Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
BRUTALIST STYLE
The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave.
ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
- Brutalism emerged during the mid-20th century
- Term coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham
- Originated in the United Kingdom
- Brutalist architecture gained popularity in the United States beginning in the early 1960s
- Inaugural brutalist projects include Unité d'habitation and the city of Chandigarh, India, both of which owe to influential architect Charles-Édouard “Le Corbusier” Jeanneret
- Le Corbusier’s cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, designed hundreds of chairs, tables, cabinets and lamps for Chandigarh
- Informed by the Bauhaus, constructivism, modernism and the International Style; part of mid-century modernism
- Contrasted starkly with Beaux Arts style
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
- Use of industrial materials — tubular steel, concrete, glass, granite
- Prioritizes functionalism, minimalism and utilization of negative space
- Spare silhouettes, pronounced geometric shapes
- Stripped-down, natural look; rugged textures, modular construction
- Interiors featuring airy visual flow and reliance on neutral palettes
BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.
Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.
Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.
Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.
Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy. Item features a sculpture of a man, woman, and child (in the man's arms) unique brutalist design. Signe...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures
Located in Troy, MI
Grouping of three stylized copper egg sculptures circa 1990s
Patchwork copper clad eggs of graduated sizes fastened with brass rivets
Unmarked
3 - 5 inch diameter
4 - 6.25 inch hei...
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1990s Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Intense and passionate glass sculpture from Ermanno Nason, using his favorite glass, the acciaio gray.
This warm transparent gray color is often used by glass massiccio Sculptors, w...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$71,909 Sale Price
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Brutalist Brass Bonsai Ikebana Lily Flower Sculpture by Gerd Scharrelmann 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Torch-cut brass sculpture of lillies, mounted on a burlwood base, by Gerd Scharrelmann. This elegant sculpture has a delightful kinetic effect. The flowers and stems shiver, producin...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Brass
Vintage Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century modern metal Brutalist sculpture "Monk With The Book" by Salvino Marsura, made in Italy in the 1970s.
Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His c...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Nuragic Bronze Warrior Figurine Sculpture Sardinian Bronze Age Style Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking bronze represents a four-armed warrior in the style of Sardinian Bronze Age figures, known as "bronzetti."
Crafted in the 1960s in Italy, the figure exudes a unique pa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl by Sergio Unia
Located in Redding, CT
Large Signed Bronze Sculpture of a Little Girl. By Sculptor Serigo Unia. Heavy, solid piece. Brutalist in style. Animated and cartoonish in style. Reminiscent of a character from Cha...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Period 1970's Brutalist sculpture depicting a stylized female figure executed in cast brass, mounted on a stepped walnut plinth base. Well crafted work, in excellent original condit...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture by Klara Sever for Austin Productions, 1970
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sculpture by Klara Sever for Austin Productions, 1970's.
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20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$520 Sale Price
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Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" (Bush) Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1970's made of welded bronze.
Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$190,575
20th Century School Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture Of A Woman
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century School Brutalist Bronze Figurative Sculpture Of A Woman standind on one leg. Measures 9" in width, 8" in depth and stand 19" tall. We...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950,
The wood is olive wood.
Signed Falcon Spain...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Figural sculpture by artist Ted Gall in Steel, secured to black laminated wood base. Signed.
Theodore T. Gall began his career in the arts in the mid-sixti...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Cast Iron Fish Sculpture - Mid-Century Aquarium-Inspired Design 1977
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Brutalist cast iron fish sculpture captures the essence of mid-century design with its raw, textured finish and bold aesthetic.
Fea...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful and Heavily Patinated, very large example of Brutalist - a train on a track. The entire piece is a solid unit, very stable and also quite heavy. In the manner of Jere, ...
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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Located in London, GB
Khadim Diop, the Senegalese artist renowned for his bronze sculptures that adorn many private collections worldwide, has crafted two captivating and expressive pieces that showcase his mastery of the medium, a rare find in the market outside Africa!
The first sculpture portrays a dynamic figure playing the Djembe drum...
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2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$1,376 Sale Price / item
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Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970
Located in Hudson, NY
A one of a kind chess set by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circa 1970, the set is quit marvelous.
Each figure is filled with detail. Even the individual pawns, each...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Pottery
$2,200 / set
Brutalist Sculpture Abstracted Plant Forms on Terracotta Base
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist stylized plant form growing out of the terracotta earth base. Well done metal work reminiscent of Paul Evans, or Jere.
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Richard Faure
Chestnut
Gold Wine Bottle Cradle
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional signed sculptured wine bottle cradle by the renowned French Artist and Sculptor Richard Faure.
Hand crafted in brass, and intricately detailed in the form of a ches...
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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Emile Antoine Bourdelle “Arlequin” Bronze Sculpture Valsuani Foundry
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929) Bronze Sculpture
L' Arlequin.
Conceived in 1905 and cast around 1954
A rare museum quality impressionist - Brutalist interpretation of a harlequin swordsman in bronze with black/brown patina.
Bears the cast signature E. A. BOURDELLE top of the base, © by Bourdelle along one side.
Foundry seal of A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE. On corner.
