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Item Ships From: Michigan
Mid Century Modern Abstract Geometric Wood Constructivist Wire Sculpture 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Outstanding Mid Century abstract geometric sculpture circa 1950s
Deconstructionist assemblage of hand painted wood elements in various shapes balanced on wire and mounted to black w...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brutalist modern Marcello Fantoni copper on welded steel sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Ferndale, MI
Believed to be one of Marcello Fantoni's (1915 - 2011 ) earlier works sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer . A study in patina and corrosion in brutal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel
$2,900 Sale Price
21% Off
Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Bronze Sculpture Brutalist Welded Abstract Bird
Very unique Brutalist abstract bird sculpture circa 1960s
Modernist piece in welded bronze cantilevered o...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features a thick brass circular shape that is cut and bent in opposing direction...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture Tanzania Mozambique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For Your consideration is this wonderful hand carved Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture from the Tanzania Mozambique region. The intricate details on this sculpture are truly amazin...
Category
20th Century Mozambican Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lagardo Tackett Happy White Ceramic Egg Head Stash Jar Condom Holder 1959
By Schmid International, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Troy, MI
Rare 8.5 inch 1959 Lagardo Tackett Happy Ceramic Egghead Stash Jar Sculpture
Ceramic egghead vessel designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid International circa 1959
Rare smaller size...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
8 ft Monumental Abstract Modern Painted Modular Cube Painting Totem Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Incredible stacked cube contemporary geometric sculpture circa 1990s
Six individual plywood cubes with each facet painted a unique design and color way
Secured with steel pins allow...
Category
1990s American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Ermanno Nason Italian Murano Cubist Modern Face Glass Sculpture Signed 1970's
By Ermanno Nason
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A playful Italian Murano glass sculpture depicting a cubist modern face by Ermanno Nason. Signed on bottom. Circa 1970s. Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) worked with all the greatest contemporary artists, from Marc Chagall to Oscar Kokoschka, from Pablo Picasso to Renato Guttuso, from Jacques Cocteau to Braque, from Jan Arp...
Category
1970s Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features three overlapping, semi-circular bronze sections with a texturized and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Chihuly Style Viz Glass 3pc Hand Blown Blue Glass Table Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Viz Glass Inc Chihuly style 3pc glass table sculpture. The sculpture is made from a lovely hand blow, blue with striped layers of yellows. The abstract shapes of each of the glass ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Curtis Jere Signed 1986 Metal Kinetic Table Sculpture Mobile Retro MCM
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 1986 signed Curtis Jere table mobile. This beautiful table sculpture from Jere features a simple modern style with blues, yellows, and reds, attached to an arcing black metal base....
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carved Wood Sculpture by Italian Artist Flaviano Laghi
By Flaviano Laghi
Located in Troy, MI
This mid century wood sculpture by Italian artist Flaviano Laghi dates from approximately 1980 is mounted on a dark wood base and features a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Elizabeth Ryland Mears Contemporary Glass Sculpture Twig Shaped Rods on Stand
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary glass sculpture by Elizabeth Ryland Mears. Circa 1990s. Small multi-colored glass sculptures are forged in the shape of twigs. They are spindled together, placed on a ...
Category
1990s American Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ron Schmidt Signed Brutalist Mid Century Modern Wall Hanging Nail Sculpture
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This original wall-hanging sculpture created by Ron Schmidt. It features a unique design, made from Schmidt's signature nails welded together with smaller pieces of metal to form a s...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Modern Stainless Steel Abstract Sculpture by Robert Hansen
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic, abstract, stainless steel floor indoor or outdoor sculpture, signed Robert D. Hansen. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 11 W x 10 D x 39 H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lawless Vase by Evan Fay
By Evan Fay
Located in Geneve, CH
Lawless Vase by Evan Fay
Dimensions: 92 W 23 D x 54 H cm
Materials: Steel, Brass, Glass
Lawless Vase is composed of 5 separate vases each having a different ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
$4,359 / set
Tall Spanish Textured Matte Bone Finish Ceramic Abstract Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Spain, this abstract sculpture is ceramic with a matte finish. Standing over 30” tall, the piece has a ceramic cylinder shaped base with a metal support rod to displa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features a texturized and patinated bronze surface with two circles cut into the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Geometric Abstract Modernist Hand Carved Wooden Bird Floor Sculpture 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Large architectural hand carved wooden bird sculpture in solid oak
USA circa 1980s
Contrasting elements of geometric and organic design with angular faceted planes and chiseled tex...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Shades of Blue with Gold Signed Fabiano Zanchi Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this Murano glass sculpture dates from approximately 2010. Although this vase-form piece has a pinhole-size opening at top, it does not function as a vase, but rather...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Greenwich Village artist Rebaje Hammered Copper and Brass Cuff Links
By Francisco Rebajes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted pair of cuff links by and signed Rebaje . Hammered copper face with brass button on backside .
