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Item Ships From: Manhattan
Olerki XVIII, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor
Kepa Akixo
, Pays Basque
By Zigor (Kepa Akixo)
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orange and Green Ceramic Centerpiece, Sangwoo Kim
By Sangwoo Kim
Located in New York, NY
Spring, 2022 (Ceramic, C. 12.1 in. h x 18.9 in. w x 9.8 in. d, Object No.: 4123)
Sangwoo Kim was born in Korea in 1980 and currently lives and works in France. He received his degre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cesare Arduini, Onyx and Brass Sculpture, United States, 2019
By Cesare Arduini
Located in New York, NY
With this extraordinary piece, Cesare Arduini has imposed geometric coherence on the natural but chaotic beauty of onyx, in this case using brass, the very ...
Category
2010s American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Fluted Ceramic Sculpture by Tina Vlassopulos
By Tina Vlassopulos
Located in New York, NY
Trio, 2021 (Ceramic, C. 16.5 in. h x 6 in. w, Object No.: 3936)
Tina Vlassopulos was born in London in 1954. After graduating from Bristol Polytechnic in 1977, she returned to Londo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Style Smokey Cut Rock Crystal Ball Form Ornaments
Located in New York, NY
A exquisite pair of art deco style smokey cut rock crystal ball form ornaments. Each ornament consists of a spherical smokey rock crystal ball resting atop a faceted rock crystal bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pink Organic Ceramic Sculptures by Tina Vlassopulos
By Tina Vlassopulos
Located in New York, NY
Hello, 2020 (Ceramic, Left to right C. 8.25 in. h x 5 in. w; 11.25 in. h x 5 in. w; 5.75 in. h x 8.75 in. w, Object No.: 3935)
Tina Vlassopulos was born in London in 1954. After gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Yongjin Han, a Piece of Wood, Sculpture, United States, 1976
By Yongjin Han
Located in New York, NY
Yongjin Han was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1934. After the Korean War—in which he fought, lying about his age in order to enlist—he was one of six students admitted to the sculpture program at the Seoul National University. At the time of his enrollment little of his native city remained intact; nonetheless, he had never felt more responsible to his work, firm in the conviction that artistic expression is every bit as essential to life and human nature as eating, drinking, or breathing.
One of Han’s teachers was Kim Chong Yung, a pioneer of Korean abstract sculpture, and by the time of his graduation he had adopted the abstraction that had seized both Europe and the United States several years before. . In 1967 he relocated to the USA, where he studied at Dartmouth and Columbia. Over the course of his long career the artist returned to Korea with frequency and made extended stays in Japan and Europe.
Trips to Korea signified something more than mere homesickness: Han’s work, though made largely in America, remained grounded in his rich cultural heritage. Korea rests on a bedrock of granite, and freestanding sculpture produced of the stone has for centuries demarcated sites of historical and religious significance. Han’s sculpture bridges this past with modernity. Richard A. Born, former Curator at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago, has said that Han “brought Korea’s tradition of direct stone carving out of figuration into a refined, non-objective abstraction.”
For his part, Han put very little stock in designations; his focus, instead, was on the stone itself. His pieces explore a certain harmonization with nature. Han, when describing his work, said, "As stone has been around since the beginning of time, it has much to teach us if we care to slow down and listen." He believed that each stone has its own history, character, and energy and that his task was to draw out these inherently spiritual qualities. He described his process as a “dialogue” with his material: "The stone tells me it has an itch in a certain spot, so I scratch it—and we both feel better!"
Han worked alone and with manual tools, and the process is arduous. Carving stone this way takes time, and, what’s more, required great force—yet Han’s sculptures, even the monumental ones, are, as friend and fellow artist David Parker...
Category
1970s American Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Colorful Glass Sculpture, Barbara Nanning
By Barbara Nanning
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Shadows III, 2022 (Glass, blown, hand-formed, C. 7.9 in. h x 9.8 in. w x 9.4 in. d, Object No.: 4139)
Barbara Nanning’s mesmerizing sculptures u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Large French Terracotta Figure of Bacchus and a Beauty, Signed, Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
A Large French Terracotta Figure of Bacchus and a Beauty, Signed Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. This terracotta sculpture is a representation of the 1868 work by French sculptor Alb...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Jaime Rodríguez Crespo, Plátano Reef Sculpture, Puerto Rico, 2005
By Jaime Rodríguez Crespo
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece.
Jaime Rodriguez Crespo of Puerto Rico, converts natural elements, like those of coral found on the seabed floor, into evocative artwork--s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Puerto Rican Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Eric Astoul, Stoneware Vase, Ovoïde, La Borne, France, 2010
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece
Signed: AE
Master ceramicist Eric Astoul created this piece as part of a series inspired by both modern and ancient stoneware, which, with its rough firing, flips th...
Category
2010s French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Ruffled Blue and White Cactus-like Ceramic Sculpture, Sandra Davolio
By Sandra Davolio
Located in New York, NY
Coral Vase III, 2023, (Porcelain, C. 11.8 in. h x 5.5 in. diam., Object No.: 4195)
Davolio’s sophisticated porcelain works and their organic and natural references are influenced by the Art Nouveau style, the keen interest in the mechanics of futurism, and the minimalist and linear approach typical to Scandinavian Design.
In the past 15 years, Davolio has positioned herself as an internationally renowned ceramicist. J. Lohmann Gallery discovered this talented artist in Europe in 2007 and introduced Davolio’s work to the United States in 2008. She has developed a unique oeuvre over several decades that is unparalleled. Her work conveys a deep connection to nature, and in particular to the sea. Davolio herself reveals that she “feels deep devotion and passion while working” and experiences “wonderful peaceful moments when creating something new from raw clay” with her hands.
The elaborate porcelain sculptures and vessels suggest organic biomorphic forms, mostly aquatic shapes like coral reefs and undulating leaves. A graduate of The Danish School of Design, Davolio is influenced by the minimalist design aesthetic in Copenhagen, as can be seen in many of the artist’s unique and artistically important creations, in which a series of concentric lamellas emanate from the central column of a vase. She also draws inspiration from the ceramic traditions of ancient Mediterranean...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Yongjin Han, Piece of Wood, Sculpture, United States, 1976
By Yongjin Han
Located in New York, NY
Yongjin Han was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1934. After the Korean War—in which he fought, lying about his age in order to enlist—he was one of six students admitted to the sculpture program at the Seoul National University. At the time of his enrollment little of his native city remained intact; nonetheless, he had never felt more responsible to his work, firm in the conviction that artistic expression is every bit as essential to life and human nature as eating, drinking, or breathing.
One of Han’s teachers was Kim Chong Yung, a pioneer of Korean abstract sculpture, and by the time of his graduation he had adopted the abstraction that had seized both Europe and the United States several years before. . In 1967 he relocated to the USA, where he studied at Dartmouth and Columbia. Over the course of his long career the artist returned to Korea with frequency and made extended stays in Japan and Europe.
Trips to Korea signified something more than mere homesickness: Han’s work, though made largely in America, remained grounded in his rich cultural heritage. Korea rests on a bedrock of granite, and freestanding sculpture produced of the stone has for centuries demarcated sites of historical and religious significance. Han’s sculpture bridges this past with modernity. Richard A. Born, former Curator at the Smart Museum at the University of Chicago, has said that Han “brought Korea’s tradition of direct stone carving out of figuration into a refined, non-objective abstraction.”
For his part, Han put very little stock in designations; his focus, instead, was on the stone itself. His pieces explore a certain harmonization with nature. Han, when describing his work, said, "As stone has been around since the beginning of time, it has much to teach us if we care to slow down and listen." He believed that each stone has its own history, character, and energy and that his task was to draw out these inherently spiritual qualities. He described his process as a “dialogue” with his material: "The stone tells me it has an itch in a certain spot, so I scratch it—and we both feel better!"
Han worked alone and with manual tools, and the process is arduous. Carving stone this way takes time, and, what’s more, required great force—yet Han’s sculptures, even the monumental ones, are, as friend and fellow artist David Parker...
Category
Late 20th Century American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
White Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Steen Ipsen
By Steen Ipsen
Located in New York, NY
Organic 9, 2013 (Ceramic; Unique, C. 11 in. h x 10.5 in. w x 8 in. d, Object No.: 3645)
Steen Ipsen was born in 1966 in Denmark and lives and works in Copenhagen. He graduated in 19...