Measures 16 x 16.5 x 5 inches.
Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear. Scratches and wear to patina throughout commensurate of material age and use.
Provenance: The estate of Morton and Estelle Sosland.In Kansas City, the Sosland family name is synonymous with both giving, and the arts. Of their many contributions to the community, 'The Soslands gave one of the nation's finest private collections of American Indian art to the Nelson-Atkins' museum. The content of this auction bears testament to their keen eye and varied interests.
In September 1893 Bourdelle joined the studio of Auguste Rodin. His collaboration with Rodin lasted fifteen years. In 1895, he received his first official commission, a war monument for the city of Montauban. His proposed plans, different from traditional monuments, created a scandal. Rodin intervened on his behalf, and the monument was finally erected in 1902.
In 1900, Bourdelle demonstrated his independence from Rodin's style with a bust of Apollo. In the same year, Bourdelle, Rodin and the sculptor Desbois opened a free school of sculpture, the Institut Rodin-Debois-Bourdelle. One of the students was Henri Matisse, who later produced some remarkable sculpture, but the school did not last long.
Bourdelle in his studio sketching Grace Christie
In 1905, Bourdelle had his first personal exhibition, in the gallery of the foundry-owner Hébrand. With the support of Hébrand and the material assistance of his foundry, Bourdelle was able to make larger works and earn greater recognition. His father died in 1906, and Bourdelle changed his first name to simply Antoine, after his father. He married his second wife, Cléopatre Sevastos (1892-1972), who was of Greek origin. She and their daughter, Rhodia, became a frequent inspiration for his works.[6]
In 1908, Bourdelle left the studio of Rodin and set out on his own. In 1909 he exhibited a new work, Hercules the Archer at the annual Salon of the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He began to teach at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where his students included Giacometti, Isaac Frenkel and Adaline Kent...
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1940s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Mother and Child Bronze by José Mariano Pagés Sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exceptional bronze sculpture signed "Page´s '69". Sculpture has a very rich patina to the heavily articulated bronze surface and is seated on a marble base. Excellent modernist examp...
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Mid-20th Century Argentine Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Large Brutalist Iron and Desert Glass Sculpture Screen Paul Evans Style
By Paul Evans
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A striking brutalist hand forged and welded wrought iron and dessert glass sculpture screen in the manner of Paul Evans. Good original condition, from...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
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Wrought Iron
Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base
By Rene Brancusi, Brancusi
Located in Houston, TX
Large Brutalist male torso abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base in the manner of Brancusi. This midcentury figural male torso sculpture is finely detailed and dates to the mid-...
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1960s Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN
Located in New Windsor, NY
Amazing mixed metals and wood Brutalist Period couple sculpture. A wonderful mix of copper, brass, nails and wood that have been manipulated, cut, carved, heated, tacked, and welded ...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large Brutalist Bronze Ballerina Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
A very large Brutalist midcentury bronze ballerina sculpture on an black marble base (6.75" x 8.5"), circa 1970s. The piece is 44.5" high and has a wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$780 Sale Price
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Cast Aluminum Brutalist Sculpture by Dcalvi
By DCalvi
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Diana Calvillo artist, beautiful cast aluminum Brutalist sculpture, apparently it is a facade like the ones that were left after some bombing of the...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Swan Bronze Brutalist Statue, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A unique and highly decorative pair of Brutalist style swan statues in bronze both in a takeoff position. The wings are finely. Carved displaying amazing d...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 / set
John Steck Desert Rose Metal and Stone Vintage Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1960s metal and stone table top sculpture. “Desert Rose” by John Steck is a timeless floral arrangement of bristly pom-pom blooms emanating from a stone base. The botanical a...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unearth a compelling work of art with this striking Vintage Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture, a piece that powerfully merges raw expression with refined form. Crafted f...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Concrete Lady Bust Attributed to Chuck Dodson Mounted Sculpture
By Chuck Dodson
Located in Miami, FL
Brutalized concrete and stone Nude female bust on a rectangle marble stand in the style of Chuck Dodson from the late 20th century.
This striking repr...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Marble, Steel
Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015)
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Acrobatic Man Bronze Sculpture By Pieter Florizoon (1937-2015)
Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage
Measures : 36cmx24cm H:42cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, Modernist, Brutalist, c 1969
Located in Buffalo, NY
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, modernist, brutalist. c 1969, Wonderful form and artistry.
Category
1660s Antique Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Curtis Jere Style Brutalist Lily Flower Sculpture.
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Brass Stone Flower Sculpture. Mid Century Brutalist Style , no Makers Mark. Beautiful Rainbow Petina, wooden Base. Vintage Condition Con...
