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powder coated aluminum
By Richard Pitts
Located in Bantam, CT
powder coated aluminum
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Metal

White Encounter, perfect piece for modern spaces
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Varnish, Acrylic, Gesso, Resin

Outstanding Elegant Art Piece for wall hanging: "Techtonic Formations"
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
This outstanding art work was carefully traced and assembled in order to create a combination of organic forms and textures. The white color and silver touch contrasts perfectly with...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Concrete

Aqua Jar with Engraved Detail - decorative, handcrafted, porcelain vessel
By Loren Kaplan
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Intricate patterns reminiscent of ancient ceramics adorn Loren Kaplan’s newest porcelain jars. This piece in jewel-toned aqua contrasts beautifully wi...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Smashed Chu-Chu Bubble Gum Bank
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Polystyrene

Joy and Sorrow
By Heidi Spector
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Heidi Spector is a geometric artist best known for her exploration of minimalism as studied through lines, repetition, color and reflection. Spector’s work has been the subject of nu...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Resin, Birch

Superman October #180
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Polystyrene, Mixed Media

Six Sided Piece Side 3
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standi...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Concrete

Unity 6,
By Veronica Vilsan
Located in Yardley, PA
Hand-painted. Not a print. Sculpture is signed at the back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original Sculpture, acrylics on pinewood structure made of geometric forms. Title: Unity ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Wood

Barbies and Boys
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Polystyrene

Batman Dec #188
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Polystyrene

Stèle aux Dollars.
By Fernandez Arman
Located in Malmo, SE
Stèle aux Dollars. Accumulation of US dollar bills in polyester. Edition of 30 ex. Artwork size: 30x80x6 cm. (Size with base 45x82x6 cm) [Archives Durand Ruel 2089] Arman explor...
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1970s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Resin, Plexiglass, Polyester

Six Sided Piece Side 2
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standi...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Concrete

Born to Love I
By Heidi Spector
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Heidi Spector is a geometric artist best known for her exploration of minimalism as studied through lines, repetition, color and reflection. Spector’s work has been the subject of nu...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Panel, Resin, Birch

Is This The Place I've Been Dreaming Of
By Heidi Spector
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Heidi Spector is a geometric artist best known for her exploration of minimalism as studied through lines, repetition, color and reflection. Spector’s work has been the subject of nu...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Resin, Birch

New York Times The Love Issue
By Paul Rousso
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Polystyrene

Concrete Disclosure
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standi...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Concrete

Hope - abstract wall sculpture
By Ilanit Vigodsky
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut metal covered with automotive paint and comes re...
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Metal

"Petit masque découpé Montserrat", 20th Century Bronze by Julio González
Located in Madrid, ES
JULIO GONZÁLEZ Spanish, 1876 - 1942 PETIT MASQUE DÉCOUPÉ MONTSERRAT signed "GONZALEZ" 5 of an edition of 9 Cire Perdue "C. VALSUANI" foundry seal bronze...
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1930s Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Abstract #616 - Metal Wall Sculpture
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Bright brass, stainless steel. 65"x40"x3" Search "Kue King" to see entire collection of 30+ sculptures. Kue King created this wire sculpture using pure metals manufactured with a...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Gifts For Him 2014

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Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel, Wire

Elegant Ceramic Wall Art Composition for Color Lovers
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Sandstone

Rise 4/50 - dark, smooth, polished, abstract, black granite sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth surfaced, black granite has been engineered into an elegant organic shape by sculptor Jeremy Guy. A flat aluminum base accompanies this sculpture. Base variations are availabl...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Granite

Little Abstract Head no. 10 Bronze Sculpture Polished Portrait In Stock
By Thomas Junghans
Located in Utrecht, NL
Little Abstract Head no. 10 Bronze Sculpture Polished Portrait In Stock Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone, wood and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Convergence Gold
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with Mahogany on MDF painted with metallic gold gloss automotive enamel The inspiration for this piece in terms of design and color came from the mid century modern mov...
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Platonic Dialogue I - Bronze Sculpture Abstract Philosophy Portrait In Stock
By Thomas Junghans
Located in Utrecht, NL
Platonic Dialogue Bronze Sculpture Abstract Head Portrait In Stock Philosophy Each Edition of Casting is different, Each Sculpture is Unique. Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Bronze