Francisco Torres arrived in NY from Dominican Republic in 1922. Sleeping on couches and in basements of friends trying to make his fortune . .
Gradually transformed himself into Frank Rebajes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Abstract Post Modern Ceramic & Glass Wall or Table Sculpture by Kaiser Suidan
Located in Troy, MI
Large abstract mixed media ceramic sculpture by Kaiser Suidan Studio 2001
Post Modern Memphis style design of mixed elements and colorful glazes with a rare incorporation of sculpte...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Narendra Patel Signed Rosewood Bird Sculpture
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Stunning abstract bird sculpture in solid Brazilian Rosewood by artist Narendra Patel. Originally hailing from India, the sculptor completed degrees in painting, sculpting, and product design at the prestigious Maharaja Sayajirao University before moving to the U.S. for his M.A. in Sculpture at Wayne State University and M.A. in Fine Art at Cranbrook in 1965. His final year at Cranbrook in Michigan was the year he completed this piece. The piece is in excellent condition with a fine patina. Mounted in a block of redwood, the bird is free to swivel with its tail smoothly passing each corner without hitting it. A rare early find from an established mid-west artist whose work can be found at outdoor sculpture parks...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Carl Aubock II Rare Brass Corkscrew Cup Model 3710 Austria 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Troy, MI
Carl Auböck II model 3710
Austria c. 1949
Turned wood cup with elongated oval brass handle that removes to a reveal a functioning corkscrew
Original patina
Signed both to the bottom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Cast Bronze Sculpture of Stylized Rearing Horse on Onyx Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautifully scaled cast and plated sculpture of rearing horse on onyx base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
$2,400 Sale Price
46% Off
Curtis Jere Brass Spiral Brutalist Articulating Table Sculpture on Marble Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Curtis Jere brass articulating spiral table sculpture. This vintage Jere sculpture features a spiraling brass design with brutalist elements. It has multicolored rods with raw weld...
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Artist-Made Driftwood Bas Relief on Board #2
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s
Artist-made driftwood bas relief on board. Various pieces of found driftwood form an interesting composition. Purchased from the estate of the artist...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Signed Kyriakos Rokos Brutalist Bronze Surrealist Abstract Relief Sculpture 1971
By ROKOS
Located in Troy, MI
Kyriakos Rokos (b 1945)
Bronze sculpture on stone base
1971
Abstract bronze sculpture by renowned Greek artist Kyriakos Rokos
Cast relief with perpetual faces and a protruding finge...
Category
1970s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Mid Century Modern Abstract Organic Biomorphic Carved Wood Totem Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Large hand carved abstract wood sculpture by Oliver De France
Circa 1960s
Carved from a single block of richly grained pine with a dimensional interplay of biomorphic forms and clu...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Mid Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Mixed Metal Wire Tree Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fantastic large scale brutalist sculpture by anonymous artist circa 1960s
Drip case metal and copper wire tree with figure on a swing
Mounted to wood base / Unsigned
Additional Inf...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Large Seguso Arte Vetro Signed Striped Murano Glass Abstract Sculpture Heavy
By Seguso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Seguso Arte Vetro signed striped Murano Glass abstract sculpture. Very vibrant multi color sculpture that is signed on the bottom as pictured.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
C. Jere Golden Metal Sailboat Signed Mid Century Modern 1982
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This mid-century modern sculpture by C. Jere is a stylized representation of a sailboat, crafted from golden metal, capturing the elegance and simplicity of nautical design. The piec...
Category
1980s Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,100 Sale Price
38% Off
Robert Hansen Black Forged Metal Abstract Outdoor Contemporary Modern Sculpture
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A forged painted copper metal, abstract floor sculpture, by Michigan artist Robert D. Hansen. Could be displayed indoors or outdoors. The perfect modern statement. The dimensions are...
