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
Theo Niermeijer Abstract Modern Trash Sculpture, 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice iron sculpture designed by Theo Niermeijer (1940-2005) Amsterdam, 1970. This large and heavy sculpture is made of oxidized metal, smashed and bent into this abstract modern...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1978 Curtis Jere Freeform Brass Top Metal Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Sits on top of a marble onyx base. Stunning spray from Curtis Jere.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Fratelli Toso MILLEFIORI Paperweights, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: Fratelli Toso label (4), label (2)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 3"h, 3"dia
Additional Infor...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Modernist Side Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Italian modernist side chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, perfect little accent chair, sculpture, retains its original pati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Merle Steir circa 1976 Modernist Brass Hinged Multi-Position Table Sculpture
By Merle Steir
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing multi position, modern abstract, brass hinged sculpture signed and dated Merle Steir 1976, Constructed of eight 3.5" x 1 " polished brass pie...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Modern Pop Art Nude Acrylic Sculpture by Richard Pepitone, 1972
By Richard Pepitone
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Richard Pepitone Mid Century Modern Nude Acrylic Sculpture
Pop art resin sculpture by Richard Pepitone 1972
Black and white nude femal...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Wooden Face Sculpture of Two People Talking
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Painted wooden faces over a stand. Rare sculpture of the people talking. Nice colors. It has no signature.
It was bought to a french family, everything in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Abstract dark stained Elm wooden sculpture, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large abstract Elm wooden sculpture from the 1970s. Crafted from solid Elm wood, it features stacked cubistic shapes alongside flowing organic lines. The combination of cubistic shap...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Blown Glass Flowers from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of expressive Mid-Century Modern glass flowers hand blown in an organic trumpet flower shape with scrolling stems. Made in Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Ceramic Sculpture 1968 Antonio Lucietti
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Very large and originale ceramic sculpture of impressive finesse in its execution.
This artist only created one piece per year.
Interior and exterior enamel.
Unique piece made in 1...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Classic Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wire Iron Stool
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Mid-Century Modern bar or counter stool, right out of the Jetsons, Classic sculptural brass Bertoia like design seats. As well as geometric iron base design with elements of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rare and Large Italian Full Bronze Medallion, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and large Italian full bronze medallion, 1970s signed by the author.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Iconic Orgreen Titanium Frame Sunglasses, Vintage Eyewear Made in Italy
By Orgreen Optics
Located in Buffalo, NY
lconic Orgreen titanium frame sunglasses. Vintage new old stock eyewear, handmade in Italy, early 1990s vintage featuring blue anodized titanium frame,...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Titanium
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Eggplants - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Pair of Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Eggplants, featuring playful, artistic glazes. A whimsical and unique addition to your decor that adds a touch of boho flair. Acquired from a Palm...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Sculpture by Arne Jones Aluminium Sweden 1970 Signed
By Arne Jones
Located in Paris, FR
Aluminum wall sculpture by Swedish artist Arne Jones dating from the 1970s. Composed of 9 aluminum plates stacked and attached to each other by four rivets....
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Abstract Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This large ceramic abstraction has a terrific form and a rich earthy texture and color. With glazes in modeled greens and browns it has a delightful organic biomorphic quality.
It is very much is the style of the California Craft movement...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Handcrafted Copper Wire and Lucite "Lite-Up" Base Tree Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist handcrafted copper wire and Lucite "lite-up" base tree sculpture, unsigned, very well executed, twisted copper wire with mesh leaves, black acrylic base, on off light source.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of Midcentury Metal and Resin Table Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very similar pair. Most likely made at different times as the patinas are a slightly different.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Earthenware Sphere Table Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-built earthenware sphere sculpture. Beautiful, rounded ceramic form adorns a band of perforations, evoking textures from the natural world. Glaze layering has variegated densiti...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
XL Black Abstract cubistic wooden sculpture, France 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
XL abstract wooden sculpture, France 1970s. Powerful presence with rough organic shapes and strong cubistic cut outs. The sculpture shows an interesting play of balance and a nice co...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Studio Forged Metal Sculture
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio Forged Metal Sculture, Artist unknown, well executed.
