Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
1980s Modernist Blue and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Elephant by Vincenzo Nason
Located in Charleston, SC
The murano glass elephant it's labeled on the bottom and it's in perfect condition. The blue and green Sommerso Murano glass elephant designed and manufactured by Vincenzo Nason is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Camel Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Camel sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D22 x W8.5 x H18.5cm.
Materials: bronze.
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they simp...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 4 Twirling Birds Sculputes by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 twirling birds sculputes by Warm Nordic
Dimensions:
Small: D8,5 x W2,5 x H3,6 cm
Medium: D9 x W4,5 x H4 cm
Large: D15 x W3,7 x H4,3 cm
X-la...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Teak, Walnut
Pedro Friedeberg Hedgehog Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A bronze with black details hedgehog sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. Edited in the 2020's. The hedgehog is inspired by a drawing made by the artist in 1986 (image shown...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pop Art decorative Lucite Owl 3D Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique Postmodern 1970s decorative 3D owl, tabletop sculpture in clear Lucite well done piece. Triangle shape.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Javier Mariscal 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Aluminum COBI Mascot Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Javier Mariscal 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Solid Aluminum COBI Mascot Sculpture. Marked: Pilma, Copyright 1988 to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage French Paperweight Crystal Pelican Sculpture, Signed Baccarat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage French pelican sculpture paperweight signed by Baccarat standing at 3 inches is a charming representation of the brand's renowned craftsmanship. Elegantly crafted from fine...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Emerald Green and Blue Murano Art Glass Elephant Sculpture Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian style handblown art glass sculpture of an elephant.
Italian art glass hand blown green and uranium neon green elephant sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Sergio Bustamente Mixed Metal Cockatoo Hanging Sculpture
Located in Redding, CT
Sergio Bustamente Mixed Metal Cockatoo Hanging Sculpture. Amazing detail and craftsmanship. Perfect for that Boho Coastal vibe.
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Blue and White Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1960s.
These fishes are made in blue Murano glass with white canes and transparent glass parts.
These are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of u...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
High-Quality Postmodern Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Swan by Elio Raffaeli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This is a high-quality handmade Sommerso glass decorative item.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sommerso
1980s Modernist Blue and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Elephant by Vincenzo Nason
Located in Charleston, SC
The murano glass elephant it's labeled on the bottom and it's in perfect condition. The blue and green Sommerso Murano glass elephant designed and manufactured by Vincenzo Nason is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Colored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by La Murrina, Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Scale Postmodern Ceramic Birds Figurines Jaru Art Pottery of California
By Jaru
Located in Miami, FL
A striking pair of large scale postmodern ceramic birds sculptures by Jaru Art Pottery of California in pastel tones of pink and teal. Dated 1985.
Feature a stylish 1980s Art Deco ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen, articulating arms, legs and trunk. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Paper Mache Parrot Raul Aguavo
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Modern paper mâché hand painted parrot sculpture by Raul Aguavo, perched on a metal swing. The piece is signed on the side and is in great condition...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Deer Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Deer sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D14 x W7 x H18 cm
Materials: bronze
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they simply...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giraffe Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Giraffe sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D12 x W6 x H28 cm
Materials: bronze
A Crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A trio of art glass flowers, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
Three hand-blown art glass flowers, late 20th century. These sculptures depict, respectively, a rose, and perhaps two calla lilies: one white and one mauve.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Aquarium by Gino Cenedese with Two Fishes, Paperweight
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
This rare decorative object, which can also be used as a paperweight, depicts two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals.
It is made in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Whimsical Polished Brass Mouse Petite Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid brass mouse circa 1970's brass that can be polished if desired.
Category
20th Century North American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jeré Parrot Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Ferndale, MI
A solid aluminum stylized parrot on a perch sculpture by Curtis Jeré. The elongated curved feathers are elegantly dramatic. Square marble base with brass finishing detail. This item ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1990s Postmodern Abstract Honey Bear Sculpture Large Architectural Form
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful Minimalist bear form, golden speckle textured matte glaze. Over 1 foot high and 15 lbs.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Decorative Rhino Sculpture, Platinum Toned Metallic Finish c 1980s
By Dimitri Omasar
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large rhinoceros sculpture crafted around the late 1980s, in England,
This sculptural piece of animalia, showcases a more simplified and stylized form of the rhinoceros, with a s...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1990s Anatoly Turov Large Ceramic Circus Elephant Signed and Numbered
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anatoly Turov Large Ceramic Circus Elephant signed and numbered collectible.Anatoly Turov wanted to become successful in producing his own ceramic vessels, most notable animals. It w...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Brown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Vincenzo Nason & C. Murano, Italy, 1970s.
