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
$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
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
Crinoid Fossil Sculpture from Morocco in Sandstone Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully preserved Crinoid fossil showcases intricate arm structures radiating from a compact calyx, all naturally embedded in sandstone matrix. With distinct detail and orga...
Other
1990s Hand Carved Grey Sandstone Lying Lion Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Hand carved grey sandstone lying lion sculpture.
Stone
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino
By Bitossi, Marcello Fantoni, Eugenio Pattarino, Aldo Londi, Fantoni
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
$1,048
H 13 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
Modernist Sandstone Sculpture by Ineke van Zuuren, Netherlands, 1980s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
A modernist sandstone sculpture by Dutch artist Ineke van Zuuren, created in the 1980s. The work embodies a soft, organic abstraction, defined by its rounded, flowing volumes and tac...
Concrete, 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
$195
H 7.25 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Southwestern Kokopelli Stone Inlay Sculpture on Natural Sandstone Base.
Located in Seattle, WA
Decorative Southwestern-style Kokopelli sculpture featuring a stylized flute player silhouette with multicolored stone inlay. The figure is crafted from a polished composite or stone...
Sandstone
Renaissance Horseman Sculpture on Sandstone Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This elegant sculpture portrays a horseman in the Florentine Renaissance style, inspired by the great equestrian monuments that once adorned Italian piazzas. The finely cast rider, f...
Marble, 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
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
$5,372
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
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.