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Item Ships From: New York
John Van Alstine - River Angler, Sculpture 2015
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sacandaga River Landscape II, Sculpture 2012
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pigmented and Sealed Steel Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the m...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Implement 39, Sculpture 2015
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

L'Arbre de Vie, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ gold patina by Georges Charpentier
By Georges Charpentier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Charpentier, French (1937 - 2024) - L'Arbre de Vie, Year: 1980, Medium: Bronze Sculpture with gold patina on wooden base, signature and numbering inscribed, Edition: 5/8, ...
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1980s Art Deco New York - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lapis 152 - white blue 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic wall composition
By Marie Laforey
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Clay

John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle LVIX, Sculpture 2014
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
10" x 16" x 4" Small Riverstone, Pigmented, and Sealed Steel Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sidewinder
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Stormwarning V (Red Rain 3.14), Sculpture 2015
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Holiday XX (Long Bar), Sculpture 2007
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Icarus (Frail Wings of Vanity), Sculpture 2010
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Cudgel II, Sculpture 1991
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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1990s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate

John Van Alstine - Sidewinder '07, Sculpture 2007
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sagitta III, Sculpture 2002
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Stainless Steel

John Van Alstine - Pointe, Sculpture 2004
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Stainless Steel

John Van Alstine - Lunge XI, Sculpture 2014
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Stainless Steel

John Van Alstine - Fleche VIII, Sculpture 2017
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Holiday 35 (Speckled Stone), Sculpture 2017
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Riverstone/ Pigmented and sealed steel Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal, Steel

Fingerprint 3
By Jozef Bajus
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media woven paper and staple wall sculpture by Jozef Bajus. This work can be acquired in a shadow box frame presentation for an additional $350.
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2010s Conceptual New York - Sculptures

Nancy Cohen "Fire and Ice" Glass
By Nancy Cohen
Located in New York, NY
Line is the operative formal element in the work shown here, but there are many other lines in play. Pieces walk a line between drawings that might be tapestries or sculptures or pa...
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2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Minolta" Original 35mm camera sculpted in plaster & wood of 'White box series'
By Daniel Fiorda
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Fiorda takes objects such as old typewriters and 35mm cameras: “Discarded remnants of the industrial world,” transforming these objects into high-e...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, House Paint

"Voyage I, " Rosamond Berg, Female Contemporary Minimalist Sculpture Artist
Located in New York, NY
Rosamond Berg (American, 1931 - 2018) Voyage I, 1982 Mixed media construction including hand-dyed cotton cloth pouches 24 x 24 inches Signed, titled an...
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1980s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Thread, Glass, Wood

Les ruines de Delphes
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Francois Bauer studied graphic design in Chaumont, then went to HEAR, where he deepened his curriculum in object design. He then studied at the European Institute of Ceramic Arts in ...
Category

2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

John Van Alstine - Pique A Terre VIII, Photography 1999
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pique A Terre VIII, John Van Alstine. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focu...
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1990s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

John Van Alstine - FLECHE, Sculpture 2005
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Slate, Steel Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic lev...
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Early 2000s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Slate, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

John Van Alstine - Column XIV (Pointer), Photography 2002
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Column XIV (Pointer), John Van Alstine. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Steel, Iron

John Van Alstine - Crossover, Sculpture 1990
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Crossover, John Van Alstine. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the...
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1990s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle 8-14-17, Photography 2017
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisyphean Circle 8-14-17, John Van Alstine. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a maj...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Steel

John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle (Diagonally Down), Sculpture 2013
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisyphean Circle (Diagonally Down), John Van Alstine. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these material...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

John Van Alstine - Round Mountain Landscape III, Sculpture 2015
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Granite/ Steel Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Steel

John Van Alstine - Crescent III, Sculpture 2003
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Granite/Steel Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic le...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Steel

John Van Alstine - Icarus (Frail Wings of Vanity), Sculpture 2010
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level, the work ...
Category

2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Metal, Steel

John Van Alstine - Nosedive IV, Sculpture 2012
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is...
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2010s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Steel

John Van Alstine - Blue Ara, Sculpture 2018
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
RECLINING FIGURE, John Van Alstine. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Steel

John Van Alstine - Wreathe III
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wreathe III, John Van Alstine. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Steel

John Van Alstine - Lunge III, Photography 2005
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Steel

Love Wins - Rainbow glass pill sculpture
By Edie Nadelhaft
Located in East Quogue, NY
Limited edition rainbow colored glass pill sculpture. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is equipped with a D-ring on the back for easy hanging. "Love Wins" is part of Edie Nadelhaft's "Better Living Thru Chemistry: Luv is the Drug" sculpture series consisting of candy-colored glass and mixed media capsule-shaped objects. Each pill is festooned with text messages, social media iconography and the language of pop psychology. Inspired in equal parts by the ubiquitous presence of social media in contemporary culture and the simultaneous rise of direct - to - consumer pharmaceutical marketing. The work pokes fun at the alternately amusing and depressing correlations between the two phenomena as both are enlisted to oversimplify the human condition and expedite contentment through a familiar cocktail of instant gratification and seductive packaging. Edie Nadelhaft is a New York-based painter and mixed media artist whose work has been widely exhibited at museums, art fairs and galleries. She studied painting and art history at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and S.U.N.Y. Purchase. She received her BFA with Honors from The Massachusetts College of Art & Design. Glass sculpture, glass pill, pop art, bright colors, multicolor, still life, sculpture, wall installation, contemporary art, chill pill...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Yvette Cohen, Ara Pacis - Zen Corner, 2009, Minimalist sculpture
By Yvette Cohen
Located in Darien, CT
My work bridges the divide between sculpture and painting and drawing. Paintings are geometric masses of color in oil paint and wood dowels, on shaped canvas. Often grouped in d...
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2010s Minimalist New York - Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Wood

“Pen Decline 1 - 2 - 3 in Black” (Archeology series) Computer Keyboard Sculpture
By Daniel Fiorda
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Fiorda in this new series of sculptures, continues in many ways the themes that have infused his previous work. For the last several years, Fiorda has dealt with technology, obsolescence, with the trail of discarded tech that humanity leaves behind and what it says about us. The new work takes this thematic one step further. These new wall pieces feature barely concealed found objects, almost fully engulfed by concrete, and yet still eerily discernible: industrial gears, computer keyboards, objects that evoke industrial post-digital eras. This piece is a set of 3 artworks...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Women in the Garden, Porcelain Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painted porcelain vase is of Chinese origin. Women can be seen socializing in an ancient Chinese garden. The analogous color scheme creates a serene and comfortable design. Or...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist New York - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

3 Faces Cast in Bronze Relief, mid century mystery artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled, 20th century Bronze with wood and acrylic mounting Overall: 19 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. Bronze plate: 17 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. Numbered lower left: 7/30 Initialed l...
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20th Century Modern New York - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Candy II (lightbox)
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Candy II (Snickers) Year: 2014 Medium: Sculpture Multiple: Lightbox with Steelcut, Acrylic Paint, signed and dated verso Edition: 13/...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art New York - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jeff Koons-Lips-Bernardaud-Plate-2012
By Jeff Koons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a limited Edition plate by Jeff Koons, numbered out of 2500 on the verso, published by Bernardaud in France in 2012. The diameter of the plate is 12.5 inches, with a height o...
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2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Welded Brushed Steel Sculpture - geometric abstraction (Unique, signed)
By Michael Todd
Located in New York, NY
Michael Todd Welded Brushed Steel Sculpture - geometric abstraction, 1968 Welded Brushed Steel Hand signed and dated 1968 in marker on surface....
Category

1960s Abstract Geometric New York - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Mixed Media Sculpture of House: 'Niagara'
By Ethan Minsker
Located in New York, NY
Ethan Minsker's descriptors include writer, filmmaker, artist, publisher, and zine creator. His work chronicles the lifestyles and cultures of overlooked and underappreciated artists. He was a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a New York City-based group of artists, writers, and musicians who promoted work by up-and-coming talent between 2000 and 2011. Ethan was the recipient of the Acker Award for Visual Arts in 2017. He was also the creator and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto Zine, which has been in publication from 1988–present. He received his B.F.A. in Film with honors from the School of the Visual Arts and his masters in Media from the New School. Ethan has written three novels, produced nine feature films, and continues his relationship with under-served artists as a board member and president of Citizens for the Arts, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote art for kids...
Category

2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

Organza Fold
By Jaena Kwon
Located in Westport, CT
This purple/lavender piece is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painti...
Category

2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Conny Goelz Schmitt "Beyond" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
By Conny Goelz Schmitt
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a never-ending story where I play with deconstruction and reconstruction, and changing di...
Category

2010s New York - Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Pop Singer, Mixed Media and Plexiglass Sculpture by Larry Rivers
By Larry Rivers
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media plexi sculpture by the American artist Larry Rivers is a modern take on portraiture. River's medium and use of vibrant colors are able to create a sense of playful...
Category

1970s Pop Art New York - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Plexiglass

Michele Brody, Re-Blooms, Individual, Handcast Paper, Bamboo, Avg, 9" Diameter
By Michele Brody
Located in Darien, CT
Michele Brody, Re-Blooms, Individual Blooms, Handcast Paper, Bamboo,, each approx 9: diameter, 2019 The essence of Michele Brody’s work thrives on the interaction with new communi...
Category

2010s Naturalistic New York - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Handmade Paper, Bamboo Paper

Wood Wall Sculpture: “Talking Roots #2"
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
Eiferman invite’s you to immerse yourself in a world where transformed shapes, lines, and colors are all crafted out of nature's detritus. The inspiration for her drawings come from ...
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2010s New York - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Pandora's Box, Polished Bronze Sculpture, by Stefan Vladescu 1993
By Stefan Matty Vladescu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stefan Matty Vladescu, Romanian/American (1952 - ) Title: Pandora's Box Year: 1993 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and date inscribed Size: 34.5 in. x 10 in. x 10 in. (87...
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1990s Modern New York - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Guardian
By Anne de Villeméjane
Located in New York, NY
Anne de Villeméjane's sculptures in bronze, crystal and cement are exhibited in galleries and major art shows in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Anne is a French artis...
Category

2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Tripolemus" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors
By Hans Van de Bovenkamp
Located in New York, NY
"Tripolemus" by Hans Van de Bovenkamp Large-scale, abstract outdoor sculpture in bronze Stainless steel base measures 36"w x 48"d Renowned for his monumental sculpture created prima...
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2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Untitled #3 - abstract geometric, organic white glazed porcelain sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Lurie Untitled #3 White Glazed Porcelain 20" x 14" x 14" 2019 Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Listed American Female Folk Art Layered Constructed Sculptural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural folk art piece by listed artist Sharon Yavis. This work is constructed by applying layers of wood to create an almost three dimensional effect ...
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1980s Folk Art New York - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil

Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture)
By Seymour Lipton
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Lipton Maquette for Laureate, ca. 1968-1969 Nickel silver on monel metal Unique 18 × 8 1/2 × 7 inches Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1969 thence by descent Christie's New York: Monday, June 30, 2008 [Lot 00199] Acquired from the above Christie's sale This unique sculpture by important Abstract Expressionist sculptor Seymour Lipton is a maquette of the monumental sculpture "Laureate" - one of Lipton's most iconic and influential works located on the Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Laureate is a masterpiece that was commissioned by the Allen-Bradley Company in memory of Harry Lynde Bradley and as an enhancement for the newly constructed Performing Arts Center. It is located on the east bank of the Milwaukee River at 929 North Water Street. The Bradley family in Milwaukee were renowned patrons of modernist sculpture, known for their excellent taste who also founded an eponymous sculpture park. For reference only is an image of the monumental "Laureate" one of Milwaukee's most beloved public sculptures. According to the Smithsonian, which owns a different unique variation of this work, "The full-size sculpture Laureate was commissioned by the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee. In the initial drawings, Seymour Lipton combined details from the architectural plan with a wide variety of images, ranging from musical instruments to a lighthouse on the island of Tobago. He transformed the basic shapes from these sketches into a welded sculpture, which evokes a figure composed of columns, harp strings, and coiled rope. Lipton created this piece to celebrate achievement in the arts. The dramatic silhouette commands your attention, reflecting the title Laureate, which means worthy of honor and distinction. The final version of the piece is over twelve feet high and stands out against the pale, flat buildings of the arts center.,," Provenance Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1969 thence by descent Christie's New York: Monday, June 30, 2008 [Lot 00199] Acquired from the above Christie's sale About Seymour Lipton: Born in New York City in 1903, Seymour Lipton (1903-1986) grew up in a Bronx tenement at a time when much of the borough was still farmland. These rural surroundings enabled Lipton to explore the botanical and animal forms that would later become sources for his work. Lipton’s interest in the dialogue between artistic creation and natural phenomena was nurtured by a supportive family and cultivated through numerous visits to New York’s Museum of Natural History as well as its many botanical gardens and its zoos. In the early 1920s, with the encouragement of his family, Lipton studied electrical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and pursued a liberal arts education at City College. Ultimately, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, Lipton became a dentist, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. In addition to providing him with financial security, dentistry gave Lipton a foundation in working with metal, a material he would later use in his artwork. In the early 1930s, though, Lipton’s primary sculptural medium was wood. Lipton led a comfortable life, but he was also aware of the economic and psychological devastation the Depression had caused New York. In response, he generally worked using direct carving techniques—a form of sculpting where the artist “finds” the sculpture within the wood in the process of carving it and without the use of models and maquettes. The immediacy of this practice enabled Lipton to create a rich, emotional and visual language with which to articulate the desperation of the downtrodden and the unwavering strength of the disenfranchised. In 1935, he exhibited one such early sculpture at the John Reed Club Gallery in New York, and three years later, ACA Gallery mounted Lipton’s first solo show, which featured these social-realist-inspired wooden works. In 1940, this largely self-taught artist began teaching sculpture at the New School for Social Research, a position he held until 1965. In the 1940s, Lipton began to devote an increasing amount of time to his art, deviating from wood and working with brass, lead, and bronze. Choosing these metals for their visual simplicity, which he believed exemplified the universal heroism of the “everyman,” Lipton could also now explore various forms of abstraction. Lipton’s turn towards increasing abstraction in the 1940s allowed him to fully develop his metaphorical style, which in turn gave him a stronger lexicon for representing the horrors of World War II and questioning the ambiguities of human experience. He began his metal work with cast bronze sculptures, but, in 1946, he started welding sheet metal and lead. Lipton preferred welding because, as direct carving did with wood, this approach allowed “a more direct contact with the metal.”[ii] From this, Lipton developed the technique he would use for the remainder of his career: “He cut sheet metal, manipulated it to the desired shapes, then joined, soldered, or welded the pieces together. Next, he brazed a metal coating to the outside to produce a uniform texture.”[iii] In 1950, Lipton arrived at his mature style of brazing on Monel metal. He also began to draw extensively, exploring the automatism that abstract expressionist painters were boasting at the time. Like contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock, Lipton was strongly influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture.The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. In the years following the 1950s, Lipton’s optimism began to rise, and the size of his work grew in proportion. The oxyacetylene torch—invented during the Second World War—allowed him to rework the surfaces of metal sculptures, thus eliminating some of the risks involved with producing large-scale finished works. In 1958, Lipton was awarded a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale and was thus internationally recognized as part of a small group of highly regarded avant-garde constructivist sculptors. In 1960, he received a prestigious Guggenheim Award, which was followed by several prominent public commissions, including his heroic Archangel, currently residing in Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. A number of important solo exhibitions of his work followed at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC (1964); the Milwaukee Art Center and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1969); the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond (1972); the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY (1973); the Herbert E. Johnson Museum of Art of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY (1973); the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum) in Washington, DC (1978); and a retrospective in 1979 at The Jewish Museum in New York. In 1982 and 1984 alone, two exhibitions of his sculpture, organized respectively by the Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC) and the Hillwood Art Gallery of Long Island University (Greenvale, NY), traveled extensively across museums and university galleries around the nation. In 2000, the traveling exhibition An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton was first presented by the Palmer Museum of Art of Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Most recently, in 2009, the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC mounted The Guardian and the Avant-Garde: Seymour Lipton’s Sentinel II in Context. Since 2004, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery has been the exclusive representative of the Estate of Seymour Lipton and has presented two solo exhibitions of his work—Seymour Lipton: Abstract Expressionist Sculptor (2005) and Seymour Lipton: Metal (2008). In 2013, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presented Abstract Expressionism, In Context: Seymour Lipton, which included twelve major sculptures by the artist, along with works by Charles Alston, Norman Bluhm, Beauford Delaney, Willem de Kooning, Jay DeFeo, Michael Goldberg, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Lee Krasner, Norman Lewis, Conrad Marca-Relli, Boris Margo, Alfonso Ossorio, Richard Pousette-Dart, Milton Resnick, Charles Seliger...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist New York - Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Silver

"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
By John Van Alstine
Located in New York, NY
"Fleche (diagonally down)" by John Van Alstine Granite, bronze, stainless steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal,...
Category

2010s Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Leaf Winged Male
By Eric Rhein
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Leaf Winged Male” 1999 Signed, verso Wire, paper, and found objects 26.25 x 21 x 3.25 inches (53.3 x 8.3 cm), framed This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Pink Hat, Impressionist Portrait on Ceramic Tile by Frank Gallo
By Frank Gallo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Frank Gallo, American (1933 - ) Title: Pink Hat Medium: Ceramic Tile, signed lower right Size: 16 x 14 in. (40.64 x 35.56 cm) Frame: 23.5 x 23.5 inches
Category

1980s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"INNER VIEW_Nexus_cellular III" Organic, Abstract Marble Sculpture
By Caroline Ramersdorfer
Located in New York, NY
"INNER VIEW_Open_Nexus II" by Caroline Ramersdorfer Marble and granite Shippable in 8-10 weeks. Please contact gallery for further information. Ramersdorfer carves slabs of marble ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York - Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Stone, Granite

"I Love You" - Red glass pill wall sculpture
By Edie Nadelhaft
Located in East Quogue, NY
"I Love U" (I <3 U) - Limited edition red glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is equipped with a D-ring on the back for easy hanging. "Love Wins" is part of Edie Nadelhaft's "Better Living Thru Chemistry: Luv is the Drug...
Category

2010s Contemporary New York - Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

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