Brazilian Animal Sculptures
BRAZILIAN FURNITURE
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Contemporary Brazilian indigenous art. Turuza Wauja. Sculpture Tamanduá, 2022.
Located in PARIS, FR
Turuza Wauja
Sculpture Tamanduá, 2022
Mogno wood, graphics in natural pigments and snail shell
15 x 72 x 11 cm
5 91/100 x 28 7/20 x 4 33/100 in
Carved from solid Piranheira wood and...
Category
2010s Folk Art Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Toucan Figurine in Black - Brazil
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A painted ceramic bird figurine. Made in Brazil, this small statue is of a toucan, in black, sitting upon a brown tree branch. His beak is in yellow and p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antônio Julião. Wood Sculpture
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Exceptional sculpture made by artist Antônio Julião, one of the great exponents of Brazilian popular art. This piece of museological importance was made in the 1970's and is one of the richest sculptures made by said artist, where he generously sculptured several tropical animals...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Brazilian indigenous art. Sculptural Bench "Onça", by Turuza Wauja
Located in PARIS, FR
Originally used as a symbolic object by the indigenous ethnic groups of Upper Xingu, this bench is a contemporary creation made using traditional techniques and materials. Carved fro...
Category
2010s Primitive Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Giraffe Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of midcentury Lucite giraffe sculptures by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik, circa 1960s. Palatnik was a Pioneer in the "Kinetic and Op Art moveme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Zebra Lucite Acrylic Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Acrylic Lucite Zebra Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik
A stunning acrylic zebra sculpture by renowned Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik. This piece is a true modern work of art that comb...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary indigenous art. Turuza Wauja. Sculpture "Tamanduá Noir", 2022.
Located in PARIS, FR
Turuza Wauja
Sculpture Tamanduá Noir, 2022
Solid Piranheira wood and hand-painted graphics with natural pigments
Dimensions: 17 × 43 × 12 cm (6 69/100 × 16 93/100 × 4 18/25 in)
Carv...
Category
2010s Folk Art Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Hand Carved Ruby in Ziosite Hummingbirds on an Amethyst Cluster Matrix (8"H)
Located in New York, NY
This Hummingbirds carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality Ruby in Ziosite, garnet eyes and a carnelian beak. The owls is perched atop an amethyst cluster matrix ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Genuine Polished Hand Carved Amethyst Rooster on a Quartz Matrix (8.5"H)
Located in New York, NY
This rooster carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality amethyst with carnelian eyes. The rooster is perched atop a green tourmaline in quartz matrix and mounted on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Polished Hand Carved Amethyst Rooster on a Quartz Matrix (8.5"H)
Located in New York, NY
This rooster carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality amethyst with carnelian eyes. The rooster is perched atop a green tourmaline in quartz matrix and mounted on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Polished Hand Carved Fluorite Hummingbirds on Clear Quartz Point Matrix (6.5"H)
Located in New York, NY
This two Hummingbird carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality fluorite, with garnet eyes and a carnelian beak. The hummingbird is perched atop a clear quartz poin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Hand Carved Rose Quartz and Fluorite Ducks on a Tourmaline in Albite Matrix (6"H
Located in New York, NY
This Duck carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality fluorite and rose quartz with onyx eyes and a carnelian beak. The ducks are perched atop a green tourmaline in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Genuine Hand Carved Fluorite Hummingbirds on a Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix (9"H)
Located in New York, NY
This Hummingbirds carving is a unique piece of art, carved from museum-quality fluorite with onyx eyes and a carnelian beak. The owls is perched atop a green tourmaline and quartz ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Abraham Palatnik, Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Fish", c. 1960
Polyester resin and pigment in black and white.
Signed PAL
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing a goose.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Set of Geese in Acrylic Glass by Abraham Palatnik, 1970's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of geese was designed and made by Abraham Palatnik, in Brazil, during the 1970's. The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was the founder of the technological mo...
Category
1970s Kinetic Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Abraham Palatnik. Owl II, c 1970. Signed under the base. Painted acrylic resin
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
This captivating piece, entitled "Owl II", is a creation by the artist Abraham Palatnik, dating from about 1970. Made of acrylic resin painted with artistic meticulousness, this work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Panda Bear Sculpture
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Abraham Palatnik Lucite panda bear sculpture
Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Acrylic Fish Figure by Abraham Palatnik 1960s
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Acrylic Fish Figure by Abraham Palatnik from the 60s
Acrylic figure by the Brazilian designer Abraham Palatnik, in this piece we can see the representatio...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik, Bird, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, circa 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Bird Sculpture, circa 1960
Polyester resin and pigments.
Measures: (21.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm)
This Polyester resin sculpture representing a bird, in the colors yellow and black
It is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bronze Macaw Parrot Sculpture on Granite Base
Located in Miami, FL
Patinated bronze Macaw Parrot (Papagaio) sculpture on granite base by unknown artist. Brazil circa 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Elephants Set of 3
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Winter Park, FL
A set of three Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art red, green and tan elephants designed by Abraham Palatnik. All with the original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Amusing Carved Hardstone Quartz Cockatoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing carved stone cockatoo with a quirky expression and brass feet mounted on an impressive smoky quartz specimen.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
ABRAHAM PALATNIK, monochromatic owl
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A Mid-Century Modern art owl designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (born in 1928) is a Brazilian artist and inventor whose innovati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik Set of Two Camels Sculpture
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Gorgeous set of two camels, one with a yellow cover, the other with a blue cover.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Bra...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Translucent Acrylic/Lucite Owl Sculpture/Paperweight by Aldemir Martins, Brazil
By Aldemir Martins, Abraham Palatnik
Located in North Miami, FL
Space Age Palatnik-like brazilian Op Art acrylic/lucite monochromatic translucent owl sculpture/paperweight by Aldemir Martins, Brazil
By: Aldemir Martins, Abraham Palatnik (in the ...
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Synthetic
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Extra Large Herons in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of big herons designed and made by Abraham Palatnik.
The indicated diameter below applies to the base of the statuette.
The Brazilian artist Abr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Large Horse Head by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Large horse head made by Abraham Palatnik.
The Brazilian artist Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazilian art and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik, Goose, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Canard", c. 1960
Polyester resin and pigment in black and white.
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an goose.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Set of Three Large Elephants in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Three beautiful large Elephants. Two of them in black, white and grey, the third one is in blue black and turquoise Lucite. All signed C Pal made in Brazil.
The Brazilian artist A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Brazilian Modern Sculpture of a Horse in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Heron in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is gorgeous!
This is part of the Artemis collection that featur...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Carved Stone Cockatoo Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carved stone cockatoo sculpture caught in the action of landing on an amethyst geode. Featuring a lofty combination of colors and textures with an u...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Rock Crystal Bird Sculpture with Amethyst Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heron bird sculpture made with rock crystal, agate, amethyst and metal limbs. Stands on a gorgeous amethyst base.
Category
2010s Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Very Large Lucite Giraffe by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very rare: a Palatnik animal figurine of half a meter high.
This giraffe truly is a showpiece in any room.
Almost new, it comes from the unpacked inventory of a store selling design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Set of 3 Midcentury Lucite Fish Designed by Brazilian Artist Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This gracefully white adult mother fish guards her two black young ones with her life.
The white fish measurements are 8,5 cm in height, 27,5 cm in length and 3 cm in depth. The bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Carved Wood Lions from Minas Gerais
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable pair of mid century lions in repose hand carved, in a stylized modern form, from the Cammatillo tree or Kingwood grown in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Kingwood
Rock Crystal Fish Sculpture on Acrylic Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rock crystal fish sculpture on acrylic base. Made in Brazil (c. 1980s)
Dimensions:
Sculpture with base: 16" H x 17" W x 7" D
Sculpture without...
Category
1980s Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculpture of 3 Rock Crystal Parakeets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved sculpture of 3 rock crystal parakeets.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Lucite Panda Designed by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Charming panda made by Abraham Palatnik.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazilian art, and a pioneer in making kinet...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Black Elephant, Brazil, c1970
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large black lucite elephant by Abraham Palatnik. Made in Brazil in the early1970’s with its label and signed in the item.
In exceptional condition i...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ostriches in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of ostriches designed and made by Abraham Palatnik. Nice condition but one of them has some scratches when looked upon closely.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik Set of Two Horse's Heads
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Two horse's head by Abraham Palatnik.
One is 10 cm high, 8.5 cm wide and 2 cm deep.
The other is 7 cm x 6.5 cm x 2 cm.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the found...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Two Adorable Elephant Calves Made Out of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik Brazil
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
These two young elephants have there own colored covers; one in red the other in green. They seem to search for there parents.
Both youngsters are signed with "Pal".
The Brazili...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Two Identical Cute Lucite Teddy Bears by Brazilian Artist Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
These cuddly bears sitting side by side are made of Lucite. They are a work of the Brazilian designer Abraham Palatnik.
Signed "PAL"
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (192...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Adorable Panda Twins Made of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Two Young Panda Bears made by Abraham Palatnik (1928).
They are both signed with: "Pal", one has the original sticker with "made in Brazil"
They each measure 6 cm in height, 9.5 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Three Colored Fish in Lucite by Abraham Palatnik, Brazil
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Colored fish family in Lucite by Abraham Palatnik. Two of them in sparkling turquoise (one big one small), the other small one comes in Royal Orange.
All three have there original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Wauja/ Turuza. Monkey Sculpture, 2021, Brazilian exotic wood
Located in PARIS, FR
La sculpture intitulée "Wauja/Turuza. Singe, 2021" est une œuvre d'art réalisée par l'artiste indigène Turuza, appartenant à l'ethnie Wauja du Haut-Xingu, au Brésil. Fabriquée à part...
Category
2010s Folk Art Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Elephant", c. 1960
Vintage label (made in Brazil).
Polyester resin and pigment in black.
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an elephant signed in the base.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier and Ivan Serpa, caused him to abandon his early approach to traditional image-making: “I decided to start all over from scratch,” Palatnik said. “The discipline from the school, the studio, was no longer of any use.”
Freed from the perceived restrictions of his training, Palatnik became closely associated with Grupo Frente, a movement started by Serpa and rooted in geometric abstraction. He used his knowledge of engineering and mechanics as well as his interest in natural forces to build his first Kinechromatic work. Titled Azul e roxo em seu primeiro movimento (Blue and Purple in First Movement), 1949, the piece debuted at the inaugural São Paulo Bienal in 1951. “In reality, it was luck that got me into the biennial,” Palatnik said in a 1986 interview. “At first, my machine was rejected, because it wasn’t a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, or a print.” The piece, which eventually gained entry, shocked the biennial’s grand prize jury, who gave Palatnik an honorable mention, calling his work an “important manifestation of modern art.” By 1969, he had participated in seven more editions of the international exhibition.
Palatnik would also present work in the 1964 Venice Biennale, the 1966 Biennial of Córdoba, and the 1997 and 2005 editions of the Mercosul Biennial. His art was featured in significant exhibitions on kinetic art, including “Mouvement 2” (1964) at Denise René gallery in Paris; “Lumière, Mouvement et Optique” (1965) at the Brussels Palace of Fine Arts; “Kinetic Art” (1966) at the Museum of San Francisco; and, more recently, “Delirious: Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980” (2017) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and “The Other Trans-Atlantic: Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America 1950s–1970s” (2018) at Sesc Pinheiros in São Paulo. A major retrospective, “Abraham Palatnik—The Reinvention of Painting,” was staged at several venues across Brazil, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (2017); the Fundação Iberê...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Geese in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of geese designed and made by Abraham Palatnik.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was the founder of the technological movemen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Exceptional Large Hand Carves Rock Crystal Rhino
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional large hand-carved rock crystal (quartz) rhino is a magnificent work of art that showcases the skill and craftsmanship of its creator. Standing at 4 inches in height ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Natural size Tamandua Bandeira brasilian sculpture in noble wood circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible brasilian Tamandua Bandeira big sculpture in noble wood circa 1950 NATURAL SIZE
Category
1950s International Style Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sterling & Quartz Duck by Grupo Gal
By Grupo Gal
Located in Greer, SC
This is a wonderful modern Sterling Silver and Quartz Duck by Grupo Gal.
Numbered 940619
In excellent used condition.
See photos for better details.
H 10...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Sterling Silver
Concreto Collection, Penguin Table Sculpture (Set of 3)
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
LÍGIA ANTUNES E ANA RESENDE [COBALTO] FOR ILUDI
The union of unconventional gazes is chemical. From the particles of experimentation, the attraction between positive poles results in...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Brass