Category
2010s Danish Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Fred Brouard, "Oiseau Hélicoptère" Sculpture, France, 1990
By Fred Brouard
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece.
Composed of walnut, this piece is an arrangement of walnut parts that move on a set of bronze hinges, the effect of which is that of a bird in flight.
Category
Late 20th Century French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Cadeau
Sculpture by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in NYC, NY
A sculpture by Man Ray titled 'Cadeau' in the shape of an iron with a row of nails protruding. Signed and inscribed with the edition number 2290/5...
Category
Early 20th Century French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Bronze
Cesare Arduini, White Marble Centerpiece, United States, 2020
By Cesare Arduini
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed: CLF
Unique piece.
Forced by health reasons to walk away from his forty years of working in a marble facility, Cesare Arduini turned to design to recontextualize his l...
Category
2010s American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Eric Astoul, "Module, " Contemporary Stoneware Sculpture, La Borne, France, 2014
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Tarte IV / Espace, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor
Kepa Akixo
, Pays Basque, 2015
By Zigor (Kepa Akixo)
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
2010s French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tarte III / Espace, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor
Kepa Akixo
, Pays Basque, 2015
By Zigor (Kepa Akixo)
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
2010s French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loturak XII, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor
Kepa Akixo
, Pays Basque
By Zigor (Kepa Akixo)
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
2010s French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marrazki Haundia III, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor ‘Kepa Akixo’, Pays Basque, 2009
By Zigor (Kepa Akixo)
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region, both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures a...
Category
Early 2000s French Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Porcelain Sculpture, Jongjin Park
By Jongjin Park
Located in New York, NY
The artist harmoniously combines materials that are seemingly at odds with one another to create his sublime sculptures. He paints porcelain slip onto single sheets of everyday kitch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Surreal Vase
Located in NYC, NY
A surreal vase that has a different look from each side and is reminiscent of Picasso ceramics.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
$2,500
Cesare Arduini, Abstract Marble and Steel Sculpture, United States, 2019
By Cesare Arduini
Located in New York, NY
With this captivating white marble sculpture, Cesare Arduini has continued his masterful exploration of space, his play of the balance between positive and negative space.
Unique ...
Category
2010s American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble, Steel
19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
Category
1890s French Classical Greek Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This graceful work consists of a clear glass flame-like design on a cylindrical frosted glass base. The piece has an ethereal quality about it, and can add star power to a room witho...
Category
20th Century Italian Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of French Smokey Rock Crystal Orbs or Spheres on Plinths with Gilt Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French smokey rock crystal orbs or spheres on plinths with gilt bronze, 20th century.
Category
20th Century Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Mario Dal Fabbro, "Image of Penguin #2" Sculpture, United States circa 1980-1981
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in New York, NY
Signed: Mario Dal Fabbro Image of Penguin #2
Marked: I. 7
Typical of the sculptural output of dal Fabbro, the lines of this piece shift rhythmically depending on the viewer's pos...
Category
20th Century American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yongjin Han, a Piece of Stone, Sculpture, United States, 2002
By Yongjin Han
Located in New York, NY
A piece of stone, a sculpture by Korean-American artist Yongjin Han.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Abstract Creature Sculpture by Antoine Poncet
By Antoine Poncet
Located in NYC, NY
A Gilt Bronze sculpture of a abstract creature by sculptor Antoine Poncet. This piece is labeled AP 3/6 on the underside. (Picture 10)
Poncet is a Swiss artist born in 1928, Son o...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Rock Crystal Hand-Craved, Hand-Polished Orbs
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of French Mid-Century Modern rock crystal hand-craved and hand-polished orbs/spheres on original rock crystal stands. Each orb is hand carved and hand-polished from a single p...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Brutalist Sculpture
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze, biomorphic, brutalist sculpture. Framed by a similarly-textured bronze cage. Striking form.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$17,750
A Marvelous Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Figures of Cranes on Stands, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Figures of Cranes on Stands. Step into the captivating world of Chinese artistry with this remarkabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture by Grace Pologe
By Grace Pologe
Located in NYC, NY
Abstract Expressionist resin scultpure, signed by artist, similar in feel to the work of Jean Dubuffet. Great cantilevered front section adds to expressive motion in the piece. Large...
