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Sculptures For Sale
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1972 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Nickeled Finish by Carmelo Cappello
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an artwork created by the well known Italian artist Carmelo Cappello.
This Carmelo Cappello Abstract Sculpture is a very interesting example of the approach of the artist to...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1980 Italy Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Ottorino Tonelli Giulietta Juliet
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli.
Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where he lives and works. After having completed his studies at the Flo...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
JoyLand II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This paper college titled "JoyLand II" is an original artwork by Hollie Chastain made of hand-cut and paper and photographic prints. It measures 22"h x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
Knots (blown glass table top found object climbing rope sculpture Chihuly)
By Robert Burch
Located in Quebec, Quebec
This piece weaves climbing rope in with glass knots. Each piece is unique and slightly different. The cord is retired climbing rope, given another use by shining in this piece.
Rob...
Category
2010s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Feel like flying-original realism wildlife sculpture-PAINTING-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Feel like Flying B&W" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Catch me if you can!- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Squirrel
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This squirrel is made by Dutch Artist Frans van Straaten.
Van Straaten should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. Because of the wide range in his art-education he has mastered the art of drawing, painting and sculpting technology. However, the classical plastic art of sculpture and modelling opens up the possibility for him to create his own language of sculpture in answer to his urge for art.
Due to this style of sculpting, the preference for bronze is natural.
After his study of sculpture at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam (1988), Frans van Straaten creates bronze sculptures in which he unites force and movement. Feeling and Emotion converted into Matter Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. The tension of space and movement are the themes, which Frans expresses in his sculptures. Summary it can be said that the power of life and being, the feeling and emotion by force and movement will be converted into matter. The experience of space is being expressed in the shapes and characters in each of Frans’ sculptures. His sculptures of bulls express explosive power while the horses find their strength in being elegant. Each sculpture recalls this way their own association and serves as a metaphor for a certain emotion. Feelings, which has inspired the artist for each sculpture. Powerful and Elegant Looking at the works of this artist, it becomes very clear that one of his most important sources is his background in art history. The Renaissance period as well as several Italian artists served as inspiration to Frans as a sculpture. For instance the expressions in Leonardo da Vinci’s artworks, and also Giovanni Bologna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Rose, Sap Green, Forget Me Not Excess trio (texture thick vibrant paint
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Venetian Rose, Sap Green, and Forget Me Not Trio Combo by Chloe Hedden brings together a delicately balanced spectrum of emotional and sensory contrasts. In this grouping, Hedden’s s...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Muse #3" Abstract, Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors, Silver
Located in New York, NY
"Muse #3" by Hans van de Bovenkamp
Stainless steel
Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
ANCIENT ROMAN ALABASTER BUST OF THE GOD SERAPIS, ROME CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Located in Milan, IT
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxuriant wavy hair falling in ri...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"Alhambra Facade Model", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque by R. Rus
Located in Madrid, ES
RAFAEL RUS ACOSTA
Spanish, Early 20th Century
ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE
signed "Rafael Rus Acosta" (lower left), and inscribed "Granada" (lower righ...
Category
1920s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Gesso
Signature No 5 - large, smooth, black granite, outdoor, abstract, sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth black granite engineered to resemble a time signature in music becomes an elegant outdoor sculpture by artist Jeremy Guy.
"In my own abstract work I am acutely aware that na...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Vintage Art Deco Signed Original Bronze Woman Portrait Limited Edition Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage signed and numbered art deco sculpture by Erte. Painted Bronze cica 1987.
Category
1980s Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Another World Minor I - geometric abstract, modern, polished aluminum sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary indoor metal sculpture was hand forged by Philippe Pallafray.
The provocative abstract work of Philippe Pallafray has found a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Soon ! Dark Blue Gorilla Sculpture in the posture of the "David" by Michelangelo
Located in Miami, FL
Soon is a resin sculpture made by Patrick Schumacher, a French contemporary artist. This sculpture represents a gorilla in the posture of the "David" Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo.
