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Joseph Wesner Industrial Modern Welded Steel Abstract Tabletop Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract modernist sculpture by Detroit artist Joseph Wesner circa 1990s
Welded steel composition with contrasting patinas embody Wesner's signature style of refined industrial
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Category
20th Century American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid Century Small Brass Mask Face Table Top Surrealist Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Small-scale brass surrealist mask sculpture by Sculptura Inc 1961
Solid brass face mounted atop a three leg base
Original metal tag to interior
3 inch width
3.5 inch depth
3 inch ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock II Rare Brass Corkscrew Cup Model 3710 Austria 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Troy, MI
Carl Auböck II model 3710
Austria c. 1949
Turned wood cup with elongated oval brass handle that removes to a reveal a functioning corkscrew
Original patina
Signed both to the bottom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Lagardo Tackett Happy White Ceramic Egg Head Stash Jar Condom Holder 1959
By Lagardo Tackett, Schmid International
Located in Troy, MI
Rare 8.5 inch 1959 Lagardo Tackett Happy Ceramic Egghead Stash Jar Sculpture
Ceramic egghead vessel designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid International circa 1959
Rare smaller size...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bill Barrett Untitled Modern Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture 1970s
By Bill Barrett
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist welded steel sculpture by Bill Barret. Circa 1970s. Barrett began welding while a student at the University of Michigan. His early works consisted of steel rods, a...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist modern Marcello Fantoni copper on welded steel sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Ferndale, MI
Believed to be one of Marcello Fantoni's (1915 - 2011 ) earlier works sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer . A study in patina and corrosion in brutal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel
$2,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture Tanzania Mozambique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For Your consideration is this wonderful hand carved Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture from the Tanzania Mozambique region. The intricate details on this sculpture are truly amazin...
Category
20th Century Mozambican Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Signed Steel Metal Wall Sculpture Signed Christiane Martens, 1990s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, abstract, steel and mixed metal wall sculpture, signed and dated by Christiane T. Martens, circa 1994. In excellent condition. The dimensions ar...
Category
1990s American Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$280 Sale Price
92% Off
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Figurative Wood Carving Floor Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a beautiful, wood carved sculpture or statue of abstracted figures. In excellent vintage condition. The dimensions are 5" W x 8" D x 32" H.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large Modernist Steel Outdoor Kinetic Hanging Mobile Sculpture 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Large Modernist Steel Outdoor Kinetic Hanging Mobile Sculpture 1980s
Large kinetic indoor/outdoor hanging sculpture by Phil Beck c1980. Asym...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Monumental Curtis Jere Style Chrome Raindrops Tree Sculpture in Planter 1970s
By Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in Troy, MI
A massive 72" inch tall raindrops tree sculpture attributed to Curtis Jere circa 1970s
Three towering branches of various height and diameter with spherical clusters of chrome "rain...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Chrome
Curtis Jere Brass Spiral Brutalist Articulating Table Sculpture on Marble Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Curtis Jere brass articulating spiral table sculpture. This vintage Jere sculpture features a spiraling brass design with brutalist elements. It has multicolored rods with raw weld...
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tony Rosenthal Abstract Sculpture Blackened Steel Red Blushes
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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UNTITLED is an abstract blackened steel sculpture that has a continuous lively movement. The positioning of the heavy metal is suggestive of dance. There are similarities to the sculptors, Robert Sestok and Tony Smith, who both worked in bronze and painted steel with similar cut out pieces and abstract designs. Untitled has a joyous aura and its small size makes it a charming intimate piece. It might have been a maquette for a much larger piece. The design works in this 14" height as it would in a 14' height. There is a Letter of Certification that will accompany the sculpture.
Tony Rosenthal (1914 - 2009) is best known for creating a staggering list of monumental public art sculptures. For over seven decades Tony Rosenthal created an arc of sculpture in a variety of sizes, styles and media, including wood, steel, bronze, brass, cement and aluminum. Every day millions see, enjoy and interact with art created by Rosenthal in cities around the world. In New York City alone, five Rosenthal public art sculptures have been beloved and visible 24/7 for over four decades, yet Rosenthal is not a household name. Art dealer Joseph K. Levene, told The New York Times, Tony Rosenthal "reminds me of a character actor. You know the face but not the name. With him, you know the art."
Tony Rosenthal dedicated his life to creating art and actively created sculpture everyday in his Southampton, New York studio until he passed away at the age of 94, July 28, 2009. At nine Rosenthal learned the fundamentals of carving sculpture when his mother, an opera singer enrolled him in children's classes at the Art Institute of Chicago where he learned how to carve sculptures in soap. In 1936 Rosenthal earned a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, and in 1952 became the first instructor of sculpture at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1950 Rosenthal was recipient of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s sculpture award; in 1967, Rosenthal received the outstanding achievement award from the University of Michigan and in 1963 a Ford Foundation Grant.
After graduating from the University of Michigan, Rosenthal became studio assistant to Alexander Archipenko, the figurative master sculptor, casting bronzes in exchange for sculpture lessons; at night, Rosenthal taught evening classes in drawing and sculpture. In 1939, Rosenthal enrolled at Cranbrook Academy of Art, studying with Carl Milles, Cranbrook's sculptor in residence; there, Rosenthal forged friendships with husband and wife designers Charles Eames and Ray Eames and the sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen the wife of architect, Eero Saarinen.
Decades later Rosenthal acknowledged his gratitude to Cranbrook by donating his archives to them. The Cranbrook Cube, 1984, a 90" painted aluminum cube is in the Cranbrook Museum collection. In 1942, Rosenthal was drafted into the U.S. Army; while stationed in Paris Rosenthal forged friendships with George Braque, Andre Derain, Le Corbusier and Constantin Brancusi, routinely organizing and accompanying groups of soldiers on studio visits. Through multiple visits to Brancusi's Paris studio, Rosenthal learned to create and forge metal sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
8 ft Monumental Abstract Modern Painted Modular Cube Painting Totem Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Incredible stacked cube contemporary geometric sculpture circa 1990s
Six individual plywood cubes with each facet painted a unique design and color way
Secured with steel pins allow...
Category
1990s American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Postmodern Metal Steel Curved Sculptural Pedestal Display Base 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern metal steel pedestal, circa 1970s. Curved sculptural forms creates a dynamic base to display an item. A unique and interesting decorative item for a modern or contempora...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Original Abstract Modernist Granite Sculpture, Hand Carved Organic Relief 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Dynamic Mid Century carved stone sculpture circa 1970s
Hand chiseled granite with fluid contours and geometric details
A masterful balance of force and refinement
Signed W Cooper
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Stone
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine Glass
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine glass. Very large stand alone piece. Finely polished bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Modern Stainless Steel Abstract Sculpture by Robert Hansen
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fantastic, abstract, stainless steel floor indoor or outdoor sculpture, signed Robert D. Hansen. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 11 W x 10 D x 39 H.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Abstract Brutalist Mixed Metal Wire Tree Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fantastic large scale brutalist sculpture by anonymous artist circa 1960s
Drip case metal and copper wire tree with figure on a swing
Mounted to wood base / Unsigned
Additional Inf...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Ron Schmidt Signed Brutalist Mid Century Modern Wall Hanging Nail Sculpture
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This original wall-hanging sculpture created by Ron Schmidt. It features a unique design, made from Schmidt's signature nails welded together with smaller pieces of metal to form a s...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Monumental Carved Wood Abstract Bird Sculpture, American Studio Craft 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Large architectural hand carved wooden bird sculpture in solid oak
USA circa 1980s
Contrasting geometric and organic elements of angular faceted planes and chiseled textural detail...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fredrick Prescott – Cowboys And Indians, 1987 Signed Kinetic Steel Sculpture
By Frederick Prescott
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vibrant kinetic steel sculpture titled "Cowboys and Indians" by Fredrick Prescott. Signed and dated 1987 on base. This installation showcases his hallmark fusion of bold color, pla...
Category
1980s American Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Curtis Jere Signed 1986 Metal Kinetic Table Sculpture Mobile Retro MCM
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 1986 signed Curtis Jere table mobile. This beautiful table sculpture from Jere features a simple modern style with blues, yellows, and reds, attached to an arcing black metal base....
