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Sculptures For Sale
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Coral Ocean in Grey
Located in Mexico City, MX
"The ideal state is not one which everyone has access to the same amount of wealth, but in proportion to their contribution to the general wealth" This piece was handmade in the hea...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Gesso, Resin, Varnish, Pigment

be you do you for you - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jo designs all the neon as a unique piece of artwork. Each piece is hand blown glass and assembled to create a one-of-a-kind piece, which comes completely ready to install. Whit...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

Concrete sculpture of Teddy Bear: 'Black Bear with Gem'
Located in New York, NY
Ivy Naté uses universally recognizable objects in non-traditional ways. She creates both large-scale installations and smaller works. Yet, each express Ivy’s captivation with raw hum...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

"Sand Writer" Abstract Metal Pendulum Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Gandin's 'sandwriters' demonstrate the physics of the pendulum as they draw their kaleidoscope-like ribbons in the sand. The sculpture is signed and numbered by the artist on the base of the piece. Artist Biography: Andre’ Gandin...
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

White Dance
Located in New York, NY
Marble
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Fukuoka
Located in Miami, FL
Mariko’s Fukuoka is an unique contemporary sandstone sculpture painted with red, purple, yellow, black and white enamel. The geishas collection of the artist expresses the various fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone, Enamel

Hl. Hieronymus
Located in Wien, Wien
St. Jerome 347 Stridon, Croatia - 420 Bethlehem Around 1500/20 Limestone Remains of the original polychromy Height 45 cm The man with the holy name! 347 Stridon, Croation – 420 Be...
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16th Century Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract bronze ribbon sculpture created by William Robert Stevenson. The sculpture includes a beautiful wooden base that includes a plaque with the artist's name. Artist Biography: William Robert Stevenson was born in 20 May 1925 in Eugene, Oregon. His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army at age 17 years old in early 1942. Being a strong swimmer, and having worked at stables as a child, he initially served in the last US Cavalry Corps, and also as a Swimming Instructor for the United States Army. Upon the abolition of the Cavalry Corps, he was trained as a Gunnar and Tank Commander for the M-4 Sherman Tank under General Patton...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

KAWS Bus Stop 2002
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Bus Stop' 2002: Paying homage to KAWS’ early days as graffiti artist, the “Bus Stop” features a plastic bus stop and two KAWS toys on the platform. Features iconic KAWS heads, eyes, and designs. Medium: Painted cast resin figures. Year: 2002. Dimensions: Box: 8.25 X 8.25 x 3 Bus Stop: 3.5 x 6.4 x 2.25 Figurines: 2.75 x 1.4 inches (each) Condition: New/unopened in its original box; very good to excellent condition. Published by Medicom. Each stamped on the reverse '©KAWS..02'. KAWS is a fine artist, illustrator, painter, sculptor, product designer, and toymaker. His cartoonish style—including his best-known characters with X-ed out eyes—has its roots in his early career as a street artist, when he began replacing advertisements with his own, masterful acrylic paintings in the early 1990s. Related Categories Street Art. Retna. Shepard Fairey. Damien Hirst. Pop Art. Kaws sculpture. Kaws open edition. Kaws Passing Through. Kaws Resting Place...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Black Ribbon 10
Located in Tulsa, OK
MORGAN ROBINSON Black Ribbon • powder coated steel $175.00
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Eggplomb
Located in Fairfield, CT
Cobalt blue on fiberglass Edition of 6
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Automotive Paint

Ceramic abstract face with hat, Original Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Ceramic abstract face with hat 8.5 x 19.6 x 8.0, 2.2 lbs Ceramic Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Project 'Iliad.' The artworks in this section are influenced by the H...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Buffalo Vase
Located in Denver, CO
Albrecht was half way through his MFA program (ceramics) at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq (03-04 medic/security work). His work explores the collision of war m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Love you more - 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...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

Elk Vase
Located in Denver, CO
Albrecht was half way through his MFA program (ceramics) at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq (03-04 medic/security work). His work explores the collision of war m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Stoneware, Glaze

