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Short articles on art from the 1960s and 1970s; Modern British Prints and Brutalist Art and Design
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Rawlings, brutalist wall hanging panel 'Sparta'
This large impressive abstract wall hanging panel would look stunning above a modernist sideboard. Made of fibreglass in high relief with...
Sebastian Veer
Jul 10, 20231 min read
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Gerd Scharrelmann
Lovely work by Gerd Scharrelmann (1932 - 2001) an American artist living in San Francisco. He is a great example of an artist making...
Sebastian Veer
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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Carstens Tönnieshof, small vase
Among the most iconic items of all the Mid Century art and design is West German Art Pottery. Together with your Danish teak sideboard or...
Sebastian Veer
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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Elizabeth Lewis
Elizabeth Lewis was a British artist working with a wide variety of metal objects. She mainly created relief sculptures, both as smaller...
Sebastian Veer
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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Expressionist teak sculpture of kneeling man
This great, unusual, sculpture probably dates from the 1960s or 1970s and is made of teak, a tropical hardwood that was commonly used in...
Sebastian Veer
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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'N.V.?' - Copper relief sculpture
This is a rather intriguing item. It's a relief sculpture made of copper and depicts a husband and wife with their two young children....
Sebastian Veer
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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Cast Metal Abstract Sculpture
This lovely sculpture is made of cast metal. It is an abstract form and probably dates from the 1970s. It stands about twelve inches tall...
Sebastian Veer
Feb 20, 20211 min read
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Mazzega Table Lamps
Some of the most exciting examples of mid-century design come from Italy and one field in which Italy excels in particular is...
Sebastian Veer
Feb 14, 20212 min read
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Plaster Lamp Base
This lamp base has been modelled as a rather randomly stacked pile of natural stones. It is made of plaster but the designer has put in a...
Sebastian Veer
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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Metal Wall Sculpture, Anonymous
A lot of brutalist art is unsigned and the reason for this is probably that their work was not necessarily regarded as art but instead...
Sebastian Veer
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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Ron Hitchins
Born in London in 1926, Ron Hitchins moved to Hackney aged 13 and started a market stall selling very brightly coloured shirts that he...
Sebastian Veer
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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Pierre Noël Martin
Pierre Noël Martin (French 1951-2006) is a relatively unknown artist. He was French but lived and worked in London. Most works by him...
Sebastian Veer
Jan 2, 20212 min read
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Pentti Sarpaneva
This is a lovely bronze candlestick designed by Pentti Sarpaneva (1925-1978) for Finnish Jeweler Turun Hopea Oy. Sarpaneva studied in...
Sebastian Veer
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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Brutalist Pin Tray
Today a very humble little item. I came across this little pin tray recently and just had to have it. It’s a small simple metal dish but...
Sebastian Veer
Dec 30, 20201 min read
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William Mitchell
William Mitchell encapsulates exactly what Brutalist art is all about. It is in your face, experimental in its use of new materials and...
Sebastian Veer
Dec 24, 20202 min read
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