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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Brutalist Marsura "Iron Totem" Sculpture Wrought Iron Candlestick, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Iron Totem" Sculptural Wrought Iron Candlestick designed by Salvino Marsura in Italy during the 1950s.
An extraordinary sculptural candlestick crafted entirely in wroug...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre, Magia, Opaline Cased Amber, Filigrana Incalmo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This suspension is a bit of history of glass making. It's the enfancy of Lino Tagliapietra, made when he was at Effetre International. The shape is known as Magia and was produced in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Xxl Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1960s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Otto Meier, Bremen in Germany
Information:
Otto Meier (born March 18, 1903 in Dortmund, † June 1, 1996 in Worpswede) was a German ceramist.
Otto Meier, the silent master of the 20th century, is still considered a role model to many ceramists. His works are represented in important public and private collections.
Decade:
1960-1965
This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made of solid very heavy stoneware pottery and has a very unique light green coloration and structure. the bottom is marked with typical Otto Meier Producer signature OM. a very collectible and very rare item of the Meier Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 16,5cm in height and 20,5cm in diamter, it is very impressive.
straighftorward and minimalistic design of the 1960s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
on the last images you find a smaller version of this object, looks great as a set.
Dimensions:
Height 16,6cm
Diameter 20cm.
Weight: 1,99kg
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Otto Meier:
Since 1924 Otto Meier studied architecture and sculpture at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Dortmund. A visit to Bernhard Hoetger in Worpswede in 1925 brought him to ceramics. In Hoetger's workshop he began an apprenticeship under Willi Ohler...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
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
Head, French Modernist Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1950
Located in New York, NY
Unusual in its conciseness and modernistic vision of a rather familiar subject - the human head - this original elegant sculpture does not leave anyone indifferent and is imprinted i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Grille' Plaster Table Sculpture Attr. to Francois Stahly
Located in Long Island City, NY
'Grille' Plaster Table Sculpture Attr. to Francois Stahly (1911-2006) on hand chiseled wood base. Named, titled, and dated on the right edge.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Curtis Jeré Sculpture , Stainless / Brass with Marble Base, Signed
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Curtis Jeré Sculpture ,Abstract Modernist,, Stainless steel / Brass ball, Marble Base, Signed,,
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Rare Stan Bitters Tall Abstract Environmental Ceramic Sculpture, 1970s
By Stan Bitters
Located in Monrovia, CA
1970s Stan Bitters RARE Abstract Environmental Ceramic Sculpture.
This RARE Monumental Mid century Modern Stan Bitters Ceramic Sculpture Is A
Gorgeous Vintage Piece Of The Master...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp, Midcentury, Organic Modern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original hand painted custom shade that continues the cubist color blocks of the body and mirrors the stripes of his mate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Abstract Brass Bird Sculpture by Dolbi Cashier
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern piece featuring three stylized birds. The sculpture is brass with a square base. Certainly makes a statement wherever placed in a home or office setting....
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Unusual Metal Sculptural Hand Curio
Located in London, GB
A well made sculptural hand cast.
France, c1950s.
Perhaps artist made, unsure of provenance.
Heavy and good quality.
Location: Belgium Gallery.
Dimensions: 33 H x...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Crosslight Illuminating Travertine Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
This refined pedestal is composed of an octagonally cut and perfectly polished slab of travertine marble with a cross-shaped illuminating insert in its center. The austere form highl...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Abstract Organic Form Terracotta Clay Sculpture - Small
Located in Chicago, IL
An Abstract, organic form terracotta clay sculpture featuring a smooth, red surface with natural aged patina. Delicately carved indents complement the elegant curves and rounded shap...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Therman Statom 3-D Art Glass Wall Sculpture Box 16" x 16" x 3"
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Therman Statom, American (Born 1953). Unique 3 Dimensional wall hanging box. Signed on the side. 16" W x 16" H x 3" D. Good condition. Bottom right rear...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ Light Sculpture, Italy 1970
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Carlo Nason ‘Ala’ table lamp for Linea GB Milano, Italy 1970s. Interesting sculptural design consisting a high gloss black lacquered cylinder base and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Fontaine
Beautiful sculptural tea-pot. Signed by the French artist.
Decorative French art with abstract colors and mechanical forms.
Excellent original condition.
Di...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract constructivist sculpture in metal by Sergio Ponzio IV, Italy 1971
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract constructivist sculpture in metal by Sergio Ponzio IV, Italy 1971. The sculpture is composed of bent and modelled patinated zinc sheets soldered together to create a sculptu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Zinc
Bookend Decoration
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Bookend Decoration
Wear consistent with age and use.
