Joe Brown, 1909-1985, Figurative Nude Clay Sculpture

To confront her childhood fear of reptiles, Surving sculpted an iguana, which proved to be an epiphany that would lead her to a life of sculpting hyper-realistic reptiles. From minia...

Born in 1863, Frederick Carder would go on to revolutionize the art glass market, not only developing and innovating techniques, but by helping to fou...

Whimsical, anthropomorphic fox in hunting attire. Hand painted on wood. Signed on reverse.

A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.

Fabulous, rare pair of candlesticks designed by Christophe Pillet for Algorithme. Silver plate, made in France.

Charming pencil reed tissue box cover.

Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...

Red clay sculpture of a seated nude. 14 1/2" H x 9" L x 5" D. Unsigned.

A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948) The Kiss patinated plaster casting sculpture for kissing nudes fountain sculpture signed to top of base. Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California. His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York." In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis...

Figurative bronze sculpture of family expresses intimacy by the curved placing of the figures. The curve also created stability and enables it to s...

Large figurative bronze sculpture of family expresses intimacy by the curved placing of the figures by Maria Guernova (signed), 1985. The curvaceou...