Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Stunning Modernist Floor Lamp by TYE of California / Angelo Testa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning modernist floor lamp by Tye of California / Angelo Testa, Classic midcentury iron tripod base, wonderful large ceramic pottery ball with Angelo T...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Travertine Figures by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Travertine Figures by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Studio Pottery Incised Stoneware Box Signed "Polk 70"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970 Polk stoneware "box" with a brown matte glaze that bears a wood-like appearance. Incised floral detail present on all sides.
"Polk '70" signature present to the underside.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Sculpture very decorative - Bookcase Accent
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Decorative Murano Bookcase Sculpture / Paperweight, slim desk accessory / Coffee table accessory
A heavy, fun and decorative Murano clear glass paperweight accessory for yo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Gerald Digiusto, Contro Five, 1975
Located in Hudson, NY
Gerald's work can be found in many Museum, public and private collections.
Gerald's work can also currently be seen in the new book titled American Beauty by Thom Filicia and in the November 2012 issue of House Beautiful
Gerald Digiusto was born June 30, 1929 in New York City, the son of immigrant Italian and Jewish parents. He grew up in Boston, and as a young man served a stone carving apprenticeship in Quincy, Massachusetts. From 1950 to 1954, while stationed in Tokyo with the Air Force, he worked in the studio of the Japanese sculptor...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Bronze Sculpture stamped PL 87
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Bronze Sculpture stamped PL 87
Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage
Measures : 12,5cmx7cm H:25cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Wire, Copper and Mache "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wire. Copper and papier mâché "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox, amazing hand executed sculpture, recently purchased from Buffalo NY estate, pos...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Wire
Italian Modernist Side Chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Italian modernist side chair by Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue, perfect little accent chair, sculpture, retains its original pati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fiber Glass Screens by Pierre Cardin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Screen in glass fiber in 4 panels. Vintage piece designed by Pierre Cardin. France, 1970.
(Pair available).
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
$15,071 / item
Vintage Venini Egg Designed by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage transparent glass egg with a gold leaf yoke. Tapio Wirkkala was well know by Venini since the 1950s due to Wirkkala's inclusion in the Venice Biennale's, Wirkkala joined Venini in 1964, the egg was designed in 1968 and manufactured until sometime after this date. The egg was illustrated in the 1969 Venini catalog, page 16...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
43% Off
Rare Large Mid-Century Zsolnay Porcelain Figure by János Török Circa 1960s
By Zsolnay, János Török
Located in London, GB
A striking and rare large-scale Zsolnay modernist porcelain figure, designed by the acclaimed Hungarian sculptor János Török.
This sculptural form is emblematic of mid-20th-century...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Luigi Mazzella Bronze Sculpture "Ciborio," Numbered 6/100, Italy 1989
Located in Naples, IT
Neapolitan sculptor Luigi Mazzella expresses himself in bronze, wood, silver, ceramics, iron, and even lead. his latest, large and monumental works are made of lead, which is the ele...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luciano Gaspari Salviati Murano Smoky Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear smoky gray color with green paint stroke Italian art glass sculpture on base. The piece is documented to designer Luciano Gaspari for the Sa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Triennale Polished Chrom Floor Lamp Arredoluce, Triennale Angelo Lelli, Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
An iconic floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, first exhibited at the Triennale Exposition in Milan in 1951.
The Triennale is a sculptural lighting design with tighte...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Mid-Century Abstract Metal Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a bold statement with this rare vintage abstract metal wall decor by Paul Evans, the legendary American furniture designer and sculptor known for pushing the boundaries of form ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Michel Chauvet, Méditerranée, Modern Sculpture, France, 1949
Located in New York, NY
This plaster sculpture by Michel Chauvet, the notable midcentury French artist, captures the grace of the human form in motion.
Unique piece. Monogrammed: M. CHT.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Sculpture by Alwy Visschedyk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract wood sculpture by Alwy Visschedyk, hand-signed. American, 1994.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
David Elijah Herschler Abstract Hanging Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
David Elijah Herschler abstract chrome plated steel hanging sculpture. Inspired by elements of nature and space this sculpture is called Rainbow Ribbon, signed and dated by the artist.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Large Abstract Sculpture of Stretching Nude Gymnast
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern deco abstract sculpture of female nude gymnast. Coppered or bronzed composition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Composition
1960s Shigemichi Aomine Japanese Midcentury Teak Trays Serving Sushi Platters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Shigemichi Aomine for the National Crafts Council (NCC.) Pair of sculptural serving trays.
