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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a mottled grey exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Cha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist’s creative spirit. This large calligraphy brush...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Fantoni Bowl
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni bowl, outer edge fluctuations with colorful glazes
Signed underside Fantoni italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An opaque, black glaze coats the body of this petite kitchen jar, pooling at the sharp angle drawn by its high shoulders. The glazed vessel dates to the early 20th-century and was or...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The dark, red-brown lacquer finish has weathered with time to reveal the light brown coloring of its pine wood construction. A tray like this would have been used to serve tea or food to friends and family...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine, Lacquer
Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating textured glaze coats the simple, slightly-tapered form of this Qing-dynasty kitchen jar. Drip patterns and firing imperfections give the jar fantastic character, castin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An opaque black glaze coats the body of this small early 20th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen for ferm...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Maitland Smith Faux Malachite Lidded Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
An impressive example of a Maitland Smith faux malachite lidded box with gold lined accents.
Category
20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Midnight Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark blue-black glaze coats the body of this small kitchen jar, sheeting down the sides and pooling at the sharp angle drawn by its high shoulders. The glazed vessel dates to the e...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Four Jar Table Top Caramelera
Located in Chicago, IL
Four jar table top caramelera (new old stock). Usually used for dispensing candy.
Category
1970s Argentine Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Chinese Traveling Knife and Chopstick Set with Bone Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant set of eating utensils dates to the mid-19th century and would have accompanied a well-to-do traveler on a long cross-country journey. The set includes a pair of bone chopsticks and a long blade with a highly decorated handle. The handle and scabbard having matching designs, both crafted of blackwood with brass and bone inlay of Buddhist and Taoist symbols, including the parasol, golden fish, infinite knot...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting foods and condiments in a provincial Chinese kitchen, this early 20th century terracotta jar is cloaked in a thick mustard yellow glaze. The jar has a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tribal Instinct, Outsider Artist Assemblage with Skull and Various Found Objects
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, self-taught artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Wire
Pair of Early 20th Century Neoclassical Columns
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of early 20th century Italian neoclassical-style alabaster columns, reminiscent of Grand Tour souvenirs, with carved acanthus leaf details, and each resting on square bases with...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Chinese Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering Baluster Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Monique Gerber French Bronze Vide Poche Marguerite Motif
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze vide poche or decorative dish by French artist Monique Gerber in the motif of a large petal Marguerite or daisy.
Signed MG in a large script.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
20th Century American Hammered Copper Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A quirky yet charming 20th century crudely hammered copper lined wood bowl with a wonderful texture. Perfect for catching your keys on your entry console, or holding your glasses on ...
Category
20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Chinese Gilt Soldier Figurine, c. 1700
Located in Chicago, IL
Lavishly pigmented and carved with intricate detail, this gilt figurine was originally a decorative element from an ornate bed surround. The petite figurine...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
The Black Road: Verdigris, Classical Male Bust, Resin, Patina and Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary sculptural portrait head takes its beginnings from classical antiquity. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculpture, which is made of resin and patinaed and is then highlighted with gold leaf.
Dean Kugler
The Black Road: Verdigris
resin, gold leaf, patina
Measures: 10 H x 13 W x 19 D in
25.40 H x 33.02 W x 48.26 D cm
DK0045
Kugler uses scale and the juxtaposition of disparate elements in order to engage and challenge the viewer. He combines elements such as strength and weakness or beauty and damage to be experienced simultaneously within the same piece of work to create a tense energy. Kugler also incorporates the technical skill of tight rendering with the dynamism of abstraction to create this energy to add additional excitement and intrigue to his aesthetic.
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk College.
22 June 2016 – Dispatch-Argus. Coverage of my one-man show titled “Animal Farm.”
22 Sept 2015 – Quad-City Times. “Body of work”. Article by David Burke about a one-man art show at Black Hawk College.
30 October 2014 – WVIK radio and online. Coverage of the ribbon-cutting for “Gravity” installation at the Rivercenter in Davenport, IA.
28 Sept 2014 – TV interview on WZZM13 in Grand Rapids covering ARTPRIZE and my sculpture, Gravity at the Gerald Ford...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
c.1890 Miniature Antique English Pine Armoire
Located in Chicago, IL
Miniature Antique English Child's Toy Armoire with original mirrors and drawer. These make fantastic wall displays when hung in groups, sometimes use...
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Mirror
Vintage Cast Bronze Sun Catchall
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 20th century cast bronze catchall with a large smirking sun face in the bottom. This piece is incredibly heavy for its size, and of the best...
Category
20th Century Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering Baluster Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rustic Wooden Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a large length of northern elmwood, this primitive tray charms with its humble rustic finish and simple form. Marked with use and traces of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over persimmon-orange glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. Hand-crafted with dovetail joints, the vessel has gracefull...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Crinoid Fossil about 450 Million Years Old
Located in Chicago, IL
Moroccan fossil named Crinoid, which are about 450 million years old. Crinoid fossils, or sea lilies are members of the Echinodermata phylum. Our Crinoi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
19th Century Crosscut Saw on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A rugged and handsome late 19th century American crosscut saw made by E.C. Atkins & Co. of Indianapolis, with common teeth and wood handles, and mounted on a custom steel stand for display...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Chinese Gnarled Brush Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A brush pot, such as this one made in Hainan province, may once have sat on the desk of a learned scholar next to his brushes, inkpot, and ink stone. Made of rustic, gnarled wood...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
Chinese Meandering Tea Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully carved of a fine-grained hardwood, this late 19th century tray reflects the Qing-dynasty literati's taste for fine materials and balanced proportions. Once used to serve ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese "Winged Guardian" Lingbi Scholar's Rock
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as gongshi, or scholars' rocks, lingbi stones such as this were fixtures of the scholars' studio, displayed as sources of beauty and creative inspiration. Meditating on the sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Polished Bronze Biomorphic Sculpture by Alfred Burlini
By Alfred Burlini
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid-Century Modern polished bronze biomorphic sculpture by Alfred Burlini raised on a black lucite base. Dated 1975 8/10.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Bamboo Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Los Castillo Mixed Metal and Abalone Fish Platter
By Los Castillo
Located in Chicago, IL
Los Castillo mixed metal and abalone fish platter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Cut Crystal and Ormolu Inkwell
Located in Chicago, IL
French late 19th century cut crystal and ormolu inkwell.
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Chinese Dried Gourd Noodle Strainer, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Due to their many seeds, gourds are traditionally perceived as auspicious symbols of good fortune and perpetuity. When dried, gourds became durable natural vessels used as ladles, fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Organic Material
Chinese Fan Shaped Lacquer Snackbox, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Imagine the delight of opening this mysterious, black box to find it filled with roasted nuts and decadent sweets. Unusual for its curved, fan-like shape, the 19th-century wooden box...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-19th century finely woven trunk was originally used to safely store painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover each of the side panel...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These beautifully-aged wooden containers date to the late 19th century and were originally used to transport and store a nutritious butter made from y...
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Elm
Gilt Bronze Soldier Sculpture by Medwedsky
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt bronze soldier sculpture by Medwedsky, also referred to as bronze-doré. There are no visible prior repairs and the gilding is on very nice all ...
Category
1940s European Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese White Marble Gnarled Root Tub, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like a Ming-dynasty scholars' sculptural root objects, this marble basin carved with a gnarled root pattern embraces Daoist affinities with nature and spo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley Ceramic Stool with Black Coppered Glaze 18/16
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Coil-built ceramic stool with black coppered glaze. Marked with an engraved bronze label to underside: Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley 18/16.
Designe...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley Ceramic Stool with Black Coppered Glaze 18/14
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Coil-built ceramic stool with black coppered glaze. Marked with an engraved bronze label to underside: Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley 18/14.
Designe...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley Ceramic Vessel with Black Coppered Glaze 18/10
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Wheel-thrown and slab-built ceramic vessel with black coppered glaze. Marked with an engraved bronze label to underside: Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century American Studio Pottery in Citron
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-20th century studio pot in citron
Dimensions: 9.25 in H x 8 in W, with 6 in opening and a 5 in base.
Category
20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Chinese Orange Glazed Rope Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The vibrancy and cheer of the orange finished stoneware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Carved African Bone Tool from Cameroon
Located in Chicago, IL
Old primitive small bone carved tool from
Cameroon
Beautiful and delicate Objet d' Art.
Category
19th Century Cameroonian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Early 20th Century Antique Spanish Parchment and Forged Iron Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century antique parchment and iron trunk.
This trunk has a rounded top with fabric interior.
Forged iron details and lock.
Probably a tra...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Harry Bouras Sculpture
By Harry Bouras
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago art critic, Harry Bouras was the host of "Arts and Artists" for 25 years. Harry's pieces are in permanent collections in Chicago, New York, and Tokyo. Resin coated iron sculpture. Pictured with three other matching sculptures...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
18th Century Quing Dynasty Wine Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Absolutely stunning Chinese Quing Dynasty wine pot from the Qiang Long period, late 18th century. This pot has a gorgeous, icy glaze that can appear gray, blu...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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