Continental US Abstract Sculptures

Mark Peiser Cattails paperweight, 1979 Blown glass and torch-worked imagery Measures: 4.75 x 4.875 x 4.875 inches.

Modernist bronze sculpture by St. Louis artist Mary Bolte circa 1950s Abstract depiction of two figures in lacquered solid bronze mounted to a wood base Signed and numbered 18/100 8...

Custom Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production. Multiple work samples shown. Message seller before ordering. Biomorphic: ‘bios' ...

The Cairn collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda challenges the perception of furniture being purely functional. We believe furniture brings a sense of spirituality and magic to our li...

Artist signed painters pallet sculpture, Midge 2019.

A large abstract floor sculpture made by Cutis Jere in 1984. A great post modern design in grey cut steel. Artist signed and dated.

"Mono Table" Cal Summers d. 2021 A coffee table made from a unique composite material developed by Cal Summers. Graphite, resin, wood fiber, and exposed steel frame. Available in cu...

Heavy gauge wire and wood block. Artist-signed on rear of wood.

Elegant 'Love Knot' abstract sculpture by Renato Anatrà, signed, Italy. Representing eternal love, this graceful sculpture is beautifully hand crafted of clear...

Classic Danish Pop 1960s /Space Age Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen table lamp, 1960s fabulous, plastic, screens with white plastic slats. Lucite, ac...

Finely crafted 1960's sofa size brutalist abstract wall art sculpture. Torch cut design with some raindrops painted in primary colored enamel. Could not find a signature on this one.

Minimalist pair of solid crystal cube sculptures / paperweights, circa 1980s. The cubes are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4" square and 3" squar...

The giraluna is a spectral plant entity from Leo Lionni's Classic alternate universe  textbook Parallel Botany.  About the Sculpture: The Giraluna This elusive and capricious plant is the Dream Queen of parallel botany. Hydendorp, quite rightly, does not hesitate to define it as the "most parallel of plants, most plantlike of the parallels," and in so doing he stresses not so much its physiognomic oddnesses as the disconcerting normality of its shape. "If we were in the jungle," he writes, "and we found one blocking our way, we would not for an instant hesitate to hack it down with our machetes."1 But it will not be our good fortune to encounter it. If in reconstructions the Giraluna displays considerable plantness of form and an exact and convincing solidity, in its natural environment it can be perceived only as a nebulous interplay of glimmerings and empty spaces which alternate in the darkness and vaguely suggest where its outlines might be. (pl. XXIV) Its nocturnal presence, in fact, is manifested almost entirely in terms of the equivocal O'-factor of the moonbeams, which was discovered and measured a few years ago by Dennis Dobkin of the Point Paradise Observatory. This factor changes the light-shade ratio which normally defines volumes into a subtle interplay of lucencies and opacities, so that our perceptions, our basic sensorial habits conditioned by thousands of years of daytime life in the "solar key," would need complete readjustment and indeed reversal in order to come to terms with it. Daylight isolates objects, bestowing a noisy Meaning on all the odds and ends in the world. But night takes everything away except the very soul of things: a black light, a transparent darkness, a secret we cannot grasp. During the long night of the Erocene era man caught a glimpse of the Giraluna rising mysteriously in its barren landscape. Presolar man imagined himself the child of the Moon. In her lap he had known the comfort of the life, silent torpor of the night, and by her light he had seen silver pearls lie weightlessly upon the coronas of the first great flowers. But he left us only a few enigmatic signs of all this: the Feisenburg cave, the petrified bones in the Ahmenstadt tumulus, the Boergen Cup. Paradoxically enough, all that we do in fact know of his presence in that landscape comes to us from our study of his nocturnal vegetation, Around the middle of the Erocene era, when the flowers of night were fading away in the light of a new dawn, man saw that outlines and colors were slowly hardening. Thus he discovered the stone-hard world of day, and learned to be the child of both Sun and Moon, of Amnes and Ra, of Disarm and Karak, of Nemsa and Taor. The "crawling stones" of Yorkshire, the stele of Tapur, the graffiti of Klagenstadt, these have preserved for us the nearly obliterated images of the two divinities who from the center of their temples drew the design of the universe. But the Sun was not long in attaining absolute power over everything in the world. "O Ra, o Amno Ra our benefactor, glowing and flaming! Gods and men bow down before you, for you are their creator and their only Lord." Such was the prayer of Amresh, High Priest of Egypt. And a new vegetation, outspoken and exuberant, appeared on the earth, and made the bright leaves dance in the morning breeze. Night soon became no more than a dark corridor joining one day to another, a place of visions and memories, a storehouse of words and images. It became a secret refuge where the vanished flowers could once more flaunt their coronas to the Moon. And thousands of years later the black flowers of that distant night-Giraluna, Lunaspora, Solea argentea-were born from seeds hidden deep in a soil rich with legends and stories. If our knowledge of the Giraluna is today reasonably complete and detailed this is due to the industry and scholarship of Professor Johannes Hydendorp of the University of Honingen, who has collected and collated all known facts and kept his records abreast of the latest developments. Our historical and geographical information comes from the most varied sources: legends and folk tales handed down from generation to generation, accounts given by explorers, anthropologists, and paleontologists, and of course the more recent testimony of botanists such as Heinz Hornemann and Pierre Maessens. Source: Sivatherium. narod .edu About Sculpture: Leo Lionni is best known today for his children's books: Little Blue and Little Yellow; Frederick—the one about the mouse who gathers poems while his family is harvesting seeds for the winter—Swimmy the Fish. Of course the children don't remember his name, but to parents and grandparents, the ones who actually do the reading, he is something of a celebrity. Most people don't realize that Lionni is also one of the 20th-century's most influential graphic designers. Within that field, he is a legend. In fact, he didn't start doing children's books until he had left the world of advertising, teaching, and design to allow more time for contemplation and for art. Little Blue and Little Yellow (1959) began as an improvised entertainment for bored grandchildren. What can you do with a few scraps of colored paper and a lot of imagination ? Make the first best-selling children's book illustrated with abstract art. Before that his work as design director for Olivetti Corporation of America and the art director of Fortune magazine, the co-founder of the Aspen...

