Ruth Duckworth was born in Hamburg, Germany, as the youngest of five children. The daughter of a Jewish woman, Duckworth had to leave Nazi Germany for her studies in sculpture and drawing, attending the Liverpool College of Art in 1936. She later studied at the Hammersmith School of Art, the City and Guilds of London Art School and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1964 and, upon retiring from the university in 1977, moved her studio space to a former pickle plant in Lakeview, Chicago. Her work is featured at such institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Windsor Castle, England; Stuttgart Museum, Germany; National Museum of Modern Art, Japan; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, The Netherlands, Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; National Museum of Scotland; Kestner Museum, Germany; Schleswig Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Germany; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Germany; City Museum, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy; Buckinghamshire County Museum, England; Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah; American Craft Museum, New York; Los Angeles County Art Museum, California; Evanston Public Library, Illinois and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Glazed Sandstone Sculpture by Ruth Duckworth, 1961
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in Benalmadena, ES
A sculptural work by Ruth Duckworth, executed in glazed sandstone in 1961. The piece consists of a cubic, open-centered outer frame featuring a highly textured, unglazed exterior, wh...
Sandstone
Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in Chicago, IL
Ruth Duckworth was an innovative Chicago sculptor, deeply engaged in the natural world and responding to artistic developments in the 1960s. Working in clay, she called herself a scu...
Stoneware
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 18 in D 6 in
Antique Terracotta Sandstone handcrafted Horse Sculpture
By Austin Productions
Located in Birmingham, AL
Antique Terracotta Sandstone handcrafted Horse Sculpture , The sculpture called "Tang Horse," likely produced by Austin Productions in 1961. Key details include but no signature fou...
Alabaster, Sandstone
Paul Philp Large Sculptural Vessel / Vase
By Paul Philp
Located in Uxbridge, GB
Discover the artistry of Paul Philp Ceramics, where every piece is a testament to craftsmanship and creativity. Paul combines traditional handcrafting techniques with a modern sensi...
Clay
Amazing Serpent-Themed Ceramic Vessel/ Low Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautifully adorned with two intertwining gilt serpents on earthenware vase. The design seems partially Native American but we are not sure. Extremely beautiful and rare. Stamped wit...
Ceramic
Ceramic Hand Thrown Vessel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental ceramic bulbous vase with greens and yellows throughout. Vessel measures 13" diameter and 26" high.
Ceramic
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Marcello Fantoni, Fantoni, Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino. Offered is a stunning Italian mid-century modern glazed terracotta sculpture signed Eugenio Pattarino. This beautiful...
Terracotta
Hand-Carved Abstract Sandstone Sculpture, Organic Modern, France, 1960
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
An imposing abstract sandstone sculpture, likely made in Brittany (France), as evidenced by its characteristic texture and deep hues. Despite its considerable size, this piece exude...
Sandstone
$465
H 12.01 in W 4.53 in D 4.34 in
Pseudostromatolite Sculpture, Red sandstone concretion from Morocco
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This natural red sculpture is called pseudo stromatolite. Pseudo stromatolites are concretions of red sandstone that are made with the same phenomenom as stromatolites. Difference is...
Stone
1990s Hand Carved Grey Sandstone Lying Lion Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Hand carved grey sandstone lying lion sculpture.
Stone
Jens Jacob Bregnø – “Mother with Child” sandstone sculpture
By Jens Jacob Bregnö
Located in Kastrup, DK
Art Deco sculpture executed in sandstone, depicting a reclining mother with child. The figure is rendered with soft organic forms and a calm, harmonious expression, characteristic of...
Sandstone
$5,362
H 17.33 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
Sandstone Sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregnø Female Venus Figure, Illums, 1930s
By Illums Bolighus, Jens Jacob Bregnö
Located in Odense, DK
Large beautiful figurative sculpture by Danish artist Jens Jacob Bregnø in jugend style. The sculpture is made of raw sandstone and is signed by the ...
Sandstone
Julius Schmidt Bronze Sculpture, 1961
By Julius Schmidt
Located in Dallas, TX
Throughout his career American sculptor and educator Julius Schmidt (1923-2017) worked primarily in bronze and cast iron. The Museum of Modern Art, having acquired a major Schmidt wo...
Bronze
$595
H 15 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Anne A. E. Hirondelle Signed Large Modern Ceramic Pottery Glazed Vessel Teapot
By Anne Hirondelle
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully colored and glazed, rather unique piece by renowned American Pacific Northwest Coast potter Anne Hirondelle who in 1993 was a recipient of a National Endowment for the ...
Ceramic
Ruth Duckworth Ceramic Bowl
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in Dallas, TX
A stoneware bowl by Ruth Duckworth signed to the bottom.
Stoneware
Pair of Bronze Sculptures by Ruth Duckworth
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of bronze sculptures with ceramic bases by Ruth Duckworth.
Unique Ceramic Vessel by Ruth Duckworth
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in New York, NY
Asian inspired, footed vessel with rough edges and stripped coloring. This piece also has a central hole that runs into the central pedestal. Signed on bottom R.W.D.