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Period: 1980s
Abstract Industrial Found Object Metal Table Sculpture, Post Modern Sottsass Era
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great Industrial material sculpture including a huge crescent wrench among other various mechanical parts. Extremely heavy and well made. Made by a local Philadelphia artist, unsig...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Rick Lussier Abstract Wood & Steel Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wood, patinated steel and iron sculpture by Rick Lussier, circa early 1980s. This unusual example mixes different elements seamlessly and is striking from every angle.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jack Nutting Handmade Copper Wood California Modernist Studio Sculpture
By Jack Nutting
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handmade copper sculpture on wood base created by Jack Nutting of San Francisco, California. Sculpture stands 5.75" by 2.5" wide by 2.5 deep. Signed JN 11/81, 2 on the bottom. From the estate of the artist, Jack Nutting. In very good vintage condition. Nutting joined the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco in the 1950s and quickly became well known in the San Francisco Metal Arts Community. His clientele were doctors, lawyers, and business people, with occasional celebrity patrons, including Lena...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Black Washed and Hand-Hammered Aluminum and Marble Sculpture Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This Dual spiral abstract sculpture is hand-hammered aluminum with a black painted wash over it. In some ways it has a Brutalist feeling to it. It sits on a black marble base and is ...
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American Brutalist Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 9 Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1983 Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937. From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui. In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Arthur Gibbons Abstract Sculpture "Motet" 1984
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large signed and very heavy Arthur Gibbons metal sculpture. It is quite lovely. It is titled "motet" 84. It sits on black pedestal which is a bit scuffed up. The measurements below are for the sculpture on the pedestal. The actual sculpture itself measures as follows: 64.75 inches tall, 39 inches wide and 20 inches wide. Dimensions given below are for the sculpture on the pedestal. This sculpture can be used indoors or outdoors. A biography of the artist follows from his website: Director: The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard college, bard edu/mfa. Professor of sculpture, Bard college. Education: B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University. B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania. Solo Exhibition: Carlton Gallery, NYC, 1976. Robert Freidus Gallery, NYC. 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1982. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 1978. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, 1986. Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 1987. Andre´ Emmerich Gallery, NYC, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. Art Academy of Cincinnati, 2001. Incident Report, Hudson, NY, 2007 and 2014. Articles/Reviews: New York Times. Village voice. Art news. Arts magazine. International sculpture. Group exhibitions: Artist space, NYC. Davis and Long Company, NYC. Rosa Esman Gallery, NYC. Union College. Kingston Biennial. Art OMI. Guild Hall, East Hampton. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase. Hofstra University. Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. Diane Brown...
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American Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Memphis Acrylic Painted Steel Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Amazing Memphis sculpture. This wonderful example of the Memphis period consist of a three leg all steel frame with different shapes and angles creating the illusion of movement wi...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Two luminous sculptures or lamp bases in resin and chrome
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of wonderful luminous sculptures in résine with inclusion. It's also possible to remove the two chrome buttons that are screwed onto threaded rods and putting in place of el...
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French Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Bronze Signed Ramon Lago Vintage Geometric Modernist Monumental Floor Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic solid bronze floor sculpture is geometric with lyrical forms. It is signed on the left hand side front on an angle R. Lago 86. He is sculptor whose first name is Ramon. It is a one of a kind four-arm sculpture that is 4 feet high. The base is two steps...
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Unknown Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic and Copper Sculpture by Tom Phardel
By Tom Phardel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic and copper sculpture by Michigan artist Tom Phardel. Sculpture is titled 'The Ring' and it was executed in 1988. This sculpture was exhibited at the 13th exhibition Michigan ...
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American Organic Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Pink column sculpture by Jean-Claude Farhi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jean-Claude Farhi Pink column sculpture Polvmethacrylate France 1980
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Lucite Egg Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s Lucite egg sculpture. Looks like shattered glass.
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Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Large Floral Sculpture in Carved Wood American
Located in Hudson, NY
A gorgeous hand carved sculpture in walnut and cherry by the American artist team of Jeffrey and Lindley Briggs. Created in 1982 in their New England studio. This piece is made from ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Antonio Grediaga Kieff Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gold patina bronze sculpture 1 from the edition of 9 1985.
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Canadian Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Modernist Sculpture In Polished Brass on Travertine Base by Giorgio Zennaro
Located in New York, NY
-This moving Modernist Sculpture by the esteemed artist Giorgio Zennaro originates from Italy, Circa 1980. Formed in solid Brass on a Travertine marble base, this sculpture displays ...
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Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Italian Modern Sculpture Bookends in Black Stone Slate, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern sculpture bookends in black stone slate, 1980s Set of three rectangular base sculptures in slate. The stone has an irregular s...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Slate

