Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

A vintage oriental spinach jade sculpture, carved in a beautiful unique shape with a scroll design making it a stunning rare and unusual decorative item.

1990s polished modern abstract sculpture with square base in hand carved black Belgian marble.

DAVID SEGEL large double sided curved terracotta sculpture of nude female. 1970s. This Gorgeous Large Curved Double Sided Nude Sculpture Is Signed On Both Sides. David Segel, The Artist, Continues To Express His Exaggerated Details Of His Female Muses Form, Curvy And Graceful Yet True To His Flow Of Sculptural Expression. Excellent Vintage Condition For It's Age And Sculptural Expression Being On Display For Years Since The 1970s, Original Double Sided Sculpture That Is Signed On Both Sides For Open All Round Displaying. Dimensions Are: Eight-Teen Inches Tall by Thirteen Inches Wide by Four and A Half Inches Thick. DAVID SEGEL 1921-2005: An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California...

Beautiful resin obelisk in warm colors of ochre and brown, with inclusions of dark wood bark. Unique piece Biography: Pierre Giraudon, France (1923-2012) Pierre Giraudon was born i...

Dramatic and unusual light sculpture. Amazing detail with miniature elongated cubes of clear glass individually sewn to each other by thin silver wire. A wonderful one-of-a-kind piece.

Very nice iron sculpture designed by Theo Niermeijer (1940-2005) Amsterdam, 1970. This large and heavy sculpture is made of oxidized metal, bent and welded into this abstract modern ...

1990s abstract bronze figure of a woman running whilst covering her face, on a black marble base.

1990s modern hand carved abstract sculpture using a bronze half moon piece inlaid on a curvy red marble piece and standing on a black Italian Nero Portor...

Belgium black marble hand carved modern abstract figurative elongated bust with square base.

Unique piece. Composed of walnut, this piece is an arrangement of walnut parts that move on a set of bronze hinges, the effect of which is that of a bird in flight.

1990s black Belgium marble hand-carved abstract sculpture and base.

Bronze Sculpture Tribute To: Goya THE SCULPTURE IS MADE BY THE ARTIST PILAR DE LA VEGA IN THE 20TH CENTURY AND IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED. THE TOPIC TO BE TREA...

School of fish glass sculpture attributed to Livio Seguso, 1970s Italy New Wooden Base Base : 40x40cm fish 1 : 55h x 14 x 3 cm fish 2 : 59h x 20x 3...

A stainless steel abstract sculpture by American artist Brad Howe titled "Ventoso". The sculpture is made by 2 brushed metal section and a third lacquered one. Hand signed on the low...

Pair of abstract handblown Murano sculptures. Made in Italy, c. 1970's. Dimensions: Standing Sculpture: 17"H x 8.5"W x 6"D Low Sculpture: 12.5...

Guylaine Guy (1929) "Faux Et Usage De Faux ". Metal Assembly. Height 154 Cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and...

Frode Steinicke: A black and white marble and patinated brass sculpture. Signed FS, 95. Measures Approx: 11.6”H x 6.1”L x 4.7”W.

Guylaine Guy (1929) metal assembly and wood, height 124 Cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and painter / sculpt...

Guylaine Guy (1929) "Procession". Assembly of metals. Measures: Height 33 cm, width 86 cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Que...

A soldered wire sculpture under plexiglass vitrine by American sculptor Marilynn Gelfman-Karp. Signed and dated. Sculpture size - 15" high by 25" wide by 7.5" deep, Circa 1970.

Spectacular Italian "ceramic Raku" dish, for wall or table, unique piece, from a private collection The Raku is a long interesting procedure in very high temperatures and it's very ...

Silver and iron sautoir necklace.

Oak sculpture on marble base circa 1970, unsigned

Stunning hammered and patinated iron and agate geode standing sculpture signed Y.S and dated 1974. A similar sculpture was presented at the Marc du Plantier exhibition at the Galerie...

Guylaine Guy (1929) metal assembly. Measure: Height 117 cm. Guylaine Guy, whose real name is Guylaine Chailler, is a Quebec singer and painter / sculpt...

Italian gold ring entirely hand made by goldsmith Soldani - model of an ancient Rome ring for the freed slave - In the photosthere seem to be some d...

Rare and unique clasped hands sculpture on a marble base. The hands are executed in nickel over steel and have the presence of a great sculpture and the ...

Large light made into a star by Stella McCartney. This incredible piece gives off a huge amount of light. Made with 30 fluorescent tubes, each tube easily replaces when needed. A rea...

Metal sculpture by Lucio Del Pezzo for Studio Marconi Two metal sheets connected with steel elements.

Over-scaled, freeform glass bowl with amazing shape and scale. Very unique and beautiful accent piece.

Anthropomorphic bronze by Sébastiano Fini (1949-2003) measuring height 16 cm. He lived in Milan until 1978, then went and worked in France and Spain. In the middle of his career (198...

Impressive aluminum sculpture on a steel base by Bertil Englert Sweden 1970 Was in a garden

An ebony vase / sculpture made by Mark Nantz. Titled "The Black Hole," signed and dated on underside.

Anthropomorphic bronze by Sébastiano Fini (1949-2003) measuring height 19 cm. He lived in Milan until 1978, then went and worked in France and Spain. In the middle of his career (198...

