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Sculptural Ceramic Male Torso Lamps by Gwen Lux a Pair from 1948 Mid Century
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Incredible lamps by world renown sculptor Gwen Lux whose commissions are in such historical sites as Radio City Music Hall, General Motors Technical Center, The McGraw-Hill Building in Chicago, and the SS United States.
These lamps are ceramic of a slight male torso with a grey ceramic base on a weighted oval steel hammered base. There is a lovely patina on these lamps giving them a true ancient Greek sculptural look. There is some ceramic loss on the base. Lamps are 25" to top of torso, 37" to top of finial.
Gwen Lux created in a period with other incredible female artists including:
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keefe, Frida Kahlo, Helen Frankenthaler, and Judy Chicago.
- Dimensions:Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1948
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Some ceramic loss especially on base, pictures to show.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
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