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70s Bronze Flower Sculpture Plaque limited edition Signed, Berkley Arts Foundry
By Ruth Asawa
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Asawa Bronze Flower, 1979 Cast Bronze relief plaque with original presentation box 5 1/4 × 6 1
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World
Located in New York, NY
. Featured artists and contributors include: Ansel Adams, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ruth Asawa, Paul Cézanne
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World
Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World
$65 / item
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 1.41 in
Bronze Rooster by Anne Van Kleeck
By Anne van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other respected bay area artists
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Rooster by Anne Van Kleeck
Bronze Rooster by Anne Van Kleeck
$785
H 7 in W 3 in D 3 in
Stylized Life Size Bronze by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other respected bay area artists
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Bronze Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck
By Anne van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck
Bronze Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck
$785
H 6.5 in W 6 in D 2 in
Table Top Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck in Bronze
By Anne van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Female Figure by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Bronze Male Bust by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other respected bay area artists. Anne lived much of her
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Anne Van Kleeck Plaster Sculpture Midcentury
By Anne van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other respected bay area artists. Anne lived much of her
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Cast Aluminum Cube Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett and many other respected bay area artists. Anne lived much of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Copper Rings Mesh
Located in New York, NY
artists such as JAR (Joel Arthur Rosenthal), Boucheron, Ruth Asawa, an American modernist sculptor, among
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Copper Rings Mesh
$4,250
H 33.5 in W 22.5 in
Copper Rings Mesh
Located in New York, NY
(Joel Arthur Rosenthal), Boucheron, Ruth Asawa, an American modernist sculptor, among many others. The
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

Original California Figurative Abstract Still Life Ink Drawing Joyce Treiman
By Joyce Treiman
Located in Surfside, FL
Abularach, Josef Albers, Harold Altman, Garo Antreasian, Ruth Asawa, Billy Al Bengston, Claire Falkenstein
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Paper

'Gates of Summer' - geometric abstraction - monotype - grid - Agnes Pelton
By Claire Whitehurst
Located in Atlanta, GA
the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klimt, Alma Thomas and Carrie Moyer
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

'Mask in the Vanity Mirror' - organic abstraction - rainbow - Agnes Pelton
By Claire Whitehurst
Located in Atlanta, GA
23 inches. Claire Whitehurst is inspired by the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

'As A Butterfly' - organic abstraction - monotype - ombre - Agnes Pelton
By Claire Whitehurst
Located in Atlanta, GA
inspired by the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klimt, Alma Thomas and Carrie
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

'In France, On A Bike' - organic abstraction - monotype - rainbow - Agnes Pelton
By Claire Whitehurst
Located in Atlanta, GA
inspired by the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klimt, Alma Thomas and Carrie
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

Breeze (Fire Island)
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
context of not only David Smith, but other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Ruth
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Breeze (Fire Island)
Breeze (Fire Island)
$18,500
H 18.25 in W 22.75 in
Bicep
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
context of David Smith and other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Ruth Asawa, and of
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Bicep
Bicep
$18,500
H 19.75 in W 26 in
Formulation : Articulation. Folio of 2 prints
By Josef Albers
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
mentors to artists such as Ruth Asawa, Cy Twombly, and Robert Rauschenberg. In 1950, Albers joined Yale
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Formulation : Articulation. Folio of 2 prints
Formulation : Articulation. Folio of 2 prints
$1,652 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.97 in W 19.97 in D 0.4 in
Untitled - Blush
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Bontecou, Ruth Asawa and of course Louise Nevelson. Simultaneously spontaneous and architectural
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Untitled - Blush
Untitled - Blush
$18,500
H 18.25 in W 22.75 in
Disappointment on Sunday
By Dorothy Dehner
Located in Toronto, Ontario
context of not only David Smith, but other artists dedicated to sculpture including Lee Bontecou, Ruth
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Large Colombian Tapestry Wall Hanging Sculpture Horsehair Wool Fiber Textile Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Sheila Hicks, Anni Albers, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Joseph Grau-Garriga, Ruth Asawa and El Anatsui. Her
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wool, Mixed Media

1971 Tamarind Print Landscape Lithograph Paul Sarkisian Photo Realist Americana
By Paul Sarkisian
Located in Surfside, FL
portfolio of prints at the Tamarind Institute. They published Garo Antreasian, Ruth Asawa, Squeak Carnwath
Category

1970s Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1971 Tamarind Workshop Satchel Lithograph Paul Sarkisian Photo Realist Americana
By Paul Sarkisian
Located in Surfside, FL
invitation to create a portfolio of prints at the Tamarind Institute. They published Garo Antreasian, Ruth
Category

1970s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1971 Tamarind Workshop Satchel Lithograph Paul Sarkisian Photo Realist Americana
By Paul Sarkisian
Located in Surfside, FL
portfolio of prints at the Tamarind Institute. They published Garo Antreasian, Ruth Asawa, Squeak Carnwath
Category

1970s Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Photo Of Pedro Friedeberg Hand Chair Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Naomi Savage
Located in Surfside, FL
Altschul, Naomi Savage, Ruth Asawa, Carol Rama, and Alma Woodsey Thomas. She is included in the book by
Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Great Women Sculptors
Located in New York, NY
Abakanowicz; Alice Adams; Kelly Akashi; Jane Alexander; Shaikha Al Mazrou; Olga de Amaral; Janine Antoni; Ruth
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

Great Women Sculptors
Great Women Sculptors
$70 / item
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 1.41 in
Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Dimitri Hadzi, Richard
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Dimitri Hadzi, Richard
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
Sculpture, U.S.A.", Museum of Modern Art, New York; (This MoMA show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Dimitri Hadzi, Richard
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Dimitri Hadzi, Richard
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Surrealist Figurative Aquatint Etching California Modernist Sculptor Artist
By Jack Zajac
Located in Surfside, FL
show included Ruth Asawa, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Dimitri Hadzi, Richard
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial
By Richard Irving Bowman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Institute. Included Hassel Smith, Gordon Onslow Ford, and Ruth Asawa. October 1967 Arleigh Gallery, San
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Margaret de Patta Silver and Lapis Brooch 1947-1950
Located in New York, NY
Patta.” The sculptor Ruth Asawa and photographer Imogen Cunningham were part of De Patta’s circle of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Brooches

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Margaret de Patta Silver and Lapis Brooch 1947-1950
Margaret de Patta Silver and Lapis Brooch 1947-1950
Price Upon Request
H 0.4 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in L 2.92 in
Ruth Asawa One-Off Unique Bronze Sculpture
By Ruth Asawa
Located in Berkeley, CA
This is a rare and unique piece by Ruth Asawa. Similar examples can be seen in her retrospective
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Accumulations #5
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Paper, Wood Panel, Papier Mâché, Trimmmings

External Factors
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

#2
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Board

#2
#2
$950
H 6 in W 6 in D 4 in
Situational Factors 4
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paint, Paper

Accumulations #6
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

Natural Selections #2
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Paper, Wood Panel

The Enlightenment will not bow to the Inquisition_#1
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

The Enlightenment will not bow to the Inquisition_#5
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

The Enlightenment will not bow to the Inquisition_#3
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

The Enlightenment will not bow to the Inquisition_#6
By Jaynie Gillman Crimmins
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and influenced by Ruth Asawa’s practice and work. Frank Wilczek’s book “A Beautiful Question” reveals
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

Tom Dixon, Early Pair of Kinetic Gold Leaf Spiral Floor Lamps, UK 1988
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
shadow-play of artists like Alexander Calder, Jean Tinguely, and Ruth Asawa, this raw and buoyant pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf

Contemplative Man with Glasses Mid Century Graphite
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Randall, Emmy Lou Packard, Imogen Cunningham, and Ruth Asawa. He exhibited at the San Francisco Art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Woman In Introspection Mid Century Ink
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Randall, Emmy Lou Packard, Imogen Cunningham, and Ruth Asawa. He exhibited at the San Francisco Art
Category

1950s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Figure In A Hat Mid Century Watercolor & Charcoal
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Packard, Imogen Cunningham, and Ruth Asawa. He exhibited at the San Francisco Art Museum's (later to
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bronze Flower
By Ruth Asawa
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Hand-signed by artist, Inscribed and dated 'Asawa 1979' - Numbered; stamped - Cast by Berkeley Art
Category

20th Century Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of Artist Ethel Weiner Mid Century Oil Painting
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Packard, Imogen Cunningham, and Ruth Asawa. He exhibited at the San Francisco Art Museum's (later to
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

48"x27" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Aged Brass #681
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
tied wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa and the wall mounted sculptures of Curtis Jere due to their style
Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel, Wire

46"x26" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #755
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
the tied wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa and the wall mounted sculptures of Curtis Jere due to their
Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire

82"x51" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #719
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
tied wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa and the wall mounted sculptures of Curtis Jere due to their style
Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire

50"x50" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #702
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
tied wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa and the wall mounted sculptures of Curtis Jere due to their style
Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire

48"x48" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #778
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
the tied wire sculptures of Ruth Asawa and the wall mounted sculptures of Curtis Jere due to their
Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire

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