Rude Osolnik Bowls and Baskets

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...

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...

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...

Seven Osolnik turned wood weed pots. Selection of woods and shapes. Smallest being 2.25 tall Largest just under four tall. All signed all excellent. Oliv...

This collection of ten vases and four bowls were handmade by Rude Osolnik, the Mid-Century master of woodturning. Osolnik's work is held in many important collections, and a piece of...

Biomorphic bowl by renowned Atlanta, GA, wood turner Rude Osolnik, made, circa 1970s. Osolnik's work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian, Boston MFA, High Museum and Ya...