Mid-Century Modern 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
Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Get drawn into the incredible shape of this Abstract Sculpture that will bring a mid-century vibe to your favorite room! Base is in pure black Polypropylene
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$7,500
Renato Anatra - Murano Multi Color Art Glass Entwined Embraced Lovers Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Glass artist Renato Anatra (1943 - 2020) Murano Italy, large 23" high multi color art glass, entwined or embraced lovers sculpture. Unsigned , but no doubt by the master himself, I ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Classic Mid Century Pretzel Arm Chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic mid century Pretzel arm chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft: Great original condition, Retains original seat and back padded cushion fabric,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Naugahyde, Plywood
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Zebra Statue Sculpture Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Zebra Statue Sculpture Figurine
A monumental Italian ceramic zebra statue.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$5,450 / set
Studio Forged Metal Sculture
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio Forged Metal Sculture, Artist unknown, well executed.
Dimensions:
24" wide
4" deep
24" high
on a 4" X 4" wood block
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid Century Modern Wall Mounted Wooden Sculpture, Geometric Accent Piece
By Luigi Magnani
Located in Milano, IT
Music historian, art critic and collector, and one of the most eminent men of culture in his days: Luigi Magnani Rocca has been a key feature in Italian modern history, and amassed a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$3,729 Sale Price
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Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2023. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Guido Gambone Green Snake Vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vessel, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Guido Gambone green snake vase, 1950s, Mid-Century Modern ceramic vessel, Italy. Guido Gambone (Italian, 1909 - 1969) Green and white snake design ceramic vase. Signed (Signature and donkey) on bottom. Stunning piece with gorgeous, rare green glaze and elegant lines that are elegantly accentuated by the snake that curls around the waist and body of the vessel. Museum-worth masterpiece by one of the most influential ceramicists of the 20th century.
Dimensions: 12" H; Provenance: Collection of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Boston, MA.
Gambone's unique style is a combination of ancestral ceramic techniques and Etruscan or abstract decorations composed of primary and secondary colors. Ne fused traditional ceramic methods with amorphous forms that echoed equally the art of the past and of his modern day. His dynamic objects, in which he often experimented with glazes and patterns, garnered great popularity and today are treasured holdings in important private and museums collections around the globe.
The year 1950 also marked the showcase of one of Gambone’s collaborative works at a group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and the following year Gambone enjoyed his first solo showing at the Galleria Il Milione in Milan. By the end of the decade, Gambone had achieved international acclaim for his pieces. He upheld his dedication to his work until 1967, when the La Tirrena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$6,720 Sale Price
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Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1960s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Don Quixote
Located in Denton, TX
Brutalist bronze sculpture of Don Quixote mounted on marble base. Great abstract interpretation of the Spanish knight battling the windmills.
This piece is signed on the back of one ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Giraffe Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of midcentury Lucite giraffe sculptures by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik, circa 1960s. Palatnik was a Pioneer in the "Kinetic and Op Art moveme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, 'Image Sailboat', West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha wall plaque, glazed ceramic, (Image Sailboat) West Germany
Was produced in the 1960's
handmade, and made in Germany.
Very collectible.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Cleempoel abstract oak sculpture Belgium 1975
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This abstract-shaped solid oak wooden hand carved sculpture by Paul Cleempoel, crafted in his own atelier in Belgium in 1975, stands as a powerful testament to his fascination with A...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Albrecht Dürer Praying Hands Wall Decoration Vintage, Goebel Germany 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful vintage terracotta plaque depicting Albrecht Dürer made by the famous Goebel Company in Germany. It is marked on the back. It would make a lovely decoration on any wall. ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid Century Painted Paper Mache Bust of Salvador Dali, Spain, around 1970
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century painted papier-mâché bust of Salvador Dalí, crafted in Spain around 1970, is a whimsical tribute to the legendary surrealist artist. The bust captures Dalí's distinc...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Olger Villegas Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child
By Olger Villegas
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Green patinated bronze of a mother and child mounted on a wood plinth base. Signed on verso as shown.
Condition: Light loss and dents to wood.
Category
20th Century Costa Rican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Lacquer Sculptural Wood Mid-Century Modern Fine Art Sculpture Square Base
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern organic shaped wood sculpture in lacquered black finish.
The fine art sculpture is made out of one piece of wood.
Mounted ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Solid Bronze Female Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the female form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
2.5" width x 1.25" depth x 4.25" height...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Studio Abstract Glazed Ceramic Mural
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful studio ceramic glazed abstract mural.
The glaze is gray tones colors.
Black lacquered steel frame.
Measurements: 39.63” wide 39.63” high, 1.25” deep.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$3,360 Sale Price
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Mid-Century G. Ronzan Porcelain Femal Nude Figure Italian Manifacture from 1950
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful figure in very fine porcelain depicting a female nude, with intact colors and shine. Signed on the bottom by the master ceramist Giovanni Ronzan ("original Giov Ronzan Tor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,146 Sale Price
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Art Deco 1930's American Folk Art Wooden Bulldog Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
1930's American Folk Art Wooden Bulldog Sculpture.
