Rude Osolnik Decorative Objects

Rude Osolnik well known wood turner from Berea, Kentucky . Fabulous Buckeye turned wood weed pot. Lovely piece with original finish. Signed to the underside.

Lovely cabinet size miniature mahogany vase by well known wood turner Rude Osolnik of Berea, Kentucky . Signed to the underside Osolnik Originals

Walnut candlesticks by American Woodturner Rude Osolnik (1915-2001) graceful reverse tapered ends with a weighted base. Finished in a stain lacquer to enhance the walnut grain. The ...

Hand turned walnut bowl by American woodturner Rude Osolnik (1915-2001), with very figurative graining to the wood and his trademark form in this bowl. Signed on the bottom in marker...

Organic Modern Oak Weed Pot by American Master woodturner Rude Osolnik (1915-2001). Signed in pencil (a little hard to read) on botton: Osolnik Original Oak. In very good condition w...

This set of Danish candlestick holders signed by Rude Osolnik are in nearly perfect original condition. Both perfectly minimal and yet statement making all at once this set, made fro...

Mid-century hand turned abstract biomorphic bowl by Rude Osolnik. Made of mahogany featuring modernist design. Marked Osolnik Originals, Mahogany. Measure: 8.5" Rude Osolnik (1915-2001) was widely admired as one of the finest wood turners in America, and his workshops and seminars were in demand around the world. His bowls and signature candlesticks are collector's items, and his pieces are in the permanent collections of major galleries around the world. Considered to be one of the fathers of contemporary wood turning in America, Rude Osolnik is something of a folk hero. Working in Kentucky, he created robust forms from a variety of woods. Osolnik is noted for his ability to use figures in the wood he laminates, creating a signature look that emerges only as the work is turned. Rude Osolnik moved to Kentucky in 1937 to run an industrial arts program at Berea College...

A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned sculptural weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement. The vase features highlighted areas of dark and light depending on where it is displayed in the light. It is signed "Osolnik Originals...

Le Shoppe Too in Michigan is stunning set of 3 carved walnut wood vessels signed by Osolnik Originals. Dimensions: 5.75h x 4.5 dia / 5h x 4 dia / 3.7...

A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement. The vase which is made from a beautiful dark walnut with highlighted areas is signed "Osolnik Originals Walnut" by the artist on the base. A very wonderful gem of a piece that makes a beautiful impact. Would be a great addition to any midcentury or wood-turned collection or an eye-catching Stand-alone work in about any setting, midcentury or otherwise.  Osolnik's work can be found in such permanent collections as: The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian The Boston Museum of Fine Arts Atlanta's High Museum...

A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American w...

Rude Osolnik, 1991. Private collection of the artist. Measures: 9.25" wide and 7" tall. Featured in the works: Rude and Daphne Osolnik A Family Portrait, Page 9 bottom left. An important American craftsman of the 20th century. A precision vessel hand-turned by master American craftsman and wood turner Rude Osolnik. Produced from a solid slab of old American black walnut burl...