Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Beige
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Blooming Field with Poppies and Lavender, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The vase made with the same technique of the tumblers in another listing.
After the success of the tumbler group, I asked the maestro to make a vase that would keep the design and t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Large Handmade Iron Jack by Bill Curry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage handmade cast iron Jack, Jax, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967.
This bookend is made of cast iron and is in original condition.
Great addition to any decor, Industrial retro Pop Art...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bibendum Michelin Man Advertising Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum Michelin man advertising sculpture. Original white painted cast iron mid-century Bibendum figure. England, circa 1960’s.
Dimensions: 10"...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
CINETICO Illuminated Sculpture Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier, Ivory
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
CINETICO Illuminated Sculpture Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier, Cobalt
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
CINETICO Illuminated Sculpture Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier, Cobalt
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 45A, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « 45A » by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series star...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Signed Curtis Jere Starburst POM POM Abstract Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Curtis Jere Starburst wall sculpture / Signed & dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Signed and Dated 1987 Curtis Jere Feathered Spiral Sculpture Brass & Marble
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning Curtis Jere sculpture was made in 1987, and features a superb and iconic design. Made of 40 long brass rods welded to each other across a center line, it forms an exagg...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pierre Giraudon Resin Exploded Clock Globe Sculpture, France 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic exploded clock sculpture in resin. This incredibly rare piece was designed by Pierre Giraudon in France during the 1970s.
This item is amazing as it is an exploded clock ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Akari 45A by Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model “45A” by the famous artist Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Ja...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 10DT, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model "10DT" by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi, bamboo rings & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & plate base in cast iron and black lacquered metal
Hand...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Lucite Sculpture in the Hivo Van Teal's Style
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern Abstract Lucite Sculpture in the Hivo Van Teal's Style. Circa 1970s
Features five three-dimensional curved elements with sharp edges rising from a asymmetr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
After Picasso Ceramic Magazine Holder, Planter, Trash Can
Located in Ferndale, MI
Hand signed studio constructed slab pottery after Picasso as a magazine holder, planter, or trash can. Could also be used for kindling next to a fireplace. The oblong shape has an ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Italian Vase in Blown Murano Glass Antiqued Clear Color Attributed to Salviati
By Salviati
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian vase in blown Murano glass antiqued clear color attributed to Salviati, Venice.
This is an extraordinary vase, a very important artistic creation handcrafted attributed to the Italian artist Salviati, in the Venetian island of Murano, Italy.
The main body color, as well as the several reliefs that adorn this artwork, are made with antiqued transparent art of the blown Murano glass. A valuable, remarkable and decorative piece with an antique taste...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 2P, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "2P" by the artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Original shade in washi
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Serie...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Gerda Heukeroth Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Gerda Heukeroth
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Travertine Abstract Sculpture Lamp. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age abstract sculpture double face table lamp in travertine and opaline glass. Famous Italian design like Targetti Sankey, Sci...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue, orange, white and bubbles Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. Created in the manner...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Solid Polished Brass Ball Pear Shape Shades Light Bar Pool Table Fixture Chandel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid polished brass ball pear shape shades light bar pool table fixture chandelier.
Adjustable shades.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 40XP / T1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « 40XP » on « Single Stem Base » (T1) by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Com...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Easter Egg from Atelier Madoura 'circa 1960s'
By Madoura
Located in London, GB
Vintage ceramic egg figure from Atelier Madoura, Vallauris, France (circa 1960s). This egg-sized ceramic figure is painted with a stylized suited man w...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Chrome Jacks Book Ends
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of large chrome Jacks Book ends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Bulbous Studio Ceramic Glazed Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic textured vessel with yellow glaze. The center of the vessel has an opening with hints of red navy and brown. It can be used for holding florals or a finishing piece for displ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Pitcher by Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
France / Circa1965s
Size : W200 D100 H305 mm ?
Rare work by Pal Chambost.Original vintage ceramic pitcher with brown and yellow ceramic glazes colors Imitation bamboo ceramic...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Studio Pottery Stoneware ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Alan Ashpool, England C.1970s
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful three hooped ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Alan Ashpool, tiered forms made from a mixture of thrown and slipcast sections joined together, in an ecru / pale green colourway, with three matt green slip stripes. In very good condition with no chips or cracks. Alan Ashpool backstamp to the base.
Dorset based potter Alan Ashpool, studied pottery under Heber Matthews (1905-1959), a foremost student of William Staite Murray and teacher of Hans Coper.
