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Vintage Boho Wire Sculpture of Man
Vintage Boho Wire Sculpture of Man

Vintage Boho Wire Sculpture of Man

$1,750

H 58 in W 22 in D 2.5 in

Vintage Boho Wire Sculpture of Man

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

intricate wire detailing, this sculpture brings a touch of rustic charm and artistic flair to any space

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Bohemian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Whimsical Vintage Man & Woman Metal Wire Bench by John Risley
Whimsical Vintage Man & Woman Metal Wire Bench by John Risley

Whimsical Vintage Man & Woman Metal Wire Bench by John Risley

By John Risley

Located in San Diego, CA

Whimsical vintage man & woman metal wire bench by John Risley, circa 1960s. The piece has its

Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Wire, Metal

Man on Wire - Abstract Expressionism "The Great Wallendas"
Man on Wire - Abstract Expressionism "The Great Wallendas"

Man on Wire - Abstract Expressionism "The Great Wallendas"

Located in Soquel, CA

Man on Wire - Abstract Expressionism A vibrant abstract painting in intense poppy-red depicting a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic, Gouache

Paco Valle Brutalist Metal Wire Sculpture Man And Woman Paul Evans Style
Paco Valle Brutalist Metal Wire Sculpture Man And Woman Paul Evans Style

Paco Valle Brutalist Metal Wire Sculpture Man And Woman Paul Evans Style

By Paul Evans

Located in Wayne, NJ

Very Detailed Paco Valle Brutalist Metal Wirework Wire Work Sculpture Of A Man And Woman Lovers

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Man Reading The Village Voice
Man Reading The Village Voice

Man Reading The Village Voice

Located in New York, NY

Eduardo Torres – Man Reading Village Voice – Vintage Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, 1980 📏

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Large Mid-Century Modern Spiral Wire Sculpture a Male Figure
Large Mid-Century Modern Spiral Wire Sculpture a Male Figure

Large Mid-Century Modern Spiral Wire Sculpture a Male Figure

Located in Miami, FL

sculpture of a man made of wire mounted to a small black felted base. The figure is created using spiraling

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Cuban-American Artist Geiler Gonzalez Painting on Canvas "Man on NYC Beam"
Cuban-American Artist Geiler Gonzalez Painting on Canvas "Man on NYC Beam"

Cuban-American Artist Geiler Gonzalez Painting on Canvas "Man on NYC Beam"

Located in Miami, FL

Acrylic on Canvas by Cuban-American Artist Geiler Gonzalez "Man on NYC Beam" Offered for sale is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Wire

Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled
Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled

Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A framed portrait painting of a man in the nude on wood. With wonderful texture, and muted greens

Category

20th Century American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wire

Large Mad Men Style Framed Portrait Painting of a Man on Canvas, Signed, 1960s
Large Mad Men Style Framed Portrait Painting of a Man on Canvas, Signed, 1960s

Large Mad Men Style Framed Portrait Painting of a Man on Canvas, Signed, 1960s

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A very large framed portrait painting of a man in a giltwood frame. The subject in this piece

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wire

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque after Gerrit Dou, Titled "The Schoolmaster"
19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque after Gerrit Dou, Titled "The Schoolmaster"

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque after Gerrit Dou, Titled "The Schoolmaster"

By Gerrit Dou

Located in New York, NY

bearing thin wire specs, the old man exudes the idea of intellectual prowess during Renaissance period

Category

Antique 1850s German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Surrender - Original Lithograph by Pietro Morando - 1950s

Surrender - Original Lithograph by Pietro Morando - 1950s

By Pietro Morando

Located in Roma, IT

surrendering man behind barbed wire, through deft strokes, the drawing of the figure has an authentic style of

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Life-Sized Figural Wire Sculpture by Bruce Gray
Life-Sized Figural Wire Sculpture by Bruce Gray

Life-Sized Figural Wire Sculpture by Bruce Gray

By Bruce Gray

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Massive wire sculpture of a man by Bruce Gray. Life-sized sculpture floating on rolling cube base

Category

1990s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire, Metal

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Bee Man Whirlygig
Bee Man Whirlygig

Bee Man Whirlygig

Unavailable

H 22.5 in W 7 in D 20 in

Bee Man Whirlygig

Located in Summerland, CA

Man Swatting a Bee Whirligig circa 1900 Wood, tin, wire with original polychrome.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wire, Tin

1970s Modern Wire Man Metal Sculpture Midcentury Brutalist Art
1970s Modern Wire Man Metal Sculpture Midcentury Brutalist Art

1970s Modern Wire Man Metal Sculpture Midcentury Brutalist Art

By Paul Evans

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1970s Modern wire man metal sculpture midcentury Brutalist Art Spun metal wire Measures: 16.5

Category

Vintage 1970s Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Brutalist Nude Male Wire Sculpture "Man Art"
Mid Century Brutalist Nude Male Wire Sculpture "Man Art"

Mid Century Brutalist Nude Male Wire Sculpture "Man Art"

Located in Bedford Hills, NY

Brutalist nude male wire sculpture spun from medium gauge wire, beautiful natural patina.

