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Period: Mid-20th Century
Minimalist Wooden Boat - Mid Century Modern Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimalist Wooden Boat - Mid Century Modern Wall Hanging Sculpture
Simple but elegant wooden sculpture of a boat by William Russell Tripp (American.) The body of the boat is compris...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved and Painted Horn Bird Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese vintage carved and painted horn eagles or hawks with an alluring, stylized interpretation of these majestic birds of prey.
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Abbott Pattison Sculpture Abstract Bronze Titled
Flight
1977, Large Scale
Located in Dallas, TX
Large scale one of a kind abstract bronze Mid-Century Modern sculpture commissioned by the CHICU corporation in LA and executed by Chicago artist Abbott Pattison in 1977.
Masterful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
General (Napoleon)
original bronze sculpture by Doris Jarowsky 1960s abstract
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small-scale bronze of the General Napoleon by American artist Doris Jarowsky is an excellent example of the sculpture of the 1960s. The sculpture i...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass and Bronze Sculpture with Two Birds by Zanetti
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century sculpture depicting two hand blown cockatoos perched on a doré bronze tree on a glass base signed Zanetti.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Young Wood Owl, Pablo Picasso, 1950
s, Multiples, Design, Postwar, Pitcher
Located in Geneva, CH
Young Wood Owl, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Multiples, Design, Postwar, Pitcher
Young wood-owl
Ed. 500 pcs
1952
White earthenware clay, partly polychromed and glazed
26.5 x 9.5 cm
Stampe...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Midcentury Bronze Bust of Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, midcentury, cast bronze bust of a man mounted on a chic, veined, polished marble base of the same period.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Panther Sculpture by D.H. Chiparus
Located in Houston, TX
"PANTHER" Sculpture covered in a cold patina. c.1930
Rests on marble base. Inscribed in script: D. H. Chiparus.
Cold patina was very popular in the Art Deco period. The metal: bronze, spelter, etc. would be covered with chemicals to create the brownish tone. Usually ammonium chlorite and cupric chloride was used to achieve the desirable tone. Since the finish was quite fragile and could wear off...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Femme chiffonnée monumentale
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Numbered and limited to 8 copies
Artwork signed
Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity
Invoice from the gallery
Sculpture: bronze, metal, bronze patina
Display: The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Le grand Duc
Located in CANNES, FR
Jules Agard ( 1905 - 1986 )
" Le grand Duc "
sculpture en terre blanche de Salernes montée au tour représentant un hibou
Grand-duc .
Ses formes sont mises en valeur par des engobe...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,753 Sale Price
73% Off
Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Kusama yellow
black pumpkin)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Yellow
Black Pumpkin (plush):
An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art piece - this Kusama plush pumpkin features the universal polka dot patterns and bold colors for ...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Nylon
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Saba
s Garden, Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Saba's Garden, linen, sisal and wool, 84" x 92", 1978. This mid-century modern woven textile wall sculpture was done by fiber artist, Agnieszka Ruszczynska-Szafranska (b. 1929, Warsa...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wool, Linen, Thread
Pablo Picasso
Visage de femme
(A. R. 220) Woman
s Face Madoura Plate 1953
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage de femme (A. R. 220)
Terre de faïence dish, 1953, from the edition of 400, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', glazed and painted, with the ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Yuri Zatarain Ceramic Abstract Sculpture, Contemporary Mexican Anthropomorphism
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 21st century figurative sculpture with abstract glaze design by contemporary Mexican artist Yuri Zatarain.
Monumental in scale. A very simple and engaging work of art that will...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female torso
Located in Täby, SE
This female torso represents the young woman's strength and vulnerability. It´s was conceived in the 70ths and is signed with the artists initials on a thumbprint.
Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pablo Picasso
Picador
(A. R. 201) Variant Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1953
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 201 V)
Terre de faïence plate, 1953, from the edition of 200, inscribed 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Large Brutalist Mirror with 144 Terracotta Tiles and Metal Frames - Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
Stunning original mirror made by the artist, with 144 uniquely handmade terracotta tiles. Signed by the artist in one of the tiles. This large, striking mirror has a great Brutalist and Modernist feel. Another slightly smaller mirror of the same style is available on our page.
Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s)
Colour: Tuscan red...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Young Penguin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Young Penguin, ca. 1950
Carved Tennessee Marble
8.5" x 7" by 3.5", height is 13 inches.
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, O...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Head of a Woman, green patina cement head by Erzia
Located in New York, NY
Head of a Woman, ca. 1939.
Stepan Dmitrievich Erzia, born Stepan Nefyodov on October 27, 1876, in Bayevo, Simbirsk Governorate, Russia, was a distinguished sculptor of Erzya Mordvin descent. He adopted "Erzia" as his artistic pseudonym to honor his ethnic heritage.
Erzia's artistic journey began with apprenticeships in icon-painting studios in Alatyr and Kazan between 1892 and 1897. During this period, he decorated churches throughout the Volga region and attended the Kazan Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
La Testa Terracotta Sculpture by Renato Bertelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury painted terracotta abstract figurative sculpture “La Testa” by Italian Futurist artist Renato Bertelli (1900-1974). Initialized “R. B. A-XI”.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Panthers in the Jungle Art Deco Carved Gilt Wood Panel by N. R. Brunet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Engraved Art Deco Panther Panel by N.R. Brunet (20th Century, France)
A striking and seldom-seen example of Art Deco artistry, this richly engraved wood panel by French sculptor N.R...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso
Profil de taureau
(A. R. 317) Profile of a Bull Madoura Plaque
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Profil de taureau (A. R. 317)
Terre de faïence plaque, painted and partially glazed, 1956, from the edition of 450, with the Empreinte Originale de Picass...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Picasso
Oiseau No. 76
(A. R. 481) Bird Madoura Plate 1963
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Oiseau No. 76 (A. R. 481)
Terre de faïence plate, painted in colors and partially glazed, 1963, numbered 116/200 and inscribed 'No 76', 'Edition Picasso' ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pablo Ceramic, Jacqueline au chevalet (A.R. 333)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Jacqueline au chevalet (A.R. 333)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / F 219 / 199/200' (underneath)
white ear...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Patte d
ours et Pied fumeur Matthieu Mategot
Located in PARIS, FR
Bear paws in glazed and cracked ceramic
PIED FUMEUR BY MATHIEU MATEGOT
Lacquered metal and rattan base
7 x 18 x 18 cm (Paw) 55 x 32 x 30 cm (Smoking Foot) 63 x 32 cm (Set)
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mother and Child: Petal Skirt - Henry Moore, sculpture, modern, british, small
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Mother and Child: Petal Skirt
conceived in 1955; cast in 1955
bronze; edition 4 of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof by the Fiorini foundry, London
19 x 9 x 15.5 cm (in...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pyrenean bear sitting
Located in PARIS, FR
Pyrenean bear sitting
by Georges GUYOT (1885-1972)
Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced black patina
Signed " Guyot " on the base
Cast by Martin Canal, without founder mark
France
circa 1935
Height 18,4 cm
Width 17 cm
Depth 18 cm
Biography :
Georges Lucien Guyot (1885-1973) known as Georges Guyot was a French animal artist. From an early age, he showed artistic abilities, but the modest conditions of his parents did not allow him to study art. He was doing his apprenticeship with a woodcarver. Guyot then excelled at copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but soon he showed a special attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris where he could study wild animals and translated his observations into sculpture and painting.
As a famous figure of Montmartre, he was the host of the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, Georges Guyot joined the group of "The Twelve", created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet, gathering sculptors like Marcel Lémar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Located in Rome, IT
Monumental finely carved limestone fountain sculpture of Goddess with a putto figure and three magnificent dolphins .
Proveniente from an important Villa Veneta.
Including a round ...
Category
Academic Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Vintage Italian Glazed Great Dane Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian life size great dane sculpture crafted in terra cotta and hand decorated in black and white with a yellow collar, all under glaze.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Masque Oiseau
By Jean Arp
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jean Arp, also known as Hans Arp (1886-1966), was an important contributor to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. Arp was active during the crucial years that shaped Europ...
Category
Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,438 Sale Price
24% Off
"Dan Mask, " Carved Wood created in Liberia circa the 1950s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The Dan people of Liberia have a history of using masks like these for rituals pertaining to various aspects of their lives.
This particular mask has a commanding, yet gentle presence. The carved wooden face...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Renaissance Man Carved and Polychromed Plaque
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
A Renaissance man,circa 1930's polychrome painting on a wood plaque .
