Modernist Wäinö Aaltonen (1894-1966) "Suru" Sculpture
By Wäinö Aaltonen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
circa 1930's sculpture by modernist sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen of Finland. "Suru". Ceramic composition mounted on a wooden plinth with name plate.
Ceramic
$2,000
H 11.82 in W 14.18 in D 1.58 in
"Spring" Wall Relief by Wäinö Aaltonen, Gilded Plaster, Finland 1951
Located in Helsinki, FI
A striking and deeply poetic gilded plaster relief by celebrated Finnish sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen, created in 1951 and titled Spring, though also variously known as Youth, Twins, or F...
Gold Leaf
Unique Bronze Sculpture by Leo Laukkanen Sweden 1960 Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Laukkanen was an assistant to the sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen from 1948 to 1956. Leo Laukkanen was a Finnish artist who was born in 1913.
Bronze
Wäinö Aaltonen, Athletic Sculpture, Finland, 1950s
By Wäinö Aaltonen
Located in Berlin, DE
Large patinated metal sculpture of Paavo Nurmi by Wäinö Aaltonen, Finland, 1950s.
Metal
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