Dimensions:
24" wide
4" deep
24" high
on a 4" X 4" wood block
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1970s Abstract Free Standing Steel Sculpture Cactus Grass Organic Brutalist
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1970s Sculpture made from thick sheet Bethlehem steel, bent, torch cut and welded. This was purchased in the 1970s by a reseller, from a local sale and have been stored inside sinc...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Andiron Single
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom designed and made for an Interior designer in LA. This is the showroom sample never used. Measures: At 17 3/4" height and 11" wide. Could be used for anything. Hi-polished Nic...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Heinz E. Hirscher Abstract Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Hirscher Heinz (1927-2011). Untitled assembly of various materials on wood sculpture. Reverse cartouche: Galerie Senatore, Stuttgart.
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Pop Art / 'Arte Povera' Oil Barrel Lounge Chairs, c. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Artist conceived, Industrial design armchairs or club chairs re-purposed from Gulf Oil barrels and reflecting a modern 1960s counter-cultural aesthe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Nino Caruso Ceramic sculpture Italy 1974
By Nino Caruso
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful modular sculpture made by Nino Caruso in Italy in 1974. This sculpture is made of cream white glazed ceramic. It has four different shapes stacke...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Leonardo Zanardello ceramic sculpture Nove Italy 1978
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful large sculpture made by Leonaro Zanardello, Nove Italy 1978. Zanardello worked with ceramics for a very short time, making his pieces super rare and hard to come by. His ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Albert Chubac 1925-2008, Sculpture, circa 2008, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Modular TOTEM,
Iron and Plexiglass,
circa 2008, France.
Measures: Width 80 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 200 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Giltwood Head Sculpture After Constantin Brancus
Located in Stamford, CT
Substantial and elegant gilt solid wood modernist sculpture of a streamlined and minimal presentation of a head and neck, after the manner and contemporary of Constantin Brancusi by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Biomorphic Abstract, Composite Hugging Couple Modern Love
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, 3ft high, modernist, biomorphic, composite, mid-20th century sculpture of a hugging couple. Artist unknown. Private Collection.
This sculpture is equally striking displayed inside or outside within a landscape. "Sculpture is an art of the open air... I would rather have a piece of my sculpture put in a landscape, almost any landscape, than in, or on, the most beautiful building I know." Henry Moore
This large sculpture reflects the universal theme of love and connection
expressing the tenderness...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Set of Three Modernist Lucite Polysphere Sculptures
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice little grouping of Lucite / Acrylic sculpture,,Almost "bird-like in form..amazing color,
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Cannonball Thrower, American Modernist Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Definitely created by a master sculptor, this small but very dynamic modernist sculpture depicts a cannonball thrower in the moment of forceful rotation before the actual throw of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Wall Mounted Sculpture from 'Delta' Series by James Rowland
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
A piece from the 'Delta' abstract sculpture series by James Rowland made from Brazilian hard wood with brass inlay.
Scottish Artist and furniture Design...
Category
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
3 Fratelli Toso a CANNE Paperweights, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: Fratelli Toso label (3)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 3.25"h, 2.5"dia
Additional Information...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Abstract Sculpture, Painted Wood and Steel, American School, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
American School, carved wood and lacquered abstract sculpture on a black steel plinth, c.1960.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 115
Width: 27
Depth: 11
Condition: Various imperfec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Italian Rare Lime Wood Sculpture by Giuseppe Rivadossi 1/60 1974
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Giuseppe RIVADOSSI (1974) An architectural lime wood sculpture
super rare sculpture signed from Rivadossi and number 11 of 60
very collectible piece.
Extremely rare and high collect...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Turned Wood Thermos Carafe Set Attributed to Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian turned wood thermos carafe set attributed to Aldo Tura.
All pieces are solid wood lathe turned including the tray. Uncertain to the exa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Joahim Berthold, Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Lounging Couple, ca. 1960
By Joahim Berthold
Located in New York, NY
About object
Signed and numbered in back.
Signed: J. Beithold.
Limited Edition: 4/9
Joachim Berthold (German, 1917 – 1990)
Joachim Berthold, born 1917 in Eisenach, lived and w...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern/Art Deco Silver Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Unique designed pair of Andirons. Made in the style of ( Donald Deskey. Lost wax Bronze castings, polished and then Antique Silver Patina finis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Marble Abstract Sculpture by Jean Frederic Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large white marble floor sculpture with black marble base.
One of a kind sculpture signe by the artist.
Jean Frederic Bourdier.
Sculpture turns 360.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Contemporary Abstract Stone Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Contemporary original stone sculpture. Beautiful solid block with beautiful veining. Rotates on its plinth for optimal views. Ac...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Stanley Stangren, Abduction of Europa, Modernist Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1950
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total height: 12.5 inches
Width: 19 inches
Depth: 7.5 inches
Base height: 1.5 inches
DETAILS Unsigned, original wood base.
CONDITION Excellent vintage condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Stanley R. Stangren (American, 1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham.
Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe.
Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950’s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey.
Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions.
In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said.
"What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Mid-Century Modern Travertine Sculpture by Pacini, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Travertine sculpture, 2000s.
Cubic sculpture in travertine and polished steel signed Pacini.
2000s.
Good condition, some marks on the steel.
M...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Aluminum
Marble Shell Form Sculpture on a Lucite Base with Coral Interior
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Marble shell form sculpture on a Lucite base with coral interior.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Marble
Figurative Sculpture by T. Horowitz, 1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful clay sculpture on wood base. Signed T. Horowitz on side, with THO 1952 label on the wood base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood
Marianna von Allesch Free Form Abstract Vase
Located in Denton, TX
Large studio pottery vase by Marianna von Allesch.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
End of God Sculptural Black Ceramic Table Lamps, Tribute to Lucio Fontana
Located in Rome, IT
"THE END OF GOD", Black egg light cuts
sculptural black ceramic table lamp by Lorenzo Ciompi limited edition 2023
a tribute to Lucio Fontana, inspired by t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vase Sculpture Pottery Glazed 46cm 18" high teraccotta blue
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking, sculptural ceramic piece
Technically complex to make a piece of this form
The delicate, slender neck and thin, pie crust top seemingly float and balance with the circular...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Waldemar Sjölander Still Life Bronze Plaque
Located in Mexico City, MX
An abstract "Still Life" welded bronze plaque by Swedish-born Mexican artist Waldemar Sjölander. The plaque is signed in the lower right. It has a sticker on the back with the title ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Waldemar Sjölander Male Figure Bronze Plaque Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A weldel bronze plaque depicting a male human figure by Swedish-born Mexican artist Waldemar Sjölander. The plaque is signed on the upper left.
Waldemar Sjölander (1908 - 1988) was...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Mice, Year: 1950, Made in Austria
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: silver plated bronze
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rudolf Wolf Abstract Tubes Sculpture Holland 1975
By Rudolf Wolf
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sized abstract tubes sculpture designed by Rudolf Wolf and manufactured in his own atelier ca 1975. This sculpture is made of stainless steel ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lamp Table Sculpture Pine Abstract Figurative Organic Henry Moore High
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A Henry Moore Inspired, pine, figurative, sculpture upcycled into a 17” high, table lamp
- Unusual statement and conversation piece; injecting modernism and organic form and textu...
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1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Giovanni Massagrande “Totem” Sculpture for Giovanni Massagrande Studio, 1977
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Giovanni Massagrande “Totem” sculpture for Giovanni Massagrande Studio, Italy, 1977.
The "Totem" sculpture by Giovanni Massagrande, created in 1977, is a striking example of the int...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage 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
Iron Sculpture in style of Harry Bertoia, circa 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Iron sculpture inspired by Harry Bertoia, circa 1960.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Reclaimed Terracotta Model Sculpture of Bird of Prey
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed model sculpture of a bird of prey perched on a hand. At twice life size scale, this mid 20th century sculpture is an impressive decorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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