Claude Horan Hawaiian Female Sculpture – Brutalist Mid-Century Modern, Signed 14"

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This commanding sculpture carries the unmistakable hand of Claude Horan, Hawaii’s modernist master. The clay form rises in raw Brutalist … Read more This commanding sculpture carries the unmistakable hand of Claude Horan, Hawaii’s modernist master. The clay form rises in raw Brutalist strength, yet softens in the subtle arc of a torso shaped by wheel and hand.

At fourteen inches tall, it speaks with both primitive power and refined grace. The surface reveals Horan’s early experimentation — sculptural, unvarnished, fearless. Signed clearly, it reflects the studio traditions that shaped the mid-century era, when Hawaiian artists stood shoulder to shoulder with Japanese émigrés like Hysong and Takaezo.

A rare and extraordinary piece of modernist studio art, resonant with history and craft.
CLAUDE Horan (1922-2014) was a professor emeritus of art at University of Hawai‘i—Manoa, where he taught from 1947 to his retirement in 1978. He is the recipient of the 2004 Koa Outstanding Achievement Award, presented by Kapiolani Community College to visual artists and individuals connected to the arts for dedication to and advancement of the arts in Hawai‘i. hE WAS ALSO A TEACHER AND FRIEND TO MANY GREAT hAWAIIAN ARTISTS SUCH AS Toshiko Takaezu, AND JOSEPH HYSONG

Measurements: 14"H x 5.25" x 3.5"

Weight: 4.10 lb

Origin: U.S.A

Age: Mid Century See less