1960s Abstract Sculptures

A vintage transparent glass egg with a gold leaf yoke. Tapio Wirkkala was well know by Venini since the 1950s due to Wirkkala's inclusion in the Venice Biennale's, Wirkkala joined Venini in 1964, the egg was designed in 1968 and manufactured until sometime after this date. The egg was illustrated in the 1969 Venini catalog, page 16...

Stunning, modernist brass / bronze candlesticks designed by Pierre Forssell for Skultuna, Sweden. Stamped with makers mark.

Rare sculpture from Luciano Vistosi (1931-2010) signed and dated 1968.

White Hi-gloss glazed ashtray, heavily crazed. Artist/Maker unknown. Procured in Puerto Rico.

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...

An abstract metal sculpture by Swedish artist Oidentifierad Konstnär. Dated 1967. Dimensions (cm, approximately): Height: 34 Width: 22 D...

Ole Bjørn Krüger (1922-2007), Danish sculptor and ceramicist. Huge unique sculpture in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in turquoise and black shades, 1960s / 70s. Measures: 50 x 1...

Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (1920-2007). A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1962. This t...

This is one of the great and traditional sculptures by the very well known Chicago artist Abbott Pattison. This particular sculpture is one of he made in Italy, is also signed and ma...

Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cup in the style of Los Castilllo in great vintage condition and fantastic patina.

Abstract modernist sculpture, created by Russell Secrest. Drawing on his background in jewelry, the metal artist creates a dynamic form, in elegant hammered silver. The sculpture rot...

Clyde Burt figural ceramic face on attached plinth in glazed stoneware and hand painted face. Signature to underside: [CB].

A group of seven organic ball shaped Studio Pottery vases in natural colours, were produced in the 1960s. The individual appearance is unique in their shape, glaze and texture resemb...

Rare sculpture ‘Sektorn Mekanik’ designed by Bertil Herlow Svensson. Produced by Bertil Herlow Svensson in Sweden. Edition of 50 pcs.

Pleased to offer this great Mid-Century Modern wall art. Piece is made up of nails and metal panels. This unsigned piece is in the manner of Curtis Jere.

Vintage modernist abstract tree sculpture designed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House c. 1960's. Features a dramatic focal point to any space adding texture and dimension. This stateme...

This incredible design is a Model 120 LF 'Tulip' lounge armchair by Erwine and Estelle Laverne for Laverne International. Ingeniously designed in 1957, this wide span armchair is cra...

A bespoken sterling silver necklace with five roundel bell shape of gradual sizes linked by joint chains, designed and made by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1965. The subtly hammered roundels evoke a sense of history with the form found in pre-Columbian culture, yet the necklace appears beyond ethnic, it exuberates a confident and bold modernism. The necklace with Peruvian Cultural Ministry label to verso. Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...

Futurist Maurizio Tempestini angular brass table lamp with travertine base. Tall kite form structure in a patina'ed brass on a travertine base. Diagonal. Architectural. Rarity. 24H t...

Ole Bjørn Krüger (1922-2007), Danish sculptor and ceramicist. Huge unique sculpture in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in turquoise and black shades, 1960s / 70s. Measures: 52.5 x...

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...

Ceramic sculpture in the style of Franco Bucci. Two pure shapes can be combined in different positions.

Large modernist abstract sculpture "INNERWOVEN STRUCTURE" by Duayne Hatchett. Amazing graceful bent layers of metal, can be mounted, hung as a mobile or on a stationary surface, i.e....

"Numero Uno" table abstract sculpture by Thea Vallé. Triangular overlapping composition with a warm ivory patina. Dated and signed.

A single piece of solid mango wood, hand carved into a standing cone, circa 1960. Use it as door stoppers, or in a group for an eye-catching accent in any rustic or eclectic decor, i...

Post cubist sculpture in welded stainless steel, France circa 1960’s.

Coffee / Cocktail table, geometric welded steel & glass sculpture by Tresfort. Hand crafted and designed base can be used as wonderful sculpture,, Han...

