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Naomi Feinberg "Lithic" Sculpture in Green Italian Granite, 1970s
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Lithic” in Green Italian granite on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American, 1970s.
Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primar...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture No. 6
Signed, F.41.
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture desig...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,140 Sale Price
40% Off
Brutalist Nail Metal Round Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in Pasadena, CA
This brutalist metal round sculpture has an amazing patina and a very modern feel. The piece, composed of rusted nails, steel, and a wood base is heavily influenced by Brutalist aest...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$400 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage Signed Rebajes Blackened Copper Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks Pair Of
By Francisco Rebajes
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely pair of signed vintage Mid-Century Modern Rebajes midcentury candlesticks have blackened copper with alternating copper forms. They resemble origami folds in metal. They ...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Bronze Paper Bag Signed Sculpture Limited Edition, French
By Use Honure
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing hallmarked French signed limited edition bronze paper bag sculpture is signed Use Honure 90 26/ 170. It is a limited edition. It has been professionally polished. There ...
Category
1990s French Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Minimalist Acrylic Sculpture in the Style of Vasa Mihich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Minimalist acrylic sculpture with red and blue tones in the style of Vasa Mihich. Made in USA, c. 1990's.
Dimensions:
50.5"H x 16"W x 6.5"D.
Category
1990s American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Roberto Anatra, Monumental Murano Glass, Lavender, Sculpture /Figure, Signed
By Roberto Anatra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing murano glass sculpture by the well known murano Master, Roberto Anatra. title "Lovers" in a beautiful clear and lavender colors.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Joaquin Tinta Taller Ecuador Silver Plate Bird Sculpture with Onyx Eyes, Marked
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful silver plated bird sculpture with 0nyx eyes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Wendy Hendelman Black and Green Alabaster Heads Sculpture, 2019
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's black and green Alabaster heads sculpture on black marble base. The small scale and style hav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Wendy Hendelman Gray Alabaster Torso Sculpture, 2012
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's gray alabaster torso sculpture on a rotating black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Ceramic Totem by Sandra Brown North on Wood, 1950's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sandra Brown North ceramic and wood totem circa mid 1950’s. This masterful work has earth toned figural ceramic forms mounted on a wood back and a square wood bases. A rectangular se...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Greytak, Pyrite with Quartz on Crystal Base, United States, 2018
By Studio Greytak
Located in New York, NY
Studio Greytak's Malachite botryoidal on crystal quartz is a stunning example of the power of unity. What began as hundreds of individual stones of malachite, over millions of years,...
Category
2010s American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Pyrite
Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base by Jean Jacques Porret, 1985
By Jean-Jacques Porret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist bronze sculpture by Jean-Jacques Porret depicting an abstract figure standing on a marble base.
*Signed and dated by Jean Jacques Porret (1985).
Dimensions:
11"H x 10"W x 7"D
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Limited Edition Set of 3 Monumental Murano Glass Vases by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando
Located in London, England
For Vetreria Venini Murano, 2011
'Rosetta', 'Ghiaccio', & 'Velato': 3 glass sculptural vases, each acid-stamped ’90 Venini 2011 Ando’ and engraved ‘Venini 2011 8/30’
Each vase limi...
Category
2010s Japanese 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" Sonambient Sculpture by Val Bertoia
By Val Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Strum to Hum the Boomerang of Sound" is a sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia consisting of 50 beryllium copper rods which strike together and chime when touched by hand or by the w...
Category
1970s American Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg with Wood Stand, Early 20 Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Presenting a cute Chinese cloisonné enamel egg with wood Stand, early 20 century.
The Height is including the Height Stand.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Hirsch Bronze Tripod Vessel and Ceramic Stand #3B, Line Series, 1992
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's "Bronze Tripod Vessel and Ceramic Stand #3B" is part of his Line series. The tripod is cast bronze ...
Category
20th Century American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harry Bertoia Double Spray Sculpture with COA from Foundation
By Harry Bertoia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Harry Bertoia created numerous bundled wire sculptures from the late 1950s until the mid-1970s.
This example is a large and interesting table-top variation.
Sculpture comes with au...
Category
1960s American Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bronze Oloid Sand Cast Sculpture by Labor Limae, the Netherlands 2021
Located in Utrecht, NL
This unique bronze oloid sculpture was sand cast in bronze by Labor Limae. The manually finished surface shows its distinctive imperfections that specifica...