Cast Bronze Organic Husk Wall Mounted Abstract Textured Sculpture Seena Donneson
By Seena Donneson
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an abstract Flora based hand made, cast sculpture done by Seena Donneson an acclaimed woman artist. A textured abstract bronze with deep, rich patina; The sculpture is signed with the artist initials and dated. It is unique. Seena Donneson (1924 - 2020) was an artist, sculptor and printmaker She studied at the Pratt Institute, NYC Pratt Graphic Art Center, NYC, with Michael Ponce de Leon and the Art Students League with Morris Kantor. Collections Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art, New York Brooklyn Museum Portland Art Museum Amon Carter Museum of American Art Select Individual Exhibitions Danville Museum of Art, Virginia; Galerie #836, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Greenville Museum of Art, North Carolina, 1987; Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY. Group Exhibitions NY Upper East Side Outdoor Sculpture exhibition, 78; Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Florida; CAPS Travelling Exhibition; Ben Shahn Gallery, New Jersey; "The Collograph", NY State Council on the Arts/Pratt Institute. She was included in Group Shows Conceived and Curated by Dorothy Gillespie at the Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974. Artists included: Betty Parsons, Elsie Asher, Alice Baber, Minna Citron, Nancy Spero, Seena Donneson, Alice Neel, Natalie Edgar, Dorothy Gillespie, and Anita Steckel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 519 Le Verre Sous La Lampe
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 519 Le Verre Sous La Lampe 1964 13” x 10” Edition of 100 Terracotta clay, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' with the Madoura stamp. Ramie 519 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market. The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive. This particular piece is pristine: there are no nicks, bruises or scratches of any kind. Be careful when buying from others – the pieces sometimes have nicks or scratches. The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece. We have sold over 3300 pieces with all positive reviews. We are located in the USA. When you buy from a foreign seller on 1stdibs, you have to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when you “win” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay the packing and shipping fees, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. When you purchase from an auction house, the sale is final. If you receive the piece and are not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer can determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

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Ceramic

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
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20th Century Academic Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Limestone

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 412 Scène de Tauromachie
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 412 Scène de Tauromachie 1959 16.5” round Edition of 100 White earthenware clay, partially glazed. Ramie 412 is a Madoura ceram...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

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Ceramic

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 403 Spanish Dish with Toros Plat Espagnol au Tor
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 403 Spanish Dish with Toros Plat Espagnol au Toros 1957 15.7” round Edition of 100 Red earthenware clay, glaze decoration, knife engrav...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Ceramic

Four Earth Signs: Lunette, Bronze Sculpture by Thom Cooney-Crawford
By Thom Cooney-Crawford
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thom Cooney-Crawford, American (1944 - ) Title: Four Earth Signs: Lunette Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition: 4/5 Size: 21.5 in. x 7 in. x 3 in....
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1990s Surrealist Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 161 Toros
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 161 Toros 1952, July 29 8” round Edition of 500 White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxidized paraffin. Ramie 161 is a Madour...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Ceramic

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 182 Corrida 1953 17” round Edition of 200 White earthenware clay, partially glazed. Ramie 182 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market. The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive. Small blemish on rim, see photo #3 for detail. The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece. We have sold over 3300 pieces with all positive reviews. We are located in the USA. When you buy from a foreign seller on 1stdibs, you have to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when you “win” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay the packing and shipping fees, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. When you purchase from an auction house, the sale is final. If you receive the piece and are not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer can determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Ceramic

From Huichol ALTERATIONS Series "X-Man"
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
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2010s Pop Art Gifts For Him 2014

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Resin, Mixed Media

Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: after Robert Mapplethorpe, American (1946 - 1989) Title: Calla Lily Date: circa 2000 Medium: Porcelain Plate, printed signature verso Edition Size: 500 Diameter: 8.25 inches ...
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Early 2000s Modern Gifts For Him 2014

