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
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
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Modernist Jan De Swart Abstract Sculpture in Mixed Woods California Artist
By Jan De Swart
Located in Oakland, CA
Jan De Swart (1908-1987) mixed woods abstract sculpture of ebony, rosewood, and ash. The sculpture is based on the form of a sail boat in the abstract construct resting on a square b...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Walnut
Tall Abstract Midcentury Iron Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and tall sweeping abstract midcentury iron sculpture in all original condition. Monogrammed DHR. An abstract shape in black iron wire...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Murano Glass Sculpture Signed Barbini
By Barbini
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass sculpture signed Barbini. This stunning cone shaped spire or obelisk made of clear Murano glass table sculpture is great by ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Still Stand No10: Sculptural Wood Elegance, Tall Totem by NONO by Escalona
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
1960, Atelier Palègre Sculpture
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare and unique sculpture ceramics (sandstone and porcelain) made in 1960 by Jean-Paul Brunet / Atelier Palègre
Good dimensions.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
20th Century Pearlescent Glass Frog entitled "Seated Frog" by John Ditchfield
Located in London, GB
A striking early 20th Century iridescent blue and clear glass study of a stylised seated frog with excellent tactile surface, signed, numbered and labelled Glasform
ADDITIONAL INFO...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Sculpture by BEGGA D
HAESE
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture by BEGGA D'HAESE from 1970
Exotic wood
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$41,535
Abstract Mid Century Marble Sculpture
By Jean Arp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Mid Century Modern Marble Sculpture, in the manner of Jean Arp, unsigned, probably American, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Italian Clear Murano Glass Figure, Sculpture by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian figure made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Archimede Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte, in good condition. The clear sculpture is depicting a man in the earlys 20s with a cylinder hat. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1930 - 1940, Murano, Italy.
Base: 3.5" diameter
View all Seguso Vetri D’Arte originals in our collection.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather-plume glass shapes. In 1946, he founded his own glass manufacturer company in Murano, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso. Seguso was one of the 20th century's master Venetian glassmakers.
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397, in Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Art Deco Table or Floor Sculpture in Mixed Woods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky solid wood sculpture circa 1970's. It features solid ebonized & natural oak.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Geometric Abstract Ceramic Plate with Black Color Decoration French Design 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Abbaye du bec, circa 1950
French abstract ceramic plate.
Decorative wall ceramic plate with black and brown abstract decoration.
Perfec...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze female torso sculpture.
This is a striking bronze statue of a female torso. It is mounted on a black marble p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,100 Sale Price
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Abstract Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture by Paul Kasper
By Paul Kasper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique abstract indoor/outdoor sculpture by Paul Kasper. Welded steel, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Jose Luis Sanchez Solid Bronze Sculpture Spain 1970 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
José Luis Sanchez (Spain, 1926-2018).
José Luis Sanchez, a signed and numbered 383 sculpture.
Fantastic abstract Brutalist shaped sculpture made and designed by Jose Luis Sanchez, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Brass, Bronze
Abstract Modern Wood Sculpture, Still Stand No8 by Joel Escalona
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$10,508 Sale Price / item
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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
Tall Danish Teak Animal Sculpture by Knud Albert, Denmark, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Whimsical large animal sculpture (dog? kangaroo? giraffe? or trippy made up animal? whatever it is, it's cool!) signed by artist Knud Albert, Denmark, 1960...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Tall Wooden Serenity Totem Still Stand No27: Sculpted by NONO’s Joel Escalona
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
Still Stand No66: Modern Organic Totem by NONO, Joel 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
Abstract Wooden Serenity Still Stand No47 by NONO, Modern Escalona Sculpture
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
$13,635 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
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
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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
Sculptural Accent Lull No29 – NONO’s Abstract Art Piece for Luxury Interiors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Sculptural Accent Lull No29 – NONO’s Abstract Art Piece for Luxury Interiors
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded f...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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
20th Century Brutalist Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Astoul in La Borne
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
20th century Brutalist stoneware ceramic vase by the French artist.
Realized in 1990, signed at the base.
Originals browns and blacks wood kiln colors effects.
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Totem marble sculpture from the 1970s
Located in bari, IT
The Modern Totem " In Equilibrio Precario" sculpture made of different shapes of marble and colors created by a missed artist in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$757 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Wood Sculpture, Brown and Black Base, France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a curved wooden sculpture, light brown in color. It was made in the 1970s in France. An iron bar painted black attaches it to its base, which is also made of black painted wood...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s, Greece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This striking bronze sculpture, originally found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria, is inspired by the elegant forms and symbolic motifs of ancient Etruscan art. Crafted in Greece...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lull No88 Wooden Sculpture for Contemporary Interiors – Designed by Joel Escalon
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No88 Wooden Sculpture for Contemporary Interiors – Designed by Joel Escalona
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, roun...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Yellow Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique yellow color. Produced in a German glassworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone s...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Biomorphic Serenity: Abstract Oak Totem Still Stand No61 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 t...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,833 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Chaim Gross Modernist Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Dancers
By Chaim Gross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture.
By Chaim Gross.
