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François Colette : Chrome plated signed and dated mobile sculpture - 1972
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
François Collette or Colette (1936-2024, France) : "Stabile"
Hand made and welded mobile sculpture made of chrome plated metal
Signed "FC" on triangular base and dated "72" (1972)
...
Category
1970s French Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
François Colette : Chrome plated signed and dated mobile sculpture - 1975
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
François Collette or Colette (1936-2024, France) : "Stabile"
Hand made and welded mobile sculpture made of chrome plated metal
Signed "FC" and dated "75" (1975)
Dimensions
Height...
Category
1970s French Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
François Colette : Chrome plated signed and dated mobile sculpture - 1974
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
François Collette or Colette (1936-2024, France) : "Stabile"
Hand made and welded mobile sculpture made of chrome plated metal
Signed "FC" and dated "74" (1974)
Dimensions
Height...
Category
1970s French Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Curtis Jere Kinetic Wave Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Dallas, TX
Kinetic wall sculpture designed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House in the United States in 1983. This astonishing sculpture is made with a solid brass curved rod which holds several “V...
Category
1980s Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
FLOATING SHADES. Mouth blown artisan glass discs. Custom made in Barcelona
By Atelier Mel
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A delicate dance of light and color—this handcrafted glass sculpture transforms any space into a symphony of reflections. Transparent and colored glass discs, each uniquely artisan-m...
Category
2010s Spanish Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Abraham Palatnik Giraffe Lucite Acrylic Sculpture Figurine - Brazil 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Abraham Palatnik Large Giraffe Lucite Acrylic Sculpture Figurine - Brazil 1970s
Decoration - Op Art - Sculpture
Measures : 5,5cmx14cm H:31,5cm
Material : Lucite
Kinetic sculpture o...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik Brazil Mid-Century Lucite Acrylic Elephant Op Art Sculpture
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Abraham Palatnik Brazil Mid-Century Lucite Acrylic Elephant Op Art Sculpture
Kinetic sculpture of an elephant. Made of so-called lucite acrylic with integrated pattern, blue and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abraham Palatnik, Elephant, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Elephant", c. 1960
Vintage label (made in Brazil).
Polyester resin and pigment in black.
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an elephant signed in the base.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier and Ivan Serpa, caused him to abandon his early approach to traditional image-making: “I decided to start all over from scratch,” Palatnik said. “The discipline from the school, the studio, was no longer of any use.”
Freed from the perceived restrictions of his training, Palatnik became closely associated with Grupo Frente, a movement started by Serpa and rooted in geometric abstraction. He used his knowledge of engineering and mechanics as well as his interest in natural forces to build his first Kinechromatic work. Titled Azul e roxo em seu primeiro movimento (Blue and Purple in First Movement), 1949, the piece debuted at the inaugural São Paulo Bienal in 1951. “In reality, it was luck that got me into the biennial,” Palatnik said in a 1986 interview. “At first, my machine was rejected, because it wasn’t a painting, a sculpture, a drawing, or a print.” The piece, which eventually gained entry, shocked the biennial’s grand prize jury, who gave Palatnik an honorable mention, calling his work an “important manifestation of modern art.” By 1969, he had participated in seven more editions of the international exhibition.
Palatnik would also present work in the 1964 Venice Biennale, the 1966 Biennial of Córdoba, and the 1997 and 2005 editions of the Mercosul Biennial. His art was featured in significant exhibitions on kinetic art, including “Mouvement 2” (1964) at Denise René gallery in Paris; “Lumière, Mouvement et Optique” (1965) at the Brussels Palace of Fine Arts; “Kinetic Art” (1966) at the Museum of San Francisco; and, more recently, “Delirious: Art at the Limits of Reason, 1950–1980” (2017) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and “The Other Trans-Atlantic: Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America 1950s–1970s” (2018) at Sesc Pinheiros in São Paulo. A major retrospective, “Abraham Palatnik—The Reinvention of Painting,” was staged at several venues across Brazil, including the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (2017); the Fundação Iberê...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Arnulf Hoffmann kinetic pendulum sculpture - 1969
Located in Saarbrücken, DE
- rare art piece by Arnulf Hoffmann
- collectible design
- made in 1969
Category
1960s German Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abraham Palatnik. Op Art Cat Sculpture in Polyester Resin 1970's
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Huge Brazilian modern kinetic sculpture made of acrylic resin designed by Abraham Palatnik, part of Artemis Collection made in the 1970's. This is the biggest version of the aforemen...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik. Op Art Pelican Sculpture in Polyester Resin 1970's
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Rare Brazilian modern kinetic sculpture in turquoise made of acrylic resin designed by Abraham Palatnik, part of Artemis Collection made in the 1970's.
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik. Elephant, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an elephant signed in the base. c. 1960.