Magical Beasts Colorful Patchwork Vase
Located in Denver, CO
Albrecht was half way through his MFA program (ceramics) at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq (03-04 medic/security work). His work explores the collision of war m...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Soul Gate 62 - glossy, contemporary, ribbon, powder coated steel, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In bright white, ribbons of powder coated steel curl and ‘flow’ in this ethereal vertical wall sculpture by Stefan Duerst. The German born artist finds inspiration for his contempora...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

"Sierra Madre Boogie", Wall Mounting Tapestry Composed of Plied Brass Wire
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American arts and crafts. He moved to Claremont, California, to attend college at Claremont Men’s College (now Claremont McKenna College.) Following his desire to make things by hand, he enrolled in a weaving class taught by Marion Stewart at Scripps College in 1970. His intrigue with the tools, systems and materials involved in weaving and other textile constructions led him to take other courses with Neda Al-Hilali a year later, also at Scripps. He did graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied with Bernard Kester and Vasa. Garrett has exhibited throughout the United States for over thirty years in hundreds of exhibitions, as well as in Europe, Africa and Asia. Garrett has worked simultaneously with two and three-dimensional formats to create his textile forms with a variety of materials. Visually unpredictable, his work may be woven, wrapped, plaited, riveted, painted, rusted, twined, nailed, stitched or tied. With an expansive repertoire of materials, each work of art is a meticulously crafted, while achieving a energetic complexity; he moves gracefully from constructing wall pieces to baskets, breathing new life into discarded objects. Currently a full time studio artist, he teaches workshops on creativity and experimental basketry at schools nationwide. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in 1983 and 1995 as well as elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010. "Sierra Madre...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass, Wire

Untitled Glazed Slab (Oval)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jun Kaneko Untitled Glazed Slab (Oval) Ceramic, Glaze 1990 Approx. 26 x 22 x 4 in Signed and dated (verso) COA provided Ref.: 90-9-41 Ref.: 924802-1007 "Scale in nature presents a ...
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1990s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Circle XXXI
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea. Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He creates hyper-realistic, life-size...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Abstract Limestone Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
By Duff Browne Dimensions: 12" H x 17" W Limestone
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Limited Edition Nickel Plated Steel Sculpture "School of Thought"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition nickel plated, reflective steel sculpture. Edition of 7.
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Nekomata by Josephine H.N. LUI
Located in MADRID, ES
Josephine H.N. LUI
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"The Girls" Limestone Caryatid Pair
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan Two Indiana Limestone caryatid sculptures Dimensions and Weight for each: 73" x 21.5" x 20.3", 2000 lbs About the Artist: Bob Ragan is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

"Fowl Ball" Ducks Birds Psychedelic Sculpture White Stone Carving Abstract
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan Indiana Limestone 36" x 12" x 9.5" 319 lbs
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

"Lemon Squeezer" Fantastical Psychedelic Sculpture White Limestone Stone Carving
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan Shaft: 16” x 16” x 71” -Weight: 1400 lbs Base: 18” x 18” x 18” -Weight: 472 lbs About the Artist: Bob Ragan is a nationally recognized master stone carver who has spen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

"Frog Bird" Fantastical Psychedelic Sculpture White Limestone Stone Carving
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan 34" x 17" x 15" Texas Limestone 675 lbs About the Artist: Bob Ragan is a nationally recognized master stone carver who has spent a lifetime studying art and architectur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

"Boogie Woogie Got a Horse Bit" Fantastical Psychedelic Sculpture White Stone
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan 36" x 11" x 8" Texas "Rattlesnake" Limestone and natural deer antler 230 lbs About the Artist: Bob Ragan is a nationally recognized master stone carver who has spent a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Home - large, translucent, feathers, representational, glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
John Paul Robinson arrays a sequence of feather-like forms in a spiral formation to symbolize the interrelationship between the earth and the galaxy to which we belong. Feather forms...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Black landscape 14 - 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...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper

"Thumb Sucker" Psychedelic Fantasy Sculpture in White Carved Stone
Located in Austin, TX
By Bob Ragan Texas Limestone 36 x 14 x 14 inches 485 lbs
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Chanel Jerrycan
Located in Nottingham, GB
Born in Paris in 1960 and Influenced by the Pop Art movement, Erik Salin's figurative artistic approach diverts objects from their context creating wonderful eye catching art and scu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

