Modern Figurative Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Richard Hirsch Bronze Tripod Vessel and Ceramic Stand #3B, Line Series, 1992
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's "Bronze Tripod Vessel and Ceramic Stand #3B" is part of his Line series. The tripod is cast bronze ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Steel Sculpture, Janos Maróti, Hungary, 1984
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Steel sculpture, Janos Maróti, Hungary, 1984
Material: Chromium
Length: base 32,5 x 29,5cm
Width: 44,5cm
Height: 48,5cm
Category
Late 20th Century Hungarian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pietrina Checcacci Cast Bronze Finger Sculpture
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 Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purple & Yellow Glass Water Balloon Sculptures by Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resemble real water balloons. The sculptures are made in small batches,...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Modern Italian "Aphrodite" Torso Chalcedony Art Glass Sculpture by, Dino Rosin
By Dino Rosin
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fantastic and very sensual Italian Modern hand blown "Aphrodite" art glass sculpture by legendary glass maestro Dino Rosin decorated with swirling multicolor accents known as "chal...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Seonaidh Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Seonaidh Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Limited Edition of 10 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 8.9 x W 24.1 x H 38.1 cm.
Materials: Walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbered on the botto...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Diavolo by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture depicting the devil designed by Gio Ponti and created by Lino Sabattini in 1978 in hallmarked silver metal.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti Silver Metal Sculpture Model Hand 5 Fingers for Sabattini, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Silver metal model hand 5 fingers designed by Gio Ponti for Sabattini in 1978.
Signed.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891-1979) graduated in Milan in 19...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wendy Hendelman Alabaster Head and Torso Sculpture, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's alabaster head and torso sculpture on marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
"Beach-Combed Mochaware" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Wendy Hendelman White Marble Torso Sculpture, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's White Marble Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The small s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Kamiya-Huci Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Genii Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 12.7 x W 24.1 x H 17.8 cm.
Materials: Walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbered on the bottom o...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Bronze Eagle by Anthony Redmile with Minerals 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze eagle by Anthony Redmile with minerals.
Bronze eagle made from minerals and semi-precious stones like: rock crystal, tanzanite, muscovite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, pyrite and ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Pendulum White Clock by Turbina
Located in Geneve, CH
Pendulum white clock by Turbina
Dimensions: D 22 x W 16 x H 5 cm
Materials: Cast Stone, Nickel, Plated Brass
Also available in different colours.
No hours, no minutes, no seconds.
...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Brass, Nickel
Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Unique piece
Dimensions: W 24 x D 28 x H 6 cm
Materials: Stone.
Series of sculptures carved in 2007 with the idea of leaving them in the m...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ceramic Sculpture by Alessandro Guerriero for Alchimia
Located in Milan, Italy
Plaster folded shirt with geometric shapes hand painted in pastel and matte colors. Alchemy production. Handpainted. Unique piece.
Biography
In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero established Alchimia, the first example of manufacturing designers in Milan. In 1978 and 1979 they presented the Bau haus and Bau haus II collections. Lamps, armchairs, chairs, tables, cabinets, and so on. Artists involved: Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Michele De Lucchi, Andrea Branzi, UFO, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Franco Raggi. The prevalent decorative material is laminated plastic. Alchimia’s culture, which is against the Italian design (Casabella magazine) changes the base of all previous design theories, resulting in a profound and radical change in the mindset of architects.
Visual Alphabets, Redesign, Trivial Design, Cosmetics and Sentimental Robot are the slogans underlying the exuberant and vast production of Alchimia city. In the theoretical manifesto of the group, Alessandro Mendini writes “Alchimia is not interested in disciplines because they are considered to be within their rules. Indeed, it is important to look into the existing large free spaces between them. Alchimia weighs the assumption that conception and confused production methods should coexist where craftsmanship, manufacturing, information technology, techniques and current and obsolete materials can get mixed up. “They are handcrafted objects, recycled, mass, improbable, provocative, Kitsch, all very theory-laden. It operates and experiences in many sectors: the Pensione Ideale (Franco Raggi), the Copertine di Domus (Occhiomagico), the Abito Sonoro and the performance of Persone Dipinte (Anna Gili), the Stilismo della Moda (Cinzia Ruggeri). The Neo-modern design, the new Italian design, is born.
