The work of celebrated Mexican sculptor Felipe Castañeda represents a harmonious balance of pre-Columbian and modern artistic impulses. His figurative and still-life sculptures have a quiet, contemplative appeal. Working in mediums like marble, onyx and bronze, Castaneda’s female figures explore themes of womanhood, motherhood and fertility.
Castañeda was born in La Paloma, Mexico, in 1933. The area’s abundance of pre-Columbian sites and artifacts no doubt inspired his later work. Interested in art from a young age, Castañeda moved to Mexico City to get closer to the country's artistic scene. He started his studies at La Esmeralda National School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing in 1958, where he discovered a passion for sculpture. Castañeda left school in 1963 and worked at the National Museum of Anthropology and as an assistant to Francisco Zúñiga.
Zúñiga was an Expressionist artist known for his paintings and sculptures featuring indigenous women, which undoubtedly informed Castaneda's style. Castañeda developed a sensual aesthetic highlighting the female form and harking back to the clean lines, classical proportions and thoughtful expressions of Greco-Roman sculpture. He held his first solo exhibition in 1970 in Monterrey, Mexico.
Over the course of his long career, Castañeda has exhibited throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe. He has received commissions for public sculptures in his home country as well as in California. His work is held in the permanent collections at the Museum of Art History in Ciudad Juárez and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Castañeda currently lives in Morelia, Mexico.
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Rudolf Kaesbach Nude for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Rudolf Kaesbach
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice porcelain or parian type figurine of a nude female by Rudolf Kaesbach for Rosenthal. In very good condition signed on the base and marked Rosenthal on the bottom. It is 12 inc...
Porcelain
Augarten Vienna Porcelain Figurine Nude
By Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely porcelain figurine of a nude by the Augarten Porcelain Manufacture of Vienna, Austria. Marked with the company logo on the base. In excellent condition. Some museum wax and st...
Porcelain
Large Black Marble Cubist Sculpture Nude Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Black Marble Cubist style sculpture of a nude woman. Grand in scale this sculpture is large and quite substantial. It is heavy. Nice grained. It is not signed but we ac...
Belgian Black Marble
Fred Schumm Lifesize Whimsical Painted Wood Sculpture of a Nude
By Fred Schumm
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great whimsical colorfully painted lifesize wood sculpture of a nude. The base has been re-painted black. It is signed on the leg Schumm, 1995. The artist's statement from a 2007 article follows; Fred Schumm does not view life through rose-colored glasses. He doesn't have to. Schumm, Rowan University's artist-in-residence, is a former U.S. Marine who lived through some of the most horrific battles of World War II. He served at Peleliu -- two months of carnage on a tiny Pacific atoll where 12,000 perished - and then four long months on the bloodied isle of Okinawa. Since then, Schumm, 82, has mostly tried to see life's beauty. It's sort of like how sunlight, warm but ordinary to the naked eye, is refracted into myriad, impossibly beautiful combinations of color when viewed through a kaleidoscope. And, like sunlight, he finds art everywhere. "Inspiration is all around but mostly I'm inspired by the ancients," Schumm said recently. "I love Prehistoric African carvings, the works of ancient Greeks, Japanese and Chinese. I especially love Eskimo work." The celebrated sculptor loves Eskimo work so much he once hitchhiked from his home state of Colorado to Alaska just to see native carvings. "I wanted to see the TOTEM poles," he said. "The Alaskan Indians were fantastic artists." Schumm, artist-in-residence since 2003, works with various hardwoods, stone, even metals. A studio in which he works at Westby Hall has pieces in various stages of completion, from an eight-foot-tall, stainless steel sculpture he calls "Aviary" to a solid, six-foot log of black locust...
Direct Wood Carving of a Nude Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A uniquely stylized direct wood carving of a nude woman. Unfortunately I cannot find any signature. Well executed.
Wood
Bronze Sculpture Nude Woman with Cornrows Monogrammed Dated 93
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful bronze of a nude woman with long cornrows. It is solid cast and quite heavy. The sculpture is monogrammed on the base and dated 93. It has great dark patina and is in goo...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Onyx Figure of a Nude Woman by Anthony Gennarelli
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic hand carved onyx figure of a woman in a yoga pose. The artist is Anthony Gennarelli which we several of his works and will be listing them soon. Orange green and brown are ...
Onyx
Morton Gaffin "Woman III" Modernist Carved White Alabaster Nude Bust Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morton Gaffin "Woman III, 1990" Modernist Carved White Alabaster Nude Bust Sculpture. We were unable to find any listed information on artist "Morton Gaffin." The piece was acquired ...
Alabaster
Marble Sculpture Woman Undressing White Marble+Verde Indio Marble
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Marble Statue with a mix of White Marble and Verde Indio marble in the shape of a Beautiful Naked woman.
Marble
Lorrie Goulet Large Female Nude Carved Marble Abstract Sculpture on Marble Base
By Lorrie Goulet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lorrie Goulet (American, 1925 - 2021) Large Female Nude Carved Marble Abstract Sculpture on Marble Base, Artist Signed. Approx 175 lbs (Sculpture) plus 40 lbs (Base). Circa Late 20th...
Marble
Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman Designed by Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Maker: Jitona - Good, original condition.
Ceramic
Sheryl C. Benjamin Marble Nude Figure Abstract Sculpture On Marble Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sheryl Cannold Benjamin (American, 1924 - 2023) Marble Nude Figure Abstract Sculpture On Marble Base. Circa Late 20th Century. Weighs approximately 60 pounds. Measurements: 13.5" H x...
Marble
