Art by Medium: Marble

« The memory of my joy as a child when I arrived on the beach knowing that I was going to be able to ride on the dunes. I invented mini-landscapes and I really liked to look at the m...

Impressive Carrara marble bust depicting Flora attributed to Venetian sculptor Orazio Marinali (1643-1720). Traces of a monogram behind the left shoulder O.... Orazio Marinali wa...

Studio of Raffaello Romanelli Early 20th Century Italian Clio Inscribed "Executé sous la Direction du Prof. Romanelli" (on base) Marble Clio, the muse of history from Greek mytho...

Beautiful Sculpture in white marble by the artist Agustin Cardenas. Signed on the base of the sculpture. Cárdenas was a descendant of african slaves from Senegal and Congo. He was b...

Two Spirals, 1971 Metal with marble base Height at rest: 7 inches Signed and dated "Rickey 1971" on base Unique

By Émile-Coriolan-Hippolyte Guillemin (French, 1841-1907) A lively bust of a young french woman; dynamically sculpted with an adorable upturned smile and glimmering eyes, in a chemi...

Sydney Kumalo. Features a bronze stylized female figural form sculpture fixed to a marble plinth and wood base. Bears signature on base. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". There is no edition number on the piece. Sydney Kumalo (1935 - 1988) was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, on 13 April 1935. His was one of the families who had to move out of the "white" city to the South Western Townships, or Soweto. Raised in Diepkloof and educated at Madibane High School, he took with him from old Sophiatown the curious and diverse heritage of its heyday. Art classes in the Catholic school, "Sof' town" blues and jazz, the vibrant street culture and growing defiance of its population of various races who were gradually forced out into separate race-group areas. So it was that these various aspects of his early life created for Kumalo a cultural mix of a Zulu family related to the traditional royal house; city schooling, nascent township music and lingo; growing urbanised political defiance and the deep-rooted Zulu pride and respect for the legends and ancient stories of a tribal people. This mix of old and new cultures was reinforced when he began his studies at the Polly Street Art Centre in 1953 where he became a member of Cecil Skotnes group of serious artists who were encouraged to acquire professional skills. Skotnes introduced a basic training programme with modelling as a component, which marked the introduction of sculpting (in brick-clay) at Polly Street. Kumalo was Skotnes’ assistant at Polly Street from 1957 to 1964, and having recognised his great talent as a sculptor, Skotnes encouraged him to become a professional artist. After Kumalo’s very successful assistance with a commission to decorate the St Peter Claver church at Seeisoville near Kroonstad, with painting designs, sculpture and relief panels in 1957, Skotnes arranged for Kumalo to continue his art training by working in Edoardo Villa ’s studio from 1958 to 1960. Working with Villa, he received professional guidance and began to familiarize himself with the technical aspects of sculpting and bronze casting. In 1960 he became an instructor at the Polly Street Art Centre. Kumalo started exhibiting his work with some of the leading commercial Johannesburg galleries in 1958, and had his first solo exhibition with the Egon Guenther Gallery in 1962. He was a leader of the generation who managed to leave behind the forms of African curios, reject the European-held paternalism which encouraged notions of "naive" and "tribal" African art, and yet still hold fast to the core of the old legends and spiritual values of his people. He introduced these subjects into his bronze sculptures and pastel drawings, evolving his own expressive, contemporary African "style". Together with Skotnes, Villa, Cecily Sash and Giuseppe Cattaneo, Kumalo became part of the Amadlozi group in 1963. This was a group of artists promoted by the African art collector and gallery director Egon Guenther, and characterised by their exploration of an African idiom in their art. Elza Miles writes that Cecil Skotnes’ friendship with Egon Guenther had a seminal influence on the aspirant artists of Polly Street: “Guenther broadened their experience by introducing them to German Expressionism as well as the sculptural traditions of West and Central Africa. He familiarised them with the work of Ernst Barlach, Käthe Kollwitz, Gustav Seitz, Willi Baumeister and Rudolf Sharf.” It is therefore not surprising that some of Kumalo’s sculptures show an affinity with Barlach’s powerful expressionist works. Guenther organised for the Amadlozi group to hold exhibitions around Italy, in Rome, Venice, Milan and Florence, in both 1963 and 1964. Kumalo’s career took off in the mid 1960s, with his regular participation in exhibitions in Johannesburg, London, New York and Europe. He also represented South Africa at the Venice Biennale in 1966, and in 1967 participated in the São Paulo Biennale. EJ De Jager (1992) describes Kumalo’s sculpture as retaining much of the “canon and formal aesthetic qualities of classical African sculpture. His work contains the same monumentality and simplicity of form.” His main medium for modelling was terra cotta, which was then cast in bronze, always paying careful attention to the finish of both the model as well as the final cast. He began casting the pieces he modelled in clay or plaster into bronze at the Renzo Vignali Artistic Foundry in Pretoria North. He worked throughout his life with its owners, the Gamberini family, and enjoyed learning the technical aspects of the casting process, refining his surfaces according to what he learned would produce the best results in metal. De Jager further writes that Kumalo’s distinctive texturing of the bronze or terra cotta is reminiscent of traditional carving techniques of various African cultures. “In many respects Kumalo thus innovated a genuine contemporary or modern indigenous South African sculpture”. Kumalo came to admire the works of the Cubists, and of British sculptors Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick. He became noted for adapting shapes from them into his own figures. The success of his use of the then current monumental simplicity and purely aesthetic abstractions of natural forms has been emulated by many South African sculptors since the 1970s. He was in many ways the doyen of South African Black art. As such he was an important influence especially on younger African sculptors, by whom he is greatly revered. Through his teaching at Polly Street and at the Jubilee Centre, as well as through his personal example of integrity, dedication and ability, he inspired and guided students who in their own right became outstanding artists, for example, Ezrom Legae, Leonard Matsoso and Louis Maqhubela From 1969 onward, he allied himself with Linda Givon, founder of The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, where he exhibited regularly until his death in December 1988. Working with Givon also perpetuated his associations with his many friends of strong principles. Skotnes, Villa, Legae and later such peers from the Polly Street era as Leonard Matsoso, Durant Sihlali and David Koloane have all exhibited at The Goodman Gallery. Kumalo, Legae, and later Fikile (Magadlela) and Dumile (Feni) were among the leading exponents of a new Afrocentric art...

RECLINING FIGURE Gray Vermont marble 18" (height) x 30" (width) x 14" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The inte...

Kora is a unique oil, acrylic and wax on Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 26 × 27.5 × 25.5 cm (10.2 × 10.8 × 10 in). The sculpture is si...

Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860-1942) Man with Flute and Cougar Cast bronze sculpture with golden brown patina Signed, numbered 9/100, with Fenn F...

Emmanuelle Vroelant wanted to paint "something strong" — and the canvas conveys that from the first glance. It rises vertically like a trunk in full growth, carried by a brilliant gr...

Korè-Bardiglio is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Bardiglio marble, dimensions are 173 × 52 × 66 cm (68.1 × 20.5 × 26 in)...

Sezione Aurea 2024-006 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 74 × 37.5 × 11...

Outstanding Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble sculpture designed as entrance guardian, this mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woma...

Italian, 19th Century 32 in. x 15 in.

Perpetual motion is a unique Bardiglio marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini, dimensions are 60 × 160 × 80 cm (23.6 × 63 × 31.5 in). The sculpture i...

El Greco is a unique Carrara marble sculpture sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 15 cm × 17 cm × 10 cm (5.9 × 6.7 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed and ...

striking hand carved Carrara marble and linden wood sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical references and Greek mythology influences Med...

It is a small Zen and dreamlike garden where everything is calm and smiling with a benevolent sun. It is a small garden like one would find in children’s tales, a refuge for Jradin. ...

Masquerade, a traditional yet playful composition by Fortunato Galli, reflects the realism and intricacy that defined Italian sculpture at the end of the 19th century. Magnificently ...

Celebrated for their public artworks in Quebec, and privately collected in both Canada and Europe, the sculptural team of Jean-François Maheux and Nadia Mercier create elegant, conte...

Refuges is a unique Belgium black marble, Bardiglio marble, petit granit and steel sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The sculpture is maintained on the granite b...

Sezione Aurea 2024-027 is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 68 × 44 × 32 ...

Egyptian King Menthuphis, draped in a lion skin, and dripping in jewels, holds up a statue of two horses. Flanked by two birds and mounted on Rouge Mable and...

Air connection is a unique Statuario Carrara marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 33 × 50 × 20 cm (13 × 19.7 × 7.8 in). The scul...

In protection is a unique Statuario marble sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 12 × 27 × 20 cm (4.7 × 10.6 × 7.8 in). The sculpture is signed an...

This piece is available on a commission basis. Please allow 8 - 12 weeks before shipping. Smooth surfaced, engineered white marble flecked almost imperceptibly with grey and black, ...

Finely carved female figural marble statue by C. Dazzi  A full length white marble statue of a young woman in a dynamic dress admiring her engagement ring. Resting on a pink marble vase...

Sezione Aurea 2024-014 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 87 × 46 × 5 cm (34.3...

HIPPOLYTE FRANÇOIS MOREAU French, (1832-1927) Two Beauties Patinated bronze; Signed, The base inscribed H.MOREAU, surmounted on a green marble base. ...

RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...

Elegant pair of mirrored-design nightstands from the French Art Deco period, circa 1920. Each cabinet features a door with a nickel-plated ball handle and two internal shelves. The r...

Luna is a unique ink, paint and wax on Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 20 × 20 × 17 cm (7.9 × 7.9 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed an...

"The actress" presumed portrait of Sarah Bernhardt by Paul François BERTHOUD (1870-1939) A very rare symbolist style bust made up of a white Carrara marble head and a patinated bron...

Signed lower right. Provenance: Khromin Estate. Victor Khromin, born in Gatchina City, near St. Petersburg, Russia explored his artistic abilities from the earliest years of his life. The Russian-Finish family into which Victor was born discovered and accepted his talent as something that flowed organically through their family tree. Victor's grandfather was an accomplished artist and a student of Repin at the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg, Russia. The scenery of childhood in a small Finnish village on the outskirts of St. Petersburg continues to inspire Victor throughout his life.Victor went on to study art professionally at the Serov School of Fine Art in Leningrad. While still a student, he actively participated in non-conformist exhibitions, which were illegal during the Soviet Regime. In 1976, Victor became a member of the USSR Union of Professional Artists. This was the only Soviet organization, which could recognize an individual as a career artist. Despite membership, he continued to exhibit his works as part of the Underground Art Movement, which contradicted the code of conduct outlined by the USSR Union of Professional Artists and rejected the only officially accepted style of Socialist Realist. Victor's works stopped being presented for exhibition within official circles of the Soviet Art League. Victor became a target for government harassment and monitoring. The 1985 solo exhibition at the Kudamm Gallery, in Berlin, served as a breaking point in the semi-tolerant relationship that had previously existed between Victor and the USSR Union of Professional Artists. According to the Union, an artist was not allowed to exhibit outside of the USSR without the permission of and censorship by that organization. That same year, Victor lost the position, which he had obtained through the Union. He relocated to a small village called Sinicheno, where over the course of 5 years, he created a series of lyrical pieces. The works were displayed at a solo exhibition at Dianart Gallery in Zurich in 1988, and at Arcole Auction, Paris in 1988-1990.The Perestroika finally opened doors for Victor to exhibit within Russia at "From Unofficial Art to Perestroika," in Leningrad in 1989 and The Stanislavski Actor's House in Leningrad in 1990. In 1990, Victor received an invitation to come to New York City for a Solo exhibition at Nahamkin Gallery. During this trip, Victor applied for legal residency within the United States and was granted this status for his Extraordinary Abilities in Art. In 1996, Victor's paintings become part of the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art at Rutgers University. From this point on, Victor and his family move to rural upstate New York. Here he continues the development of unique techniques for creating 3D casts for oil paintings and paper. Victor's recent works are hand-made paper reliefs, with acrylic used as a color addition to the texture. He also developed a relining technic, which allow him to transfer his reliefs to canvas, and then work with oil paint over the underlying relief. He has also been represented by Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum of The Norton & Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union (1956-1986) at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Dianart Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland; Kudam Gallery in Berlin, Germany; Codriorg Pallas Museum , Tallinn, Estonia; Urmala Exhibition Hall, Urmala, Latvia; Regional exhibition in Russia, and solo exhibitions in St. Petersburg, Russia, etc. The specific style category...

