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.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
1970s MCM Decorative Burlwood Root Sculpture Torch Cut Brass Leaves
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s MCM Decorative Burlwood Root Sculpture Torch Cut Brass Leaves
10.5 tall x 16 w x 12
Burlwood base with torch cut brass leaves.
Unsigned.
Original vintage preowned condition.
S...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Harry Bertoia Study for Wire Form, Rare / Experimental 1949
Located in Buffalo, NY
Provenance: Wright Modernist 20th Century, auction 12/7/2003,
Bertoia worked with the Eames' in California in the late 1940s to develop their wire form chairs. His involvement led...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
White Winged Crown, 4 Part Ceramic TOTEM, Hand Built Sculpture by H. Starcevic
Located in New York, NY
A tall, hand built ceramic Modern TOTEM, created by artist Helena Starcevic, this is one in an ongoing study of the totemic form. Here, there are 4 separate parts hand-formed and att...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Abstract Geometric Silver-Plated Vase by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A slick, curved silver-plated vase by Lino Sabattini. Signed "Lino Sabattini / Cormorano 1966/2000, Collezione Sabattini Italy" on the face of the piece; and stamped "Sabattini Made ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Metal
Rodger Mack Sandcast Brutalist Sculpture
By Rodger Mack
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual sandcast aluminum and brass sculpture by noted New York sculptor Rodger Mack. Stamped #6 of 10.
A quick note about the artist: "Born in ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Sculptural Otagiri Stoneware Ceramic Pottery Vase
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern ceramic pottery vase by Otagiri Mercantile Company, circa 1960s. This unique vessel features a sculptural stoneware shape with natural decorative incising in a mat...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
William De Lillo Brutalist 1970's Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
William De Lillo one off Brutalist bronze sculpture, circa early 1970s. The jeweler and artist, William De Lillo worked with Harry Winston, Cartier New York and most famously as Jean Schlumberger’s assistant at Tiffany & Co. Mr. de Lillo teamed with the costume jeweler, Robert F. Clark to create their haute couture jewelry...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Coffee / Tea Set by Lino Sabattini, Christofle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Silver-plated metal coffee and tea set consisting of four elements (coffee pot, teapot, creamer, ) and a tray. Designed by Lino Sabattini cor Christofle ....Varnished caned handles. ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Hector Aguilar Copper Brass Scroll Candelabra, Taxco Mexico, Early 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful matched pair, This is one of the most iconic items created by Hector Aguilar in his Taller Borda in the early 1940s. It is featured in Silver Masters of Mexico by Penny Morrill on page 120. She describes the candelabra thusly: “The eye follows the tumbling spirals as though they were lines in relief. Balance and movement coexist as the spirals push upward toward the light of the candles”. What a well-crafted description of this beauty! Made primarily of copper with brass accents, the candelabra's are signed on the base with a conjoined HA on a recessed circle, i It measures 10 ¼ inches long, 6 ½ inches tall, and 2 ¼ inches wide. I have left this stunner unpolished, as many people prefer to retain the rich decades-old patina. – exceptionally rare and hard to find – a work of art by one of the mid century metal Masters...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
20th Century Italian Clear Murano Glass Figure, Sculpture by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian figure made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Archimede Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte, in good condition. The clear sculpture is depicting a man in the earlys 20s with a cylinder hat. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1930 - 1940, Murano, Italy.
Base: 3.5" diameter
View all Seguso Vetri D’Arte originals in our collection.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather-plume glass shapes. In 1946, he founded his own glass manufacturer company in Murano, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso. Seguso was one of the 20th century's master Venetian glassmakers.
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397 Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Pierced Ceramic Tabletop Orb Sculpture, Cobalt Blue
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, this piece is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a glossy cobalt glaze with black highlights. Smaller holes are created when the clay...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Carlo Zauli Ceramic Vase
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
Black and gray iconic mottled glaze vase by Carlo Zauli.
The black potion of the glaze is composed of both matte and glossy glaze.
The vase, the archetype of every ceramist, is c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Iconic and Rare Pair of Cubic Gaetano Sciolari Table Lamps , Italy, 1970
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic and rare Pair of Cubic Gaetano Sciolari table lamps , Italy, 1970,,,Wonderful original condition,,40 years in the business ,,have never come across the table version of this l...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Brass Wire Mannequin Heads / Hat Rack Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage brass wire Mannequin Heads.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Freeform Sculpture on Stand, circa 1975
By Henry Moore
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Freeform sculpture on stand, Circa 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Abstract Tubular Brass Pipe Sticks and Square Brown Marble Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern handmade abstract geometric table sculpture made out of tubular Brass pieces welded together and placed on a square brown Marble Base.
The marble base is covered ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Carved Granite Sculpture of an Embracing Couple
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved granite sculpture of an embracing couple on a plinth base. Signed on bottom, “SA Tetenbaun 1999” as shown. There is some areas of dirt and slig...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Modernist Painted metal/ steel Sculpture by John Metzen.. Over 7 feet high..
By John Metzen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Painted metal / steel Sculpture by John Metzen.. Over 7 feet high..Wonderful form,,,color .. Would make a statement in any environment..
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
1970s Tortured Metal Sculpture Savior of Auschwitz by Emaus Mexico
By Emaus
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Mexico by EMAUS Brutalist metal cross abstract sculpture Savior of Auschwitz
Emaus is the name of the workshop of the Benedictine Monks of Cuernavaca in the State of Morelos i...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Guitou Knoop Mid-Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Sculpture, France
By Guitou Knoop
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze metal tabletop sculpture accessory by Guitou Knoop (French, 1909-1985). Signed and dated 1965, 4/6 on base. This work is 1 of 5 available for purc...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Ceramic Bottle, Decorative Vase by William Edwards Mid-Century Modern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Green lava ceramic bottle by William Edwards.
Hand built earthenware vessel, fired multiple times to achieve a textured surface of random abstraction, matt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Red Italian Pair of Large Smoked Murano Glass Japanese Farmers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A red, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of large Japanese farmers with a large black hat made of hand blown colored Murano glass, in good condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Smoked Glass, Murano Glass
Lela Katzen Biomorphic sculpture in etched brass..
By Lila Katzen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A ribbon design sculpture in varying widths and heights. Etched brass design .A. Unique sculpture..
Not part of a series. Approximately 37” x 24” tall by 17 inches wide
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Modernism, Raymond Rocklin, Abstract Bronze Composition, 1969
By Raymond Rocklin
Located in New York, NY
Raymond Rocklin (American, 1922 – )
Birth place: Moodus, CT, USA
Education: Educational Alliance, NYC, with Abbo Ostrovsky; Cooper Union Art Sch., with Milton Hebald...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Box Coffre Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950-1960s. The box features a geometrically grid top surface with a four by ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brass Bookends by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware
By Ben Seibel
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful vintage brass bookends designed by ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware in the early 1960's. Sold by
Raymor. The bottom has original felting ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Lead Abstract Sculpture with Obsidian Base and Agate Inserts
Located in Pasadena, CA
Abstract lead sculpture with agate inserts on an obsidian base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Lead
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Abstract Bronze Circus Performers Rosewood Base Victor Zaikine Giacometti
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Abstract Sculpture Made By Intricately Twisting And Welding Bronze Pieces To Form These Two Circus Performers Resting On Top Of A Rosewood Base Signed On The Bottom...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Bleached Walnut Foot Sculpture - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian foot sculpture made of hand crafted bleached Walnut, in good condition. The detailed décor pie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Brass Ribbon Abstract Sculpture on Black Square Base
By Van Teal, Curtis Jeré
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Signed Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Brass Ribbon Abstract Sculpture on black square base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French Modernist Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Woman Carrying a Vessel, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable patinated-bronze sculpture attracts the viewer's eye with its outstanding graceful lines and special elegant proportions. The figure of a woman carrying a vessel on her shoulder, distinguished by a majestic tread, a slender figure in tight-fitting clothes and a proud posture, is an unusual symbiosis of African ritual...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid Century Sculpture Student Work
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract sculpture in Ebony wood by the student at Accademia di Belle Arte Venezia.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ebony, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Marble Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern signed abstract marble sculpture, in original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Silas Seandel "Sunspots" Wall Sculpture, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Silas Seandel was born in New York City, August 11, 1937. He studied sculpture and economics at the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated in 1959. He opened his studio in 1963.
While Mr. Seandel was working on a collection for a one man show, he was commissioned by an architect to create a wall sculpture for a building under construction. Mr. Seandel has been working almost exclusively for architects, interior designers and engineers ever since.
His pieces are all handmade in the Silas Seandel studio and executed in solid metals such as brass, bronze, steel, copper, etc. These are no enamels, no veneers, nothing unnatural. All colors are the results of acids and heat treatments which Mr. Seandel has developed.
As far as craftsmanship is concerned, Sherman Emery, past Editor of Interior Design Magazine said it best. "I have been a long-time admirer of the work of Silas Seandel and consider him to be one of the finest artist-craftsman on the American scene today. The scope of his work is wide, ranging from small pieces of sculpture for the home to huge outdoor pieces...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Harry Bertoya Multi-Plane Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Multi-plane sculpture by Harry Bertoia made of steel and molten brass.