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carved Wood Sculpture by Italian Artist Flaviano Laghi
By Flaviano Laghi
Located in Troy, MI
This mid century wood sculpture by Italian artist Flaviano Laghi dates from approximately 1980 is mounted on a dark wood base and features a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features a thick brass circular shape that is cut and bent in opposing direction...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ribbon to the sky contemporary aluminum sculpture on steel base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Base measures 9" square . Fun whimsical hand crafted bright aluminum ribbon mounted on square steel base . Signature somewhat illegible Jon Allen .
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large Seguso Arte Vetro Signed Striped Murano Glass Abstract Sculpture Heavy
By Seguso
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Seguso Arte Vetro signed striped Murano Glass abstract sculpture. Very vibrant multi color sculpture that is signed on the bottom as pictured.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Curtis Jere Enameled Bow Tie Badges Mounted on Wire Rod Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré, C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unique wire rod sculpture with asymmetrically placed " bow tie " enameled ornaments. Most likely by Jere at Artisan house. Rods do show patina. Some bent or t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
$2,400 Sale Price
27% Off
Tall Spanish Textured Matte Bone Finish Ceramic Abstract Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
New and made in Spain, this abstract sculpture is ceramic with a matte finish. Standing over 30” tall, the piece has a ceramic cylinder shaped base with a metal support rod to displa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
C. Jere Artisan House large raindrops tree sculpture
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Ferndale, MI
Tree in the Jere Artisan house " raindrops " style . Many varying sizes of sheet metal discs welded to steel wire branches . On this tree the steel branches are attached to natural ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
$1,700 Sale Price
29% Off
Pair of Handmade Sculptures by American Artist PKW
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Pair of handmade sculptures by American artist PKW. Rusted steel mounted into a solid fallen wood base. Signed on bases. As a pair they are a great mismatched pair with excellent sca...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features a texturized and patinated bronze surface with two circles cut into the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Abstract Table Sculpture in Brass and Enamel circa 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Abstract Enamel Metal Sculpture 1960s
Unique abstract metal sculpture circa 1960s.
Spiral ribbon form with colorful blocks of applied enamel and melt coat brass on iron hai...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Gordon Hammond Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage table top sculpture crafted in solid bronze affixed to a black lucite base. Body of sculpture features three overlapping, semi-circular bronze sections with a texturized and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giorgio Zennaro Involute Concrescence Signed Modern Bronze Lucite Sculpture 1973
By Giorgio Zennaro
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A bronze sculpture on lucite bases titled "Involute Concrescence" by Giorgio Zennaro. Signed and dated 1973 with an annotation of 2/3. An abstract sculpture with movement and energy....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eros Raffael Signed Murano Sculpture Glass Vase with Battuto and Brilliant Color
By Eros Raffael
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Eros Raffael Signed Murano Sculpture Glass Vase with Battuto and brilliant color Of red and tortoise shell glass with unique windows on the side for effect. The battuto work is subtl...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Cast Bronze Sculpture of Stylized Rearing Horse on Onyx Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Beautifully scaled cast and plated sculpture of rearing horse on onyx base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
$960 Sale Price
78% Off
Meticulously formed and welded brutalist style skater sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely formed and constructed sculpture in a cubist brutalist style . The exceptional welding becomes part of the form and lends to the idea of a muscular torso . Stylized idea of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$9,500 Sale Price
32% Off
Contemporary Stainless Steel Abstract Table Sculpture Signed Robert Hansen, 2020
By Robert Hansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, abstract, stainless steel, indoor or outdoor table sculpture, signed Robert D. Hansen. In excellent co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fu Vintage Bronze Abstract Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This intriguing bronze sculpture signed ""Fu"" showcases a unique abstract form, mounted on a solid wooden base. The piece combines textured bronze elements to create a thought-provo...
Category
20th Century Unknown Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere 1980s Brass on Marble Base Ribbon Heart Flame Table Floor Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Curtis Jere 1980s ribbon heart flame sculpture. This monumental Jere sculpture features a massive brass sculpture inset inside a round marble stone base. The sculpture features a r...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Arnaldo Pomodoro SIGNED 18K gold Sculpture PIN with original box Abstract Art
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing museum quality Arnaldo Pomodoro 18k gold pin with original box. Signed by the artist as pictured. Box signed as pictured. Weight of pin is 51 grams. 1.64 Troy ounces.Arnaldo ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Macabre Eery Artist Made Cast Aluminum Claw with Talons
Located in Ferndale, MI
Not sure how why or who. Detroit artist studio made large cast aluminum claw with sharp talons. Wonderfully eery and macabre. There is a drill bit cast...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,800 Sale Price
35% Off
Carolyn Goyette Signed Postmodern Abstract Lucite Sculpture on Stone Base 1980s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A minimal postmodern abstract lucite sculpture on a stone base by sculptor Carolyn Goyette. Signed on base. Created circa 1980s. Connecting curved forms are attached on the stone bas...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$713 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid-Century Modern S Design Ceder Handcrafted Sculpture Signed by Artist
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An intriguing handcrafted abstract "S" design sculpture made of cedar wood. Handcrafted by Michigan artisan Larry Buettner. Signed on the bottom. A unique item for a modern inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cedar
Lawless Vase by Evan Fay
By Evan Fay
Located in Geneve, CH
Lawless Vase by Evan Fay
Dimensions: 92 W 23 D x 54 H cm
Materials: Steel, Brass, Glass
Lawless Vase is composed of 5 separate vases each having a different ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
$11,942 / set
Fletcher Benton Untitled (Straight-Up) Contemporary Welded Steel Sculpture 2004
By Fletcher Benton
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary welded steel sculpture Untitled (Straight-Up) by Fletcher Benton. Etched signature on base and dated 2004. An abstract composition with linear and curved lines coming ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Geometric Welded Metal Sculpture, Abstract Cube Steel and Brass 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Fascinating large mixed metal geometric cube sculpture
Unknown artist circa 1960s
Brutalist design with outer framework of welded steel and a contrasting brass interior cube
Black...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Wrought Iron Decorative Well Head
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A truly unique find, rich with character, this metal well head is a patina lovers’ dream. Fantastical and perfectly aged, this piece fuels the imagination wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
38" Original Mid Century Modern Brutalist Abstract Labyrinth Cube Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract sculpture by Northern Ohio artist Fred Scott circa 1960s
Welded steel labyrinth cube mounted to wood and acrylic base
Acquired from the artist estate with original exhibitio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Mid Century Abstract Freeform Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base by Jack Arnold
By Jack Arnold
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract organic sculpture by Jack Arnold circa 1970s
Solid bronze elongated sculpture with a fluid biomorphic silhouette
Mounted to a rectangular base in Breccia Corallina marble...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
JP Long - Edge Series 2007 Signed Abstract Steel
Glass Free Standing Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A contemporary steel & glass free standing sculpture from JP Long’s "Edge Series" collection. Embossed signature and dated 2007 on the side. From a private collection. Measures 94 in...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Shades of Blue with Gold Signed Fabiano Zanchi Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this Murano glass sculpture dates from approximately 2010. Although this vase-form piece has a pinhole-size opening at top, it does not function as a vase, but rather...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Ermanno Nason Italian Murano Cubist Modern Face Glass Sculpture Signed 1970
s
By Ermanno Nason
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A playful Italian Murano glass sculpture depicting a cubist modern face by Ermanno Nason. Signed on bottom. Circa 1970s. Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) worked with all the greatest contemporary artists, from Marc Chagall to Oscar Kokoschka, from Pablo Picasso to Renato Guttuso, from Jacques Cocteau to Braque, from Jan Arp...
Category
1970s Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Modern Pop Art Nude Acrylic Sculpture by Richard Pepitone, 1972
By Richard Pepitone
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Richard Pepitone Mid Century Modern Nude Acrylic Sculpture
Pop art resin sculpture by Richard Pepitone 1972
Black and white nude femal...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Mary Bolte Abstract Bronze Modernist Figural Sculpture 1950s
By Mary Bolte
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist bronze sculpture by St. Louis artist Mary Bolte circa 1950s
Abstract depiction of two figures in lacquered solid bronze mounted to a wood base
Signed and numbered 18/100
8...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Piano Sculpture in Murano Art Glass Attributed to Ercole Barovier Design
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Grand Piano Sculpture in Murano Art Glass attributed to Ercole Barovier design Circa 1950’s. Amazing piano sculpture with sculpted legs, pasta glass ke...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michigan Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
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