This is a wonderful Primitive Folk Art bull bog. A close look at the simplicity of design and constru...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Green Glazed Bird Figurines, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of mcm or regency style ceramic glazed pheasant birds in a beautiful deep green. Each bird features a long outstretched tail and faces toward his back. We would love to see th...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$200 Sale Price / set
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Royal Dutch Navy Grumman Avanger TBM3 1960 Airplane Model
Located in Weesp, NL
Big and beautiful 1960 Grumman Avenger TBM3 Royal Dutch Navy airplane model. This beautiful replica once flew with remote control and it comes without remot...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
$2,388 Sale Price
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Antique Teaching Model of the Adipose Spleen, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the adipose spleen. Made of papier maché and plaster, mounted on a turned wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paper
Abstract organic wooden sculpture by B. van Beek, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large abstract organic wooden sculpture by B. van Beek (1946), The Netherlands 1970s. Made from light tropical wood with a beautiful linear grain and a soft and smooth surface, finis...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th century.
Sculpture after Fernando Botero in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th centur...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Curtis Jeré Abstract Chrome & Brass Ribbon Sculpture with Ball on Marble Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
Circa 1980s abstract Curtis Jeré chrome & brass free form ribbon sculpture with ball on round black marble base, retains Artisan House - C-Jere decal. Chrome has minor patina, marble...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Masatoyo Kuki Kishi Abstract Modernist Bird Sculpture, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poured stone abstract sculpture by Japanese artist Masatoyo Kishi "Kuki" (1924-2017). Known for his work with various forms, this sculpture emulates a Japanese crane or bird in fligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Deposition of Christ Sculpture 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design glazed ceramic sculpture depicting the Deposition of Christ, 1950s, attributed to the artist Tonino Grassi of Reggio Emilia, Italy 1950s
Please note...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Stone Sculpture - unknown artist
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage French Stone Sculpture - unknown artist
Art - Decoration - Natural Organic sculpture
Measures : 25cmx15cm H:47,5cm
Material : French Stone - Wood Base
Wear consistent with ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Poseidon Calming the Sea, " Sculpture w/ Swimmers by Joe Brown Awarded by AAU
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Sculpture / Bust of Mythological Deity "Pan" in Painted Plaster Cast
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive plaster cast of the mythological deity, Pan, finished in gold paint and mounted via a steel rod to a wooden plank supported by brass orb feet (ca. 1970s, USA).
Very good, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Wood Orphan Child Lantern Table Lamp by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
This particular and sophisticated lamp made by Aldo Tura is most likely a unique prototype lamp. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions, thus the d...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rare Super Color Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960 Doe Porcelain Statue, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Original undamaged condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Swan by Gabriele De Vecchi – Silver sculpture mounted on a shell
Located in Uccle, BE
“Swan”, silver sculpture mounted on a shell, by Gabriele De Vecchi.
Sculpture representing a silver swan mounted on a shell forming the body and wings.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Bust by J.D. Murillo
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern bronze bust by J.D. Murillo.
Interesting Mid-Century Modern Brancusi inspired patinated bronze bust or head sculpture signed J.D....
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Giovanni dalla Fina, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Dive into the captivating world of Murano glass with this stunning fish sculpture, a true masterpiece crafted by the renowned artist Giovanni dalla Fina in the 1990s. This piece is a...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Rustic Hand-Carved Hexagonal Marble Sink Basin
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage marble sink basin features a rustic, hand-carved design with a hexagonal exterior accented by subtly rounded protrusions on opposite sides and a deep, circular interior...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Industrial Room Divider/Screen/Wooden Sculpture
Located in London, Lambeth
Wonderful vintage Industrial wooden screen. With flexible movement to take on shapes can be rolled up into a cylinder. Fantastic patina on the wood. Originally
From a fabric mill, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Modernist Abstract Sculpture by Grégory Anatchkov, France, 1980
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Jaime Hayon Réaction Poétique 1 of 7 decor objects for Cassina, Italy - new
By Cassina, Jaime Hayon
Located in Berlin, DE
1 of 7 Jamie Hayon decorative objects for Cassina. Hayon crafts a collection of minimalist, functional objects for the modern home, envisioned as a scrupulous dedication to the use o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Camel Figurine Mid Century Modern Decor
Located in Seattle, WA
Camel Figurine on a Wooden Base. Possibly Brass, Slight Petina on a Gold Tone. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 4 D ; 7 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Handmade David Palombo Menorah or Candelabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Handmade Iron and Stone Menorah or Candelabra, made by David Palombo, Israel, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Iron
Kaija Aarikka “Passi” Aries Sculpture, Finland, 1973
Located in Weesp, NL
Kaija Aarikka “Passi” Aries Sculpture, Finland, 1973
A rare and charming wooden Aries sculpture, designed in 1973 by Kaija Aarikka and hand-crafted in Finland from warm-toned grenen...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Bronze Black Patina Elephant Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of late 20th century bronze black patina elephant lamps, Vietnam.