In 1981, the Mobile Infinito, due to excess, cancelled both the types and project designers, thus entering into theatrical experiment with the Magazzini Criminali.
The emotional, psychological and anthropological activities expand to books, didactics, video (Metamorfosi) and sounds (Matia Bazar). Alessandro Guerriero is a founding member of Domus Academy in 1982 and in 1984, he began Nuova Alchimia...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small The Wheel Of Time Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Small The Wheel Of Time Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede
Unique piece
Dimensions: With support: W 29 x D 11 x H 35 cm, Stone diameter: 27 cm.
Materials: Stone.
THE “WHEEL OF...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Loet Vanderveen large seated cheetah bronze sculpture
Located in Walnut Creek, CA
Large limited edition (44/500) Seated Cheetah bronze sculpture by Loet Vanderveen. Dimensions are 19 1/2" tall by 21 1/2" wide and 9 1/2" deep. Weighs in at a hefty 44.4 lbs. Nice green/blue patina. Nice vintage condition with only minor signs of wear.
Born in Rotterdam, Holland Loet Vanderveen's childhood home was close to the zoo. It was during this period in life that he developed his love for animals. At night he would listen to the sound of the animals in the zoo, and fantasize about African safaris... fantasies which were eventually realized. During the WWII bombardment of Rotterdam the animals were destroyed as well as his home. These events led Vanderveen to a new phase in his life. He escaped occupied Holland for England, and was decorated for valor by Queen Wilhelmia. He served in the R.A.F. during the war.
After WWII, Vanderveen lived in Zurich, London and New York working as a fashion designer. Creatively unsatisfied with his profession he began private ceramic studies with the head of the Far Eastern department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Fong Chao). He mastered Chinese...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hermes - Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Concrete Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey
Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Sculptural Cast Bronze and Glass Table by Ruth Bloch
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed on the pad of the sculpted bronze foot. Very few sculptural furniture pieces were done by Ruth Bloch.
It is in very good condition overall. There is small chip on the rear ...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Benson A. Selzer, Woman IX, Contemporary Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1980s
By Benson A. Selzer
Located in New York, NY
Benson A. Selzer (1921-1999) was an American artist, known for sculpture and painting.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Floral Shelf with Three Plates by Chanel Kapitanj
Located in Geneve, CH
Floral Shelf with Three Plates by Chanel Kapitanj
Dimensions: D 62 x W 40 x H 100 cm
Materials: Metal
Unique Piece
This collection aims to offer completely unique pieces. Each is di...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Paul Day (b. 1967) Plaster Street Scene Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and intricately detailed plaster sculpture of a street scene by celebrated British sculptor, Paul Day. Thought to be an original maquette – a model for a larger piece of scul...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Unknown Artist, Futuristic Juggler Sculpture, Wrought Iron and Colored Resin
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Beautiful wrought iron sculpture with coloured resin spheres. The work identifies jugglers in acrobatics. Unknown artist.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Blue, Orange, Gold" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade Italy, 2025 Centerpiece
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fus...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Meissen Candlestick Figurine 'Lighter - Florian' by Silvia Kloede, 1996
Located in Vienna, AT
A slender young, strong man standing by a rock, his light gray breeches and fiery red bodice tapering at the back like a lambent flame, decorated with fine, intricate floral motifs a...
Category
1990s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1962 Georges Braque Gilded Bronze & Bicolor Agate "Sarpedon" Precious Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional gilded bronze and bicolor concentric Agate sculpture called Sarpedon by Georges Braque (1882-1963), inventor of cubism.
