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Abstract Sculptures For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1980s
Set of vintage wooden geometric shapes
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Four vintage geometric shapes used in classes for mathematics. Probably made in Brussels, Belgium in the 1930s. Beautiful shaped not only used for mathematic classes but also for a...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Abstract Wood Modern Sculpture Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Brown Patinated wood modern sculpture Circa 1960.
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Mid-20th Century French Primitive Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Rare "Mobile" Sculpture by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, 1953
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare "Mobile" sculpture by Swedish ceramic artist Carl Harry Stålhane. Handmade at Rörstrand workshop in Sweden in 1953. Made in only 25 examples. Made from porcelain with hand paint...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Postmodern Italian Memphis Design Green Blue White Red Black Murano Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A 1980s unique pair of Italian colorful Murano glass lamps in the style of Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. Constructed with tiers of highly vibrant and geometrical colored blown Murano ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Crystal Art Glass Sculptural Vessel / Dish / Bowl - vintage
Located in Warrenton, OR
Crystal Art Glass Sculptural Vessel / Dish / Bowl - vintage Nice Vintage Condition 5.5 x 3.5 inches apx Measurements are approximate. Please be aware that the color on your monitor ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Erwin Hauer Design No. 7 Maquette
Located in New York, NY
Tectonic sculptural maquette of vacuum- molded styrene, painted steel rods and metal created in 1959 by Austrian/American sculptor and designer Erwin Hauer (1926-1917). Hauer’s light...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

Copper and Bronze Abstract Dancer Sculpture Signed Kaufman
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract sculpture of a dancer using mixed metal copper and bronze. The sculpture is affixed to a black granite base. Signed and numbered.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Copper

Mid-Century Iron Menorah Sculpture by Gunther Arons
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century iron menorah sculpture by Gunther Arons. Wonderful. Great condition.
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1980s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Brass, Copper & Chrome Raindrops Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional wall art sculpture attributed to C. Jere. 3 dimensional torch cut brass, copper and chromed steel "drops" arranged perfectly and welded to a copper frame. Four rear h...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Vintage Coastal 1960s Solid Brass Flamingos - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning pair of vintage Boho brass flamingos. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Signed Abstract Brass Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho Brass sculpture. A chic Abstract composition forges in brass. Rests on a black wooden plinth. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

American Artist, Abstract Sculpture, Marble, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small marble sculpture designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958. In the late 1950s the gallery was producing small series of decorative o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Patinated Metal Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho sculpture of man. A chic patinated metal with lots of tactile detail. Rests on a double stack wood plinth with gorgeous grain detail. Acquired from a Palm Be...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp, Green, Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp, green, Maison Barbier, 1970s. Rare sculptural mod-century piece. Lamp body comprised of tw...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Boho Abstract Surrealist Stamped Bronze Sculpture on Wooden Plinth
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho bronze sculpture. An amazing Surrealist Abstract design with a floating face in front. Stamped by the artist. Acquired from a Miami estate.
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Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Brass Sculpture Depicting Faces
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Salviati Gaspari Murano Uranium UV Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown vaseline yellow green with aqua green paint stroke Italian art glass sculpture on base. Documented to designer Luciano Gaspari for the Salviati co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Seymour Lipton "Phoenix Rising" MCM Direct Metal & Marble Sculpture! Art 1958
By Seymour Lipton
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT! DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE "PHOENIX RISING" MID CENTURY ABSTRACT ART! ATTRIBUTED TO SEYMOUR LIPTON Signed & Titled "Phoenix Rising" Lipton 1958 DIMENSIONS: 23" HIGH x 7...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Contemporary Small Mill-Stone-on-Stand Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage small millstone sculpture is attached by an iron rod to a stone brick-shaped base. The piece has a decidedly contemporary modern look that will make a wonderful statemen...
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

Large English Midcentury Modernist Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A large English Mid-Century Modernist sculpture in plaster, with a good patina.
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1950s English Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

without title
Located in London, GB
The breath of sculpture is the distinctive originality of Andrea Cascella’s work, who belonged to a generation that since World War II has re-founded and re-invented the destiny of s...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porphyry

Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture by Fausto Melotti
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture designed and produced by Fausto Melotti. Work registered in the Fausto Melotti Archive Authentication from the Fausto Melotti Archive on photograph. Biography: Ita...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Small Walter Bosse Sagittarius Zodiac Brass Figurine, Austria, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Walter Bosse Sagittarius Zodiac Brass Figurine, Austria, 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Sandstone

