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Sculptural Ceramic Male Torso Lamps by Gwen Lux a Pair from 1948 Mid Century

$2,520per set
$4,200per set40% Off
£1,891.41per set
£3,152.80per set40% Off
€2,207.03per set
€3,675.52per set40% Off
CA$3,560.26per set
CA$5,948.06per set40% Off
A$3,569.43per set
A$5,964.50per set40% Off
CHF 2,068.46per set
CHF 3,450.78per set40% Off
MX$43,615.59per set
MX$72,627.48per set40% Off
NOK 23,970.48per set
NOK 40,045.32per set40% Off
SEK 24,477.88per set
SEK 40,815.45per set40% Off
DKK 16,496.95per set
DKK 27,479.32per set40% Off

About the Item

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)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1948
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Some ceramic loss especially on base, pictures to show.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: AJM1stDibs: LU1273227258712

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