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"Fishermen and Women, " Large, Pierced Wood Midcentury Wall Sculpture in Gray

$3,360
$4,20020% Off
£2,596.18
£3,245.2320% Off
€3,001.43
€3,751.7920% Off
CA$4,747.92
CA$5,934.9020% Off
A$5,325.11
A$6,656.3920% Off
CHF 2,788.68
CHF 3,485.8520% Off
MX$64,705.30
MX$80,881.6220% Off
NOK 35,411.54
NOK 44,264.4320% Off
SEK 33,572.64
SEK 41,965.8020% Off
DKK 22,404.12
DKK 28,005.1520% Off

About the Item

Expertly and sensitively carved from a slab of mahogany and finished with paint the color of gray flannel, this superb wall sculpture depicts two women and one man at the dockyard, carrying baskets and bowls of fish and tending to the fishing nets. The attenuated figures and stylized faces indicate that the sculpture was carved in the 1950s, and the bas relief detail is very fine. The fishing nets in particular, where the sculptor cut through the wood to leave the nets hanging in air, are a tour de force of wood carving.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1950s
  • Condition:
    Overall excellent; several small paint losses on the upper part of the sculpture.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU86519234143

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