Category
20th Century American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint, Wood
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Richard Hirsch Ceramic Creamy White Primal Cups with Stands, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's creamy white "Primal Cups with Stands" are raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. Hirsch creates ceramic sculptures that ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic Sculpture by Frank Schillo
By Frank Schillo
Located in New York, NY
Frank Schillo.
“Ausschnitte,” 2008.
Impressed artist’s signature to underside. Dated.
Each part ca. 21.8 in. h x 11.2 in. w x 4.2 in. d
Category
Early 2000s German Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$5,500 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style French Majolica Porcelain Busts of Royals
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of Belle Epoque style French Majolica Porcelain Busts of Royals. Each is beautifully hand-painted with extraordinary care and skillful artwork. Both royals are wearing r...
Category
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$21,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs Seated on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century antique grand tour patinated bronze dogs seated on siena marble plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chiseled with meticulous craftsmanship...
Category
1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair French Mid-Century Modern Bagues Style Rock Crystal Cockatoo-Form Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous pair of French Mid-Century Modern Louis XVI style and Bagues style cockatoo-form rock crystal and 24k gilt metal wall appliques/sconces. Each of these sconces is modeled a...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Modern Ceramic Flower by Zsolt Jozsef Simon
By Zsolt Jozsef Simon
Located in New York, NY
"Grey Flower" sculpture no. IV.
Zsolt Jozsef Simon who studied at the prestigious Moholy-Nagy school of Art and Design in Budapest is the winner of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Signed Antonio Pandiani
By Antonio Pandiani
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Large Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Stamped A. PANDIANI.MILANO 1888. Antonio Pandiani did an exceptional job at casting this truly remarkabl...
Category
1880s Italian Louis XVI Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man with Chimp Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Sandor
Located in New York, NY
Our bronze on marble pedestal depicting an African man holding a chimp is exquisitely sculpted, cast and patinated. Signed Max Sandor.
Category
Early 20th Century Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Viennese Bronze Figure of a Bear, Stamped Austria
Located in New York, NY
Viennese bronze figure of a bear, stamped Austria. Beautifully hand painted with realistic multi-tone brown fur, open mouth, and black eyes.
Vienna, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victoria Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi
Victoria Bowl, 2022
Metallic glaze and stoneware
5.25 x 21 x 20 in
Stamped on verso
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$5,310
Rare Pair of French Louis XVI Doré Bronze Dogs on Carrara Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of French Louis XVI doré bronze dogs recumbent on Carrara marble bases with bronze circular feet. Each dog has individuated features ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Grey Hounds Seated Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Grey Hounds Seated on Marble Plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chi...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculpted Cast Aluminum Bench
By Paul Rudolph
Located in New York City, NY
Organic & beautiful as a sea-reef. The Nerine is made of sculptured cast-aluminum. The form is made using recycled styrofoam and is sand cast. It supports a handsome hardwood seat ma...
Category
2010s Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$18,000
Silver Leaf Pin
Located in New York, NY
The verisimilitude of this pin to a leaf may be the result of its actually having been cast from one. But the unobtrusive nib at the end of the gently curving stem, by which the pin ...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,000
American Arts
Crafts Sculpture of a Pelican, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
The unknown sculptor of this fine, gilded-mahogany pelican appears to have been influenced by the turn-of-the-century Symbolist movement in Europe. The breast feathers are subtly car...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Staffordshire Cupids
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Staffordshire stone cupids.
Category
19th Century English Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$4,450 / set
Fluidium White Sculpture Fluid
By Katz Studio
Located in San Jose del Cabo, BCS
Using a simulated reality, whole worlds are created, encompassing worlds that defy both logic and expectation. It is within this arena that creations arise, almost as if on their ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Unique Iron and Murano Glass Wall-Mounted Sculpture by Barovier e Toso, Signed
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary wall-mounted sculpture featuring a hand-wrought iron structure of a citrus tree with Murano glass oranges and lemons inset into the tree.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Manhattan - Sculptures
Brown Geometric Line Vessel, Heeeun Jun
By Heeeun Jun
Located in New York, NY
Geometric Line Vessel, 2024 (Ceramic, C. 16 in. h x 9 in. diam, Object No.: 4249)
Heeeun Jun was born in Korea in 1998, and lives and works out of Goheung. She studies at Seoul Wome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bone and Resin Display Platter
By Farrago Design
Located in New York City, NY
This platter is sculpted out of teak wood. It is then topped with hand carved bone chip to follow the curves of the form. Patterns are then carved in the platter to fill with glossy ...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Resin, Teak
Fine French Biscuit Bust of Louis 18th, Dated 1849
Located in New York, NY
Now on a Sevres porcelain socle dated 1849.
