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
Pair of Bronze Figurative Table Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, Each is Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare complementing bronze figurative sculptures by Frederic / Frederick Weinberg. Beautiful patina. Both are signed with F. W. on the underside of a foot.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Hammered Iron Disc Sculpture with Center Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking hand-hammered iron disc sculpture with floating center handle. Constructed of various iron pieces that were handwrought and welded together to create a floating 18" diameter...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,560 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Red Lacquered Abstract Table Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian modern red lacquered steel table sculpture circa 1970. Artist unknown.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Angelo Seguso 1972 Murano glass signed "piece unique" Museu.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Very important and large ANGELO SEGUSO 1972 Murano glass sculpture representing "Couple" signed and dated on the base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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
American Modern Lucite Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Lucite Sculpture
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Barry Entner Triangle Solids Glass Sculpture, 2014
By Barry Entner
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American artist Barry Entner's Triangle Solids Glass Sculpture is created with consideration of each individual piece as paint strokes that, once assembled, becomes the desired composition. He doesn't make these using traditional blown glass techniques. For the past 15 years, Barry has developed a method of using steam pressure, produced by way of inserting a wet cherrywood cone into solid hot glass, to “blow” air into the pieces. This allows him to create shapes and forms that are unique within the art glass world, and are “other worldly,” as is sometimes described. This sculpture is signed and dated. Measurements below are for the total overall size; small triangle is 3.25" diameter x 19.75" height, medium triangle is 3.25" diameter x 21.75" height and large triangle is 3.25" diameter x 23" height.
About the artist:
Barry Entner was born on November 1, 1959 in Brookline, Massachusetts. In the late 1970s, Barry attended Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, where he studied developmental psychology, cultural anthropology and philosophy. He also began to study glass sculpture under Gene Koss...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Ceramic Abstract Sculptures by James Kouretas
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental pair of abstract ceramic sculptures by James Kouretas. One measures 19" wide, 14" deep and 21" high. The smaller one measures 19" wide, 13" ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
38" Original Mid Century Modern Brutalist Abstract Labyrinth Cube Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract sculpture by Northern Ohio artist Fred Scott circa 1960s
Welded steel labyrinth cube mounted to wood and acrylic base
Acquired from the artist estate with original exhibitio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Italian Midcentury Abstract Geometric Silvergrey Aluminum Centerpiece, Sign. NP2
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian midcentury abstract-geometric silvergrey alumnium bowl designed like a wrinkeled paper, signed NP2 at the bottom Nerone and Patuzzi (sculptor/architect Nerone Ceccarelli & Gi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Silver Embellished Carved Wood Fish Sculpture Signed Alfredo Zalce
Located in Ferndale, MI
Alfredo Zilch 1908 - 2003 . Studied at national school of fine arts under Mateo Saldana , German Gedovious and Diego Rivera . Officially appointed to found Taxco school...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
rare Pottery Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color 484 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase with rare colorful glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 266-53 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 266-53
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Art Solid Wood Sculpture Unseen Force No37 by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Modern Art Solid Wood Sculpture Unseen Force No37 by Joel Escalona
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This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona,...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$10,941 Sale Price / item
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Pair of Pop Art Sergio Camilli Snail or Chiocciolona for Bieffeplast
Located in Munster, NRW
Sergio Camilli. 'Snail' or 'chiocciolona' objects, designed in 1974. Measures: Large snail: 95 cm wide, 65 cm deep and 50 cm high. Small snail: 62 cm wi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
$3,000 Sale Price / set
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Set of 2 Modernist 1960s Vase Sculptures Peter Müller for Sgrafo Modern, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of 2 op art vases
Origin:
Germany
Produder:
Sgrafo Modern
Design:
Peter Müler
Material:
Porcelain
Age:
1960s
Orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Grey Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Otto Keramik, Germany 1980s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects set of 3
Designer and producer:
Otto Keramik, Germany
Decade:
1980s
This original vintage Studio Pottery objects were designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid Century Modern Abstract Carved Stone Outsider Art by Louise Abrams, c1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Carved stone by abstract outsider artist Louise Abrams.
This particular piece is from the artists personal collection of her own art.
Sits on a black lam...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
1960s Architectural Steel Wire Sculpture Bowl Centerpiece Guitar Basket McM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Minimalist elongated black painted steel wire basket/bowl. Simple and minimal. Craftsman remains unknown. The design is in the manner of the Carl Auböck Workshop. Some paint loss and...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$758 Sale Price
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Super Glaze Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects Otto Keramik Germany 1970s
By Otto Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Otto Ceramic, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Urbano Zaccagnini Ceramic 'Tribal' Mask Bowl
Located in Sharon, CT
A low intaglio relief of a tribal mask, white crackle glaze on brown fired clay. Remnants of painted signature on bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass and Lucite Table Top Abstract Sculpture, Signed & Dated, Dan Murphy, 1979
By Dan Murphy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ribbon tabletop sculpture by artist Dan Murphy. Brass freeform design on acrylic base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
red white Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage pottery object was designed and produced by C...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Illuminated Murano Glass Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano glass obelisks retrofitted with LED bases.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
$4,800 / set
David Segel Sculpture Large Terracotta Double Sided Curved
By David Segel
Located in Monrovia, CA
DAVID SEGEL large double sided curved terracotta sculpture of nude female. 1970s.
