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
Classic Atomic Design French Modernist Umbrella Stand, Iron /Colored Balls
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern Atomic French umbrella stand, charming item. Amazing sculpture, retains original painted balls, wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Abstract Metal and Glass Sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber, Cranbrook School
By Gertrude Schreiber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract metal and glass sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber ,Cranbrook student. Amazing visual, intricate execution, wonderful use of color form and space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Gilt Bronze Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A modernist sculpture reminiscent of Hepworth. The piece is in Gilt Bronze and mounted on a turned plinth.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 9
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1983
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Stone Statue by Student of Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This weathered antique abstract carved Portland stone statue was reputedly carved by a student of 20th century British architect and artist, Sir Hugh Casson. It depicts a two figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Fiber Glass Screens by Pierre Cardin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Screen in glass fiber in 4 panels. Vintage piece designed by Pierre Cardin. France, 1970.
(Pair available).
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Ebony Wood Faces Sculpture with Marble Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very well executed Mid-Century Modern abstract figurative sculpture is unsigned, done in the period with an abstract style of different faces that can be viewed at any angle. Da...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Fratelli Toso ZANFIRICO Paperweights, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: label (1)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 3"h, 3"dia
Additional Information: We have three (2)...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Modernist Patinated Bronze Mantle Flower Vase Unknown Craftsman Signed
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsure of the age of the vase, stamp looks Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Emil Milan Walnut Desk Pencil Holder Paperweight Fin Sculpture Craft Woodworker
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculptural work. Signed, EMilan Walnut.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Hand Carved California Studio Brutalist Wood Sculpture 1980's
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Interesting California modernist hand carved figural sculpture by D. Williams, circa 1980's. Sculpture measures 16.5" tall by 7" wide by 7" deep and is signed on the front as pictur...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Solid Glass Sphere
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your decor with the bold elegance of this Vintage Regency Solid Glass Sphere. Rich in deep ruby tones and expertly cut with striking geometric bands, this solid glass orb cap...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Tabletop Sculpture in the Style of Curtis Jere, Beautifully Patinated Bronze
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Kansas City, MO
Exceptional 1960s bronze and brass tabletop sculpture. Beautiful patina. In the style of Jere or Bertoia.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Selection of Bronze Modernist Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of bronze modernist lamps, American, circa 1950s-1990s. From left to right, they are:
1) Abstract solid bronze lamp, signed, numbered, and ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Czeslaw Budny Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Designer Biography :
"Tasca was born 1929. He studied at the Art Institutes of Nove, Venice and Florence. He comes from a family of potters and started to work with clay early, first with his brothers (production of huge panels...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Still Stand No38: Elegant Wooden Standing Totem, A NONO Escalona Masterpiece
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Stone Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Custom Harry Bertoia Dandelion Needles Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind abstract sculpture composed of metal needles from Harry Bertoia's iconic Dandelion Sculpture, circa 1960s.
Minimalist walnut base added later.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Gilded Steel and Onyx Tabletop Sculpture by Curtis Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A original 1970s brass sculpture on a solid onyx base by Curtis Jeré.
Dimension: 33.25" high 31" wide 15" deep.
The onyx base is 6" high 5" ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Steel
Michael Harvey Ceramic Brown Paper Bag with Handles Pop Art Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Authentic pop art brown paper bag sculpture with twine handles by Michael Harvey of Canada circa 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Dave Grossman Wire Spray Sculpture in the Manner of Bertoia
Located in Highland, IN
Clearly inspired by the form made famous by Harry Bertoia, this spray-shaped Kinetic sculpture is made of fine wires which can swing and sway in a soothing manner. The piece is marke...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
"Intariso" Art Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
"Intariso"
Italian art glass vase by Ercole Barovier.
Made by Barovier & Toso.
Clear,red and grey glass fused with triangular platelets.
Literature:
Venetian Art Glass, An Ameri...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early Warren Platner Large Wire Lounge Chair for Knoll , C.1970 Cado Wool Woven
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Warren Platner model 1705 easy wire lounge chair for Knoll
Designer: Warren Platner
Knoll International
USA - Circa 1970s
Condition: Very...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Signed Gio Pomodoro Bronze Tray
By Gio Pomodoro
Located in New York, NY
Giò Pomodoro "Il Sestante" cast bronze tray. Italy, c. 1958.
Signed "POMODORO" on underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1980s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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
Pair of Sculptural Black and Brass Swirl Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Sculptural Black and Brass Swirl Lamps, American, circa 1950s. Rewired and ready to use.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
Elegant Curtis Jere Table Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant Jere table art sculpture
Comprised of three metal finishes. Black, brass and mat silver.
Marble base.
Signed and dated (1993) on the base.
Dimension...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Stone Horse Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract stone sculpture in the style of Noguchi. The sculpture consists of two stone pieces set into one another and then balanced on a wood base. The piece also uses rope and wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Curtis Jere Midcentury Pom Urchin Lighted Floor Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere midcentury pom urchin lighted floor sculpture.
