen sense of humor. Apparently shy, he preferred to speak on subjects extraneous to his art, purposely distracting you from his paintings, then leading you back to them, tactfully and without pretension. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. "After all", he said, "you've got to know how to sell a painting to everyone." He had no sympathy for the "drip and splash" studios of his contemporaries, preferring to keep his studio tidy and spotless. "Painting is a matter of precision", he said, "If a painter can't put his paint where he wants it to go, I don't see how he can call himself a painter. For me it is absolutely necessary to control the paint." When asked to reveal the technique he used to achieve the enamel-like finish typical of his paintings he answered, "That is a secret between me and my butler. Actually, most of my paintings are done by him!" But in fact behind the façade, Donati was a serious craftsman who devoted to his painting as a way of life and means of expression. From the beginning of his career, his paintings revealed a striving for perfection and continual research in problems of style and technique. His early works indicated a momentary interest in surrealism and abstract art; they were predominantly two dimensional, depending on line and strong color. But by 1958, with his painting The Lady with a Fan...

“Untitled” 2019 Porcelain Unfired Poplar Wood, Plex Size: 8 in. x 8 in. Danielle Weigandt explores the construct of events in time and their role in our lives. Time cannot be seen, ...

1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair Harry Lane (1891-1973) "1939 World’s Fair Construction," 30 x 40 inches, Oil on canvas, signed lower...

Peter Voulkos Title: Plate 1329-W Medium: Woodfired ceramic Year: 1998 Signed and dated by the artist Size: approx. 20.5 x 21 x 5.25 inches A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter V...

Peter Voulkos Title: Plate CR1190-W Medium: Woodfired ceramic Year: 1995 Signed and dated by the artist Size: approx. 19.5 x 20.5 x 5.75 inches A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) led in the development of pottery as an art form. . With an MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts (1952), he taught at Black Mountain College (1953) where he was exposed to the avant-garde. In 1954, Voulkos moved to Los Angeles to become the chairman of a newly established ceramics department at the Los Angeles County Art Institute (later renamed the Otis Art Institute) and soon assembled a remarkable group of students: Paul Soldner, Jerry Rothman, Kenneth Price, John Mason, Henry...

Ernest Trova "The Encounter" 1994 Chrome Plated Steel Approx 24 x 26 x 24 inches Edition 1/8 Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figural sculpture, he created hard-edge ima...

JOIE DE VIVRE (A. Ramié no. 346) stamped, marked, engraved and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso (underneath) unglazed white ea...