Sculpture - Decoration - Art deco style
Measures : 38,5x13cm H:38cm
Material : Zinc
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Albano Poli, "Eclisse" Modernist Sculptural Table Lamp, Poliarte Italy, 1968
By Poliarte, Albano Poli
Located in Firenze, IT
Albano Poli, table lamp mod. Eclisse Prod. Poliarte, Italia, 1968
Sculptural lamp; 24 cubes pieced together and balanced on a chrome round platform.
Measures: cm 40x40x40 15 kg...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of French 1950’s abstract acrylic panels
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of French 1950's abstract acrylic panels.
Screens are made from browns, oranges, yellows and greens with gold leaf in places.
They have been photographed with front light, fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Paint
Object by Rune Hagberg, Mixed Media, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Object by Rune Hagberg,
Sweden, 1970s.
Mixed Media
Measurements:
H: 32.5 cm/ 1'
D: 11 cm/ 4 1/3"
Signed R.H
Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Hagberg became heavily influenced by Eastern ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Abstract Brown and Black Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture Plate 1970 Design
By Vassil Ivanoff
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by French artist,
circa 1970, realized in La Borne.
Elegant brown, black and white ceramic colors glazes and firing effects.
Original fr...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Leonardo Nierman Mid-Century Modern Onyx Marble Abstract Sculpture MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Leonardo Nierman (born November 1, 1932), full name Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis, is a Mexican artist mostly known for his painting and sculpture. He at first wanted to be a violinist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Abstract Wooden Sculpture by Hanneke Mols, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden Sculpture by Hanneke Mols van Gool (1933 - 2020), The Netherlands 1960s. Hanneke Mols studied at the academy of arts in Tilburg (1950-1952), the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (1952-1955) which she left to achieve more experience and a wider state of mind at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera e Liceo Artistico in Milan. She was a study of internationally well known names such as Oscar Jespers...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Large Midcentury Redwood Burl Sphere Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magnificent and monumental in scale (26" in diameter / 79" circumference) redwood burl sphere. Can be used as a stand-alone impressive sculpture / decorative object or, with slight m...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Burl
Contemporary Design Sculpture Lull No49 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Space
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Contemporary Design Sculpture Lull No49 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Spaces
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rou...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Abstract wooden sculpture "Torse ou Bollard" by Sergio Storel, 1969
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden sculpture "Torse ou Bollard" by Sergio Storel, 1969. Unique work made out of solid wood, characterized by bold shapes and expressive chisel cuts. The texture of the s...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower", Painted Iron, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Sculpture, "Tower",
Painted iron,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 98 cm, depth 23 cm, width 23 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying de...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1970's John Petersen Mid Century Lucite Sculpture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Thick Lucite slabbed into a cube held together by large screws and wing nuts giving the piece an industrial puzzle look . Created by artist , sculpture , designer and architect John ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Draped Stone Sculpture, France 1900s
Located in Chicago, IL
A hand carved antique draped stone sculpture with a beautiful patina. Unmarked. Sourced in France, early 1900s.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Curtis Jere Enameled Bow Tie Badges Mounted on Wire Rod Wall Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unique wire rod sculpture with asymmetrically placed " bow tie " enameled ornaments. Most likely by Jere at Artisan house. Rods do show patina. Some bent or t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
1980s Abstract Bronze Sculpture Salvador de Auschwitz Mathias Goeritz Mexico
By Mathias Goeritz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract Cross Art Savior of Auschwitz Salvador de Auschwitz sculpture Mathias Goeritz Mexico
Bronze sculpture
Signed. No COA present.
24.25 ...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ch. and I. Wolkoff Sculptural Gemstone
By Wolkoff
Located in Brussels, BE
Ivan et Chantal Wolkoff. sculpture in lucite brass, metal and gemstone, quartz and pyrite. signed by the artist on the lucite and the metal.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Rare Sculpture from Luciano Vistosi, Signed and Dated 1968
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare sculpture from Luciano Vistosi (1931-2010) signed and dated 1968.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Brushed Aluminum and Amethyst Arc Sculpture
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Brushed Aluminum and Amethyst Arc Sculpture
Abstract Art - amethyst - sculpture - decoration
Wear Consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Aluminum
Lasse Brander Glass and stone Sculpture Sweden 1970 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Unique piece 1980's sculpture by Swedish artist Lasse Brander (1930-2 008)
Impressive glass and stone sculpture on a pedestal Total hight 17...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
Artist Brother Mel Meyer's Homage to Alexander Calder 11/11/76 Chair Sculpture
By (after) Alexander Calder, Brother Mel Meyer
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist and Monk Brother Mel Meyer (June 5, 1928-October 12, 2013). Homage to artist Alexander Calder on the day he died November 11. 1976. This color...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Art Glass pieces "Coquille" , Flygfors Sweden 1955
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A set 3 of wonderfully sculptured art glass pieces. They are all shifting in green, white and clear glass. Made in Sweden in the mid-1950s these pi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Still Stand No30: Sculptural Harmony, Tall Oak Totem by NONO, Escalona Design
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
Table Lamp Carved in Wood with Shell Shade Brown Color, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is a sculpture, wood with a shade in Shell. We Have an Old Patina and a Brown Color.