Artist unknown
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil
$375 Sale Price
61% Off
"Senufo (Gbon) Statute of Royalty, " Wood, Ivory,
Cowry Shells created c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Senufo (Gbon) Statute of Royalty" is a sculpture by thr Senufo peoples of Gabon. It is wood, mixed fiber, textiles, and cowry shells.
14" x 8" x 3"
The...
Category
Tribal Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Kneeling Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptor, engraver and medallist. Serge Zelikson received his secondary artistic education in his native country. In 1914 he arrived in Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Picasso Ceramic, Trois sardines (A.R. 34)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Trois sardines (A.R. 34)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / I 113 / 28/200' (underneath)
whit...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tête de faune, Picasso, Tile, Ceramic, Sculpture, Design, Postwar, Mythological
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de faune, Picasso, Tile,Ceramic,Sculpture, Design, Postwar, Mythological
Tête de faune
Unique work
circa 1968
Painted and partially glazed ceramic, square tile
15.2 x 15.2 cm
C...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Metropolis
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a monumental original wood assemblage sculpture by American artist Maxine Kim Stussy(1923 - 2020)
"Metropolis", is an original unique wood assemblage using solid wood mac...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950
s Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck
Located in Vancouver, CA
This Wabi Sabi Daisy Duck sculpture, carved from a single piece of wood, offers a charming and unrefined representation that reflects the straightforward creativity of its time, like...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman and Child, Early 20th Century Ceramic, Female Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Thelma Frazier Winter (American, 1903-1977)
Woman and Child, c. 1935
Glazed stoneware, painted plaster
14 x 7 x 5.875 inches
Thelma Frazier Wint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Stoneware, Glaze
The Three Graces
Located in PARIS, FR
The Three Graces
by Alfred JANNIOT (1889-1969)
A bronze group with a nuanced brownish green patina
Signed on the side of the base "A. Janniot"
Cast by "Susse fondeur Paris" (inscrib...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Wood Oriental Sculpture, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Oriental sculpture from the mid-20th century. Nicely carved and worked exotic wooden object depicting a character with an animal on a chain of good quality. Sculpture made from a sin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Corrida sur fond noir, Picasso, Multiple, 1950
s, Animal, Toros, Spanish, Plate
Located in Geneva, CH
Corrida sur fond noir, Picasso, Multiple, 1950's, Animal, Toros, Spanish, Plate
Corrida sur fond noir
Ed. 500 pcs
25.09.1953
White earthenware c...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 182
Corrida
1953
17” round Edition of 200
White earthenware clay, partially glazed.
Ramie 182 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market.
The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive.
Small blemish on rim, see photo #3 for detail.
The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece.
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The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled
Located in Columbia, MO
Antoine Poncet (French‑Swiss, 1928 - 2022) was a sculptor whose work belongs to the lineage of modern abstraction shaped by Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncuşi. Born in Paris into an ar...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Bernhard Sopher California Artist Terracotta Sculpture, Mother and Child
By Bernhard Sopher
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Terracotta sculpture by Bernhard Sopher (Syrian/American 1877-1949).
Clay figure of mother and child. Signed on the lower back: B. Sopher.
Measures: 7 1/2" H x 7" W x 5" L. In excell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Elephant running with coiled trunk
Located in PARIS, FR
Elephant running with coiled trunk
by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958)
Sculpture in bronze with a very nuanced brown patina
Signed on the base "Roger Godchaux"
Cast by "Susse Frs Edts Par...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Swan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Black Swan , ca. 1950
Carved and polished black pearl granite
7" wide, 11.5" deep, height is 29"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kin...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$7,500 Sale Price
70% Off
"Wrap Around Figures, " Slab Ceramic by David Barnett, images by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wrap Around Figures" is an original slab ceramic by David Barnett. The artist created this using collagraph plates by Joseph Rozman that featured abstracted animals. The artist sign...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
La Diabolique . " Devil inside "
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1884 - 1963 )
la diabolique . 1963 .
