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Period: 1960s
Group of Mid Century Ceramic Studio Vases Off-White Tones
Located in London, GB
Three-cylinder Studio Pottery vases in white tones are very sculptural with a natural rough character created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist in the 1...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Italian Midcentury Abstract Geometric Silvergrey Aluminum Centerpiece, Sign. NP2
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian midcentury abstract-geometric silvergrey alumnium bowl designed like a wrinkeled paper, signed NP2 at the bottom Nerone and Patuzzi (sculptor/architect Nerone Ceccarelli & Gi...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Sculpture Signed Modernist in Wood, Metal and Plaster
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very original French sculpture, small proportions, made with a technique of assembly of wood and white lacquered metal the whole coated with plaster in a modernist style. Unknown art...
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French Organic Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Red Abstract Mid-Century Murano gold leaf inlaid Glass Sculpture, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Red Abstract Mid-Century Murano Gold Leaf Inlaid Glass Sculpture from the 1960s is an extraordinary work of art that epitomizes the unparalleled craftsmanship and innovative spir...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Concretist Sculpture by Lars Erik Falk, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking sculpture by Lars Erik Falk, made from black lacquered metal. Interesting angles, different perspectives from different angles. Lars Erik Falk (1922-1918) was one of Swe...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Abstract oak sculpture signed LM France 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful shaped abstract modern scultpture made in France, 1960s. This sculpture is made from solid oak wood showing its beautiful grain and texture. Shaped like a figure, it has im...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

Italian Bronze and Marble Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze abstract sculpture on bianco assoluto white marble base.
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Italian Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Abstract Bumper Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
A large abstract sculpture made from car bumpers.
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Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Richard Bitterman Brutalist Bud Vase or Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Handcrafted Brutalist bud vase or sculpture, 1960s, brass, stee. Plastic test tube, signed R. Bitterman.
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American Brutalist Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Steel

Ceramic Sculpture in the Style of Franco Bucci, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic sculpture in the style of Franco Bucci. Two pure shapes can be combined in different positions.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Albano Poli, "Eclisse" Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp, Poliarte Italy, 1968
Located in Firenze, IT
Albano Poli, table lamp mod. Eclisse Prod. Poliarte, Italia, 1968 Sculptural lamp; 24 cubes pieced together and balanced on a chrome round platform. Measures: cm 40x40x40 15 kg...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Swedish Midcentury Flygfors Orange Bubblegum Centrepiece
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury Flygfors orange bubblegum centerpiece from the range Coquille by Paul Kedelv.
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Collector Door handle / sculpture Omega
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very rare and collector Door handle / sculpture for the Omega watch brand shops. Lava stone and brass Signed and dated lower right 1960 20 x 20 x 7 cms Perfect original condition...
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Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Lava

Giorgio A. Roccamonte, Robot, Abstract Modern Chromed Metal Sculpture, Ca. 1960
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST Giorgio Amelio Roccamonte a/k/a Elio Roccamonte (Argentine/Italian, Buenos Aires, 1927 - Rome, 1980) was a renown Italian sculp...
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Argentine Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Thorkild Hoffmann Larsen Sculpture
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Large wooden sculpture by Thorkild Hoffmann Larsen.
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European Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wrought and Welded Iron Sculpture by Frans De Boer Lichtveld
Located in Montreal, QC
Frans de Boer Lichtveld studied sculpture at the Institute of Applied Arts Education (now Rietveld Academy) and at the Quellinus Kunstnijverheidsschool, both i...
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Dutch Brutalist Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Worthington, Manufacture Matrix, France, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb French manufacture matrix for the Worthington company, from the 1960s. Very interesting work that doubles as a sculptural piece. Good condition. Signed. Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 43 x...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

C. 1965 Harry Bertoia Sectional Wire Bundled Sculpture in Steel and Steel Melt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an important Welded Steel Wire Brush Sculpture (bundled wire), executed by Harry Bertoia ca. 1965. Bertoia personally developed this method of ...
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American Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Italian modern Abstract Sculpture in dark grey terracotta Edmondo Cirillo, 1968
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Abstract Sculpture in dark grey terracotta by Edmondo Cirillo, 1968 Terracotta sculpture painted dark grey. The shape of the sculpture is organic and rounded. An eye i...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta

Bertil Herlow Svensson Sculpture ‘Sektorn Mekanik’
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sculpture ‘Sektorn Mekanik’ designed by Bertil Herlow Svensson. Produced by Bertil Herlow Svensson in Sweden. Edition of 50 pcs.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Aluminum

Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Chissotti Filippo, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Flippo Chissotti, also known as Chiss, studied at the Albertina Academy where he had sculptor Marino Marini as his teacher. In the first years of the post-war period he held his firs...
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Italian Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Composition Modern / Midcentury Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Composition sculpture. Signed with gallery label on bottom.
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French Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Composition

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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Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Marble Bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964
Located in Brussels, BE
Marble bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964.
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Italian Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Modernist Handcrafted Copper Wire and Lucite "Lite-Up" Base Tree Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist handcrafted copper wire and Lucite "lite-up" base tree sculpture, unsigned, very well executed, twisted copper wire with mesh leaves, black acrylic base, on off light source.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

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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Italian Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Abstract Relief Assemblage by André Bogaert, Belgium 1965
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
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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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"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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Swedish Vintage 1960s 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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Swedish Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Blue and Black Ceramic Abstract Sculpture by William Lau
Located in Montreal, QC
Blue and black ceramic abstract sculpture by William Lau. Signed: "Lau" and dated underside.
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American Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Joahim Berthold, Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Lounging Couple, ca. 1960
By Joahim Berthold
Located in New York, NY
About object Signed and numbered in back. Signed: J. Beithold. Limited Edition: 4/9 Joachim Berthold (German, 1917 – 1990) Joachim Berthold, born 1917 in Eisenach, lived and w...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large sculpture Chimera by Marcello Avenali
By Marcello Avenali
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Work by the artist Marcello Avenali (1912-1981). Steel and glass sculpture, created in 1969. In 1970, it was reproduced for an installation for Banco Santo Spirito (Vatican Bank) at ...
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Italian Futurist Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Steel

Gabriel Gouttard Abstract amorphous sculpture, France 1960s
By Gabriel Gouttard
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract amorphous sculpture by Gabriel Gouttard (Lyon 1927-2015), France 1970s. Outstanding organic free form - amorphous shaped sculpture. The sculpture has a strong polyester stru...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete

Blown Glass Flowers from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of expressive Mid-Century Modern glass flowers hand blown in an organic trumpet flower shape with scrolling stems. Made in Italy, circa 1960s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

French Pate De Verre Sculpture "L'Oeil de Pâques" by, DAUM and Salvador Dali
Located in Englewood, NJ
A French Pate De Verre Sculpture "L'Oeil de Pâques" (The Easter Eye). by, Daum and designed by, Salvador Dali of cobalt blue eggs some melting and one with a glass eye. The sculpture...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark. Sculpture in green art glass. Organic shape.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Denmark Sculpture in green art glass. Organic shape. 1960s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 7.5 cm x D 3.5 cm x H 14.5 cm.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Sculpture, Designed by John Selbing for Orrefors, Sweden, 1961
By John Selbing
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture, designed by John Selbing for Orrefors, Sweden, 1961. Glass. Dimensions: H: 46.5 cm Diameter: 13 cm
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Anthropomorphic Wood TOTEM
By Luis Martinez Richier 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A tall wood Africanist TOTEM.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

Ceramic Sculpture by Ka Kwong Hui
By Hiu Ka Kwong
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare and large ceramic sculpture by Pop ceramicist Ka Kwong Hui. Signed. Hui immigrated to U.S. in 1948. Received a BFA in 1951 and a MFA in 1952 from Al...
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American Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Nino Franchina Abstract wrought iron sculpture, Italy 1960s
By Nino Franchini
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Organic wrought iron sculpture by Nino Franchina (1912 – 1987), Italy 1960s. Magnificent work created out of forged iron, three elegant aerodynamic branches sprouts out of one sharp ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Wrought Iron

