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 legendary 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.
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
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Selection of Decorative Abstract Marble Menhir Column Art Sculptures, circa 1970
Located in Den Haag, NL
Selection of Decorative Abstract Marble Menhir Column Art Sculptures, circa 1970 by Gerrit Patist.
Sizes: Largest 57cm
41 / 40 / 40 / smallest 26 cm
Gerrit Patist Visual Artist wh...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Abstract Mid-Century Modern White Glazed Phallus Sculpture, The Netherlands 1976
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Mid-Century Modern White Glazed Phallus Sculpture, Dated and signed by unknown Artist, The Netherlands 1976.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
White Porcelain Royal Dux Stylized Nude Designed by Jitka Forejtova
Located in Ferndale, MI
Stylized nude porcelain statue by Jitka Forejtova manufactured by Royal Dux . Retains paper label and pink Royal Dux Bohemia triangle .
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Maria Puzzle Sculpture in its Original Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine boxed, modernist Mini Maria puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal.
In nickel-plated bronze.
Together with its original box, wrapping paper, styrofoam, paperwork and docu...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
"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
Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted pair of cuff links by and signed Rebaje . Hammered copper face with brass button on backside .
Francisco Torres arrived in NY from Dominican Republic in 1922. Sleeping on couches and in basements of friends trying to make his fortune . .
Gradually transformed himself into Frank Rebajes...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
John Spielman (British, born 1944) large abstract carved wood sculpture c. 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
John Spielman (British, born 1944) A large mid century modern freeform abstract carved wood sculpture circa 1970. Signed on underside J. Sp.
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1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set Of Five Ceramics
Located in PAU, FR
Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics,
Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest)
Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm -----
Height: 13 cm Diameter...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Glass Swirls (2 Available)
By Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
"Vintage" Murano Glass Swirls. Not contemporary. These were acquired with a signed Barovier vase from the 1960s. Id presume these swirls were bought at a high end Murano factory on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
"Guernica" : tall bas-relief patinated plaster sculpture - 1967
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Guernica" : Bas-relief sculpture made of reinforced
patinated plaster
On the back two hooks to hang the sculpture on the wall
Dated : 1967, Probably made for the 30th anniversar...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam, Delft The Netherlands 1958
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam The Netherlands Delft 1958
About Cor Dam
Cor Dam (Delft, April 26, 1935 – July 29, 2019) trained ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Sculpture by Jean Claude Farhi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture with multiple totems colorfull island by Jean Claude Farhi
France 1985
Vintage condition
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Brazilian Modern Red Lacquered Steel Table Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Red lacquered abstract steel table sculpture, unsigned. Brazil 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Horizontal sculpture by Ignacio Jaramillo Villar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horizontal terracota sculpture on a gray marble base
Signed by the artist
Spain circa 1970
Category
1980s Albanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Oversized Modern Curtis Jere Style Pop Art 50" Metal Wisk Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Modern Curtis Jere Style Oversized Pop Art 50" Metal Wisk Wall Art Sculpture. I was unable to find the signature so the maker and age is unconfirmed. Believed to be Late 20th C...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Orange & Red Resin Wall Sculptures by Takeshi Kawashima
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Pair of abstract wall sculptures by Japanese artist Takeshi Kawashima in solid red and orange resin. These were purchased from a forme...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Metal Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, sculpture, aluminum, Italy, 1960
Salvatore Messina (1916-1982) tackled the question of movement and the concept of space through his metal sculptures. The three-d...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
By Clyde Ball
Located in Countryside, IL
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
The pedestal measures: 12.25 wide x 12.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
The sculpture measures: 13.5 wide x 11 deep x ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid century vintage hand carved abstract onyx Sculpture.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage hand carved onyx sculpture. This abstract sculpture has been hand carved and presented on a multi layer Lucite base. This onyx stone has dark and light ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Abstract Ceramic Scultpure
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and dated 1993, excellent condition with the exception of one very small chip
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958.
In the late 1950s the gallery was producing small series of decorative o...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid century vintage abstract modern stone sculpture.
By Achiel Van Sassenbrouck
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage abstract stone sculpture. This hand carved smoothly polished amber stone stands on a Lucite plinth. This stone sculpture has beautiful tones of amber, d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Murano glass blue circa 1950 tree sculptural vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass blue sculptural tree vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Marcello Fantoni Metal Wire Architectural Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) architectural brazed wire tabletop or wall mount sculpture of a church. Signed Fantoni Firenze Italy on metal tag.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Victor Vasarely for TANE. Sterling Silver with Vermeil "Cuadratura" Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare TANE Orfebres Sterling Silver with vermeil sculpture by Victor Vasarely named Cuadratura. Series 6 / 20 and signed on one of its sides. Manufactured in 1978.
Weight: 2390 g.
...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Modern Abstract Biomorphic Wood & Bronze Sculpture circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Orignal Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Biomorphic Wood & Bronze Sculpture by Fred Scott
Very unique sculpture by Ohio artist Fred Scott circa 1960s
Carved wood with intersecti...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Curtis Jere "Shooting Star" Brass and Chrome Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere "Shooting Star" Brass and Chrome Sculpture
The Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere “Shooting Star” Brass and Chrome Sculpture is a celestia...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Murano Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass vase with dark red exterior and yellow interior, hand blown with black stripes throughout, infused with gold flecks and decorated with shell like figures...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A Mid Twentieth Century abstract white marble sculpture on plinth.
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautifully carved abstract marble sculpture with grey veining mounted on a granite plinth,all in the style of Jean Arp. Etched "Bird" on underside of marble.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Unique Organic Form Black Glazed Pottery Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Dive deep into a realm of artistic enigma with this remarkable abstract black glazed pottery sculpture, signed "Verna 1974." While the artist remains shrouded in mystery, the sheer g...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware
Curtis Jere Sailboat Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curtis Jere
1976
Signed & Dated
Brass Sailboat Sculpture
In overall very good condition consistent with age
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Abstract Oak Sculpture, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
A mid 20th Century abstract sculpture in oak.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 29
Diameter: 9
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Bibendum Michelin Man Advertising Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum Michelin man advertising sculpture. Original white painted cast iron mid-century Bibendum figure. England, circa 1960’s.
Dimensions: 10"...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Livio Seguso Large 30" Abstract Crescent Glass Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
Evoke a sense of refined elegance and artistic sophistication with this large Murano art glass sculpture, meticulously crafted by the esteemed artist Livio Seguso. Signed and dated 1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Abstract Modernist Oak Sculpture, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
A large mid 20th Century abstract sculpture carved from oak.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Height: 82
Width: 17
Depth: 17
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
1960s Vintage Overscale Organic Studio Pottery Sculpture with Great Textures
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Vintage Overscale Organic Studio Pottery Sculpture with Great Textures
Offered for sale is a vintage overscale studio pottery sculpture with a seductive organic design. The sc...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca, Fusina
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1980s Op-Art Multi Colored Lucite Sculpture of a Circle, Triange & Rectangle
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Vasa Mihich or Shlomi Haziza, 1980s sculpture colored beveled shapes made of acrylic or lucite with pink circle, yellow triangle, teal rectangle on a purple base. Thi...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1970s Cubist Metal Sculpture Industrial Block Circle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Metal Sculpture Industrial Block Circle
14.25 h x 13.75 w x 7 d
Original vintage condition unrestored
Refer to images.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
LARGE Curtis Jere Pom Pom Firework Sculpture in Brass and Marble signed
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Curtis Jere Pom Pom Firework Sculpture in Brass and Marble signed and dated.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ferruccio Bortoluzzi Italian 1962 Composizioni 24 Concretism Post War Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Post war sculptural art created by Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (1920-2007).
A concretism post war piece of art, created by the Italian artist Ferruccio Bortoluzzi, back in the 1962. This t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Abstract Geometric sculpture by Edison Parra, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract Geometric sculpture by Edison Parra (1945-), Venezuela 1970s. Parra had his academical training between 1960 and 1966, first at the Neptalí Rincón Art School in Maracaibo and later at the Cristóbal Rojas Art...
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1970s Venezuelan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
American Mid-Century Carousel Motorcycle
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century Carousel hand painted motorcycle design with purple upholstered seat and handles bars
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century 9 Foot Tall Abstract Modern Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 22 wide x 20 deep x 108 (approx. 9 feet) high
We take our photos in a controlled...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fulvio Bianconi Venini sculpture in Murano glass 1949 woman acid stamped.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare original FULVIO BIANCONI sculpture in artistic Murano glassby VENINI acid stamped in the base woman.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Raku Orb
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Large Oversized Chess Knight Piece Statue, Orange Powder-Coated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Decorative Cast Aluminum Powder-Coated Chess Piece Horse Head Statue
Stylish and aesthetically pleasing, this large figure has been freshly powder-coated in a shade we call classic ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Sun Sculpture 1967
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very rare sun face sculpture made by Raul Coronel of Los Angeles, California. Sculpture is one of 2 ever made while an being an artist in residenc...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Female Figural Bronze Sculpture in Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo...
Category
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Biomorphic Wooden Sculpture
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hand Carved Biomorphic Wooden Sculpture.
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
John Andersson, Small Sculpture, Stoneware, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware sculpture designed by John Andersson and produced by Höganäs Keramik c. 1950s.
“HOGANAS KERAMIK” stamp on bottom
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage 1980s Wooden Craft Totem Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mixed wood abstract sculpture or totem
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 bicolor cornucopia.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor with air bubbles Cornucopia 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Vulcano Glass Sculpture, Murano, Late 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Vulcano glass sculpture by Alfredo Barbini, Murano, 1957. Sometimes called Volcano. Signed "A.Barbini" on the base (see photo). Measures: Height 17.13"(43.5 cm), width 11.42" (29cm),...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Vintage Cleo Hartwig Female Nude Form Mid-Century Chalkware Sculpture
By Cleo Hartwig
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely uncommon Cleo Hartwig slip-cast chalkware sculpture of the female body. Very distressed finish. Signed in mold, C.HARTWIG
Measures: W ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird
Very unique Brutalist abstract bird sculpture circa 1960s
Modernist piece in welded bronze cantilevered o...
Category
20th Century 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.
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