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Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
Guy de Rougemont Untitled, 1970. Unique Piece in Lacquered PVC.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guy de Rougemont
Untitled. Lacquered PVC, unique piece.
France 1970
L. 56 cm, W. 34 cm, D. 20 cm
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
PVC
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on bl...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Swedish Mid-Century Ceramic Mask - Blue Glazed Face Sculpture, ca 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking mid-century Swedish ceramic mask featuring a masterful blue glaze with rustic brown undertones. This sculptural face/bust artwork showcases sophisticated glazing techniques,...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Large Round "Rimini Blu" Wall Plate by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Scarce decorative wall plate by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
The large piece features typical engraved detailed decoration of this Rimini Blu design.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pierre Giraudon Resin Cube Sculpture Paperweight with Car Parts Inclusions
Located in Atlanta, GA
The design of this cube sculpture or resin paperweight is attributed to the French artist Pierre Giraudon. The resin cube features old industrial elements of an automobile engine. Ca...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Geometric Abstract Wall Sculpture in Gilt Bronze signed Emile Gilioli
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist geometric abstract wall sculpture by Emile Gilioli is a rare and striking creation, crafted in gilt bronze and mounted on a sleek black acrylic base. Signe...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic bust African woman with flame lips by The Weiner Werkstatte, Vienna 1930
By Josef Hoffmann and Konrad Schindel for Wiener Werkstatte
Located in London, GB
A rare Wiener Werkstätte ceramic, beautifully stylised as the head of a young African woman with flame orange lips. Overall in a black glaze, with enigmatic tilt to the composition a...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abraham Palatnik, lucite Kangaroo, Brazil, c.1970.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A good size rare lucite Kangaroo by Palatnik, signed in the piece.
In excellent condition from c.1970
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Japanese Kutani Pheasant Sculpture, Okimono, Showa Era, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacularly glazed Japanese Kutani model, okimono, of a pheasant, Showa era, early 20th century, Japan.
The okimono, or decorative sculpture, in the form of a magnificent phea...
Category
1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Athlete on a Marble Base
Located in Houston, TX
Beautifully executed French Art Deco bronze sculpture of an athlete on a black marble base, circa 1930. This Art Deco bronze is signed (...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bending the Bow, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Nude Male by Bargas, Tan Glaze
By Henri Bargas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Henri Bargas exhibited at the famous 1925 Exhibition in Paris that helped to usher in the style we now call Art Deco. Bargas created a number of sculptures in the tradition of Antoin...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Thea Tewi Marble Sculpture
By Thea Tewi
Located in New York, NY
High quality variegated white marble abstract sculpture, "Untitled", on square black marble by German sculptor Thea Tewi (1913 - ). Signed "Tewi 71" at base ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Masami Kodama Modernist Carrera Marble Granite Steel Sculpture Signed, 1970s MCM
By Masami Kodama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful sculpture is made of polished Carrera marble set on a turned granite base by a solid steel post. It strikes a sophisticated balance between elegance, utilitarianism, a...
Category
1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Carrara Marble
Victor Demanet Bronze Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Victor Demanet Bronze Sculpture
Working technique in (lost wax bronze)
Signed and sealed at the top
Paris b-L ON ITS BASE
Origin France Circa 1930
Excellent condition
The color of it...
Category
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Agnese Udinotti 1970's Steel Figurative Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Known for her abstract expressionistic figures in both painting and sculpture, this large Brutalist patinated steel sculpture by Arizona artist Agnese ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Rare Pair of Sterling Silver Owl Models - Import Mark 1937 - Neresheimer & Sohne
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for 1937 by Israel Segalov, this very rare pair of Sterling Silver Owl Models, were originally made in Germany for the English market, by the great model making...