This lamp was made in France, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Iron Sculpture in the Style of Chillida, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
This exquisite abstract sculpture, crafted from iron, is a striking piece inspired by the bold and evocative works of renowned Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida. Made in Spain around 1...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1960s Wild Haired Buck Toothed Sallingboe Trolls from Teak, Denmark
By Hans Bolling
Located in Andernach, DE
Wonderfully wild haired but shy classics of the 1950-1960s from Denmark:
the design is following the lead of Hans Bolling and Kay Bojesen.
Featuring here two very shy and ''we-haven...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fur, Leather, Teak, Rope
Theo Niermeijer Set of Iron Sculptures, 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice set of 3 iron sculptures designed by Theo Niermeijer (1940-2005) Amsterdam, 1970. This set of 3 geometrical sculptures are made or welded iron parts and the small sculpture...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Mixed Metal Tree Sculpture by Jaqui of California
Located in Redding, CT
Jacqueline Huhem (20th Century, California) Jacqui of California Brass and Mixed metals tree table top Sculpture. Original Jacqui of California label on...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sculpture by HF, 1964
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Brutalist tabletop sculpture being a linear assemblage of bronze twig like rods of varying lengths stacked on a square aluminum base. Letters 'HF' a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Blue Ceramic Studio Art Pottery by Sclight
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Tall sculptural studio pottery signed Sclight
23.5 h x 15 w x 9 d
Blues and light grey
Signed art
Small hair line crack inside corners.
Original unrestored vintage condition
Refer ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Zoomorphic Animal Freeform Vase by Claude Poli 1976 Ceramic Brown Color
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude Poli
Elegant brown zoomorphic ceramic vase by Claude Poli
Beautiful brown pottery glaze, signed under the base.
Dimensions: 25 x 18 x 18cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract 21cm 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 original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Lull No62 Contemporary Wooden Totem for Modern Interiors – Designed by Joel Esca
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No62 Contemporary Wooden Totem for Modern Interiors – Designed by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, r...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Rudolf Wolf Geometric Stainless Steel Sculpture 1981
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice abstract stainless steel geometric sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier in 1981. This sculpture is one of several we acquired from the former bookkeeper from Rudolf Wold who bought these artworks in the 1980s. The sculpture is a nice addition to any interior and has a nice size which you can easily put somewhere on a table/sideboard. It is in very good original condition. It is signed on the top; Rudolf Wolf '81 and we have several old pictures...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s
By Fusina, Alessio Tasca
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Frederik Smits Stabile Mobile
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frederik Smits stabile mobile Memphis style.
Unique piece, handmade by the artist
Wood and metal.
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Sculpture, Sculpted Wood on a Marble Base
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Likely 1970s
A designer friend referred to this as the 'magic baguette' and I started doing so after. You could also call it the leaning baguette. It has a stone (marble?) base. A s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lyra Mid-Century Modern Large Soapstone Sculpture - Signed by Marco Lyra
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This is a striking Mid-Century Modern (MCM) soapstone sculpture titled Lyra. The abstract form depicts a flowing human figure, skillfully carved from richly colored soapstone with na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Mid-Century Handblown Murano Glass Abstract Portrait Sculpture by Mario Badioli
Located in New York, NY
This striking mid-century modernist sculpture is hand-blown from Murano glass and signed by renowned artist Mario Badioli, originating from Italy during the 20th Century. The piece f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Abstract Table Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thich Lucite Abstract Table Sculpture, MCM 1960's
The wonder of a lucite table sculpture never goes away as it seems to defy the laws of the nature, like having an ice sculpture tha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Paul Soldner Large Mid-Century Pottery Raku Slab Charger Wall Relief Sculpture
By Paul Soldner
Located in Studio City, CA
An amazing and unique piece by renowned American pottery and ceramic master Paul Soldner who in the 1950s was Peter Voulkos' first student and who later became famed for developing the technique now known as "American Raku...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
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.