Plat : 30 cm
Signed and dated Jean Cocteau 1963 .
made and numbered 15 / 25 .
partially glazed terracotta plate
Reference R 25...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lioness Turning
Located in PARIS, FR
Lioness Turning
by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958)
A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced greenish dark brown patina
Signed " Roger Godchaux " on the base
Cast by "Susse Frs Edts Par...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Paseo
Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida (Set of 2), A.R.416
A.R.423
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1959, Pablo Picasso (Málaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) Paseo A.R. 416 and Arrastro A.R. 423 are numbered from the edition of 50 on the reverse and stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' pottery stamps on the reverse.
Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled in the South of France after World War II. Undoubtedly the theatrical drama and flashy machismo of the matadors appealed greatly to Picasso's sensibilities and resonated with his Spanish roots. In 1959, Picasso produced an 8-piece plate series, each featuring a different bullfighting scene suggested through lively stipple lines. Paseo A.R. 416 depicts a line of bullfighters highlighted by a streak of yellow. The strokes of blue above and below the figures contrast with the warm of the yellow, creating visual tension that anticipates the drama of the fight. Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida, 1959 A.R. 423 features a victorious bullfighter holding his curved sword, known as an estqoue, over his head. The dark atmosphere created by the deep blue, black, and touch of brown is slashed by the intense yellow down the center of the plate. This shock of bright color evokes the excitement of the bullfighter as he stands triumphant over the bull.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Pablo Picasso Paseo...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced green patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundr...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Fish Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
A striking metal sculpture of a fish. Iron with gold gilt decoration. Probably Asian.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Edition, 1950
s, Monochrome, Design, Plate
Located in Geneva, CH
Profil de Jacqueline, Pablo Picasso, Edition, 1950's, Monochrome, Design, Plat
Profil de Jacqueline
Ed. 100 pcs
22.01.1956
White earthenware clay
D. 42 cm
Stamped on the back: Empre...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pou Pou
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful cement sculpture cast of the artist’s Persian cat Pou Pou by American artist Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1970). Harriet was born in Philadelphia, PA, and, as a teenager , she studied sculpture in Paris classes (with critiques by Auguste Rodin) and later enrolled at the Academie Colarossi there. On her return to the United States she studied with Gutzon Borglum at the Art Students League, served an apprenticeship with Karl Bitter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher), 1948 A.R. 50 is an elegant turned pitcher highlights the graceful form of the female nude. C...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Head of a man done by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Houston, TX
Sculpture of male head, silvered plated brass.
Inscribed on the bottom, "Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien"
Austria, c. 1930s
16"h x 10.5"w x 3.5"d
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Art Deco Female nude sculpture by Vincenzo Ossani. Ceramic. Faenza. ‘30
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian Art Deco Female nude sculpture by Vincenzo Ossani. Ceramic with metallic lustre. Faenza. Circa 1930
Ceramic with metallic lustre.
Condition: excellent, with no breaks or res...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Ceramic
Kossack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Kossack, c. late 1930s, polychromed cedar and walnut relief sculpture, carved signature under the base of the figure, 15 x 8 x 3 1/2 inches (figure), 10 x 19 inches (board), exhibited at Zeidler's solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art, November - December, 1942 (label verso), label verso reads "Kossack / cedar & walnut / Avis Zeidler"
About the Sculpture
Kossack is typical of Aviz Zeidler’s direct carved wood sculptures of the 1930s. The subject looks directly at the viewer, unfeeling behind a polychromed stare. Seemingly influenced by two of her major teachers, California’s Ralph Stackpole and New York’s William Zorach, Zeidler drew on primitive traditions to create what one critic described as her “gruesome wood sculptures.” Rigid, solid, and unmoving are other words that characterize Zeidler’s statues which often seem to have the deeply rooted ancient power of a totem. Zeidler’s “grimacing artificiality does, indeed, manage to hold a sense of force,” is how The San Francisco Examiner art critic put it in 1938 when describing the artist’s award-winning entry at the San Francisco Art Museum. The same words could have applied to Kossack when it was exhibited at the museum four years later. Perhaps the artist was trying to contain the power of the fearsome Kossacks, the enemy of so many Eastern European peasants, by freezing the image in wood.
About the Artist
Avis Zeidler (Nemkoff) was a California-based artist who is principally known for her sculpture and drawings. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but moved to Northern California by the late 1920s where she majored in art at Berkely and studied with Lucien Labaudt, Ray Boynton...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Motherhood
Located in PARIS, FR
Motherhood
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina
Signed " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Artist's cas...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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