Arman Original Bronze Violin Sculpture Edition: HC 1/2 Signed and Numbered Bronze Dimensions: 36 x 50 x 24 cm Arman is a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave to using them as the painting itself. He is best known for his "accumulations" and destruction/recomposition of objects. In October 1960, Arman, Yves Klein, François Dufrêne, Raymond Hains, Martial Raysse, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely and Jacques Villeglé, and art critic and philosopher Pierre Restany founded the Nouveau réalisme group. Joined later by Cesar, Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Christo, the group of young artists defined themselves as bearing in common their "new perspective approaches of reality." They were reassessing the concept of art and the artist for a 20th century consumer society by reasserting the humanistic ideals in the face of Industrial Expansion. In 1961, Arman made his debut in the United States, the country which was to become his second home. During this period, he explored creation via destruction. The "Coupes" and the "Colères" featured sliced, burned, or smashed objects arranged on canvas, often using objects with a strong "identity" such as musical instruments (mainly violins and saxophones) or bronze statues. The son of an antiques dealer and amateur cellist, the artist absorbed an intense appreciation for music, the art of collecting and the cultivation of discriminating taste from an early age. After studies at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, Arman decamped to Paris to study art history at the Ecole du Louvre. His work in these early years focused on abstract paintings inspired by the work of Nicolas de Staël. An avid reader, Arman sought inspiration through books and art reviews, as well as during frequent road trips throughout Europe with his artist friends from Nice, Claude Pascale and Yves Klein. 1972 Arman, Paris, Fernand Hazan, collection "Ateliers d'aujourd'hui" Otto Hahn 1973 Arman, New-York, Harry N. Abrams French Edition : Pierre Horay, with text by Pierre Restany. Henry Martin 1982 Arman: Conscious Vandalism / Vandalismo cosciente, Vérone, Edizioni Factotum-Art Sarenco 1984 Arman, New-York, Abbeville Press Jan Van der Marck The Public Sculpture of Arman, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery Frederic Ted Castle Arman, Galerie Beaubourg, reprinted from the journal CiMayse, Paris, no. 170, May-July 1984. "Accumulations by Arman", Art in America, New-York, vol. 71, no. 11, December 1983. Frederic Ted Castle 1987 Arman, Paris, La Différence Bernard LaMarche-Vadel 1988 Arman. 13 peintures / Arthur Rimbaud. Lettres du Voyant, Paris, La différence, collection "Tels qu'en eux-mêmes" (livre publié à l'occasion de l'exposition "Arman. Peintures 87-88", Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1988). Jan Van der Marck 1990 Arman Estampes, Paris, Editions Marval Jane Otmezguine, Corice Canton Arman and Marc Moreau 1991 Arman, Catalogue raisonné II, Paris, La Différence Denyse Durand-Ruel 1992 Mémoires accumulés d'Arman, Paris, Belfond Otto Hahn 1993 Arman, Paris, La Différence, collection "Classiques du XXIème siècle" Pierre Cabane 1994 Arman, Catalogue raisonné III, Paris, La Différence Denyse Durand-Ruel 2004 Arman Inclusions, Bordighera, Edizioni Cudemo Tita Reut EXHIBITION CATALOGS 1959 Piccolo gioco administrativo del caso, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Apollinaire 1960 À toute allure, Arman. Allures d'objets, Pierre Restany, Paris, Gallerie Saint-GerMayn 1962 Arman et la logique formelle de l'objet, Arman, Pierre Restany, Los Angeles, Dwan Gallery 1963 Arman, Arman, Alain Jouffroy, Milan, Galleria Schwarz 1964 Introduction à la peinture d'Arman , Arman, Claude Pascal. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum 1964 Arman, Yves Klein, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Arman and Esthetic Change, Arman, Gene R. Swenson, New-York, Sidney Janis Gallery 1965 Arman, Paul Wember, Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange 1967 Arman: un acte de foi dans la spiritualité de la matière , Arman, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Illeana Sonnabend 1968 Arman, John Ashbery, New York, Sidney Janis Gallery Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Schwarz 1969 Arman 1960-1965, Grégoire Müller, Paris, Galerie Mathias Fels Arman. Accumulations Renault, François Mathey, Paris, Union centrale des Arts décoratifs 1970 Arman Accumulations Renault, Karl-Heinz Hering, Zurich, Kunsthaus Arman piu' pittore che natura, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria dell'Ariete ​ 1972 Objets de luxe et fétiches raisonnables, Arman, Pierre Restany, Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna Arman : Les Moments d'Arman, Jacques Putman, Paris, Galerie de l'Œil 1973 Selected Activities, Peter Schjedahl, New-York, John Gibson Gallery Oggetti di lusso e feticci ragionevoli, Arman, Pierre Restany, Galleria Arte Borgogna Arman: An Archeologist of the Present, Arman. Jan Van der Marck, New-York, John Gibson Gallery 1974 Le juste poids d'un homme et d'une œuvre, Arman, Pierre Restany, Arles, Salles romanes du Cloître Saint-Trophime Logician of Form / Magician of Gesture , Arman. Selected Works : 1958-1974, Jan Van der Marck, La Jolla, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art Arman. Concrete Lyrics, Andrew J. Crispo, New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery Arman et la logique formelle de l'objet , Arman, L'Œuvre graphique, Pierre Restany, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Galerie Alexandre de La Salle 1975 Arman, Objets armés, 1971-1974, Jacques Lassaigne, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris Arman. Lyrical Surfaces, Andrew J. Crispo, New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery Arman's Violin-Service, A Game of Correspondances , Arman, Violin-Service, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Claude Tchou Arman, Surgeon of the Mass-Productive Civilization, Arman, Yoshiaki Tôno, Nagoya, Galerie Valeur 1978 Arman. Hard & Soft, Jan Van der Marck, New-York, Andrew Crispo Gallery The Iron Age and its Monuments, Arman. L’Age de fer et ses monuments, Daniel Abadie, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg Accumulations : Radiant and Wretched, Arman. Accumulations, Shunkichi Baba, Nagoya, Galerie Valeur 1980 Petite histoire du collage et de l’assemblage , Arman. Sélection rétrospective, Otto Hahn, Cluse, Centre d’Art et de Culture de Flaine Arman, Sélection rétrospective, Pierre Restany, Cluses, Centre d'Art et de Culture de Flaine Zucche in carroze, Arman, Jan Van der Marck, Portofino, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna 1981 Arman : uno sguardo sempre nuovo sul mondo , Arman. Opere del 1979, Pierre Restany, Rome, Le Point Art Studio 1982 Fünfundszwanzig Jahre als Erfolg / Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur , Arman, Parade der Objeckte, Retrospektive 1955 bis 1982, Pierre Restany, Hanovre, Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel Arman. Le Traité du violon, Maurice Roche, Paris, Galerie Abel Rambert Arman , Arman. Carvings and Drawings, Otto Hahn, Dublin, The Salomon Gallery Arman. Papiers découpés 1982, Ted Castle, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg Arman Retrospektiv , Arman. Parade der Objekte, Retrospektive 1955 bis 1982, Joachim Büchner et Bernhard Holeczeck, Hanovre, Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto , Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, Walter Schönenberg, Lugano, Museo Civico di Belli Arti 1984 Vinticinque anni di felicità , in Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, Pierre Restany, Lugano, Museo Civico di Belle Arti L’allure d’Arman , Arman, Daniel Abadie, Knokke le Zoute, Christian Fayt Art Gallery Arman’s Apocalypse, Arman. The Day After, Sam Hunter, New York, Marisa del Re Gallery A la recherche du concert perdu , Arman. Recent Sculptures, Michel Butor, Monte Carlo, Galerie Le Point Arman, scultore del'réalisme sociétal , Arman o l'oggetto come alfabeto, André Verdet, Parme, Palazzetto Eucherio Santivale 1985 Un délire spiralé d'Arman , Arman, André Verdet, Zurich, Schöner Wohnen Haus Galerie Transformation of Things, Arman, Mashashi Miura, Seoul, Walker Hill Art Center A la recherche du concert perdu, Arman, Michel Butor, Genève, Galerie Sonia Zannettacci Le jour après la colère, Arman, François Bazzoli, Toulon, Musée de Toulon Arman, Claude Fournet, Toulon, Musée de Toulon Arman Retrospektive, Adolph Hanspeter, Zurich, Galerie Pavillon Werd 1986 Arman’s Gods and Goddesses , Arman. Gods and Goddesses, Henry Geldzahler, New York, Marisa del Re Gallery Arman: Hard & Soft Ware, Arman. Hard & Soft Ware, Pierre Restany, Paris, Courrèges 1987 Arman. Rythmes et Couleurs, Claude Fournet. Nice, Galerie Ferrero 1988 Opéras – rituels , Arman. Désordres lyriques, Georges Aperghis. Paris, Opéra de Paris, Salle Favard Désordres lyriques, Arman. Michel Beretti, Paris, Opéra de Paris, Salle Favard Arman as a Painter: From Guts to Geist, Arman Paintings, Pierre Restany, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery 1989 La seconde parade des objets , Arman Retrospektiv, Pierre Restany, Lunds, Lunds Kunsthall, Malmö, Galleri GKM Arman. Shooting Colors, Pierre Restany, Paris, Galerie Beaubourg Le montreur , Arman. Works 1955-1989, Jeffrey Robinson, Londres, The Mayor Gallery Arman Sculpteur Designer, Jeffrey Robinson, Roanne, Galerie La Taille Douce Arman. A Retrospective, Manuela Rossi, Seoul, Gana Art Gallery Deux ans plus tard, Arman. Retrospektiv, Siwert Bergström, Lunds, Lunds Konsthall, Malmö, Galleri GKM 1990 Arman's Dirty Paintings , Arman. Dirty Paintings, Donald Kuspit, New-York, Marisa del Re Gallery Arman, Monochrome Accumulations 1986-1989, Donald Kuspit, New-York, Vrej Baghoomian Gallery Arman: au pays de son inspiration, Dora Llipoulou-Rogan, Athènes, Galerie 3 Per Arman : un accumulo di ragioni, Arman, Manuela Rossi, Milan, Galleria Arte Borgogna Grande Musique et Fortes Allures, Arman, Pierre Restany, Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery 1991 Arman: A Radical Portrait of Modernity , Arman 1955-1991 : A Retrospective, Pierre Restany, Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts Arman: Bétons 1970-1974, Catherine Francblin, Paris, Galerie Georges-Philippe Valois Arman: An Artist of Our Time , Arman 1955-1991: A Retrospective, Allison de Lima Greene, Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts Painting as Object Art / Oggettistica in pittura, Arman in Italy, Achille Bonito Oliva, Milan, Fondazione Mudima Arman: a Search for Beauty, Arman in Italy, Henry Martin, Fondazione Mudima 1993 Arman. Cycles, Donald Kuspit. New York, Marisa del Re Gallery Arman, de l’objet…à la couleur-objet , Arman, Georges Dussaule, Cagnes sur Mer, Château-Musée / Galerie Beaubourg Association d’image, Arman, André Froumessol, Cagnes sur Mer, Château-Musée / Galerie Beaubourg Arman, Maxime Longrée, Charleroi, Galerie Pascal Retelet De la peinture à la fleur, Arman, Michel Santinelli, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Château-Musée / Galerie Beaubourg 1994 La Nuit étoilée et Arman, Arman. La Nuit étoilée, Isabelle Sobelman, Pierre Nahon, Vence, Galerie Beaubourg L’elenco appunto , La ceramica di Arman, Umberto Eco, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore 1995 La ceramica di Arman, Henry Martin, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore Arman, un homo ludens en Grèce, Arman, Manos Stefanidis, Athènes, Galerie 3 La ceramica di Arman , La ceramica di Arman, Flaminio Gualdoni, Bologne, Palazzo delle esposizioni, Edizioni Maggiore 1996 Arman. Interactives, Caroll Janis, New York, Sidney Janis Gallery 1997 Arman: Accumulations in Relation, Patrick Pacheco, Londres, James Mayor Gallery 1998 Arman, Arman. Désordres Lyriques, Bernard LaMarche-Vadel, Paris. Opéra de Paris, Salle Favart Esthétique du dandy des gadoues , Arman. Désordres Lyriques, Michel Tournier, Paris, Opéra de Paris, Salle Favart 1998 Arman, Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France Arman, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany Arman, Culturgest, Lisboa, PORTUGAL Arman: Variations sur un Lénine, Galerie Patrice Trigano, Paris France Arman: Concerto pour quatre pianos, Galerie John Gibson, November, 1999, New York United States Arman: Nec mergitur, Galerie Piltzer, Paris, France Arman, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israël Arman, Museu de arte moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Arman, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), Sao Paulo SP, Brazil Arman: Fragmentation of Pianos, Galerie John Gibson, New York United States 2000 Arman, Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico Arman: Racine carrée de fragments, Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France Arman, National Museum of History, Taipei, CHINA Arman: Anatomie del Tempo, Reggio Emilia, Italy Arman: Fragmentations, Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris, Arman: Works on Paper, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany Arman: La Traversée des Objets, Chateau Musée de Villeneuve, Vence, France Arman: Vingt Siècles vus par Arman, Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris, France 2001 Arman, Fundaciò “la Caixa”, Barcelone, Spain Arman, Zürichsee Auktionen, Erlenbach, Switzerland Arman, Galerie Belmont, Films, Switzerland Arman: Superpositions, Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium Arman, Sandwich Combos, Malborough Gallery, New York, United States Arman: En tout cas c’est de l’art, Galleria Dante, Padova, Italy Arman: La Traversée des Objets, Palazzo delle Zitelle, Venise, Italy Arman: Vingt Stations de l’Objet, Chantier Naval Opéra, Antibes Arman: Works on Paper, Vila Zanders Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany Arman: Through and Across Objects, Boca Raton, Florida, United States Arman: Des Cycles de la Vie, Galerie Anne Lettree, LUXEMBOURG Arman, Galeria De Arte Isabel Aninat, Santiago, CHILE Arman, Die Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland Arman: Vingt Siécles vus par Arman, Exposition au Chantier Naval Opera, Port Vabanantibes Arman: Passage a L’Acte, MAMAC, Nice, France, June 14 – October 14, 2001. 2002 Arman: Musique, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Grenchen, Switzerland Arman: Africarmania, Arman et l’Afrique, Galerie Beaubourg, Vence, France Arman: Dix Mots Pour, Sonia Zannettachi Gallery, Switzerland Arman: Œuvre Monumentale, Ville du Lavandou, Le Lavandou, France Arman: Works on Paper, Villa Haiss Museum, Zell, Germany Arman: Fragmentations, FIAC Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, France 2003 Arman: A Survey, Marlborough Gallery, New York, United States Arman: Centomilacenerentole, Dante Vecchiato Galleria d’Arte, Padova, Italy Arman: Arman, Museum of Contemporary Art of Teheran, Teheran, IRAN Arman: Le plein de l’art, Galleria Fonte d’Abisso, Milano, Italy Collection: Obelisk, 1983, (Towering accumulation of bronze cellos...

Title : Encantadas Victorianas Materials : Stoneware, Mixed Media Date : 2011 Dimensions : 6"x 17"x 13"

Organic sculpture by famous sculptor David Nash of a tree trunk that has been shaped into a square with a concentric square cut out in the middle. Artist Biography: David Nash is a British sculptor and Land artist and works primarily with natural materials and live trees. His wooden sculptures are made using heavy equipment including chainsaws and blowtorches, morphing trees into unexpected shapes such as his Oculus Block (2010), a melding of two Eucalyptus stumps into a solid square. Born on November 14, 1945 in Esher, England, he attended the Kingston College of Art and later the Chelsea School of Art. Among his first and best-known works is Ash Dome (1977), for which the artist planted a circle of ash trees to form a wooden dome...