This was a working model for a large commission installation of ten sculptures ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figurative Wood Carving Floor Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful, wood carved sculpture or statue of abstracted figures. In excellent vintage condition. The dimensions are 5" W x 8" D x 32" H.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Serge Mouille Pendant Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Snail or Escargot model chandelier or pendant light, designed by Serge Mouille in the 1950s, this example is an authorized re-edition made by Gueridon, circa 21st Century....
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Skeletal Wire Rod Abstract Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
An amazing spider's web of a rollercoaster of design and line. This sculpture is just as delicate and light filled like a spider's web. A work that reaches, careens, and zigzags Constantly changing maze of line and perspective. Comprised of welded metal rods and airbrushed in different colors. Circa 1960. Good overall condition with all welds intact. Some minor rust and pitting, but that just adds to the piece's outsider art charm. Clipped corners on the piece's base. Reminiscent of a small skeletal sculpture by the artist, Lee Bontecou...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Tall Driftwood Freestanding Sculpture with Metal Leaves and Carved Wood Birds
Located in Miami, FL
A unique and organic sculpture using driftwood intertwined with oxidized metal leaves and cattails. There are two hand carved birds perching on the wood. The sculpture is in wonderfu...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Carlo Zauli Ceramic Vase Iconic Gray Mottled Glaze
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
The black potion of the glaze is composed of both matte and glossy glaze.
The vase, the archetype of every ceramist, is central to the research of the initial period of Carlo Zauli...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Michael and Frances Higgins Glass Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Michael and Frances Higgins glass slag table lamp. Rare and seldom seen example of this Lamp! In all my years of selling I have only seen one other example ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slag Glass, Oak
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture by John Livermore
Located in Peabody, MA
Vintage welded steel sculpture by Acton, MA artist, John Livermore, circa 1970s. Abstract architectural form on mahogany pedestal. Sculpture measures: 7...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Curtis Jere Signed Brutalist Mid-Century Brass Ship Wall Sculpture
By Alan H. Curtis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the distinctive style of the mid-century era with our extraordinary brutalist ship wall sculpture, a signature piece ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
Joahim Berthold, Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Lounging Couple, ca. 1960
By Joahim Berthold
Located in New York, NY
About object
Signed and numbered in back.
Signed: J. Beithold.
Limited Edition: 4/9
Joachim Berthold (German, 1917 – 1990)
Joachim Berthold, born 1917 in Eisenach, lived and w...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird Armchair with Ottoman, 1980
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Design Harry bertoia for Knoll, Model Bird armchair with ottoman, 1980, retains original label.
Harry Bertoia for Knoll. Vogel armchair and ottoman i...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Aimee-Pierced Ceramic Tabletop Sculpture Turquoise
Located in Oakland, CA
Aimee 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 th...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chaim Gross Modernist Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Dancers
By Chaim Gross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture.
By Chaim Gross.
Depicting dancers with arms raised.
Mounted on a trapezoidal wooden plinth.
Signed 'CHAIM GROSS' in block let...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Classic Mid Century Pretzel Arm Chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic mid century Pretzel arm chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft: Great original condition, Retains original seat and back padded cushion fabric,...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Naugahyde, Plywood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary pair of modern sculptures crafted out of steel finished in chrome. These eye catching pieces are in good condition and they ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Wooden Ribbon Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand crafted large wooden ribbon sculpture.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Table Top Acrylic Spray Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Fun table top kinetic acrylic and wire spray with small brass tips. Cube measures 2.25" with the diameter of the spray reaching out to 32" diameter. Top on arches measure around 11"....
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract 1980's Free-form Sculpture in Iron
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fabulous large scale freeform iron sculpture circa Mid-1980s. This can be used indoors or out.
Unsigned.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1970s Vintage Abstract Italian Smoked Green Murano Glass Oval Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
Tan France Auction Pick
A minimalist 1970s vase flower in blown smoked green Murano glass, with a slight hammered texture, a very innovative ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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 ...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Early Phil Rowe Torched Metal and Copper Chicago Brutalist Sculpture
By Phil Rowe
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale, torched steel and copper abstract modernist sculpture by listed artist Phil Rowe of Chicago, Illinois. Sculpture can be hung both vertically and horizontally and is equi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Geneva
Located in Oakland, CA
Geneva 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 t...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Hand Carved Statuarietto Marble Sculpture, France 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
An abstract sculpture hand carved from a beautiful Statuarietto white marble with striking gray veining. We love the organic curves, freeform shape and textural details on this vinta...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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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