American Abstract Sculptures

Abstract cubistic ceramic sculpture, The Netherlands 1970s. The sculpture is made out of heavy chamotte clay with a beautiful black glazed finish. Interesting composition out of seve...

A charming bust of a child’s head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, dated 1910, the girl has her head slightly tilted forwards as she looks out from under a lock of hair, set on a square block signed on the reverse ‘E Whitney-Smith 1910’. This bronze is a reduction of Whitney-Smith’s original marble piece, a photograph of which survives in the V&A (object number AAD/1990/12/63). Another version can be seen in a 1920s photograph of the artist in his studio owned by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG x194201). Neither the identity of the sitter nor title of the work is known. Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952) was one of the pre-eminent sculptors of his day. Born in Bristol in 1880, he became a student of William Harbutt, the headmaster of Bath School of Art, best remembered today for inventing plasticine. Whitney-Smith showed great promise from an early age, opening a studio in St John’s Wood, London, in 1910. He exhibited over 40 pieces at the Royal Academy and despite not achieving Academician status, even with list of illustrious proposers, he became a dear friend of Sir Alfred Munnings, the famous horse painter, and sculpted his portrait. He was, however, elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors and his works were generally well-received by critics and the general public alike. Aside from the RA, he exhibited in Bristol, at the Paris Salon and the Scottish Academy and his work attracted the attention of such important patrons as the Courtauld family. One of his most famous works, The Waking Child, is in the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull and another, The Irishman, is in the Tate. One version of his bust of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist, stands in Tooley Street in Bermondsey to this day. An article in The Sphere, published on the 3rd of May 1924, referred to the sculptor as “a well-known sculptor of smiling children” and mentioned his “famous babies’ heads”.

A beautiful stylized Art Deco sculpture of a cougar, made of green patinated spelter. On a black Belgian marble plinth. Made in France or Belgium aroun...

A very rare and exquisite table-top amethyst formation. The long fromation preserves a prominent golden calcite crystal on a bed of deep purple amethyst and is particularly sculptura...

Dark Kukkii sculpture 1 flower by Antrei Hartikainen. Materials: Black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut. Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm Also available...

A hand-crafted terracotta head bust sculpture on a Belgium black marble base, Europe, Greece. Exact date unknow, could be very early. Artist/Sculptor unknown. This beautiful sculptur...

A fine patinated terracotta sculpture from around ca.1900 of a lion signed A. Fagotto. Armand Fagotto was a Italian sculptor working during the end of the 19th century and early 20th...

"Composition 202.2" is a captivating cubist/abstract mixed media sculpture by Dan Schneiger, circa 2020. The sculpture is a harmonious assembly of wood, foam core, plaster, and resin...

Hand Carved Stone Column Base pedestal Sculpture Doorstop Decorative Element LA Nicely hand carved 17th century Renaissance stone column base appliqu...

French Art Deco period Hermes sculpture made of plaster and supported by a wood base.

Exceptional and Large 19th century very beautifully carved wood black forest bear hall tree Umbrella Stand with the large standing Mama bea...

Cherries Sculpture Dark Antique Copper Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional...