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Period: 1980s
Vessel: Pierced III, Unique Wall and Table Art Sculpture by Sylvia Seventy
By Sylvia Seventy
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media sculpture by Sylvia Seventy, from 1986, is a conceptual work in neutral tones. Materials include handmade paper, Apple Wood, Willow, Paint, Oil Pastel, Wax, Cotton ...
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Conceptual 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Handmade Paper, Oil Pastel, Paint, Wood

Broken Wall, Conceptual Acrylic, Plaster, and Resin Painting by Curtis Mitchell
By Curtis Mitchell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Curtis Mitchell, American (1954 - ) Title: Broken Wall Year: 1989 Medium: Mixed Media Wall Sculpture (Plaster, Resin, Acrylic), signed and dated ...
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Conceptual 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plaster, Acrylic

Woman with Dog, Table-top Bronze Sculpture by Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - ) Title: Woman with Dog Year: circa 1990 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature 'BB' inscribed Size: 12 x 6 x 5 in. (30.48 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm...
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Folk Art 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Acid etched Metallic Foil Glass Wall Sculpture Artwork Framed ed. 25 Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
With the exception of the dark metallic one they are transparent and opaque glass. I have shot the photos on a dark background so you can better see the images. they are signed in ink, dated and numbered from the edition of 25. I am selling them individually. the box from Vincent Fremont Multiples is not included. Suzan Etkin's passionate involvement with glass began in 1993, when she was invited to design sculptural chandeliers for gallery exhibitions with Giorgio Giuman and master glass blowers in Murano, Italy. Prior to working with glass as a medium she was the production manager for Andy Warhol Factory (Production Manager, Film & Video), and quickly emerged as a conceptual artist of global recognition. Her work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Holly Solomon Gallery, and other museums and galleries around the world. In 2001, Suzan founded sei studio in SoHo with her husband, Brenden FitzGerald. They have collaborated with some of the industry’s most innovative architects and interior designers to produce custom chandeliers and art features for hundreds of landmark spaces, including the W Hotel Seoul, Mandarin Oriental New York, and Intercontinental Hong Kong. School of Visual Art: Instructor Drawing, Sculpture and Interrelating the Arts RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS: Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant Artist in Residence – Foundation Cartier pour L Art Contemporanian, Jouy-en-Josas, France SELECT EXHIBITIONS Holly Solomon Gallery, New York City Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland Phillipe Rizzo Gallery, Paris The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden Earl...
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American Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

"Nymph and Goat" Modern Abstract Mythological Bronze and Marble Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract sculpture of a woman and goat by renowned artist Reuben Nakian. The work features a female nymph figure lying back as a goat figure approaches in Nakian's iconic bloc...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Touching Leaves Woman, 1988, Bronze Sculpture by Paul Oestreicher
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Oestreicher, American Title: Touching Leaves Woman Year: 1988 Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina, signature and date inscribed Edition: 2/12 Size: 15 in. x 11 in. (38....
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American Realist 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Colorful Composition 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original woven paper and staple wall sculpture by Jozef Bajus. This piece is comprised of hundreds of pieces of old textile patterns created by the artist in his capacity as a fa...
Category

Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Mr. E" Plate by Ron Nagle
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ron Nagle "Mr. E" Plate pink porcelain .5 x 13 x 12.75" 1988 signed by artist Ron Nagle is one of the most important sculptors in the United States. He work is highly collected and included in museum collections such as Shigaraki Museum, Japan; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musée de Plastique, Paris; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands. He was born in San Francisco and began working with ceramics during the 1950s as a high school student. In 1961 he apprenticed to Peter Voulkos at the University of California, Berkeley, and later exhibited his work alongside Voulkos, Ken Price, and other innovative West Coast artists working in clay. His work is inspired by such artists as Giorgio Morandi, Phillip Guston, and George Herriman...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

The Last Barrel Large Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
The Last Barrel 1985 Cut, polished, and laminated glass. Do to the weight about 45-50 pounds it should be handle by 1stdibs shipper. Michael Pavlik was born in Prague, Czechoslavia i...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Untitled
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original clay wall sculpture by American artist Neil Tetkowski.
Category

Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Untitled
Untitled
$2,240 Sale Price
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Illeagle original signed ceramic sculpture courtroom animals by Bill Reid
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Illeagle' is a humorous and playful ceramic sculpture by the American artist Bill Reid. Reid is known for his animal sculptures based around word play, and indeed, this sculpture is...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Framed Draped: Material Collection" Lia Cook, Contemporary Wall Textile
Located in Wilton, CT
"Framed and Draped: Material Collection", acrylic on abaca, dyes on rayon; woven, 63" x 38", 1989. This contemporary abstract mixed media tapestry was done by California-based Ameri...
Category

Abstract Geometric 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Tapestry, Thread, Dye, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Oh, Georgia (Homage to O Keeffe)
By Carolee Thea
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carolee Thea Title: Oh, Georgia (Homage to O'Keeffe) Year: 1986 Medium: Unique Wall Sculpture: Oak, Varnished Plywood and Bone Construction, signed and dated verso Size: ...
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Surrealist 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Found Objects

Chased, Contemporary Wood and Metal Sculpture by Michael Stevens
By Michael Stevens
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Stevens, American (1942 - 1989) Title: Chased Year: 1980 Medium: Hand-Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture, signed, titled and dated under base Size: 17.75 x 37 x...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Arcada Swing
Located in New York, NY
Arcada Swing table by Pierangelo Caramia for the Phillipe Starke Label XO-Design, 1987 Signed Pierangelo is an Architect and Designer. He graduated from the University of Florence ...
Category

Post-Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Acid etched Glass Wall Sculpture Artwork Framed ed. 25 Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
With the exception of the dark metallic one they are transparent and opaque glass. I have shot the photos on a dark background so you can better see the images. they are signed in ink, dated and numbered from the edition of 25. I am selling them individually. the box from Vincent Fremont Multiples is not included. Suzan Etkin's passionate involvement with glass began in 1993, when she was invited to design sculptural chandeliers for gallery exhibitions with Giorgio Giuman and master glass blowers in Murano, Italy. Prior to working with glass as a medium she was the production manager for Andy Warhol Factory (Production Manager, Film & Video), and quickly emerged as a conceptual artist of global recognition. Her work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Holly Solomon Gallery, and other museums and galleries around the world. In 2001, Suzan founded sei studio in SoHo with her husband, Brenden FitzGerald. They have collaborated with some of the industry’s most innovative architects and interior designers to produce custom chandeliers and art features for hundreds of landmark spaces, including the W Hotel Seoul, Mandarin Oriental New York, and Intercontinental Hong Kong. School of Visual Art: Instructor Drawing, Sculpture and Interrelating the Arts RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS: Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant Artist in Residence – Foundation Cartier pour L Art Contemporanian, Jouy-en-Josas, France SELECT EXHIBITIONS Holly Solomon Gallery, New York City Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland Phillipe Rizzo Gallery, Paris The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden Earl...
Category

American Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

“Mother and Child” Biomorphic Modern Abstract Sculpture of Embracing Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Biomorphic abstract sculpture by Canadian artist John McKinnon. The work features a mother figure holding her child in a loving embrace. Inspired by other modern artists such as Henr...
Category

Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Trademark Mix Media Pop Art Orange Lacquered PVC Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This Pop artwork is an hand-lacquered ABS piece and it is composed by two parts: the arrow and the capital letter A. The installation decided by the artist would put in evidence the dualism of the world: the two pieces, POP art and Abstract art. The Man is represented by the PVC and the Nature by the art. Art and Culture. Gianantonio Abate...
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Pop Art 1980s Sculptures

Materials

PVC

Italy 1980 Abstract Sculpture Polished Cast Aluminum by Giacomo Benevelli
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork is made in solid cast polished aluminum. The organic forms recall bodies or souls that fit together. Giacomo Benevelli is an Italian ar...
Category

Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

David Hostetler Sculpture Polished Bronze Female Art Deco Modern By Commission
Located in Nantucket, MA
I have ordered a Sensuous Woman. It will be ready to paint mid- November I can leave it all polished or paint it with a BMW white dress or a Ferrari red dress using the car paint Galsurit. Sensuous Woman as pictured is a polished bronze. It is sealed with automotive finish, so it never needs to be polished. The base is black marble, 2"h x 6"d. Sculpture is 20"h. The dynamic sculpture...
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Art Deco 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hippopotamus
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe
Category

1980s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Untitled, Lobed Pod Porcelain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Porcelain 1.75" x 1.75" x 1.75" Sandra Byers creates these small nature-inspired translucent porcelain vessels using a variety of techniques. She begins s...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Homage à Kahnweiler / - The Appearance of Genius-
Located in Berlin, DE
Irmgard Biernath (1905 Waldheim in Saxony - 1998 Mainz), Hommage à Kahnweiler, 1984. Terracotta relief, burnished red body, 43.5 x 38 cm, mounted on support plate, in wooden frame 57 x 49.5 cm, monogrammed "IB" at lower right. - Isolated patina losses, but overall good condition, frame slightly bumped. - The Appearance of Genius- This homage to Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler shows the gallerist and art theorist as Pablo Picasso portrayed him in his lithographic portrait of 1957. As an innovative Parisian gallery owner, Kahnweiler had exclusively represented Picasso since 1911, while Picasso had painted his famous portrait of Kahnweiler the previous year as a major work of Cubism. And it is Picasso who appears at the centre of Irmgard Biernath's image. Here, his face echoes the features of the self-portrait he painted in 1907 in the Prague National Gallery. His eyes are wide open as he gazes into the distance, surrounded by the works of his artistic vision that have already taken shape. On the right is the bronze "Man with Sheep...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Untitle Black Marble Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Untitle Black Marble Sculpture Eleanor Lefkowitz was on American artist born in 1936 - 2022. She was known for her stone and marble sculptures. The sculpture is one of a kind, signed...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Backyard House Wren, 30" tall wall mounted sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
Backyard House Wren by Leo E. Osborne Abstract Nature Wall Relief, Unique Carved Mixed Media, primarily wood. 30x16x10" wren with copper leaves on wood ...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Swan (Large Free-Form Carved Polished Hardwood Sculpture, 30 in., 38 lbs.)
Located in New Orleans, LA
In addition to the professional photos here, I have added some "home made" ones that I think better show off the exquisite character of the wood the artist used to create this large,...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Wing Series 11, #1" Textured Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Textured contemporary orange and green wall sculpture. The work is textured using masonite and sawdust. The work is titled, dated and signed by the artist on the back of the work. Michael Richardson...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Nu couche
Located in Malmo, SE
Original sculpture 1/8 ex. Signed and numbered by the artist and stamped Bocquel fondeur. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Arman wrote, “The bow on the ...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bust Of A Young Woman bronze
By Kevin Berlin
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bust Of A Young Woman Bronze sculpture signed by the artist inside the cast and dated 1988, 1st cast in London. Kevin Berlin is an international arti...
Category

American Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled, Vessel Porcelain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Porcelain 1.75" x 1.75" x 1.75" Sandra Byers creates these small nature-inspired translucent porcelain vessels using a variety of techniques. She begins s...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Women with Long Hair and Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic figure of a women with long hair and a long dress. The stone is a darker blue toned with natural veins and speckling. The figure is signed on the bottom of the dress.
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Naturalistic 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Welded steel sculpture with geometric patterns and feather like imagery. The sculpture sits on a gold pedestal. Artist signed and dated the work...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

TILTING NEON COCKTAIL
Located in New York, NY
Edition 28/50. Stainless Steel outline of cocktail glass on a black acrylic base with painted wood olive and toothpick.
Category

Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

2 +3 = 4, 1981
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Yaacov Agam 2 +3 = 4, 1981 offers another excellent example of the artist’s ability to induce the illusion of movement through color and pattern. By combining a multicolor palette wi...
Category

Op Art 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Bamboo (bronze sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent co...
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Art Deco 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bamboo (bronze sculpture)
Bamboo (bronze sculpture)
$3,850 Sale Price
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Relationships III
Located in New York, NY
Relationships III is part of a series of three sculptures inspired by my personal experiences. When my two sons were growing up I told them the most difficult thing in life are relat...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Wood

Relationships III
Relationships III
$3,600 Sale Price
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Istorzo
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kosso Eloul (1920-1995) is one of our favorite sculptors and an important contributor to public art in Toronto and beyond. In addition to the numerous public sculptures in Toronto b...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Firebird (bronze sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Published by Tallix/Fine Art Acquisitions. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is ...
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Art Deco 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Among the Stones, 48" wide, mixed media wall sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
Among the Stones by Leo E. Osborne Abstract Nature Wall Relief, best suited for interior placement Carved Canada Goose and Rocks - Unique Carved Mixed...
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Realist 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Sandstorm, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Sandstorm (1985) Wool, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture. Zofia Butrymowicz (1904-1987) was born in Warsaw, Poland. St...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool

"Construction 1982" Abstract Wall Sculpture Contemporary Mid 20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Construction 1982" Abstract Wall Sculpture Contemporary Mid 20th Century Modern Painted wood assemblage, 36 x 45 x 4 inches overall. Note the label states 3 foot diameter referring to circular portion. Exhibited, Seymour Fogel Constructions Paintings and Drawing, 1984, typed on Graham Modern label verso Seymour Fogel was born in New York City on August 24, 1911. He studied at the Art Students League and at the National Academy of Design under George Bridgeman and Leon Kroll. When his formal studies were concluded in the early 1930s he served as an assistant to Diego Rivera who was then at work on his controversial Rockefeller Center mural. It was from Rivera that he learned the art of mural painting. Fogel was awarded several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, among them his earliest murals at the Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1936, a mural in the WPA Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a highly controversial mural at the U.S. Post Office in Safford, Arizona (due to his focus on Apache culture) in 1941 and two murals in what was then the Social Security Building in Washington, D.C., also in 1941. Fogel's artistic circle at this time included Phillip Guston, Ben Shahn, Franz Kline, Rockwell Kent and Willem de Kooning. In 1946 Fogel accepted a teaching position at the University of Texas at Austin and became one of the founding artists of the Texas Modernist Movement. At this time he began to devote himself solely to abstract, non-representational art and executed what many consider to be the very first abstract mural in the State of Texas at the American National Bank in Austin in 1953. He pioneered the use of Ethyl Silicate as a mural medium. Other murals and public works of art done during this time (the late 1940s and 1950s) include the Baptist Student Center at the University of Texas (1949), the Petroleum Club in Houston (1951) and the First Christian Church, also in Houston (1956), whose innovative use of stained glass panels incorporated into the mural won Fogel a Silver Medal from the Architectural League of New York in 1958. Fogel relocated to the Connecticut-New York area in 1959. He continued the Abstract Expressionism he had begun exploring in Texas, and began experimenting with various texturing media for his paintings, the most enduring of which was sand. In 1966 he was awarded a mural at the U.S. Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas. The work, entitled "The Challenge of Space", was a milestone in his artistic career and ushered in what has been termed the Transcendental/Atavistic period of his art, a style he pursued up to his death in 1984. Painted and raw wood sculpture...
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Assemblage 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Disk I Terra Sigillata
Located in Milwaukee, WI
22x23 Terra Sigillata Signed to underside B.S. in Art Education: University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1971 "This work is low-fired and unglazed. The obje...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nero’s Banquet
Located in Malmo, SE
“Nero’s Banquet” from the series ”The day after” Bocquel fondeur. Edition of 8 ex. Signed/Numbered by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Arman w...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Erte Figurative Bronze Sculpture "Stranded"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Erte Original Bronze Sculpture - Beautiful Female Figure. Ed: 375. Published by Chalk & Vermillion, 1988. The work is in mint condition. Title: “Stranded.” Measures: 20"h x...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

”Open space” from the serie ”The day after”
Located in Malmo, SE
”Open space”from the serie ”The day after” Bocquel fondeur. Edition of 4/8 ex. Signed/Numbered by the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Arman wrote...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Saguaro Cavern, 25" tall mixed media wall relief
Located in Loveland, CO
Saguaro Cavern by Leo E. Osborne Abstract Nature Wall Relief, Unique Carved Wood 25x17" (mixed media carved and painted to appear like the cactus) A little desert owl peeks out of it...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Black Rock Creek, 36" wide, mixed media wall relief
Located in Loveland, CO
Black Rock Creek by Leo E. Osborne Abstract Nature Wall Relief, Unique Carved Mixed Media (primarily wood) 20x36x6" nuthatch on wood carved to appear like g...
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Realist 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

20th Century Capodimonte Ceramic Sculpture Signed and Dated, 1981
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Italian sculpture dated 1981. Capodimonte ceramic artwork signed B. Merli depicting a romantic subject, a couple of lovers. Sculpture signed on the base with a production stamp attri...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Wall Piece with Figure, " Terra Sigillata by Christine LePage
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wall Piece with Figure" is a ceramic sculpture made with Terra Sigillata by Christine LePage. It features a figure in the left half and an abstract ge...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

"Impressions (4 Pigs), " Unique Porcelain Sculpture Lady Pigs by Susan Potts
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions (4 Pigs)" is a unique, original porcelain sculpture by Susan Potts. It features a nude woman with four pigs on an uneven surface. The sculpture is pure white. 13" x 10...
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Contemporary 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Off Set", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Steel Sculpture, Metal
Located in New York, NY
"Off Set" by Richard Heinrich Abstract, Large-Scale Outdoor Metal Sculpture in steel Pictured with "Flying Home" at Uncommon Ground IV, Bridge Gardens, Brid...
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Abstract 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Undersea Living, " Ceramic signed on Verso by Bill Reid
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Undersea Living" is an original ceramic sculpture by Bill Reid. The artist signed the piece on the back and the title is stamped into the front. Reid's narratives have many humorous...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

White Stoneware (Face) original hand-built ceramic plate by Estherly Allen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small hand-built plate, 'White Stoneware (Face),' is an intimate and exciting example of the ceramic work of Estherly Allen. She was a student of George McNeil, an important Abs...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Stoneware

Endless Graduation, Paper sculpture by Norie Hatakeyama
By Norie Hatakeyama
Located in Wilton, CT
Hatekayama works with factory-made paper-packing tape to realize her geometric concerns. It is an experimental material that enables her to break free from traditional limitations. ...
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Abstract Geometric 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Rice Paper

History of Pottery, Africa Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Milwaukee, WI
41x25x10" Ceramic Steven Kemenyffy (born 1943) is an American ceramic artist living and working in Pennsylvania. He is most recognized for his contributions to the development of the American ceramic raku tradition. He has served as a Professor of Ceramic Art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (formerly Edinboro State College) since 1969. He Has retired from teaching, but continues to produce artwork at his home studio in McKean, Pennsylvania. Kemenyffy is often characterized in regard to his contributions to American experimental ceramics of the late 1960s and early 1970s. More specifically, Kemenyffy’s contributions to American raku techniques are often cited. Kemenyffy has stated that his interest in raku came out of practical considerations: “We [Steven and Susan] were doing a variety of workshops in a variety of different media. Raku was always an official way of making pieces in a short period of time…In raku it seems to compress all the firings into one.” Kemenyffy, himself, describes his early work as “Biomorphic forms alluding to old ceramic traditions such as tiles, vases, and containers.” These works were often in excess of six feet tall and many times included mixed media elements. In 1974, Kemenyffy wrote about the work he was producing; “For several years now, my work has dealt with certain formal considerations. Chief among these is using clay in such a way as to crystallize the moment and permanentize the impermanent. These have been among the primary concerns of all potters since the earliest times.” Today, Kemenyffy continues his pursuit of biomorphic imagery and themes. He writes, “Personally I am most challenged by the business of transforming porous organics into porcelain.” For much of Kemenyffy’s career, he has worked in tandem with his wife, Susan Hale Kemenyffy. In 1987 Susan stated about their collaborative works: “Steven is the [sculptor], I am the drawer. These works would not exist if it weren’t for the sculpture; if it weren’t for the clay. The clay entity comes first and my drawings come second.” James Paul Thompson further clarifies this relationship (as observed in 1987): “Steven Kemenyffy uses patterns as a point of departure for his work, while Susan Kemenyffy...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Folk Art Cow Signed by Artist, gift, small sculpture, classic deco
Located in Milwaukee, WI
A folksy rendered hand-painted mother cow stands with her calf in a springtime field in this small wooden sculpture by self taught artist, Menno. This unique artwork makes a great gi...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

White Horse, Black Stripes/Black Horse, White Stripes
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Intriguing and Unusual Imagery Name: Intriguing and Unusual Imagery Year: 1984 Venues West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts Susan Potts is a Wisconsin-based ar...
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1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

David Hostetler Torso Sculpture Bronze Nude Mid Century Figurative Brown Ancient
Located in Nantucket, MA
David Hostetler created this form originally in ceramic in 1948. He used the mold in the 1980's to cast a bronze. It has a green marble base that measures 2"h x 5.5"w x 4"d. The sculptures David created at the beginning of his career in the late 1940's and 1950's were abstract and in stone and ceramic. He was inspired by Henry Moore, Archipenko, Modigliani and Ancient Greek statues...
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Post-War 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nude Man Figure Holding Crystal Ball
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Nude Man Holding Crystal Ball White Sculpture Modern cement, plaster, clay sculpture of a man holding crystal ball painted white, Signature not found. Ab...
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Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic, Clay, Glass

"Kite Series; Guardian III, " White Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Kite Series; Guardian III" is an original porcelain sculpture by Marjorie Mau. The work looks like a child's garment, but is executed in porcelain. It is creased and tucked at the n...
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Post-Modern 1980s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

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