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What is the difference between a sculptor and a carver?

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What is the difference between a sculptor and a carver?
The difference between a sculptor and a carver is what they create. A sculptor creates works of art through a variety of processes, such as molding, carving and casting. A carver uses tools to remove material from a piece of wood or stone to create a shape that can be reproduced. Carvers make decorative objects as well as tools. Explore a large selection of sculptures and carvings on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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3 Monumental Standing Figures by Pierre Yermia - outdoor bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
3 Monumental Standing Figures is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 320 × 150 × 130 cm (126 × 59.1 × 51.2 in).   The sculpture is signed a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Diana The Huntress - 1920´s Plaster Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture representing the goddess Diana by Danish sculptor Jens Jacob Bregno (1877–1946), executed in plaster around 1920. This is a highly unusual model by the artist, and possibly...
Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras w/ Putti
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Candelabras Figures of putti supporting the arms, porcelain floral candle cups. 24 x 11.5 inches A matched pair of bisque porcelain and gilt-bronze candela...
Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

YAYOI KUSAMA - Pumpkin (Yellow). Conceptualism, Contemporary, Modern art, Dots
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PUMPKIN (YELLOW) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Resin sculpture Edition: Open Size: 9,5 x 7,5 cm Observations: Sculpture created with high quality resin stamped on its base with Yayo...
Category

2010s Other Art Style Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Moon by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting and wall sculpture, original
Located in Paris, FR
Moon is a unique painting and wall sculpture by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This artwork is made with polished pink copper leaves on metal frame, dimensions are 1...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

Embrace (Light Grey) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, dynamic
Located in Paris, FR
Embrace (Light Grey) is a Fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 36 × 55 × 62 cm (14.1 × 21.6 × 24.4 in). It is a unique signed piece and com...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Paint

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