Large L 22 in
Small L 9 x W 6.75 x H 3/8 in
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Albert Chubac 1925-2008, Sculpture, circa 2008, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Modular TOTEM,
Iron and Plexiglass,
circa 2008, France.
Measures: Width 80 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 200 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Italian Murano Glass Dove Signed by Barovier and Toso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant dove in handblown Murano glass with gold inclusion.
Signed by Barovier and Toso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba
Located in Antwerp, BE
Highly rare and decorative elegant scene in wood of a man making respectfully advances to a lady, with female servants bringing food. Made in Congo in the 20th century, and offered b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,610 Sale Price
35% Off
Giant Marcello Fantoni Blue Ceramic Vase Object 1955
Located in Munich, DE
Unbelievable stoneware masterpiece of the famous Italian Artist Marcello Fantoni in blue glazed ceramic with white ceramic laces decorated. Every design museum would be happy to have...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Archictural Abstract Sculpture by Dutch Margot Zanstra
Located in London, GB
Monumental abstract sculpture in stainless steel by Margot Zanstra (Dutch, 1919–2010) stands on a brushed stainless steel base. This sculpture most likely is a model for an outdoor s...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Abstract concrete Sculpture by Roger Desserprit
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Unique large abstract sculpture by Roger Desserprit (1923–1985), France 1981. An imposing sculpture characterized by bold, biomorphic, fluid shapes, resulting in apowerful grounded p...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Joaquin Garcia Donaire abstract modern sculpture Spain 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic sculpture by Joaquin Garcia Donaire made in his own atelier in Spain, 1960s. This abstract sculpture is made with a fantastic and unique shape. It is truly special from eve...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Vintage Wood Abstract Sculpture with Beautiful Driftwood finish
Located in Dallas, TX
As found, this tall abstract wood sculpture has the original beautiful driftwood finish. This piece is one of a kind and such a unique find. The sculpture features an abstract huma...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Interesting Plaster Sculpture, circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful interesting sculpture is made of plaster. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Modernist Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture "Explosion" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract welded steel sculpture "Explosion" by Robert Brock. Intricately designed, precision welded steel rods, intentionally made to look as if it was blasted open, truly ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti, Cap53 Bronze Vessel, Fonderia Battaglia for Bernini, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Fonderia Battaglia 1
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Sculptural bronze vessel, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti as part of his Cap53 series of sculptural vessels and made at Fonderia Battaglia early 1960s for Bernini, Milan
Cast bronze ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Richard Hirsch Black Marble Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture, 2006 - 2010
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch’s Black Marble Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture was made during 2006 – 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, black glaze, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Roland ZOBEL Glazed terracotta wall sculpture, 1970s
By Roland Zobel
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Glazed Terracotta Wall Sculpture by Roland Zobel (Les Cyclades – Anduze), France, 1970s.
This unique glazed terracotta wall sculpture by French artist Roland Zobel, created in the 1...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bookend Decoration
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Bookend Decoration
Wear consistent with age and use.
Sculpture - Decoration - Art deco style
Measures : 38,5x13cm H:38cm
Material : Zinc
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Yvonne Domenge 1946–2019 Untitled Bronze Sculpture Dated 2003s
Located in Skokie, IL
Yvonne Domenge 1946–2019 Untitled bronze sculpture dated 2003. Edition 8/10 signed and numbered.
Additional information:
Materials:bronze
Dimensions: 12.5" W × 11" D × 10" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Ceramic Water Fountains Sculptures Bronze Glazed 1960 Mobach
By Mobach
Located in London, GB
The sculptural head shaped water features hand-turned in ceramic, produced by Mobach in Utrecht during the 1960's. Mobach produced this unique mat bronze lustre glaze has a result of...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Brown Wall Ceramic Sculpture by Pierre Digan La Borne
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan (1941-2016),
20th midcentury ceramic wall sculpture by Pierre Digan
Realized, circa 1960 in La Borne
Original brown ceramic color
In a black metal frame
M...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$620 Sale Price
30% Off
MCM California Artist J. Gaylord Ortman 1974 Brutalist Modernist Metal Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large MCM brutalist metal sculpture dimensional wall hanging, circa 1974 by Riverside, California Sculptor/ Artist J. Gaylord Ortman (1931-2021). Constructed of rectangle sand squar...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Extra Large Impressive Organic Wooden Sculpture by Dutch Artist Jef Depassé 1970
Located in Den Haag, NL
Extra Large Organic Wooden Sculpture by Dutch Artist Jef Passe 1970
Hand Carved wood and different and impressive from every angle. Dark Wood that shines due to various light that re...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Valerio Moreschi sculpture Brescia Italy 1979
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Large sized abstract sculpture by Valerio Moreschi made in is own workshop in Brescia 1979. Hectic dynamics, burst of imagination and exp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Large Mounted Abstract Black and White Marble Sculpture Signed Ray G. 1983
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with this impressive large scale abstract marble sculpture mounted on a plinth base. Signed Ray G. and dated 1983, it exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship yo...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Group Organic Studio Ceramic Round Vases, Dutch 1960
s
Located in London, GB
A group of seven organic ball shaped Studio Pottery vases in natural colours, were produced in the 1960s. The individual appearance is unique in their shape, glaze and texture resemb...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Masatoyo Kuki Kishi Abstract Modernist Bird Sculpture, 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poured stone abstract sculpture by Japanese artist Masatoyo Kishi "Kuki" (1924-2017). Known for his work with various forms, this sculpture emulates a Japanese crane or bird in fligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Monica Backstrom art glass Kaleidoscope Kosta Boda
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 31cm H
Condition: Mint
Material: Glass, wood
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Giovanni Gariboldi Electric Insulator Richard Ginori, Italy, 1950
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super decorative extra large electric insulator TOTEM designed by Giovanni Gariboldi and manufactured by Richard Ginori, Italy 1950. This insulator...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Vintage Rosenthal Netter Abstract Porcelain Object And Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This tall vintage modernist sculpture and or object of an abstract couple; man/woman in repose is white to off-white porcelain by Rosenthal Netter who ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Abstract Figurative Carved Teak Sculpture, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A teak abstract figurative sculpture (23" high) signed with initials H.A, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Carole Shultz Abstract Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
A large, imposing abstract figure in painted plaster by Carole Shultz. This sculpture is from an edition of 250 created in 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Exquisite Hand-Painted Ceramic Decorative Cones by Giancarlo Scapin, 1970s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
These cones, signed by the artist, exude a timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted in a warm terracotta hue and embellished with a spherical motif at the midpoint, reminiscent...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Bronze Brooch "Pergatoire" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging articulate three-piece gilt bronze brooch "Purgatoire" also known as "Le Ciel, la Terre, et l'Enfer." by Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Each element with figure symbolizes Heave...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970
s Sculpture with Pedestal
By Clyde Ball
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Clyde Ball Mid Century Bronze Signed 1970's Sculpture with Pedestal
The pedestal measures: 12.25 wide x 12.25 deep x 42.25 inches high
The sculpture measures: 13.5 wide x 11 deep x ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract stone sculpture ‘Metropolis 4’ by Vittorio di Muzio, Italy 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract stone sculpture ‘Metropolis 4’ by Vittorio di Muzio (1924 - 2014), Italy 1986. Di Muzio studied sculpture at the l’Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera in Milan and was train...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
White marble sculpture by Pol Spilliaert (1935-2023)
Located in Haaltert, BE
Sculpture in white Carrara marble by Belgian sculptor Pol Spilliaert (1935-2023). Title of the work “ Elke Icarus wil eens vliegen “ (Every Icarus wants to fly). After a plaster proo...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century, Giacomo Benevelli Chromed Sculture, 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Giacomo Benevelli is an italian sculpture born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was the son of Anselmo Govi, important italian painter, meaning that art has always been a current trait i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Regency Solid Glass Sphere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your decor with the bold elegance of this Vintage Regency Solid Glass Sphere. Rich in deep ruby tones and expertly cut with striking geometric bands, this solid glass orb cap...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Glass Sculpture Kjell Engman Atelier for Kosta Boda Sweden Signed and Numbered
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a beautiful Glass Sculpture by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda made in Sweden. The back is signed and numbered. It retains its original Kosta Boda sticker.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract California Design Organic Wood Sculpture, 1960s
By Doug Ayers
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Abstract California Design organic wood sculpture from the 1960s. Expertly crafted freeform shape in the style of Doug Ayers.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase in Earth Tones and Beehive Shape by Piet Knepper
By Mobach, Piet Knepper
Located in London, GB
Sculptural beehive shape studio pottery vase created on the turning wheel by highly technical skilled Dutch ceramist Piet Knepper for Mobach Studio in the 1960s. The glaze in tones o...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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