Category
2010s Dutch Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Giovanni Gariboldi Electric Insulator Richard Ginori, Italy, 1950
By Giovanni Gariboldi, Richard Ginori
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super decorative extra large electric insulator TOTEM designed by Giovanni Gariboldi and manufactured by Richard Ginori, Italy 1950. This insulator...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Feliciano Bejar Magiscopios Sculpture
By Feliciano Béjar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early example of this series, signed by the artist in 1968.
An accumulation of steel, polished glass, copper confetti, mirror and glass eyeballs.
Fe...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Alessio Tasca, Large Free Standing One Off Geometric Ceramic Sculpture, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Milan, IT
One off ceramic sculpture by Alessio Tasca.
Squared ceramic frame visually hosting a grid with a spherical geometry inside each sector.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vertical Brutalist Green and Metal Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in Pasadena, CA
This composition of the artist Franck Cota is a pure creation of Brutalist design, whose balance is achieved through its verticality. The sculpture is made of metal elements, some of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
$450 Sale Price
40% Off
Murano Glass Bowl / Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Murano glass bowl/sculpture
Thick solid glass distribution allows the piece to stand in this serving position.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Abstract Stoneware Woodfiring Ceramic Floor Vase David Witehead La Borne
By David Whitehead
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
David Whitehead - La Borne
Large stoneware ceramic floor vase
Woodfiring ceramic effects and colors
Original perfect condition - signed und...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Daniel Loomis Valenza Cabinet
By Daniel Loomis Valenza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This maybe the most iconic form created by this under-appreciated artist.
A tour de force executed in carved-stacked Walnut.
Beautiful original surface.
Category
1960s American Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Wendy Hendelman Alabaster Head and Torso Sculpture, 2015
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's alabaster head and torso sculpture on marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Anna Torfs Large Armadillo Sphere Glass Sculpture or Vase in Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anna Torfs large Armadillo sphere glass sculpture or vase in bronze with sanded finish. Other colors and finishes available.
Category
2010s Czech 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Ayala Serfaty, Soma Series: Adaptation, Handmade Light Sculpture, Israel, 2005
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Soma Series includes lights sculptures, crafted by applying a self-webbing membrane over a unique structure made of thin glass rods in the traditional lampwork technique. As inspirat...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Matthew Soloman, Tulipiere in a Metalic and Blue Glaze, United States
By Matthew Solomon
Located in New York, NY
Using fine ceramics fired in a variety of glazes (all of which he crafts himself) Matthew Solomon creates sculptures of beauty, with an element of the unexpected. Repetition of form ...
Category
2010s American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marie Suri Anemone Candleholder
By Marie Suri
Located in New York, NY
Made expressly for Liz O'Brien by Marie Suri, these anemone candleholders are handcrafted in steel with bronze decoration and a copper interior.
Festive for holiday tables and parti...
Category
2010s American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Steel
Yongjin Han, Piece of Wood, Sculpture, United States, 1976
By Yongjin Han
Located in New York, NY
Yongjin Han was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1934. After the Korean War—in which he fought, lying about his age in order to enlist—he was one of six students admitted to the sculpture program at the Seoul National University. At the time of his enrollment little of his native city remained intact; nonetheless, he had never felt more responsible to his work, firm in the conviction that artistic expression is every bit as essential to life and human nature as eating, drinking, or breathing.
One of Han’s teachers was Kim Chong Yung, a pioneer of Korean abstract sculpture, and by the time of his graduation he had adopted the abstraction that had seized both Europe and the United States several years before. . In 1967 he relocated to the USA, where he studied at Dartmouth and Columbia. Over the course of his long career the artist returned to Korea with frequency and made extended stays in Japan and Europe.
Trips to Korea signified something more than mere homesickness: Han’s work, though made largely in America, remained grounded in his rich cultural heritage. Korea rests on a bedrock of granite, and freestanding sculpture produced of the stone has for centuries demarcated sites of historical and religious significance. Han’s sculpture bridges this past with modernity. Richard A. Born, former Curator at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago, has said that Han “brought Korea’s tradition of direct stone carving out of figuration into a refined, non-objective abstraction.”
For his part, Han put very little stock in designations; his focus, instead, was on the stone itself. His pieces explore a certain harmonization with nature. Han, when describing his work, said, "As stone has been around since the beginning of time, it has much to teach us if we care to slow down and listen." He believed that each stone has its own history, character, and energy and that his task was to draw out these inherently spiritual qualities. He described his process as a “dialogue” with his material: "The stone tells me it has an itch in a certain spot, so I scratch it—and we both feel better!"
Han worked alone and with manual tools, and the process is arduous. Carving stone this way takes time, and, what’s more, required great force—yet Han’s sculptures, even the monumental ones, are, as friend and fellow artist David Parker...
Category
Late 20th Century American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Bronze Sculpture of a Mammoth Tusk with Parade of Animals by Ron Herron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Astonishing cast bronze sculpture that emulates a mammoth tusk, adorned with a captivating parade of African animals and refinished to imitate a natural tusk color. Gracefully suppor...
Category
1990s American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joanna Poag Binding Time (Grid with Leaves and Spheres) Ceramic Sculpture, 2019
By Joanna Poag
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Binding Time (Grid with Leaves and Spheres) table top sculpture is part of a series. It's hand built clay, high fired to cone 6 wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wendy Hendelman Marble Head and Torso Sculpture, 2020
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Marble Head and Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The smal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Richard Hirsch Bronze Ceremonial Cup #1B, Tripod Vessels Collection, 1992
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's "Tripod Vessels Collection, Ceremonial Cup #1B" is bronze with polychromed patinas. It was fabrica...
Category
20th Century American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wendy Hendelman Tall White Alabaster Torso Sculpture, 2018
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's tall white Alabaster Torso sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Cast Bronze Pestle, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic Crucible sculpture was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, fired with bronze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Plexiglass Triptych by Alessio Tasca for Fusina, Italy, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca, Fusina
Located in Milan, IT
Plexiglass sculpture composed by three pieces freely adjustable by Alessio Tasca for Fusina.
Small chip on the base of one piece, please ask for images.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
"Cosmos" Sculpture in Brass and Rock Glass Elements, Mounted on Pedestal Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This custom original art piece by Gustavo Olivieri highlights a custom base pedestal and creative accents throughout. Aqua blue/green rock glass elemen...
Category
2010s American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Wendy Hendelman Black Alabaster Torso Sculpture, 2017
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's black Alabaster Torso sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the prim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Abstract Geometric Sculpture in Steel and String
Located in Highland, IN
A compelling composition made by hand with an interesting combination of materials, this piece is both art and architecture. A series of connected steel disks form the substructure o...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Spill-Cast Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This delightful abstract piece employs the artistic idea of the "happy accident" where the artist embraces chaos and seeming randomness in creating, making it appear that the work sc...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Anna Torfs Small Vaza Glass Vase or Sculpture in Smoke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anna Torfs small vaza glass vase or sculpture in smoke. Available in other colors. Only sanded finish available. Clear no longer available. Shipping from Eur...
Category
2010s Czech 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Hattakitkosol Somchai Bronze Guitar / Violin Sculpture, 1970
By Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Abstract modern sculpture in bronze by Hattakitkosol Somchai (Bangkok, 1934-2000). This fantastic shaped sculpture has the shape of a guitar or violin, abstract shaped. The base is m...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Vintage Italian Organic Wood Sculpture 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Organic Wood Sculpture from the 1980s, displayed on a square marble base, is a captivating art piece that harmoniously combines natural wood forms with the elegan...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1960s Astrale Sculpture by Emile Gilioli
By Émile Gilioli
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Gilioli (1911 - 1977)
‘‘Astrale’’, 1966
White marble, base in black laquered wood
Sculpture : H. 63,5 x 29 x 39 cm / Base : H. 100 x 43 x 42,5 cm
At the height of the 20th cen...
Category
1960s French Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Abstract Wood Collage by Felice Antonio Botta, Italy, 20th Century
By Felice Antonio Botta
Located in New York, NY
Abstract wood wall sculpture by Italian artist and designer, Felice Antonio Botta.
Botta was an early proponent of used 'poor materials' (recovered and found wood) for a movement ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
59% Off
20th Century Brutalist Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Astoul in La Borne
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
20th century Brutalist stoneware ceramic vase by the French artist.
Realized in 1990, signed at the base.
Originals browns and blacks wood kiln colors effects.
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Giacomo Onestini ceramic sculpture Italy 1970
By Giacomo Onestini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful ceramic sculpture designed by Giacomo Onestini made in his own atelier in Italy in 1970. It has a combination of matte and shiny glazed surfaces. The back and sides of the sculpture have a textured surface with shades of gray, green, and sometimes turquoise. On the front, there's a carved-out section that's smooth and glazed with red and gold hues. It's a very appealing and intriguing piece. You can find the artist's signature, "Onestini," on the side of the sculpture. This piece was created in the artist's personal studio. Very nice large sized, heavy piece and in excellent condition.
