Items Similar to Randy Cooper, “Melanie”, Figural Wire Mesh Shadow Sculpture on Wood Base, 1998
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 20
Randy Cooper, “Melanie”, Figural Wire Mesh Shadow Sculpture on Wood Base, 1998
About the Item
An entrancing 1998 “Melanie” wire mesh screen figural shadow sculpture on black wood base by American artist Randy Cooper.
Extremely well-executed nearly life-size feminine form is hand-shaped from a single piece of fine-gauge Czechoslovakian wire mesh screen with powder coated satin black finish.
The graceful neck and shoulders, outstretched partial left arm, shoulder blades and backbone details, and callipygous backside all combine to present an exquisite concave facsimile of the female form that magically morphs as one moves around it or it’s rotated on its slender stem.
With a strong single point of light directed at it against a wall, the astonishing cast shadow aspect of the piece comes into full effect, revealing subtleties in the artist’s work not apparent in the sculpture itself.
Mounted on a H 2 in. x W 9.5 in. x D 9.5 in. satin black lacquered angled wood base.
Signed in cursive wire on lower right leg, and titled and dated in cursive wire on lower left leg.
Dimensions listed are overall. Sculpture is H 34.25 in. x W 15.5 in. x D 13 in.
- Dimensions:Height: 73.13 in (185.76 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1990-1999
- Date of Manufacture:1998
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Sculpture with a barely noticeable spot of minor irregularity affecting one square of mesh near left shoulder blade. Base with a bit of light wear/marks, some tiny nicks on an edge or two, and a couple bottom corners with dings that blunt sharpness.
- Seller Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU955037131102
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2002
1stDibs seller since 2012
431 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 2 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: San Francisco, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
More From This SellerView All
- Japanese Momotarō Folktale Bronze Monkey Sculpture on Base, 1960sLocated in San Francisco, CAA delightful 1960s Meiji period-style Japanese cast bronze monkey figure on lacquered wood base, inspired by the popular ancient Muromachi/Edo period folktale of Momotaro (“Peach Boy...Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
MaterialsBronze
- Large Two-Tone Brass Impala Bust Sculpture on Black Marble Base, 1970sLocated in San Francisco, CAA large and striking 1970s Hollywood Regency-style brass impala bust sculpture on black marble base. Elegant depiction of the iconic African antelope species features slender lyre-s...Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
MaterialsMarble, Brass
- Large Hand-Carved Cypress Knee Figural Sculpture After Botticelli's Venus, 1970sLocated in San Francisco, CAAn impressively sized and strikingly beautiful semi-nude female figural sculpture strongly evocative of Sandro Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", hand-carved from an unusually large cypr...Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsCypress
- Carol Setterlund, “Martyr’s Shield”, Abstract Mixed-Media Wood Sculpture, 1980sBy Carol SetterlundLocated in San Francisco, CAA large 1980s abstract mixed-media wood sculpture titled “Martyr’s Shield” by notable Northern California artist Carol Setterlund. Hand-carved from a single piece of solid redwood w...Category
Vintage 1980s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsMetal
- Emaús Brutalist Brass and Bronze Sun Face Sculpture on Stand, Signed, 1960sBy EmausLocated in San Francisco, CAAn enchanting 1960s Brutalist brass and bronze sun face sculpture on wood stand handcrafted by the Benedictine monks of Emaús, their workshop in San...Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsBrass, Bronze
- Modernist Brutalist Abstract Bronze Slab SculptureLocated in San Francisco, CAOffered here is a large brutalist abstract bronze slab sculpture. Sculpture is unmarked, and the artist is unknown. A very heavy and substantial work, ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsBronze
You May Also Like
- Wire Table Top Horse Sculpture Mounted on a Wood BaseLocated in Kansas City, MOLarge table top wire horse sculpture. 1960s. Artist is unknown to us, but this is very well done and quite striking piece.Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
MaterialsWire
- Modernist Metal Art Wire Sculpture Abstract Face on Exotic Wood BaseBy Raymor, Marcello FantoniLocated in Chula Vista, CASculpture Modernist wire sculpture painted, abstract face. Measures: 15.75 tall x 15.5 wide x 2.25 deep Mounted on exotic wood base. Preowned unrestored original condition. Refe...Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsMetal
- Wood Sculpture on Limestone BaseLocated in Los Angeles, CAFree-form, wood mounted on a honed limestone slab.Category
20th Century Sculptures
MaterialsLimestone
- Modernist Abstract Metal Art Colored Wire Horse Sculpture on Exotic Wood BaseBy Marcello FantoniLocated in Chula Vista, CASculpture Modernist Art wire horse sculpture, painted, mounted on an Exotic Wood base. In the style of Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Measures: 12...Category
2010s American Modern Animal Sculptures
MaterialsMetal
- Vintage Burmese Carved Wood Oriental Large Figural Statue Sculpture on BaseLocated in Philadelphia, PAVintage Burmese Carved Wood Oriental Large Figural Statue Sculpture on Base Item features a solid carved wood sculpture with bird form woman and ca...Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsWood
- Rare 1950s Wire Shadow Box Figure Ship Scene Mid Century Wall Art SculptureLocated in Nuernberg, DEExtremely rare shadow box wall art from the 1950's. Reminiscent of the work of Laurids Lonborg and Richard Galef, but probably Austrian. We had a t...Category
Vintage 1950s German Brutalist Animal Sculptures
MaterialsMetal, Wire
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Castle Replica
F Moreau Bronze
Mendez Pottery
Cherub And Heart Figurines
Classical Grand Tour Bronze Statue Of Narcissus
French Pewter Statue
Lady Naked Statue
Murano Harlequin
Nelli Roma
Staffordshire Hood
Adolphe Itasse
Antique Glass Slipper Shoes
Art Deco Wig
Carl Kauba Bronze Indian Chief
Dancing Faun With Cymbals
E Pattarino
Giuliano De Medici
Hindsgaul Mannequin