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Abbott Pattison Furniture

1916-1999

Abbott Pattison was an American sculptor and abstract artist. After receiving his BFA from Yale in 1939 and a stint in the Navy, Pattison returned to his native Chicago. From the 1950s through the 1970s, he traveled to Italy to cast his one-off bronzes at the renowned Marinelli Foundry in Florence. Pattison's works are in the permanent collections of the Whitney, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Farnsworth Art Museum and among others.

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Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Metropolis Manner of Louise Nevelson
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Surfside, FL
A very heavy, massive bronze sculpture by an important Chicago sculptor. Signed and marked "Firenze" with "Fuse Marinelli". METROPOLIS. Seven abstract shapes on black marble base. 1...
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20th Century Modern Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Signed, 1970's Abstract Figurative Bronze Sculpture
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Newport Beach, CA
1970’s, leaping, bronze dog sculpture by highly respected, listed, American artist, Abbott Pattison (1916-1999). Select public collections: Whitney Museum of Art in New York City; t...
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20th Century Modern Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Bronze

Abbott Pattison Designed & Sculpted Italian Modern Marble & Glass Coffee Table
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A 20th century master’s coffee table designed by renowned artist/sculptor Abbott Pattison, (1916-1999). handcut puzzle pieces of Carrara marble imported by the artist in the early 1960s from Florence, Italy, interlock to form the intricate bases in the shape of Jean Dubuffet forms. The majestic large top is handcut with a Dubuffet shape and beautiful freeform curves. Topped off with a major 3/4'' thick biomorphic glass top. A very important and priceless piece of "Furniture as Art" of the 20th century. This one of a kind original piece is from the original owner’s multimillion dollar vintage Palm Springs Art...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Marble

Brutalist Folk Art Sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison // Abstract Fig
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist Folk Art sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison, great sculpture made up of welded metal, screws, nuts etc, depicting abstract figures. Mounted on metal base with ba...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Metal

Abbott Pattison Abstract, Bronze Sculpture of Three People Elements, Signed
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one of the great and traditional sculptures by the very well known Chicago artist Abbott Pattison. This particular sculpture is one of he made in Italy, is also signed and ma...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Bronze

Abbott Pattison Sculpture Abstract Bronze Titled 'Flight' 1977, Large Scale
By Abbott Pattison
Located in Dallas, TX
Large scale one of a kind abstract bronze Mid-Century Modern sculpture commissioned by the CHICU corporation in LA and executed by Chicago artist Abbott Pattison in 1977. Masterf...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Bronze

Abbott Pattison Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base 'Signed'
By Abbott Pattison
Located in East Hampton, NY
Bronze with slight green patina on original rectangular marble base. This abstract figural sculpture is extremely detailed. Mr. Pattison was educated at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Yale and the Yale School of Fine Arts. (B. 1916 - 1999) In 1939, he was granted Yale's first traveling fellowship, enabling him to study and work in China and Japan for 12 months. Mr. Pattison's many other prestigious prizes included the Logan, Eisendrath, and Pauline Palmer Awards from the Art Institute of Chicago. The Logan prize, awarded in 1942, was for a bronze titled "Kneeling Women." In 1951 Mr. Pattison placed first in the Metropolitan Museum's contemporary American sculpture show. Between 1940 and 1970 alone, Mr. Pattison had 10 one-man shows in Chicago. His work is on display in some of the world's most renowned museums, including the Art Institute; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and the Israeli State Museum in Jerusalem. His public commissions include installations for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; the U.S. State Department; Stanford University Medical Center; the Johnson Wax...
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1950s American Post-Modern Vintage Abbott Pattison Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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Abbott Pattison Bronze Man
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Abbott Pattison Bronze Man
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