Depicting dancers with arms raised.
Mounted on a trapezoidal wooden plinth.
Signed 'CHAIM GROSS' in block let...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Teardrop Sun Catchers in Blue Rainbow Glass, Set of 4
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 4 teardrop shaped glass ornaments or suncatchers in irredesent cobalt blue glass. Unknown Scandinavian glass maker circa 1970-80. Measurements: H: 15 cm (without string), w/...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Abstract Art Sculpture Lull No14 by Joel Escalona – Perfect for Interior Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Art Sculpture Lull No14 by Joel Escalona – Perfect for Interior Design
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, round...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$13,600 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Pitcher with Frogs decorated by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Mexican Silver Plated Pitcher with Frogs decoration by Los Castillo in great vintage condition and with fantastic patina. This is an exquisite a...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
Abstract Multi-Media Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Multi-media sculpture with six pieces brass, aluminium and wood presented on an acrylic base. The sculpture resembles a puzzle-esque sculpture with a wood Sputnik with slots mounted ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 22
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the style of Isamu Noguchi, Unseen Force 22 by Joel Escalona
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towe...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$12,401 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Handcrafted Wooden Elegance Still Stand No31: Standing Totem 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
Sculpture in Wood Butalist Design, 1950s France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Description: this sculpture was made in the 1950s in France. It consists of a black oak base and an oak ball carved . Very nice work combining organic form and raw material.
Conditi...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century
This rustic wooden dustpan, a traditional French piece dated around 1940, is a functional sculpture that beaut...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Modernist Blue Bird Feeder Ceramic Art Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a modernist bird feeder ceramic art pottery, USA circa the 1960s.
Art Pottery MCM. Blue tones. Stamp on one side.
Dimensions: 7 H (plus the cord) x 8 W x 4...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Ivo de Santis Ceramic Bird Sculpture for Gli Etruschi, Italy, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ivo de Santis Ceramic Bird Sculpture for Gli Etruschi, Italy, c.1960.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$440 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Wooden Face Sculpture of Two People Talking
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Painted wooden faces over a stand. Rare sculpture of the people talking. Nice colors. Signed C. G. 28. .
It was bought to a french family, everything in the house was french made.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Blue
Clear Lucite Racing Sailboat Sculpture by Wintrade, Beverly Hills
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large solid lucite sailboat sculpture was made by Wintrade of Beverly Hills California in approximately 1980 in a Mid Century Modern style. The sc...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture (After Brancusi), Hand-Crafted 1970s
By Brancusi, Constantin Brancusi 2, Jean-Jacques Porret, Sorel Etrog 1, Aldo Casanova
Located in Round Top, TX
One of a kind bronze sculpture on rough wood base. Created in the style of Brancusi, this extra heavy piece is ultra-striking.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pedro Friedeberg Moon Face with Hands Table Top Sculpture, 1970s, Signed.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pedro Friedeberg Moon Face / Half Moon Table top Sculpture. Walnut and wood with gold leaf. Very good condition. Few if any signs of handling. Signed to the back "Pedro Friedebe...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Gerald DiGiusto Caryatids Sculpture American 1976
Located in Hudson, NY
This sculpture grouping is a maquette to the "Caryatids" grouping and was created in 1976 by listed American artist Gerald Digiusto. The inspiration for Gerald Digiusto to create these was found in a grouping of female form columns located at the Erechtheion in ancient Greece on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens.
These were produced from zinc plates
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...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
$12,000 / set
Jacques
Dani Ruelland - Set Of Five Ceramics
Located in PAU, FR
Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics,
Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest)
Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm -----
Height: 13 cm Diameter...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$21,791 Sale Price
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Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze mounted abstract sculpture. The sculpture showcases a square base and narrow stem that expands outwards to the right and left showcasing a layered look. One side appears to be...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Faceted Lucite Sculptures by Alessio Tasca
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A stunning pair of faceted optical lucite sculptures by renowned Italian artist and designer Alessio Tasca, circa 1970. Both sculptures are individually signed, exemplifying Tasca’s ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Contemporary Wooden Sculpture Lull No93 – Handcrafted by NONO for Artistic Inter
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Contemporary Wooden Sculpture Lull No93 – Handcrafted by NONO for Artistic Interiors
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, ...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
55cm Minimalistic DIABOLO Metal and walnut Plant Stand element, ITALY, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
modernist metal and walnut veneer stand element
Origin:
ITALY
Decade:
1950s
Description:
This original modernist stand element was produced in the 1950s in ITALY. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
1970s Curtis Jere
Shooting Star
Brass and Chrome Large Sculpture, USA
By Curtis Jeré
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant, fluid, bold brass sculpture with chrome rods from Curtis Jere evoquing a shooting star with its trail fo light.
The rotating structure sit on a polished marble base.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Brass
$1,895 Sale Price
24% Off
Arnoldo Pomodoro Cast Sculptural Bronze Box Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnoldo Pomodoro cast bronze box abstract sculptural box with lid decorated organic abstract motifs, c1960-1970
The box is part of a series of four boxes made by the two brothers Gio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,920 Sale Price
27% Off
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
Mid-century Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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