This fish is made in Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1980 Italy Post Modern Bronze Sculpture Horse and Rider
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Vito Antonio Mastrorocco, a talented young artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Loet Vanderveen (Dutch, 1921-2015).
Artistic African Antelope bronze wildlife animal sculpture.
Original Loet Vanderveen bronze Ibex or gazelle sculpture in Charcoal patina finish.
L...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loet Vanderveen Monkey/Orangutan Lying Down Bronze Sculpture, Signed, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Loet Vanderveen was born in Holland and worked in fashion and later living in New York, London ,Zurich worked in the Zoo sculptures using great patinas. This orangutan is signed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alfredo Barbini Italian Modernist White Yellow Murano Art Glass Cat Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, one-of-a-kind sculpture in the shape of a jumping cat on a handmade nickel base. This Work of Art is signed by Alfredo Barbini in white blown Murano glass, decorated with an elongated dark gray Murrina on the back, highlighted by yellow stripes and black accents, the face in a Picasso style with green eyes, blue nose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Cosmo Bunny Saffron Yellow Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmo Bunny Saffron Yellow Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 65 x W 88 x H 185 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 15 kg.
Available in different...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Bunny Sweet Fuchsia Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunny Sweet Fuchsia Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 22 x W 29 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 2 kg.
Available in different color options. Prices may vary. ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Postmodern Porcelain Elephant Figurine and Penny Bank by Luigi Colani, 1980s
By Luigi Colani
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Porcelain Elephant Figurine and Penny Bank by Luigi Colani for Höchst, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additiona...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).
Category
1950s Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Decorative Pair of Chicken by Alessio Tasca, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This piece is made in glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Paper Mache Parrot Raul Aguavo
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Modern paper mâché hand painted parrot sculpture by Raul Aguavo, perched on a metal swing. The piece is signed on the side and is in great condition...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Lucite Bird Sculpture by Team Guzzini
By Tim S. Crea, Guzzini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage stylized bird sculpture in lucite by Tim Crea for Guzzini. In very good vintage condition with “Team Guzzini Made in Italy” sticker.
Measures: 5" x 1.5" x 5".
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Set of 4 Twirling Birds Sculputes by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 twirling birds sculputes by Warm Nordic
Dimensions:
Small: D8,5 x W2,5 x H3,6 cm
Medium: D9 x W4,5 x H4 cm
Large: D15 x W3,7 x H4,3 cm
X-la...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Teak, Walnut
French post-modern Bronze sculpture Doggy John by Julien Marinetti, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
French post-modern Bronze sculpture Doggy John by Julien Marinetti, 2000s
Sculpture from Doggy John series, in bronze with parts painted with bright pink, black and white spray paint...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cigno Sculpture by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Cigno Sculpture by Arcahorn
Dimensions: D 16 x W 38 x H 30 cm
Materials: Horn, wood, brass.
Horn sculpture. Base in wood with lacquered black gloss finish and 24K gold plated brass....
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hand-Painted Earthenware Figural Donkey Table Salt Cellar and Pepper Mill, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Deruta (Perugia), Italy 1983.
This is a hand-painted earthenware donkey that can be used as a table salt cellar or just as a decorative object.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it m...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Daum France, Cats, Kittens, Playing in Glass/Crystal/Pate De Verre, Signed
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adorable kittens kissing and playing in this beautiful Pate De Verre glass sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
A vintage tusk sculpture on a lucite plinth, 20th century.
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage sculpture of a hand-carved resin tusk or antler suspended on a lucite plinth, probably circa 1970.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Cosmo Chocolate Brown Grey Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmo Chocolate Brown Grey Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 65 x W 88 x H 185 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 15 kg.
Available in different color options. Prices may vary....
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Laguna Sculpture by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Laguna Sculpture by Arcahorn
Dimensions: D 19 x W 90 x H 45 cm
Materials: Horn, wood, brass.
Horn sculpture. Base with sections of Venetian canal wood inside translucent transparent...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gorilla Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Gorilla sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D20 x W15 x H21 cm
Materials: bronze
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bunny Pumpkin Orange Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunny Pumpkin Orange Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 22 x W 29 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 2 kg.
Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Bunny Sweet Fuchsia Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunny Sweet Fuchsia Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 22 x W 29 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 2 kg.
Available in different color options. Prices may vary. ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Lioness In The Forest by Davide Medri
Located in Geneve, CH
Lioness In The Forest by Davide Medri
Dimensions: W 300 x D 20 x H 200 cm (dimensions may vary)
Materials: Mirror Mosaic
Davide Medri was born in Cesena on August 7th 1967 and g...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Mirror
Camel Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Camel sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D22 x W8.5 x H18.5cm.
Materials: bronze.
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they simp...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1980 Texture Life Size Monkey Statues - a Pair
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980 Texture Life Size Monkey Statues - a Pair
Body length: 30
Body depth: 9
Height: 27
Tail length: 17.5
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Deer Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Deer sculpture by Pulpo
Dimensions: D14 x W7 x H18 cm
Materials: bronze
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, they simply...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Soapstone Owl Sculpture Paper-weight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical modernist soapstone owl sculpture circa 1980's great gift for a collector.
Category
20th Century Kenyan Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Rhino Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhino sculpture by Pulpo.
Dimensions: D24.5 x W12 x H14.5 cm.
Materials: bronze.
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, t...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Etched Glass Sculpture with Two Walruses by Mats Jonasson for Kosta Boda, Sweden
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Sweden by Mats Jonasson for Kosta Boda, 1970s.
This is a heavy and thick glass piece with a part that has been carved and etched and that represents two realistic walruses. ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Murano Art Glass Ashtrays Venetian Sculpture of Gondolas
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Blown Glass Gondola Ashtrays.
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian hand-blown art glass sculpture of gondola boats one red, one green.
A very beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cosmo Bunny Elephant Grey Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmo Bunny Elephant Grey Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 65 x W 88 x H 185 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 15 kg.
Available in different color options. Prices may vary. ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
Black and Red Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
This fish is made in hand-blown sommerso Murano glass with murrains.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be conside...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Raku Pottery Cat on Lucite Base by Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large raku pottery sitting cat on lucite base by noted artist Tony Evans, circa 1980s. The piece is signed on the base and extremely well crafted; it has wonderful green ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Lucite
Alfredo Barbini Italian Modernist White Yellow Murano Art Glass Cat Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, one-of-a-kind sculpture in the shape of a jumping cat on a handmade nickel base. This Work of Art is signed by Alfredo Barbini in white blown Murano glass, decorated with an elongated dark gray Murrina on the back, highlighted by yellow stripes and black accents, the face in a Picasso style with green eyes, blue nose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Pedro Friedeberg Zebra Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A zebra bronze sculpture by Italian-born Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. The zebra's series is 6 / 10 and has a dark patina finish. It is signed on the leg. The sculpture is mounted...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Polar Bear by P Chenet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
BRONZE POLAR BEAR
Pierre Chenet, a renowned animal sculptor from 20th century France, is well-known for his lifelike bronze sculptures of animals...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Paper Way Fish Aquarium
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful double-sided glass fish aquarium by Italian Murano. Nice condition, no chips or cracks.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Zebra Lucite Acrylic Sculpture 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 Brazilian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Bird Sculpture from the 1960s
This charming figurine captures the essence of avian romance. Two birds, perched on a branch in a mid-century design, radiate elegance and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Brown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Vincenzo Nason & C. Murano, Italy, 1970s-1980s.
This fish is made in Murano glass and features its original label.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
"Tartaruga", Ceramic sculpture by Ugo La Pietra, Superego, Italy, 2006
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Ceramic sculpture "Tartaruga" by Ugo La Pietra, Superego Editions, Italy, 2006.
Ugo La Pietra is an Italian designer and artist recognized for his innovative approach to design, com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Post-modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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