Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

"Harpoonist", 1930s Folk Art - Art Deco Relief Sculpture in Gray Marble

$4,500
£3,422.05
€3,947.17
CA$6,303.68
A$7,055.06
CHF 3,683.84
MX$86,072.14
NOK 46,761.54
SEK 44,373.83
DKK 29,475.60
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

A remarkable example of folk art sculpture influenced by the stylization of 1930s Art Deco, this bas relief sculpture depicts a man aiming a long harpoon toward his prey below, his body lit up by a nimbus of energy carved from the gray marble. The piece is signed "Knute" on the reverse, and is dated 1936, at Temple University in Philadelphia. The medium is the kind of gray King of Prussia marble used for countless row house stoops across the city.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1936
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. The marble is darkened and stained in places, perhaps indicating that the piece was placed in an outdoor location for an extended period.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865135066522

More From This Seller

View All
"Running Eve", Fabulous Art Deco-Influenced Folk Art Relief Sculpture, Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous example of Art Deco-influenced Folk Art, this panel features a running Eve figure, her hair flowing in the wind, in carved King of Prussia marble...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Nude with Cape, " Large and Important Bas Relief Panel by Mayodon
By Jean-Leon Mayodon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large, unique sculptural panel demonstrates, in a bold and dramatic way, Jean Mayodon's fascination with the classical nude, interpreted of course in a modern way. Mayodon was o...
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Memorial", Large Maquette for Art Deco Memorial Monument with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and powerful, this large plaster maquette for a major monument memorializing the dead, perhaps soldiers lost in World War I, features a trio of Art Deco angels...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Riding the Currents", Rare Art Deco Sculpture of Merboy and Fish by Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Joyful and full of energy, this rare -- possibly unique -- sculpture by Just Andersen depicts a merboy, complete with fins on each feet, riding a plump fish through the sea, his mout...
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Agriculture", High Style Art Deco Sculpture Depicting Laborer with Wheat
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of the love of allegory among sculptors and painters in the Art Deco period, this rare piece depicts a stylized female figure holding a sheaf of wheat and scythe, ...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

You May Also Like

Small Art Deco Bas-Relief in Plaster, Signed, G. WATKIN 1942
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small Art Deco bas-relief in plaster, signed and dated 1942. Probably a Study for a larger bas relief.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Embossed Pewter Panel Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Florence, IT
Art Deco metal embossed pewter panel sculpture representing a naked boy with eagle, signed by Foma.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Pewter

Chuck Dodson Wall-Mounted Cast Concrete Art Deco Plaque "Dancing Couples"
By Chuck Dodson
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Deco buildings incorporated figural panels in their facades such as this exquisite bas reliefs sculpted by Chuck Dodson. This has been framed in an industrial iron frame. The con...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Iron

1980s Italian Graphite Ceramic Sculpture on Slate Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare postmodern Italian sculpture in graphite ceramic sitting on slate base, not signed .
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Slate

Art Deco Figural Ceramic Sculpture by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) Art Deco figural nude ceramic sculpture, 1930s 4 ¼ inches wide by 3 inches deep by 9 inches tall Rosario R. Fiore was a prominent...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Emil Weddige Modernist Female Form Painted Ceramic Relief Sculpture on Board '60
By Emil Weddige
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique modernist painted ceramic relief sculpture on board by Michigan artist Emil Weddige. A biomorphic abstract shaped ceramic and within emerges an elegant female form. Circa 19...
Category

Vintage 1960s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic