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Place of Origin: South American
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture on Glass and Granite Base, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Patinated bronze sculpture of backside of woman suspended on smoked glass and held upright by a block of granite. Signed Lima. Brazil, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
John Lee Bookend by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
John Lee Bookend by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 13 cm D 11.5 cm H 18 cm
Materials: black/brown bronze.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused on production of high-end furnitur...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Spanish Colonial Santos Hands, Set of Three, Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
Interesting and unusual group of three Spanish Colonial painted plaster hands, two mounted on marble bases and one on a custom wood stand. Whimsical, or just creepy, they are uniqiue. Likely hands from santos figures, which often break off. The previous collector thought enough of them to have them beautifully mounted. Give someone a hand!
Provenance: Artist Karl Mann...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
John Lee 2 Bookend with Onyx base by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
John Lee Bookend by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 13 cm D 11.5 cm H 18 cm, base D 14cm.
Materials: polished bronze, onyx base.
JOHNLEE BOOKEND / DOOR HOLDER...
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2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
John Lee Bookend by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
John Lee bookend by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 13 cm D 11.5 cm H 18 cm
Materials: polished bronze.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused on production of high-end furniture, ...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John Lee 2 Bookend with Onyx Base by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
John Lee bookend by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 13 cm D 11.5 cm H 18 cm.
Materials: dark bronze, onyx base.
Johnlee Bookend / door holder / sculpture.
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2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Sculptures Music Band, Designer, Marcelo Peña, 2014
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible car: in solid wood
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Marcelo Peña
Marcelo Peña / Artiste: Chileno Born in Chile, resides in Argentina Designer, creative and multifaceted. Inspired by the great masters of the Bauhaus and Art Deco movement. The " dreams of this artist" materialize in sculptures, masks, car design , lamp, furniture and an innumerable amount of objects that intervene from the world of the artist s imagination, printing his work an aesthetic and functional sense. Diferent materials play in their designs, wood, aluminum, bronze or copper and white metals. National design award 1998 Chile. Exhibition in Art Deco Weekend Miami Beach 2014. Works presented by exhibitors at the Antiques show...
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2010s Art Deco South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Modernist Brass Rhino by Alvaro Franklin da Silveira
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass rhino sculpture designed in the 1970s by renowned Brazilian sculptor, Alvaro Franklin (Urandi, Bahia, 1935-2020).
Having learned forging and foundry ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Strikingly Powerful, Vintage Clay Sculpture Bust Of A South American Macho Male
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Mid 20th century hand sculpted clay bust of a Peruvian male
The intense expression and rough texture accentuate the machismo of this piece
A portion of one shoulder is missing, howev...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marcela Cure Le Gambe Small Hand-Crafted Resin and Stone Legs Sculpture
Located in Barranquilla, CO
Our Le Gambe sculpture is composed of two individual legs which can be set in different ways creating striking poses.
This collection is inspired by the se...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Brazilian Modern Fiberglass and Lacquer Sculpture by Pietrina Checcacci, 1970s
By Pietrina Checcacci
Located in Miami, FL
Reddish orange lacquer over fiberglass modern sculpture by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci, 1970s. Signed.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Volcan Lamp by Alberto Vitelio
Located in Geneve, CH
Volcan lamp by Alberto Vitelio
Material: fiberglass, resin, polyurethane paint.
Dimensions: H 187 x W 50 x D 30 cm.
Alberto Vitelio was born in Santiago de Chile in 1990, in a newly installed democracy after 17 years of military-civic dictatorship. The cultural blackout, persecution, and censorship of this period endowed the artistic scene with a profoundly dissident and anti-establishment voice. From 1990 onwards, art in Chile remained on the margins, while the territory became the laboratory for Milton Friedman...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Piedra Bench by Alberto Vitelio
Located in Geneve, CH
Piedra bench by Alberto Vitelio
Material: Fiberglass, resin, polyurethane paint.
Dimensions: W 167 x H 46 x D 40 cm.
Alberto Vitelio was born in Santiago de Chile in 1990, in a newly installed democracy after 17 years of military-civic dictatorship. The cultural blackout, persecution, and censorship of this period endowed the artistic scene with a profoundly dissident and anti-establishment voice. From 1990 onwards, art in Chile remained on the margins, while the territory became the laboratory for Milton Friedman...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Composition Maquette for a Fountain
Located in Chicago, IL
Composition maquette for a fountain. Putti/angel riding a mythical sea creature. This maquette was used to model the bronze castings for a fountain.
Category
1910s Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Hanging Cowbell Traditional Spanish Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging traditional Spanish fabric artwork decorated with cowbells.
Made in Spain by unknown artist, circa 1950.
In original condition, wear consi...
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Marcela Cure Female Backside Wall Art Sculpture Resin and Stone - Number 24
Located in Barranquilla, CO
A female torso sculpture wall art piece that calls on references of Renaissance paintings and academic ceramic sculptures. This female body piece explores historic interpretations o...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Marcela Cure Meditative Pose Sculptural Candle - Tobacco
Located in Barranquilla, CO
The Tobacco Sculpture in burnt terracotta is a decorative, hand-sculpted object that doubles as a candle carrying notes of clary sage, orris root, cedarwood, leather, tobacco leaf, t...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture of a Female Nude by Guillermo Silva, 20C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Surrealist cabinet-sized bronze sculpture.
In the form of a stylized reclining nude female.
Signed to the underside for G. Silva (the South American sculptor, Guillermo Silva...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rock Crystal Skulls on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rock crystal skulls on a metal stand.
Dimensions on stand:
7 ½"H x 8"W x 5"D
Dimensions of single skull:
5 ½"H x 8"W x 5"D
Category
1950s Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Marcela Cure Meditative Pose Sculptural Candle - Sandalwood
Located in Barranquilla, CO
The Sandalwood Sculpture in ivory stone is a decorative, hand-sculpted object that doubles as a candle carrying notes of star anise, cedar leaf, sandalwood,...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Cascavel, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Cascavel snake is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
The design of the co...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Marcela Cure Meditative Pose Sculptural Candle - Biblichor
Located in Barranquilla, CO
The Biblichor Sculpture in black is a sculpted design object that doubles as a candle with notes of peach, plum, peony, violet, leather, patchouli, vanilla and musk.
Each piece is c...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Meditative Pose Legs Bowl Sukhasana Sculpture in Resin and Stone
Located in Barranquilla, CO
Our Sukhasana sculpture is inspired by the calming pose commonly used for meditation and practicing breathing exercises.
This collection is inspired by the seducing form of the hum...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Polyester Resin Helmet Sculpture Titled "Sara" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2020
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin helmet sculpture titled "Sara" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2020.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteora" at Calvaresi in 2021.
F...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Figurative Mahogany Sculpture Mid-Century Modern 1950s Brazilian Abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
Figurative modernist hand-carved mahogany sculpture purchased in Brazil in the 1950s. Signed to the bottom rear edge. Brazilian rosewood plinth base in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sucuri, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Sucuri Snake is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
The design of the coll...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Fur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Peixe-Boi, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Peixe-Boi (Amazon manatee) is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
The desi...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Jacaré, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Jacaré (alligator in Portuguese) is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
Th...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pietrina Checcacci Cast Bronze Finger Sculpture
By Pietrina Checcacci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast bronze finger by Italian-Brazilian artist Pietrina Checcacci. The small weighted object features a bronze finger in a curved position with the tip f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Repos Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Repos all made in moleded resin
and stone alloy, subtle decoration pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Polyester Resin Helmet Sculpture "Balkis" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2020
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin helmet sculpture titled "Balkis" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2020.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteora" at Calvaresi in 2021.
...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Jabuti, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
JABUTI (turtle in Portuguese) is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
The d...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brass Winged Bird Spirit Totem Pole Beer Bottle Opener Midcentury Cocktail Bar
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Please let me know which one you would like to purchase, listed price is for each opener. No markings but very Carl Aubock, Native Northwest, or Central American influenced. Possibly...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Polyester Resin Helmet Sculpture "Nicée" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2021
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin helmet sculpture titled "Nicée" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2021.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteora" at Calvaresi in 2021.
...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Polyester Resin Helmet Sculpture Titled "Osée" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2020
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin helmet sculpture titled "Osée" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2020.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteora" at Calvaresi in 2021.
F...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Polyester Resin Helmet Sculpture Titled "Iole" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2021
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin helmet sculpture titled "Iole" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2021.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteora" at Calvaresi in 2021.
F...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Bardiglio Grey Marble Sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2014
By Juan Pablo Marturano
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bardiglio grey marble sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2014.
Titled: "Ramada y Mercedario" from San Juan Province.
The sculpture ...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cast Bronze Sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2018
By Juan Pablo Marturano
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cast bronze sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano. Argentina, 2018.
Titled: "Cordillera imposible"
The sculpture was exhibited in his solo show "The mountain is not the mountain" at C...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Titled "Meteora" by Fabián Bercic, Argentina, 2021
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Iron sheet, polyester resin, fiberglass, acrylic paint and chrome sculpture titled "Meteora" by Fabián Bercic. Argentina, 2021.
Exhibited in Fabián Berci...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Chrome
Bichos do Brasil, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Objects
By Noemi Saga Atelier
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Bichos do Brasil collection is a collection of decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna: Jacaré (alligator); Peixe-Boi (Amaz...
Category
2010s Other South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Edison Lufaac Figurative Carved Wood Wall Art / Sculpture
By Edison Lufaac
Located in Fulton, CA
High relief, stylized figurative wall art panel in solid mahogany. Hand carved and crafted by Edison Luiz Fagundes de Castro AKA "Edison Lufaac". Born 1952, Brazil. Signed and dated ...
Category
Late 20th Century South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Sculpture Titled "Meteora" by Fabian Bercic, Argentina, 2021
By Fabián Bercic
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Polyester resin, fiberglass and hammered paint sculpture titled "Meteora" by Fabian Bercic. Argentina, 2021.
Exhibited in Fabián Bercic solo show "Meteor...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Resin
Granite Sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2019
By Juan Pablo Marturano
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Granite sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2019.
Titled: "De la serie Cordilleras imposibles".
Juan Pablo Marturano was born in Buenos Aires in 1975. In 1999 he receiv...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Wood, Bronze, Velvet and Acrylic Sculpture by Daniel Basso, 2011
By Daniel Basso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood, bronze, velvet and acrylic sculpture by Daniel Basso, 2011.
Untitled.
Daniel Basso, Mar del Plata, 1974.
He studied painting at the Higher School of Visual Arts in Mar del Plata. He has been working in the development of his work since 2002.
He was awarded a scholarship by Fundación Antorchas, the National Fund for the Arts, Fundación Telefónica, TRAMA (sponsored by the Rijk Academie) and the Ministry of Culture of the Nation.
He made the individual exhibitions D´accord (Contemporary Baltar, Mar del Plata, 2006), Bijouterie for Trucks, full version (Appetite Gallery, Bs-As., 2008), Sagrado Corazón...
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2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wood Sculpture Titled "Mate" by Daniel Basso, Argentina, 2016
By Daniel Basso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood sculpture titled "Mate" by Daniel Basso, Argentina, 2016.
Doesn't include the wooden base.
Daniel Basso, Mar del Plata, 1974.
He studied painting at...
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2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vanity Lipstick Sculpture by Daniel Basso, Argentina, 2020
By Daniel Basso
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Vanity lipstick sculpture by Daniel Basso, Argentina, 2020.
Titled "Vanity Lipstick".
Daniel Basso, Mar del Plata 1974.
He studied painting a...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Bardiglio Grey Marble Sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2016
By Juan Pablo Marturano
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bardiglio grey marble sculpture by Juan Pablo Marturano, Argentina, 2016.
Titled: "Plegaria para Ansilta"
Juan Pablo Marturano was born in Bu...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Enamel Ceramic Sculptures by Desiree De Rdidder, Argentine Contemporary Artist
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of three pieces.
