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Abstract "Sugar Plumb Fairly" Artography Mixed Media Wall by Pasqual Bettio
By Pasqual Bettio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Artography wall sculpture titled "Sugar Plumb Fairly" Artography wall sculpture by Pasqual Bettio. Bio senator ret. J. Pasqual Bettio F.R.P.S. started his artistic career after gradu...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Stella McCartney Star Light
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Large light made into a star by Stella McCartney. This incredible piece gives off a huge amount of light. Made with 30 fluorescent tubes, each tube easily replaces when needed. A rea...
Category

Late 20th Century British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Large Stella McCartney Star Light
Large Stella McCartney Star Light
$3,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Vintage European Purple Art Glass Modern Bowl Sculpture w/ Holes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
What we know for certain is this vintage piece was created in the 1970s in Europe. We have been told it is Italian by some glass expert and Scandinavian or Swedish by others. What I ...
Category

Vintage 1970s European Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Chinese Hat Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Out of context, this carved wood hat stand has a curious, octopus-like appearance. Intricately embellished with carved flourishes, the hat Stand displa...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Hat Stand
Chinese Hat Stand
$310 Sale Price
60% Off
1990 Aluminum Frank Riggs Geometric Sculpture
By Frank P. Riggs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A painted aluminum sculpture by the noted American artist Frank Riggs (b. 1922). The piece is signed and dated 1990. In good condition with some minor paint loss along the edges and ...
Category

1990s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Art Glass Fish By Miloslav Janku For železnobrodské Sklo, 1970s
Located in Zohor, SK
This unique glass sculpture is designed by one of the most esteemed Czech glass designers- professor Miroslav Janku. Janku specialized in Hot-formed glass sculptures of animals and this part of his art work has become legendary. This unique statue...
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Contemporary Minimalist Wooden Console Table Charlotte by Olga Engel
By Olga Engel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
CHARLOTTE collection of collectible design objects inspired by poetic design of renowned French designer Charlotte Perriand. Minimalistic and ironic tables and consoles are made of ...
Category

2010s Latvian Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Unisphere
Located in Wilton, CT
This piece was commissioned by Donald Trump as a prototype for the unisphere to be erected in front of Trump International Hotel at Columbus Circle, New York City. The prototype has ...
Category

1990s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Unisphere
Unisphere
$40,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Lucite Sculpture by Joseph Alan Hough
By Joseph Alan Hough
Located in Pasadena, CA
This one-of-a-kind sculpture was carved from a single piece of crystal clear Lucite. The base of the clear Lucite piece is signed "J. Alan Hough. Joseph Alan Hough is a Californian ...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Brazilian Modern Bronze Sculpture by Penithencia, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Sculpted by Brazilian plastics artist Penithencia, this unique brutalist abstract bronze sculpture sits a top a bronze painted wood base. Signed and numbered 2/9 on bronze and maint...
Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat. Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Industrial Aviation Objects

Materials

Plastic

1950s Emil Milan Walnut Garlic Smasher Utensil Kitchen Tool Vintage Mid-Century
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage Emil Milan Garlic crusher sculptural kitchen utensil, rare form, USA, circa 1950s. Vibrant walnut. Signed. Excellent condition. Measures: H 7½ in.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Walnut

Colourful Memphis Style Abstract Sculpture by Dutch Artist Govert Heikoop, 1980s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A small colourful sculpture by Dutch artists Govert Heikoop (1951-2007). Strong organic shape with bold colours, very typical of the 1980’s but sti...
Category

Vintage 1980s European Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 20th Century, Steel
By Claude Viseux
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...
Category

Vintage 1960s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Davis David, 1993
Located in Miami, FL
Brutalist bronze figurative sculpture by Davis David, 1993 Offered is an abstract Brutalist Postmodern figurative bronze sculpture. The bronze sculpture depicts two abstract figur...
Category

1990s North American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Thick Clear Lucite Interlocking Hearts Sculpture by Miami Artist Michael Gitter
Located in Miami, FL
Thick Clear Lucite Interlocking Hearts Sculpture by Miami Artist Michael Gitter Offered for sale is a thick clear lucite interlocking hearts sculpture by Miami based artist Michael ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Large Modern White Enameled Forged Steel Kinetic Sculpture '95 M.G. La Mair'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large modern white enameled forged steel Kinetic sculpture, visually Kinetic, non moveable sculpture, standing seven feet-eigh...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Minimalist Wooden Side Coffee Low Table Charlotte D120 by Olga Engel
By Olga Engel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
CHARLOTTE collection of collectible design objects inspired by poetic design of renowned French designer Charlotte Perriand. Minimalistic and ironic tables and consoles are made of ...
Category

2010s Latvian Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
By David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely shaped Hanukkah lamp crafted in a brutalist style by David Palombo. Impressively massive, this Hanukkah lamp intimates playful motives, both animalistic and anatomical in ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items

Materials

Iron

Vintage 50s Italian brass sculptural floor lamp, heart shaped shade, bark finish
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Milano, IT
Offered for sale is a slender vintage floor lamp in solid brass, with finely hand-decorated base and lampshade and extruded body. The main body has a peculiar "gear" section, while t...
Category

Vintage 1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Black TAR Teddy Bear Floor Lamp or Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural Tar floor lamp created by a metal structure, staffed animal, tar, neon tubing light.   
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cement, Metal

Black Tar and Gold Glitter Teddy Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural Tar stuffed animal.      
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Michael Gitter Copper 3/8" Interlocking Hearts Sculpture Clear Resin Emoji Faces
Located in Miami, FL
Michael Gitter Copper 3/8" Interlocking Hearts Sculpture Clear Resin Emoji Faces Offered for sale is a 3/8" solid copper and clear resin emoji faces interlocking hearts sculpture de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Sculptural Breccia Medicea Marble "Pandora" Vase by Lorenzo Ciompi, 2021
By Lorenzo Ciompi
Located in Rome, IT
Sculptural hand made vase, "Pandora" by Lorenzo Ciompi for Compendio Gallery, 2021 fine breccia medicea marble, finely polished ice bucket or ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Breccia Marble

Large Wooden Ribbon Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand crafted large wooden ribbon sculpture.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Wooden Ribbon Sculpture
Large Wooden Ribbon Sculpture
$3,450 Sale Price
40% Off
Monumental Brutalist Icarus Metal Sculpture by Dewey Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can usually ship it for less and get it to you faster. Click on "Ask The Seller" and send us your zip code for a quote. Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate Fine art acquisitions of a Monumental Brutalist abstract Expressionist sculpture of "Icarus" by Dewey Smith...
Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Van Teal Signed Two-Tier Lucite Statue Sculpture Vintage
By Van Teal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful vintage Lucite two-tier art statue signed Van Teal. Great Hollywood Regency piece.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Victor Vasarely for TANE. Sterling Silver with Vermeil "Cuadratura" Sculpture
By Victor Vasarely, Tane Orfebres
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare TANE Orfebres Sterling Silver with vermeil sculpture by Victor Vasarely named Cuadratura. Series 6 / 20 and signed on one of its sides. Manufactured in 1978. Weight: 2390 g. Measurements: 15 x 15 x 15 cm. (5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inches). Cuadratura is part of the collection "Arte Objeto", a series of limited edition sculptures made in numbered, limited editions with important artists from Mexico...
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sculpture Black Stone Functional Handcrafted Pedra Negra F-1 by Ricard Casabayó
By Ricard Casabayó
Located in Barcelona, ES
A new functional sculpture made from black stone from Aragon has an organic shape. Can be used as a magazine rack and book holder. Pedra Negra F-1 was made by the Barcelona-based scu...
Category

2010s Spanish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Organic Modern Hand Carved Stone Egg Sculptural Set with Brass and Lucite Bases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Organic modern hand carved stone egg sculptural set with brass and Lucite bases. Gorgeous three egg set, veined to perfection by Mother Nature and hand-burnished by midcentury artisa...
Category

Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Abstract Carrara marble chiselled raw floor sculpture
Located in London, GB
Free standing at over 1 metre, this hand carved Carrara marble monolith features a textural raw finish and is viewable from all angles. Artist: Unattributed Origin: United Kingdom ...
Category

Late 20th Century British Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

White Plaster Sculptural Figure, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural plaster figure, plaster+ paper, and image collage on wood.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Marilyn Fox, Modernist Ceramic Architectural Column Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Marilyn Fox, American (20th century). White stoneware ceramic column sculpture, circa 1980s. Signed near base. A witty feminine take on the age-old male...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

Jacques Schnier 1964 Abstract Bronze
By Jacques Schnier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful abstract bronze sculpture by the noted artist Jacques Schnier. It is 3/6 and signed and dated 1964. Mounted on a round wood base. Great patina. In good condition with som...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Jacques Schnier 1964 Abstract Bronze
Jacques Schnier 1964 Abstract Bronze
$6,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Beechwood Functional Coat Rack Surfaced #2 by Sho Ota
By Sho Ota
Located in Amsterdam, NL
At the intersection of industrial design and craftsmanship, Sho's sculptural works are both minimalistic and multi-layered. Every piece of collectible design is handmade by Sho himse...
Category

2010s Dutch Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Beech, Wood

Outstanding Dan Murphy Abstract Aluminum Ribbon Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Dan Murphy
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This fantastic sculpture was created by famed artist Dan Murphy in 1979. This abstract aluminum ribbon sculpture is mounted on a rectangular lucite base. This sculpture measures 13" ...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

White Plaster Sculptural Chair, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural chair with plaster and collage on wood with linen upholstery.    
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs

Materials

Metal

Trio of Amber Murano Mirrored Spheres By Alberto Donà
Located in London, GB
Introducing a set of three hand-blown glass spheres designed by Alberto Dona, these captivating pieces are perfect additions to elevate your home decor. Crafted in Italy, each sphe...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp, Midcentury, Organic Modern
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original hand painted custom shade that continues the cubist color blocks of the body and mirrors the stripes of his mate...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Objet Trouvé Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Objet Trouvé sculpture. Sculpture of a machine part on a wood plaque. Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Montoya is one of th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Formica, Wood

Objet Trouvé Sculpture
Objet Trouvé Sculpture
$1,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Contemporary Ceramic Handmade Sculpture "Double Buddy" by AOAO
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Buddy is a handmade ceramic sculpture, fired in bisqueware, creating a distinctive texture and depth that exudes the warmth and intimacy of a close friend. The sculpture can be prese...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exceptional pair of bisque porcelain lamps in a shell or fan shape. Mounted on black bases they are in working order. These lamps came out of ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps
$6,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Black Iron Chair Sculpture by Lois Teicher, 1992
Located in Toledo, OH
Black iron sculpture by Lois Teicher, an artist from Detroit, Michigan. The 1992 sculpture is signed, dated, and numbered 4/12. Lois Teicher is well known for her large-scale steel s...
Category

Late 20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Oscar Zieta prototype mirror object "Rondo" from 2010 incl. certificate
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Köln, DE
Protoype piece by Oskar Zieta of his "Rondo 75" abstract mirror object. Includes a certificate from 2010 (NEVER OPENED). Compared to the later serial pro...
Category

2010s Polish Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Expressionist Emerald Green Glass Sculpture, Gio Colucci, 1950s
By Gio Colucci
Located in Lisbon, PT
This Expressionist sculpture in emerald green polychrome glass is a rare 1950s original by Italian-French artist Gio Colucci (1892–1974). An emerald green sculpture...
Category

20th Century French Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Marcel Wanders One Minute Sculpture Table Lamp
By MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Most unique table lamp by Marcel Wandres. Gilt-glazed ceramic, stainless steel, linen, Netherlands, 2016. In this limited series, the artist challenged himself to create a sculpture in no less than one...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

David Thorpe Sculpture "The Great Conspirator" 2005
By David Thorpe
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning art statement is this sculpture by the German Based British artist David Thorpe from 2005. It is made of small pieces of wood, plaster, glass, cement, resin and slate. Unf...
Category

Early 2000s German Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Black Tar String Instrument Viola Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Viola and Tar.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Fluid Murano sculpture, centerpiece, decorative object in grey glass, signed
Located in Milano, IT
This thick and heavy Murano sculpture, coming from the collection of Spinzi Milano, is a beautiful decorative piece obtained by casting and hand-melting a solid block of grey/greenish glass. Perfect on a coffee table, sideboard or console table - and also useful as a double valet-tray thanks to the two "bowls", it's a wonderful and uncommon piece of Italian art, exuding all the skills and craftsmanship of Muranese creators. It is hand-signed on the bottom, which reads "Murano 20...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Bruce Beasley Cherry Picker Pecker Sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA
By Bruce Beasley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Beasley cherry picker sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA. Beasley is recognised as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American W...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, Late 20th Century, Steel
By Claude Viseux
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...
Category

Vintage 1960s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Swedish Midcentury Flygfors Orange Bubblegum Centrepiece
By Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury Flygfors orange bubblegum centerpiece from the range Coquille by Paul Kedelv.
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Art Glass

Marina Gutierrez 2007 "En Aqua Memoriam 1"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful sculpture by the noted artist and sculptor Marina Gutierrez from 2007. It is titled En Aqua Memoriam 1. It is in good shape with some imperfections. From the artist's website comes the following description: EnAquaMemoriam1 - is a lunch box sized diorama, whose aluminum walls are engraved with a Latin textual requiem to the ecology of oceans. Metal silhouettes...
Category

Early 2000s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Other

Bill Culbert 'New Zealand' Light Sculpture, 'Cubic Projections', 1968
Located in London, GB
Bill Culbert (New Zealand, 1935-2019), 'Cubic Projections', 1968. Exhibited by the Lisson Gallery, a plastic ball with pinholes all-over, radiating lights, this example from the original edition sold at the time of the exhibition. Measure: 60cm diameter Literature: David Mellor...
Category

Vintage 1960s New Zealand Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Pottery Vessel or Sculpture by noted American Potter Don Reitz
By Don Reitz
Located in Greensboro, NC
Large impressive pottery sculpture, vessel form, by Don Reitz (1929-2014) Via 1stdibs: Don Reitz AMERICAN, 1929-2014 Donald Lester Reitz was an American ceramic artist, recogn...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Pottery

Wood Collage Multicolor Sculptural, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
After having been printed and attached on wood, the images are cut out and assembled onto a classic furniture form. This anthology of memories, visions, and experiences allows Biagi ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cement, Metal

Contemporary Ceramic Handmade Sculpture "Buddy No_03" by AOAO
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Buddy is a handmade ceramic sculpture, fired in bisqueware, creating a distinctive texture and depth that exudes the warmth and intimacy of a close friend. The sculpture can be prese...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Blue and Black Ceramic Wall Lights and Sconces 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Elegance in Glass: A Symphony of Translucent Curves by Bill Meek
Located in Austin, TX
Bill Meek, the maestro of glass artistry, unveils a mesmerizing creation that transcends mere materiality. This sculpture, a delicate dance of form and light, beckons viewers into a ...
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20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Claude Viseux, Abstract Sculpture, 1975, Steel
By Claude Viseux
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...
Category

Vintage 1970s French Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

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