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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Important & Rare Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Italian Murano Glass Sculpture 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Absolutely breathtaking, stunning, rare and important vintage midcentury centrepiece multi-coloured pink, orange, lilac blue and yellow glass abstract "Pulcinella" ( a 17th century a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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
"Sfere" by Alessio Tasca, ceramic object from 1975
Located in Köln, DE
"Sfere" sculpture by famous ceramic artist Alessio Tasca.
Made in the 1970´s by the artist, marked in the ceramic with his stamp.
Very good condition including a small ceramic ring ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Ceramic
Gerald Digiusto, Contro Five, 1975
Located in Hudson, NY
Gerald's work can be found in many Museum, public and private collections.
Gerald's work can also currently be seen in the new book titled American Beauty by Thom Filicia and in the November 2012 issue of House Beautiful
Gerald Digiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston, and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeship in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1950 to 1954, while stationed in Tokyo with the Air Force, he worked in the studio of the Japanese sculptor...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Sculpture Signed Object Vase Vessel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid Century organic free form sculpture made out of one piece of resin.
Signed on underside.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Studio Abstract Glazed Ceramic Mural
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful studio ceramic glazed abstract mural.
The glaze is gray tones colors.
Black lacquered steel frame.
Measurements: 39.63” wide 39.63” high, 1.25” deep.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modernist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture "Yellow White" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract welded steel sculpture "Yellow White" by Robert Brock. Intricately designed, precision welded slender steel rods with cut steel sheets bent and painted. Rods pierc...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
20th Century Tennis Player Bronze Sculpture / Trophy, Italy, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Midcentury tennis player bronze sculpture / Trophy. Italy, 1930s.
Very nice Italian bronze figure. Mounted over black Portoro marble.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Couple" Sculpture by Milosevic, 1972
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Couple" sculpture in fiber glass, signed by MILOSEVIC, 1972.
Dragoljub D.A, Milosevic (1939-2019), is an artist born in 1939. He showed early gifts for the drawing and plastic mo...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
1960s Very Large Hand Produced Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A very large and impressive one-off Studio Pottery sculpture.
Hand produced earthenware sections that interlock to form a tower. Each section has been hand thrown, glazed and fired....
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Rare Gilded and Platinum Ceramic by Arnaldo Pomodoro, Numbered Limited Edition
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
An exceptional gilded and platinum ceramic sculpture, part of a numbered limited edition of 1,500 pieces (No. 316/1500), designed by the renowned Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro and ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Black Granite Abstract Sculptures Dutch 1970's
Located in London, GB
Set of two abstract hand-carved sculptures by the Dutch artist J. Metaho made in the 1970's. They are both composed in alternating sections of contrasting polished and textured stone...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Belgian Black Marble
Henry Moore Austin Productions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austin productions Henry Moore Style Statue. Signed and dated 1964 to back. In overall very good condition with a little paint loss as seen in photos.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unsigned vintage cast bronze abstract sculpture with natural patina.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Curtis Jere Brass Abstract Sculpture on Marble
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Baltimore, MD
A mid-century brass sculpture by Curtis Jeré circa 1978. Stunning organic form. Features a stylized flare of brass rods in a radiating abstract design mounted on a marble base. A fan...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Romildo Cardozo Bronze Sculptures
By Romildo Cardozo
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Romildo Cardozo was born on 25 May 1964 in a town named Dourados in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, at the moment he is being considered to be one of the most important sculptors o...
Category
1990s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Super Color Crusty 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...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Draped Chair" Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Marina Karella, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze sculpture by the Greek artist Marina Karella. "Draped Chair" numbered 4/8. Signed on verso Marina Karella and Stamped. In great conditions w...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Owl Designer : Guayasamin, Year: 1955
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Oswaldo Guayasamín (July 6, 1919 – March 10, 1999) was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor of Kichwa and Mestizo heritage.
Biography
Early life
Guayasamín was born in Quito, Ecuador,[2] to a native father and a Mestiza mother, both of Kichwa descent.[3] His family was poor and his father worked as a carpenter for most of his life. Oswaldo Guayasamín later worked as a taxi and truck driver. He was the eldest of ten children in his family. When he was young, he enjoyed drawing caricatures of his teachers and the children that he played with. He showed an early love for art. He created a Pan-American art of human and social inequalities which achieved international recognition.
He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Quito as a painter and sculptor. He also studied architecture there. He held his first exhibition when he was 23, in 1942. While he was attending college, his best friend died during a demonstration in Quito. This incident would later inspire one of his paintings, Los Niños Muertos (The Dead Children). This event also helped him to form his vision about the people and the society that he lived in.
