Items Similar to Emerson Woelffer Clay Sculptures, Abstract, Signed and Dated
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10
Emerson Woelffer Clay Sculptures, Abstract, Signed and Dated
About the Item
Icon modernist artist, in these two clay sculptures. Prized individually at $ 3000.00 each Measures are different in each, please contact dealer for more curate size.
- Creator:Emerson Woelffer (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1980-1981
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU80894159833
Emerson Woelffer
Once dubbed “the Grandfather of L.A. Modernism,” the Chicago-born Emerson Seville Woelffer was active as an innovative painter, collagist, and educator throughout his long and prolific career. A pioneering Abstract Expressionist, Woelffer’s brightly colored work with jagged forms reveals Cubist and Surrealist influences. Coming of age in Chicago during the Great Depression, Woelffer appreciated the improvisational nature of jazz music, a sensibility he would later apply to painting through gestural variation, energetic strokes, and a rhythmic use of line. From 1935 to 1938, Woelffer, a high school dropout, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago while employed as a janitor, early evidence of his enduring work ethic. He joined the Works Progress Administration arts program in 1938 as an easel painter, followed by a two-year stint as a topographical draftsman for the United States Air Force. The director of the Chicago Institute of Design, László Moholy-Nagy, invited Woelffer to join the faculty in 1942. His experiences there brought him into contact with the modernist idiom of the day, and his interactions with students caused him to re-examine his own practice. He also exhibited in group shows at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, participated in the Whitney Museum Annual (1949) and won the Pauline Palmer Prize for painting at the Art Institute of Chicago (1948). In 1949 Emerson Woelffer and his wife Dina, a fine art photographer, were invited by Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner to New York before they headed to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Exposure to Pre-Columbian art led Woelffer to incorporate totemic figures and vibrant colors into his abstract paintings. In 1959 Woelffer joined the faculty at the Chouinard Art Institute (later the California Institute of the Arts) in Los Angeles, where he instructed notable emerging artists until 1973 and where he was instrumental in bringing Modernism to LA. Ed Ruscha was one of his students. In 1974, Woelffer was named chair of the art department at the Otis Art Institute (now the Otis School of Art and Design). His tenure lasted until his retirement in 1989, and he was widely admired for his interdisciplinary approach in the classroom. An endowed scholarship fund in his name provides support for promising young artists and designers. Suffering from macular degeneration, Woelffer switched to drawing with white crayon on black paper in his final years of artistic activity. Emerson won a prestigious Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in 1967 and then went to wprk in Europe. Woelffer’s work is represented in the collections of such distinguished institutions as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art, among others.
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 1993
1stDibs seller since 2005
231 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
Associations
20th Century Specialists
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
More From This SellerView All
- Emerson Woelffer Bonze Sculpture, Abstract Face, Signed, Dated, NumberedBy Emerson WoelfferLocated in Los Angeles, CANice modern abstract Face, by the well known artist, Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 1947.Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsBronze
- Emerson Woelffer Lithograph, 50/50 Signed, Dated, Unframed, Modern 74By Emerson WoelfferLocated in Los Angeles, CANice lithograph, of the well-known modernist artist Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 50/50. Dated 74.Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
- John Gill Large Ewer, Sculpture, Earthware/Ceramic/Pottery, Signed, DatedLocated in Los Angeles, CAVery nice pottery, ewer, by the well known artist, John Gill, signed, dated 1986.Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic, Earthenware
- Bottega Vignoli Large Majolica/Ceramic Vase, Signed, DatedBy Bottega VignoliLocated in Los Angeles, CABottega Vignoli is brand created in Italy in the 1970's and makes unique and limited editions of Byzantine, Roman design ceramics, Majolica, located in Faenza.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Michael Arntz Ceramic/Pottery Bowl /Centerpiece, Signed DatedBy Michael ArntzLocated in Los Angeles, CAGreat sample of the later work of the very well known ceramist/ potter artist Michael Arntz. Similar geometric design are in Museums now.Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Bradley Miller Ceramic / Porcelain "Compression" Abstract SculptureBy Bradley MillerLocated in Los Angeles, CABeautiful porcelain sculpture by the well known American artist Bradley Miller, abstract Compression of porcelain with pillow and cord.Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
You May Also Like
- Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C and Dated 1992By Tim OrrLocated in Saint-Ouen, FRA ceramic sculpture signed AC and dated under the base 1992. Perfect original conditions, circa 1992.Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsCeramic
- Large Signed Abstract Ceramic SculptureLocated in Dallas, TXCreative abstract ceramic sculpture with many layers, hollow core, polished glaze. Stamped M$.Category
20th Century North American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsCeramic
- Kris Cox Ceramic Vessel Signed and Dated 1981By Kris CoxLocated in Dallas, TXBeautiful organic shape and style, vessel appears aged and has multiple colors and textures. Kris Cox Born in Los Angeles, California, 1951 M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design...Category
20th Century North American Organic Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- Kris Cox Ceramic Vessel Signed and Dated 1981By Kris CoxLocated in Dallas, TXBeautiful organic shape and style, vessel appears aged and has multiple colors and textures. Kris Cox Born in Los Angeles, California, 1951 M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, ...Category
20th Century North American Organic Modern Vases
MaterialsCeramic
- John Gill Vintage Studio Art Pottery Teapot Abstract Ceramic Signed Dated 84Located in West Palm Beach, FLJohn Gill studio art pottery ewer abstract hand thrown raised glazed decoration. Signed and dated 1984 on the bottom. Gill was born in 1949. His work is part of many museums permanen...Category
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Ceramics
MaterialsStoneware
- Glazed Clay Sculpture Depicting a Hand, Italy 1900Located in Milan, ITSculpture in gray terracotta glazed in white, depicting a hand. The sculpture is obtained by gradually adding individual terracotta elements by hand. The hand is an example of sculpt...Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsClay
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Chinese Imari Bowl
Granada Lebrillo
Majolica Shell And Seaweed
Royal Majolica
Sottsass Park
Spanish Terracotta Lebrillos
Spongeware Antique
Staffordshire Ware
Used Coffee Mugs
Antique Japanese Imari Plate Red And Green
Blue White Ironstone
China Dish Ware
English Majolica Leaf
Hanging Majolica
Italian Majolica Tiles
Vintage Brown Mug
Antique Celadon Plates
Antique Shrewsbury