It is Signed 'Heger de Loewenfeld à Georges Braq...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Macranta by Cristina Celestino
Located in Geneve, CH
Macranta by Cristina Celestino.
Materials: Fibers from Jipi palm leaves fibers.
Technique: Hand-woven with natural fibers in Colombia. Natural dyed.
Dimensions: W 100 x H 100 c...
Category
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Scheibe-Alsbach Davoust Napoleon Porcelain Figurine, Germany
Located in Toledo, OH
General on horseback with cavalry sword. Gold birds on the corners. Marked on the bottom. No damage. Dimensions: 3.5" depth x 8.25" W x 10.63" H.
Category
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Favo Shelves by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Favo shelves by Imperfettolab
Dimensions:
103 x 33 x H 56 cm
63 x 32 x H 48 cm
Materials: Fiberglass
Imperfetto Lab
Who we are ? We are a family.
Verter Turroni, Ema...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Unique Swinger Modern Gargoyle by André Teoman Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Swinger Modern Gargoyle by André Teoman Studio.
Dimensions: W 31 x D 31 x H 75 cm.
Materials: tiger skin marble, gold leaf.
André Teoman born in Viana do Castelo, Portugal in 1989, was raised between Viana do Castelo and Istanbul. Teoman took design classes in Viana do Castelo. Is experience it the world of puppetry and theater also had an effect on his the love for the fantasy world.
In 2012, he left his hometown for Porto to start working with several luxury design furniture brands such as Boca do Lobo and Koket, where he developed pieces like the Newton Dining Table...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Unique Micro Modern Gargoyle by André Teoman Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Micro Modern Gargoyle by André Teoman Studio
Dimensions: W 26 x D 30 x H 45 cm
Materials: Tiger Skin Marble, Gold Leaf
André Teoman born in Viana do Castelo, Portugal in 1989, was raised between Viana do Castelo and Istanbul. Teoman took design classes in Viana do Castelo. Is experience it the world of puppetry and theater also had an effect on his the love for the fantasy world.
In 2012, he left his hometown for Porto to start working with several luxury design furniture brands such as Boca do Lobo and Koket, where he developed pieces like the Newton Dining Table...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Stainless Steel Side Table by Anadora Lupo
By Anadora Lupo
Located in Timisoara, RO
Like a reaction to the unstoppable digitalisation of our world, romanian-born artist, Anadora Lupo has created a series of metal works that is antithetical to this trend. The core ea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ceramic Sculpture Proust Model by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
The famous Proust in miniaturized ceramic of the "Ceramic Proust Monochrome Collection" designed by Alessandro Mendini e produced by Superego Editions. Fuchsia color. Limited edition...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Design 'Thinking Space - Stool , by Andredottir & Bobek
Located in copenhagen, DK
One-off a kind - Contemporary Design, Thinking space - stool, made by the art and design duo Andredottir & Bobek
They have in this collection imitated landscape with artificial ma...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ash, Foam
US Sculptures
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
Through its functionality “US” draws on the instant in
which we see each other; and light up. The energy within us
flows, we come together finally whole, a moment in which
darknes...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Polyester, Wood
Large Tiche 20th Century Tureen
Located in Madrid, ES
Large tiche 20th century Tureen
Italian TICHE porcelain
Decoration in relief with crustaceans, dolphins and mermaids, the lid with sea nymphs in a ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Clown Modern Gargoyle by André Teoman Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique clown modern gargoyle by André Teoman Studio
Dimensions: W 14 x D 25 x H 45 cm
Materials: Tiger skin marble, gold leaf
André Teoman born in Viana do Castelo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Nikita Carpenko Modernist Wood Figurative Sculpture c1940s
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible modernist figurative wood sculpture by artist, Nikita Carpenko c1940s. Very difficult to find his sculpture, especially one of the...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mixed Media Collage Painting on Vintage Large Industrial Pulley Sculpture
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully imaginative and whimsical two sided table top sculpture on vintage found object pulley. Folk art hand made lambs graze on top of the sculpture, while one side incorporat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Hyperrealistisch bronzen tray
Located in PARIS, FR
Daniel Spoerri, pseudonym of Daniel Isaak Feinstein, born March 27, 1930 in Galați (Romania) and died November 6, 2024 in Vienna (Austria), is a Swiss visual artist of Romanian origi...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Original 1978 Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture For Sabbatini *FREE WORLDWIDE DELIVERY
