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Place of Origin: South American
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Rose Quartz Crane Pair Sculpture on Rock Crystal and Black Marble Mineral Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful hand-carved semi-precious rose quartz stone crane pair, with intricate carnelian beaks, fluorite crests, and brass legs. This piece blends the elegance of ornithology wit...
Category
2010s South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
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 South American 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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik Brazil Mid-Century Lucite Acrylic Elephant Op Art Sculpture
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Abraham Palatnik Brazil Mid-Century Lucite Acrylic Elephant Op Art Sculpture
Kinetic sculpture of an elephant. Made of so-called lucite acrylic with integrated pattern, blue and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kinetic South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
XL Abraham Palatnik Mid Century Modern Lucite Elephant Sculpture Figurine Signed
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, trunk up, modernist signed Abraham Palatnik large lucite elephant Sculpture
Extraordinary detail and design
Measurements
9.5 " H x 7.25 W x ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Desing: Carlos de Lamota, Materials: Bronze and marble, Style : Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Design: Carlos de Lamota
He was born on August 13, 1924, in the Province of San Juan, Argentina. His passion for art began at a very early age. At 11, he attended Anita Volspranky’s ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Abraham Palatnik. Op Art Pelican Sculpture in Polyester Resin 1970's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Rare Brazilian modern kinetic sculpture in turquoise made of acrylic resin designed by Abraham Palatnik, part of Artemis Collection made in the 1970's.
Category
1970s Kinetic Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Black Elephant Brazil, c1970
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very good lucite black elephant made by Abraham Palatnik in Brazil in about 1970.
This one is mid sized, being 23.5cm in height.
It retains its ori...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Lucite Toucan Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century lucite toucan sculpture by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik, circa 1960s. Palatnik was a Pioneer in the Kinetic and Op Art movement.
This p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
Primitive pantera onca brazilian stool in noble wood circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible primitive brazilian stool in noble wood representing 'Panther'circa 1900
Category
1950s International Style Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Owl Designer : Guayasamin, Year: 1955
By Oswaldo Guayasamin
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Oswaldo Guayasamín (July 6, 1919 – March 10, 1999) was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor of Kichwa and Mestizo heritage.
Biography
Early life
Guayasamín was born in Quito, Ecuador,[2] to a native father and a Mestiza mother, both of Kichwa descent.[3] His family was poor and his father worked as a carpenter for most of his life. Oswaldo Guayasamín later worked as a taxi and truck driver. He was the eldest of ten children in his family. When he was young, he enjoyed drawing caricatures of his teachers and the children that he played with. He showed an early love for art. He created a Pan-American art of human and social inequalities which achieved international recognition.
He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Quito as a painter and sculptor. He also studied architecture there. He held his first exhibition when he was 23, in 1942. While he was attending college, his best friend died during a demonstration in Quito. This incident would later inspire one of his paintings, Los Niños Muertos (The Dead Children). This event also helped him to form his vision about the people and the society that he lived in.
Career
Guayasamín started painting from the time he was six years old. He loved to draw from that age. Starting from watercolors and transforming all the way through to his signature humanity pieces, his art career had many highlights. Although tragedy molded Guayasamín's work, it was his friend's death that inspired him to paint powerful symbols of truth in society and injustices around him. While his interest was seldom with his school work, he began selling his art before the time that he could even read. After his attendance at the School of Fine Arts in Quito, his career took off.
La Galería Caspicara, an art gallery opened by Eduardo Kingman...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silver & Red Coral Bird Sculpture by Joaquin Taller Tinta, c. 1960's
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
1960's silver plated bird sculpture designed by Joaquin Taller Tinta, an Ecuadorian silversmith and sculptor known for his unique blend of South America...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Silver Plate
Brutalist Bronze Horse Sculpture by Venancio Blanco Spain, 1923-2018
By Venancio Blanco
Located in Toledo, OH
Brutalist bronze sculpture by Spanish artist Venancio Blanco 1923-2018. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 5" depth x 10.5" W x 11" H.
Category
20th Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Scottie Dog
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Modern Lucite Op Art Scottie dog, designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Circa 1970s
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) is a Brazilian artist and invento...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Nicolás García Uriburu, Gato, 1968 - Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Miami, US
An iconic acrylic sculpture by Nicolás García Uriburu, one of the most prominent artists of the Argentine pop art movement. Created in 1968, this work, titled Gato, measures 40 x 60 ...
Category
20th Century South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Large Majestic Rock Crystal Quartz Eagle 19" Gemstone
Located in Somis, CA
Crafted with the greatest artistry and exquisite precision, the one of a kind, majestic rock crystal quartz eagle commands attention with its awe-inspirin...
Category
20th Century South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Granite, Serpentine
$1,020 Sale Price
60% Off
1960s Joaquin Taller Tinta Ecuador Turquoise Onyx Birds Silver MCM Sculptures
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Pair of birds with some denting, and heavy patinations, normal tarnishing to dark tarnishing and black staining.
Joaquin Humberto Tinta Figueroa (1934- )
The original taller was ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$2,160 Sale Price / set
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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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brass Flamingo Sculptures by Joaquin Tinta - Set of 3
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Southampton, NJ
Spanish name: Flamenco, Translation: Flamingo
Collection of 3 handmade polished brass flamingos with hammered and engraved details. The sculpture has a unique copper metal beak with a stamped & scalloped tail design.
Encrusted gemstone turquoise eyes.
Stamped with makers mark, Taller Tinta...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Turuza Wauja. Two-headed bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024 Brazilian wood
Located in PARIS, FR
Turuza Wauja – Two-headed Bird Sculpture-Bench, 2024
Hand-carved by Indigenous Wauja artisans from the Xingu region in Brazil, this remarkable sculpture-bench represents a two-heade...
Category
2010s Folk Art South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Shell, Paint
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 South American 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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Tourmaline
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Kingwood
$5,900 / set
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Collection of 3 Brass Pre-Columbian Style Hummingbirds by Joaquin Tinta
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Southampton, NJ
Spanish name: Colibrí Pre Colombiano, Translation: Pre Columbian Hummingbird
Collection of 3 handmade polished brass hummingbirds with abstract wing design. The design was inspired ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brazilian Bronze and Resin Duck Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian mid-century duck sculpture with bronze head and feet with a resin body circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Brass Hummingbird in Flight Sculpture by Joaquin Tinta
By Joaquin Tinta
Located in Southampton, NJ
Spanish name: Colibrí de Rama, Translation: Branch Hummingbird
Handmade polished brass hummingbird with abstract embossed and engraved detail. This unique design can be displayed as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Midcentury Lucite Frogs and 1 Toad Designed by Abraham Palatnik Brazil
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This cheerful trio is waiting to be kissed.
One of the two frogs is orange and the other one is almost fluorescent green, just like the toad is.
The frogs measurements are:
Hei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Brutalist Bronze Fish Sculpture by Mario Agostinelli
By Mario Morel Agostinelli
Located in London, GB
A striking and beautifully executed vintage brutalist bronze fish sculpture by Mario Agostinelli (1915-2000). This dates from around the 1970’s.
This displays beautiful and intricat...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
LARGE VINTAGE MORPHO BUTTERFLY WINGS SERVING TRAY WITH CHAIN FOR HANGiNG ON WALL
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
Bring the exotic beauty of South America into your home with this stunning vintage Rio de Janeiro butterfly wing tray, featuring genuine iridescent Morpho but...
Category
20th Century South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$795 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American 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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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 South American 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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Joaquin Taller Sterling Silver Figural Bird Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver figural bird or chicken was done by renowned South American silversmith Joaquin Taller in the period and style of Mid-Century Mode...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Abraham Palatnik Modernist Rooster Sculpture in Multicolor Acrylic Resin, Brazil
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Lisboa, PT
A striking example of Brazilian modernist artistry, this sculptural acrylic rooster by Abraham Palatnik (1928–2020) dates from the 1970s and showcases the artist's signature techniqu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Folk Art Sculpture of the Head of a Seal, South America, 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Folk Art sculpture of the head of a seal. South America 1930´s.
The head is mounted over a brass base, as a way to exhibit it.
The head has several crack as you can see on the pictur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Sterling Silver
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$2,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Primitivist Carranca Sculpture, Brazil
Located in Madrid, ES
Solid Umburana wood sculpture, hand-carved, known as a "Carranca," originating from the São Francisco River region in Brazil.
These pieces are anthropological elements originally us...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 South American 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 South American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