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unique Big Aluminium 1970 Wall Sculpture by Salvatore Messina
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind aluminium wall sculpture by Salvatore Messina 1970. This big piece measures H. 110 x W.200 x D.4.5 cm.
The sculpture will be shipped ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze Rooster by Anne Van Kleeck
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming bronze rooster-unique piece by American sculptor 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 Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Licio Zanetti, Large Mid-Century Murano Glass Dolphin Sculpture from 60s
Located in Catania, CT
Great manufacturing for this large sculpture made from clear Murano glass. Signed on the base by Licio Zanetti and produced in Murano during the 1960s. No chips or cracks.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,452 Sale Price
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Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base decor art decor antiquett mcm midcentury modern Antique style
Dimensions. 5 W ; 3 W ; 2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,356 Sale Price
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Sculpture representing a bird in polychrome wood and brass. Signed Italian work
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and fine sculpture representing a bird is made of polychrome wood and chiseled brass. This an Italian work, Signed . Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Steel Table Top Sculpture
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Found object abstract steel table top sculpture by Colorado artist.
Photographed with Bertoia side chair and Eames LTW for scale.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern "Brutalist" Iron Sculpture, 1970s/80s
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
CERTIFIED 4, 531 Cts Colombian Emerald Sculptural Carving Of a Horse Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Standing horse figure carved from natural Colombian emerald.
This is a fabulous sculptural figure carved in one single piece of natural Colombian emerald, depicting a standing horse...
Category
1970s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
$9,789 Sale Price
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Edmont Moirignot Paris Sculpture Poseidon Neptun Trident Bronze
Located in Munich, DE
We admire a very expressive sculpture of the ancient god of all the seas, Poseidon, standing proud and confident on a wave, holding a trident in his right hand.
Edmont Moirignot (Pa...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century Nude Lovers Bronze Sculpture Statue By Francesco Messina
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Sculpture of a couple of naked lovers kissing, Both nude.
Perfect size, will go perfect in any space.
Francesco Messina (15 December 1900 – 13 September 1995) was an Italian sculptor of the 20th century.
Francesco Messina was born at Linguaglossa in the Province of Catania in a very poor family. Growing up in Genoa, where he also studied and lived until he was 32, he then moved to Milan.
Art historians consider him one of the most important figurative sculptors of Novecento, together with Giacomo Manzù, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini. He is the author of some of the greatest works of the Novecento Italiano[citation needed] and his sculptures are displayed in the most famous museums, among which: Bern, Zürich, Gothenburg, Oslo, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Venice, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
From 1922, he began exhibiting his work regularly at the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice and between 1926 and 1929 he took part in the expos organised by the art group Novecento Italiano in Milan. In 1932, he moved to Milan, where in 1934 he obtained a tenured professorship 1934 in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, of which he became the director within two years.
During those years, about him wrote Carlo Carrà:
Francesco Messina's sculpture is characterised by a simple and grandiose manner, by an idealistic and classic procedure, able to give life to forms which become "ideal images".
In the 1930s, Messina exhibited at important collective expos of Italian art in Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Gothenburg, Munich, Oslo, Paris, São Paulo, Zurich, while executing various sculptures in many Italian cities. In 1936 he was appointed director of the Accademia di Brera, which position he will keep until 1944. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[
In 1938, Giorgio de Chirico in Rome and Salvatore Quasimodo in Turin presented two personal exhibitions of Messina's work. In 1942 he won the Sculpture Prize at the XXIII Biennale Internazionale d’arte of Venice, where he exhibited fifteen sculptures and seventeen drawings.
In 1943, Messina was appointed Academic Emeritus of Italy. On the collapse of the fascist regime, he was temporarily dismissed from the academy, only because he had been its director during the fascist period. However, by 1947 he had already regained his professorship. In the same period the artist took part in the Graphic & Sculpture Expo at Buenos Aires, in the Muller Gallery, achieve a noticeable success. In 1949 he exhibited at the 3rd Sculpture International held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, together with Marino Marini and Picasso.
Romantica, c. 1973 (Fondazione Cariplo)
In 1956 he participated with a personal exhibition at the XXVIII Biennale di Venezia. In 1963 he produced the great monument to Pope Pius XII for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as well as the bust of Pietro Mascagni for the Teatro alla Scala. In the same year he was awarded the Michelangelo Prize for Sculpture in Florence.
In 1966 Messina was commissioned by Italian RAI to create the Cavallo morente (Dying Horse...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,660 Sale Price
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Midcentury Resin Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of resin
Good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$238 Sale Price
23% Off
Aluminum Clam Shell Bowl
By Bruce Fox
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century bowl crafted in cast and polished aluminum in the iconic clam shell form. Signed in the cast on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,750
Pedro Friedeberg 1970's Gold Leaf and Wood Hand - Sun Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's carved wood with gold leaf "hand - sun" sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg. Signed on the base.
Pedro Friedeberg is a Mexican artist and designer known by his surrealist work f...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
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