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Abstract Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1920s
Italian modern Abstract Sculpture in dark grey terracotta Edmondo Cirillo, 1968
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Abstract Sculpture in dark grey terracotta by Edmondo Cirillo, 1968 Terracotta sculpture painted dark grey. The shape of the sculpture is organic and rounded. An eye i...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta

Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark. Sculpture in green art glass. Organic shape.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark Sculpture in green art glass. Organic shape. 1960s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 7.5 cm x D 3.5 cm x H 14.5 cm.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Bertil Herlow Svensson Sculpture Construction in Aluminium
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sculpture Construction designed by Bertil Herlow Svensson. Produced by Bertil Herlow Svensson in Sweden.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Helene Tynell / FOREST / Riihimaen Lasi
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Helena Tynell is a Finnish female designer. After graduating from the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki in 1943, she began her career as a designer at TAITO as an assista...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Bill Culbert 'New Zealand' Light Sculpture, 'Cubic Projections', 1968
Located in London, GB
Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968. Exhibited by the Lisson Gallery, a plastic ball with pinholes all-over, radiating lights, this example from the original edition sold at the time of the exhibition. Measure: 60cm diameter Literature: David Mellor...
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1960s New Zealand Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Plastic

Modernist Handcrafted Copper Wire and Lucite "Lite-Up" Base Tree Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist handcrafted copper wire and Lucite "lite-up" base tree sculpture, unsigned, very well executed, twisted copper wire with mesh leaves, black acrylic base, on off light source.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Unusual Turn of the Century Industrial Brass Small Animal Cage with Wheel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual turn of the century industrial brass small animal cage with wheel. Possibly made by Pierce Arrow. Buffalo NY. Superior quality and construction. Sm...
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1920s American Industrial Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Brass

"Di Eder Sequence". Gert Marcus (1914-2008)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder Sequence, as this sculpture is called , is his most famous work and is in monumental scale placed both in central Sto...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Large Ceramic Sculpture 1968 Antonio Lucietti
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Very large and originale ceramic sculpture of impressive finesse in its execution. This artist only created one piece per year. Interior and exterior enamel. Unique piece made in 1...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Earthenware Sphere Table Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-built earthenware sphere sculpture. Beautiful, rounded ceramic form adorns a band of perforations, evoking textures from the natural world. Glaze layering has variegated densiti...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Helene Tynell / FOREST / Riihimaen Lasi
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Helena Tynell is a Finnish female designer. After graduating from the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Helsinki in 1943, she began her career as a designer at TAITO as an assista...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Liberato Zola, Vase
By Liberato Zola
Located in London, GB
1920 Brass and copper Made in Italy H39 cm
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1920s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

Di Eder Sequence. Gert Marcus (1914-2008)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder Sequence, as this sculpture is called , is his most famous work and is in monumental scale placed both in central St...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Blown Glass Flowers from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of expressive Mid-Century Modern glass flowers hand blown in an organic trumpet flower shape with scrolling stems. Made in Italy, circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Joahim Berthold, Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Lounging Couple, ca. 1960
By Joahim Berthold
Located in New York, NY
About object Signed and numbered in back. Signed: J. Beithold. Limited Edition: 4/9 Joachim Berthold (German, 1917 – 1990) Joachim Berthold, born 1917 in Eisenach, lived and w...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Di Eder Sequence. Gert Marcus (1914-2008)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder Sequence, as this sculpture is called , is his most famous work and is in monumental scale placed both in central Sto...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Modern/Art Deco Silver Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Unique designed pair of Andirons. Made in the style of ( Donald Deskey. Lost wax Bronze castings, polished and then Antique Silver Patina finis...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Large sculpture Chimera by Marcello Avenali
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Work by the artist Marcello Avenali (1912-1981). Steel and glass sculpture, created in 1969. In 1970, it was reproduced for an installation for Banco Santo Spirito (Vatican Bank) at ...
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1960s Italian Futurist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Steel

Unique Sculpture, Made by Toini Muona, Finland, 1960s-Early 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique Sculpture, made by Toini Muona, Finland. 1960s/Early 1970s Stoneware with a metallic glaze. Support of limestone and porcelain. Measurements: H: 21 cm/ 8 1/4" D: 12 cm/ 4 3/4"
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Limestone

Marble Bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964
Located in Brussels, BE
Marble bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964.
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1960s Italian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Vintage Boho 1969 Signed Torch Cut Brass Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
Experience the captivating allure of this Vintage Boho 1969 Signed Torch Cut Brass Sculpture—a true testament to American artistry and innovation. Crafted with precision and passion,...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

Nickel-Plated Armilary Sphere
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nickel-plated armilary sphere, circa 1960.
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Nickel

