"Wild Youth, " Art Deco Sculpture by Fred Press

Sculpted with finesse and sensitivity, this late Renaissance-influenced male nude figure is probably a unique piece, and is marked with Fred Press' monogr...

This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...

Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. ...

This strong, placid visage of a young man, eyes closed and hair flowing, was sculpted by John Lundqvist, sometimes compared to Carl Milles, who was Sweden's leading sculptor in the e...

One of Waylande Gregory's most dynamic and winning sculptures, this example glazed in a velvety grey flannel color, the swan is shown from two sides, with its lovely taupe wings on full display. Like most of his animal sculptures, this one displays the artist's virtuoso Sgraffito effect, where he scratched through one layer of glaze to reveal another layer below. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...

Imbued with dignity, gravity and Classic beauty, this rare terra cotta sculpture of a standing female nude was sculpted by Bruno Mankowski, a German American artist known for his mur...

Signed ‘Fred Press’ on back FRED PRESS (American, 1919 – 2012) was born to Samuel and Rose Press, who emigrated from Russia in the early 1900’s. He was the fourth of five children. He was married to Alice Bernadette for over 60 years and they had three children, David, Peter and Christopher. At an early age Fred showed his sculpting prowess as the Ivory Soap contest winner in the early 1930’s. During his contemporary stage, he created numerous sculptures with bold design choices and unique subject matter. Fred’s sculptures reflect both historically significant figures and time periods but he also showed a more fanciful side with sculptures depicting mythical folklore using the likeness of some of his relatives. His subject matter also reflected the people and cultures he came into contact with while a member of the Sixth Air Force Division stationed in the Panama Canal Zone...

Very rare set of 12 Astrological sign cast bronze brutalist sculptures by Fred Press. Each zodiac sign represented, beautiful age and patina. Early in the 1950s, Mr. Press moved to...

"Le Sanglier" The wild boar. Subject in molded crackled white ceramic. Signed Lemanceau and stamped in hollow, Clement for Saint Clément. A beautiful glossy, glazed white ceramic an...

Lady figure in polychrome and gold fonte d'art with head and hands made in ivory (NOT IVORY) Base made of Belgian marble and onyx This piece is signed on the base by "Menneville" It ...

This art deco period sculpture of two art metal hounds, with one hound standing while the other drinks from a pool of water, is set on a naturalistic sandstone base, conceived and cr...

Sculpture skull golden youth. Skull made in marble dust resin and chromed in gold finish. With head piece decorated with different golden youth symbols. Champagne bottle, Minnie M...