Apple sculpture by Per Hammarström, Sweden, 1980’s / 1990’s. Stoneware. Signed. Per Hammarström is one of Sweden’s most highly regarded ceramicists. Per’s work doesn’t conform to the Swedish style of simplicity; instead he loves colour and texture, and exploring the multi-faceted function of ceramics. Per began his training at the Gustavsbergs Porcelain Studio in 1978, which is sadly no longer in existence. In 1984 he opened his own studio in Strängnäs, and has worked in this manner ever since. Per’s work is characterised by organic forms and his own distinctive glazes, often in bright colours and strong contrasts. His work is unique, each piece starting out as a roughly thrown form, which is worked and transformed into bowls that are characterised by their delicacy and translucency. The organic form is embodied in the textured ceramics of Per. His works are either made from stoneware or porcelain. The inspiration of much of his work is the sea, but he also draws from flora and fauna; and the changing of the seasons. The undulating colours of the sea, sky and land manifest themselves in his delicately crafted and vividly coloured ceramics. Through elaborate dining-ware and ceramic ornaments...

A metal sculpture consisting of a thin rigid wire with folded, fortune-cookie-shape pieces of naturally patinated brass slipped onto the rod and stacked vertically. The rod is set in...

Cubist head in bronze by Perrine Le bars 2014 founder Fa Boniface Bassan Ivory Coast EA IV/IV Dimension height 20 cm for a width of 11 cm and a depth of 8 ...

This sculpture from Amalia Schulthess is part of her Canto Series, c.1974, Los Angeles. The casting exhibits a fruit-breast style, displayed on a low platform, resembling giant spilled fruit. We can't help but see an heirloom tomato...

Terracotta Sculpture by Yves Rhayé, Belgium, 1985

1973 "Romolo Gling" abstract sculpture in metal.

Pyramid in golden sienna marble signed with artist's monogram and dated on flat interior of one section. Origin: Japan circa 1979 Measurements: ...

Extremoz creme marble sculpture with black Kilkenny limestone base by the French artist Jean Frederique Bourdier.

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

A sculpture titled, "Green Newspaper - Unfolded," in patinated resin on a copper base.

Hand cut tiles (mosaics) made of Venice Glass & Marbles.

Sculpture in Murano glass Blue and red Can be used as a base for a lamp, circa 1970 Measures: H 65 Diameter at the top 6 Diameter at the bottom 13 190 Euros.

Abstract geometric sculpture by Edison Parra (1945-), Venezuela 1970s. Parra had his academical training between 1960 and 1966, first at the Neptalí Rincón Art School in Maracaibo and later at the Cristóbal Rojas Art...

Belgium; 1970's; Glass sculpture; Postmodern art; Michel Martens, a large glass sculpture with several punctuation marks, colored, frosted, and sandblasted glass. Signed by the artist on the bottom right corner. Belgium artist Michel Martens is famous for his impressive glass art. He created this postmodern piece of art in the 1970s. Martens (1921-2006) was a respected designer of stained glass windows and had an impressive career creating stained glass windows for churches. His credo was 'light is my material, glass my medium'. Martens was an autodidact and first taught himself the technique of stained windows. He designed an impressive 7000 meters stained glass between 1947 and 1989 for churches and monasteries. From 1968 onwards, Martens started to lose the church as a main client and therefore started to develop a practice in which he worked with mirrors that were also suitable for the private sector and private homes. With his radical and modern approach to glass art, Martens became part of the Post-war Abstract Modernist movement. Using mirrored glass opened up new perspectives for Martens. He even started using industrial glass as well, for his so-called 'Crazy Mirrors...

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...

Sculpture zoomorphic, travail de fonte d'atelier, France, année 1970. Sculture qui fait penser aux travail des Ateliers de Marolles. Bon état et belle patine. Dimensions : hauteur 57...

A sculptural interpretation of the Crucifixion by the Catalan artist Xavier Ruscallleda (1944 - 2008). Born in Sant Feliu de Guixols he went to study art at Sant Jordi School of Fine Art in Barcelona. He left to focus on informalism and abstraction in painting during the fifties and sixties. However, he also experimented with sculpture. In this case he created an abstract interpretation of the Christian principle symbol of the Crucifixion. The sculpture is made out of raw iron metal whereby he has used traditional blacksmith methods of smithing and forging to shape the metal. The metal has then been oxide to generate this green patina effect. The base of the object is placed with a rough black rock which holds it in place and allows it to retain its balance. It is an interesting object.

This bronze “leaning alphabet” sculpture is signed by the artist, who was known by his given name but also went by an assumed name; he called himself Sharbek Almajkov. We acquired th...

Sculpture by Torsten Johansson, Denmark. 1980s. Lacquered iron on wooden base. Dimensions: H: 99 cm/ 3' 3 1/4'' W: 40,5/ 16'' D: 27 cm/ 10 5/8''

Sculpture by Einar Höste, Sweden. 1980s Brass and acrylic. Dimensions: L: 54 cm/ 21 1/4" D: 27 cm/ 10 5/8" Provenance: the artist's own collection.

This cast bronze and patinated screen is a strong brutalist statement by American sculptor and printmaker Seena Donneson (1924-2020). Signed 'S. Donneson' and stamped 'CAST 1991'. Mo...

A set of abstract wood, lead and bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Christopher Schumaker. One is titled "Path", signed and dated on base 1985. Dimensions: 61.5 x 27 x 9 cm....

A wonderful pair of figurative abstract bronze sculptures on travertine bases by James Edward Ritchie, 1987. The sculptures are affixed to the base as one unit. Beautiful patina.