This sculpture is part of the seri...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Takis, Vassilakis Sculpture Provenance Sotheby's/Robert Elkon Gallery
By Vassilakis Takis
Located in Sharon, CT
A small important piece by this important modern artist. Prov. Sotheby's NY,1996: The Collection of Helen W. Benjamin, purchased from the Robert Elkon Gallery. Sits on a white marble...
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Mid-20th Century Greek Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
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Pair of Ceramic Urchins
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ceramic Urchins sourced by Martyn Lawrence Bullard from Paris, France
Limited edition, one pair available
Solid ceramic, painted in a white matte finish
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21st Century and Contemporary French Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Rolling ball kinetic sculpture : H 179cm - 20thc
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Rolling ball kinetic sculpture - 20th
Decoration - Large sculpture
RBS - Kinetic art - Rolling Ball - Sculpture
The motor is missing to lift th...
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20th Century Unknown Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
MCM Kinetic Astrolite Lucite Fishes Sculpture by Ritts - CLOSING SALE
Located in Warrenton, OR
MCM Kinetic Astrolite Lucite Fishes Sculpture by Ritts -CLOSING SALE
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This fantasic kinetic two fish sculpture, which measures about 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches overall, is great for the MCM affcionado as well as the wildlife lover.
Rotate the top fish to give the sculpture the angles your most enjoy, and change it again whenever you like. The fish can be separated as well, as the rod connecting them is not attached but easily is removable.
Good vintage condition. No chips or cracks. Light scratches, and some blemishes/spots that could probably be alleviated by proper lucite cleaning/polishing techniques.
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Set of Geese in Acrylic Glass by Abraham Palatnik, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This set of geese was designed and made by Abraham Palatnik, in Brazil, during the 1970's. The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was the founder of the technological mo...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Abraham Palatnik, Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Fish", c. 1960
Polyester resin and pigment in black and white.
Signed PAL
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing a goose.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Cariatide Puzzle Sculpture Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This intricate and exacting 25-piece mind boggling precise puzzle sculpture by Miguel Berrocal's three-dimensional. It is nickeled brass and has its own original box and book. This S...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Abraham Palatnik, Bird, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Bird Sculpture, circa 1960
Polyester resin and pigments.
Measures: (21.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm)
This Polyester resin sculpture representing a bird, in the colors yellow and black
It is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Gianni Colombo "spazio elastico" 1968 Nr.55/100 kinetic art movement Italy
Located in Köln, DE
Wall object by GIANNI COLOMBO "spazio elastico" from 1968 / 1969.
Edited by Denis Labbé, Lausanne Switzerland.
Number 55/100. Sidned on certificate and numbered by Gianni Colombo.
E...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abraham Palatnik, Goose, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020)
Sculpture "Canard", c. 1960
Polyester resin and pigment in black and white.
Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing an goose.
This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Cubo di Teo Illuminated Sculpture by James Rivière
Located in Barcelona, ES
Iluminated sculpture named Cubo di Teo designed by James Rivière in 1970's and edited by Centro Ricerche di Arte Industria Lissone, Italy. Colored acrylic ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Beryl négatif
Located in Paris, FR
Edition : 47/50
Publisher : Denise René, Paris
Catalog : [Benavides Vol. II 1893]
36.00 cm. x 36.00 cm. 14.17 in. x 14.17 in. (image)
Titled, annotated and signed on the back
Sl...
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1960s French Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
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Wood
Kinetic sculpture by Marcel van Thienen, France 1973
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Kinetic sculpture by Marcel van Thienen, France 1973. Constructed from bent polished stainless steel rods and solid metal spheres on a rectangular stainless steel base. The base hide...
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20th Century French Kinetic Sculptures
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Yellow Stainless Steel Sculpture by Caporicci
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yellow painted stainless steel sculpture by Giancarlo Caporicci. Signed on the base.
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Early 2000s Italian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
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This Polyester resin sculpture representing a bird, in the colors yellow and black
It is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement that Palatnik was one of the pioneers.
"Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
H 2.76 in W 4.33 in D 1.18 in
Abraham Palatnik, Owl, Kinetic sculpture in acrylic resin. Brazil, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik,
Owl, Kinetic sculpture in acrylic resin. Brazil, c. 1970. Signed (19 x 8 x 3 cm)
This Polyester resin sculpture representing a bird, in the colors yellow and black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
H 1.19 in W 3.15 in D 7.49 in
Suspended Mobile by Derick Pobell in Black Painted Balsa Wood and Wire
By Derick Pobell
Located in Berlin, DE
Suspended Mobile by Derick Pobell made from 25 black painted balsa wood and wire balanced elements. Unique, No. 1216.
Category
2010s German Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wire
H 70.87 in W 49.22 in D 45.67 in
Contemporary, Kinetic, Metal Balancing Sculpture by David Edelman
Located in New York, NY
21st century, Contemporary, Kinetic, Metal Balancing Sculpture
"Harmony Balancing Sculpture" by David Edelman
Dimensions:
-) L: 17”
-) W: 16”
-) Base ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
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