Handcrafted Japanese art rock in its original presentation box. A beautifully made simple form. From the La Jolla estate of Mid-Century Modernist landscape architect...

Bent Metal Table with Wood Legs in the Trompe L'oeil Style of John Dickinson A truly unique and original console table crafted from solid wood and be...

Mid Century Mexican Sterling Silver Brutalist Skeleton Fish by Melesio Rodriguez . stylish pendant stamped and signed 925 .

"Untitled" (Bush) Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1970's made of welded bronze. Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, an...

Ceramic sculpture by Carlo Zauli from the series "Sphere" done in the circa 1970s. Stoneware and very abstract. Influences of Lucio Fontana are apparent. Exhibited large scale installations during Milan Design Week 2013. Carlo Zauli is indisputably considered one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. After having won the main awards in ceramics in the fifties, the early sixties saw him evolve towards a markedly sculptural interpretation of his Craft. In these years he developed his own artistic language, imbued with informal atmospheres intertwined with a harmonious but disruptive "naturalness": these are the years of growing international success. From 1958, the year in which the great high-reliefs were made for the Baghdad palace and the Kuwait State Printing Office, he saw his fame grow continually, up to the end of the seventies and eighties, throughout Europe, Japan , North America, where he realizes exhibitions and placed work permanently. Carlo Zauli was born in 1926 in Faenza, where he died in 2002. Instead of ornate platters and decorative vases, his work seemed to have emerged from the earth itself, with organic curves, jagged edges, cracks and fissures that reflected the artist’s keen connection with nature. It was this passion for the natural world that made his work revered in Japan. Zauli first showed in the Japan as well in 1964 with the International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art that toured several top museums. At the beginning of 1960s, Carlo Zauli enters an artistic period in which he could be defined 'a sculptor of vases.' He subjects his vases to a progressive process of geometrical synthesis that, combined with a sort of abnormal growth, turns them into true sculptures. His studio receives frequent visits from Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Giuseppe Spagnulo...

The high-tech look that arose in the 1980s and which is still potentially current had an ingenious predecessor. Over half a century ago, Eileen Gray anticipated the cool industrial a...

Sculptural handkerchief planters by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. Rare design with a mossy green patina over grey concrete. Made of fibre cement. Great coloring. Unique sta...

Beautiful ceramic porcelain rendition that is colorful and joyful. This piece is in great condition with no chips. The representation of "funny witch" is whimsical and unique. A gr...

Four panel wall sculpture. Hand formed ceramic pieces in unglazed white stoneware with cotton fringe. Hanging wire is included on each panel. Ships with a small comb for fringe and i...

Bronze and marble midcentury sculpture by Toni Benetton, 1910 - 1996.  

Nice and sweet multicolored triangle by the well known artist Vasa .

This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...

Modern Abstract Pink Veined Alabaster Stone Sculpture, two stones mounted on wood plinth, apparently unsigned. 16" H x 6" W x 6" D. Provenance: From a 5th Avenue Estate.

Hammer by Koyo Sangyo, with the original packaging. Memphis-inspired hammer in shades of pale green, pink, gray, black and yellow. It comes in the original plastic sleeve and card. ...

