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Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

BRUTALIST STYLE

The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave. 

ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN 

  • Use of industrial materials — tubular steel, concrete, glass, granite
  • Prioritizes functionalism, minimalism and utilization of negative space
  • Spare silhouettes, pronounced geometric shapes
  • Stripped-down, natural look; rugged textures, modular construction
  • Interiors featuring airy visual flow and reliance on neutral palettes

BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.

Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.

Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.

Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.

Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Brutalist
Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy
Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy

Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy. Item features a sculpture of a man, woman, and child (in the man's arms) unique brutalist design. Signe...

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Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback
Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback

Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Eddie Hackman "The Shearer" Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback, Signed to Rear. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 4" H x 3.75" W x 2.5" D.

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Late 20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950, The wood is olive wood. Signed Falcon Spain...

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1950s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern

Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern

Located in London, GB

Khadim Diop, the Senegalese artist renowned for his bronze sculptures that adorn many private collections worldwide, has crafted two captivating and expressive pieces that showcase his mastery of the medium, a rare find in the market outside Africa! The first sculpture portrays a dynamic figure playing the Djembe drum...

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2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture
Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture

Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture

By Theodore Gall

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Figural sculpture by artist Ted Gall in Steel, secured to black laminated wood base. Signed. Theodore T. Gall began his career in the arts in the mid-sixti...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved  in an Olive  Wood Block France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved  in an Olive  Wood Block France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved in an Olive Wood Block France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the Olive wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in France, circa 1950, US PLUG ADAPTATOR W...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC
1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC

1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC

By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Paul Evans

Located in San Diego, CA

Wonderful brutalist solid bronze sculptural figural bookends, circa 1960's. Great form and design. The sculptures are signed on the bottom with the artist initials "WLC". One is mark...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

"Untitled" (Bush) Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1970's made of welded bronze. Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore
Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore

Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore

By Henry Moore

Located in New York, NY

Period 1970's Brutalist sculpture depicting a stylized female figure executed in cast brass, mounted on a stepped walnut plinth base. Well crafted work, in excellent original condit...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s
Vintage Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s

Vintage Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s

By Salvino Marsura

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Mid-century modern metal Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, made in Italy in the 1970s. Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His c...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970
Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970

Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Metal rooster sculpture, France, 1970s, with an expressive and decorative style. Made of hammered metal, this piece is distinguished by its slender and stylized forms, giving the roo...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures
Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures

Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures

Located in Troy, MI

Grouping of three stylized copper egg sculptures circa 1990s Patchwork copper clad eggs of graduated sizes fastened with brass rivets Unmarked 3 - 5 inch diameter 4 - 6.25 inch hei...

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1990s Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base
Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

By Brancusi, Rene Brancusi

Located in Houston, TX

Large Brutalist male torso abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base in the manner of Brancusi. This midcentury figural male torso sculpture is finely detailed and dates to the mid-...

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1960s Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha

Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking vintage Brutalist sculpture portrays the legendary literary figure Don Quixote de la Mancha in a masterclass of mid-century metalwork. Hand-crafted using intricate wire...

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Late 20th Century Spanish Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Iron

Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN
Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN

Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN

Located in New Windsor, NY

Amazing mixed metals and wood Brutalist Period couple sculpture. A wonderful mix of copper, brass, nails and wood that have been manipulated, cut, carved, heated, tacked, and welded ...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

Large Brutalist Bronze Ballerina Sculpture on Marble Base
Large Brutalist Bronze Ballerina Sculpture on Marble Base

Large Brutalist Bronze Ballerina Sculpture on Marble Base

Located in San Diego, CA

A very large Brutalist midcentury bronze ballerina sculpture on an black marble base (6.75" x 8.5"), circa 1970s. The piece is 44.5" high and has a wo...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl by Sergio Unia
Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl by Sergio Unia

Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl by Sergio Unia

Located in Redding, CT

Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl. By Sculptor Serigo Unia. Heavy, solid piece. Brutalist in style. Animated and cartoonish in style. Reminiscent of a character from Cha...

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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Metal Sculpture by Silas Seandel
Brutalist Metal Sculpture by Silas Seandel

Brutalist Metal Sculpture by Silas Seandel

By Silas Seandel

Located in New York, NY

Brutalist mixed metal sculpture by Silas Seandel. This piece depicts a stylized Lilly, it is constructed of torch cut metal, it is signed "Silas" on its back. The sculpture is design...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer
Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer

Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wonderful and Heavily Patinated, very large example of Brutalist - a train on a track. The entire piece is a solid unit, very stable and also quite heavy. In the manner of Jere, ...

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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture
Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture

Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture

Located in Norwalk, CT

This small charming abstract bronze figure stands on its own with a curious look on its face. This piece would make a great desk accessory or a ...

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20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Richard Faure 'Chestnut' Gold Wine Bottle Cradle
Richard Faure 'Chestnut' Gold Wine Bottle Cradle

Richard Faure 'Chestnut' Gold Wine Bottle Cradle

By Richard Faure

Located in Hastings, GB

An exceptional signed sculptured wine bottle cradle by the renowned French Artist and Sculptor Richard Faure. Hand crafted in brass, and intricately detailed in the form of a ches...

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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.
1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.

By Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture. Features two nude figures in a tender embrace, inspired by Auguste Rodin's "The Kiss." Molded in resin, patinated to recre...