Category
1930s German Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Charles Lemanceau for Saint-Clément Elephant sculpture, 1930's
Located in BELFORT, FR
French Art Deco crackle ceramic elephant sculpture, designed by Charles Lemanceau for the ceramic manufacture Saint-Clément in the 1930's. Perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Bronze and Chrome Abstract Wall Sculpture by Giovanni Schoeman, 1970s
By Glen Cove Sculpture Works Ltd., Giovanni Schoeman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Intriguing abstract hanging sculpture with two-tone bronze casting, polished chrome background, and various other metals. This piece has been designed and signed by renowned sculptor...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Abstract Sculpture Modern Bronze and Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A quite unique modern sculpture.
Category
1970s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Art Deco Group Nude with Shepherd Dog, Lorenzl and Postl, ca 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s:
Standing young, unclothed lady with chin-length blond hair, loosely holding in front of her the leash of the German shepherd sit...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Sterling Silver Choker Necklace by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bespoken sterling silver chocker necklace very bold design by Graziella Laffi, Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The chocker features six subtly hammered roundels radiating into a trio of Axe-shaped fixed pendants, with two smaller ones flanking a large central one. The shape of the axe was often found in the Pre-Columbian art. As a bronze age tool, it symbolizes power. The necklace is not chain link but cast and joined as a solid chocker with box clasp mechanism. The design radiates a sense of history with the primitive tribal geometry in form, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernistic aesthetic. The drop of the necklace on the mannequin (not included) is 11". It has an approximate 16" circumference and weighs 320 grams (10.3 troy ounces). It was tested as 900 purity with XRF analyzer. There is a Peruvian Cultural Ministry label applied and a catalog sticker on verso as shown.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1970s Peruvian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ermanno Nason Italian Murano Cubist Modern Face Glass Sculpture Signed 1970's
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A playful Italian Murano glass sculpture depicting a cubist modern face by Ermanno Nason. Signed on bottom. Circa 1970s. Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) worked with all the greatest contemporary artists, from Marc Chagall to Oscar Kokoschka, from Pablo Picasso to Renato Guttuso, from Jacques Cocteau to Braque, from Jan Arp...
Category
1970s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Gucci Vintage Twisted Sail Money Clip Pin 1970s
By Gucci
Located in Munich, DE
Gucci Vintage gold plated money clip and pin in original box signed with Gucci and in very good vintage condition.
Measures: 16,5 H x 8 W x 2 D cm Box
7,5 H x 2,5 W x 1,5 D cm....
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bruno Gambone Stoneware Abstract Sculpture Cat II
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic cat made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone Italy on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Monica Backstrom for Kosta Boda Mushrooms, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions:
From left to right 1st photo:
White : 11cm diameter , 6cm Height
Blue : 10,5cm Height 7,5cm Diameter
Brown: 16cm Heigth , 12cm Diameter
White: 13cm Height, 10,5cm Diamete...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Hattakitkosol Somchai Bronze Guitar / Violin Sculpture, 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Abstract modern sculpture in bronze by Hattakitkosol Somchai (Bangkok, 1934-2000). This fantastic shaped sculpture has the shape of a guitar or violin, abstract shaped. The base is m...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Curtis Jeré Brass Mid Century Modern Sculptural Signed Sailing Boat
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Weesp, NL
A Rare Mid-Century Modern Masterpiece – Curtis Jeré’s 1976 Brass Sailboat Sculpture.
Elevate your collection with this exceptional 1976 mid-century modern brass wire sculpture by C...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Tall and Elegant Tessellated Stone & Brass Bird Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous bird sculpture made of tessellated stone and brass designed by Robert Marcius for Casa Bique.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Brass
Vintage Pop Art Coca- Cola Bottle Embedded Lucite Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This pop art vintage lucite sculpture is a coca cola small bottle encased and embedded in a lucite column. The bottle is floating and was neve...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Lucite
"Woman's Head, " Art Deco Sculpture by Fenton, 1930s
By Robert Bruce Fenton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of Art Deco sculpture, this terra cotta depicts a handsome woman with high cheekbones and pulled-back hair that give her a placid, peaceful appearance. The terra co...