Career
Guayasamín started painting from the time he was six years old. He loved to draw from that age. Starting from watercolors and transforming all the way through to his signature humanity pieces, his art career had many highlights. Although tragedy molded Guayasamín's work, it was his friend's death that inspired him to paint powerful symbols of truth in society and injustices around him. While his interest was seldom with his school work, he began selling his art before the time that he could even read. After his attendance at the School of Fine Arts in Quito, his career took off.
La Galería Caspicara, an art gallery opened by Eduardo Kingman...
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1950s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Minimalist Wooden Sculpture Lull No85 – Handcrafted by NONO for Interior Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Minimalist Wooden Sculpture Lull No85 – Handcrafted by NONO for Interior Design
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury French Modern Enameled Brass Geometric Lamp Pair, Maison Barbier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury French modern enameled brass geometric lamp pair, Maison Barbier, 1970s.
Rare sculptural mod-century pair. Lamp bodies comprised of two...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Jean Roger for Paul Jones Modernist Table Lamps
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing group of modernist ceramic lamp bases hand made by Jean Roger.. Sold exclusively at famed Paul Jones Studio in New York City.. Apparently bases were made and distributed but ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Modern Art Bronze Gourd Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bronze Gourd Art Sculpture
11.38 h x 6.5 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to listed images
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Wooden Sculpture Lull No89 – Handcrafted by NONO for Modern Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Luxury Wooden Sculpture Lull No89 – Handcrafted by NONO for Modern Design
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Horizontal grey sculpture by Ignacio Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal sculpture in grey ceramic
Mounted on White marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-CenturyModern Large Brutalist Ceramic and Bronze Sculptural Platter
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Unique Brutalist Creation of Ceramic and Bronze. One of a Kind, Signed.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tall Danish Teak Animal Sculpture by Knud Albert, Denmark, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Whimsical large animal sculpture (dog? kangaroo? giraffe? or trippy made up animal? whatever it is, it's cool!) signed by artist Knud Albert, Denmark, 1960...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
1970s Mathias Goeritz Abstract Bronze Serpent Sculpture Animal Pedregal Mexico
By Mathias Goeritz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Mathias Goeritz Abstract Bronze Serpent Sculpture Animal del Pedregal Mexico
Made in Mexico. Unsigned. No COA available.
Attribution Mathias Go...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern Abstract Cast Aluminum Sculpture
Located in Norwalk, CT
Apparently unsigned. Cast aluminum, 1967. Cast in the USA. Two part construction.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Valerio Moreschi sculpture Brescia Italy 1979
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large sized abstract sculpture by Valerio Moreschi made in is own workshop in Brescia 1979. Hectic dynamics, burst of imagination and exp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Michel Chauvet, Méditerranée, Modern Sculpture, France, 1949
Located in New York, NY
This plaster sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion.
Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brass Trinket Box Handcrafted by Franz Peters, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Tactile and curvaceous hand driven brass vessel or container or trinket box with lid signed Franz J. Peters Stolberg RH, Peters, 1913-1977. In this handcrafted container the traces o...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s Wood Base Priestess
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s wood base priestess.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 20th Century Sculpture by Lucien Begliomini Mid-Century Modern
Located in CANTELEU, FR
This French 20th-century dining table by Lucien Begliomini captures the raw beauty and modern elegance of mid-century design, crafted with a striking stone top that serves as a natur...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Black Wooden Sculptures "Refuges I & II" by Bertrand Créac'h, 1996
Located in London, GB
Refuges I & II sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 1996
Material: Burnished Iroko wood
Dimensions: (1) H 70 cm / (2) H 57 cm
Year: 1996
One-of-a-kind pieces, signed
Throughout his career Créac’h have created a body of architectural wooden sculptures evoking his exploration and memories of infinite paths. These elevated geometric work carved into the thickness of the material are symbolic of a spiritual mind.
Iroko is a large tropical western African tree...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
'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
Bruno Romeda Abstract Sculpture Bronze - N. 3/5 - 1964
By Bruno Romeda
Located in Rochester, NY
An abstract cast bronze sculpture in beautifully aged color patina w/ orignal iron stand by Bruno Romeda - sculpture measures 9 1/2" h x 9" w / 10" h on stand x 4" d on stand. Hand i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi, Unseen Force 24
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Style, Unseen Force 24 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Tranquil Oak Standing Sculpture Still Stand No12: Artistry by Joel Escalona
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...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Mounted Abstract Black and White Marble Sculpture Signed Ray G. 1983
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with this impressive large scale abstract marble sculpture mounted on a plinth base. Signed Ray G. and dated 1983, it exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship yo...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
American Abstract Expressionist Bronze Dancers Sculpture, Robert Cook, 1963
By Robert Cook
Located in New York, NY
Entitled “Whirl”, a large bronze sculpture by Robert Cook, American (1921-2017) depicting a dancing couple captured in the moment of a whirl. Wonderful early work by the artist, dated 1963 with exhibition labels on the underside of the original hand hewn wooden base.