After graduating as a master ceramist, Onestini moved to San Marino where he found employment at the "Marmaca" ceramics factory. Around the end of the 1950s, he moved to Salerno and began working with the "Ernestine...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Eric Astoul, "Module, " Contemporary Stoneware Sculpture, La Borne, France, 2015
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower",
Painted iron,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 98 cm, depth 23 cm, width 23 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying de...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Peter Lipman-Wulf Sculptural Vessel
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural, hand-formed vessel of painted and glazed clay, likely for use as a bird bath, by German/American artist and educator Peter Lipman-Wulf. Born i...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Luciano Gaspari for Salviati , Murano glass abstract sculpture .
By Luciano Gaspari, Salviati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract Murano glass sculpture by the very well known Murano Master Luciano Gaspari .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mario Dal Fabbro, Wood Sculpture, United States, 1983
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in New York, NY
Typical of the sculptural output of dal Fabbro, the lines of this piece shift rhythmically depending on the viewer's position. The artist plays with the relationship between space an...
Category
20th Century American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rudolf Wolf Large Geometric Sculpture Holland 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super nice shaped and large sized geometric sculpture designed and made by Rudolf Wolf in his own atelier in Aalsmeer, Holland 1975. This sculpture is made of stainless steel and has a very nice geometrical shape, can be used in different positions. This sculpture is one of several we acquired from the former bookkeeper from Rudolf Wold who bought these artworks in the 1980s. The sculpture has a nice large size which looks very impressice. It is in very good and original condition. It is unsigned but we have several old pictures...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Eric Astoul, Sculpture, Stoneware Sculpture, La Borne, France, 2012
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Yongjin Han, Untitled, Sculpture in Pink Granite, United States
By Yongjin Han
Located in New York, NY
Yongjin Han was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1934. After the Korean War—in which he fought, lying about his age in order to enlist—he was one of six students admitted to the sculpture program at the Seoul National University. At the time of his enrollment little of his native city remained intact; nonetheless, he had never felt more responsible to his work, firm in the conviction that artistic expression is every bit as essential to life and human nature as eating, drinking, or breathing.
One of Han’s teachers was Kim Chong Yung, a pioneer of Korean abstract sculpture, and by the time of his graduation he had adopted the abstraction that had seized both Europe and the United States several years before. . In 1967 he relocated to the USA, where he studied at Dartmouth and Columbia. Over the course of his long career the artist returned to Korea with frequency and made extended stays in Japan and Europe.
Trips to Korea signified something more than mere homesickness: Han’s work, though made largely in America, remained grounded in his rich cultural heritage. Korea rests on a bedrock of granite, and freestanding sculpture produced of the stone has for centuries demarcated sites of historical and religious significance. Han’s sculpture bridges this past with modernity. Richard A. Born, former Curator at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago, has said that Han “brought Korea’s tradition of direct stone carving out of figuration into a refined, non-objective abstraction.”
For his part, Han put very little stock in designations; his focus, instead, was on the stone itself. His pieces explore a certain harmonization with nature. Han, when describing his work, said, "As stone has been around since the beginning of time, it has much to teach us if we care to slow down and listen." He believed that each stone has its own history, character, and energy and that his task was to draw out these inherently spiritual qualities. He described his process as a “dialogue” with his material: "The stone tells me it has an itch in a certain spot, so I scratch it—and we both feel better!"
Han worked alone and with manual tools, and the process is arduous. Carving stone this way takes time, and, what’s more, required great force—yet Han’s sculptures, even the monumental ones, are, as friend and fellow artist David Parker says, “all gentle grace and warmth” … [the sculptor] “engages with the stone as an equal—like wayfarers meeting on a path, Han and a stone spend time together and when they part, both are marked and changed forever.”
Yongjin Han's career spanned decades and continents, and included several prestigious large-scale public commissions. In Seoul his work can be found at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the IE Young Museum of Contemporary Art, the Whanki Museum, the Ewha Woman’s University Museum, Posong High School, and the 88 Olympics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Rudolf Wolf Pyramid Sculpture Holland 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and large geometric sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier ca 1975. This sculpture is made of stainl...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abstract Black Ceramic Sculpture by Marionneau French Artist, circa 1980
By Brigitte Marionneau
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Brigitte Marionneau
Black abstract ceramic sculpture by Brigitte Marionneau.
circa 1980
Signed under the base
Measures: Height 10cm, large 10cm
Original perfect condit...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Specialists Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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