During the 1960s Ashpool’s pots were sold in leading design stores such as Heal’s, alongside those of Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware, Paint
Abstract Mid Century Marble Sculpture
By Jean Arp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Mid Century Modern Marble Sculpture, in the manner of Jean Arp, unsigned, probably American, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Livio Seguso Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy
By Livio Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Murano glass sculpture designed by Livio Seguso, Italy, 1970's. Clear and smoked hand blown glass. Incised signature to underside an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Mackintosh Pair of Vases "Black & White" by Sabattini
Located in Turin, Turin
The original design of this gorgeous pair of Vases is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer and painter. He was an exponent of the so-called Glasgow movement, at...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ron Fritts Signed Vintage Pop Art Shadow Box Wall Sculpture
By Ron Fritts
Located in North Miami, FL
This eye-catching and rare Ron Fritts Pop Art shadow box wall sculpture has suspended resin or lucite balls floating in four different window vignettes that change. The background is black Mylar plexiglass and the exterior wood is newly ebonized. The original labels on the back that says RF studios Inc. and a number. The silver interior balls jump around as you pick it up and rotate it and even turn it upside down. The components of the resin have slightly yellowed from age and sun exposure. There is also glue residue from age and coming apart. It is what it is...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Mario Guti Mid-Century Modern Carved Onyx Biomorphic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern carved white onyx biomorphic sculpture consisting of polished coiled form with raw base, etched signature and date "Mario Guti 1971" along bottom.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Italian Alabaster Tennis Ball Bookends
Located in Denton, TX
Solid alabaster carved into tennis ball design that can be used as a sculpture or book ends.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Isamu Noguchi Akari 3X, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model "3X" by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series started in...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Daum Clear Crystal Lamp with Original Chocolate and Blue Shade, France, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Melbourne, AU
A wonderful Daum crystal lamp on a contrasting crystal base with original sculptural shade. The base is a very dark blue to black crystal. The shade ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 34N / T Stand, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "34N" on "T" base by the artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims. Plate base in cast iron and black lacquered metal stem
Handmade form...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tessellated Stone and Brass Birds Abstract Sculptures by Maitland Smith 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Tessellated stone and brass birds abstract sculptures by Maitland Smith 1970's.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari L2, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "L2" by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1908)
A light sculptural column, original shade in washi & structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, G...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Modernist Travertine Marble Box Vide Poche by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Travertine stroge box storage box
Designer:
Fratelli Manelli
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage storage object was designed and produced by Fratelli...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
A.Ve.M. Murano Satin Surface Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, satin surface and applied flower murrines Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the A.Ve.M. (Arte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Curtis Jere Mid Century Pom Urchin Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere Mid Century Pom Urchin sculpture
Sculpture measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 35 high
This sculpture is in great vintage condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33N, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "33N" by Isamu Noguchi
Light sculptural column
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series started in 1951
...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1960s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Tube Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1980s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Mid-Century Modern Travertine Sculpture by Pacini, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Travertine sculpture, 2000s.
Cubic sculpture in travertine and polished steel signed Pacini.
2000s.
Good condition, some marks on the steel.
M...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Aluminum
"Impatience" by Dan Murphy, circa 1979
By Dan Murphy
Located in Westport, CT
Signed ribbon sculpture titled "Impatience "by American artist, Dan Murphy, circa 1979. Gleaming anodized gold-tone aluminum on a solid lucite base.
Othe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carlo Zauli Italian Artist Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Signed Zauli
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic sculpture by Carlo Zauli from the series "Sphere" done in the circa 1970s.
Stoneware and very abstract. Influences of Lucio Fontana are apparent.
Exhibited large scale installations during Milan Design Week 2013.
Carlo Zauli is indisputably considered one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century.
After having won the main awards in ceramics in the fifties, the early sixties saw him evolve towards a markedly sculptural interpretation of his Craft. In these years he developed his own artistic language, imbued with informal atmospheres intertwined with a harmonious but disruptive "naturalness": these are the years of growing international success. From 1958, the year in which the great high-reliefs were made for the Baghdad palace and the Kuwait State Printing Office, he saw his fame grow continually, up to the end of the seventies and eighties, throughout Europe, Japan , North America, where he realizes exhibitions and placed work permanently.
Carlo Zauli was born in 1926 in Faenza, where he died in 2002.
Instead of ornate platters and decorative vases, his work seemed to have emerged from the earth itself, with organic curves, jagged edges, cracks and fissures that reflected the artist’s keen connection with nature. It was this passion for the natural world that made his work revered in Japan.
Zauli first showed in the Japan as well in 1964 with the International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art that toured several top museums.
At the beginning of 1960s, Carlo Zauli enters an artistic period in which he could be defined 'a sculptor of vases.' He subjects his vases to a progressive process of geometrical synthesis that, combined with a sort of abnormal growth, turns them into true sculptures. His studio receives frequent visits from Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Giuseppe Spagnulo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Objects by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object set of 2
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925-2005
Decade:
1980s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Dan Murphy Kinetic Flame Sculpture in Brass and Chrome on Lucite Base
By Dan Murphy
Located in New York, NY
A vintage, Kinetic sculpture by artist Dan Murphy, circa 1980s, with beautifully polished sheets in brass, and a single chrome, manipulated into the form of an abstract flame, above ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Luciano Gaspari Glass Sculpture on Custom Lamp Pedestal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960, Italy, the cast clear glass modernist Spazialismo work is the largest of three sizes, and weights approx. 20lbs. It was produced by murano glass maker Salviati, where Gaspar...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Twentieth Century Marble Sculpture by Kay Hofmann
By Kay Hofmann
Located in Chicago, IL
A biomorphic mid twentieth century white marble figural sculpture by Kay Hofmann raised on a black marble base.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
1990s Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" Signed Metal Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Welded metal sculpture of three birds in flight by 1970s mid-century iconic metalwork artist, Curtis Jere (California, 1910-2008). Sculpture stands approximately 62" tall x 22" wide ...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Mid Century Abstract Floating Tree Sculpture by Curtis Jere for Artisan House
Located in San Jose, CA
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Contemporary Modern Josecho López Llorens Sculpture "Cubo Diagonal 18110"
Located in Madrid, ES
Geometric cubic sculpture shape made of white lacquered metal, designed by Spanish artist Josecho López Llorens.
The title of the artwork is "Cu...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Bruno and Ingeborg Asshoff
Information:
Ingeborg (1919-1998) und B...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Luzo Contemporary Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary sculpture 'Untitled' by the artist Luzo from 2017.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
C...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
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