Robert Cook’s works are in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum NYC, Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and the Hirshhorn Collection.
Dynamic, with a great sense of fluid movement, excellent early example of Cook’s work.
Robert Cook
1921-2017
Cook was widely admired for having achieved the ability to capture fluid motion in bronze.
Born in Boston, he studied with the classical sculptor George Demetrios...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Carved Teak Wood Abstract Wooden Sculpture
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage Carved Teak Wood Abstract Sculpture. Hand carved from a single piece of teakwood. We could not find a signature.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
1970s Large Jaru Metallic Silver Glaze Ceramic Abstract Nude Sculptures, Pair
By Jaru
Located in Monrovia, CA
JARU - Jaru Metallic silver glaze ceramic nude sculptures, 1970s signed.
Both pieces are solid, no cracks, no chips, no kidding. Excellent vintage con...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Metal Sculpture by Oidentifierad Konstnär, Sweden, 1967
Located in Surbiton, GB
An abstract metal sculpture by Swedish artist Oidentifierad Konstnär. Dated 1967.
Dimensions (cm, approximately):
Height: 34
Width: 22
D...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Style Brass Egg
By Fontana Arte
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Single solid brass egg atop a small wooden block base. In the manner of Luciano Fontana's Brass Egg with Slash detail, and reminiscent of Carl Auböck's Paperweight "Egg", Austria. E...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Abstract stone sculpture ‘Metropolis 4’ by Vittorio di Muzio, Italy 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract stone sculpture ‘Metropolis 4’ by Vittorio di Muzio (1924 - 2014), Italy 1986. Di Muzio studied sculpture at the l’Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera in Milan and was train...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Fluid Murano sculpture, centerpiece, decorative object in grey glass, signed
Located in Milano, IT
This thick and heavy Murano sculpture, coming from the collection of Spinzi Milano, is a beautiful decorative piece obtained by casting and hand-melting a solid block of grey/greenish glass.
Perfect on a coffee table, sideboard or console table - and also useful as a double valet-tray thanks to the two "bowls", it's a wonderful and uncommon piece of Italian art, exuding all the skills and craftsmanship of Muranese creators.
It is hand-signed on the bottom, which reads "Murano 20...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venetian Abstract Solid Walnut Forcola 'Oarlock' Sculpture by Giuseppe Carli
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Venetian abstract solid walnut "Forcola (Oarlock)" sculpture by Giuseppe Carli, circa 1972. Carli is recognized as one of Venice, Italy's foremost "Remeri", an elite grou...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Sculptural Modern Lucite Block
Located in San Diego, CA
A thick sculptural modern lucite block, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 8"W x 10"D x 2"H. Could be used as a shelf or platform or just a cool decor...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Toguna Sculpture in Burnt Oak on Metal Base by Dogon People, Mali
Located in New York, NY
This captivating mid-century Toguna sculpture, crafted by the Dogon people of Mali, reflects the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of West Africa. Carved from burnt oak,...
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1970s Malian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 22
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 22 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towe...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Abstract Wood Collage by Felice Antonio Botta, Italy, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Abstract wood wall sculpture by Italian artist and designer, Felice Antonio Botta.
Botta was an early proponent of used 'poor materials' (recovered and found wood) for a movement ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese Italian Murano Black, White & Gold Glass Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important vintage mid-century modern centrepiece Murano glass Roman female statue / or sculpture of a women with gold leaf inclusions in collector's condition. Mad...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mesmerizing Kinetics: Iron Sculpture - Painted Motion and Color
Manufactured in France by unknown artist, circa 1990.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and us...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Abstract Bronze sculpture 'La Grande Fleur de l'Espace' by Sergio Storel, France
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract Bronze sculpture 'La grande fleur de l'espace' by Sergio Storel (Italy 1926 - Paris 2017), France 1969. The sculpture is created in a beautiful open way, Storel explored how...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Naomi Siegmann Natural Form Bronze Sculpture Mexico City Abstract Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Naomi Siegmann Natural Form Bronze Art Sculpture Mexico City
9.5 h x 6 w x 3.5 d
Original vintage art signed and dated
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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.