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Sculptures For Sale
Large Standing Figure VI (contemporary bronze sculpture)
Located in Paris, FR
Large Standing Figure VI (Grande figure debout VI), large-scale sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 148 cm × 31 cm × 27 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P. He has been developing for thirty years a singular work, filled with human and animal characters...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

" Vega Mir " OP ART
Located in CANNES, FR
Victor VASARELY ( 1906 -1997 ) VEGA MIR Sérigraphie sur verre signée au recto et au verso . Edition sur 200. Extrait de l'album BACH 1973. 50 X50 X 7cm .
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1970s Op Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Resin

Antoniucci Faces - Petite Femme Chiffonnèe
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Fusione in bronzo a cera persa, patina nera, certificato di autenticità , opera originale , timbro della fonderia . Edition of only 8 copies
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1950s Other Art Style Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Folding in Motion 9 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, yellow lines
Located in Paris, FR
Folding in Motion 9 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 23 × 43 × 14 cm (9.1 × 16.9 × 5.5 in)...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

The Welcome by Marine de Soos - bronze sculpture, human figure, limited edition
Located in Paris, FR
The Welcome (L'Accueil) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos. 31 cm × 28 cm × 20 cm. Limited edition of 8 copies and IV artist’s proofs. Bronze patina...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Plate
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican American), Large Plate, porcelain, 2022 The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Lagun...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Holding Hands
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Holding Hands cup, porcelain, 2022 The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her ...
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2010s Sculptures

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Porcelain

Basket Weaver
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Basket Weaver, porcelain cup, 2022 The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Laguna and Santa Clara Pueblos and to the Mexican-American community, is a ceramic artist, teacher, and muralist. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Las Cruces...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fern Spiral Series 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Fern Spiral Series 4" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of an etched fluorescent acrylic. The piece measure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Lucite, Pigment

Kioetano by Jacques Owczarek - Animal Bronze Sculpture (Scorpio)
Located in Paris, FR
This scorpio in bronze by French contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek takes shape through a series of lines, edges and curves. The peculiarity of the ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Leona by Marie Louise Sorbac - Animal bronze sculpture, lioness
Located in Paris, FR
Leona is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 65 × 36 × 46 cm (25.6 × 14.2 × 18.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The complete mini Buddha set (9 mini buddha statues)
Located in New York, NY
These colorful meditating Buddha silhouette statues are laser cut Plexiglas and acrylic hand painted. They can stand alone, or come in couples, trios or more... This is a unique statue that will start off a conversation and will bring a stylish decoration into your home/ office/ studio or business. It's the perfect gift to someone you love, or when you want to leave an impression. The meditating Buddha statue...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Kusama yellow & black pumpkin)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Yellow & Black Pumpkin (plush): An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art piece - this large Kusama plush pumpkin features the universal polka dot patterns and bold colors fo...
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1960s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Nylon

Cloned Dogo Argentino with pet bottle.
Located in Malmo, SE
Edition of 100 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in hum...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Great Standing Figure II - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Great Standing Figure II (Grande Figure Debout II) is a bronze sculpture by French artist Pierre Yermia. Limited edition of 8 and 4 artist's proofs, signed and numbered. In this pie...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Yaacov Agam, Star of Love, spinningmorph sculpture, 1980's
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Yaacov Agam, Star of love, spinningmorph sculpture, 1980's art,Kinetic art, Television, Internationa; artist, Israeli artist, Israeli art
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1980s Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Paper

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rano Kau', 2014 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Rano Kau' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal piece...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Round Wrinkled Silver Mirror" Arty Original
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023. Location and Delivery from Spain Authors: Created by Ros Kozhman and Irena Tone Materials: clay, mirror, MDF, acrylic, varnish Size: 13.6 x 13.7 x 1.3 in 34.6 x...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Mirror, Varnish, Acrylic

"Wild field Flowers" Dark Bronze Wrinkled Vase
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023. Location and Delivery from Spain Authors: Created by Ros Kozhman and Irena Tone Materials: clay, sandy paste, acrylic, varnish, inside glass base vase Size: 5....
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Varnish, Acrylic