Felipe Castaneda, signed marble sculpture of Beautiful Nude Woman Felipe Castaneda, Mexican, born,1933, is an internationally renowned sculptor whose ar...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibitions Exhibited at the Los Angeles Art Show 2014, January 15-19, 2014

Sezione Aurea 2024-018 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 74 × 40 × 7 cm...

This extraordinary Florentine work of art has the appearance of a painted scene, but upon closer inspection is revealed to be a superb example of the art of pietre dure. Composed by ...

Comfort zone is a unique Bardiglio marble and steel sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The sculpture is maintained on the iron base with magnets but it is movable...

Toro Bull Patinated Bronze sculpture on marble base, artist signed, 16.5h x 8w x 6d, base 6"h x7.5"w x6"d Heriberto Juárez (March 16, 1932 – August 26, 2008) was a self-taught Mex...

Untitled II, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 142 × 46 × 35 cm (55.9 × 18.1 × 13.8 ...

Sezione Aurea A7 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 72 × 53.5 × 4 cm (28.3 × 21.1 ×...

FERDINANDO VICHI Italian, (1875-1945) Lovers 22 1/2 inches high Notes: The finely carved Italian white marble sculpture of lovers surmounted ...

This Portrait go Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original decorative marble sculpture realized in Italy by Italian manufacture during the end of the XIX century. The alabaster marble sta...

Ghost is a unique Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 35 × 35 × 35 cm (13.8 × 13.8 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a cer...

Woman with roses Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bust sculpted in white Carrara marble signed "Carrier-Belleuse" France circa 1870 total height 65 cm width 29 cm depth ...

Abstract Geometric square mixed media painting on panel in colorful shades with aqua, yellow, pink, light green, and red on a background of brown with yellow highlights Big Little #1...

Louis Kley (French, 1833-1911) The Lizard, 19th Century Gilt bronze and marble Signed to base 6.25 x 4.5 x 3 inches In Greco-Roman times, the lizard represented good fortune and reg...

Belgium black marble sculpture, iron base. 50 cm × 24 cm × 18 cm // 19.7 in x 9.4 in x 7.1 in. The indicated dimensions include the iron base of the sculpture. The sculpture is main...

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Sezione Aurea 2024-023 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 59.5 × 30.5 × 19 cm...

MADRE TERRA (Mother Earth) by Lorenzo Vignoli (2012) striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical referenc...

Vertical House is a unique Black Carrara marble, Belgium black marble and steel sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The sculpture is maintained on the Belgium blac...

Yellow Siena marble and brass sculpture, oxidised white marble base. 12 × 40 × 40 cm (4,7 × 15,7 × 15,7 in). Initiated in 2000, the Nests, Cocoons, Chrysalis series marks the artist’...

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Artemis Bust" Series: Sculpture *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on bottom Year: 2026 Medium: Original Acrylic and Enamel Painte...

Sezione Aurea A12 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 33 × 11 cm (22.6 ×...

Punta 1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble, dimensions are 113 × 78 × 37 cm (44.4 × 30.7 × 14.5 in). This ...

Sezione Aurea 59-2020 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and silver leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 37 × 13 cm ...

Sezione Aurea 78 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of oxidised black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 79 × 47 × 8...