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In art, sculptures are three-dimensional works of art made by hand or with various tools and machinery. Bronze, marble, plaster, wood and stone are among the most traditional materials for sculptures. However, artists may also incorporate found objects, paper, fabric and other items into their work. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of sculptures.
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Art Deco sculpture lady with panter by Armand Godard France 1930
By Armand Godard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture lady with panter by Armand Godard.
Patinated Art metal on a Portor Marble base with inlay.
France 1930.
Literature:
Art Deco sculpture, Victor Arwas, Academy.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal
Art Deco Sculpture by Armand Godard "Draped Woman"
By Armand Godard
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco Bronze Statue by Armand Godard, produced by the Parisian foundry of Edmond Etling. This is an example of a high style rendered in the highest quality. Nothing is more emb...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture “Woman w/ Bird” by Armand Godard
By Armand Godard
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisitely cast example of Armand Godard's Seated Woman Holding a Bird circa 1930, it is a silky smooth cast of the highest quality with hand-hammered and beautifully chiseled te...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Lady with Greyhound Dog by Armand Godard 1930
By Armand Godard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture lady with greyhound dog signed by Armand Godard.
Patinated bronze on Belgian Black marble base. France 1930.
Litera...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Godard Armand "Woman Sitting with Doves" Art Deco Sculpture black marble
By Armand Godard
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
"Jeune femme aux colombes" "young woman with doves" By Armand Godard.
Beautiful sculpture with beautiful patina Art Deco period representing a woman sitting feeding birds on oval terrace in black marble.
Very fine work.
Signed.
France,
circa 1930
Armand Godard made many chryselephantine statuettes in bronze and ivory in the Art Deco style, especially for the foundry Edmond Etling. In the 1920s and 1930s, he exhibited in Paris in the salons of the Society of French Artists. During the 1937 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he showed a monumental statue 4.5 meters high and a patinated plaster sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
“A Lady with her Borzoi dog” Art Deco Sculpture Signed Godard
By Armand Godard
Located in Beirut, LB
Stunning French Art Deco bronze patina spelter figure with a decorative motif design sitting on a beautiful Portoro marble (5 cm of thickness), signed Armand Godard, depicting an ele...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze