20th Century Specialists Sculptures

Inscribed: CLF Unique piece. Forced by health reasons to walk away from his forty years of working in a marble facility, Cesare Arduini turned to design to recontextualize his l...

Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...

Unusual Orca marble free Form sculpture with 3 spheres One side is rough, one side is smooth

The artist spends extended periods of intense manual labor, wrapping long lines of wire or gauze to build volumes and textured surfaces. By surrendering herself to this ritualistic p...

Beautiful onyx heart sculpture.

Hand carved Marble Bust of Sarah Siddon with original pedestal. United Kingdom, late 19th century.

The artist spends extended periods of intense manual labor, wrapping long lines of wire or gauze to build volumes and textured surfaces. By surrendering herself to this ritualistic p...

Murano glass sculpture of a Chinese man, created by the renowned glass artist Archimede Seguso. Made in Italy in the 1960's, this sculpture features a Chinese man in a contemplative ...

Car made of malachite.

A superb handcrafted naturalistic grouping of fruits and vegetables in painted ceramic, glass and rattan-wrapped metal. Created by Marianna von Allesch, ci...

Metal sculpture by Lucio Del Pezzo for Studio Marconi Two metal sheets connected with steel elements.

An uncommon ceramic seal sculpture with painterly red-brown glaze.

Anna Torfs large valenta glass bowl in water blue with sanded finish. Available in other colors.

Contemporary glazed porcelain sculpture by Matthew Solomon. Unique piece, signed and dated. Using fine porcelain and glazes he crafted himself, Matthew Solomon translated the unruly...

A piece of stone, a sculpture by Korean-American artist Yongjin Han.

Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...

Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...

Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...

Inscribed: CLF Unique piece. A Nero Marquina marble sculpture depicting a succession of three identical faces in profile.

Enganar Rojo/Red Deceive is a large metal and fiberglass sculpture of a bull with a powder coating. By Mexican artist Mauricio Sorice.

An expressive and finely rendered unique metal sculpture having a conical wire-wrapped form with organic painted shapes encased in the interior.

Sparta a murano glass vase. Transparent glass with sanded white finish features.

Decorative white resin skull on acrylic base.

An industrial assemblage by WYETH's creator John Birch featuring a mechanical vice and industrial tools on a leather base.

Unique piece. Jaime Rodriguez Crespo, of Puerto Rico, converts natural elements, like those of coral found on the seabed floor, into evocative artwork sculptures...

In this sculptural study by dal Fabbro, the viewer's expectations are reversed. What may at first seem figural becomes abstract as one moves around the piece, revealing the artist's ...

Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Tiger's Eye Head Sculpture on marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The small scale and s...

"Ecce Homo Tesco" sculpture, England, 2011. Edition 3/9 by Shaun Doyle & Mally Mallinson, signed "Mally Doyle" We aren’t going to be drawn into a discussion a...

Emiliano Céliz is one of the finest silversmiths in South America. Residing in the San Martin de los Andes of Patagonia, he takes as his inspiration the splendor of his natural surroundings, incorporating the forms found in the beautiful lakes and the exquisite landscapes of the region into his work. His decorative artworks are wrought from a single plate of metal, a technique mastered by only a few artists in the world. Evocative of primitive life in ancient seas...

Bronze medallion featuring a portrait and marked "Barry Faulkner Painter MXMXV (1915)" Reverse features a nude angel over a harpist (lyre) marked "To The Ultimate Do We Pursue the Id...

A large and beautifully patinated set of galvanized steel wind turbine blades arranged in a radial pattern and connected by two steel rings.

Thomas Lollar earned his BFA and MA at Western Michigan University, and has been teaching ceramics and sculpture since 1975. A master sculptor, his subjects are rendered in both fron...

Antique cast metal sculpture of a Maltese Terrier. The hinged cover reveals a glass lift-out inkwell.

Unique table lamp of "Masterpieces of Lights" series by Lorenzo Ciompi,2021 this lamp, the N.1, supports an original dutch sculpture medal by Adam Van Vianen, a famous silversmith, ...

The table lamps designed by Lorenzo Ciompi for series Masterpieces of Lights" in 2021 , n. 5 supports a pair of rare bronze sculptures designed by Lucio Fontana in 1950 during the ...

A petite square brass nail sculpture.   

Exceptional crystal of amethyst on a steel base. Unique piece.

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Crucible Sculpture Group #3 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture #5 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and ...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture #2 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and ...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with red and black glaze, raku rust patinas and polychrome enamel paint. Hirsch creates ceramic sculptures that explore the spirituality and ritual embedded in familiar vessel forms. He imbues his work with the look of age and antiquity by applying certain ceramic surfaces and incorporating other materials such as iron, glass, bronze, and wood. As Hirsch states in his artist statement, "Ultimately, this work is an attempt to metamorphosize the seemingly mundane vessel-object into a sacred entity." This three piece sculpture...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture was assembled in 2000. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with blue and green glazes, red te...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fire...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar rock cup sculpture #46 was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, woodfired black slip, low-fired bla...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar bowl with blown glass ladle #5 was assembled in 2007. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with low fire slips and glazes, black glaze, enamel polychrome paint, raku green patina and hot blown glass. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" Scott Meyer said; "As Hirsch's work progressed over the years, it would be a mistake to portray these advances as chronological. In fact, items found provocative would be added to the roster of possibility. The vessel might change in character with the deep interior space of a mortar becoming the shallow concavity of a Japanese, stone Tsubi basin or natural geode form. The corresponding implement might change from bulbous pestle to delicate ladle, alluding to the ceremonial cleansing for participants in the Tea Ceremony. In this sense, the proximity of these objects to their implied ceremonial use was similar to that which traditional Raku bowls...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture #20 was assembled in 2014. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, low fire slips and shino glaze, rak...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic crucible sculpture #32 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, anagama wood fired with raku rust pat...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronz...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint,...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Black Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the b...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12 was made in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built, wood fired with raku patinas and black glaze an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "W...

Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch and Ken Baskin Ladle Presentation Sculpture was created in 2011. This piece is made of soda fired stoneware, saggar fired brick and steel. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" written by Scott Meyer, Ken Baskin said; "Working collaboratively is based upon a spirit of dedication and generosity, excellent communication, similar levels of ability and an alignment of passion and vision. Most importantly, the group must have mutual trust and respect. Without question, we all hold each other in the highest esteem. I have the utmost respect for everyone involved in The Crucible Project." This sculpture is signed by both artists and ships directly from the Crucible Show inventory located in Montevello, Al. (Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "Outside In, Collaboration" pgs. 106 - 121 / "Ladle Presentation" pictured on pg. 119) Richard Hirsch Brief Bio: In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence. In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades. Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics. Frequently his work appears in book and magazine publications, such as; Overseas Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics by Baiming, China; Raku Investigations into Fire by David Jones, England; The History of American Ceramics from 1607 to the Present by Elaine Levin, New York; World Contemporary Ceramics by Baiming, China; and Firing, Philosophies within Contemporary Ceramic Practice by David Jones, England. Several museums have included his work for their permanent collections. These include; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; The Taipei County Yinko Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada. In 1984, Hirsch was elected as a permanent member of The International Ceramics Academy, a worldwide organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. A recipient of a William J. Fulbright Research Scholar Award in 2002, Hirsch has also received several Individual Artists Grants. Most recently he was honored by The Rochester Institute of Technology, with the Board of Trustees' Outstanding Scholarship Award. Recently Hirsch collaborated with Dr. Scott Meyer on his biography, the book is entitled With Fire: Richard Hirsch and is published by The Cary Graphic Arts Press at RIT, ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-97-3. Amid the ever-shifting sands of change and new trends that is prevalent in contemporary ceramics, Richard Hirsch has maintained his steadfast personal aesthetic and continues to make a significant contribution to his field. Ken Baskin Brief Bio: Kenneth Baskin received his BFA from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and earned his MFA from University of South Carolina. Presently he holds the position of Associate Professor of Art/Ceramics at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In 2007 Baskin was honored as one of the recipients of one of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Emerging Artist Awards. Recently he was honored by being selected for a solo exhibition of his ceramic sculptures at the Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; in conjunction with this exhibition he was also invited as a visiting artist, workshop instructor and lecturer at: Tainan National University of the Arts in Tainan, Taiwan and National Taiwan University of the Arts in Taipei. Baskin’s work has also been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Baskin’s creative research was the topic for an essay titled “20th Century...

An abstracted sculpture of a face, finely carved in earth toned volcanic stone. Signed by the artist.

A petite round brass nail sculpture.  

Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Binding Time (Small Grid with Leaves) tabletop sculpture is part of a series. Its hand built clay, high fired to cone 6 and surface...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Binding Time (Black Grid with Spheres) tabletop sculpture is part of a series. It's hand built clay, glaze fired to cone 6 with cob...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's creamy white "Primal Cups with Stands" are raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. Hirsch creates ceramic sculptures that ex...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Encompassed No. 7 tabletop sculpture is part of a series. It's hand built clay fired to cone 6 with clear glaze. Encompassed is a b...