Category
1930s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Irving Harper Paper Sculpture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Unique work by Irving Harper. Paper construction.
Exhibited: Irving Harper: A Mid-Century mind at play, 14 September 2014 - 24 January 2015, the Rye arts center gallery, Rye, NY.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Abstract wooden sculpture by R. Ditmarch, The Netherlands 1970s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Step into the elegance of mid-century design with this striking wooden sculpture by R. Ditmarch, created in the Netherlands during the 1970s. A true embodiment of the era’s passion f...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Brass Turtle Hawksbill Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large brass turtle hawksbill sculpture / storage box.
Category
1970s Korean Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A Constructivist Sculpture by Louis Sala France 1970
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Painted Wood Sculpture by Louis Sala
France 1970s
In Pine Painted Wood
Signed.
In good original condition, minor scratch.
Category
1970s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
European sculptor. Bulls in combat. Art Deco sculpture in patinated bronze
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European sculptor.
Bulls in combat.
Art Deco sculpture in patinated bronze on a black marble base.
From the 1930s.
Indistinctly signed.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 37.0 cm x W 9...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Matt Glazed Ceramic Horse by Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Large matt glazed ceramic horse by the celebrated ceramicist Bruno Gambone. This particular subject matter is an unusual one for this artist. Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nerone and Patuzzi 'Elemento Luminose', 1970, Signed, Published, Original Label
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful 'elemento luminose' , illuminated wall sculpture designed by the renowned italian sculptors Nerone Ceccarelli & Giovanni Patuzzi (Gruppo NP2) for the gallery 'Forme and Superfici'. Turin,Italy in 1970. The panel has the engraved signature of both Nerone and Patuzzi and still bears the original 'forme and superfici' paper label to the rear of the panel. This sculpture is published in an original 'Forme e Superfici catalog' and the January 1971 issue of the renowned italian design periodical 'Interni-La rivista dell Arredamento'. Please see Literature section below for full reference.
The central disc features a beautiful abstract hand crafted sculptural relief motif on metal , probably zinc, which is illuminated by a hidden fluorescent tube light. The frame surrounding the central sculptural disc is finished in stove enameled steel over a wood structure and features copper detailing.
One of Nerone and Patuzzi's best known works is the enormous , 150 square metre, bas relief in zinc that they created in 1972 for the 'hemicycle' of the then new 'Schulman' building (1973) in Luxembourg which housed the early meetings of the European Parliament . The hemicycle was beautifully decorated following a project by the architect Simonis, combining different materials (leather, wood, metal) in a geometrical harmony, the whole integrated by Nerone and Patuzzi's huge zinc bas-relief on the rear wall. PLEASE SEE IMAGE 9.
The zinc models were engraved using an etching technique, representing geometrical and abstract figures, and mounted on a surface of 150 square metres. The bas-relief was considered at the time to be the biggest sculpture in metal of the world.
LITERATURE:
Original 'Forme e superficie' catalog, confirms name as 'Elemto luminose' model ref C3 104 LZ',
'INTERNI , LA RIVISTA DELL ARREDAMENTO' January 1971, page 18, PLEASE SEE IMAGE 8.
BIOGRAPHY
In 1962 Nerone and Patuzzi founded the 'Gruppo NP2', an acronym that includes the initials of Nerone and Giancarlo Patuzzi: together with other artists "they experiment with new sources of poetic expression from the materials". = The aim of the group is to promote the integration of art in architecture together with other professionals, including Luigi Marchisotti, Dedalo Montali...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal, Copper
Antique Cast Stone Cement White Poodle Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Darling sizeable cast stone cement white glazed poodle sculpture with slightly distressed patina. Great in the garden or inside.
Category
1930s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1970s Modernist Milking Stool style Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist Milking Stool style Pierre Jeanneret
sculptural art piece low tripod stool.
Hand carved wood
Unmarked
11.5 L X 25 D x 15 T.
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fa...