Category
2010s Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Curtis Jere Enameled Bow Tie Badges Mounted on Wire Rod Wall Sculpture
By C. Jeré Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unique wire rod sculpture with asymmetrically placed " bow tie " enameled ornaments. Most likely by Jere at Artisan house. Rods do show patina. Some bent or t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,400 Sale Price
27% Off
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine Glass
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine glass. Very large stand alone piece. Finely polished bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Modernist Steel Outdoor Kinetic Hanging Mobile Sculpture 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Large Modernist Steel Outdoor Kinetic Hanging Mobile Sculpture 1980s
Large kinetic indoor/outdoor hanging sculpture by Phil Beck c1980. Asym...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
C. Jere Artisan House large raindrops tree sculpture
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Ferndale, MI
Tree in the Jere Artisan house " raindrops " style . Many varying sizes of sheet metal discs welded to steel wire branches . On this tree the steel branches are attached to natural ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Shlomi Haziza Lucite Purple and Clear Sailboat Sculpture Contemporary Modern
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The Shlomi Haziza Lucite Purple and Clear Sailboat Sculpture is a mesmerizing example of contemporary modern art, combining intricate craftsmanshi...
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Rare Harry Bertoia Sterling Silver Brooch "Ginko Leaves" ca. 1940s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
An extremely rare Harry Bertoia sterling silver brooch "Ginko Leaves." The brooch has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.77. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The Brooch measures: 2.94 " long x 1.5 " wide x .30 " deep.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The brooch and closure are all handcrafted and the clasp is his unique design.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figurative Wood Carving Floor Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wrought Iron Decorative Well Head
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A truly unique find, rich with character, this metal well head is a patina lovers’ dream. Fantastical and perfectly aged, this piece fuels the imagination wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tony Rosenthal Abstract Sculpture Blackened Steel Red Blushes
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
UNTITLED is an abstract blackened steel sculpture that has a continuous lively movement. The positioning of the heavy metal is suggestive of dance. There are similarities to the sculptors, Robert Sestok and Tony Smith, who both worked in bronze and painted steel with similar cut out pieces and abstract designs. Untitled has a joyous aura and its small size makes it a charming intimate piece. It might have been a maquette for a much larger piece. The design works in this 14" height as it would in a 14' height. There is a Letter of Certification that will accompany the sculpture.
Tony Rosenthal (1914 - 2009) is best known for creating a staggering list of monumental public art sculptures. For over seven decades Tony Rosenthal created an arc of sculpture in a variety of sizes, styles and media, including wood, steel, bronze, brass, cement and aluminum. Every day millions see, enjoy and interact with art created by Rosenthal in cities around the world. In New York City alone, five Rosenthal public art sculptures have been beloved and visible 24/7 for over four decades, yet Rosenthal is not a household name. Art dealer Joseph K. Levene, told The New York Times, Tony Rosenthal "reminds me of a character actor. You know the face but not the name. With him, you know the art."
Tony Rosenthal dedicated his life to creating art and actively created sculpture everyday in his Southampton, New York studio until he passed away at the age of 94, July 28, 2009. At nine Rosenthal learned the fundamentals of carving sculpture when his mother, an opera singer enrolled him in children's classes at the Art Institute of Chicago where he learned how to carve sculptures in soap. In 1936 Rosenthal earned a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, and in 1952 became the first instructor of sculpture at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1950 Rosenthal was recipient of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s sculpture award; in 1967, Rosenthal received the outstanding achievement award from the University of Michigan and in 1963 a Ford Foundation Grant.
After graduating from the University of Michigan, Rosenthal became studio assistant to Alexander Archipenko, the figurative master sculptor, casting bronzes in exchange for sculpture lessons; at night, Rosenthal taught evening classes in drawing and sculpture. In 1939, Rosenthal enrolled at Cranbrook Academy of Art, studying with Carl Milles, Cranbrook's sculptor in residence; there, Rosenthal forged friendships with husband and wife designers Charles Eames and Ray Eames and the sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen the wife of architect, Eero Saarinen.