Yayoi Kusama, 'Pumpkin' Yellow/Black, Sculpture, 2016
Located in New York, NY
The ’Pumpkin' sculpture is a polka-dotted painted lacquer resin collectible art object by the legendary contemporary Artist, Yayoi Kusama. Created in 2016, the polka-dot pumpkin ser...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Lacquer, Acrylic

Cloned Cat with pet bottle.
Located in Malmo, SE
Edition of 75 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humo...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Black landscape 15 - round textural abstract nature inspired sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
Anne-Charlotte Saliba's artistic universe is largely inspired by nature, its abyssal dimension as well as its vegetal or mineral forms. Her sculpted artworks are a confrontation of s...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

EC 15 - textural abstract circle shape nature inspired white sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
Anne-Charlotte Saliba's artistic universe is largely inspired by nature, its abyssal dimension as well as its vegetal or mineral forms. Her sculpted artworks are a confrontation of s...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

Serendipity : small interior sculpture out of clay
Located in New York, NY
A small clay sculpture by Katie Yang. Katie Yang was born in Taiwan and immigrated to New York City when she was 14. She became a corporate lawyer and practiced law for many year...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

CC 103 - Pink yellow blue abstract geometric 3D wall circular sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that startle in their intricacy an...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

CC 102 - Blue green abstract geometric 3D wall circular sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that startle in their intricacy an...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

Message in the bottle- bronze mural sculpture with man and record player
Located in New York, NY
Mireia Serra's little figurative bronze sculptures capture feelings and sensations of day to day lives. She transforms everyday dilemmas into something beautiful that captures the be...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Iron

" La pensée " unic prototype
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Michel FOLON . 4ème Epreuve d'essai " la Pensée " . 1981 . " Unique Vintage Work "
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1980s Dada Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Niemand (UE)
Located in Denver, CO
In German, the meaning of the word "niemand" ranges from nobody, none, and no one to anybody. Apply that to Viktor's unique sculptures and a dose of humorous social commentary meets...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Polyurethane

Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height of the sculptures cm 190 with squ...
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20th Century Academic Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Hawaiian Tropical Figurative Wood Relief Family in Paradise
Located in Soquel, CA
Hand oil rubbed Koa type wood carving of nude couple with young boy bathing in Hawaii by Frank Blasingame (American; 20th Century) circa 1920-30s. A family in Hawaii is bathing, the ...
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1930s Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

Maïko
Located in Miami, FL
The ultimate ride of the Christians Samurais riding their rhinoceroses. Historical work by the sculptor Mariko about the troubled period of the 17th. Century where the Christians wer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Femme aux Oiseaux
Located in Miami, FL
The ultimate ride of the Christians Samurais riding their rhinoceroses. Historical work by the sculptor Mariko about the troubled period of the 17th. Century where the Christians wer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Life is Beautiful (2022) By Mr. Brainwash
Located in London, GB
Life is Beautiful (Black - 2022) By Mr. Brainwash Mr. Brainwash, whose real name is Thierry Guetta, is a French street artist and filmmaker known for his pop-inspired, graffiti-inf...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sculpture, reclining woman in bronze, patina ash blue and ochre by Ugo Riva
Located in Milan, IT
"Sweet Dreams" is a sculpture that combines beauty, sensuality and elegance, made by Ugo Riva, who is one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of the female figure. The over...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

NAOR - 40cm teddy LV Tribute, Marilyn
Located in PARIS, FR
About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Contemporary Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture Welcome to Another Country 1275
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Welcome to Another Country 1275 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the traditio...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

KAWS Blush Companion 2016 (KAWS Flayed)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Blush Flayed Companion 2016: New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

