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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Cane and Exotic Wood Brazilian Rocking Chair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural Brazilian rocking chair in the style of Joaquim Tenriero. Amazing quality and design. Original cane seat in need of restoration. (see photo). Hand delivery avail to New Yo...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cane, Wood
Vintage Sheldon Rose Alpha Typographic Cube Sculpture Mixed Media
By Sheldon Rose
Located in North Miami, FL
This interesting alpha cube abstract sculpture by Sheldon Rose is a mixed media comprised of polychrome metal and paint. It features a medley of faux letterpress symbols, numbers and...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$738 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury Adjoined Stoneware Vessel / Decanter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting stoneware decanter / sculpture composed of five adjoined gourd-shaped vessels in various sizes with two painted stoppers. Architectural in form, reminiscent of the "onion...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern abstract ceramic sculpture. Interesting and well executed in very good original condition, made by unknown artist in the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marianna von Allesch Free Form Abstract Vase
Located in Denton, TX
Large studio pottery vase by Marianna von Allesch.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Room Divider / Screen Totem Sculptures
Located in London, GB
Natasha Dakhli
Totems/Room Divider, 2021
Material: Stoneware, white enamel
Dimension; H 185 x 163 x 52 cm
Modular totems sculptures made of white ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$24,786 / item
Untitled Sculpture by Rosanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale sculpture by Rosanne Sniderman. High-fired earthenware sculpture with matte glaze in sand tones. Artist signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Abstract Wood Sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract wood sculpture in the Flair of Scandinavian Art, Unseen Force by Joel Escalona.
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering exam...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Alexandre Noll Ebony Wood Bowl / Sculpture. Signed, France, circa 1950´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
ALEXANDRE NOLL (1890-1970)
A carved ebony bowl by Alexandre Noll, Circa 1960´s.
Lovely Alexandre Noll bowl. Carved in ebony wood.
Alexandre Noll hand carved Sculpture.
Mid-century. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ebony
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Hand-Painted Cubist Plate, Signed to Document
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular large hand-painted plate, showing an incredible portrait with cubist features of great strength and quality, undoubtedly the work of a great mid-century artist yet to be ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$2,847 Sale Price
20% Off
William De Lillo 1970's Sculpture in Bronze & Marble
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Bronze and marble abstract sculpture by jeweler and sculptor William De Lillo. These works (we have several by De Lillo) were done in Paris in the late 70’s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Opalescent Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age abstract sculpture table or bedside lamp in opalescent baby blue cut glass attributed to the italian design manufacture Esperia. Famous Italian design li...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
"Ice Prince" by Terry Balle Illuminated Acrylic Sculpture c. 1980
By Terry Balle
Located in Hanover, MA
Illuminated helix-form floor sculpture entitled "Ice Prince" by artist Terry Balle, circa 1980.
Constructed of stratified PMMA optical acrylic resin.
A single lightbulb mounted to ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Contemporary Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2019. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Mid-Century Modern Dutch
Located in London, GB
Organic hand formed vase have different scalloped edged detailing. Scratched and molded onto the surface are layers of maroon, wine, ivory, blue colors. The mix of glazes help accent...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cast Aluminum Cube Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual cast aluminum sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck (1922-1998). A bulging cube, patinated and polished top, that can be a pedestal or side table, unsigned, numbered 2. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery "BLUE" 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
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Selection of Sirmos Plaster Lamps
By Sirmos, Diego Giacometti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist plaster lamps, made by Sirmos, American, circa 1960s. From left to right, they are:
1) Plaster lamp, in the manner of Diego Giacometti. It has been SOLD.
2) P...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,400 / item
Striped Vase in blown Murano Glass Green Orange and light blue, 1990s Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Striped Vase in blown Murano Glass Green Orange and light blue, 1990s Italy.
This is a unique striped vase, with double colored sides, and stripes inside the blown technical. Half si...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Sculptural Jack Made in Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Jack made in oak wood.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Midcentury Wooden Sculpture "Elemento Vegetale" Elvio Becheroni, 1970s
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Italian mid-century wooden sculpture "Elemento Vegetale "from Amazzonia series entirely in wood.