This Gorgeous Large Curved Double Sided Nude Sculpture Is Signed On Both Sides.
David Segel, The Artist, Continues To Express His Exaggerated Details Of His Female Muses Form, Curvy And Graceful Yet True To His Flow Of Sculptural Expression.
Excellent Vintage Condition For It's Age And Sculptural Expression Being On Display For Years Since The 1970s, Original Double Sided Sculpture That Is Signed On Both Sides For Open All Round Displaying.
Dimensions Are: Eight-Teen Inches Tall by Thirteen Inches Wide by Four and A Half Inches Thick.
DAVID SEGEL 1921-2005:
An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Curtis Jere Mid-Century Signed Brass Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Countryside, IL
Curtis Jere mid-century signed brass wall sculpture.
This sculpture measures: 21 wide x 10 deep x 50 inches high.
Great Vintage Condition with a few marks and scuffs.
We tak...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Margery Goldberg Sculpture in Walnut, 1978
By Margery Goldberg
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, laminated walnut sculpture by Margery Goldberg, 1978.
Margery E. Goldberg (born 1950) is an American artist, art curator, city arts commissioner, and activist. She is b...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Leonardo Nierman Onyx "Wing" Sculpture on Marble Base, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large table top Leonardo Nierman onyx "Wing" sculpture on marble base. Mint condition. Signed with engraved signature.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
1950's Italian Murano Abstract Glass Biomorphic Sculpture Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors on this cased glass, Italian Murano sculpture bowl biomorphic shape grind on the bottom for 2 positions the color its so intense and beautiful.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
James Prestini Steel Construction #293 Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini steel construction #293 sculpture; nickel-plated steel stacked geometric forms.
Signed underside, From the Private Art Collection Harris Bank Chicago
Additional provenance: Staempfli Gallery, New York Acquired via The Arts Club of Chicago in 1975
exhibited: Kyle Morris...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Mid-Century Brass Sculpture Dish
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century brass sculpture dish attributed to Tommi Parzinger. Solid Brass sculpture center mounted to a brass dish. Three detail cut-outs outline the base of the dish. Spectacu...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$960 Sale Price
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Enid Bell Palanchian, Tackle, Modernist Carved Mahogany Sculpture, ca. 1953
By Enid Bell Palanchian
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS height: 23 inches width; 12 inches depth: 6 inches
MARKINGS Signed at the bottom in back.
DETAILS Original hand-crafted black-painted wood plinth.
REFERENCES Originally, sold to Papillon Gallery of Los Angeles.
CONDITION Excellent antique condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Enid Bell Palanchian (American, 1904 – 1994) a/k/a Mrs. E. B. Palanchian, Mrs. Enid Bell Palanchian and Mrs. Missak Palanchian was an important American sculptor, author, illustrator and professor who was primarily active in the New York/New Jersey area, but who established a respected body of work recognized throughout Europe and the United States as reflected by awards received in Paris, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico and Florida. Her achievements included numerous public works projects (e.g., the design of the Congressional Gold Medal) on display at public institutions and museums around the country, private commissions and sales throughout the world, group and solo exhibitions, generous donations of art and compilations, and the passing on of her knowledge and skills to 24 years of art students of the Newark School of Industrial and Fine Arts.
Enid Bell was born in London, England, and later studied at the Glasgow School of Art and then at the St. John’s Wood Art School; as well as studying with fellow Scot Sir William Reid Dick in London. Then, after moving to the United States, she taught at the Art Student League in New York City at Miss Chapen’s School. Essentially a figurative, direct carving in wood artist, she was based in New Jersey where she became the head of the sculpture program of the Fedral Art Project for that state and was herself the creator of several FAP commissions. In 1932, she married Armenian/American businessman and artist, Missalk Palanchian athough she retained her name “Bell” for professional purposes. Following the end of the Federal Art Project in 1944, she taught as instructor of sculpture and Head of the Sculpture Department of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art until 1968, and was active was a member of the National Sculpture Society. Enid Bell died in 1994 in Englewood, New Jersey.