Category
1970s Unknown Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Giacomo Onestini ceramic sculpture Italy 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful ceramic sculpture designed by Giacomo Onestini made in his own atelier in Italy in 1970. It has a combination of matte and shiny glazed surfaces. The back and sides of the sculpture have a textured surface with shades of gray, green, and sometimes turquoise. On the front, there's a carved-out section that's smooth and glazed with red and gold hues. It's a very appealing and intriguing piece. You can find the artist's signature, "Onestini," on the side of the sculpture. This piece was created in the artist's personal studio. Very nice large sized, heavy piece and in excellent condition.
After graduating as a master ceramist, Onestini moved to San Marino where he found employment at the "Marmaca" ceramics factory. Around the end of the 1950s, he moved to Salerno and began working with the "Ernestine...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large vintage brutalist wall sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 90cm
Width: 200cm
Ref.: 2505150112
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large brutalist wall sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 90cm
Width: 195cm
Ref.: 2505150111
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Steel
XL brutalist wall sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 50cm
Width: 195cm
Ref.: 2505150109
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage brutalistw all sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 90cm
Width: 190cm
Ref.: 2505150108
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Vintage brutaslist wall sculpture , 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 85cm
Width: 180cm
Ref.: 2505150107
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Japanese Aote Kutani Phoenix Censer, Koro, Showa Era, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Japanese Aote type Kutani incense burner, koro, in the form a phoenix, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The censer, koro, gracefull...
Category
1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large brutalist wall sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural brutalist wall mounted sculpture made from cast metal.
Imposing wall sculpture
1970s - Belgium
Height: 90cm
Width: 180cm
Ref.: 2505150106
Category
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century Discobolus Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Discobolus metal sculpture on the marble base. Brass is over the metal base. Meticulous metal work.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Sculpture 1977 Broken I
Located in Weesp, NL
Unique 1970's metal sculpture titled Broken I by Chris Verbeek the Netherlands.
This beautiful piece will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate.
Cost of transpo...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jean Legros, Bi-Face Sculpture Composition, 1976, France
By Aurélie Nemours 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Jean Legros (1917-1981) sculpture, composition, 1976, France.
Wood pannel painted on both sides, yellow-black and red-green.
Signed and dated undersid...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco sculpture athlete with rope by Max Le Verrier on stone base France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture athlete with rope by Max Le Verrier.
The sculpture is executed in Art Metal with green patina and stands on a carved stone base
France 1937.
Similar model is ill...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Bust of a man in transparent glass attributed to Pino Signoretto
Located in Lugo, IT
Bust of a man in transparent glass attributed to Pino Signoretto.
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze of Captian William "Bucky O'Neil" by Jack Osmer
By Jack Osmer
Located in Asheville, NC
This wonderful sculpture speaks of multiple generations of Southwestern history and art. The piece that you are looking at is a bronze casting by renowned Arizona artist, Jack Osmer. The bronze was designed from another well-known sculpture. The original sculpture was made by Solon H. Borglum in 1907 and stands over twenty feet high in Prescott Arizona's courthouse square. The statue is officially known as the Captain William Owen O'Neill Memorial and unofficially called "The Rough Rider...
Category
1970s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Swedish glass artist. Four Dala horses in clear mouth-blown art glass. 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish glass artist, four Dala horses in clear mouth-blown art glass.
Approximately from 1970.
Perfect condition.
The largest measures: H 16.0 cm x L 14.5 cm.
The smallest measures:...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Natural Organic Root Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Natural organic molave root sculpture from the Philippines.
In Asia they have always shown a fascinating for nature's unpredictable organic forms and o...
Category
1970s Philippine Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mexican Ashtray in Dog Shape Made in Ceramic by Cerámica de Cuernavaca
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, We offer this Mexican Ashtray in dog shape made in Ceramic by Cerámica de Cuernavaca, great vintage conditions.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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