Abbott Pattison Furniture

A 20th century master’s coffee table designed by renowned artist/sculptor Abbott Pattison, (1916-1999). handcut puzzle pieces of Carrara marble imported by the artist in the early 1960s from Florence, Italy, interlock to form the intricate bases in the shape of Jean Dubuffet forms. The majestic large top is handcut with a Dubuffet shape and beautiful freeform curves. Topped off with a major 3/4'' thick biomorphic glass top. A very important and priceless piece of "Furniture as Art" of the 20th century. This one of a kind original piece is from the original owner’s multimillion dollar vintage Palm Springs Art...

Brutalist Folk Art sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison, great sculpture made up of welded metal, screws, nuts etc, depicting abstract figures. Mounted on metal base with ba...

This is one of the great and traditional sculptures by the very well known Chicago artist Abbott Pattison. This particular sculpture is one of he made in Italy, is also signed and ma...

Large scale one of a kind abstract bronze Mid-Century Modern sculpture commissioned by the CHICU corporation in LA and executed by Chicago artist Abbott Pattison in 1977. Masterf...

Bronze with slight green patina on original rectangular marble base. This abstract figural sculpture is extremely detailed. Mr. Pattison was educated at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Yale and the Yale School of Fine Arts. (B. 1916 - 1999) In 1939, he was granted Yale's first traveling fellowship, enabling him to study and work in China and Japan for 12 months. Mr. Pattison's many other prestigious prizes included the Logan, Eisendrath, and Pauline Palmer Awards from the Art Institute of Chicago. The Logan prize, awarded in 1942, was for a bronze titled "Kneeling Women." In 1951 Mr. Pattison placed first in the Metropolitan Museum's contemporary American sculpture show. Between 1940 and 1970 alone, Mr. Pattison had 10 one-man shows in Chicago. His work is on display in some of the world's most renowned museums, including the Art Institute; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and the Israeli State Museum in Jerusalem. His public commissions include installations for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; the U.S. State Department; Stanford University Medical Center; the Johnson Wax...