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1660s American Antique Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970
Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970

Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970

By Marco Celotti

Located in Hudson, NY

A one of a kind chess set by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circa 1970, the set is quit marvelous. Each figure is filled with detail. Even the individual pawns, each...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture
Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture

Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture

By Curtis Jeré, Hivo Van Teal

Located in San Diego, CA

A sculptural interpretation of an organic shape that is enigmatic, poised and unpredictable. A study in form, this vintage lucite piece dates to the early 1960s. In essence it is min...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman
French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman

French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A monumental French vintage bust of an anonymous young woman in larger-than-life scale, her unforgettable likeness rendered in plaster that has been pigmented and faux-finished to ap...

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20th Century French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

Located in Augusta, GA

Pair of bronze abstract floral sculpture Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist Made with a beautiful verdigris patina Made...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards
Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards

Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards

By Dale Edwards

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Welded steel sculpture of “Amphetrite” goddess of the ocean. By American sculptor Dale Edwards. Signed Dale and dated 74 (see detail photos). In origi...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth
"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth

"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth

By Estúdio Orth

Located in Sao Paulo, BR

Contemporary decorative object, in cast brass. Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This golden decorative object was meticulously handmade by master artisans one delicate piece at a time...

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2010s South American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Welded Steel Nude Female on Chair Sculpture by Gene Logan for Elrod
Brutalist Welded Steel Nude Female on Chair Sculpture by Gene Logan for Elrod

Brutalist Welded Steel Nude Female on Chair Sculpture by Gene Logan for Elrod

By Logan

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Spectacular 1975 Brutalist nude female on chair by listed sculptor Gene Adams Logan 1922-1999 for Arthur Elrod. The Sculpture is published in the Arthur Elrod Book. Constructed of ...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960
Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960

Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A wooden sculpture of a head, France, 1960s, with an expressive and profoundly organic character. Carved from a solid block of wood, this piece reveals a face with soft, introspectiv...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015)
Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015)

Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015)

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015) Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage Measures : 36cmx24cm H:42cm Wear consistent with age and use.

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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s
Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s

Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s

By Ermanno Nason

Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence

Intense and passionate glass sculpture from Ermanno Nason, using his favorite glass, the acciaio gray. This warm transparent gray color is often used by glass massiccio Sculptors, w...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture

Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Unearth a compelling work of art with this striking Vintage Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture, a piece that powerfully merges raw expression with refined form. Crafted f...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020

A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020

Located in PARIS, FR

A strong complex and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculpture, unique piece by artist ESOJ, France 2020. This piece is made to be presented indoor. For any outdoor project, we offer the buyer to create a solid and stable base or fixation system to fix the sculpture and allow it to resist to wind and natural elements. We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event. Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive. For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...

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2010s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.
1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.

1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.

By Edgar Degas, Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Brutalist Sculpture. Features a molded sculpture of a father hugging a girl, inspired by Degas' "Little Ballerina" s...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.
1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.

1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.

By Edgar Degas, Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1970s Austin Production "Dress Up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture. Features a molded sculpture of a girl in a dress inspired by Degas' "Little Ballerina" sculpture. Molded in resin, pati...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Sculpture, Torch Cut Sun Statue
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Sculpture, Torch Cut Sun Statue

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Sculpture, Torch Cut Sun Statue

By Paul Evans, C. Jeré Artisan House

Located in Decatur, GA

Large scale mid century brutalist sun sculpture. Torch cut patinated metal mounted on wood. Signed "CD". Excellent condition - no flaws of note. Measures: W 20" x D 20" x H 36"....

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust
Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust

Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust – 50 cm This is a striking sculpture of a female bust, carved in solid wood, in a style that combines modern minimalism, bruta...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s
Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s

Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Brutalist brass sculpture of a Tree Cluster grouping by Friedle.

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20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s
Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s

Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s

Located in Germantown, MD

An Early 20th century Bamoun Bronze sculpture. The art of bronze in african art at the service of the King. The king, a bearded figure, a symbol of wisdom, sits in his carrier chair,...

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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in France, circa 1950, The wood is olive wood. U...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Metal CACTUS Contemporary BRUTALIST SCULPTURES by ESOJ France 2020
Set of 3 Metal CACTUS Contemporary BRUTALIST SCULPTURES by ESOJ France 2020

Set of 3 Metal CACTUS Contemporary BRUTALIST SCULPTURES by ESOJ France 2020

By (Circle of) Jan Weesop

Located in PARIS, FR

A set of 3 strong and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculptures, unique pieces by artist ESOJ, France 2020. Dimensions : The higher : H 101.5 x D 23 cm / H 40 x D 9 inch The medium : H 50 x D 17 cm / H 20 x 6.7 inch The smaller : H 21 x D 16,5 cm / H 8.2 x 6.5 inch These pieces allow to be presented independently, as well as together (recommended) allowing various esthetic compositions. They are made to be set up indoor as radical sculptures, as well as outdoor on a terrasse or in any garden or even wild nature to create a trouble illusion between wildness and modernity. We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event. Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive. For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean...

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2010s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

20th Century Abstract Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950
20th Century Abstract Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950

20th Century Abstract Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950

By Jordi Bonet

Located in Montréal, CA

A sculptural grouping composed of four stylized standing figures in copper, arranged in a tight circular formation. Each figure is defined by a simplified, architectural silhouette—f...

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Mid-20th Century Canadian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture
Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture

Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture. Offered is a beautiful well executed Italian glazed terra cotta face or head sculpture signed Consorso, circa. 1950. A fine example of Itali...

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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

David Azuz Father, Mother & Child Patinated Bronze
David Azuz Father, Mother & Child Patinated Bronze

David Azuz Father, Mother & Child Patinated Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

David Azuz (Israeli, 1942-2014) Father, Mother, and Child Patinated Bronze Sculpture, signed and with foundry mark to base. 22.5" H x 10" W x 8" D. Provenance: From a 955 Fifth Ave...

Category

20th Century Israeli Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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