WORK
• Birds, Leonia Public Library in Leonia New Jersey (installed 1981)
• Untitled, Boonton Post Office in Boonton, New Jersey (1938)
• Boonton Post Office, Boonton, New Jersey
• Colonizing America, Center for Youth Education, Newark, New Jersey, (1934)
• Little Indian Dancer, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, New Jersey
• Alexander Hamilton Troy Public Library in Troy, New York
• bird bath, Music, Science, Union City...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Untitled Abstract Sculpture by David Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Abstract sculpture with dark blue glazes. Artist-signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Still Stand No34: Tranquil Oak Totem Sculpture by NONO, Escalona Designed
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
1973 Pollack Stoneware Slab / Decorative Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stoneware slab / decorative plate with of an attractive palette of earth tones with pops of pink for contrast and a mottled decorative border.
Signed "Pollack '73.".
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Lull No74 Modern Wooden Totem by Joel Escalona – Perfect for Luxury Interiors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No74 Modern Wooden Totem by Joel Escalona – Perfect for Luxury Interiors
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded f...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,031 Sale Price / item
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Glazed stoneware sculpture with motifs
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Glazed stoneware dish/sculpture with motifs in shades of green and black. Circa 1955. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Brass and Agate Sculpture
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This extraordinary sculpture is surely made in the 1970s. You recognize the influences of the Art Nouveau in this era: Organic structures and fluid forms, often in combination with h...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Brass
Gaetano Pompa Mid-Century Cast and Gilt Bronze, Winged Deity
By Gaetano Pompa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and fantastic example of Italian mid-century Art by Gaetano Pompa (Italy, 1933-1998). Signed and dated Roma 1966 on the back of one wing. Hollow cast with gilt finish an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Sculptural Elegance Unseen Force #53: Joel Escalona's Solid Wood Coffee Table
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Sculptural Elegance Unseen Force #53: Joel Escalona's Solid Wood Coffee Table
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This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of b...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$10,941 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Set of 2 Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1980s
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
Beautifully Made Bentwood Nautilus Form Sculpture, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully made bentwood head or nautilus form sculpture with brass screws and copper rivets. Found in France and probably from the 1970s. Sits on an oval base and shows well in m...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bentwood
Early Vintage Rosewood Salt and Pepper Shaker Set by Don Shoemaker
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern abstract salt and pepper shakers designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal, S.A. Mexico. This set is handmade in rosewood with unique brass ring dispensers that makes fo...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$200 Sale Price
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Dolly Moreno Kinetic Abstract Sculpture in Stainless Steel
By Dolly Moreno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kinetic Abstract Sculpture, hand made by Dolly Moreno, American, circa 1960s. Signed on base. It is on a magnetic base, and some of the elements of the sc...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Italian Modern Green Glass Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Modern Green Glass Sculpture
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Lull No50 Minimalist Wooden Sculpture for Luxury Interiors by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No50 Minimalist Wooden Sculpture for Luxury Interiors by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded f...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Still Stand No64: Biomorphic Carved Oak Totem by NONO, Modern Escalona Art
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
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Curtis Jere Brass Spray Sculpture on Marble Base with Pedestal
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A large brass sculpture by Curtis Jere for Artisan House with swooping ribbon forms, ending in a multi-rod spray with chrome beads. The sculpture sits in a cylindrical marble base. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lull No13 Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Luxury Decor – NONO Collection
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No13 Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Luxury Decor – NONO Collection
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms a...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Wooden Ribbon Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand crafted large wooden ribbon sculpture.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,450 Sale Price
40% Off
Sculpture vintage Italian anthropomorphic terracotta , Signed Compiani
Located in Milano, IT
An incredible sculpture by an Italian artist from the 1970s-80s, signed with the enigmatic name COMPIANI, is a true wonder of contemporary art. Although not much is known about the a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,716 Sale Price
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Pair of Acrylic Obelisks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very modern and sleek pair of acrylic obelisks. The pair are the perfect compliment to any space - interiors from modern to traditional.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Carved Wooden Elegance Still Stand No44: Abstract Totem 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...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Modernist Abstract Steel Sculpture, Brutalist Guitar by John Metzen
By John Metzan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract sculpture, Brutalist guitar by John Metzen. Wonderful use of color, texture and space, twisted steel and blue coated wire.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Still Stand No45: Biomorphic Walnut Totem by NONO, Modern Escalona Artistry
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
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Midcentury Modern Kinetic Spray Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Mid-Century Modern kinetic spray sculpture captures the innovative spirit of American design. Its dynamic form and fluid motion evoke a sense of perpetual movement and modern el...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
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.
We have speci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two Signed Vintage Venini Hourglasses Designed By Paolo Venini For Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
A pair of vintage Venini "Clessidre" or hourglasses designed by Paolo Venini in the 1950's. The green / blue hourglass measures approximately 9 3/8 inches tall and 3 1/4 inches wide,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Les Prismatiques Abstract Mid-Century Lucite Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century (1970) Abstract lucite sculpture. (LES PRISMATIQUES)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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