French Abstract Sculptures

Marie Claude de Fouquières Resin Egg France 1970 Diameter : 16 cm Height : 20 cm

ODILE NOLL (1921-2014) Pin tray Circa 1960 Signed "ONoll" Gabonese ebony

François Stahly (1911-2006, Germany/ France) : "Les Trois Bourgeons" Original black patinated bronze sculpture 1939, France Signed : "F.Stahly" Numbered : "1/8", engraved underneat...

Claude Gaget ceramic wood fired tree sculpture created in La Borne, France. Elegant various shades of light to dark brown colors which are influenced by the position of the sculpture in the kiln and the effects of the wood fire. Signed at the base Original perfect condition Claude Gaget arrived in La Borne 13 March, 1973. He was working at Pierre Mestre’s house and set up his first workshop in Boisbelle. From 1974 onwards, he has shared his life with Claudine Monchaussé...

Sculpture Dimensions: H: 20in W: 24in D: 5in Pedestal Dimensions: H: 39 1/4in W: 21in D: 5in This signed vintage French Art Deco "Les Girls' Sculpture on an onyx, bronze and sl...

French Brutalist sculpture in chamotte clay. Hand-crafted, hand-made ceramics. Nice vintage condition, please note slight traces of age (see photos). Unidentified artist.

The design of this cube sculpture or resin paperweight is attributed to the French artist Pierre Giraudon. The resin cube features old industrial elements of an automobile engine. Ca...

Constantin ANDREOU (1917-2007) : "Amour des vagues" Unique patinated brass and bronze sculpture made of several pieces formed, shaped, hammered and...

abstract organic form, highly decorative object ...

Large French Brutalist sculpture in chamotte clay. Unidentified artist. Very fine vintage condition, please note damage to one end of the sculpture (photos).

A large black iron sculpture on a triangular base. French school, second half of the 20th century.

This elegant Mid-Century Modern wooden abstract sculpture was hand-crafted in the 1970s. This finely carved stylized free-form sculpture is made of bleached wood, with a very versati...

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,...

Biomorphic Stone Sculpture on a walnut base.

Exceptional metal sculpture by French artist Michel Anasse (1935-2020). Anasse started working on his "Les Bides" (translated: bellies) series in France in 1957 and this is a strikin...

Colette Sauter-Emery : "Relief n°1 " Abstract composition made of assembled nails on a patinated metallic board Monogrammed '"CS" on the front lower right of the sculpture Sticker ...

Description: this sculpture was made in the 1950s in France. It consists of a black oak base and an oak ball carved . Very nice work combining organic form and raw material. Conditi...

Abstract Relief Assemblage by André Bogaert (1920-1986), Belgium 1965. Bogaert was an abstract expressionist who always put the experiment at first place...

A large and impressive 19th Century classical patinated bronze maiden torche, raised on a pedestal plinth. In the manner of Barbedienne. Batch 75 SNTKZ

Table clock nycthemeral brushed steel, rotary dial, indexes set with a red stone set with a red stone cabochon. Quartz movement. Signed and numbered 324/1000. Edition Azygis, Par...

Small cast bronze abstract statue. It depicts a female cello player sitting on a round stool. It is designed in the style of Yves Lohé. No signature or markings visible. - Abstrac...

Contemporary sculpture, 20th century. Design sculpture, modern art, stone base and sculpture in composite material, 20th century.     h: 55cm , w: 46cm, d: 18cm

Brown Patinated wood modern sculpture Circa 1960.

Michel Lanos Unique handmade abstract ceramic piece by Michel Lanos Realised circa 1980 Height 12 cm large 20 cm Depth 6 cm

A very good quality late 19th Century Bronze statue of a semi clad maiden with her arms out stretched, standing in front of the Moons crescent. Signed; Henri Houdebine. Henri Houdebi...

"Pomme bouche" : Good quality patinated massive bronze sculpture showing an apple with lips on the front of it Bears an illegible signature underneath Note that the stem of the a...

A good quality late 19th century patinated bronze statue of a classical young semi clad swordsman, titled ' The Oath'. Signed to the base O. Ruffony Oscar Ruffoni, whose artist name ...

An unique piece composed of bronze and fruitwood parts that move on a hinge, evincing the flight of a bird. Fred Brouard was renowned in his time for bringing unique curves, strikin...

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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This stunning modern brutalist bronze sculpture from the 1970s depicts an allegory of man and machine (or worker) with a beautiful original dark green patina. The design holds the at...

A fine quality 19th Century patinated bronze study of 'Le Devoir' (Duty) by Adrien Étienne Gaudez Batch 75 61139 CZKN Adrien Étienne Gaudez (2 February 1845 – 23 January 1902) was ...

