Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Color: Black
First Journey
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Sables de Fontainbleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
“Gogottes” are natural creations formed out of sands deposited in Northern France during the Oligocene Period, approximately 30 million years ago. Much later, in a process that has only recently become understood, groundwater rich in silica flowed through the sands...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Naturalistic Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Rise 4/50 - dark, smooth, polished, abstract, black granite sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth surfaced, black granite has been engineered into an elegant organic shape by sculptor Jeremy Guy. A flat aluminum base accompanies this sculpture. Base variations are availabl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #12', 2018 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made.
About the Geologic Editions:
The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Glass Flag Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
JAN MARES
Jan Mares (Czech, 1953-2005)
3-D Glass American Flag, 2002
Cut, polished, and etched glass
3 × 5 × 2 inches
incised signature and date
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Imagine Art Here" - Contemporary Street Sign Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Scott Froschauer is an experimental artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, where his primary focus is exploring new spaces and techniques for communication.
This series "Word on ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Reimagining the Divine as You. Large Carved Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Reimagining the Divine as You
2014
Hand built and carved porcelain vase
One of a kind
This vessel is a part of the series Unsung Muses and references art historical imagery such as Botticelli’s Venus, the Minoan Snake Goddess...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint
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: Heig...
Category
20th Century Academic Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Ceramic Texture Large Sculpture Abstract
Located in Buffalo, NY
The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #3, 2018 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made.
About the Geologic Editions:
The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Illusive
Located in Denver, CO
Molly Schulps grew up in Los Angeles, CA with parents who encouraged her to explore and practice art. Her father, John Schulps was a successful production...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sukhdaya, Acrylic on Fiber Glass, Red, Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Om Swami
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Om Swami - Sukhdaya
Acrylic on Fiber Glass, H 19 x W 17 x D 9 inches
Born : 1974
Om Swami is a Mumbai based artist who has studied at the Raheja College. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Acrylic
KAWS TOGETHER 2018 (complete set of 3 works new in original packaging)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Together: Complete Set of 3 works (Black, Brown and Grey). New and unopened in their original packaging.
In TOGETHER, KAWS’s iconic “Companions” are interlocked, consoling each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
History Lesson Power Is Always Taken. Hand Carved Large Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
History Lesson: Power is Always Taken, 2014
Hand-built and carved porcelain vase
36 in x 22 in x 10 in
~30 lbs
This vessel is one of the first from the series of pots Unsung Muses and prioritizes the narrative of Hatshepsut, as she was perhaps the most successful female pharaoh of Egypt. She brought prosperity and peace to Egypt through her work to improve infrastructure and trade routes. Her success was so great that her male successors attempted to erase her from history by literally chiseling her image off the walls and attempting to destroy all statues of her. By honoring her existence in this large vessel, I center the narrative of women’s power...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint
Surfboard - Med by KARTEL - unique handcarved marble sculpture -smooth finish
By KARTEL
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a gorgeous hand-carved black marble object. The marble is polished and with an amazing tactile feeling. The weight and the feeling of the s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Set of Four Large. Carved Porcelain Vases
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of four hand built and carved porcelain vases by Alex Hodge
Overall dimensions: 36 in. H x 73.5 in. W x 11 in. D
1. History Lesson Power Is Always Taken...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Dar Zubi', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Dar Zubi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails are...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Infinity loops. Ceramics and porcelain, h 35 cm; W 27 cm; D 25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Infinity loops. Ceramics and porcelain, h 35 cm; W 27 cm; D 24 cm
White abstract sculpture from porcelain and ceramics
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
High Schwerelos by Kuno Vollet - Tall Contemporary Black bronze sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: High Schwerelos
Materials: Bronze sculpture with a dark patina on black granite base
Size: 90 cm height, base, 6 x 17 x 14 cm
Edition of 15
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Wragg', 2022 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Wragg' is a contemporary cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from the Chill Project Series. Made from soda glass, the piece is initially derived from textures taken off ice and rock ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Alexander Ney, 'Disciple', 2008
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Disciple’ by visionary artist Alexander Ney was handcrafted using Italian white terra cotta in 2008. Ney began his professional career as a highly productive visual artist, as a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Assembler Gris. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Gris. Wall sculpture. by Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Acrylics, aluminum, screws, and painted metal ring on aluminum
Dimensions: 52 H x 52 W x 16D cm.
2021
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Fanny Finke...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 8_digital embroidery_11.5 x 11.5 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software. It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread
Tribute to Astarte and Her Spirit of Tenacity. Large Carved Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Tribute to Astarte and Her Spirit of Tenacity, 2015
Hand-built and carved porcelain vase
One of a kind
This vessel is part of the Unsung Muses series, and it illustrates various ve...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint
Adel Abdessemed, No Smoking - Limited Art Edition, Neon Light, Multiple, Design
Located in Zug, CH
Adel Abdessemed
No Smoking, 2012
Neon Sculpture
Edition of 30
7.3 x 26.6 x 0.8 cm (2.9 x 10.5 x 0.3 in)
Signed and numbered on certificate
In mint conditions, as acquired from publisher
Conceptual artist Adel Abdessemed, like William Lamson and Cai Guo-Qiang, creates situations based on deliberate actions—or “acts” as he calls them—carried out on everyday materials, which he documents with videos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% Companion (Haring BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%):
A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Keith Har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl, Resin
KAWS Black Flayed Companion (KAWS flayed)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Flayed Companion 2016. A rare, out of print KAWS figurative sculpture new and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Med...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
KAWS SEPARATED set of 2 works (KAWS Separated Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED (Set of 2 Works: Black & Grey): each new & unopened in original packaging:
These highly collectible KAWS SEPARATED figures are derived fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Abstract Geometric Shaped Canvas Painting Sculpture Memphis Milano Era 1980s Art
Located in Surfside, FL
George Snyder (American, b.1951)
Acrylic painting on canvas tubular sculpture
Abstract composition of blue, purple, orange, red, yellow, and black geome...
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La Danse
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A ceramic work by Pablo Picasso. “La Danse” is a modern figurative ceramic, white eathenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A black and white print of Talismanic Forest Figures in day and night light
Located in London, GB
The project uses the remains of recently felled trees to construct talismanic 'forest figures'. They are left to slowly fall apart where they stand with the photographic record being the only enduring impression. The forest is in constant flux, with the trees coming and going either of their own accord or through forest management. Nature is a dynamic force that one becomes more aware of as time passes and areas begin to look very diffrent over several years...
'Where once we stood on Scragged Oak Hill' is an ongoing project using the remnants of felled trees to build ‘forest figures’ as an act of remembrance to the trees that have gone on to further use.
These figures are in influenced by folklore, old traditions and beliefs that encompass animistic thinking and can be thought of as the spirit-body of the trees that have now gone. They act as a symbolic resurrection and recognition of the change that has occurred.
The title refers to the location of the first figure — Scragged Oak Hill — where there used to be a grove of mature hemlock trees. Forest figure #1 is made from their branches.
#forest #sculptural...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
"Atrium Earrings" a multi-layered, fine gauge stainless steel earrings
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
Crafted by the brilliant mind of Taos, New Mexico based Jeweler/ Metal Smith, Julie Lake. The Atrium Earrings are stunning and complex pieces of jewelry. Featuring layers of interwoven three-dimensional geometric shapes made from highly polished stainless steel wire assembled with a triangular earring post.
Bio
Julie Lake hand fabricates her metal work exclusively from a spring tempered, fine gauge stainless steel. She uses an arc welding process at precise settings to join the metal by melting and fusing it together at the tiny joints. The nature of this stainless steel, along with the welding process, allows Lake to create complex and visually fragile, yet deceptively strong forms with very small diameter wires.
Although the welding of steel is typically regarded as an industrial process, Lake likens her technique to the domestic act of sewing or knitting. By way of welding, she methodically and repetitively stitches together the threads of stainless steel which accumulate into larger forms. Her decision to only create with this very specific material is quite minimalistic, but Lake engages with the material with multidisciplinary intent. Her work spans from large scale art installation, to design-driven functional items, to wearable and decorative pieces rooted in fine craft. This multidisciplinary approach allows the individual pieces to cross-pollinate with and inform each other.
Lake's training as a maker started at a very young age. Her father, Ron Lake, is a machinist who went on to establish a career creating fine folding knives...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Opal Deco
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. The foundation of my work lies within the understanding of primordial forms and their purpose throughout history. These are forms that are repe...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Susan Hensel_Hard Geometry 4_embroidery on fabric mounted on painted Arches
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software. It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Medicom 400% + 100% Bearbrick X-Large x D Face Be@rbrick Black Color Urban Art
By D*Face
Located in Draper, UT
Come with original box, 100% brand new.
What you see in the picture is exactly the item you get.
Item was took out to take pictures only.
Never been displayed or played.
Category
2010s Street Art Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Gabras', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Gabras' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails are i...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Shatter Stainless
Located in Lenox, MA
Shatter Stainless
14.5" x 8.5" x 8.5" High Chromium Stainless Steel
Unique
$60,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
All Directions
By Frank Hyder
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "All Directions" 1987 is a wood bas-relief by noted American artist Frank Hyder, born 1951. It is signed, dated and titled on the verso. The size of the bas-relief itself is 15 x 18 inches, the over all size is 23.5 x 26.5 inches. The frame has been created by the artist. It is in good condition, the frame has minor original defects as crafted by the artist.
About the artist.