"Cotton" Wall Sculpture 71" x 59" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cotton" Wall Sculpture 71" x 59" inch by Gosha Ostretsov Born in 1967, in Moscow Lived in Paris for ten years (1988 - 1998), now lives and works in Moscow. PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: The State Tretyakov Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia The Moscow Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow, Russia The Saatchi Collection, London, England The Arctic and Antarctic Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia The Freud Museum of Dreams, St. Petersburg, Russia SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2017 I’ve been abducted hundreds of times! Palazzo Nani Bernardo. 2016 I've been abducted hundreds of times! Triangle gallery, Moscow 2014 Autotrans NG. Zarya art center. Vladivostok 2010 Heavy Patients, Rabouan Mousson Gallery 2009 Apocalypse, Marat Guelman Gallery, Moscow Art Moscow, Triumph Gallery Banality and Eternity', Triumph Gallery Gosha for Kids, Triumph Gallery The Adventures of Robin Hood, Paradise Row, London 2008 Dead Souls...
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20th Century Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sanctuary - intricate, nature-inspired, wood and porcelain, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her Quebec studio, ceramic artist Paula Murray uses her own recipe for porcelain clay that she hand-shapes into beautiful and intricate pieces. Inspired by forms and patterns foun...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Holding Space 2 - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In her lakeside studio surrounded by nature, Paula Murray creates uniquely beautiful porcelain pieces. This vessel has a tall undulating form accentuated by waves of lines that run b...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Porcelain

WTF (What the Fuck) Blue Glass Pill Wall Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"WTF" - Limited edition blue glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is equipped with a D-ring on the back f...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Saffron Threads - intricate, nature-inspired, hand-shaped porcelain sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by forms and patterns found in nature, Paula Murray’s work often reflects the deeply spiritual connection between humans, culture, and the natural world. The intense saffron...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

KAWS THE PROMISE (KAWS The Promise Grey)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS The Promise (grey): A unique KAWS Companion featuring a blue & green globe being affectionately shared between parent & child. This timeless, highly collectible KAWS art toy was published on the occasion of: The Promise art installation at Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar. The larger artwork was installed on November 21, amid the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 festivities. Medium: Vinyl, paint. 2022. Dimensions: 13.39 × 6.3 x 9.45 inches. New and accompanied by original packaging. Never displayed. Stamped on the underside. From a sold out edition of unknown. Packed safely & professionally. We are a trusted leading seller in this category. Shipped securely from New York. We are a leading seller in this category, also specializing in Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol & more. 1stDibs seller since 2016. More on KAWS: KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints. Born Brian Donnelly on November 4, 1974 in Jersey City, NJ, KAWS graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and went on to work in animation. “When your whole art is based on the lettering you choose, you kinda figure out what ones work together. I just liked the shapes of the k, a, w, s,” he explained of his moniker. Having started as a graffiti artist in New York in the early 1990s, KAWS began reworking advertisements in his distinctive style. Pop Art and culture permeate his cartoonish Companion series of figurines, which bear a resemblance to the works of Takashi Murakami. KAWS worked together with Nike in 2017 to produce an Air Jordan 4 shoe and has done multiple collaborations with the clothing brand Uniqlo, continuing to blur the boundaries between fine and commercial art. The artist is also known for his large scale public installations, such as 2019’s KAWS: Holiday which was installed in the Hong Kong harbor during Basel Hong Kong. In 2019, THE KAWS ALBUM (2005) sold at auction for a record $14.8 million, breaking his previous record of $2.7 million which was set in 2018. This work is a take on the Beatles' famous 1967 album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but instead replaced with characters from The Simpsons with the artist's signature Xs drawn across their eyes and skull. After years in the industry, KAWS gained approval from his peers in the street art world and more recently prestige from the museum and gallery worlds. Today, his work can be found in the collections at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Rosenblum Collection in Paris. KAWS currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Related Categories: Banksy. Shepard Fairey. Damien Hirst. Pop Art. Kaws sculpture. Kaws grey. Hebru Brantley. Takashi Murakami. Keith Haring. KAWS The Promise. KAWS Promise...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF VENETIAN DOGE, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF VENETIAN DOGE, Italy, 18th Century Carrare marble 60 x 46 x 34 cm 23 1/2 x 18 x 13 1/2 in
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18th Century Sculptures