Ceramic Abstract Sculpture by Jacques Pouchain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic abstract sculpture by Jacques Pouchain looks like bronze Unique piece.
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French Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Stoneware

Cubist Sculpture in Mirror Polished Chrome
Located in Chicago, IL
Cubist Sculpture in Mirror Polished Chrome Striking Cubist-style mirror in polished chrome on plinth base. This sculptural piece features a dynamic interplay of angles and reflective...
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Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Nickel-Plated Armilary Sphere
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Nickel-plated armilary sphere, circa 1960.
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Nickel

Sculpture Designed by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Denmark. 1960s. Sterling silver and ebony. Measurements: H: 21 cm/ 8 1/4''
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

Industrial Faux Letterpress "AlphaSculpt" Sculpture by Sheldon Rose
Located in East Hampton, NY
Silver painted faux printing block resin lamp with wood base... "AlphaSculpt" bySheldon Rose New York, 1968.
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Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Belgian Midcentury Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-century geometric model from Belgium showcases ebonized wood spheres linked by copper-toned metal rods, arranged in an eye-catching modular pattern. Mounted on a sleek black...
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Belgian Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Stoneware Sculpture by Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg, 1960s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand built sculpture made of stamped, stained and glazed stoneware slabs. Signed 'B. Berglund' with Gustavsberg Sweden sticker numbered '47'.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Roger Desserprit '1923-1985' Wooden and plaster Sculpture, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Roger Desserprit (1923-1985) woodenand plaster sculpture, provenance, " vente d' Atelier" many accidents and losses Roger Desserprit France (1925-1985) Aged 25, Roger Desserprit exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Colette Allendy before taking part, in 1949, in the Salon des Réalités nouvelles alongside Arden Quin, Bresciani, Eielson, and Vardanega. Encouraged by the poet André Frénaud, he met Bazaine, Ubac and Vieira da Silva, whose workshops he frequented. Close to the Madi movement initiated by South American artists...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Conical Metal Sculpture from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An expressive and finely rendered unique metal sculpture having a conical wire-wrapped form with organic painted shapes encased in the interior.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Unique Sculpture, Made by Toini Muona, Finland, 1960s-Early 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique Sculpture, made by Toini Muona, Finland. 1960s/Early 1970s Stoneware with a metallic glaze. Support of limestone and porcelain. Measurements: H: 21 cm/ 8 1/4" D: 12 cm/ 4 3/4"
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Limestone

Bill Culbert 'New Zealand' Light Sculpture, 'Cubic Projections', 1968
Located in London, GB
Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968. Exhibited by the Lisson Gallery, a plastic ball with pinholes all-over, radiating lights, this example from the original edition sold at the time of the exhibition. Measure: 60cm diameter Literature: David Mellor...
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New Zealand Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Plastic

Large Iron Sculpture Designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s. Iron. Dimensions: H: 103 cm W: 77 cm D: 30 cm Base: 30 x 45 cm
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Danish Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Sculpture Designed by Ann-Maria Osipow, Finland, 1960’s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wall-hung ceramic. Signed by the artist. Measures: H: 31 cm/ 12" W: 31 cm/ 12" D: 29 cm/ 11 1/2".
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

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

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Brass

Brutalist Mid-Century Bronze, T. Mori 1962 Butterfly.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Brutalist Mid-Century bronze, T. Mori Butterfly 1962. Spectacular, great color and patination. Feel free to call for more product information.
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American Brutalist Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"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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Swedish Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Modern/Art Deco Silver Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Unique designed pair of Andirons. Made in the style of ( Donald Deskey. Lost wax Bronze castings, polished and then Antique Silver Patina finis...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

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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French Vintage 1960s 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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French Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vintage Boho 1969 Signed Torch Cut Brass Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience the captivating allure of this Vintage Boho 1969 Signed Torch Cut Brass Sculpture—a true testament to American artistry and innovation. Crafted with precision and passion,...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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