A good quality late 19th century French patinated bronze statue of a classical young maiden leaning on a rock. Signed to the base. Batch 75 62422. YNYZ

The intersecting sculptural lines of this French signed vintage bronze sculpture by Boucher is polished and has a rose gold color of the bronze. It sits on a white and gray veined Carrara marble block base that is attached. The measurements for the sculpture alone are as follows: 9" H x 5" D x 4.5" W. It is from the 1960s. The intersecting lines of this sculpture give it parallel forms. It is a dynamic sculpture...

A vibrantly painted antique Caen stone architectural model. Dating from the mid 19th century, this limestone model came from a French church destroyed during WWII. With its arched design and ornately carved columns, it is reminiscent of open arcades found in historic ecclesiastical and gothic architecture. Detailed to the top with castellations, this antique architectural model...

François-Christophe-Armand Toussaint (1806-1862) A large pair of French mid-19th century gilt and patinated bronze figural torchères: Esclave Indien and Esclave Indienne cast by F. Barbedienne (before 1869) from models by Toussaint dated 1850 the male and female figures each holding aloft glass flame shades, on panelled chamfered rectangular black marble plinths, the bronze pedestals of cylindrical baluster form with acanthus leaf collars and four engaged foliate scroll corbel supports with fluted ornament, on circular socles cast in the form of ribbon-bound laurel garlands, each signed A.Toussaint 1850 and Fondeur F.Barbedienne, 36cm wide, 36cm deep, 217cm high (14in wide, 14in deep, 85in high). the figures 112cm high (44in high Armand Toussaint first exhibited a plaster model at the 1847 Salon in Paris entitled "Un esclave indien portant une torche" along with its female pendant...

An abstract sculpture in sandstone in the style of Le Corbusier very nice brown black patina

"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...

An important « Totem » sculpture, consisting of free-form pieces of carved wood threaded onto a black-lacquered iron base. Unique piece.

Sculpture pièce unique restaurée plâtre et enduit fibré Pour intérieur et / ou extérieur

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.

A large Brutalist forged iron sculpture France, 1960s 82 cm high by 37 cm wide by 31 cm depth

An impressive pair of 19th Century French cold painted bronzed Arab spelter figures, each holding a tray and leaning against castle like pedestals....

Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics, Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest) Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm ----- Height: 13 cm Diameter...

Sculpture with multiple totems colorfull island by Jean Claude Farhi France 1985 Vintage condition

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...

Unusual piece of art showing a puzzle head Hand made carved wood Circa 1970's

A vibrantly painted antique Caen stone architectural fragment. Dating from the mid 19th century, this limestone model came from a French ch...

Bulgari, Bvlgari Italian silver & etched glass sculpture in original fitted leather box, 20th century The glass etched with leafy branches, the silver base engraved Bvlgari on two s...

Circa 1960s French abstract terracotta sculpture with alternating glazed and unglazed stripes running around its surface. Inside the crack a large supporting natural terracotta cork...

Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy. Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1980-1990. H : 16.5’ x 30.7’ x 7’ inches.

Unusual brutalist hand-carved wooden sculpture, France American walnut, lead-cover

1960s French abstract terracotta space-age futuristic sculpture in the form of a volcanic rock. An unusual volcanic, lunar rock or coral designed...

A Charles Lemanceau Art Deco glazed ceramic peacock for St. Clement, circa 1930 Marks: Lemanceau, St. Clement, 18-5/8 inches high (47.3 cm).  

Huge Crushed ice resin table Egg realised by Pierre Giraudon France

1960s French abstract terracotta space-age futuristic sculpture in the form of a brain. The sculpture has been sprayed gold for added effect adding drama and interest. It is very he...

A large-scale white bisque porcelain putto or cherub statue standing on an ornate bombe plinth by 19th century French ceramicist Gille Jeune. Dating from the 1860s, this statue is over 150 years old. It depicts an infant – known as a cherub or putto – wearing a head band with a swathe of fabric draped over his arm and thigh. He sits upon a tree stump or rock with his arms raised and castanets in his hands. Thanks to its scale and provenance, it is a breath-taking statue for an interior or gallery, both the putto and the plinth inscribed with the maker’s mark ‘Gille Jne, Fabt. Paris’. Gille Jeune, Paris Parisian ceramist Jean-Baptiste Gille (1798-1868) was one of the leading manufacturers of French bisque porcelain - also known as biscuit porcelain - of the 19th century. In 1836, he established his own porcelain factory in Paris under the name ‘Gille Jeune’. His work was displayed in many prestigious exhibitions including London’s 1851 Great Exhibition where he was awarded a prize medal, the 1862 exhibition in London and the Paris exhibition in 1867. Four of his cherub works in the same style and scale reside at Hughenden House in Buckinghamshire as part of the National Trust’s collection. These include two of Gille’s depictions of the four seasons and a putto playing a flute as well as a putto with castanets like this one dating from 1855-1864. For this reason, we can say with some certainty that this antique cherub statue...

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...