Modernist wire. Copper and papier mâché "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox, amazing hand executed sculpture, recently purchased from Buffalo NY estate, pos...

American Contemporary Brutalism Abstract Sculpture Iron ca. 1970s DIMENSIONS Height: 13.5 inches Width: 8.25 inches Depth: 4.2...

Kinetic Abstract Sculpture, hand made by Dolly Moreno, American, circa 1960s. Signed on base. It is on a magnetic base, and some of the elements of the sc...

A very large sculpture. Suitable for indoors as well as outdoors. A very clean abstract design, round in shape, it is wider on one side becomes t...

Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi. A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1964. This three-dimensi...

Wonderful Murrine ball by the noted Venini artist Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. It dates from the 1960’s and is signed on the bottom Venini Italia. Lovely ...

1960s Italian white and grey marble trompe l'oeil multi-level obelisk, fits on a table top.

Set of eight Mid-Century Modern square studio pottery vases glazed in ocher and natural earth tones hand formed and in various heights by Mobach's Dutch ceramist made in the 1960's. ...

Handmade mixed media sculpture. Done in a mid century brutalist style. Phenomenal mix of textures between the welded metals and smooth glass. Gorgeous array of colors in the glass pi...

Large Italian, 1960s ceramic sculpture manufactured in Faenza.

Very large and originale ceramic sculpture of impressive finesse in its execution. This artist only created one piece per year. Interior and exterior enamel. Unique piece made in 1...

Lovely pair of vintage pink Lucite spheres. No chips or breaks. Small measures 5.25 tall x 4 wide x 2.25 deep Large measures 8 tall x 6 wide x 2.50 deep.

This stunning Vintage Abstract Sculpture by William Bowie, dating back to the 1960s, showcases the artist’s unique approach to modern and abstract design. The sculpture is in overall...

Wall mounted One-off ceramic sculpture by Carlo Zauli. Lively sculptural pieces on a grid-like ceramic plate, mounted on original wood piece.

Frans de Boer Lichtveld studied sculpture at the Institute of Applied Arts Education (now Rietveld Academy) and at the Quellinus Kunstnijverheidsschool, both i...

Five Mid-Century Modern square studio pottery vases glazed in natural earth tones that vary from dark red, grey-green to brown. They are hand formed and in different heights by Mobac...

Organic free form vessel or urn with lid by Willem Schalling. This sculptural vessel is hand sculpted and glazed in deep blue, with an over glaze in chalk white applied in vertical s...

Cast bronze sculpture by Aharon Bezalel, 1967, Israel. Aharon was born in Afghanistan and lived in Jerusalem where he created his works of art...

A pair of sculptural candleholders. Done in an organic style, seemingly identical, with subtle but noticeable differences that can only be achieved by a master sculptor. Tallest is 1...

Unusual linear "TOTEM" form sculpture.

Pair of sculptures by unknown artist. Probably produced in Sweden. Signed “MR 66 15/20” and the other “MR 66 17/20”.

Alicia Penalba was an Argentinian sculptor, who graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her impressive technique combines spirituality and abstraction, and her sculptures...

Set of seven Studio Pottery turned bulbous vases with rolled tire-shape necks Mid-Century Modern, glazed in ocher and natural earth tones and in various heights by Mobach's Dutch cer...

Pair of Murano glass obelisks retrofitted with LED bases.

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...

Jason Seley sculpture dated 1967 and titled 36 Key, Keyboard. From a private Chicago Collection. Seley was the Dean of Architecture at Cornell University and he taught at Hofstra University and The New York University...

A large abstract sculpture made from car bumpers.

Murano glass abstract sculpture, signed Seguso.

Bronze abstract sculpture on bianco assoluto white marble base.

Ceramic sculpture composed by a revolving continuum stripe.

Hand-carved sculpture in moss green marble / granite on a polished round bronze plinth by the late Alice Ward. Her sculpture echoes a voyage of discovery in not just the visible natu...

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...

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...