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Marble

Shell by Sharon Brill - Abstract sculpture, white, geometric, motion
Located in Paris, FR
Shell is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This is a wheel thrown altered and sandblasted porcelain sculpture, sold with a stand made of painted clay, dimension...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Porcelain

Belle au bois… Aurore, Female Portrait Bust, Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
One-off smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, pigment, copper, steel. 2017-2018. Dimensions: 45 x 30 x 25 cm. This sculpture has been exhibited in the Arts et Métiers museum in Paris, fro...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Sandstone, Copper, Steel

Under the skin by Francesca Bernardini - Abstract sculpture, petit granit, glaze
Located in Paris, FR
Under the skin is a unique petit granit and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini, dimensions are 16 × 30 × 24 cm (6.3 × 11.8 × 9.4 in). The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Marble

20 MG Trust, Love, Freedom pill Combo (black, pink, mint green)
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 3 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

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Automotive Paint, Ceramic

All Over Dot Plate by Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
All Over Dot Plate by Damien Hirst 2022 Plate: 10 inch diameter (25.4 cm) Box: 13 x 13 inches Medium: English Fine Bone China, screen–printed with a vibrant Currency Dot design...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Screen

ANTIQUE ITALIAN PORPHYRY MORTAR
Located in Milan, IT
ANTIQUE ITALIAN PORPRHYRY MORTAR Rome, 16th/17th Century Porphyry 19 x 23 x 23 cm 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet Florence, 21 October 1976, page 36, lot 5...
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16th Century Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze statue of a female golf player on a marble foot, after Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Oostende, BE
Very refined expressionist bronze statue of a female golf player. The work is unsigned but reminds of the work by Diego Giacometti, (15 November 1902 – 15 July 1985) a Swiss sculptor...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

White Curved Cloud by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, purity of forms
Located in Paris, FR
White Curved Cloud is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 41.5 × 30 × 18 cm (16.3 × 11.8 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, come...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Rich Airways
Located in London, GB
Alec Monopoly Rich Airways, 2021 Sculpture, Painted Cast Vinyl 18 × 14 in | 45.7 × 35.6 cm Edition of 250 In his murals, cavanses, and prints, Alec Monopoly (born Alec Andon) invites his viewers to simultaneously critique and buy into ideas of celebrity, money, and fame. Monopoly often depicts Rich Uncle Pennybags, the suited mascot of the board game that inspired the artist’s moniker. The mustachioed character, who frequently carries a money bag or demonstrates other conspicuous markers of wealth throughout the artist’s wry work, becomes a stand-in for capitalist greed. Monopoly has also incorporated pop culture figures and characters including Bob Dylan, Patrick Bateman...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Traces VII by Oliver Ashworth-Martin - Concrete sculpture, abstract, nature
Located in Paris, FR
Traces VII is a unique concrete sculpture by contemporary English sculptor Oliver Ashworth-Martin, dimensions are 39 × 13 × 13 cm (15.4 × 5.1 × 5.1 in). This sculpture is signed by t...
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2010s Sculptures

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Concrete

Selene by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, geometric
Located in Paris, FR
Selene is a unique fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 64 × 45 × 9 cm (25.2 × 17.7 × 3.5 in). The sculp...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Tara by Marie Louise Sorbac - Animal bronze sculpture, ostrich, bird, nature
Located in Paris, FR
Tara is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 145 × 50 × 50 cm (57.1 × 19.7 × 19.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mouflon I by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, figurative, grey colour
Located in Paris, FR
Mouflon I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 55 × 45 × 23 cm (21.7 × 17.7 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale

The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.

Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metalbronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.

If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.

And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of exceptional sculptures for sale. Browse works by your favorite creator, style, period or other attribute.

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These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

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From Yayoi Kusama’s New Show to Your Veggie Garden, Outdoor Sculpture Wows

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