NEW German Steel Fireplace - Blossom II - outdoor ornament - medium conus base
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Shipping costs on request German Steel Fireplace "Blossom II" d = 55 cm with medium conus base 80 cm. This fire blossom is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to the good air suppl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Memory Palace Neon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Neon LED ribbon on acrylic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Lights, Neon Light

Blowin’ in the wind
Located in Istanbul, 34
Unique. Suzy Hug Levy is a contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video artist born and raised in Istanbul. Her works are in Turkey and abroad, in the USA...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Blue Gilead
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This monumental aluminum sculpture 9 feet tall is a signature Dewart piece. Blue Gilead is painted a vibrant powder coat blue and the word Gilead derives from an African American spi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Powder Coating

The ride Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel couple woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Woman on all fours Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Reef Ware VI
Located in East Quogue, NY
Multicolored abstract ceramic sculpture titled "Reef Ware iV" by Lauren Skelly Bailey. Glazed stoneware with gold. Size: 7 x 6 x 5 inches. Dedica...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Stoneware, Slip, Glaze

La Testa Terracotta Sculpture by Renato Bertelli
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Midcentury painted terracotta abstract figurative sculpture “La Testa” by Italian Futurist artist Renato Bertelli (1900-1974). Initialized “R. B. A-XI”.
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Steel Column and Garden Torch - "Ball" - handmade garden ornament
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This torch is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to good air supply, you can very quickly light a beautiful fire. There are lavastones in the provided burner wich has to be filled w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

German Steel - "Firewood Rack" - outdoor ornament
Located in Winterswijk, NL
shipping costs on request This firewood rack is on the one hand very practical to store firewood, on the other hand it is a wonderful way to add a decorative element to your garden ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

DISMALHAND DMS BANSKY DISMALAND
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
'Dismalhand' by DMS, 2015 Guerilla Art campaign from artist Banksy's "Dismaland" installation, Weston-Super-Mare, UK, 2015. 2.25 Inches 3.5 x 5 Inches (package) Bloody severed animat...
Category

2010s Street Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Daphnis Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Aquagraphie Variation 2 - modern, geometric abstract, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A rectangular, steel outdoor sculpture in black is divided into three parts, like a puzzle, the edges polished and reflective. This seven-foot upright is mirrored in three reflective steel puddle shapes installed at its base. Inspired by the graphic design of river maps...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Narcissus Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman totem
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta unique sculpture Hand-signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolatio...
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Wedge
Located in Phoenix, AZ
layered acrylic panel sculpture Eric Zammitt’s work alludes to the dynamics and interplay of dual elements: matter and energy, spirit and body, emotion a...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

ABS

Arrow
Located in New Orleans, LA
THRAS KALAITZIDIS is a visual artist and researcher currently living and working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He received his MFA in Studio Arts in 2022 from the College of Art + Desig...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Foam, Acrylic

"Duo Floral", Black Golden Metal Hand-Woven Transparent Airy Pendant Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Duo Floral", this airy sculpture of meticulous mesh is entirely hand-woven by artist Delphine directly from annealed iron wire and golden iron wire. This piece is to be hung from the ceiling. Delphine Grandvaux is a French sculptor. Motivated by her desire to create light and airy artworks, she found her way to express creatively in a unique artistic approach, based on a similar technique of mesh from the metal wire as Ruth Asawa. In the woven works...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Physichromie No. 1354”
Located in Miami, FL
Carlos Cruz Diez (1923-2019) “Physichromie No. 1354” 2002 Plastic inserts and digital print on cardboard Ed. 2/3 11 7/8 x 12 in Provenance: Galerie Mark Hachem, Paris. Private Colle...
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Early 2000s Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Cardboard, Digital