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1970s Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Torch Cut Steel Figurative Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a bold statement with this striking vintage torch-cut steel figurative sculpture, a one-of-a-kind expression of raw artistry and industrial elegance. Standing an impressive 71 i...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Italian Brutalist Ceramic Sculpture by Toni Fabris 1960
s
By Toni Fabris
Located in Roma, RM
This large ceramic sculpture is the work of Milanese sculptor Toni Fabris. This rare piece was created in the artist's Brera studio in Milan in the early 1960s. It depicts a large tu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Sculpture "Family" Signed Italy, circa 1961 Manner of Marcello Fantoni
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist sculpture "Family" signed Italy, circa 1961, manner of Fanoni. Amazing form surface Classic modernist well executed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
Located in Augusta, GA
Bronze abstract floral sculpture
Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist
Made with a beautiful verdigris patina
Made in the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
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1950s French Wooden Female Sculpture – Expressive Carved Figure with Draped Skir
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950s French Wooden Female Sculpture – Expressive Carved Figure with Draped Skirt
Description:
This beautiful sculpture of a woman is carved fro...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Glazed Terracotta Head Sculpture.
Offered is a beautiful well executed Italian glazed terra cotta face or head sculpture signed Consorso, circa. 1950. A fine example of Itali...
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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1970s Welded Steel and Bronze Brutalist Mask by Suzanne Benton
Located in Sacramento, CA
1970s welded steel and bronze Brutalist mask by New York artist Suzanne Benton. Benton is a sculptor, mask performance artist, printmaker, and painter, and this piece is an excellent...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
Located in Augusta, GA
Pair of bronze abstract floral sculpture
Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist
Made with a beautiful verdigris patina
Made...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$2,320 Sale Price
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Brutalist Sculpture by Ronald Gonzalez, American, circa 1996 Axe Man
Located in Hudson, NY
Fantastic sculpture by American artist Ronald Gonzalez. Titled Axe Man and created in the 1990s.
This item is accompanied with a letter of authenticity from the artist.
Ronald Mari...
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1990s American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Esperanza d
Ors Bronze Relief Plaque Figurative Sculpture Spain 1990s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Esperanza d'Ors bronze relief plaque presents a compelling and heavy tribute to the Spanish city of Oviedo, specifically referencing the theme "Ciudad de la Concordia" (City of Conco...
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1990s Spanish Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John Steck Brutalist Copper And Stone Desert Rose Table Sculpture
By John Steck
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1960's Brutalist copper, steel and stone sculpture by John Steck. The steel stems hold 4 dandelion-shaped flowers in copper wire and the leaves surrounding them. The sculpture is f...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Copper
Signed Brutalist Bronze Sculpture Of A Dancer
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The sculpture with a rough textured finish and abstract figural form, characteristic of the brutalist style, emphasizes the raw material and focuses on the form and movement over rea...
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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cubist School Jazz Band Sculpture signed and dated Austin Productions 1964
Located in New York, NY
Stylized cast sculpture of a Jazz Band, marked Austin Productions 1964. Executed in the Brutalist style, with obvious Cubism School influence. Construct...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Modern Brutalist African Wooden Sculpture – Female Bust – 50 cm
This is a striking sculpture of a female bust, carved in solid wood, in a style that combines modern minimalism, bruta...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Bronze / Brass Art Statue Made and Signed by Thure Thörn, Sweden
By Thure Thorn
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely beautiful and decorative master piece of brass art made by the famous Swedish artist Thure Thörn of a sitting woman with great patina true the years.
Only seven are made an...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Brutalist Steel and Glass Figurative Sculpture
Located in Lutz, FL
Fantastic large Mid Century Brutalist Figurative Sculpture in Steel with circular glass inserts, on a wood base. Patinated welded steel with red and yellow stained glass depicting a ...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Swiss clock vanity
Located in Grenoble, FR
Vanity made of lead and old clockwork elements in homage to Dali and his melted clock
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Early 2000s Swiss Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Lead
$1,486
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved in an Olive Wood Block France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the Olive wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in France, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brutalist brass sculpture of a Tree Cluster grouping by Friedle.
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style
Located in London, GB
Two 1960s bronze sculptures from the Maasai tribe in Kenya and Tanzania in everyday motherhood figures.
The elongated and brutalist-like effect figures evoke a Giacometti-like aest...
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1960s Kenyan Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in France, circa 1950,
The wood is olive wood.
U...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
A strong complex and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculpture, unique piece by artist ESOJ, France 2020.
This piece is made to be presented indoor. For any outdoor project, we offer the buyer to create a solid and stable base or fixation system to fix the sculpture and allow it to resist to wind and natural elements.
We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event.
Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive.
For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...
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2010s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Figurative Sculpture "The Couple"
Located in Oakland, CA
Brutalist mixed metal sculpture of two abstract figures on a wooden base. Textured metal figurative forms holding hands. There are various nuances in the details of it's construction...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
A Zoomorphic BRUTALIST Ritual SCULPTURE Unique PIECE from LA BORNE France 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, spectacular and "mystical" phantasmagorical sculpture, inspired by nature and the wild, mineral or organic and animal or even... shamanic! in 3 nested parts, Zoomorph...
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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
A strong and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculpture, unique piece by artist ESOJ, France 2020.
We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event.
Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive.
For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...
Category
2010s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Art Pottery Studio Sculpture Man with Gun Riding a Camel signed
Located in New York, NY
1970's Brutalist Studio Art Pottery sculpture depicting a Arab man, carrying a rife, riding a camel. The sculpture is signed illegibly on its base, this example is in very good, or...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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