Silas Seandel creates captivating works in metal that range from sculptural tables in sumptuous living rooms to abstract sculptures that adorn the walls of hotel lobbies and museums. His brutalist and modernist pieces have a sensuous appeal. Working primarily with two methods — welded sheet metal and metal casting — his one-of-a-kind copper, bronze, brass and steel pieces evoke flowing movement.
Born in New York City in 1937, Seandel enjoyed working with his hands at a young age, often modeling with clay and creating kinetic mobiles. He was particularly drawn to the work of Alexander Calder. He graduated in 1959 from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. He then enrolled in business school and studied law.
While exploring the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, he wandered into its “Sculptors of the 1950s” exhibit, which included works by Richard Stankiewicz, John Chamberlain and Jason Seley. Their metal art subsequently inspired a shift in his career. Seandel taught himself to weld from a how-to book and opened his first studio in 1963.
To support his income, he worked in the furniture department at B. Altman & Co. He would talk about metal sculpting with the designers who frequented the floor. One who was refurbishing the dining room of a country club commissioned Seandel to create a wall sculpture that resulted in acclaim for the artist. Since that first commission, he has worked almost exclusively with engineers, interior designers and architects.
Seandel witnessed the September 11, 2001, attacks from his New York City studio; what he saw influenced many of his works. In 2012, the designer’s studio was damaged in the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy. Water is now a recurring theme in his pieces.
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Silas Seandel Bronze Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful Silas Seandel bronze mirror that is signed and dated 1970. In very good original condition.
Bronze
Classical Bronze Wood Mirror
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s classical bronze wood mirror.
Bronze Mirror, Ribbed
Located in New York, NY
Bronze mirror, ribbed. Small scale mirror which we purchased in Paris. Quality bronze casting with incised ribbed decoration. Verso is covered with lea...
Bronze
Bronzed Carved Wood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Bronzed carved wood Mirror. Vintage twenties mirror with soft silvered gilt bronze tone painted carved wood frame with complementary original buff linen liner by House of Heydenryk D...
Wood
$10,000 / item
H 48.43 in Dm 3.15 in
George Sellers, 'Ophidian Mirror, ' Bronze Mirror, Limited Edition of 8
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
George Sellers is a classically-trained artist who studied sculpture in Italy. George had also been doing the window art for years in New York at luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels, w...
Bronze
20thc Bronze Mirror with Figures in Relief by by Angelo Bragalini, C.1970
By Angelo Bragalini
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Striking mid 20th Century large circular brutalist mirror from the 1970's with a wide bronzed copper frame depicting Etruscan figures in relief. A real conversation piece. Conditi...
Bronze
Bronze Woodland Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite rare antique bronze mirror with a woodland theme of twigs, branches, leaves and berries. Beveled oval mirror.
Bronze
$10,000 / item
H 48.43 in Dm 3.15 in
George Sellers, 'Ophidian Mirror, ' Bronze Mirror, Limited Edition of 8
By George Sellers
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
George Sellers is a classically-trained artist who studied sculpture in Italy. George had also been doing the window art for years in New York at luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels, w...
Bronze
Art Frame Bronze Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror art frame bronze, floor or wall mirror framed by 4 curved bronzed finish glass elements, 6mm thick. With bronzed finish rectangular mirror glass.
Glass, Mirror
Baroque bronze mirror, 1930s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bronze Baroque mirror, Made in Italy, 1930s. Baroque style bronze wall mirror from the early 1900s. It is all ORIGINAL, both mirror and frame, and retains the patina of time. May s...
Bronze
$14,429
H 26.38 in W 13.78 in D 2.37 in
A Ceramic & Bronze MIRROR SCULPTURE Unique Piece by JEAN PERILLAUD, France 1970
By Jean Perillaud
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional rectangular and asymmetrical wall-sculpture mirror, Brutalist, large vertical rectangular frame in bronze or patinated brass, with 2 welded asymmetrical inserts arrang...
Brass, Bronze
Contemporary Sculptural French Bronze Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary sculptural French bronze mirror.
Bronze
Target Bronze Mirror
By Fratelli Boffi
Located in Milan, IT
Named after the shapes of the concentric circles of a target, this mirror is a striking piece of functional decor for a modern home. Either in an entryway or powder room, or to accen...
Metal, Bronze
Large Signed Silas Seandel Wall Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Large Signed Silas Seandel Wall Mirror
Aluminum, Bronze
Silas Seandel Bronze Biomorphic Wall Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in Springfield, OR
Silas
Bronze
Silas Seandel Signed Oversized Brutalist Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in North Miami, FL
Extremely rare "dripping metals" technique - Master Artist-signed to front - Aluminum and bronze intricately bonded together. Note: Mirror alone is 28.25 inches diameter.
Aluminum, Bronze
Silas Seandel Large Sculpture Metal Mirror, 1977
By Silas Seandel
Located in Miami, FL
A large and rare sculptural mirror by Silas Seandel. The frame is open and tri-dimensional. The effect is bold and somehow delicate. Signed and dated, 1977.
Metal
Silas Seandel Bronze Brass Mirror Rectangular Signed, USA, 1970s
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Silas Seandel bronze mirror signed, USA, 1970s. An early example of Seandel's hand-wrought metal craft technique in excellent original condition. Signed Silas Seandel 73 in lower le...
Silas Seandel Wall Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist mirror with an abstract bronze and aluminum border by New York City artist Silas Seandel. Made circa 1980 for a Long Island, New York home that included four Seandel works-...
Aluminum, Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Brutalist Mirror by Silas Seandel
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Cast patinated and fused bronze mirror, by renowned artist and sculptor Silas Seandel.
Bronze
Vintage Silas Seandel Mixed Metals Torched Metal Jigsaw Round Puzzle Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in North Miami, FL
Layers of sculptural forms of mixed metals make up this fantastic round vintage mirror of Brutalist design and sophisticated delivery by Silas Seandel. The combination of brass, copp...
Brass, Copper, Steel
Impressive and Large Silas Seandel Bronze and Aluminum Sculptural Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Metalwork Molded bronze and aluminum in an abstract sculptural form by the listed artist. Very large and bold. Alittle age appropriate "cloudiness" in afew places. Almost impercept...
Brutalist Silas Seandel Sculptural Wall Mirror with Mixed Metal Discs
By Silas Seandel
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage sculptural mirror by Silas Seandel with mixed metal discs. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear and patina.
Metal
Silas Seandel Wall Shelf And Mirror
By Silas Seandel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A combination of Copper,Bronze and Steel along with torch welded seams and an Meld Coated Amalgamated Top make this example The very best of Mr. Seandels" production.Both shelf and M...
Copper, Bronze, Steel