"Knowledge and Learning", Allegorical, Art Deco Bronze Relief with Male Nudes

Large and spectacular, this bronze relief sculpture depicts a standing male nude figure on a ground that is rich with curving decorative motifs...

This rare and important relief sculpture honors Algernon Sydney Sullivan, one of the most admired and respected attorneys and civic leaders active in New York in the late 19th century. Born a Hoosier, he moved to New York by 1860, and though an ardent abolitionist, felt honor-bound to step forward to defend the sailors of the Confederate ship Savannah, captured by the Union early in the Civil War. He served in the public sector for a decade and fought the Tweed gang. Later, Sullivan created two of the more important and influential law firms in New York in his era -- one of them, Sullivan and Cromwell, continues today -- but he always remained supportive of the poor who could not afford to retain an attorney for legal assistance. In his honor, the Sullivan Fountain was erected in Van Cortlandt...

This fine and unusual example of Czech Art Nouveau sculpture -- complete with male and female nudes in profile, and a border of pine branches -- features at its center a portrait of ...

A fine example of allegorical sculpture from the 1920s, this bronze plaque by a Swedish sculptor features a nude male figure radiating light, flanked by two other nudes representing ...

Art Deco metal embossed pewter panel sculpture representing a naked boy with eagle, signed by Foma.

Joseph Csaky "Femme se peignant" (Woman combing her hair), brown patinated bronze relief, posthumous cast by Atelier Csaky, with Blanchet foundry stamp, numbered edition ...

This is a mid century classical figurative style wall sculpture. This wall sculpture is made of fiberglass with a copper bronze finish to the surface. This unique wall sculpture has a classical style with a man pouring water...

A plaster relief sculpture by Russian American artist George Aarons (1896-1980). This sculpture by George Aarons, titled Psalm 85:10-11, visually interprets the verse's themes of lov...