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
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino
By Eugenio Pattarino, Fantoni, Bitossi, Marcello Fantoni, Aldo Londi
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
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
$5,265
H 17.33 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
Sandstone Sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregnø Female Venus Figure, Illums, 1930s
By Jens Jacob Bregnö, Illums Bolighus
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
$1,684Sale Price|44% Off
H 14.18 in W 10.63 in D 11.82 in
Sandstone sculpture by a contemporary french artist
By Véra Rybaltchenko
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Contemporary stoneware sculpture by French artist Véra Rybaltchenko. The title is: ‘Roissy de bon matin -2’. (Roissy early in the morning). It is made of chamotte stoneware to which ...
Sandstone
$59,520
H 74.02 in W 16.74 in D 14.18 in
Ruth Sculpture by Giovanni Battista Lombardi, Carrara Marble, 1864
By Giovanni Battista Lombardi
Located in PARIS, FR
Sculpture - Height : 96 cm (37,8 in.) ; Width: 32 cm (15,6 in.) ; Depth: 36 cm (14,2 in.) Base – Height : 92 cm (36,2 in.) ; Diameter : 42,5 cm (16,7 in.) Important Carrara marble s...
Carrara Marble
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
15th Century Burmese Sandstone Seated Monk Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Seated monk carved in sandstone, originating from a Buddhist pagoda or temple in Burma, dating back to the 15th century. Discovered as part of an archaeological find after an earthqu...
Sandstone
$2,847Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.02 in W 14.57 in D 11.82 in
Modernist Sandstone Bust Sculpture of Woman, Mid-Century, Italy, 1980s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Modernist sandstone buste sculpture of a woman, with a hard stone base. Artist unknown. The sculpture is beautiful from all directions and radiates simplicity and tranquility. The f...
Sandstone
Sandstone Sculpture, Southern Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sandstone sculpture of a saint in a garment rich in folds. Arms and attributes missing. Weathered patina condition.
Sandstone
$2,475
H 20 in W 15.5 in D 5.75 in
Mid-Century Modernist Bi-Disc Sculpture in Black Sandstone by Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist bi-disc sculpture by Holly Hunt, crafted in black sandstone, is a captivating example of modernist minimalism and timeless elegance. Designed in the 20th c...
Sandstone
Modernist Carved Sandstone Figural Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Sinuous modern carving of a Mesoamerican. Aztec? Mayan? Striated sandstone, circa mid-20th century. Not signed.
Stone, Sandstone
$456
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
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.