Floor light measures: 10 wide x 10 deep x 58.75 high
We take our photos in a controlled l...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sensual Gold Jaru Nude Male Ceramic Sculptures, Mid-Century Modern
By Jaru
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A chic Mid-Century Modernist figurative sculpture in plated gold by Jaru of California. This example depicts a reclining man in repose. The artist's nod to Cubism is apparent here as...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Glass Fruit, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pair of orange Murano glass fruit including an apple and a lemon
Italy, Circa 1970s
Apple measures: 4"W x 4"D x 2.35"H
Lemon meas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Flame Sculpture circa 1960 Attributed to Rozay La Borne
By André Rozay
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to André Rozay, 20th midcentury
Ceramic flame sculpture with brown and orange ceramic glaze effects.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 33...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Modern Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural modern lamp, believed to be Italian, circa 1960s. It has been rewired and is ready to use. The price noted below includes the shade.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern "Ice Cube" Glass Table Lamps, Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian works of glass art and sculpture.
Extraordinary pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano / Venetian glass table lamps attributed to Venini. Each is composed of 25 hand blo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Sculptures of Fruit and Vegetables by Marianna von Allesch
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A superb handcrafted naturalistic grouping of fruits and vegetables in painted ceramic, glass and rattan-wrapped metal. Created by Marianna von Allesch, ci...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Roger Sloan Wooden Sculpture, Mid-Century Modern, American Studio, 1970's
By Roger Sloan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern; Roger Sloan; American Woodworker; Craftsman; United States; Studio Crafts; American Studio; 1970's;
These unique wooden sculptures are designed by Michigan Wo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Norwalk, CT
Apparently unsigned. Cast in Rome. Italy 1968.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Modernist "Butterfly Chair" Iron Sculpture, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful standing Modernist sculpture made of Classic "Hardoy" iron chair frames, cut and welded, indoor /outdoor, purchased from high end Mid-Century estate, artist unknown.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Cattails Sculpture Attributed to Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in South Charleston, WV
Very large at 37.5" tall, 9" deep and 12" wide. Consisting of multiple brutalist style welded sets of cattails inserted into a rock (assumed limestone). Much detail is present with d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Alfredo Barbini 1962 Hand-blown Glass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass sculpture by the Italian artist Alfredo Barbini. In a green-greyish tone this soft glass dropped like sculpture is a great piece to be used as a center piece. Signed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Tray Table "Tempo Group" by Tony Paul
By Tony Paul
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and unusual Mid-Century Modern double cocktail tray table "Tempo Group" by Tony Paul, have never seen one of these in person, only in catalogu...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Modern Carrara Marble Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 1993
Located in London, GB
Citadelle sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 1993
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Sculpture in Carrara marble, unique piece signed.
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Dimensions:
H 55 x 25 x 15 cm
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Bertrand Créac'h is a french sculptor. He studied at l’Ecole Boulle in Paris and met the artists Étienne Martin...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture of a Ceramic Sphere Ball Incased into Wooden Crate
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract sculpture of ceramic sphere incased into a wooden crate.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Giant Marcello Fantoni Blue Ceramic Vase Object 1955
Located in Munich, DE
Unbelievable stoneware masterpiece of the famous Italian Artist Marcello Fantoni in blue glazed ceramic with white ceramic laces decorated. Every design museum would be happy to have...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Large Rubik's Cube Shop Display Models
Located in Faversham, GB
A fun pair of Rubik’s cube shop display models from a children’s toy shop.
The pair of cubes were commissioned by a toy shop for the promotion of the famous invention by Erno Rubik.
The set designed models...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Pine
Vintage Bronze Sculpture stamped PL 87
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Bronze Sculpture stamped PL 87
Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage
Measures : 12,5cmx7cm H:25cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture- Inspired by Brancusi's Iconic Style, France
By Brancusi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture – Inspired by Brancusi's Iconic Style, France
Unveil the timeless elegance of early 20th-century artistry with this exceptional wooden sculpture,...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Ceramic Vase by Andree & Michel Hirlet, circa 1970
Located in London, GB
Glazed stoneware vase by Andrée & Michel Hirlet.
Material: Stoneware, glazing.
Dimensions: H 42 x 27 cm.
Year: circa 1970.
Unique piece, signed.
Working outside of any wider artisti...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Bruno Contenotte 1970 Sculpture Abstract Materic Pottery Plate
Located in Brescia, IT
Mix-media on pottery plate
Excellent condition
Bruno Contenotte, aka Bruno Facchini (San Giorgio di Mantova, 29th April 1922 - Milan, 14th April 199...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
By Clyde Ball
Located in Countryside, IL
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
The pedestal measures: 12.25 wide x 12.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
The sculpture measures: 13.5 wide x 11 deep x ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mobach Studio Pottery Vases in Beehive Shape
By Piet Knepper, Mobach
Located in London, GB
Sculptural beehive shape studio pottery vases group is created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist Piet Knepper for Mobach in the 1960's. The glaze in ton...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Outstanding Dan Murphy Abstract Aluminum Ribbon Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Dan Murphy
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This fantastic sculpture was created by famed artist Dan Murphy in 1979. This abstract aluminum ribbon sculpture is mounted on a rectangular lucite base. This sculpture measures 13" ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Figurative Walnut Sculpture
By Brancusi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Fantastic, elegant abstract/figurative sculpture signed HPB, 1977. Walnut with beautiful rich patina, on original artist made metal, steel plate.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
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.