Max Kalish was an American sculptor born in Valozhyn, Belarus. He was best known for his sculptures of laborers. His Orthodox Jewish family immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1893, when he was two years old. Kalish studied with Herman Matzen at the Cleveland Institute of Art; in New York City with Herbert Adams at the National Academy of Design and in the studios of Alexander Stirling Calder and Isidore Konti and Paris with Paul Wayland Bartlett at the Académie Colarossi and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the École des Beaux-Arts. His best-known work is a 1932 statue of Abraham Lincoln in Cleveland, Ohio. Washington, D.C. Publisher Willard M. Kiplinger commissioned Kalish to create 50 portrait statuettes of prominent figures in World War II-era politics, arts and sciences. Kiplinger donated the statuettes to the Smithsonian Institution in 1944. Kalish was the author of Labor Sculpture, largely a collection of photographs of his statues of workers. Most of the works in the book are in a Social realism style. Critic Emily Genauer wrote in 1938, “It is the workmen who dominate the American scene, and who have become as surely symbolic of their time as the pioneers in covered wagons, and the robber barons and the great merchant princes were in their respective eras.” This was what Kalish portrayed in his art.
"Cupid and Psyche, " Rare Art Deco Sculpture with Exotic Theme by Henning
By Gerhard Henning
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this sculpture is reputed to be a telling of the story of Cupid and Psyche -- the Classic story of the union between Soul and Love -- it also serves as a story of the coming...
Porcelain
Rare Art Deco Terra Cotta Sculpture by Keramos in Austria
By Kéramos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine terra cotta sculpture was a high-end creation of the Keramos ceramic company in Vienna. Although the company produced its share of po...
Terracotta
"First Born, " Art Deco Marble Sculpture by Chester Beach, Influenced by Rodin
By Chester Beach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of tender affection and familial love, this marble sculpture is one of the finest works of Chester Beach, one of America’s foremost sculptors in the...
Marble
"Birth of Venus, " Exquisite Marble Art Deco Sculpture of Venus with Dolphins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exquisitely sculpted, probably by an Italian artist, this lovely and beautiful marble sculpture depicts a nude Venus figure emerging from a scallop shell,...
Marble
"Seduction by a Satyr", Large, Rare Art Deco Sculpture with Nudes by Camus
By Jean Camus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and affecting, this sensual bronze by Jean-Marie Camus depicts a nude satyr figure seducing a nude female figure laying prostrate before him, beguiled by the music from h...
Bronze
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
Porcelain
Sculpture with Erotic Theme by Gerhard Henning
By Gerhard Henning
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sculpture with erotic theme. Man and woman By Gerhard Henning, 1880-1967 Made in plaster, circa 1900-1920. Not signed Gerhard Henning, was a Danish-Swedish sculptor. His name was Nilsson before he took the name Henning. The art historian Peter Hertz mentions the name change in his book "Gerhard Henning" from 1931. In it, Henning's Sketches of Women...
Plaster
Late 19th Century Italian Women & Centaur Marble Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alluring white marble sculpture made in Italy in the late 19th Century, depicting a beautiful nude woman giving water to a centaur, while he's holding her in his arms. They are sitti...
Marble
Mid-Century Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Figural Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined mid-century Italian alabaster sculpture depicts a romantic Neoclassical figural group rendered with graceful movement and classical elegance. The composition features a ...
Alabaster, Marble
Stephan Abel Sinding (1846-1922) "Lovers Couple" Alabaster Marble Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Stephan Abel Sinding (France/Denmark, 1846 - 1922) Signed, Carved Alabaster M...
Alabaster, Marble
Elegant Art Deco Marble Sculpture Signed by L. Morelli, Florence
Located in Madrid, ES
This exquisite Art Deco sculpture is crafted from fine white Carrara marble and mounted on a striking black Portoro marble base. Created during the height of the Art Deco movement, t...
Marble
Italian Marble Statue Sculpture by Romanelli
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved Italian Carrara marble Title: Amore E Psiche Artist: Pasquale Romanelli (1812-1887) Origin: Italian Date: 19th century Signature: Signed Prof. P. Romanelli/Fire...
Carrara Marble