Category
1840s French Antique Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Linn Lovejoy Phelan, Head of a Woman, Modernist Ceramic Sculpture, 1953
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in New York, NY
LINN LOVEJOY PHELAN, LINN PHELAN (American, 1906-1992), one of the most famous New York based artist-potter worked with earthenware clay that was coated wi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stanley Stangren, Abduction of Europa, Modernist Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1950
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total height: 12.5 inches
Width: 19 inches
Depth: 7.5 inches
Base height: 1.5 inches
DETAILS Unsigned, original wood base.
CONDITION Excellent vintage condition, wear consistent with age and use.
Stanley R. Stangren (American, 1928–2014) was an outstanding American jeweler, artist, sculptor and ceramist, residing in New York City. He worked in different styles and in different materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting styles varied tremendously – from complete abstract works to Holocaust themes in the style of Georges Rouault and Hieronymus Bosch to portraits in the style of Moses and Raphael Soyer. He was also a passionate lover of the performing arts, and, as a young man, spent time studying dance at both the School of American Ballet and with Martha Graham.
Although he worked with dance pioneers like Ms. Graham, Anna Sokolow and Charles Weidman, an injury prevented him from pursuing dance as a career. But he found other outlets for his artistic pursuits. In his youth, Stangrem attended the Brooklyn Museum School of Art, and graduated from the High School of Music and Art in New York City. He later studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Students League, Bard Colledge and in Europe.
Stangren studied jewelry design in Europe, attending Staatlische Kunst Werkschule in Pforzheim, Germany and Kunstgewerbeschule der Stadt in Zurich, Switzerland. His jewelry and designs were received with great success. His combination of precious and semi-precious stones, high-karat gold and sterling silver, and exotic materials executed with outstanding workmanship in the abstract modernist style gave a unique aspect to his designs, the metalwork usually electroformed, cast, or fused in varying textures. After returning to New York in the later 1950’s, Stangren opened and maintained a ceramic business in Trenton, New Jersey.
Very few pieces of his work remain from this period. When he retired from the ceramics business, he spent much of his time enjoying the arts. He frequently attended Juilliard performances, including most of the opera and drama presentations at the School, and was especially fond of the dance concerts. The last 40 years of his life, he taught painting in the New York area and worked with Metropolitan Museum of Arts in developing annuities, for future acquisitions.
In addition, Stangren left annuities for MoMa in support of educational programs and left, in his will or through his executors, art supplies for the Harlem School of Art and benefits for the Urban Assembly organization. Mr. Stangren's love for the arts and for the performances he was seeing at Juilliard inspired him to take his participation a step further and to establish charitable gift annuities with the School. "I realized what Juilliard offered me, being a passionate music lover, and I decided to give something back" he said.
"What Juilliard achieves is remarkable. When I think of the prominent actors, dancers and musicians that have been educated there, I am always staggered. It is deeply financially satisfying to be able to give back to the School, while benefitting from it at the same time." The Juilliard School is not the only organization that Stanley Stangren...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Cannonball Thrower, American Modernist Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1960
Located in New York, NY
Definitely created by a master sculptor, this small but very dynamic modernist sculpture depicts a cannonball thrower in the moment of forceful rotation before the actual throw of th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barbro Åberg, Fossil Fantasy, Black Ceramic Sculpture, Denmark, 2022
By Barbro Åberg
Located in New York, NY
Åberg's works, made largely in black and white, are often purely sculptural,
even playfully non-utilitarian. Rough surfaces inspired by geology are set in
contrast to a refined elega...
Category
2010s Danish Manhattan - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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