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Eduardo Torres Man Reading Wire Sculpture, 1968
Eduardo Torres Man Reading Wire Sculpture, 1968

Eduardo Torres Man Reading Wire Sculpture, 1968

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H 22.75 in W 10 in D 12.5 in

Eduardo Torres Man Reading Wire Sculpture, 1968

Located in Astoria, NY

Eduardo Torres (American), Man Reading Newspaper, wire and sheet metal abstract figurative

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Metal Wire Face Sculpture

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H 14 in W 7 in D 8 in

Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a man's face. Thin metal wire is bent, molded and wrapped

Category

2010s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Wire

Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Metal Wire Face Sculpture

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H 20.75 in W 8 in D 9 in

Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a man's face. Thin metal wire is bent, molded and wrapped

Category

2010s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Wire

Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture

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H 67 in W 29 in D 44 in

Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a man's face. Huge impact and presence in person

Category

2010s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Wire

Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849
Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849

Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849

By Alexander Calder

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Prelude to the Man Eater, A03849" is a mobile sculpture made of sheet metal, wire, and paint by

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

Brutalist Sculpture of Man in Motion
Brutalist Sculpture of Man in Motion

Brutalist Sculpture of Man in Motion

Located in New York, NY

Brutalist sculpture of man in motion mounted on self base. USA, circa 1970. Artist unknown.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

Omar Ramsden Arts & Crafts Silver and Enamel Box, 1926
Omar Ramsden Arts & Crafts Silver and Enamel Box, 1926

Omar Ramsden Arts & Crafts Silver and Enamel Box, 1926

By Omar Ramsden

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

. Rectangular in shape with a hinged cover featuring wire-work man-of-war sailing ship in rough seas design set

Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Electricity" Surrealist Portrait
"Electricity" Surrealist Portrait

"Electricity" Surrealist Portrait

By Robert Morris

Located in Houston, TX

of the composition are lightbulbs. Above the couple is another man installing wires to an electic

Category

1970s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Adam Henderson's Sculpture Man on a Wire
Adam Henderson's Sculpture Man on a Wire

Adam Henderson's Sculpture Man on a Wire

By Adam Henderson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Adam Henderson's man on a wire abstract sculpture comprised of painted carved masses joined by

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal, Wire

1950s Wire Wall Sculpture, "Angry Woman Carrying Small Man"
1950s Wire Wall Sculpture, "Angry Woman Carrying Small Man"

1950s Wire Wall Sculpture, "Angry Woman Carrying Small Man"

Located in Vienna, AT

Charming midcentury wall sculpture depicting an apparently upset or angry woman carrying a tiny man

Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Suspended Man 2/9
Suspended Man 2/9

William HungSuspended Man 2/9, 2015

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H 21 in W 21 in D 21 in

Suspended Man 2/9

By William Hung

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Evocative and disturbing sculpture of a man suspended inside a cube. Suspended Man is a powerful

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

1970s Kinetic 'Yes Man' Sculpture by Gordon Bradt
1970s Kinetic 'Yes Man' Sculpture by Gordon Bradt

1970s Kinetic 'Yes Man' Sculpture by Gordon Bradt

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H 16.75 in W 4.5 in D 11.75 in

1970s Kinetic 'Yes Man' Sculpture by Gordon Bradt

By Gordon Bradt

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Man' sculpture was made in a limited production and is scarcely seen. It is comprised of a motorized

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

Gordon Bradt 6 Man Kinetic Electric Skeleton Table Clock, 1993
Gordon Bradt 6 Man Kinetic Electric Skeleton Table Clock, 1993

Gordon Bradt 6 Man Kinetic Electric Skeleton Table Clock, 1993

By Gordon Bradt

Located in Miami, FL

Gordon Bradt 6 Man Kinetic Electric Skeleton Table Clock, 1993 Offered for sale is a Gordon Bradt

