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: Black
Abstract Stone Sculpture by Unknown Artist from Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A stone object of unknown author from Japan. The stone is carved and polished. Very attractive shape and high quality nice work.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Babette-Femme Collection, Wheel Thrown, Hand Pierced Ceramic Sculpture-Black
Located in Oakland, CA
Babette is part of the Femme Series, a sculptural exploration celebrating the female form. I am trying to capture the universal balance and grace of the female form. The delicacy of ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Abstract Blue and Red Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Michel Lanos (1926-2005)
Large abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by french artist
Signed under the base
Blue, red and black ceramic glazes colors
Painted ceramic 20th...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rudolf Wolf Large Geometric Sculpture Holland 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super nice shaped and large sized geometric sculpture designed and made by Rudolf Wolf in his own atelier in Aalsmeer, Holland 1975. This sculpture is made of stainless steel and has a very nice geometrical shape, can be used in different positions. This sculpture is one of several we acquired from the former bookkeeper from Rudolf Wold who bought these artworks in the 1980s. The sculpture has a nice large size which looks very impressice. It is in very good and original condition. It is unsigned but we have several old pictures...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
One-of-a-kind Artist Proof Life-sized Ceramic Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Antonio, TX
One-of-a-kind artist proof life-sized ceramic sculpture by Sergio Bustamante. This outstanding art piece features a man sitting with a caged bird as his heart. Mexican artist, Sergio...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Architectural Ceramic Water Fountains Sculptures Bronze Glazed 1960 Mobach
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
The sculptural head shaped water features hand-turned in ceramic, produced by Mobach in Utrecht during the 1960's. Mobach produced this unique mat bronze lustre glaze has a result of...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Rudi Stahl, Germany, 1970s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects, set of 2
Designer and producer:
Rudi Stahl, Germany
Information:
Rudi Stahl (1918 - 1987) / Höhr-Grenzhausen
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage studio object set was designed by Rudi Stahl and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of pottery and has a very unique brown tone etc. coloration. The bottom is marked with typical Stahl Producer signature. A very collectible and very rare item of the Stahl Collection. The object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 12 and 21cm in height, it is very impressive.
Straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
left
Height 21cm
Diameter 25,5cm
right
Height 12,5cm
Diameter 16cm
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Rudi Stahl:
Apprenticeship in pottery with Wim Mühlendyck (1936 journeyman's examination there), 1937 to 1939 studies at the State College for Ceramics in Höhr-Grenzhausen; from 1940 own workshop there; 1942 master craftsman examination; later he was chief master of the pottery guild of Rhineland-Palatinate. He received numerous awards, in 1975 Rudi Stahl (together with Wim Mühlendyck) was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon. Collaboration with, among others, Theodor Bogler.
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Cups Set
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this mid-century Mexican silver plated cups set in the style of Los Castilllo in great vintage condition and fantastic patina.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
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
Sculpture Designed by Getthen Holm, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Getthen Holm,
Sweden. 1970s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
H: 30 cm / 11 3/4"
W: 36 cm / 14 1/4"
D: 32 cm / 12 1/2".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pierced Ceramic Black Sculpture/Vessel-Yvette
Located in Oakland, CA
Yvette is part of the Femme Series, a sculptural exploration celebrating the female form. I am trying to capture the universal balance and grace of the female form. The delicacy of ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Art Giuseppe Mazzotti 1950 Albisola Enamel with Metallic Luster
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceramic Art Giuseppe Mazzotti 1950 Albisola enamel with metallic luster,
Ceramic Art of Fine Historical manufacture.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Luster
Mid-Century Modern James Nani Eclipse 12 Modern Brass Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A dynamic modern brass sculpture titled Eclipse 12 by Detroit sculptor James Nani. The geometric forms in this sculpture are simply stunning that creates a sense movement. Circa 1970...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Steel and Marble Abstract Table Sculpture by C.Jere c.1980
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist stainless steel and marble abstract table sculpture by C.Jere c.1980 Looks amazing from any angle, Signed and dated.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Abstract Studio Pottery Vase "Brutalist" Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
*1925 †2005
Decade:
1980s
This or...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Brass and Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bronze and steel sculpture features a brass pestle that sits atop a steel mortar. Though not an actual mortar and pestle, this piece resembles just t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Pottery Super Multi-Color Fat Lava Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 408-40
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pierced Ceramic Orb, Black
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, the pierced collection is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a satin glaze. Small holes are created when the clay is still wet and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Mirrored Pair of C. Jere Ribbon Sculptures in Brass and Chrome
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Stunning pair of mirrored Ribbon sculptures by C Jere. One sculpture is a brass ribbon with a chrome ball and the other a chrome ribbon with a brass ball. Both sitting on a black marble base. Beautiful and striking curves that change simply by turning them.
