Mid-20th Century Cast Glass Abstract Figural Sculpture

A compact mid-20th century cast glass form with a distinctly modernist presence, its silhouette recalling the simplified, totemic figures associated with Brancusi’s vocabulary of reduction.

The clear glass body is enveloped in a dense surface of dark purple and maroon frit, giving the piece an industrial, almost metallurgic texture that catches light in unexpected ways. The form reads as an abstracted figure, part study in mass and contour, part experiment in surface. Its slightly irregular qualities suggest it may have been a glassmaker’s folly or an apprentice’s trial piece, where technique and intuition meet in a single sculptural gesture.

Objects like this often emerged from mid-century teaching studios and experimental workshops where makers tested color loads, mold approaches, and form articulations. As a sculptural fragment of that era, it sits comfortably between craft and art, offering a small but potent study in material transformation.

Very good condition with minor surface nuances inherent to the making.

Dimensions: 7 x 3.5 inches