Category

Late 20th Century American Kinetic Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Wire

Wire Man with Mirror Face
Wire Man with Mirror Face

Wire Man with Mirror Face

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H 18 in W 9 in D 5 in

Wire Man with Mirror Face

Located in New York, NY

Powerful coiled wire figure with face of shards of broken mirror. Tightly coiled and animated, the

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Profile of a Man Painted on Lucite by: "Cyrstofer"
Profile of a Man Painted on Lucite by: "Cyrstofer"

Profile of a Man Painted on Lucite by: "Cyrstofer"

Located in Cathedral City, CA

of acrylic paint he created this profile portrait of a man. And, by using to his advantage the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wire

Modernist Sculpture, Man On A Unicycle
Modernist Sculpture, Man On A Unicycle

Modernist Sculpture, Man On A Unicycle

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H 33 in W 16 in D 9 in

Modernist Sculpture, Man On A Unicycle

Located in New York, NY

Modernist sculpture of a wire figure man on a unicycle resting on a wooden base.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Sculptures

Materials

Metal

John Risley Couple Bench
John Risley Couple Bench

John Risley Couple Bench

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H 50 in W 36 in D 16 in

John Risley Couple Bench

By John Risley

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Couple bench by John Risley in custom brown finish, entirely comprised of sculpted wire depicting

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Wire

1950's Artisan Italian Glass Mosaic Tile Table
1950's Artisan Italian Glass Mosaic Tile Table

1950's Artisan Italian Glass Mosaic Tile Table

Located in Kensington, MD

50’s artisan Italian glass mosaic tile table on metal wire base - man playing guitar

Category

Vintage 1950s American Side Tables

Art Deco Vitascope Clock

Art Deco Vitascope Clock

Located in London, GB

clock keeps perfect time, this model in a very rare dark red case, fully over hauled and re-wired

Category

20th Century British Clocks

Man Lamp
Man Lamp

Man Lamp

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H 5.32 in W 3.75 in D 5.52 in

Man Lamp

Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel

Rare and unique 'man' lamp. Smart use of wired metal and the finishing touch is the lamp depicting

Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wire

1950s Iron Advertising Product Display Sign "As Seen on TV"
1950s Iron Advertising Product Display Sign "As Seen on TV"

1950s Iron Advertising Product Display Sign "As Seen on TV"

Located in San Francisco, CA

Unusual 1950s point of purchase iron wire display sign of a man in a TV with "As Seen on TV" on the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

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John Risley Lounge Chair and Ottoman
John Risley Lounge Chair and Ottoman

John Risley Lounge Chair and Ottoman

$5,500

H 40 in W 25.5 in D 30 in

John Risley Lounge Chair and Ottoman

By John Risley

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

John Risley Lounge Chair and Ottoman Hand wrought in his studio C.1965 The People collection was discovered and distributed by Raymor Original Black Surface Some oxidation enameled ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rare vintage mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s
Rare vintage mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s

Rare vintage mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s

By John Risley

Located in Hastings, GB

Rare whimsical mid century figural chair by John Risley, USA 1960s. Great as a sculptural accent. Black steel in the form of a rather demure lady

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

John Risley Rocker
John Risley Rocker

John Risley Rocker

$2,950

H 45 in W 25 in D 30 in

John Risley Rocker

By John Risley

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

John Risley Rocker John Risley Created his group of "People" chairs in the 1960s The Rocker was part of the group Picked up by Raymor and distributed throughout the U.S Always coming...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Chairs

Materials

Steel

John Risley Alligator Table
John Risley Alligator Table

John Risley Alligator Table

$6,500

H 14.5 in W 48 in D 19 in

John Risley Alligator Table

By John Risley

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

John Risley Alligator Table with conforming Glass Top Original surface on the wrought Iron.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair John Risley Metal Rocking Chairs with Mongolian Fur Cushion
Pair John Risley Metal Rocking Chairs with Mongolian Fur Cushion

Pair John Risley Metal Rocking Chairs with Mongolian Fur Cushion

By John Risley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A great pair of metal rockers with a very architectural design and look. The pair are a compliment to many rooms and would work especially well in a child room or play area. The...

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Metal

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Find many varieties of an authentic wire man available at 1stDibs. Each wire man for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wire and wood. Find 8 options for an antique or vintage wire man now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the wire man you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A wire man, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Adam Henderson, Bob and Tom Bennett and Gordon Bradt each produced at least one beautiful wire man that is worth considering.

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