The structure is Created by Elvio Becheroni in 1970s. Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Archictural Abstract Sculpture by Dutch Margot Zanstra
Located in London, GB
Monumental abstract sculpture in stainless steel by Margot Zanstra (Dutch, 1919–2010) stands on a brushed stainless steel base. This sculpture most likely is a model for an outdoor s...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba
Located in Antwerp, BE
Highly rare and decorative elegant scene in wood of a man making respectfully advances to a lady, with female servants bringing food. Made in Congo in the 20th century, and offered b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,610 Sale Price
35% Off
Abstracted Figure in Bronze by Sanford 'Sandy' Decker
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderful abstract figure in bronze by well known sculpture, Sanford (Sandy) Decker. The patina is a beautiful shade of chocolate brown. It has aged well, bronze highlights can be seen. The base is bronze and a part of the sculpture . It is signed, "Decker" and dated "68" on the base.
"Sanford Decker...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Massive Polished Glass Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful and unique glass sculpture with polished sides, circa 1950s. Great condition no chips not signed.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM Abstract Pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" by Pat Keck
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 45in W: 12in D: 8 1/2in
!!!CHAIRS NOT INCLUDED!!!
This MCM abstract pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" By Pat Keck are abs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
"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
$950 / item
American Craftsman Emil Milan Centerpiece Organic Wood Bowl 20th Century Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic elongated sculptural wooden bowl in Walnut by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Ceramic Fruit Bowl by Jaan Mobach
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
Studio pottery bronze glaze fruit bowl by Mobach's Dutch ceramist Jaan Mobach 1980's. The bowl is part turned and hand formed with ragged edge. The free form shape created is very ex...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$618 / set
Curtis Jere Raindrop Tree Vintage
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Miami, FL
This patinated multi metal disk Curtis Jere life-size tree is weathered. The faux soil that is a resin/plastic and the pot that is metal makes the tree look...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Copper, Nickel
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Joaquin Garcia Donaire abstract modern sculpture Spain 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic sculpture by Joaquin Garcia Donaire made in his own atelier in Spain, 1960s. This abstract sculpture is made with a fantastic and unique shape. It is truly special from eve...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
MURANO Art Glass Sculpted SHELL
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Large-Scale Italian Murano Art Glass Clamshell Sculpture, circa 1950
A showstopping example of mid-century Murano glass artistry, this monumental clam shell–form bowl embodies the e...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Abstract Metal Starburst Sculpture 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Abstract welded metal table top sculpture from the 1960s. Expertly crafted in copper with welded tips. The angles of the sculpture can be adjusted to give the piece a different look....
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Limited Edition Signed & Dated Glass Sculpture / Vase by Peter Shire, circa 1990
By Peter Shire
Located in Skokie, IL
Peter Shire limited edition signed and dated glass sculpture / vase for Vistosi, Italy, Pedestal, USA / Italy, 1990
Peter Shire rare signed and dated glass sculpture for Vistosi, ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 517-45 Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 517-45
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Blue "Zigzag" Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany Wgp, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of cer...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Vintage Abstract Italian Smoked & Black Murano Glass Oval Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
A minimalist 1970s vase flower in blown smoked green Murano glass, with a slight hammered texture, a very innovative modern design in oval shape, the central part for the flowers is ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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 Contemporary Abstract Carved Stoneware Busts
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 3 contemporary abstract carved stoneware busts by 20th century British artist, Rob Rutterford (b.1949).
Titled ‘Queen’, ‘King’ and ‘Knight’ (left to right), these decorativ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
21st Century Room Divider / Screen Sculptures by Natasha Dakhli, 2021
Located in London, GB
Ceramic screen/room divider sculptures by Natasha Dakhli, 2021
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Dimensions: H 185 cm x L 140cm
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Modular rotating sculptures made of enamel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Curtis Jere "Birds at Flight" Chrome Metal Sculpture With Trapezoidal Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Monrovia, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds At Flight" Chrome Metal Sculpture With A Trapezoidal Base.
Three Chrome Metal Eagles At Flight. The Birds Are In Excellent Shape, With ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Selection of Large Abstract Wood Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large abstract wood sculptures, circa 1960s. From left to right, the sculptures measure 25.5"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D, 32.5"H x 8"W x 3"D, 31"H x 9"W x 8"D, and 24"H x 9"W x ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$1,450 / item
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
'Le Temoin' Stool by Man Ray for Gavina
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Beautiful example in pristine condition, designed by Man Ray for Gavina's ultramobile exhibition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Foam, Plywood
Large Carved and Polished Onyx Sculpture of Mother and Daughter Theme
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modern abstract sculpture of mother and daughter. Large and heavy carved solid onyx black marble.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples 'William N. Copley, 1968'
Located in Chicago, IL
Christo and More SMS A Collection of Multiples 'William N. Copley, 1968'
S.M.S. is an art collection in a box that was available by subscription in 1968. Through February and December, subscribers were mailed six issues containing assorted works of art curated by William N. Copley. The portfolios consist of “original reproductions" by 73 artists including William Copley, Christo, Marcel Duchamp, Roy Lichtenstein, Joseph Kosuth, Walter de Maria, Yoko Ono, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Artschwager, Man Ray, Bruce Nauman, John Cage, Terry Riley and more.