Vintage Swedish cast brass yachting trophy (c. 1950)
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass yachting trophy in the form of a mast. The bottom of the column featured graduated ring turnings which rest on a square brass base and plint...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Modern Abstract Brutalist Design Vase Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large modern abstract design vase sculpture. Second half of the 20th century. Dimensions: Height 40 cm. Diameter 14 cm. In good condition.
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage 80s Post Modern Original Italian Carrera Marble Sculpture by Rose Grant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We acquired 3 sculptures from the estate of the late artist Rose Grant. This trailblazing housewife turned artist trained under the Italian masters in Florence and created a series ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Brutalists Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Emma De Sigaldi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Table top bronze abstract Brutalist style sculpture on travertine marble base. Signed Emma De Sigaldi. Emma De Sigaldi (1910 - 2010) was active/lived in Monaco and is known for sculp...
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Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Carlos Pebaque glass sculpture presse papier , 1980's
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 14,5cm H, 8cm Diameter
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Large 8'+ Atomic Age Mid-Century Modern Style Unique Space Atom Wall Sculpture
By Kenny Scharf, Curtis Jeré
Located in St. Louis, MO
One of a kind Atomic Age large Mid-Century Modern style wall sculpture made of round black painted bent iron rod, in zig-zag form or atom rings with assorted metallic colored orbs (a...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Sweden Green Glass teacup , 1980’s
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Sweden Blue Orange Glass teacup , 1980’s
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Brutalist Iron Abstract Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique Brutalist iron / metal sculpture by American artist, Frank Cota, circa 1970s. Free-form piece with various hexagon, square and triangle pieces; signed by Coat on the bas...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Italian Modern Marble 1980s Pop Art/Memphis Style Sculpture by Rose Grant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We acquired 3 sculptures from the estate of the late artist Rose Grant. This trailblazing housewife turned artist trained under the Italian masters in Florence and created a series ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Sculpture Atila Biro 1985
By Atila Biro
Located in Perpignan, FR
Sculpture pièce unique restaurée plâtre et enduit fibré Pour intérieur et / ou extérieur
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1980s French Bauhaus Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl , 1980’s
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl , 1980’s
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda set of glassware teacup vase and sugar pot
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: Vase: 22,5cm H, 11cm W, 5cm D Teacup: 15cm W, 14cm D ,13 cm H Sugar pot: 15 cm H, 13cm W, 5 cm D All are in mint condition. Collectable items ...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

"Change the Way of Thinking" lead & bronze sculpture by Kenji Horiuchi, 1984
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Abstract Brass & lead sculpture titled "Change the way of thinking" by Kenji Horiuchi, Japan 1984 Kenji Horiuchi is a Japanese sculptor, he has founded the Global Culture Center and...
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1980s Japanese Brutalist Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Lead

Monumental Harry Bertoia Silver Necklace, Bertoia Catalogue Raisonne D.JE.49
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
WEARABLE ART AN IMPORTANT DESIGN FOR A NECKLACE The necklace is unique and extraordinary. Because of its specific design elements it lays beautifully and comfortably on any body structure. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. It has been authenticated by Val Bertoia and is listed in the Harry Bertoia Foundation Catalogue Raisonne # D.JE.49 having been authenticated as a Harry Bertoia piece. REPLY FROM CHRISTIE'S: "Dear Charles, thank you for contacting Christie's. I am absolutely stunned to see the necklace by Harry Bertoia you have submitted for feedback from us, and I would love to speak with you about the work at your earliest convenience. I am a great fan and a known expert in the work of Harry Bertoia, and I have handled over 600 of his sculptures, jewelry and art over the last 22 years. I have never seen a better piece of his jewelry, and it stands as one of the greatest objects in any category that he made. Michael Jefferson Senior Vice President International Senior Specialist Design" The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry. Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace “Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement. So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms? Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot's clasp and the overall construction of this piece demonstrate. Closed, the necklace sits on a table in a surprisingly conical shape, but it is so flexible that it conforms to its wearer from her neck nearly to her shoulders. Each handmade section is riveted to its neighbors, allowing it to adjust to the body while the pendants curve in many directions: one fits the left clavicle so precisely that Bertoia likely tried it on Brigitta Valentiner, who became his wife in 1943. Other pendants face toward or away from each other, bending up or down. Each element has been hammered into multiple curves and worked in Bertoia’s hands. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, this necklace no doubt caused a sensation in its day as it might at the 2022 Met Ball in ours, for like all of Harry Bertoia’s work, it is timeless.” Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d...
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1940s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large vintage Portland stone abstract textured csculpture
Located in London, GB
Hand carved Portland stone sculpture, with stippled textural surface and abstract cube form. Can be viewed from all angles. Origin: British ...
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Mid-20th Century British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Emanoel Araujo brazilian sculpture in fiberglass and wood polychrome circa 1980
By Emanoel Araújo 1
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible EMANOEL ARAUJO abstract sculpture in fiberglass and wood signed and polychrome circa 1980.
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1980s Brazilian International Style Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Abstract "Venus de Milo" Murano Glass Sculpture by Loredano Rosin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Venus de Milo" sculpture by Loredano Rosin, made in Italy in the 1950's, representing an abstract female nude on a glass base. The sculpture, made in a beautiful rose champagne Mura...
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1950s Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

French Sculpture of Violins by Artist Arman New Years Gift 1984 For Christofle
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculpture of many violins by French artist Fernandez Arman created for Christofle in 1984 as a new years gift wishing for a happy new year. Signed and stamped. Silver plate bronze...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

Ramón Carrera Brutalist Wood Sculpture, Spain 1960s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare and beautiful brutalist wood and brass sculpture by José Ramón Carrera and manufactured by the artist in Spain in 1960s. Incredible work of pricision with different wood and brass insert. José Ramón Carrera was born in Madrid in 1935. In 1943 he moved to Bilbao, where he actively participated in the artistic life of the city. In 1953 he received the first prize for modeling from the Bilbao School of Arts and Crafts and in 1954 the special mention for modeling at the same school. In 1959 he held his first exhibition Two Painters and a Sculptor at the Vizcaína Artistic Association. A year later he works in Paris in the workshop of Alicia Peñalba, winner of the Sao Paulo Biennial. In 1961 he moved to London and three years later returned to Bilbao. In 1966 he participated in the founding of the Emen Group of the Basque School, together with Agustín Ibarrola...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

1980s Philip Moulthrop Ash Leaf Maple Turned and Lacquered Wooden Bowl Sculpture
By Philip Moulthrop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous ash leaf maple (also known as acer negundo) spherical turned wood bowl with high gloss finish, produced by renowned woodworker Philip Moulthrop. The pie...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Lacquer

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Maria Puzzle Sculpture in its Original Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine boxed, modernist Mini Maria puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal. In nickel-plated bronze. Together with its original box, wrapping paper, styrofoam, paperwork and docu...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

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

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Aluminum

Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78. Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is 33 grams. The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry. Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace “Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement. So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms? Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.” Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver

Vintage Murano Glass Swirls (2 Available)
Located in Chicago, IL
"Vintage" Murano Glass Swirls. Not contemporary. These were acquired with a signed Barovier vase from the 1960s. Id presume these swirls were bought at a high end Murano factory on a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

David Marshall table clock large model, spain 1960
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Clock sculpture in bronze and cast aluminum for the base by artist David Marshall. Marshall moved to Spain in the mid-1960s, opening a workshop in Malaga in 1969 where he produced s...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

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

Materials

Aluminum

Alexander Liberman Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alexander Liberman Sculpture A large Unique Example. Signature Red Surface Signed with artists' initials and Date Original Mica Sculpture Stand Available
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1980s American Vintage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

"Draped Chair" Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Marina Karella, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze sculpture by the Greek artist Marina Karella. "Draped Chair" numbered 4/8. Signed on verso Marina Karella and Stamped. In great conditions w...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Harry Bertoia Sterling Silver Brooch "Ginko Leaves" ca. 1940s
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
An extremely rare Harry Bertoia sterling silver brooch "Ginko Leaves." The brooch has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.77. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The Brooch measures: 2.94 " long x 1.5 " wide x .30 " deep. Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The brooch and closure are all handcrafted and the clasp is his unique design. The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry. Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace “Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement. So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms? Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.” Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bronze Sculpture "Furnace Flowers" 1963 Mid Century Modern Francesco Somaini
By Francesco Somaini
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze sculpture Polished and patinated bronze sculpture. "Furnace Flowers" by mid century modern Italian sculptor Francesco Somaini (Italy 1926-...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

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When exploring how to arrange furniture and decor, consider color, texture and what kind of energy it should evoke. Abstract sculpture can elevate any home through its many decorative possibilities.

Auguste Rodin is often called the father of modern sculpture for his pioneering naturalistic forms and figures that vividly express emotion. His work in the 19th and early 20th centuries broke with artistic conventions and inspired modernism, leading to a new period of avant-garde abstraction.

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were among the first artists to push abstract sculpture into the mainstream. They helped define the Cubism movement, which focused on deconstructing the world abstractly. Other 20th-century artistic movements, including Italian Futurism, Dadaism, Neo-Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, all contributed to the advancement of abstract sculpture. Italian Futurism, for example, celebrated movement, dynamics and technology in abstract sculpture. These movements continue to inform abstract sculpture today.

With abstract art — sculpture, painting or a grouping of prints — a work can complement a living room, dining room or other space, or it can act as a bold focal point.

Browse a range of modern abstract sculptures, postmodern abstract sculptures and other sculptures on 1stDibs.

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