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Victor Vasarely Vintage Op Art Acrylic Cube Graphic Sculpture Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This four sided every changing graphic optical Op Art lucite vintage cube sculpture by Victor Vasarely is vintage from the 1970s. They were produced in ...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Butterflies on Acrylic Tabletop Centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
Play up your flirty, fluttery side with this butterfly decorative accessory. Each flutter, mounted on acrylic, adds movement and joy wherever it lands. Build a space where you can bl...
Category
2010s American Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Chrysantemum Stone mounted in original design acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: China
The Stone Chrysanthemum, with its flowery patterns of white on a black background occurs naturally in the Hunan region of China.
As the name suggests, it has the sha...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Lucite and Chrome Picture Frame by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois designed this stunning French Machine Age metal and Lucite picture photo frame circa 1960. The modernist industrial design boasts a geometric chromed me...
Category
1960s French Industrial Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Square Italian Decorative Jewelry Box, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century jewelry or decorative square box in a beautiful combination of tortoiseshell effect and clear lucite. This stylish object was made in Italy during the 1970s and is attributed to a Christian Dior Home production.
In amazing conditions, with no chips. The contrast between the clear and the tortoiseshell effect lucite is incredibly elegant and makes this box unique. The way this item reflects the light is just magnificent and makes this item ideal to store jewels.
An unique box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass Decorative Octagonal Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century jewelry or decorative octagonal box in a beautiful tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This stylish object was made in Italy during the 1970s and is attribute...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Decorative Box with Key, Italian Musical Jewelery Box Vintage Wooden Brown Box
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade Vintage wooden Musical jewellery box with a key and lock, with Swiss Musical Movement by Romance with original key and Reuge mechanismt. It is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and bronzed motives carved and made by hand.
It can also be a decorative object for any bedroom or dressing room in your home decor.
Old Decorative Box...
Category
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Decorative Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century jewelry or decorative rectangular box in a charming combination of tortoiseshell effect and clear lucite. This stylish object was made in Italy during the 1970s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Butterflies on Acrylic Tabletop Centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
Play up your flirty, fluttery side with this butterfly decorative accessory. Each flutter, mounted on acrylic, adds movement and joy wherever it lands. Build a space where you can bl...
Category
2010s American Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Wicker Cane Bathroom Vanity Brush or Pen Desk Accessory Holder
Located in New York, NY
A wicker cane acrylic bathroom vanity toothbrush or pen/pencil desk accessory holder. Piece is blonde cane wicker covered in clear acrylic. Piece appears to have never been used. A g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane, Acrylic, Wood
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Elaborate four panel scene by an unknown artist. Water, coral, and some tropical fish have been painte...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Acrylic, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Contemporary "Picture White & Red XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Cobalt Blue Abstract Acrylic + Marble Sculpture
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking Postmodern sculpture features whimsical, heat-formed ribbons of cobalt blue acrylic, interwoven and mounted on a cylindrical marble base. Originally sourced from a Dall...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Contemporary "Eggs Carton The Best", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian 1970s Metal Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
11 Genuine Butterflies in Vertical Acrylic Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This incredible display includes a variety of species for a total of 9 genuine Peruvian butterflies, making this a rare piece of art. These hand made museum acrylic shadow boxes feature a variety of exotic world wide genuine butterflies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Whale's Tooth mounted on custom acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: USA
Period: Miocene 5 to 25 Million Years ago
Livyatan melvillei is an extinct genus and species. They lived in the oceans and ate the same food as Carcharodon Megalodon, so they competed with large predatory sharks for food. The fossil skull...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Dior Bowl or Magazine Rack in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous mid-century decorative round bowl, centerpiece or magazine rack in a stunning tortoiseshell effect lucite with a brass rim. This stylish object was produced in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Dior Bowl or Magazine Rack in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous mid-century decorative round bowl, centerpiece or magazine rack in a stunning tortoiseshell effect lucite with a brass rim. This stylish object was produced in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Decor "BOOM", Gold & Red Marble, Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble
Coke Bottle in Lucite Sculpture, Coca Cola, United States, 1970's
By Andy Warhol
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Coke Bottle in Lucite Sculpture, Coca Cola, United States, 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Contemporary "Picture White & Blue XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Carving Wooden Sculptures Book End Set Of 2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders
Located in Wembley, GB
Book Ends Wooden style acrylic Sculptures A Set Of 2 Decorative Figurines of Human Book Holder
Beautifully stylized a set of figurines with a great ba...
Category
1990s Turkish Art Deco Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
Midcentury Postmodern Optical Neon Floor Lamp Sculpture after Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive 1980s neon sculpture designed by Zimmerman Studios and produced by Archigraphics LA in 1987. Comes complete with pedestal as shown. Signed and numbered.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
Luxury Vase 4 "#BLM Black Lives Matter". Porcelain. Handmade Handcrafted Design.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Acrylic
Pop Art Modernist Neon Yellow Lucite Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Italian 1970s Pop Art modernist Lucite picture photo frame features a thick neon yellow Lucite slab with a transparent Lucite "pouch" to display and protect the photogr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Op Art Acrylic Sphere on Stand Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic sphere sculpture on lucite base by Vasa Mihich, circa 1990. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Lucite Encased Dandelion Flower Decorative Object Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
A Lucite or acrylic encased 'Dandelion' flower seed-head decorative object or paperweight in the Organic Modern style, circa late-20th century. Art meets nature meets technology. A p...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Malachite in free form mounted in original design acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: Zaire, Africa
Its name comes from the Latin malachites, in allusion to its color. It is currently used more as a semi-precious stone.
It has been among the favorites of ki...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Alexandra Von Furstenberg Acrylic Red Nut N Bowl Extra Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a vibrant touch to your home with this Alexandra Von Furstenberg high-quality acrylic decorative bowl, designed to bring modern elegance to any space. Whether placed on a kitchen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
210 Million Y/O Fossil Sauropods Sphere
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Name: Sauropods
Period: Triassic-Late Cretaceous
(approximately 210 and 66 million years ago)
Sauropods (Sauropoda) are an infraorder of sauropodomorph dinosaurs that lived from the Late Triassic to the Late Cretaceous (approximately 210 and 66 million years ago, they lived in the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica. They were herbivorous and they were quadrupedal.
Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their body), and four thick, pillar-like legs. They are notable for the enormous sizes attained by some species, and the group includes the largest animals to have ever lived on land. They were
The name Sauropoda was coined by Othinel Charles Marsh in 1878, and is derived from Ancient Greek, meaning "lizard foot...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
11 Genuine Butterflies in Vertical Acrylic Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This incredible display includes a variety of species for a total of 9 genuine Peruvian butterflies, making this a rare piece of art. These hand made museum acrylic shadow boxes feature a variety of exotic world wide genuine butterflies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Small model. Acrylic block which pink is inside and glass tube.
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
17 Genuine Butterflies in Vertical Acrylic Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This incredible display includes a variety of species for a total of 17 genuine Peruvian butterflies. The frame includes a keyhole hook at the top for mounting the display on a wall....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Oversized Yellow Die Dice
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic pair of large die from the Mid-Century. This pair of dice will be a wonderful addition to your modern decor either sitting on a coffee table or shelves and also makes a won...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Natural Genuine Green Fluorapophyllite Mineral From India
Located in New York, NY
From Pashan Hill Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India.
Radial spray of transparent green fluorapophyllite crystals with lustrous crystal faces with stilbite on matrix.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Rose Quartz
Vintage 1960s Modernist Inspired Handcrafted Hanging Wall Sculpture/Room Divider
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1960s Modernist inspired handcrafted hanging wall sculpture / room divider by New Zealand Artist Andrew Reid. circa 1990s.
Features a combi...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Acrylic Cube Sculpture Paperweight with Clock Parts by Pierre Giraudon, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Cube sculpture with clock parts immersed in acrylic by Pierre Giraudon. Made in France, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Blue Abstract Lucite Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
A translucent Tiffany blue and clear acrylic abstract sculpture on a black base.
Category
20th Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Signed Gabriella Crespi Decorative Jewelry Box in Lucite and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century decorative box designed and signed by Gabriella Crespi. Made in a beautiful combination of gilt brass and clear lucite, this stylish box was made in Italy during...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Asian Marble Quan Yin Buddha Bust or Head
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautifully executed hand carved marble buddha head fragment of Quan Yin. The youthful face is peaceful and serine framed by an intricately carved headdress. A striking art object wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Amuneal’s Modern Easels (Small)
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s modern easels offer a sculptural display system for your favorite artwork and photos. Our blackened steel and aluminum supports clamp your images between two sheets of 3/8”...
Category
2010s American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Surrealist Bird & Butterfly Jungle Scene in Illuminated Natural History Diorama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flood, 2016, is an illuminated update on the traditional Victorian glass-cased diorama depicting a surreal jungle encounter between an upcycled vintage taxidermied tiny egret and...
Category
2010s American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Modern Grandfather Clock by Howard Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Modern grandfather clock by Howard Miller, chrome and Lucite.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Contemporary "Picture Red & Black XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Fossil Megalodon "the Monster Shark" Tooth in Acrylic Custom Box
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Megalodon, is an extinct species of sharks that lived 10 to 25 million years ago, during the Miocene period.
It’s considered the biggest predator that has ever lived, reaching length...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Original Design, Space Box, Swedish Muonionalusta, Meteorite in Acrylic Box
Located in Polanco, CDMX
The “Space Box” was designed by Ernesto Duran, as a creative way to enhance the uniqueness of meteorites and could also be use as a decorative piece. Its an acrylic box with a magnet on top and a steel string pulling the meteorite straight simulating the floating movement they had in outer space, allowing an interaction and a 360° view.
Muonionalusta Meteorite...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
500 million years old fossil Gastropods mounted on custom acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: Africa
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Period: 500 million years old
Gastropods are truly fascinating in their diversity and adaptations. Their ability ...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Olympus Table Clock "Tempo 21"
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare "Olympus" table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. The circular red clock face is upheld by a green pyramid base...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Decorative Box in Lucite and Rattan Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing little rectangular decorative box in lucite, rattan and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Oversized Antique Italian Wood Pinocchio Toy in Custom Lucite Display Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a masterpiece unto itself, a hand carved and hand painted oversized wood toy of Pinocchio, the wooden toy who became a real boy. This treasure of time has been encased in a c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
1960s Lucite and Gilt Brass Sphere/Ball Paperweight Clock by Swiss Arthur Imhof
By Arthur Imhof
Located in North Miami, FL
1960s Mid-Century Modern lucite and gilt brass sphere/ball paperweight clock with 15 jewel wind-up movement by swiss clockmaker Arthur Imhof
By: Arthur Imhof
Material: brass, copper...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Pair of Sculptural Summit Speakers
By Summit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of sculptural summit speakers.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Court Lady
Located in Austin, TX
Painted pottery figure of an opulent Chinese court woman with up-swept hair and standing in a simply draped robe from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Her beauty is illuminated by the ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Acrylic
Antique Hand Carved Grand Tour Spheres Diptych Form 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of a matched pair of Grand Tour hand carved Spheres of circular diptych form and French origin, mid Nineteenth Century.
Each opening to reveal superb carvings int...
Category
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Acrylic Plaque on Stand After Lalique's "Masque de Femme"
By Lalique
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic Plaque on Stand After Lalique's "Masque de Femme"
Offered for sale is an acrylic mounted plaque on a stand after Lalique's "Masque de Femme" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic, Lucite
Snow Globe Black White Chanel Number 5
By Chanel
Located in Munich, DE
Rare limited edition of a Chanel Snow Ball with white bags on a white base, which are only for VIP Customers in excellent condition and with the original bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Giant Hippo Sculpture in Orange Lucite
Located in New York, NY
Posh Pachyderm. A mesmerizing must-have for sizzling safari chic, our giant acrylic hippo looks fab anchoring a tablescape or makes a great focal point i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Transitional Object No. 11, Imaginary Friend Soft Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Gabriela Noelle welcomes us into an alluring and whimsical realm with the collection Imaginary Friends. Inspired by the subconscious of a child’s creative and inventive mind, the collection reveals the imagination to posses more power than concepts of reality instilled and defined in adulthood.
Her series Transitional Objects...
Category
2010s American Other Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Lambskin, Fur, Terrazzo, Mohair
Vasa Velizar Mihich acrylic abstract sculpture triangle multicolor signed.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and sweet multicolored triangle by the well known artist Vasa .
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Natural Genuine Green Fluorapophyllite Mineral From India
Located in New York, NY
From Pashan Hill Quarry, Poona District, Maharashtra, India.
Radial spray of transparent green fluorapophyllite crystals with lustrous crystal faces with stilbite on matrix.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Rose Quartz
Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Elephant", c. 1960
Vintage label (made in Brazil).
Polyester resin and pigment in black.
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an elephant signed in the base.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier and Ivan Serpa, caused him to abandon his early approach to traditional image-making: “I decided to start all over from scratch,” Palatnik said. “The discipline from the school, the studio, was no longer of any use.”
Freed from the perceived restrictions of his training, Palatnik became closely associated with Grupo Frente, a movement started by Serpa and rooted in geometric abstraction. He used his knowledge of engineering and mechanics as well as his interest in natural forces to build his first Kinechromatic work. Titled Azul e roxo em seu primeiro movimento (Blue and Purple in First Movement), 1949, the piece debuted at the inaugural São Paulo Bienal in 1951. “In reality, it was luck that got me into the biennial,” Palatnik said in a 1986 interview. “At first, my machine was rejected, because it wasn’t a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, or a print.” The piece, which eventually gained entry, shocked the biennial’s grand prize jury, who gave Palatnik an honorable mention, calling his work an “important manifestation of modern art.” By 1969, he had participated in seven more editions of the international exhibition.
Palatnik would also present work in the 1964 Venice Biennale, the 1966 Biennial of Córdoba, and the 1997 and 2005 editions of the Mercosul Biennial. His art was featured in significant exhibitions on kinetic art, including “Mouvement 2” (1964) at Denise René gallery in Paris; “Lumière, Mouvement et Optique” (1965) at the Brussels Palace of Fine Arts; “Kinetic Art” (1966) at the Museum of San Francisco; and, more recently, “Delirious: Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980” (2017) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and “The Other Trans-Atlantic: Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America 1950s–1970s” (2018) at Sesc Pinheiros in São Paulo. A major retrospective, “Abraham Palatnik—The Reinvention of Painting,” was staged at several venues across Brazil, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (2017); the Fundação Iberê...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Alexandra Von Furstenberg Acrylic Round Infinity Bowl in Red Extra Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Extra Large Infinity Bowl in Red by Alexandra Von Furstenberg is a bold statement in modern design. Whether used as a striking centerpiece, or refined serving piece, this high-qu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Acrylic Sculpture of Blue Heron Bird by Peltier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage acrylic sculpture of Blue Heron in a natural habitat.
Category
20th Century Canadian Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Squared Box in Black Acrylic and Wood by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared decorative box in black acrylic and wood by Tommaso Barbi.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Cobalt Blue Obelisk Lucite Fragment, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Stunning Obelisk or Pyramid in Cobalt Blue from Italy. Makes a fantastic sculpture piece on a coffee table or in a home office setting on a bookshelf or desk.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
500 million years old fossil Gastropods mounted on custom acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: Africa
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Period: 500 million years old
Gastropods are truly fascinating in their diversity and adaptations. Their ability ...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
"Unicorns Are Real", 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin, Ltd. Handmade
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Amuneal’s Modern Easels (Large)
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s modern easels offer a sculptural display system for your favorite artwork and photos. Our blackened steel and aluminum supports clamp your images between two sheets of ?” t...
Category
2010s American Modern Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
White Sea Coral Specimen on Acrylic Base
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1647 White natural finger coral specimen on an acrylic base
Category
1970s Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
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Dior Mid-Century Jewelry Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful mid-century decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell effect lucite and chrome. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for a Dior Home Production.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bowl in Tortoiseshell Lucite Effect and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing round bowl in in lucite tortoiseshell effect and brass in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Acrylic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
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