Snyderman Signed Post Modern Neon Light Tile Sculpture Greco Roman Portrait 1988
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An artful post modern sculpture depicting a Roman-Greco portrait on a ceramic tiled pedestal base. Signed Snyderman 1988. Attributed to American ...
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Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile

Arthur Court Copper and Brass Clad Lifesize Turtle Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Super rare Turtle box in brass and copper by Arthur Court, 1980's. Wood turtle clad in copper with the shell clad in brass, with lid on its back. Measures ...
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Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Bronze by Salvador Dalí­ Horse Saddled with Time 1980, Certificate of Auth
Located in London, GB
Le cheval à la montre molle A Superb Bronze by and inscribed by 'Dalí' (on the back right leg), stamped with foundry mark and numbered 314/350 (underneath the saddle) and stamped wit...
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Spanish Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Arman" Presse-Papier / Paper Weight Edited by Christofle, 1983
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Arman Fernandez dit "Arman" (1928-2005, France) Presse-papier en métal argenté édité par la maison Christofle à 75 exemplaires pour ses collaborateurs à l'occasion de la nouvelle...
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French Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Raku Glazed Horse Head, 1982
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware small horse head sculpture raku glazed in bright blue and white glazes with a black craquelure finish by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 192...
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English Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Paul Seide Handblown Frosted Art Glass Spiral Sculpture, 1986
By Paul Seide
Located in View Park, CA
« Frosted Radio Light » circa 1986: handblown glass sculpture by Paul Seide (b. 1949). Satin frosted glass with neon and argon gas in tones of tangerine, magenta, and pale seafoam, and activated by transmitted radio signals. Seide’s work is displayed in museums across the country including the Corning Glass...
Category

American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Charles and Ray Eames Plywood Folding Screen / Divider, , F S 6, , , Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning vintage plywood divider by Charles and Ray Eames, for Herman Miller. Model “FSW-6” (folding screen wood) was designed and released to market in 1946. Consists of six adjusta...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Signed Oil on Canvas Freestanding Cylindrical Artwork
Located in New York, NY
Signed, oil on canvas freestanding cylindrical artwork. This artwork consists of five cylinders and each one is covered with vibrant colors with an abstract pattern of oil on canvas.
Category

Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Contemporary Richard La Londe Signed Slumped Art Glass Table Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a captivating, slumped art glass table sculpture, with a spiral design, signed by Richard La Londe, dated 1988. In excellent...
Category

American Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Side Table by Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage side table by Peter Shire, Untitled, circa 1980. Birch solid core plywood and laminate. Measures: 17" x 15" x 21"H    Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an LA-based artist w...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

Pino Signoretto, Last Judgement Hyeronimus Bosch Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This intriguing art piece comes from Pino Signoretto private collection. Owner said it was his favorite piece. I started looking closely at the piece and recognized a few elements that are on Bosch paintings. One caught my attention, the fish with wings which is very similar to the butterfly monster of The Garden of Earthly Delights. Then everything came after. The big foot is from the man with one enormous foot in the Last Judgement...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

'Side Table 9' Side Table by Peter Shire, 1984
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage side table by Peter Shire, 1984. Birch solid core plywood and laminate. Exact dimensions avail. Upon request. *other models available Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an LA...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Laminate

'Side Table 10' Side Table by Peter Shire, 1984
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage side table by Peter Shire, 1984. Birch solid core plywood and Laminate. Exact dimensions available upon request. Other models available Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an ...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Laminate

Rare Curtis Jere Sunburst Table Sculpture, Signed
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large modern abstract table sculpture featuring metal brass tubular rods in a sunburst formation. This rare sculptural piece sits atop a solid matte grey marble base. Signed "C Jere ...
Category

Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass, Metal

Large Unique Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff
Located in Stamford, CT
A large unique bronze sculpture by Antonio Kieff (b. 1936) entitled "Motivo Espanol," dated 1985. The sculpture is also numbered 1 of 1.  
Category

Canadian Modern Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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