Green mushroom dimensions: 42 cm height, 31 cm diameter top.
Red mushroom dimensions: 42 cm height, 32 cm width, 24 cm depth.
White cactus dimensions: 51 cm height, 41 cm width, 41 cm depth.
Desiree De Ridder, argentine contemporary artist.
Studies
1991-1995 Painting Professorship, Prilidiano Pueyrredón (UNA).
1999 Animation, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK 2002-2004 Graciela Olio and Alejandra Jones´s Ceramic Workshop.
2018 Residency in Coatlicue Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Solo exhibitions
2018
Waiting for the alarm call. Calvaresi Gallery, Buenos Aires, AR
2017
Acuchilla una piedra, Urbano Poggi Museum, Rafaela, Santa Fe, AR.
2016
Exodus, Elsi del Rio Gallery, CABA, Argentina.
2014
Desirée De Ridder. Mujica Láinez Museum, Córdoba, Argentina.
2013
Desirée De Ridder Installations, Bellas Artes Pavilion, UCA, Bs As, AR
2010
21 gramos esenciales. Installation. La Guanaca Azul Art Gallery, Bs As, AR
2009
Argentine Animals. Installation. Metropolitan Museum, Bs As, AR
2008
Patrimonio Animal Installation. Metropolitan Museum, Bs As, AR
2007
Pingüinera. Installation. Javier Baliña Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006
Javier Baliña Gallery, Sculptures, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005
Paintings. Arguibel Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2001
Halle Pajol, París, France.
2000
Galerie Argentine. Embassy of Argentina, Paris, France.
Cultural Center of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina.
1998
Halle Pajol. Paris, France.
Awards and distinctions
2018
Receives the Municipal Found of Arts from Tigre Municipality.
2017
Is part of the Jury in the National Salon of Visual Arts – Ceramics. Argentinian
National Cultural Ministry
2016
Third Prize in the National Salon of Visual Arts (Ceramics) Argentina.
2015
Andreani Foundation Award for Visual Arts. (Selection)
2014
103° National Salon of Visual Arts (Ceramics) Argentinian National Cultural
Ministry (Selection)
2013
Prize for Honorable Mention, San Isidro Municipality.
2009
98° National Salon of Visual Arts (Ceramics), Argentinian National Cultural
Ministry (Selection)
2006
Annual Ceramics Exhibition (Selection). Buenos Aires Center of Museums, Argentina.
2006
XXIII Exhibition of New Artists (Ceramics). Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, AR
Collective exhibitions
2018
La otra mitad del arte, Philippe Cyroulnik curatorship, Borges Cultural Center
2017
FACA, Ambos Mundos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2016
Requiem for a story. Cecilia Caballero Gallery, CABA, AR
105° National Salon of Visual Arts (Ceramics)
Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, AR
2015
Andreani Foundation Award for Visual Arts.
Borges Cultural Center, Bs As, AR
Poetics of the Noble Savage. De Ridder-Orlowski.
Praxis Gallery, Bs As, AR
Diseño de Raíz (Design from the Root).
Contemporary Argentine Designers. Sívori Museum, Bs As, AR
Ivera. Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, Corrientes, Argentina.
2014
ArteBa, Zavaleta Lab. CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
103° National Salon of Visual Arts (Ceramics)
Palais de Glace, Bs As, AR
2013
Casa FOA, Arts and Crafts Space, Palacio Tornquist, Bs As, AR
San Isidro Municipality Prize. (Honorable Mention)
2012
Grillo Art Gallery, Punta Del Este, Uruguay...
Category
2010s Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco, Cubist Lying Women Sculpture by Pablo Curatella Manes, 1920s
By Pablo Curatella Manes
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco, Cubist figure of a lying lady. Called by the Artist The Lying Nymph. Made between 1921-1926. Terracotta over a black wooden base.
Bio:
Pablo Curatella Manes (December 14, 1891–November 14, 1962) was a prolific Argentine sculptor.