African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture ! I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
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1920s Congolese Archaistic Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Ceramic Sculpture by Ka Kwong Hui
By Hiu Ka Kwong
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare and large ceramic sculpture by Pop ceramicist Ka Kwong Hui. Signed. Hui immigrated to U.S. in 1948. Received a BFA in 1951 and a MFA in 1952 from Al...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Gabriel Gouttard Abstract amorphous sculpture, France 1960s
By Gabriel Gouttard
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract amorphous sculpture by Gabriel Gouttard (Lyon 1927-2015), France 1970s. Outstanding organic free form - amorphous shaped sculpture. The sculpture has a strong polyester stru...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete

Industrial Faux Letterpress "AlphaSculpt" Sculpture by Sheldon Rose
Located in East Hampton, NY
Silver painted faux printing block resin lamp with wood base... "AlphaSculpt" bySheldon Rose New York, 1968.
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1960s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Ceramic Abstract Sculpture by Jacques Pouchain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic abstract sculpture by Jacques Pouchain looks like bronze Unique piece.
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1960s French Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Stoneware

1920s Swedish Grace Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This abstract 1920s Swedish sculpture of painted-and-gilded plaster, on a painted-wood base, is pleasing from all angles. At the time and place where it...
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1920s Swedish Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

C. 1965 Harry Bertoia Sectional Wire Bundled Sculpture in Steel and Steel Melt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an important Welded Steel Wire Brush Sculpture (bundled wire), executed by Harry Bertoia ca. 1965. Bertoia personally developed this method of ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Collector Door handle / sculpture Omega
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very rare and collector Door handle / sculpture for the Omega watch brand shops. Lava stone and brass Signed and dated lower right 1960 20 x 20 x 7 cms Perfect original condition...
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1960s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Lava

Belgian Midcentury Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-century geometric model from Belgium showcases ebonized wood spheres linked by copper-toned metal rods, arranged in an eye-catching modular pattern. Mounted on a sleek black...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Jacques Schnier 1964 Abstract Bronze
By Jacques Schnier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful abstract bronze sculpture by the noted artist Jacques Schnier. It is 3/6 and signed and dated 1964. Mounted on a round wood base. Great patina. In good condition with som...
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1960s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Nino Franchina Abstract wrought iron sculpture, Italy 1960s
By Nino Franchini
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Organic wrought iron sculpture by Nino Franchina (1912 – 1987), Italy 1960s. Magnificent work created out of forged iron, three elegant aerodynamic branches sprouts out of one sharp ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Wrought Iron

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 20th Century, Steel
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...
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1960s French Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Steel
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...
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1960s French Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Brutalist Mid-Century Bronze, T. Mori 1962 Butterfly.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Brutalist Mid-Century bronze, T. Mori Butterfly 1962. Spectacular, great color and patination. Feel free to call for more product information.
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Roger Desserprit '1923-1985' Wooden and plaster Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Roger Desserprit (1923-1985) woodenand plaster sculpture, provenance, " vente d' Atelier" many accidents and losses Roger Desserprit France (1925-1985) Aged 25, Roger Desserprit exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Colette Allendy before taking part, in 1949, in the Salon des Réalités nouvelles alongside Arden Quin, Bresciani, Eielson, and Vardanega. Encouraged by the poet André Frénaud, he met Bazaine, Ubac and Vieira da Silva, whose workshops he frequented. Close to the Madi movement initiated by South American artists...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Sculpture, Designed by John Selbing for Orrefors, Sweden, 1961
By John Selbing
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture, designed by John Selbing for Orrefors, Sweden, 1961. Glass. Dimensions: H: 46.5 cm Diameter: 13 cm
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Di Eder Sequence". Gert Marcus (1914-2008)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder Sequence, as this sculpture is called , is his most famous work and is in monumental scale placed both in central Sto...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Vincent Gonzalez Large Sculpture in Polychrome Carved Oak, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vincent GONZALEZ (1928-2019) Large sculpture in polychrome carved oak , circa 1960 Monogram    
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

Large abstract Bronze sculpture "Torse en deux volumes" by Sergio Storel, 1969
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large abstract Bronze sculpture "Torse en deux volumes" by Sergio Storel (Italy 1926 - Paris 2017), France 1969. Outstanding sculpture characterized by bold, powerful lines and shape...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Harry Bouras Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago art critic, Harry Bouras was the host of "Arts and Artists" for 25 years. Harry's pieces are in permanent collections in Chicago, New York, and Tokyo. Resin coated iron sculpture. Pictured with three other matching sculptures...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Sculpture by Paul Evans
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Important sculpture by Paul Evans, in welded and color enameled steel, New Hope, USA, 1965. Letter of Authenticity from Dorsey Reading and Provenance available on request.
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

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