Slightly different sizes
The brass ribbon and chrome ball sculpture is 38” tall and 19” wide
The chrome ribbon and brass ball sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
1960s Architectural Steel Wire Sculpture Bowl Centerpiece Guitar Basket McM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Minimalist elongated black painted steel wire basket/bowl. Simple and minimal. Craftsman remains unknown. The design is in the manner of the Carl Auböck Workshop. Some paint loss and...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Set of Silvered and Brass Duck and Her Ducklings, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very interesting and delicate set of brass duck and her ducklings is made of silver plated metal and brass. This isa Frenchwork, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
“Fruit Still Life” Vase by Elio Schiavon
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand painted ceramic vase with a fruit still life by Elio Schiavon. This piece is full of detail: Schiavon depicts a bowl in a green hue that holds an array of fruits in di...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase set of 3
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This origina...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Enzo Mari Style Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari style sculpture, solid steel mass with architectural elements.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian Wall Art Signed by Jajesnica Robert
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian wall art signed by Jajesnica Robert
Iparmuveszeti Vallalat was an arts and crafts company that sold ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix, circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century French design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix, circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century French design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Brass Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand-made brass sculpture, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. Piece is unsigned; In the style of designers Paul Evens, Curtis Jere. Piece is all brass with a square black composite base. Very good condition as shown in images. Dimensions: 22.75" Height.
Other items shown available separately, search 1stDibs ref. #:
Mackenzie-Childs vase, search ref. #: LU1314226933622
Agate dish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Brass
1940s OREOL L'Oreal Permanente DeLuxe Advertising Art Deco Hairstyle Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
OREOL _ Perm Hairstyle
Rare advertising figure
Plaster compound
Original L'Oreal, 1940
Very good condition
Slight restoration
on the right bac...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pierced Ceramic Orb- Black
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by midcentury modern design, the pierced collection is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a satin glaze. Small holes are created when the clay is still wet and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix, circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century French design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Modernist Floor Lamp by TYE of California / Angelo Testa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning modernist floor lamp by Tye of California / Angelo Testa, Classic midcentury iron tripod base, wonderful large ceramic pottery ball with Angelo T...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Abstract Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Joelle Deroubaix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joelle Deroubaix
Original abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture
Elegant black ceramic glazes colors
20th mid-century french design
Unique piece
Signed at the base
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
American Designer, Small Abstract Sculpture, Metal, Brass, Paint, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A Small Abstract Sculpture, designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s-1960s. In metal partially perforated and painted. Rests on a brass base...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Mezza Filgrana, Green Amethyst Clear with Gold Leaf, Cenedese Attr
By Cenedese, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Great color combination.
The filigree/filigrana glass is a cane with a color inside. Usually clear on the outside with a core in colored or opaque glass. Most used are white or black filigrana.
This is a self-made filigrana as there is a green coating over an Amethyst core, making the Amethyst almost a dark bronze color. The other cane is clear with amethyst. The twisting (mena in muranese, or ritorto) makes a lay with the back of the vase almost as it is a reticello (once called filigrana, so that explains the term mezza filigrana).
The special color combination was then rolled over pure gold leaf, highlighted with the iridescence smoke and then covered with another layer of high temperature glass to make the gold vivid.
The vase is quite large and carries a squared mouth, in a way of Carlo Scarpa mezza filigrana vases...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Silas Seandel Sea Grass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970's brutalist sea grass metal sculpture designed by Silas Seandel "Signed and dated" in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Forged Iron Sculpture Titled ‘Faith, Hope + Love’, Anonymous, Sweden 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture titled ‘Tro, Hopp + Kärlek’, anonymous,
Sweden, 1950s.