S.M.S. included renowned and unknown artists side by side. As form of protest against galleries, S.M.S. made contemporary art affordable and accessible at a modest price of $125.00 per subscription. The portfolios are all kept in their original display covers.
Edition of approximately 2,000 published by Letter Edged in Black Press.
Volume No. 1 February 1968
Little Box of Earthquake and Cotton (cover), Irving Penn; Black Dress, James Lee Byars; Chicago Project…, Walter de Maria; My Country ‘Tis of Thee, Kasper Konig; Luggage Labels Nancy Reitkopf; Project for a Bridge, Sue Braden; A Postcard for Mother, Richard Hamilton; Two Propositions in Black, Le Monte Young and Marian Zazeela; Store Front, Christo; Sol Mednick; Pharmaceuticals, Julian Levy.
Volume No. 2 April 1968
Seven Minute Recording of Contapetrie, a surrealist word game (cover), Marcel Duchamp; The Mirror of Genoveva, Meret Oppenheim; Three Color Separations, Alain Jacquet; A Two-Year-Old Girl Choked to Death Today on an Easter Egg, Ray Johnson; A Proposed Comic Section for the New York Times, Bernard Pfreim; Farwell to Faust, George Reavey; Album, Clovis Trouille; Legal Tender, Bruce Conner; 10 collages, Marcia Hertscovitz; Cynocephalus & Co., Nicolas Calas.
Volume No. 3 June 1968
Untitled abstract landscapes (cover), John Battan; Clouds, William Bryant (Bill Copley); Ode to London, Dick Higgens; Two Drawings, Ronnie Landfield; Bush in Hand, Roland Penrose; The Father of Mona Lisa, Man Ray, signed and numbered; Glove, Enrico Baj; Four Titled Abstracts, Joseph Kosuth; Correspondence, H.C. Westerman; Signal Flag Poem, Hannah Weiner; Poppy Nogoods All Night Flight, Terry Riley; Poems, Atograf.
Volume No. 4 August 1968
Untitled (cover), Robert Stanley; Drift Study 4:37:4:05:09:50 5 VII 68, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela; Permanent Parking Decal, Robert Watts; 100 Year Calendar, On Kawara; Lichtenstein Hat, Roy Lichtenstein; Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse) continued, John Cage; Phenakistiscope, Hollis Frampton...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
$3,552 Sale Price / set
58% Off
Abstract Kinetic Table Top Sculpture in Walnut by Clarence Teed
By Clarence Teed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Fine and rare table top sculpture by Clarence Teed. Solid walnut in four pieces which can be turned on the steel connecting rods to display the work in any number of ways. Teed was a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Masatoyo Kuki Kishi Abstract Modernist Bird Sculpture, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poured stone abstract sculpture by Japanese artist Masatoyo Kishi "Kuki" (1924-2017). Known for his work with various forms, this sculpture emulates a Japanese crane or bird in fligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Modern Chrome Sculpture with Metal Base, Jack Arnold
Located in Queens, NY
Modern Chrome Sculpture with Metal Base, Jack Arnold
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century American Abstract Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American rectangular acrylic sculpture with an inverted exterior, mirrored interior including 3 shaped block form bars with curved and cylindrical painted cutouts reflect...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Carole Shultz Abstract Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
A large, imposing abstract figure in painted plaster by Carole Shultz. This sculpture is from an edition of 250 created in 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1960s White Organic Modern Abstract Centerpiece Bowl Cigar Ashtray Jouve Dish
By Lapid
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A deep off-white coffee table pottery bowl with abstract volcanic bottom interior. Heavily influenced by the work of Georges Jouve, with the thick freeform walls.
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Belgian Ceramic Abstract Sculpture with Bronze Textured Style Finish
Located in London, GB
A 1960s Belgian ceramic abstract sculpture with bronze textured style finish mounted on natural wooden base, signed on the base "J H '64".
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Naugahyde, Plywood
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
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