By Gio Ponti
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Considered by many as being one of the most important and influential designers and architects of the 20th century Acquired are delighted to offer for sale this original Gio Ponti ha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Fish and simil coral head Lady. Unique Handmade and Hand painted. Ceramic 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The red and gold marine lady is inspired by many cultural reminiscence of Italy. Corals inspired by our mediterranean see, gold elements for luxury art. A gentle reinassance face emb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bather in Bronze by Patrick Laroche
By Laroche
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture created first by hand in clay then in bronze by the sculptor Patrick LAROCHE who obtained the title of "Meilleur Ouvrier de France", L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Monroe Floor Lamp, Textured Brass Cast and an off White Lampshade
Located in Oporto, PT
Inspiration:
Marilyn Monroe, the sexiest Pin-up of the 1950s, inspired a piece of Art & Design. The design of the Monroe Lamp captures the essence of her image and the sensuality of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
White Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by the Famous Belgian Sculptor Albert Poels
By Albert Poels
Located in Tilburg, NL
White glazed ceramic sculpture by the famous Belgian sculptor from Antwerp,
Albert Poels 1903-1984.
Titled in dutch 'Heropbeuring’, which refers to...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Franz Borghese SpiraleArte Italian Art Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Franz Borghese
Small Bronze Sculpture
Artist Sign engraved
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Column Sculpture in Plexiglass
Located in Milan, Italy
Transparent and orange plexiglass sculpture.
Base size: Diameter 36 cm.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Axe Man by Ronald Gonzalez, American, circa 1996
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic sculpture by American artist Ronald Gonzalez. Titled Axe Man and created in the 1990s.
This item is accompanied with a letter of authenticity from the artist.
Category
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Frida Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Frida model glazed ceramic sculpture from the new collection École d'Art s by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions. The sculpture is made up of three separable elements Limited edition of 50 pieces. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Massimo Giacon was born in Padova in 1961. Since 1980 he has been working in Milan, as a comic strip writer, illustrator, designer, artist and musician. Since the early 1980 he has contributed in the renovation of the Italian comic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Heavy Bronze ''Trojan Executive" Sculpture/ Paper Weight
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Signed Heavy Bronze ''Trojan Executive" Sculpture/ Paper Weight
Category
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Renato Anatra Murano Crystal Asian Figural Sculptures by
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this signed pair of Murano figural sculptures by Renato Anatra. The figures are comprised of heavy, clear crystal and opaque black crystal. Both are hand si...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
"Freevolle" Lady Lamp, Gold Lampshade, Brass Body
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE
Twist and go!
The Freevolle Lady lamp captures a quiet elegance, with its refined curves, delicate and airy silhouette, it moves with grace—strik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
32 Ananke Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Ananke Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is glass blown, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Iridescence" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Capodimonte Sculpture Woman Vamp 1970s Italian Design Gold Black
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Porcelain of Capodimonte 1970s years Donna Vamp , totally handcrafted by skilled and skilled hands that have now disappeared, also painted by hand, with 24-karat pure gold dress, sig...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Felipe Castañeda
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in New York, NY
Felipe Castañeda Felicidad (1984)
Marble sculpture Measure: H 18 inches
Signed F Castanee 1984.
Category
20th Century Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vase White Bisquit Porcelain Design by Naaman Israel 1990s
By Coop Ceramic Art
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase white bisquit porcelain design by Naaman Israel 1990s. An interesting example of the upcoming design community in Israel during the 1990s. It is bas...
Category
1990s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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