Name: Vintage Large Modernist Mushroom Cluster Clay Sculpture by Margot Kempe (German, 1898-1981), Signed (Ca. 1950)/Brutalist
Brand: Margot Kempe
Price: 3900 USD
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Vintage Large Modernist Mushroom Cluster Clay Sculpture by Margot Kempe (German, 1898-1981), Signed on base. In very good condition with … more Vintage Large Modernist Mushroom Cluster Clay Sculpture by Margot Kempe (German, 1898-1981), Signed on base. In very good condition with wear consistent with age. Please refer to photos for details. Last photo is taken in full sunlight. It takes on a more brownish hue when in natural lighting.

Size: 18.5”H x 11”W x 8.5”D

Margot Kempe was a German sculptor that fled from Germany during the Nazi occupation. She settled in Equador for nine years before moving to NYC.

Exhibited:

PAFA Ann., 1960; Detroit IA; Syracuse Mus. FA; Univ. Ohio; Mus. Natural Hist., NYC; Robertson Mem. Center, Binghampton, NY; Contemp. Religious Art, NYC; Contemp. Crafts Mus., NYC; Cooper Union Mus., NYC; Audubon Artists, NY; Knickerbocker Exh., NYC; Silvermine Guild, CT (award); James Cox Gal., Woodstock, NY; Phila. Art All.; Smithonian Inst.; Norfolk (VA) Mus. Arts & Sciences; Trade & Convention Center, Phila.; Grace Church, San Fran.; Greenwich House, NYC, 1980 (retrospective); Europe and South America. less

Dimensions: 11ʺW × 8.5ʺD × 18.5ʺH

Styles: Brutalist; Mid-Century Modern; Modern

Art Subjects: Abstract; Botanic

Artist: Margot Kempe

Period: 1950s

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Materials: Clay

Condition: Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections

Color: Gray

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: In very good condition with minor wear consistent with age. Please refer to photos for details. In very good condition with minor wear consistent with age. Please refer to photos for details. less

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