Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Iron, Metal
OR 06, Sculpture of Moon Disk from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his sculptures practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of t...
Metal
$721
H 32.29 in W 6.3 in D 6.7 in
Traditional sculpture originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Traditional sculpture originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo Tribal Art - Congo - African Measures : 16x17cm H:82cm Traditional sculpture from the Democratic Republic of ...
Wood
Vintage Chinese Wicker Horned Animal From the Shanghai Collection
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Chinese horned animal with a removable lid ambitiously handcrafted in woven reed or wicker with carved wood highlights. From the famed Shanghai Collection.
Wicker, Reed, Wood
$2,214
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Yuri Zatarain, Sphere of Color from the Collection Named "Animal Instinct"
By Yuri Zatarain
Located in Milano, IT
The sphere of color (that's its name) is part of a collection called "Animal Instinct", it includes around 35 spheres like that collection made between 2007 and 2009 mixed techniqu...
Resin, Acrylic
1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Maurizio Bonora, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbe...
Bronze
$3,400
H 26.62 in W 9.26 in D 7.88 in
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, Polychrome Plaster, France, ca. 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, France, circa 1900 A rare and poetic French Art Nouveau sculpture depicting Pierrot seated beneath a crescent moon, playing his mandolin in a dream...
Mirror, Plaster
Marble Sculpture of the Minotaur from Greek Mythology
Located in Madrid, ES
Striking marble sculpture depicting the Minotaur, one of the most iconic figures of Greek mythology. Carved in light-colored marble, the work represents the legendary creature with t...
Marble
French bronze dancers sculpture from the 1930s
Located in Cantù, IT
French bronze dancers sculpture from the 1930s
Bronze
$465Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 0.4 in
Italian crucifix Brutalist Sculpture from the 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Italian brass brutalist sculpture from the 1960s depicting a stylized crucifix.
Brass
Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Bird Sculpture from the 1960s This charming figurine captures the essence of avian romance. Two birds, perched on a branch in a mid-century design, radiate elegance and ...
Art Glass
$220Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.75 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Hand-Carved Stone Disk Sculpture, Organic Modern Style, Indonesia
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful stone disk, hand-carved in Indonesia. Mounted on a black metal stand. White onyx, polished and shaped to a perfect shine. 6.75 inches diameter, 2.75 inches deep (stand b...
Onyx
$279
H 6.7 in Dm 4.73 in
abstract geometric metal sculpture from the 60s in the style of Victor Vasarely
Located in Kiel, SH
small sculptural metal work in brass in the style of Victor Vasarely
Metal, Brass
$1,459Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.78 in W 6.7 in D 14.57 in
French Ceramic Sculpture of Lady with Baskets from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
French ceramic statue of a lady with a pair of baskets, made in the 1940s Ø cm 37 Ø cm 17 h cm 35.
Ceramic