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Item Ships From: USA
Material: Terracotta
Massive Terracotta Studio Pottery Sculpture in Earthen Glaze
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A massive studio pottery sculpture out of terracotta. Beautiful glazed it earthen hues. Quite striking, it has an open top, and slightly flared base. The bottom has two firing cracks...
Category
20th Century American Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century French Terracotta Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
This evocative 20th Century French Terracotta Sculpture captures a moment of struggle and resilience. The earthy, raw terracotta forms the shape of a figure seemingly in the process ...
Category
20th Century French Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century French Terracotta Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Terracotta Sculpture is a striking example of abstract art, inviting interpretation and reflection. The raw terracotta material grounds the piece in earthine...
Category
20th Century French Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso. These sat on pre 1825, Spanish Colonial houses. Top lifts off. From the high Highlands of Guatemala. Old natu...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso.
These sat on pre 1825, Spanish Colonial houses. Top lifts off. From the high Highlands of Guatemala. Old natu...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials With Flames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso, great flames adorn the tops. Please note that the bases are slightly different.
These sat on pre 1825, Spanis...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Set of 3 Harris Strong Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Tiles with Faces
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 3 Mid-Century Harris Strong pottery tiles.
In terracotta pottery with polychrome glazes in teal, custard, turquoise, white, & chocolate brown tones.
Set on sturdy bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Vintage Italian Delarobia Majolica Two-Piece Neoclassical Style Urn
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, 20th century.
A very large and good quality Italian delarobia style pottery urn. The centerpiece features a two-part construction with a neoclassical two handled urn and to...
Category
20th Century Italian Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Buried with their flared mouths facing down, these cylindrical storage vessels protected the deceased's possessions as they transitioned to the afterl...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Michel Chauvet, Méditerranée, Modern Sculpture, France, 1949
Located in New York, NY
This plaster sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion.
Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Pair of Small Terra Cotta Obelisks - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage pair of terre cuite Obelisks in the new classical style, in good condition. The lower part is adorned with small reliefs of mythological profil...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
David Segel Sculpture Large Terracotta Double Sided Curved
By David Segel
Located in Monrovia, CA
DAVID SEGEL large double sided curved terracotta sculpture of nude female. 1970s.
This Gorgeous Large Curved Double Sided Nude Sculpture Is Signed On Both Sides.
David Segel, The Artist, Continues To Express His Exaggerated Details Of His Female Muses Form, Curvy And Graceful Yet True To His Flow Of Sculptural Expression.
Excellent Vintage Condition For It's Age And Sculptural Expression Being On Display For Years Since The 1970s, Original Double Sided Sculpture That Is Signed On Both Sides For Open All Round Displaying.
Dimensions Are: Eight-Teen Inches Tall by Thirteen Inches Wide by Four and A Half Inches Thick.
DAVID SEGEL 1921-2005:
An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hand-Sculpted French Cubist Abstract Sculpture in Terracotta Signed "Philip"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Biomorphic Abstract Pottery Sculpture by Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool biomorphic abstact pottery sculpture by California listed artist Robert Ortlieb, circa 1970s. The piece is hand thrown terracotta pottery pa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Stanley Stangren, Abduction of Europa, Modernist Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1950
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total height: 12.5 inches
Width: 19 inches
Depth: 7.5 inches
Base height: 1.5 inches
DETAILS Unsigned, original wood base.
CONDITION Excellent vintage condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Stanley R. Stangren (American, 1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham.
Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe.
Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950’s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey.
Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions.
In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said.
"What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Biomorphic Abstract Pottery Sculpture by Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool biomorphic abstact pottery sculpture by California listed artist Robert Ortlieb, circa 1970s. The piece is hand thrown terracotta pottery pa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Alexander Archipenko, Terracotta Abstract Cubist Sculpture, ca. 1937
Located in New York, NY
Signed ‘Archipenko’.
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (Ukrainia/American, 1887-1964) was an Ukrainian American artist best known for his original Cubist-inspired sculptural style....
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique English Terracotta Recumbent Pug Dog
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English terracotta recumbent pug dog, realistically modeled and subtly polychromed. Rare form.
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Harp and Guitar, " Fabulous Cubist-Art Deco Bas Relief Plaques, Terra Cotta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Michel Chauvet, Personnage en Mouvement, Modern Sculpture, France, 1960
Located in New York, NY
This terracotta sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion.
Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Terracotta Cherub Centerpiece, Signed Luca Madrassi
Located in Cypress, CA
Stunning Italian terracotta cherub figure group centerpiece depicting one cherub holding a swagged garland, another cherub pushing a wheelbarrow, on naturalistic ground-from base,
2...
Category
20th Century Italian Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Tomiya Matsuda Abstract Modern Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed terra cotta abstract modern sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda. Brown, green and cinnabar glaze over a layered terra cotta curved and footed form ...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Alexander Ney, Abstract Perforated Terracotta Sculpture, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Abstract sculptural composition.
Perforated and painted terracotta.
Signature & 2012 Copyright on the bottom
Dimensions: H 15.25”, W 9”, D 8”
Alexander Ney (Russian/American, born...
Category
2010s American Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terracotta form would have been a critical component of burial rituals of the Bura people of Niger. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sullivan Designed Terra Cotta Fragment from the Chicago Stock Exchange
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful Louis Sullivan designed terra cotta fragment from the Chicago Stock Exchange, 1893, by the legendary firm of Adler & Sullivan. On a custom wall mount.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Tomiya Matsuda Sinuous Modern Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Heathered earthen glazed terra cotta sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011). A sinuous abstract shape with unfinished sides and half round base. Geometr...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Modern Perforated White Enameled Terracotta Wall Sculpture by Ginestroni
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary sculpture in terra cotta in the shape of a feminine mask, handcrafted with a pierced decoration and white brush painted with fired enamel. This wall decoration has a special uniqueness because of the diffused aura created by the light source against the wall and through the sculpture.
An interesting object...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Signed Terra Cotta Hand Feet Foot Head Sculpture 1974
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing, one of a kind, signed and dated Sculpture made from terra cotta. This piece is very heavy! It’s date Aug 1974. It’s hard to make out the signature (pictured) but I think it ...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Terracotta Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta