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Period: Mid-20th Century
Creator: Abraham Palatnik
Mid-20th C. Brazilian Translucent Acrylic/Lucite Toucan Sculpture by A. Palatnik
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century brazilian translucent acrylic/lucite toucan sculpture by author Abraham Palatnik By: Abraham Palatnik Material: acrylic, lucite, synthe...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Synthetic, Acrylic, Lucite, Plastic

Abraham Palatnik Zebra Lucite Acrylic Sculpture Figurine
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Gorgeous large size resin zebra sculpture by Brazilian artist Araham Palatnik. Black outline detail encased in clear resin.
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic

Abraham Palatnik. Owl II, c 1970. Signed under the base. Painted acrylic resin
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Resin, Acrylic

Abraham Palatnik Large Giraffe Lucite Acrylic Sculpture Figurine
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Gorgeous large size resin giraffe sculpture by Brazilian artist Araham Palatnik. Black outline detail encased in clear resin with yellow ombre at the base.
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic

Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Cat in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Cat in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is beautiful! This beautiful sculpture is displayed in our showroom on top of a Moveis Cimo chest of drawers, a Giuseppe Scapinelli armchair and the convo looks gorgeous! This is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom. So if you are looking to start a Brazilian Modern sculpture...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Resin

Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
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...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic, Paint

ABRAHAM PALATNIK, monochromatic owl
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Very Large Lucite Giraffe 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 ...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Fish in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This Brazilian modern sculpture of a fish was designed by Abraham Palatinik in the 1960s. It is part of the Artemis collection that features...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Resin

Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Parrot in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic sculpture of a Horse in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is beautiful! This is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom. So if you are looking to start a Brazilian Modern sculpture...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Resin

Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of Heron in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Horse in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Abraham Palatnik, Bird, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, circa 1960
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...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic

Abraham Palatnik, Moon Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
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...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Abraham Palatnik, Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
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...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Extra Large Resin Eagle by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Beautiful bird of prey by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik. Rare colored XXL eagle. The brown-red plumage has been applied consciously on the resin. The white neck and tail feather...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Resin

Abraham Palatnik, Goose, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
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...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Rainbow Artwork by Brazilian Artist Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very colorful piece representing a beautifully clear rainbow made by Abraham Palatnik. The Brazilian artist Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazil...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Three Colored Fish in Lucite by Abraham Palatnik, Brazil
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 ...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Large Horse Head by Brazilian artist 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Midcentury Lucite Toucan Sculpture 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Extra Large Herons in Lucite Made 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Pair of Midcentury Lucite Giraffe Sculptures 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Small Fish in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of small black and white fish designed and made by Abraham Palatnik. The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was the founder ...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ostriches in Lucite Made 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Set of 3 Midcentury Lucite Fish Designed by Brazilian Artist 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Set of 2 Midcentury Lucite Frogs and 1 Toad Designed by Abraham Palatnik Brazil
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Geese in Lucite Made 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Abraham Palatnik "The Giraffe and the Cheetah", 1960
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Abraham Palatnik The giraffe and the cheetah 2 sculptures in amber and black acrylic. circa 1960 Cheetah: 12 x 6 x 2 mm Giraffe: 21 x 12 x 3 mm Superb state 590 euros for 2.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Glass

Set of Three Large Elephants in Lucite Made 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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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Abraham Palatnik Lucite Panda Bear Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Abraham Palatnik Lucite panda bear sculpture Mid-Century Modern.
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Two Adorable Elephant Calves Made Out of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik Brazil
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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Dolphins in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of dolphins designed and made by Abraham Palatnik. The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazilian art, and a Pioneer...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Adorable Panda Twins Made of Lucite 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Two Identical Cute Lucite Teddy Bears by Brazilian Artist 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...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Brazilian Midcentury Lucite Seahorse Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik for Silon
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Brazilian midcentury blue lucite sculpture in the shape of a seahorse designed by Abraham Palatnik and manufactured by Silon in Rio de Janeiro, that produced large-scale design objec...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Three Arctic Animals Made of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
A seal, polar bear and walrus made of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik. Their organic shapes and streamlined bodies are a feast for the eyes. The seal measures 8.5 cm in height, 11 cm in...
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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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