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
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Style, 27
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Style, Unseen Force 27 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Block Alfredo Barbini Cenedese Art Glass Fish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare genuine large murano glass aquarium sculpture by renowned murano glass artist Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese circa 1950. featuring four colorful fish swimming through multicolored...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
Transparent Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique transparent color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headph...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
1970s Cubist Metal Sculpture Industrial Block Circle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Metal Sculpture Industrial Block Circle
14.25 h x 13.75 w x 7 d
Original vintage condition unrestored
Refer to images.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Weeping Willow Sculpture by Brian Bijan
By Brian Bijan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very attractive weeping willow tree sculpture by Brian Bijan. Tree is made with mixed copper and brass metal supported by a quartz stone base. Stamped 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Brass, Copper
$861 Sale Price
76% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Ceramic Object
Tremiti Formalibera
Danese Milano 1964
Located in Meer, VAN
Angelo Mangiarotti Rare Ceramic Object 'Tremiti Formalibera' for Danese Milano 1964
A very rare avant garde ceramic object by Angelo Mangiarotti (1921 – 2012) for Danese Milano. 196...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi, 1950’s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi, 1950’s
Additional Information:
Material: Ceramic
Style: Mid century, Italian
Produced by Bitossi in Italy
Dimensions: (W x D x H): 32 x 15 x 16 cm
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Kyriakos Rokos Brutalist Bronze Surrealist Abstract Relief Sculpture 1971
By ROKOS
Located in Troy, MI
Kyriakos Rokos (b 1945)
Bronze sculpture on stone base
1971
Abstract bronze sculpture by renowned Greek artist Kyriakos Rokos
Cast relief with perpetual faces and a protruding finge...
Category
1970s Greek Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960 Wood Base
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze art Nuragica Sardinia 1960 wood base, represents hero 4 eyes and 4 arm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$754 Sale Price
30% Off
Tony Morgan for Daum – “Heart Supported by Hands” Crystal Sculpture (437/500)
By Daum
Located in NICE, FR
A poetic expression of unity and care, this molded and partially frosted crystal sculpture features a heart delicately supported by intertwined hands. Designed by British artist Tony...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Free-form sculpture in solid walnut Alexandre Noll Circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare sculpture representing a mortar made of solid walnut.
French work by Alexandre Noll, model created around 1945-50.
Signature incised ANoll on the back.
Small slit on top
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Large Elm Sculpture In the Manner of Alexandre Noll, France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Large abstract sculpture, hand carved out of elm in the style of Alexander Noll.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Centerpiece Rare Wood Fruit Bowl Mid 20th Century American Craftsman Design
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An iconic rare wood elongated bowl in African Teak (Bubinga) by Mid-Century master Emil Milan.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
David Lee Brown (1939-2016) Abstract Stainless Steel Sculpture, American, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
David Lee Brown abstract stainless steel sculpture on veneered white wood base. Brown has many large scale public installations and was a professor for more than 50 years at Pratt. I...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Petite Pitcher by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Modern Mexican Petite Pitcher sporting an amazing handle in a bird motif by Los Castillo Taxco México. The pitcher Marked Los Castillo Taxco Mex...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
David Lee Brown (1939-2016) Abstract Stainless Steel Sculpture, American, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
David Lee Brown abstract stainless steel sculpture on veneered white wood base. Brown has many large scale public installations and was a professor for more than 50 years at Pratt. I...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury abstract bronze sculpture.
Stunning midcentury abstract bronze sculpture. This well cast abstract bronze has great patina and is perfect for a cocktail table, console tab...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Oversized Yellow Die Dice
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic pair of large die from the Mid-Century. This pair of dice will be a wonderful addition to your modern decor either sitting on a coffee table or shelves and also makes a won...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Carlo Bartoli Chair Model 4875 for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early pair of Italian Modernist Polypropylene chairs designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell Italia in the 1970s model 4875, unusual color, art furniture, Nic...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Plaster Sculpture “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure” after Pablo Picasso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Plaster Sculpture “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure,” after Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France, circa 1960
Expressive mid-century plaster bust titled “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure,” produced in Vallauris, France circa 1960 after Pablo Picasso. A powerful homage to the weeping-woman motif associated with Guernica, mounted on a wooden base.
Evocative plaster sculpture titled “Étude Guernica – La Femme qui Pleure,” created after Pablo Picasso in Vallauris, France, circa 1960. The piece bears an incised cartouche reading “ÉTUDE GUERNICA – LA FEMME QUI PLEURE – Picasso Vallauris,” indicating subject and place of production. The dramatic profile and incised detailing channel the anguish of Picasso’s Weeping Woman...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$3,353 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 426-47 Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 426-47
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bibendum Michelin Man Advertising Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bibendum Michelin man advertising sculpture. Original white painted heavy and sturdy larger cast iron mid-century Bibendum figure. England, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Livio Seguso (Italian b. 1930) Large Clear Abstract Glass Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
Large clear glass abstract sculpture, on rectangular block base, by glass Maestro, Livio Seguso.
From MuranoNet:
Livid Seguso, glass sculptor and Maestro.
Born in Murano in 193...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca, Fusina
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alessio Tasca for Fusina Acrylic Prism Sculpture, 1970s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Torch Cut Steel Brutalist Sculpture on Walnut signed John Balossi
Located in New York, NY
This striking Mid-Century Modernist brutalist sculpture, created circa 1965 by artist John Balossi, is an evocative example of mid-century artistry that b...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Headboard with Brutalist Bronze Sculpture by Frigerio, Italy, 1968
Located in London, GB
Headboard with large Brutalist bronze sculpture, model "Aurora" by Frigerio, Italy, 1968.
The headboard comprises a large Brutalist sand-cast sculpture, overlaid on an arc of textured lacquered metal, which has a deep gold finish.
The piece is in very nice vintage condition. We have left the sculpture unpolished and it has a developed an aged patina, ranging from brown to gold. There are minor losses to the finish of the headboard frame, both the arc and the cross-bars. The sculpture is bolted to the bed frame; it appears it could be unbolted and used separately, though we have not tried to do so.
Approximate dimensions:
Sculpture W 173 cm x H 49 cm
Headboard W 185 cm x H 108 cm
Please be aware this listing is for the headboard only. The remaining three sections of the bed surround...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$5,236 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Vintage French Ceramic Zoomorphic Pitcher by Jacques Blin
circa 1950s
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic pitcher / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The pitcher in the form perhaps of a proud French coq is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$4,363 Sale Price
20% Off
Livio Seguso Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy
By Livio Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Murano glass sculpture designed by Livio Seguso, Italy, 1970's. Clear and smoked hand blown glass. Incised signature to underside an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Dieter Crumbiegel, Germany, 1980s
By Dieter Crumbiegel
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic object
Designer and producer:
Dieter Crumbiegel
Information:
Dieter Crumbiegel (born June 6, 1938 in Essen) is a German artist (painting, ceramics) and university professor.
Since 1961, Crumbiegel has held solo and group exhibitions of ceramic objects in West and East Germany, Belgium, CSFR, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary and Taiwan.
Decade: 1980s
This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Dieter Crumbiegel and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Heinsberg in Germany. It is made of solid very heavy stoneware pottery and has a very unique light beige main coloration with abstract brown illustration. the bottom is marked with typical Producer signature. a very collectible and very rare item of the Crumbiegel Collection. the object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 18cm in height and 21cm in diameter, it is very impressive.
straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1980s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
Height 18cm
Diameter 21cm.
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina. slight traces of use.
VITA:
Dieter Crumbiegel graduated from high school in 1957 at the traditional language Burggymnasium in Essen. He then studied painting from 1957 to 1961 at the State University of Fine Arts in Kassel with Fritz Winter and Marie-Louise von Rogister, ceramics with Walter Popp, art theory and art sociology with Stephan Hirzel and Georg Hoeltje, and art history and art education with Ernst Röttger. During the 1958/1959 academic year he received a holiday scholarship from the Max Beckmann Society and spent some time in the Liliamor house with its founder Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler in Murnau. In 1959 he also received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Crumbiegel completed his studies in 1961 with the first state examination.
After the 2nd state examination in 1964, Crumbiegel worked with Robert Sturm at the educational institute in Fulda as a lecturer for the training of art and craft teachers at general schools with a training focus on the construction of vascular ceramics. In 1971 he took over the class for sculpture and architectural ceramics at the State Technical School for Ceramic Design in Höhr- Grenzhausen. From 1979 to 2001 he was a professor at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld in the design department, studying ceramics/porcelain/glass design. In 1979, Crumbiegel was appointed a member of the Académie Internationale de la Ceramique (AIC) / International Academy of liamorCeramic in Geneva. The German members of the AIC joined together in 1983/1984 to form Group 83 - German Ceramicists,[1] of which he himself became a member in 1986.
Crumbiegel founded the “Krefeld School for Ceramics/Design”[2] as a continuation of the Kassel School for Ceramics run by his teacher Walter Popp, from which artists and designers such as Frank Louis emerged. In 1983 he was appointed supervisor at Helwan University in Giza/Cairo. From 1971 he gave lectures on new trends in ceramic art at the Hetjens Museum in Düsseldorf.
Between 1969 and 1978 he was a member of various award juries, such as the jury for the Richard...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Organic Wooden Sculpture, 1960
s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Organic Wooden Sculpture, 1960's
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s by Arnaldo Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculptures
Located in Brescia, IT
"Crosses and Stars"
Arnaldo & Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante
1950s
Bronze sculptures
Bibliography: "Domus, December 1958"
Measures: 46 x 46 cm / 37 x 37 cm/ 16 x 16 cm/ 10 x 1...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Pottery Super Fat Lava Multi-Color 517-45 Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase extra large version
Model: 517-45
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture- Inspired by Brancusi
s Iconic Style, France
By Brancusi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture – Inspired by Brancusi's Iconic Style, France
Unveil the timeless elegance of early 20th-century artistry with this exceptional wooden sculpture,...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,724 Sale Price
20% Off
Still Stand No36: Tall Serenity Totem, Walnut Sculpture by NONO
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Abstract Organic Biomorphic Carved Wood Totem Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Large hand carved abstract wood sculpture by Oliver De France
Circa 1960s
Carved from a single block of richly grained pine with a dimensional interplay of biomorphic forms and clu...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Sculptural Mid-century Organic Object Holder in brass, Denmark 1960s
By Henry Moore, Hans Arp
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare sculptural holder in solid brass, organic Danish style, it is a work of great refinement and style.
A work of applied arete, which can be used as an ashtray, pocket emptier, or ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Co. Birch Plywood 1943
Located in Monrovia, CA
Charles Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Company And Is Sealed.
1 Splint Designed by Charles And Ray Eames For The N...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paper
Lyra Mid-Century Modern Large Soapstone Sculpture - Signed by Marco Lyra
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This is a striking Mid-Century Modern (MCM) soapstone sculpture titled Lyra. The abstract form depicts a flowing human figure, skillfully carved from richly colored soapstone with na...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
$1,392 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Carol Harrison
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large abstract bronze sculpture by Carol Harrison, American, circa 1970s. Retains it's warm original patina. It measures an impressive 18" height...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giacometti Style White Faux Plaster Floor Lamps Firenze by Baker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of sculptural floor lamps, in the manner of Diego Giacometti, called the Firenze Model, by Baker Furniture, American, circa 2000s. They are constructed of a faux plaster and are...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Paire of Brass Ducks, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of decorative small ducks is made of brass. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,173 / set
Otto and Vivika Heino California Studio Pottery Crackle Glaze
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Crackle glazed pottery created by Otto and Vivika Heino of Ojai, California. It is signed on bottom, Vivika and Otto and dated 1989.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract modernist freeform wooden sculpture, hand carved, 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
An intruding wooden sculpture in an abstract shape. A playful interpretation of an open & closed volume. Although not huge in size, the sculpture as a strong spatial presence. Handca...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$359 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpted Serenity in Oak Still Stand No37: Tall Totem by NONO, Escalona Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Salviati Gaspari Murano Uranium UV Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown vaseline yellow green with aqua green paint stroke Italian art glass sculpture on base. Documented to designer Luciano Gaspari for the Salviati co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,313 Sale Price
24% Off
Alessio Tasca bronze sculptural plate Nove Italy 1960s
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
An extraordinary and highly rare bronze sculptural bowl, designed by the renowned ceramic artist Alessio Tasca and crafted in his own atelier in 36055 Nove, Italy, during the 1960s. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Larry Mohr Abstract Aluminum Sculpture, 1970s
By Larry Mohr
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An aluminum sculpture by Larry Mohr. Acquired from the Mohr's estate. Can be arranged in different positions. Minor nicks to the edges see photos. Untitled and unsigned.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Leonardo Nierman Mid-Century Modern Onyx Marble Abstract Sculpture MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Leonardo Nierman (born November 1, 1932), full name Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis, is a Mexican artist mostly known for his painting and sculpture. He at first wanted to be a violinist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Kinetic Nebula Sculpture by Alice Hutchins Mid Century Modern Abstract Art
By Alice Hutchins
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kinetic Abstract Sculpture, entitled "Nebula", by Alice Hutchins, American, circa 1970s. Retains original box. Consists of various magnetic elements so that you can construct the scu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Magnets
Leonardo Nierman Mid-Century Modern Onyx Marble Abstract Sculpture MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Leonardo Nierman (born November 1, 1932), full name Leonardo Nierman Mendelejis, is a Mexican artist mostly known for his painting and sculpture. He at first wanted to be a violinist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Abstract modern sculpture.
Measures:
Height 67 cm.
Diameter 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$1,676
Brutalist Agnese Udinotti 1970
s Steel Figurative Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Known for her abstract expressionistic figures in both painting and sculpture, this large Brutalist patinated steel sculpture by Arizona artist Agnese ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Head of a Women Welded Steel Sculpture Carl Nesjar for Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original artwork.
Unique piece.
There is another example in the book "The Sculpture of Picasso" shown in the pics here and in his studio with the famous maquette done for Chicago.
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Alabaster Marble Sculpture After Barbara Hepworth -North America 1960s
Located in Southampton, NJ
An expertly executed marble sculpture in the manner of Barbara Hepworth depicting what appears to be the face of a fish or possibly a bird. Very playful yet elegant. From the estate ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 20 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stands...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$11,672 Sale Price / item
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Mid-Century Modern Bleached Wood Abstract Sculpture, circa 1970
By Bois
Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the early 1970s, an artist crafted this stunning Mid-Century Modern wood abstract sculpture. The finely carved, stylized free-form sculpture, made of bleached wood, features a ver...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy
By Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze abstract face sculpture by Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (January 6, 1920 – February 8, 2006, a figurative French sculptor.. Signed on back underside Ipoustegy '66 2/9.
I'm many museum and public art collections such as:
Abu Dhabi, National Museum of Saadiyat Island.
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art.
Berlin, Nationalgalerie.
Bobigny, Fonds Départemental d’Art Contemporain.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT) — Cénotaphe (1957)[8]
Châlons en Champagne, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie.
Chicago, Art Institute.
Copenhagen, Carlsberg Glyptotek.
Darmstadt, Hessiches Landesmuseum.
Dun sur Meuse, Centre Ipoustéguy
Evanston, Illinois, Mary and Leigh...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signed Curtis Jere Starburst POM POM Abstract Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Curtis Jere Starburst wall sculpture / Signed & dated.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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