A fantastically hand-crafted piece by the Kota (or Bakota) tribe who are located in the northeastern region of Gabon. This figure, which is a Mahongwe reliquary figure as exhibited with its truncated almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as guardians to protect the revered bones of venerated family ancestors and leaders and ward off unwanted spirits. These figures are meant to embody intense powers and were also commonly used in communal rites and ritual performances. This particular piece came from an American collector who traveled the African continent and collected African artifacts for over 50 years. This piece has a beautiful, organically aged patina acquired naturally over time and use. It is mounted on a custom wooden display stand. We believe it dates back to the early to mid-1900s but could be older. We are listing as 20th century because we did not have it appraised. This African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota (Bakota) Mohongwe Peoples decorative art would clearly stand out as part of a collection or by itself in any setting. Truly unique, eye-catching and engaging. Dimensions on stand: 25 3/4" High, 7" Wide, 5 1/2" Deep Kota Reliquary...

A Spanish large-sized iron sculptural abstract garden art ornament from the late 20th century. This unique sculpture from Spain, by an unknown artist, has a flirty abstract design in...

The black potion of the glaze is composed of both matte and glossy glaze. The vase, the archetype of every ceramist, is central to the research of the initial period of Carlo Zauli...

A beautiful, signed abstract/figure bronze by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, ca' 1970's.

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

French artist Monique Gerber vintage sculptural bronze abstract rock form vide poche or ashtray. Art du bronze. Patina is beautiful and shows its age. These bronze objects were often...

Minimalist lucite cube sculpture. Unsigned.

Contemporary Abstract Wood Sculpture (signed: PETER BELSLEY, LOS ALTAS)

Bronze Gates by Mary Brogger Unique piece. Dimensions: W 183 x H 259 cm. Materials: Bronze. Custom sizes and finishes available. Electronic system fitting available. Mary Br...

This set took me over 20 years to procure.....Dont miss this opportunity!!!!Being offered extremely rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all 3 instruments originaly wood grain painted, have been stripped and polished.. re-strung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, All play and Sound amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture, Pfretzschner aluminum bass In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...

The “Space Box” was designed by Ernesto Duran, as a creative way to enhance the uniqueness of meteorites and could also be use as a decorative piece. It´s an...

This highly stylized vase features a sculptural sinuous design with a elongated neck. A wonderful object as well as a sculpture. Excellent vintage condition. American, circa 1970....

Alfredo Barbini Venetian Murano Green & Clear Glass "Bull" Sculpture. Featuring hand made clear, green with dark interior Murano Art Glass Bull, with cl...

This stunning Curtis Jere sculpture was made in 1987, and features a superb and iconic design. Made of 40 long brass rods welded to each other across a center line, it forms an exagg...

A very nice abstract marble sculpture by James Phiri, circa early 2000s. The piece has a wonderful patina and measures 12.5"W x 8.5"D x 25.5"H; it is signed on the base. A very cool...

A handsome Mid-Century Modern art sculpture or centerpiece artwork of carved and polished olive wood from France, featuring an elegant free-form abstract design in the round. H 18.5...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of spare parts come together ...

Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture, USA, circa 1970's. Inconel on brass plate, comprised of 49 rods in a 7 x 7 layout with cattails, unmarked. Measures H: 81, W: 16, D: 1...

Organic modern freeform wood sculpture signed C. Hubert. This piece is constructed of a single piece of wood (species unknown). The sculpture is unique from all sides and can be floa...

Tom Bennett bronze abstract sculpture from the 1980s. American. Bronze free-form on a black marble base. Signed edition 21/100. Patina to the bronze...

An African currency bracelet on a custom black steel mount. Bracelet alone measures 4.5"W x 1.5"D x 4.75"H.  

Mid-Century Modern deco abstract sculpture of female nude gymnast. Coppered or bronzed composition.

A relatively large black sculpture in the Modern style or Postmodern design period, circa 1970s. Sculpture has a bolt-like design around, oval ho...

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Marble Sculpture / Statue, Signed and Dated, 1983 A Large and Impressive Unique abstract marble sculpture indistinctively signed and dated 1983. Broken a...

Custom Twisted Lucite Table Sculpture on Base Offered for sale is a custom-made twisted Lucite table sculpture that is presented on a rectangular Lu...

Amazing 1970's modern stone abstract sculpture "Signed AR" in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use, the sculpture is very heavy.

The high-tech look that arose in the 1980s and which is still potentially current had an ingenious predecessor. Over half a century ago, Eileen Gray anticipated the cool Industrial a...

3-1093 Murano art glass yellow and white sculpture.

For your consideration is a beautiful, wood carved sculpture or statue of abstracted figures. In excellent vintage condition. The dimensions are 5" W x 8" D x 32" H.    

Stunning stainless steel “swirl” floor sculpture by Curtis Jere. Swirl sits atop a painted black steel base and swivels, allowing the perfect placement. Pictured with Milo Baughman f...

Available now. Custom Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production. One-of-a-kind light fixture; the item shown is the item that will ship. The Biomorphic series...