“As You Pray...” Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“As You Pray...” 2019 From the series Fragments of Our Love Story Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing 5.5 x 3 x 3 inches. “As you pray...” As you pray, saying only my name, so I ...
Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Wall Sconce Israeli David Palombo
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand Forged Iron Stone Mosaic Pricket Sconce Candelabra Holocaust Memorial Judaic Wall Sconce Sculpture David Palombo was an Israeli sculptor and painter. He was born in Turkey to a traditional family and immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents in 1923. They lived in the Nahalat Shiva neighborhood of Jerusalem. In 1940 he began his studies at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and from 1942 was a student of sculptor Ze’ev Ben-Zvi. For a period of time, Palombo was an assistant at Ben-Zvi’s studio and also taught at Bezalel. During this period he was also a member of the “Histadrut HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed” (The General Federation of Students and Young Workers in Israel). In the 1940s he took art lessons at night. In 1948 he went to Paris, where he visited the studio of the sculptor Constantin Brancusi whose work influenced him. Around 1958 he married the artist Shulamit Sirota. In 1960 he quit his job to devote himself to art. In 1964 he married for the second time to the artist Yona Palombo. The two of them went to live in an abandoned home on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. In 1966 he was killed when the motorcycle on which he was riding ran into a chain stretched across the street to prevent the desecration of Shabbat. His widow opened a museum in their home that was active until the year 2000. Work by Palombo is included in the Judaic collection of the Jewish Museum (a well known Hanukkah menora). Palombo executed the impressive metal gates of the Tent of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem, the memorial to the martyrs of the holocaust, as well as the gates to the Knesset Building the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco award) awarded him a scholarship for study in Japan. He worked in marble, granite, bronze, iron and steel. as well as with glass mosaic tiles. Palombo’s early works, in the 1950s, were influenced by modernist sculptors such as Brancusi. These works were composed of abstract images from nature and were carved out of stone or wood. At the end of the 1950s he began making metal sculptors, using the technique of welding. His work took on a more abstract and expressive character. Education 1940 Painting with Isidor Ascheim, New Bezalel School for Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem 1942 Sculpture with Zeev Ben Zvi, Jerusalem 1956 Mosaic, Ravenna, Italy 1958 Welding Course Awards And Prizes 1966 UNESCO Award Exhibitions: Sculpture in Israel, 1948-1958 Mishkan Museum of Art, Kibbutz Ein Harod Artists: Zvi Aldouby, Yitzhak Danziger, Arieh Merzer, Dov Feigin, Aaron Priver, David Palumbo, Menashe Kadishman, Kosso Eloul, Yehiel Shemi, Zahara Schatz. The Spring Exhibition of Jerusalem Artists, Artists' House, Jerusalem Artists: Palombo, David Bezalel Schatz, Mordechai Levanon, Fima, Ludwig Blum 12 Artists, The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem Avraham Ofek, Aviva Uri, Avigdor Arikha, Yosl Bergner, Lea Nikel, Palombo, Ruth Zarfati, General Exhibition, Art in Israel 1960 Tel Aviv Museum of Art Artists: Naftali Bezem, Nachum Gutman, Shraga Weil, Shraga, Marcel Janco, Ruth Schloss
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Mid-20th Century Arte Povera Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Italian Limestone Garden Sculptures of Aria a Roman Goddness
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Lecce limestone of Aria a Roman Goddness . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto. Measurements: Statue cm 160, base cm 85.
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20th Century Academic Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Telluric White - kinetic abstract wall sculpture by J. Margulis
Located in New York, NY
This unique piece by Margulis is one of his latest body of works. Margulis’ utmost concern is the creation of geometric shapes conceived mostly by changing the perspective of the vie...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mujer embarazada by Javier Rivas
Located in MADRID, ES
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Vintage 1980s Hand Blown Studio Art Glass Plate by Peter Bramhall
Located in East Quogue, NY
Beautiful yellow glass centerpiece created by Peter Bramhall, signed and dated 8/2/80. The swirl design platter is uniquely shaped and is full...
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1980s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Outdoor Fire Pit - "Drop" with angled pedestal - medium height
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This outdoor fire pit "globe" is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to good air supply, you can very quickly light a beautiful fire. There are already individual lava stones in the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Sword of No Sword 1 - black, ribbon, powder coated steel, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This dramatic wall sculpture as elegant and expressive as a cursive signature was created by Stefan Duerst. The German born artist’s ethereal work hand forges steel into dynamic comp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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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