Born in La Plata in 1891 to Clara Manes, a Greek Argentine immigrant, and Antonio Curatella, from Italy, Curatella Manes first acquired an interest in sculpture during his frequent childhood visits to the newly inaugurated La Plata Fine Arts Museum. He entered the labor force in 1905, as a typographer in a printing house, though an accident some months later ended his career in that industry. Drawing on his childhood interest, he was taught the basics of sculpture by Arturo Dresco, who owned a local atelier.
The Curatellas relocated to Buenos Aires, where the young sculptor enrolled in the National Fine Arts School in 1907. A rebellious streak promptly led to his expulsion, though Curatella earned an apprenticeship in 1908, under Lucio Correa Morales, with whom he worked on a number of works commissioned by Public Parks Director Charles Thays. Following the 1910 elections, he created a commemorative gold medal for Vice President-elect Victorino de la Plaza, who secured a scholarship for Curatella that took him to Florence and Rome. Curatella traveled extensively in Italy, as well as much of Western Europe, touring the region's museums and cathedrals. On his return to Argentina in 1912, National Fine Arts School director Ernesto de la Cárcova nearly ordered the funds' repayment, objecting to travel and activities not covered by the scholarship, desisting from the punishment after being shown a folio of Curatella's prolific work.
His first Buenos Aires exhibit, in 1912, was followed by a return to Europe. He settled in the Montparnasse section of Paris and studied under Aristide Maillol and Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, but was forced to return home after the outbreak of World War I. In his native La Plata he opened an art gallery, the Salón de Otoño (Autumn Salon), in 1916. A brief return in 1917 to Paris, where Curatella worked under Maillol, Maurice Denis and Paul Sérusier, was eventually followed by a second scholarship, with which he settled in Paris in 1920. Studying under Henri Laurens, Juan Gris, Constantin Brâncu?i and Le Corbusier, Curatella explored Cubism, and his sculptures became more avant-garde; he also established his first atelier, where he acquired the habit of creating and destroying sculptures in a single day.
He married French painter Germaine Derbecqre in 1922 and in 1926, was given a post in the Argentine Embassy. Returning to Argentina in 1929, he exhibited Las Tres Gracias...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Marble Male and Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Post-Modern or modern style marble head/bust carved figurative sculpture piece of two people embraced side-by-side, circa mid to late-20th century. Marble is grey with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Marina Núñez del Prado, Head, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1930s
By Marina Núñez del Prado
Located in New York, NY
Marina Núñez del Prado (1910-1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor and one of the most respected sculptors from Latin America. Her work is hi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Spanish Colonial Cupid Wall Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vividly carved wood wall applique with a double cupids and a pair of spread out wings. The sculptural form is finished in giltwood with impressive...
Category
19th Century Spanish Colonial Antique South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Original Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Abigail Varela
By Abigail Varella
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and dynamic 3 part bronze sculpture by Venezuelan sculptor Abigail Varela is not only a maquette for a larger outdoor 12 foot garden sculptu...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Pre-Columbian Moche Copper Skull Vessel, Peru, circa 200-500 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A hollow molded copper skull head, lidded vessel having well defined relief features with inset shell eyes and teeth. Lid has a double headed applicator. ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Bronze Allegory of the Americas Signed G. Varany
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze brown patina brown represent allegory of the Americas signed G. Varany signed. Inscription A. AFINTAA on the base.
Category
20th Century South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brazilian Rose Quartz and Silver Pendant in the Form of a Fist
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Brazilian rose quartz and silver pendant in the form of a fist. Significant size and weight for a pendant.
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Small Figural Studio Sculpture in Silver Metal from Uruguay
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th Century Small Figural Studio Sculpture in Silver Metal from Uruguay Mounted on black wood stand. This piece is hand made, fun and funky!
Dimensions: 11.5" H x 4" W x 3.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century South American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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Used Furniture In Boulder
Water Maiden
Women Face Sculpture
19th Century Male Nude
Alabaster Head
Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse
Antique Grabber
Antique Headband
Art Nouveau Bronze Nude
Bronze Harvest
Chiparus Bronze Sculpture
Crown Fine Arts
Egypt Bc
Egyptian Bc
H Moreau
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue
Italian Wood Carved Cherubs
Rock Pedestal