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.
Thierry Despont, Mask 082, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 21st Century
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, c. 2006
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 35, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2006
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 72, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2007
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 45, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2006
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 68, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2006
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 70, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2007
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Mask 34, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, 2006
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...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Mask Sculpture, US, c. 2006
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...
Metal
$5,500 / set
H 18 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
Pair of Amethyst and Crystal Quartz Wall Sconces, 21st Century, USA
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of wall sconces artistically made of small real amethyst stone embedded together with white and clear crystal point To made a beautiful one of a kind wall sconces, ...
Amethyst, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal
Vintage Japanese Hand-Carved Tengu Mask Wall Sculpture, Circa 1929
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese hand carved and painted wood mask of Tengu, the legendary Japanese folk religion creature. Traditionally depicted as a human-bird of prey hy...
Wood
$347 / item
H 11.03 in W 5.52 in D 1.19 in
Wall mounted aluminium object / woman sculpture - around 1960s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s - very good original condition jt
Aluminum
Vintage Hand-Carved African Wood Mask Sculpture from Mid-20th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Wood Decorative Mask Sculpture. Hand-carved African Mask from Ghana. African decorative wall mask sculpture, hand-carved of sese wood with intricate patterns. The African mask is carved and embossed with geometrical designs that forms a symbol of power, love and serenity. Great decorative piece of African wall art...
Wood
$285Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 4 in W 3.5 in D 1 in
MCM Greek Theater Masks Comedy & Tragedy Wall Sculpture Hand-cast in Bronze Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Hand-cast bronze Greco-Roman wall sculpture pair featuring Theater Masks, featuring Comedy & Tragedy. This striking pair of masks is inspired by classical Greek and Roman theater, symbolizing the two essential dramatic genres: comedy and tragedy. The image features two iconic Greek theater...
Bronze
Hand-Carved Italian Carrara Marble Satyr Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hand carved late 18th/19th Century mythological marble Satyr mask with horns, weathered patina in good condition. The hand sculpted Italian Carrara marb...
Carrara Marble
Commedia Mask E. Pattarino
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Fleurdetroit presents for your consideration: E. Patttarino created these world-famous masks for many dignitaries and private collectors. From Florence Italy, this mid-century artis...
Ceramic
Waterlogged, Found Wooden Sculpture with LED Sconce in Antique Finish
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This piece of wood may have been in the sea for decades. Though not petrified (technically, “petrification” happens when trees or plant matter have been permanently replaced by stone...
Brass
21st Century Woven Oak Sculptures by Analee Soskin
Located in Wainscott, NY
21st century woven oak sculptures by Analee Soskin can be hung vertically, horizontally or laid on a table.
Oak
Contemporary White Cut Paper Sculpture, Framed, 21st Century France
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary French artist Veronique Guillou framed hand cut paper sculpture. Paper is cut, painted and sprayed to remain in a three dimensional abstract shape. White wood frame.
Paper
$95,000 / set
H 84.25 in W 24 in D 2.25 in
Incredible Pair of Found Objects Sculpture Panels After Louise Nevelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic pair of sculptural Found Objects panels, circa 1970. Cream painted wood frame construction with a heavy plywood back. Varying sections comprised of intricately arranged vintage furniture parts, architectural salvage and wood letters...
Wood, Plywood
Tribal Mask Wall Sculpture by China Marks, American, b 1942
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tribal Mask Wall Sculpture by China Marks, American, b 1942 This powerful wall-mounted sculpture is a work by China Marks. (American, born 1942), acquired directly from the artist’...
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