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Abstract Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1920s
Wood Tiki Totem Sculpture Pen holder Brown Color United States 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This tiki-style carved wooden rack is unique. With its mid-century desert tiki vibe, it's the perfect example of the cool artifacts found on the West Coast. This piece is painstakin...
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1960s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Pompeian Deer from Herculaneum by Chiurazzi
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of young deer after ancient times. Patinated bronze. Beginning of the 20th century. This pair of young deer is a reproduction of the same dimensions as the originals preserve...
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1920s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

1967 Ronald Dee Sullivan Industrial Sculpture
Located in Sacramento, CA
1967 Industrial sculpture by California artist Ronald Dee Sullivan. The sculpture consists of a wooden head with metal details, mounted on an indu...
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1960s American Industrial Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Exquisite Italian Phytomorphic Abstract Sculpture in Natural Ash, 1960s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Crafted during the artistic zenith of the 1960s. An exquisite testament to the fusion of nature and abstract form, this piece exudes an enigmatic allure that captivates the beholde...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ash

Monumental Abstract Modern Round Steel Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A very large sculpture. Suitable for indoors as well as outdoors. A very clean abstract design, round in shape, it is wider on one side becomes t...
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1960s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel, Steel

Abstract Polished Steel Sculpture "Astar"by Franz T. Sartori.Italy .1974
Located in Madrid, ES
A Franz T. Sartori abstract sculpture in polished steel.Dated and signed.Artist proof. .Franz Satori was a well known Italian furniture designer who produced a limited number of beau...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Closed Form Ceramic Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Compelling closed form ceramic sculpture from the mid-century. Beautiful subtle glaze with an abstract decoration on the top. Closed forms are difficult to create successfully, notin...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

1960s Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Abstract marble sculpture.
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1960s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Vintage, MCM swedish glass sculpture, paperweight - Hovmantrop Sweden R. Strand
Located in Budapest, HU
Introducing a Vintage Swedish Glass Sculpture, a stunning relic from the 1960s/1970s crafted in the picturesque Hovmantorp, Sweden. This exquisi...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Enameled Resin and Metal Pop Art Sculpture in Sunflower Yellow, Bubble Gum Pink
Located in New York, NY
This idiosyncratic and powerful sculpture, with its vibrant color scheme and dynamic form, encapsulates all of the energy of pop on an intimate scale. The enamel green base with blac...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Gaetano Pompa Mid-Century Cast and Gilt Bronze, Winged Deity
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and fantastic example of Italian mid-century Art by Gaetano Pompa (Italy, 1933-1998). Signed and dated Roma 1966 on the back of one wing. Hollow cast with gilt finish an...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

T.Mire : "Futuristic architecture", original sculpture x/8 ex., C.1960
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
T. Mire (XXth c.) : Futuristic architecture Original sculpture made of patinated plaster , wood and black formica base showing a futuristic architecture probably made in the 60's ...
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1960s French Futurist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Formica, Plaster, Wood

Mid-century modern porcelain egg, by Sylvia Leuchovius for Rörstrand
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A large unique and stunning vintage porcelain egg made by the talented Sylvia Leuchovius for Rörstrand, Sweden. This a very special item, a studio production and only produced in a v...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Vintage italian Murano glass abstract sculpture with spikes on display base
Located in Milano, IT
Offered here is an uncommon and interesting abstract sculpture crafted in solid Murano glass in the sixties. Reminescent of marine animals or astronomical shapes, it is a fascinating...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Murano Glass

1960s Design Lady Sculpture by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux - Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition - marked jr
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Large Walnut Abstract Cubist Sculpture, France, 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 1960's French cubist abstract sculpture with interlocking solid walnut wooden beams. This Mid-Century sculpture can be place on any side and the beams can be slightly adjusted,...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Walnut

Venini Egg by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Venini Egg by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana, Italy, 1960s
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1960s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Alessio Tasca “Fusina” Prism Cubes, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Alessio Tasca Fusina Polished Lucite Cubes with carved away design. Signed bottom. One has a slight flaw in the corner as seen in photo. Lucite is very clear and overall good shape.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Lucite

Joaquim Tenreiro - rare iron sculpture "Fita"
Located in Immenstaad am Bodensee, DE
Joaquim Tenreiro, a prominent Brazilian furniture designer, left an indelible mark on the world of design through his innovative approach and significant contributions to the moderni...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Abstract Relief Assemblage by André Bogaert, Belgium 1965
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract Relief Assemblage by André Bogaert (1920-1986), Belgium 1965. Bogaert was an abstract expressionist who always put the experiment at first place...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Mid Century Abstract Metal and Enamel Wall Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible Mid-Century hand crafted wall-mounted sculpture with enamel on metal elements. Would look great over a fireplace. Can be mounted horizontal or vertically.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

1967 Contemporary Alessandro Tagliolini Abstract Metal Sculpture
By Alessandro Tagliolini
Located in San Carlos, CA
🎨 Rare Contemporary Steel Sculpture by Alessandro Tagliolini! 🎨 Dive into the world of exquisite artistry with our latest addition – an extraordinary steel sculpture crafted by th...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

A 1960s Belgian ceramic abstract sculpture with bronze textured finish.
Located in London, GB
A 1960s Belgian ceramic abstract sculpture with bronze textured style finish mounted on black marble base, signed on the base "j h '64".
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1960s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Modernist sculpture
Located in London, GB
Modernist sculpture in brass with marble base
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

Pair Aldo Guarnieri totem sculptures, Italy 1960s
Located in London, GB
This pair of rocky totem sculptures tower up like stalagmites in a cave. Formed of clay onto an internal skeleton which makes the pieces light in nature. The pair of sculptures are i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

"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

Di Eder Sequence. Gert Marcus (1914-2008)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gert Marcus was a German-Swedish painter and sculpturer. Di Eder sekvensen, 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

Du 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

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

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

Di Eder Sequence. Gert arcus (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

Materials

Iron

"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

Materials

Iron

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

Bengt Edenfalk Swedish Ice Glass Sculpture for Skruf , 1960's
Located in Delft, NL
Tall Scandinavian Modern glass ice sculpture, of full lead crystal glass, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf with wooden base.
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Bronze Bonsai Tree Sculpture by Brutalist Artist Belva Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century Brutalist bronze bonsai tree sculpture, a masterful creation by the renowned American artist Belva Ball, stands as a testament...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Green Marble & Bronze Fish Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unique vintage modern sculpture features a bronze fish swimming through a field of seaweed on a green marble base. This truly one of a ki...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

An abstract sculpture in sandstone circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An abstract sculpture in sandstone in the style of Le Corbusier very nice brown black patina
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1960s French Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Sandstone

Aluminum Black Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana history. We had this locomotive sand blasted and powder coated black. Locomotive measures 29" wide, 14" deep with handles and 15" high. Stamped J.E. Burke Co, Fond Du Lac...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Aluminum Red Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana history. We had this locomotive sand blasted and powder coated red. Locomotive measures 29" wide, 14" deep with handles and 15" high. Stamped J.E. Burke Co, Fond Du Lac...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Triangular Lacquered Wood Sculpture by The Vallé, Italy, 1969
Located in Milan, IT
"Numero Uno" table abstract sculpture by Thea Vallé. Triangular overlapping composition with a warm ivory patina. Dated and signed.
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1960s Italian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Abstract Sculpture in Brown Color Free Form, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in wood, in brown color. The shape in at the same time, abstract,and look like a bird. It has been made in France, circa 1960. Ref :Old patina, solid wood.
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1960s French Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Large "Ring" Abstract Wood and Brass Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Large wood "ring" sculpture with brass feet.
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1960s Italian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

"Guernica" : tall bas-relief patinated plaster sculpture - 1967
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Guernica" : Bas-relief sculpture made of reinforced patinated plaster On the back two hooks to hang the sculpture on the wall Dated : 1967, Probably made for the 30th anniversar...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster

Metal Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, sculpture, aluminum, Italy, 1960 Salvatore Messina (1916-1982) tackled the question of movement and the concept of space through his metal sculptures. The three-d...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Alessio Tasca Anthracite Ceramic Sphere Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Exceptional anthracite metallic enameled sphere sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, circa 1968. Interesting extruded sphere shape with a beautiful and exceptional metallic anthracite ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

1960s Astrale Sculpture by Emile Gilioli
Located in Paris, FR
Emile Gilioli (1911 - 1977) ‘‘Astrale’’, 1966 White marble, base in black laquered wood Sculpture : H. 63,5 x 29 x 39 cm / Base : H. 100 x 43 x 42,5 cm At the height of the 20th cen...
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1960s French Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

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

Materials

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Ribbon" Abstract White Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic sculpture composed by a revolving continuum stripe.
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1960s Italian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Brutalist Iron Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A large Brutalist forged iron sculpture France, 1960s 82 cm high by 37 cm wide by 31 cm depth
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe
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

Architectural "Sculpta-Grille" Freestanding Room Divider by Richard Harvey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning architectural “Sculpta-Grille” freestanding room divider by Richard Harvey for Harvey Design Workshop, Inc. in the United States, ci...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plastic, Walnut

Large Abstract Modernist Oak Sculpture, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
A large mid 20th Century abstract sculpture carved from oak. Dimensions (cm, approx): Height: 82 Width: 17 Depth: 17
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

XL Japanese Charred Cedar Root Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A unique XL charred cedar sculpture from the Tokyo region of Japan. A truly impressive piece of art. Japan C.1960
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1960s Japanese Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Cedar

Patinated Abstract Mid Century Bronze Sculpture Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract Patinated Bronze Sculpture on Wood Base with Hanging Keys This exquisite and thought-provoking sculpture is a striking bl...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Ferruccio Bortoluzzi Italian 1962 Composizioni 24 Concretism Post War Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (1920-2007). A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1962. This t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Abstract polyfaced sculpture hand carved pitch pine France 1960
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Abstract polyfaced sculpture hand carved in pitch pine, dating back to the 1960s. Elegantly mounted on a marble base with a brass rod.
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1960s European Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

Dansk Pepper Mills by Jens Quistgaard - A Curated Collection of 17
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a curated collection of Dansk Pepper Mills Designed to be displayed symmetrically to resemble one side of a chess board. All of the grinders ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

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