Frank Hyder has participated in more than 150 group shows and has had over 80 solo exhibitions throughout North, South and Central America, including 10 individual exhibitions in New York City. He has been one of the few North Americans to have solo museum exhibitions in Venezuela at the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas Sofia Imber (MACCSI), Museo Jacobo Borges, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Zulia (MACZUL), Museo Universidad de Los Andes and Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Coro. Other solo museum exhibitions include the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art’s Museum of American Art, the Carnegie Museum in California, the La Salle Museum of Art in Philadelphia, and the National Museum of Catholic Art and History in New York. His solo installation “New World”, which debuted at the National Museum of Catholic Art and History in East Harlem, NYC, traveled to the Degenstein Gallery at the Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA, the Anita Shapolsky Foundation in Jim Thorpe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood Panel
Black Organic - 3D black color contemporary abstract mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Wood Panel, Foam, Acrylic
Diverging Black Oasis. Ideal piece for modern spaces
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Varnish
Mutation 10 - small, white, geometrical, 3D, felt, fabric, biomorphic, wall art
By Chung-Im Kim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Fabric artist Chung-Im King’s series of felt tapestries called “Mutation” consist of striking geometrical shapes that mimic designs found in nature. The artist has cut pure white fel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study: Tree', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study: Tree is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue painterly brushstroke formations in glass c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
A Woman With Yellow Swimsuit figurative Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
Located in Carmel, CA
A Woman With A Yellow Swimsuit - Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
The statue comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
Little Girl Yellow Dress Figurative Art Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
Located in Carmel, CA
Toddler Girl Yellow Dress - Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
The statue comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Shown in the American Art Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Little Girl In Play Figurative Art Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
Located in Carmel, CA
Toddler Girl in the Playroom - Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1 of 1 by Adi
The statue comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Shown in the American Art Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Everything is going to be fucking ok - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang. This piece is offered in the following c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Neon Light
Flower Thrower Wall Version
By Banksy
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Brand new never displayed. Comes with original box
Produced by Brandalism and Sync. Made by Medicom, a very reputable company that has worked with very well known names including KA...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Gold Laurel
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Nowadays, being a leader is very honorable, but very responsible. That is why the sculptor decided to create a work. requirements. You will not be forgiven if at a secular reception ...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman In A Red Dress - Large Life-Size Three-Dimensional Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Focusing on making human-scale, abstract, minimalist, and often kinetic sculptures, D'Arcy Bellamy creates art exclusively from steel pipe. Bellamy’s work is characterized by flowing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Outsider Art Wall Sculpture: 'It's Time'
Located in New York, NY
Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr).
He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist.
In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with collage and model making. Later, with an interest in old machines and patinas he started collecting old and used objects, tools, and fragments of items whose previous lives remained obvious. When he travels, one of his greatest pleasures is to find materials in antique shops or ironmongeries.
In 1994, he began creating Locomobiles and reliefs and presented them to the public for the first time at “La Jeune Peinture,” a Parisian art fair.
In 1995 , he stayed during 8 months in the hospital for eight months (leukaemia) where he began preparing and creating plans for new Locomobiles and reliefs. As his health improved, he committed himself to his artwork and during the same year met a Parisian gallery owner who decided to organize a solo show for him, Le Galerie Beatrice Soulie in Saint Germain des Pres.
He has shown his work since 1996 in Paris and since 2000 in the United States (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle). He is currently being shown by galleries in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg , Denmark, and the United States.
He keeps on trying out new materials (fabric, leather, glass, plants, metals,…) that he integrates into his bas-reliefs: traction engines...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study: House', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study: House is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue painterly brushstroke formations in glass ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gone (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Gone (Black)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Epitafios, One of a Kind Plexiglass Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Epitafios
Plexiglass wall sculpture
Dimensions: 10.25 in. H x 9.5 in. W x 1.4 in. D
One of a kind
Crossing between various disciplines, Valencia’s practice explores the transformative qualities of objects, language, and the built environment. Often referencing ritualistic practices, architecture, and ceremonial objects, his work attempts to open spaces of contemplation and connection, as an alternative to reconcile divisions within social structures.
Born in Pereira, Colombia, 1990. Lives and works in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Dade College (2009-2013) and New World School of the Arts (2013-2017) where he received a BFA in Painting. Valencia’s work has been exhibited in The Boca Raton Museum of Art (2013); Little Haiti Cultural Center (2015); Bridge Red Studios (2015); Miami Biennale (2016); The Cultural Conservancy, San Francisco, CA (2016); and most recently at the Cisneros-Fontanals Art Foundation in Miami, FL; the South Florida Art...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Fluted Figure
Located in Austin, TX
By Mark P. Williamson
17" x 8" x 6" Limestone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
Category
20th Century Academic Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Modern Impressive Super-Flat Sculpture- Beyond the Mountains
Located in Beijing, CN
About the artwork:
Artist: Yang Dongying
Title: Modern Impressive Super-Flat Sculpture- Beyond the Mountains
Date:2019
Material: Aluminium
Dimension : ...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Black Flowers
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Donald Baechler works from a great inventory of worldly images. Recorded on slides and collected in the archives of his enormous Lower Manhattan studio, they are the sources for many...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Outdoor Lamp - "Icosaeder" - iron oxide - art garden decoration - tall height
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Icosahedron large.
Customization possible and designed in 2010.
Also available to order in stainless steel.
You will find an exceptional and high-quality outdoor lamp here, which co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Ceramic Sculpture Texture Spiral Wall
Located in Buffalo, NY
The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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 metal — bronze 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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