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Sculptures For Sale
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Artist: Richard MacDonald
Pablo Picasso Terracotta Fish Pitcher Madoura Pottery Sujet Poisson France 1952
Located in Portland, OR
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), terracotta fish pitcher. Madoura pottery 1952.
This original terracotta fish pitcher was created by Picasso in 1952 and was ...
Category
1950s Surrealist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Tête de Faune, Picasso, Unique work, 1960's, Terracotta, Tiles, Design, Sculptur
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de Faune, Picasso, Unique work, 1960's, Terracotta, Tiles, Design, Sculptur
Tête de faune
Unique work
14.03.1961
Painted and glazed terracotta tile...
Category
1960s Post-War Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
The Guardian, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Long fascinated by the brilliant spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, Richard MacDonald has brought sculptures to life that have the intrigue, allure and beauty that has made Cirque du Soleil an international phenomenon. He is the first and only sculptor given behind-the-scenes access to Cirque du Soleil, allowing him to capture the beauty, athleticism and spirit of the performers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf I-V, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l-V, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked the 100t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Colombe sur lit de paille, Ceramic Plate by Pablo Picasso 1949
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: Colombe sur lit de paille, (Dove on a Straw Bed) [Ramie 79 variant]
Year: 1949
Medium: White earthenware clay, white enamel brushe...
Category
1940s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Origins, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Blind Faith is an emphatic expression of the call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited vision...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Juliet, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Inspired by the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the intensity of the love portrayed by the principal dancers, Juliet Atelier embodies youthful passion and romance. Her elegant feminine f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Penche Monet, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Penche Monet is an exploratory piece that reveals the depth of Richard MacDonald’s study of classical ballet as he builds toward the realization of a central coda for a grand monumen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf, I, IV and V, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l, IV and V, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jacques, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A richly flowing cape drapes his shoulders, as he crouches low, eyes looking upward, “Jacques” raises his hands to test the confining walls of his imaginary box. “Jacques” reminds us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Courage, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Blind Courage, Atelier" we witness Richard MacDonald’s vision come full-circle. The feminine counterpart to “Blind Faith”, “Blind Courage, Atelier" embodies the call to live life...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Piper Draped, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Piper represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and hop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transcendance, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
As with Richard MacDonald’s entire Cirque series, Transcendance has many layers of metaphor and meaning to challenge and intrigue viewers. Transcendance is a striking example of Rich...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Leap of Faith, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The dancing form of Viktor Kee, composed within a tight baroque spiral, powerfully suggests the force of energy that propels this performer across the stage. Like a dancing flame, el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Trust, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Courage is a kind of salvation.” —Plato.
Nothing worthwhile springs from fear: fear is the serpent in the garden,
the hole in the boat, the flaw in the plan—it can steer us from danger, but ungoverned by courage it is just as likely to steer us toward a bad outcome. We all have the capacity to be brave, and it is by finding our courage that everything we value comes into being—there can be no love without courage, no kindness without courage, no creativity without courage.
As we all face this crisis of unusual scope, we are all living as the figures in Richard MacDonald’s “Blind Faith” and "Blind Courage." They wear blindfolds, and cannot see. They are balancing precariously on an unstable cube. They are keeping multiple balls aloft: juggling, as a metaphor for tasks and responsibilities, cares and concerns. The serenity of these figures speak to the act of drawing on inner strength in the face of these unsettling realities. It is the working of the inner person that keeps the balls from falling, the figure from toppling, and the blindfold from hampering the vision of the desired result.
In Richard MacDonald’s “Blind Trust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elena, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Elena", poised mid-air, elevated by an elegant cascade of drapery, becomes the embodiment of freedom, grace, and hope. Soaring and ethereal, the Cirque du Soleil performer sculpted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gymnast Bust, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. Whil...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, Atelier, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gymnast, Eighth Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. Wh...
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tête de faune, Picasso, 1940's, Multiples, Face, Ceramic, Design, Plate
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de faune
Ed. 29/300 pcs
1948
White earthenware, partially polychromed and glazed
39 x 32 x 4.5 cm
Numbered and stamped on the back : Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso, 29/300
P...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dance to Paradiso, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Dance to Paradiso, Atelier Richard MacDonald masterfully selects an exceptional moment of observation as two figures dance with utter trust and ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joie de Femme, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Conceived early in Richard MacDonald’s career, the ideas involving three carefree figures of seemingly enchanted origin continue to stir the artist’s imagination. “Joie de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nightfall Red, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rain, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s latest work entitled “Rain, Atelier” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana Earth & Moon, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald was inspired by the goddess of Ancient Greek mythology, Diana, a huntress who combines feminine grace with confidence and wisdom. As a modern symbol of femininity,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sisters, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Sisters, Atelier" it is happiness in its purest, most youthful form -- without thought or care -- sparked by nothing more than the beauty of the dance, the thrill of movement, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Doves, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allonge Male, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In his work entitled Allongé – to elongate or stretch - Richard MacDonald has sculpted the powerful lines of the male dancer, accentuating the graceful form of his body. Working with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Fuite du Temps, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Reflecting MacDonald’s lifelong creative exploration of the nature of human reality, La Fuite du Temps, Atelier reveals a powerful statement about the passage of time as it is measur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith Atelier, Platinum, One Drop Special Edition
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This figure celebrates the creative energy of the human spirit and embodies the idea that the unpredictable nature of life is best tamed with confidence and optimism - a message that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flight in Attitude, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Flight in Attitude”, the clean lines of the dancer’s form suggest purity and strength. With fingers elegantly outstretched and back arched, she is the embodiment of athletic perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jacqueline au Bandeau
Located in London, GB
Conceived in 1962, Cast in bronze in 1964
Bronze relief sculpture cast from a linocut
Stamped with the foundry mark ‘E. GodArd Fondr Paris’
Unnumbered edition of 2
Pablo Picasso’...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Trumpeter Draped, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Trumpeter represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Leap of Faith, Atelier, Platinum, One Drop Special Edition
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Leap of Faith One Drop Special Edition Atelier is a special platinum Atelier edition of Richard MacDonald's iconic Leap of Faith sculpture, in support of the "One Drop" Foundation. L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Nureyev, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Considered to be one of Richard MacDonald’s greatest achievements, “Nureyev” draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays all the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gymnast Bust
Located in London, GB
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. Whil...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Bright Owl' original Madoura ceramic rectangular platter, Edition Picasso
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Bright Owl' is an original Edition Picasso Madoura ceramic bowl from the height of Pablo Picasso's ceramic output. In the bowl's center is an owl surrounded by stars. Owls are a sub...
Category
1950s Cubist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Tête, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Terracotta, Earthenware, Sculpture, Ceramic, Design
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Terracotta, Earthenware, Sculpture, Ceramic, Design
Ed. 106/200 pcs
White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes under brushed glaze, blue, pink, yello...
Category
1950s Post-War Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Visage de Femme Pomone, Picasso, Ceramic, Multiples, Women, Edition, 1960's
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage de femme Pomone
Ed. 47/100 pcs
1968
Red earthenware clay, engobe ground, engraving enhanced with oxides under partial brushed glaze
31.5 x 31.4 cm
Numbered, inscribed and sta...
Category
1960s Post-War Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
Jacques, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A richly flowing cape drapes his shoulders, as he crouches low, eyes looking upward, “Jacques” raises his hands to test the confining walls of his imaginary box. “Jacques” reminds us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Flutist, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Flutist, Atelier was inspired by Richard MacDonald’s signature Heroic work, Joie de Vivre - the "joy of life." Drawing on his own belief in the irrepressible will of the human s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allonge, Atelier, Suite
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In his work entitled Allongé – to elongate or stretch - Richard MacDonald has sculpted the powerful lines of the male and female dancers, accentuating the graceful, yet powerful fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Angelic Crystal, Terracotta
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Intrigued by the stature and carriage of a particular figure, MacDonald pursued Angelic Crystal, the study of a ballerina in the studio. Inspired by a continuing appreciation of danc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Visage dans un carré, Picasso, plate, multiples, edition, 1950's, portrait, face
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage dans carré
Ed. 59/100 pcs
1956
White earthenware clay, engobe decoration under partial brushed glaze, ivory, blue
D. 42.2 cm
Numbered, incised and stamped on the reverse : 59/...
Category
1950s Post-War Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Butterfly, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Butterfly, Atelier the gesture has a powerful, yet sensitive, conviction of universality, which places it amongst Richard MacDonald’s most distinctive and original works of art. The Baroque spiral of the body and constant motion rises out of swirling earthy beginnings. The patina adds color and dynamic movement by creating tones, values, and pattern to emphasize the concept, and creatively underscore the message of spiritual release and personal freedom. Dawson Cole Fine Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Blind Faith is an emphatic expression of the call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited vision...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Angelic Crystal, Marble Dust
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Intrigued by the stature and carriage of a particular figure, MacDonald pursued Angelic Crystal, the study of a ballerina in the studio. Inspired by a continuing appreciation of danc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Trumpeter Nude, Half life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Trumpeter represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical fish sits placidly in the center of Pablo Picasso ceramic Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate), 1947 A.R. 21. A sweeping light blue back and a peach colored belly make up the body of the fish. Light blue fins crown the back of the fish and a delicate tail parts off the back. Dashes of yellow encircle the rim of the creamy colored bowl, brightening the entire work and creating a dreamy abstracted pattern around the fish. The colors emit a tropical sensation, reminding the viewer of the warmth of the sun and the salty taste of the ocean air.
Picasso, who often riffs on ancient Greek...
Category
1940s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
Flight in Attitude, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Flight in Attitude”, the clean lines of the dancer’s form suggest purity and strength. With fingers elegantly outstretched and back arched, she is the embodiment of athletic perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical fish sits placidly in the center of Pablo Picasso ceramic Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate), 1947 A.R. 3. A sweeping blue back and a orange belly make up the...
Category
1940s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Picasso Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes), 1947 is a wondrous mixture of color and charm. In the center of the dish are three fish, e...
Category
1940s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
Katherine Bust, Marble Dust
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Katherine Bust Atelier, Marble Dust uses cast carrara marble and draws on Richard MacDonald's unique sensitivity to the experience of the dancer. Based on a classical study for the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Chouette (Wood-Owl)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical work full of glorious artistry, Pablo Picasso Chouette (Wood-Owl), 1948 A.R. 48 stands out as a magnificent ceramic. Verdant, green tendri...
Category
1940s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
The Guardian Red, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Long fascinated by the brilliant spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, Richard MacDonald has brought sculptures to life that have the intrigue, allure and beauty that has made Cirque du Sol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figure de proue
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1952, this partially engraved white earthenware ceramic vessel with colored engobe and glaze is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' pottery stamps o...
Category
1950s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Clay, Glaze
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.)
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