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Porcelain

Onward and Forward
By Robin Antar
Located in Wiscasett, ME
This is part of the series of American-made work boots that are a tribute to the American spirit. Onward and Forward shows a "Never Give Up" attitude that exemplifies the strength of that spirit. This piece is carved in Limestone and tinted with oil stains. Dimensions: 12"h X 8"w X 4"d American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’s answer to Andy Warhol.” Her mission is to create a visual record of modern American culture through commonplace objects as she explores the question, “What is America?” Meticulously carved in stone, a hamburger with fries, an American-made work boot, denim jeans and a giant "Ballpark Frank...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Limestone

Untitled
By Beverly Pepper
Located in New York, NY
Beverly Pepper Untitled, 1982-1983 steel and iron 33h x 27.50w x 10d in
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1980s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Steel, Iron

Der Seher II Bronze Sculpture Portrait Abstract Art
By Thomas Junghans
Located in Utrecht, NL
Der Seher II Bronze Sculpture Portrait Abstract Art Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone, wood and bronze, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Black Marble Chanel Bag / Women's Fashion / "Amour De Paris"
Located in Greenwich, CT
Amour De Paris 12 x 9 x 4 inches Edition of 25 Black marble sculpture of women's chanel bag Authenticity Certificate, acquired from artist's studio Frank Hollywood...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Marble

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Ronin
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with enamel on MDF with Cherry & Mahogany
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Enamel

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Bauhaus Mint
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with pigmented lacquer on MDF and Cherry
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Lacquer

Elegant Work of Art Ideal for Any Space, Copper Encounter
By Arozarena De La Fuente
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Gesso, Resin, Varnish, Acrylic

En théorie / In Theory
By Ginette Legare
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ginette Legaré’s career has largely been concerned with the sensorial qualities of the materiality of everyday objects such as cups, ladles, hand drills, funnels, and faucets. These ...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Metal

Widows and Maidens #5
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens Windows and Maidens #5, 2019 Bronze, patina, crepe myrtle, dye, milk paint, wax 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 9 inches For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials. Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Erekle Tsuladze - Red Bear
Located in Paris, IDF
Artificial stone & aluminium, red colour
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Stone

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Old Sport
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with latex washes, enamel, birch, MDF & lacquer
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Enamel

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Blanco
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with Suede Venetian paint, latex, Cedar wood, MDF, wax
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Latex, Wood, Cedar, Wax

Alors on Joue Bronze Sculpture Come on Let's Play Lady and Dog Towel In Stock
By Veronique Clamot
Located in Utrecht, NL
Alors on Joue Bronze Sculpture Come on Let's Play Lady and Dog Towel In Stock Veronique Clamot (1964, Charleroi, Belgium) is a self-taught artist. Althoug...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Sweet Couple
By Irakli Tsuladze
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze, marble & enamel Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotion...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Bronze

1763 Study #1, Matt Devine, Steel/Powdercoat/Concrete Base (Indoors/Outdoors)
By Matt Devine
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Matt Devine 1763 Study #1 Steel w/ Powdercoat on Concrete Base (Indoors/Outdoors) 18" x 9.5" x 9" Matt Devine is a self-taught sculptor working with steel, aluminum and bronze. Bor...
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Concrete, Steel, Stainless Steel

Jaula Roja - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - King
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with Suede Venetian paint, latex, birch, MDF & wax
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Wood, Paint, Latex, Birch, Wax

Peach eyes - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
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2010s Abstract Gifts For Him 2014