Forged iron.
Title in English means 'Faith, Hope + Love'.
Dimensions:
W: 220 cm
H: 70 cm
D: 10 cm
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Solid Marble Decorative Sphere on Chrome Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid brown marble decorative sphere on chrome base, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; it has a nic...
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Biomorphic Abstract Pottery Sculpture by Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool biomorphic abstact pottery sculpture by California listed artist Robert Ortlieb, circa 1970s. The piece is hand thrown terracotta pottery pa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Minimal Curtis Jeré "Birds in Flight" Bronze Floor Sculpture Signed and Dated
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental freestanding bronze sculpture title "three birds in flight" by Curtis Jeré, signed and dated 1976, USA. Three birds in flight on pyramidal base. Top is removable from base...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cut Metal Brutalist Modern Abstract Cut Metal Standing Sculpture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Studio made artist-signed Brutalist cut steel abstract standing sculpture standing on 8 x 8 square base. Paul Evans Erwine & Estelle Lavern...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Extra Large Planter Pot Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1986
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object planters pot element
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Owl Mid-Century Modern Pitcher Ceramic Pitcher Reminiscent Pablo Picasso, 1960
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Owl Mid-Century Modern pitcher ceramic pitcher, the style is very reminiscent of the famous artist Pablo Picasso, 1960, abstract sculpture.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Eugenio Carmi Light Box, Signed Artwork, 1970, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Eugenio Carmi (1920-2016) "Segnale Immaginario Elettrico 23" artwork, 1970, Italy.
Black, white, multicolor plexiglass light box.
Turns off and on again at regular intervals (more or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Richard Hirsch Black Marble Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture, 2006 - 2010
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch’s Black Marble Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture was made during 2006 – 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, black glaze, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Scandinavian Modern Blown Glass Orchid Vase 1987 by Timo Sarpaneva, Finland
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $790....From Finnish master glassmaker Timo Sarpaneva 1926-2006, a 1987 production of the iconic orchid sculptural bud vase in blown lead crystal. Designed in 1953 in cl...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Artist Brother Mel Meyer's Homage to Alexander Calder 11/11/76 Chair Sculpture
By Brother Mel Meyer, (after) Alexander Calder
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist and Monk Brother Mel Meyer (June 5, 1928-October 12, 2013). Homage to artist Alexander Calder on the day he died November 11. 1976. This color...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Ceramic Sculptural Wall Plaque by F. Sanchez for Peregnem
By Perignem
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique 1950s sculptural Perignem ceramic wall plaque made by F. Sanchez (signed). This beauty comes in charcoal black with sophisticated red and green colors. Signed on the backside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black Lacquer Sculptural Wood Mid-Century Modern Fine Art Sculpture Square Base
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern organic shaped wood sculpture in lacquered black finish.
The fine art sculpture is made out of one piece of wood.
Mounte...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Black and Yellow Ceramic Vase by Pol Chambost French Mid-20th Century Art
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pol Chambost
Black and yellow ceramic vase by french artist.
Original perfect conditions
Signed under the base
Dimensions : Height 10cm, large 8cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gio Ponti and Paolo de Poli Large Scale Diavolo Enamel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Devil's face enamel sculpture designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Paolo De Poli in Italy, 1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp, Green, Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp, green, Maison Barbier, 1970s.
Rare sculptural mod-century piece. Lamp body comprised of tw...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Midcentury Iron Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking Late 1960s Brutalist midcentury iron sculpture in all very good original condition for the wall or table. Dozens of forged and we...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Patinated Steel Modernist Sculpture
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual welded steel sculpture which consists of multiple pieces attached at the corners producing a floating appearance.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Steel Table Top Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Found object abstract steel table top sculpture by Colorado artist.
Photographed with Bertoia side chair and Eames LTW for scale.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage abstract sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern abstract sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original abstract sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Joel Escalona, Curtis Jeré, Carstens Tönnieshof, and Gerhard Liebenthron. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for abstract sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $260,000 while the average work can sell for $1,960.
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