Decades later Rosenthal acknowledged his gratitude to Cranbrook by donating his archives to them. The Cranbrook Cube, 1984, a 90" painted aluminum cube is in the Cranbrook Museum collection. In 1942, Rosenthal was drafted into the U.S. Army; while stationed in Paris Rosenthal forged friendships with George Braque, Andre Derain, Le Corbusier and Constantin Brancusi, routinely organizing and accompanying groups of soldiers on studio visits. Through multiple visits to Brancusi's Paris studio, Rosenthal learned to create and forge metal sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Modernist Abstract Biomorphic Freeform White Organic Sculpture 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
Original abstract white organic freeform sculpture circa 1990s
Amorphic organic piece in white painted plaster with a captivating amalgam of concave and convex dimension
Signed by ...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Meticulously formed and welded brutalist style skater sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely formed and constructed sculpture in a cubist brutalist style . The exceptional welding becomes part of the form and lends to the idea of a muscular torso . Stylized idea of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$9,500 Sale Price
32% Off
James Nani Untitled Contemporary Pyramid Lucite Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a compelling contemporary pyramid lucite sculpture signed Nani (13 x 22). James Nani (1926-2016) was a Detroit artist for over 50 ...
Category
20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Sergio de Giusti Signed Modernist Biblical Painted Ceramic Diptych Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist contemporary painted ceramic diptych sculpture by Detroit artist Sergio De Giusti. An abstract composition with religious and biblical de...
Category
20th Century American Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Contemporary Stainless Steel Abstract Sculpture by Robert Hansen
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic large, abstract, stainless steel floor indoor or outdoor sculpture, signed Robert D. Hansen. In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 13.5 W x 17 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Postmodern Metal Steel Curved Sculptural Pedestal Display Base 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern metal steel pedestal, circa 1970s. Curved sculptural forms creates a dynamic base to display an item. A unique and interesting decorative item for a modern or contempora...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Post Modern Curved Lucite Table Sculpture Van Teal Style
By Van Teal
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This is a post-modern lucite table sculpture in the style of Van Teal. The entire piece is crafted from lucite, including the base and the arms that extend from the top. The sculptur...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Contemporary Modern Copper Metal Abstract Collage Sculpture by Robert Hansen
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This stunning copper collage sculpture up for consideration created by Robert Hansen in 2018. In very good condition. Dimensions: 27.5"w x 7"d x 39.5"h.
Category
2010s Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Glen Michaels Signed Mosaic Wall Sculpture Assemblage Ceramic, Stone, Bronze
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary mosaic wall sculpture assemblage by Cranbrook artist Glen Michaels. Etched signature bottom right. Circa 2000s. The center mosaic is made of bronze metals, glass, wood...
Category
Early 2000s American Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Contemporary Modern Stainless Steel Abstract Sculpture by Robert Hansen
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful, abstract, stainless steel table or floor sculpture, by Robert D. Hansen. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 9" W x 10" D x 39" H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Original Mid Century Modern Bronze Abstract Brutalist Sculpture by Glen Michaels
By Glen Michaels
Located in Troy, MI
Organic modern bronze sculpture by Cranbrook Academy of Art alumnus and highly regarded Michigan artist Glen Michaels circa 1970s
Highly textured and intricate composition of patina...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Desk Top Lucite Stylized Fish Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Sculpture of two lucite fish one mounted over the second with chrome dowel connecting.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
$250 Sale Price
54% Off
Curtis Jere Mid Century Dandelion Burst Sculpture On Square Onyx Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A striking example of mid-century modern design, this Curtis Jere Dandelion Burst sculpture radiates dynamic energy and sculptural elegance. Dozens of metal rods extend outward in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Metal
James Nani Been There 111 Mod Abstract Black Molded Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is fantastic modern abstract black molded resin sculpture titled "Been There 111" signed Nani (12 x 5). James Nani (1926-...
Category
20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Modern Abstract Hand Painted Figurative Floor Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary modern hand painted figurative floor sculpture. This beautiful floor sculpture features an abstract figurative design with a hand painted body. This piece is in very g...
Category
20th Century Unknown Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Angelo Barovier Barovier and Toso Murano abstract Mixed Media on Panel 1959
By Angelo Barovier
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Rare Angelo Barovier mixed media on board with glass highlights. Signed and dated 1959. Large and impressive one of a kind sculptural work by a major world renowned glass artist. Boa...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Collection of African Wood Carvings including Ebony Shona from Malawian
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A fascinating set of African wood carvings, including a lidded vessel from Ebony Shona from Malawian. From a private collection. Dimensions: 7”h ...
Category
20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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