Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Two Ceramic Lions
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two ceramic lions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Photograph of a Modern Sculptor
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage photograph of an unknown abstract sculptor.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
"Veliero Futurista", Copper Sculpture Signed A. Di Giovanni, Italy, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Superb and particular copper and metal sculpture entirely handmade and signed A. Di Giovanni, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper, Iron
John W. Mills (1933-2023) 'Pommel Horse' Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A bronze figural tabletop sculpture titled ‘Pommel Horse’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Signed by the artist, this bronze is mounted on a domed and rectangular wo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Larry Mohr ( American 1921-2013) Unusual Abstract Bronze Nude Titled “Gita”.
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr (American / New York 1921-2013),
"Gita" patinated bronze sculpture of a nude female, signed, titled, and having a monogram for foundry.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Elongated Male and Female on Marble Plinth
Located in London, GB
The elongated cast bronze sculpture of abstracted figures in a deep patinated brown show jagged figures together but separated in the conversation of life. They look away from each i...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
'The Warrior', Bronze Sculpture, Italy 1970
By Mimmo Paladino, Massimo Campigli
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful and rare Bronze sculpture of a standing warrior, Italy 1970. Inspired by the works of Mimmo Palladino and Campigli.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Murano Glass Sculpture by Alessandro Barbaro. Italy, 1970s.
Located in Madrid, ES
Alessandro Barbaro, artist and master glassmaker (Dorsoduro, 1936), transforms glass by playing with large-scale pieces that challenge the material'...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Marco Celotti Mid Century Modern Sculpture Group
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful group of sculptures by Italian American artist Marco Celotti.
Created circumnineteen 70 this highly animated group of characters can only bring to mind thoughts of storyt...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese Figurine Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder by Richard Rohac
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass figurine blackened Chinese water carrier with a salt pepper Horn Shaker. Designed in the 1950s by Richard Rohac in Austria.
Excellent orig...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
pair of vintage wooden spools
Located in Seattle, WA
Sold as a pair. nice patina and character. Vintage wood textile spools. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H6
Dimensions: 3.5"W 7"H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Danish Wooden Sculpture of ‘The Three Wise Monkeys’
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden sculpture of ‘The Three Wise Monkeys’, a symbol of oriental origin that conveys the philosophy of ‘I don't see, I don't hear, I don't speak’. The piece is sculpted with great ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A large Salviati Murano Glass Sculpture of a Trout, 1950"s
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An impressive Italian Murano glass sculpture of a trout in hades of black, smoky grey to clear glass. The fish form with upward tail with black fins, with colorful bulls eye spots ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Maitland-Smith Green Faux Stone Obelisk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful green faux marble obelisk. The four-sided tapered obelisk has a turtle shaped brass tone metal finial and feet. It sits on a matching pedestal that is lined to the undersid...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Salvatore Vitagliano "Venus of Plenty", Glazed Terracotta Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
"Venus of Plenty", glazed terracotta sculpture, Salvatore Vitagliano, Naples 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust.
Mid-Century Modern Carrara marble bust. This unusual marble bust sculpture depicts a male figure with an elongated head. Signed Tarr 1952 on t...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Silver Embellished Carved Wood Fish Sculpture Signed Alfredo Zalce
Located in Ferndale, MI
Alfredo Zilch 1908 - 2003 . Studied at national school of fine arts under Mateo Saldana , German Gedovious and Diego Rivera . Officially appointed to found Taxco school...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Emil Filla "Maternity" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Bronze sculpture "Maternity Woman" by Emil Filla, cubist sculptor.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tall Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture: Chinese Woman, 1970s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Tall Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture: Chinese Woman, 1970s
Exquisite and weighty Murano glass sculpture crafted by the masterful Pino Signoretto....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
TOSIN LA FRECCIA - Polychrome ceramic baby girl - Veneto 1940 - Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Tarciso TOSIN - A ceramic sculpture depicting a little girl ,made in VICENZA in '1940, ITALY.
Hand-painted and painstakingly detailed, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand is flower...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere Figural Bronze on Marble Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Astoria, NY
Curtis Jere midcentury figural bronze of a joyful figure jumping upon a molded columnar marble breccia base, circa 1968. Unsigned.
Dimensions: 19.25" H x 7.5" W x 4" D (approx).
De...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brass Winged Bird Spirit Totem Pole Beer Bottle Opener Midcentury Cocktail Bar
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 Venezuelan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Signed Ceramic Figure Sculpture
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Very beautifully done, three figures. Signed RZ in base, possibly Roger Zellner. Clyde Burt style as well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Polychrome Carved Wood Infant Jesus Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood Infant Jesus Sculpture, 19th century, with inset glass eyes and gilded hair. 16.5" H x 10" W x 5.5" D.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Midcentury Colette Gueden Plant Stand Sculpture
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare Colette Gueden plant stand. France 1940s for Primavera. Made of steel and has recently been powder coated while keeping its metal unrestored. This beautiful sculpture is re...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Viennese Bronze Temple Dancer Figurine
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Vienna Bronze Wall Relief: Temple Dancer
High-quality bronze work in the style of the Hagenauer workshop.
Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη) is one of the nine muses in Greek mythology, respon...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Manhasset, NY
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
A solid murano glass sculpture of a female nude on a pedestal by Loredano Rosin (1936-91) for Archime...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Figural Sculpture on Walnut Base Entitled "Vaulter" by Ken Vares
By Ken Vares
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century figural sculpture on solid walnut base entitled "Vaulter" by listed California artist Ken Vares, circa 1968. The piece is portrays...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne One-of-a-Kind "Pas De Trois" Sculpture 1960s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Important one-of-a-kind large hand-brazed sculpture "Pas De Trois" in patinated bronze with green patina by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (sign...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Green Apple Glass Sculpture, Italy, 1926, signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano Art Glass Green Apple Sculpture, Italy, c. 1926. acid-etched signature; Murano green cased glass with app...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wall Sculpture by Richard Filipowski
By Richard Filipowski
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard E. Filipowski, graduate of the Chicago Institute of Design, hand-sculpted Marquette. Stylized branch composition out of delicate components...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Sculptural Mirror by Gino
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important vintage sculpture in resin with 3 mirrors.
Signed on the back by the artist George Charpentier, known as GINO. (born in 1937).
France, 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Resin
Anne Van Kleeck Plaster Sculpture Midcentury
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful, stylized bust by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1950s. Plaster, heavy, this unique sculpture has a real mid-century feel and timeless presence. From the artist's estate.
A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
The Proud Caretaker by Søholm Ceramic Danish Midcentury Ornament
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A simple unglazed figurine of a buildings caretaker that looks proudly into the horizon and a days hard labor. An old design dating back to the 1920s. This example from Søholm in Den...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #4057 'Athlete' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4057 'Athlete' brass sculpture. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural figure is executed in polished and patinated brass.
Price is per it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Purple Glass Nude Female Sculpture, circa 1970
By Cenedese
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Deep purple Murano glass nude abstract figure on black glass base. A beautiful tabletop glass sculpture. In the style of Ermanno Nason for Cenedese. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Giltwood Rose Sculpture by Carlos Villegas
Located in Tarrytown, NY
22kt gold leaf woodcarving depicting a single rose in a pot in exquisite detail by master woodworker Carlos Villegas.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French Modern Cream Marble Figural Tabletop Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Modern Cream Marble Figural Tabletop Sculptures
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste Signed C.G.
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste
Beautifully Detailed
1935, France Signed: Depose C.G.390
The Buste is in good condition with a nice age pati...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Spanish Women Cast Bronze Sculpture by W.N. Cardobo 1973
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1973 Spanish cast bronze sculpture depicting a woman walking with a basket of fish on her head.
Marked W.N. Cardobo 73 (see detail photo).
In original beautiful condition...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid Century Modern Ball Shape Face Open Mouth Pottery Sculpture Signed Dated1972
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very provocative looking ball shape mouth sculpture with internal elements of hands and apples.
signed by Richard Etts & dated 1972.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Painted Metal Sculpture of Palm or Banana Tree and Flower
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A painted metal palm tree or banana with removable leaves. Detailed trunk and leaves and a fabulous white flower. What is it about palm trees, that conjures up the romantic? Perfect ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carved Wood Mid-Century Sculpture Titled “Miss Num” by Diane Derrick
Located in Peabody, MA
Carved wood sculpture of a female form titled “Miss Num' by Diane Derrick, circa 1973.
Diane Derrick is renowned for her allegorical sculptures of women and for her many years of ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand carved marble figurative sculpture Irene koldorf
By Irene Maria Ganser
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage, modern marble hand carved figural sculpture. The sculpture is a mother and children embracing. This mode...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Massive Nickeled Resin Skull Signed Y.D., Belgium, 1989
Located in Brussels, BE
Heavy resin skull, nickel -plated.
Signed and dated Y.D.89 at the base.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Whimsical Carved Stone Garden Lawn Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Interesting fun whimsical carved stone garden sculpture. Base measures: 12 x 9 at 6" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Murano Red Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Traditional Dress Woman Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green, red, white and gold flecks Italian art glass woman figure. The piece looks to be in traditional Dutch or German dress (please correct me if...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Patinated Sculpture of Female Nude
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A patinated resin maquette sculpture of a half length female nude by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
As a part of his female nude series, this piece depicts the figur...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Edward Higgins Steel & Epoxy Owl Sculpture on Pedestal, Signed & Dated 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A steel and epoxy 'Owl' sculpture on white pedestal base by Edward Higgins (1930 - 2006), signed and dated 1960.
Higgins was born in Gaffney, South C...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Ceramic green figure of Sitting boy, Giordano Tronconi, Faenza Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Sitting boy sculpture, green lustro glazed ceramic.
Giordano Tronconi (Faenza, 1932) Italy 1950s
A juvenile important work by Giordano Tronconi.
Signed Tronconi and numbered on t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (3 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Striking Lucite Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Striking lucite Sculpture from the late 1970s. Made in two pieces and features NOMA, SEPT. 15, 1977 and the number 4 on the bottom of the base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Figural Store Display Model
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern gold toned figural store display model.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Set of 4 glass head vintage hat / headphone display mid-century mannequin , 1970
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 4 glass head vintage hat / headphone display mid-century mannequin , 1970’s
Dimensions: 25 cm H , 14 cm W 19cm D
Condition: Mint
Material: Glass
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Clown
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing a delightful piece of artistry, this Murano glass clown figurine is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship that the island of Murano, Italy, is renowned for. Created ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair of Carved Wood Nautilus Shells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century nautilus sculptures or objects of art carved from mahogany in a stylized form with a dark lush finish.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Male Bust by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual cast bronze sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Carved Wood Mid-Century Sculpture of a Female Form by Diane Derrick
Located in Peabody, MA
Carved wood sculpture of a female form titled “Apple Mary" by Diane Derrick, circa 1972.
Diane Derrick is renowned for her allegorical sculptures of women and for her many years ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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