David Hostetler

David Hostetler continued to mine dance imagery in his sculpture career.

David Hostetler cast this bronze from an original wood carving, as most of his bronzes originate.

The woman in the red dress was modeled after David Hostetler's wife Susan. I will upload a close up of the frame when I return to Nantucket mid June.

David Hostetler carved the wood original for this bronze casting in 1960.

David Hostetler created this form originally in ceramic in 1948.

David Hostetler had his own jazz club attached to his art studio in Athens, OH.

David Hostetler's iconic female form. The polished bronze surface is sealed with Glasurit- a car finish, so it never needs to be polished.

This is the last wood sculpture David Hostetler carved before he died November 2015.

Jazz Singer V is carved white oak from David Hostetler's Ohio property. It was inspired by his wife Susan, who would sing in Club Davd- his jazz club attached to his art studio.

Dancing Lady is an iconic form of David Hostetler's. His first Dancing Lady was carved in white oak and painted in 1979.

It was cast from an original wood carving by David Hostetler. We have also painted her with a Ferrari red Glasurit, which can be commissioned.

David was inspired by the Anasazi petroglyphs with these shapes of the figures in this painting. It is an oil painting on Masonite. The frame is black wood- a shadow box concept. The...

Head sculpture is 18.5"h. Base is 2.5"h x 10.5"d. David was inspired to carve a burl after receiving a turned burlwood bowl. He captured the shape and remained true to his carving fa...

Tribal Figure is a bronze cast from a wood carving. The bronze base is cast from an antique mill stone and it is attached to a steel disk to bolt down the sculpture. It is part of t...

David was tackling the surface on this sculpture- he first tried it rough with deep gouges. No, back to what he did with the maquette- Guardian II. He carved and sanded and the bold ...

The bottom of the wood base has Hostetler's signature as Dave Hostetler August 1955.

Unique. Signiture D. Hostetler along bottom edge in back of sculpture. Add artful glamour to a bedside table.

David started to use the sculpture patterns he had accumulated over decades of carving to inspire paintings and prints. His sculpture method involved making a brown paper pattern, pi...

The Classic Lady bronze was cast from a wood carving. She is David's most petite sculpture. Movement and grace with the twist at the waist and tilt of the head. She can add beauty to...

Guardian II is carved from a single piece of zebra wood. The base is a clever find, it's a Chinese brass bowl, turned upside down and patinaed! David and I loved antique stores. The ...

Now available by commission. Base can be a bronze base or a carved wood base. Casting takes about 3 months. Semaphore Woman IV is a cast bronze sculpture on a cast bronze base. The ...

Now available by commission. Dancing Lady in polished bronze is sealed with Glasurit- it never needs to be polished. She is cast from a wood carving of Dancing Lady- an iconic Hostet...

Signature is along the bottom edge of the sculpture. The marble base can be substituted for steel for an outdoor setting. The edition is 1/24 with 2 artist proofs. Semaphore Woman II...

This bronze bust can be commissioned. It will take approximately 3 months to cast. The marble base can be ordered in white or black. Sensuous Woman Maquette is a highly polished bron...

I have ordered a Sensuous Woman. It will be ready to paint mid- November I can leave it all polished or paint it with a BMW white dress or a Ferrari red dress using the car paint Gal...

Summertime Lady can be commissioned. You can have it with the black finish or painted Ferrari Red. I've cast it in a pale green patina for a pool in Bermuda. Outstanding focal point ...

Green Cape Lady is a unique wood sculpture carved from elmwood from Hostetler's farm in Athens, OH. He used aniline dyes to "paint" on the hair and dress. He only carved one sculptur...

The Duo is a total height of 26.5 inches on a black marble base 2 inches tall by 8 inches wide and 8 inched deep. Bonded at the top of the two forms, it is gender free, though most s...

20th Century Goddess is carved zebrawood on a black painted base 4"h x 6"diameter with a total height of 28 inches. She is a part of a series of this torso form with the tallest bein...