Viola Frey Sculptures

American

She born in 1933, Viola Frey grew up on her family's vineyard in Lodi, California.[2] She received a BFA in 1956 from California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), where she studied painting with Richard Diebenkorn and ceramics with Vernon "Corky" Coykendall and Charles Fiske.[3] Her fellow students included Robert Arneson, Manuel Neri and Nathan Oliveira.[4] After receiving her bachelor's degree, she attended graduate school at Tulane University and studied with Mark Rothko and George Rickey. She left Tulane in 1957 without receiving her master's degree[5] and moved to New York to work with ceramicist Katherine Choy at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York.[6] The Clay Art Center was one of the earliest venues on the East Coast geared toward artists exploring ceramics as a fine art medium without the functional constraints of craft.[3] Career Frey returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960 where she became an internationally respected artist and a leading figure in contemporary ceramics. She was well known for her monumental, brightly colored ceramic sculptures, which explored issues of gender, cultural iconography and art history. Along with Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos, Frey reshaped and defined the use of ceramics as a fine art medium through her robust sculptures. "Frey was one of a number of California artists working in clay in the 1950s and 60s who turned away from that medium's conventions to produce works with robust sculptural qualities associated with Abstract Expressionist painting, Pop art and what would come to be known as California Funk."[7] "Viola has had a profound impact on the visual arts. She was able to take the culture surrounding her and reform those elements into a totally original form of sculpture that defined one of the great contributions to modern art," commented Michael S. Roth, former President of the California College of the Arts.[8]

Creator: Viola Frey

Monumental Figural Family Group Sculpture by Viola Frey

$95,000

Monumental Figural Family Group Sculpture by Viola Frey

By Viola Frey

Located in Dallas, TX

Multidisciplinary Californian artist Viola Frey (1933-2004) excelled as a painter, a potter, a sculptor and an educator. As a ceramicist she was a pioneer in the California Funk Move...

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1990s Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Carved 'Hand' Sculpture

$1,400

H 22.5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in

Monumental Carved 'Hand' Sculpture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This large, hand-carved wooden sculpture depicts a hand holding a stone and boasts spectacular detail and varying textures and shapes. The work is artist signed by inlay and dated "H...

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1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental Figurative Wire Iron Sculpture, Female Figure Titled "DOMINATRIX

$4,200

H 86 in W 34 in D 22 in

Monumental Figurative Wire Iron Sculpture, Female Figure Titled "DOMINATRIX

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Buffalo, NY

Monumental figurative wire iron sculpture, female figure titled "DOMINATRIX, amazing skilled artist, great sense of the human female form. Hand delivery avail to New York City or any...

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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Monumental Continental Horse Sculpture

$19,950

H 51 in W 21 in D 24.75 in

Monumental Continental Horse Sculpture

Located in Dallas, TX

Very impressive plaster reproduction of a classical Trojan horse artifact housed in the British Museum in London. Most likely executed in the early 20th century by a gipsoteca (plast...

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Early 20th Century Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Resin

Lovely Group of Porcelain Kaiser/Rosenthal-Germany Björn Wiinblad, Manfred Frey

$2,350 / set

H 9.25 in W 6 in D 6 in

Lovely Group of Porcelain Kaiser/Rosenthal-Germany Björn Wiinblad, Manfred Frey

By Bjorn Wiinblad

Located in Round Rock, TX

A lovely grouping of porcelain bisque vases for Kaiser Germany and Rosenthal “Studio Line” c.1970s. The decorative forms looked so good as a whole, we decided to offer them together....

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Polar Bear Family Sculpture

$1,330Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 9.85 in W 15.36 in D 7.49 in

Polar Bear Family Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture Polar Bear Family with all structure in porcelain in blue matte and shiny gold finish.

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain

$4,604

H 21.6 in W 10.6 in D 15.7 in

Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain

By Giuseppe Armani, Capodimonte, Guido Cacciapuoti

Located in Wommelgem, VAN

Art Deco mid Century Italian porcelain 2 roosters on a tree trunk Material: Porcelain, Ceramic, Tin glazed Design: In the manner of Cacciapuoti Origin: Italy, first half 20th century...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Monumental Italian Glazed Terracotta Zebra Figure

$2,650

H 12.5 in W 27 in D 11.75 in

Monumental Italian Glazed Terracotta Zebra Figure

Located in Houston, TX

Monumental Italian glazed Terracotta zebra figure. Stunning extra large vintage Hollywood Regency well detailed Italian glazed terracotta black and w...

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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Berlin KPM Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture

$1,165

H 10 in W 5 in D 5 in

Antique Berlin KPM Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture

By KPM Porcelain

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Antique Berlin KPM Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture

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19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

An Exhibition Lifesize Statuary Marble Figural Group

$117,934

H 88.59 in W 38.59 in D 21.66 in

An Exhibition Lifesize Statuary Marble Figural Group

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

An Important Lifesize Statuary Marble Figural Group of a Mother and Her Two Children, Entitled 'Mamma ce n'è una sola' (You only have one mother), By Silverio Martinoli (Italain, 183...

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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

A Bronze Figural Group of Rams by Jules Moignez

$3,840Sale Price|40% Off

H 14 in W 19 in D 11 in

A Bronze Figural Group of Rams by Jules Moignez

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Sheffield, MA

A Bronze Figural Group of Rams Signed Jules Moignez The four figures standing on a naturalistic base having a golden patina Jules Moignez began...

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19th Century French Antique Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian 19th Century Renaissance White Glazed Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture

$6,820

H 16.15 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in

Italian 19th Century Renaissance White Glazed Porcelain Figural Group Sculpture

By Carlo Ginori, Capodimonte, Giambologna

Located in Firenze, IT

This compelling Italian 19th century white glazed porcelain sculpture depicts ‘The Rape of the Sabines’, after a monumental work by the Renaissance artist, Giambologna (1529-1608) th...

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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

$9,850

H 9.63 in

Meissen Porcelain Fall Figural Group

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

A pair of putti holding symbols of the harvest adorn this Meissen porcelain figural group entitled Fall. Part of the company's Seasons series, these charming characters rest upon a r...

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19th Century German Rococo Antique Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Previously Available Items

Viola Frey Ceramic Charger, 2000

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H 5 in Dm 26 in

Viola Frey Ceramic Charger, 2000

By Viola Frey

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A magnificent charger by the noted California artist Viola Frey. This large piece is monogrammed and dated 2000. It along with the "self Portrait" charger were ...

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Early 2000s American Viola Frey Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Viola Frey sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Viola Frey sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Viola Frey sculptures, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by Pietro Bazzanti, Asprey International Limited, and Alexander Ney. Prices for Viola Frey sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $95,000 and can go as high as $95,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $95,000.