Materials

Metal

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Three Acrobats, signed mounted on black marble plinth 24.5"h x 14"w x 7"d (bronze alone) Chaim Gross (March 17, 1904 – May 5, 1991) was an American modernist sculptor and educator. Gross was born to a Jewish family in Austrian Galicia, in the village of Wolowa (now known as Mezhgorye, Ukraine), in the Carpathian Mountains. In 1911, his family moved to Kolomyia (which was annexed into the Ukrainian USSR in 1939 and became part of newly independent Ukraine in 1991). When World War I ended, Gross and brother Avrom-Leib went to Budapest to join their older siblings Sarah and Pinkas. Gross applied to and was accepted by the art academy in Budapest and studied under the painter Béla Uitz, though within a year a new regime under Miklos Horthy took over and attempted to expel all Jews and foreigners from the country. After being deported from Hungary, Gross began art studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, Austria shortly before immigrating to the United States in 1921. Gross's studies continued in the United States at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, where he studied with Elie Nadelman and others, and at the Art Students League of New York, with Robert Laurent. He also attended the Educational Alliance Art School, studying under Abbo Ostrowsky, at the same time as Moses Soyer and Peter Blume. In 1926 Gross began teaching at The Educational Alliance, and continued teaching there for the next 50 years. Louise Nevelson was among his students at the Alliance (in 1934), during the time she was transitioning from painting to sculpture. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he exhibited at the Salons of America exhibitions at the Anderson Galleries and, beginning in 1928, at the Whitney Studio Club. In 1929, Gross experimented with printmaking, and created an important group of 15 linocuts and lithographs of landscapes, New York City streets and parks, women in interiors, the circus, and vaudeville. The entire suite is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gross returned to the medium of printmaking in the 1960s, and produced approximately 200 works in the medium over the next two decades. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes, Judaica, balancing acrobats, cyclists, trapeze artists and mothers and children convey joyfulness, modernism, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Jewish Hasidic heritage, which teaches that only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God. In March 1932 Gross had his first solo exhibition at Gallery 144 in New York City. For a short time they represented Gross, as well as his friends Milton Avery, Moses Soyer, Ahron Ben-Shmuel and others. Gross was primarily a practitioner of the direct carving method, with the majority of his work being carved from wood. Other direct carvers in early 20th-century American art include William Zorach, Jose de Creeft, and Robert Laurent. Works by Chaim Gross can be found in major museums and private collections throughout the United States, with substantial holdings (27 sculptures) at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. A key work from this era, now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is the 1932 birds-eye maple Acrobatic Performers, which is also only one and one quarter inch thick. In 1933 Gross joined the government's PWAP (Public Works of Art Project), which transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross worked for later in the 1930s. Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commission Building, and for the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Artists for Victory" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, at several functions in New York City where Weizmann was speaking, Gross completed the bust in bronze later that year. Gross returned to Israel for three months in 1951 (the second of many trips there in the postwar years) to paint a series of 40 watercolors of life in various cities. This series was exhibited at the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) in 1953. In the 1950s Gross began to make more bronze sculptures alongside his wood and stone pieces, and in 1957 and 1959 he traveled to Rome to work with famed bronze foundries including the Nicci foundry. At the end of the decade Gross was working primarily in bronze which allowed him to create open forms, large-scale works and of course, multiple casts. Gross's large-scale bronze The Family, donated to New York City in 1991 in honor of Mayor Ed Koch, and installed at the Bleecker Street Park at 11th street, is now a fixture of Greenwich Village. In 1959, a survey of Gross's sculpture in wood, stone, and bronze was featured in the exhibit Four American Expressionists curated by Lloyd Goodrich at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with work by Abraham Rattner, Doris Caesar, and Karl Knaths. In 1976, a selection from Gross's important collection of historic African sculpture, formed since the late 1930s, was exhibited at the Worcester Art Museum in the show The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross. Gross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1981. In 1984, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, with Jacob Lawrence and Lukas Foss. In the fall of 1991, Allen Ginsberg gave an important tribute to Gross at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which is published in their Proceedings. In 1994, Forum Gallery, which now represents the Chaim Gross estate, held a memorial exhibition featuring a sixty-year survey of Gross's work. Gross was a professor of printmaking and sculpture at both the Educational Alliance and the New School for Social Research in New York City, as well as at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the MoMA art school, the Art Student's League and the New Art School (which Gross ran briefly with Alexander Dobkin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Gifts For Him 2014

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By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Iron

French Contemporary art by Fanfan - Sweat Violette
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic polymer sculpture Fanfan is a French sculptor artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Sare, France. She feels that since the past is no more, the future remains to be see...
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2010s Contemporary Gifts For Him 2014

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Acrylic Polymer

Abstract #619 - Metal Wall Sculpture
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged brass, stainless steel. 61"x38"x4" Search "Kue King" to see entire collection of 30+ sculptures. Kue King created this wire sculpture using pure metals manufactured with a d...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Gifts For Him 2014

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Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel, Wire

Abstract #617 - Metal Wall Sculpture
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze and brass, stainless steel. 65"x40"x3" Search "Kue King" to see entire collection of 30+ sculptures. Kue King created this wire sculpture using pure metals manufactur...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Gifts For Him 2014

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Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire

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