"Through my artistic work, I try to highlight the possible parallels between animals and human beings, at the crossroads of humor and mockery."
P. Schumacher
Classically trained, Schumacher further specializes in restoring art antiquities, with a particular interest in Asiatic arts. He acquired an extensive range of technical knowledge which he applies to a broad spectrum of materials. From the melting pot of diverse cultural origins, interests in both classical and Asiatic art and an array of technical skills rose his three-dimensional contemporary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Truth and Illusions - textured, white, modernist glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Recalling images of snow and ice, this modernist wall sculpture is by Cheryl Wilson Smith. The Canadian artist lives where the road ends in Northern Ontario surrounded by lakes, rock...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mr.DOB Figure by BAIT × SWITCH Collectibles Gold Edition
Located in PARIS, FR
Takashi Murakami × ComplexCon Mr.DOB Figure by BAIT × SWITCH Collectibles (Gold Edition),
2016-2017.
Painted cast vinyl, cast resin polychrome sculpture
10 4/5 × 9 3/10 in 27.4 × 2...
Category
2010s Street Art Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl, Resin
Gridded, Abstract Art, Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan,
Work: Original Artwork,
Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture,
Year: 2022
Style: Contemporary Art,
Subject: Gridded,
Size: 30" x 48" x 2.5'' inch, ...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Mask II by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary wall sculpture, futuristic figure, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Mask II is a glass fiber reinforced concrete wall sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 70 × 58 cm (27.6 × 22.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Jean Ramié, Picasso, Unique Bowl, Earthenware, Design, Kitchen, French, Editions
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Ramié, Picasso, Unique Bowl, Earthenware, Design, Kitchen, French, Editions
Jean Ramié, Maréchal des Logis de Réserve
Unique work
1955
Earthenware, painted and glazed
21.1 x 5....
Category
1950s Post-War Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Basquiat Warhol Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 works (Basquiat BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Andy Warhol Keith Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 individual works:
A set of 6 unique, timeless pop art collectibles trademarked & licensed by the estates of Jea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
"Bend", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, White, Stoneware, Sculpture, 2019
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Bend" is a gestural 16 x 9 x 6 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream constructed in white stoneware with porcelain sli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Slip, Glaze
Vase avec Decoration Pastel (Vase with Pastel Decorations), by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: Vase avec decoration pastel (Vase with Pastel Decorations), [Ramie 190]
Year: 1953
Medium: Chamotted red earthenware clay, pastel ...
Category
1950s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lola
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Sculpture in white marble by the artist Agustin Cardenas. Signed on the base of the sculpture.
Cárdenas was a descendant of african slaves from Senegal and Congo. He was b...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$50,000
Art in motion n°4 by Gilbert Pauli - Concrete sculpture 64x96 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
"Art in motion" is a series that offers artworks working with matter; concrete, cement, plaster, mortar, and natural pigments. These works are intended to be exhibited in several way...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Dance the Dream, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Dance the Dream conveys a sense of eternal spring. This young dancer has already acquired the polish and refinement of a professional ballerina, yet she retains the tenderness of yo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls Set Contemporary Art Sculptures
Located in Draper, UT
This 123 Drumming Girl Collectible Object exemplifies the aesthetic of its creator, Yoshitomo Nara: naive and cute but with an edgy undercurrent dri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
"Senshi, " Abstract Carbon Steel Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract contemporary sculpture by Joe Sorge is made with carbon steel with a clear coat. The artist has combined curved strips of steel, which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Cloud 1/7 - soft, smooth, calming, human face, white lacquered bronze sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dale Dunning’s contemporary sculptures often use the generic image of the human head as a metaphor for our collective experience. With this table top piece in bronze, the Canadian ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spirit Bay - iridescent, polished, coated stainless steel wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Like the iridescent light of a silvery sea, the polished surface of this steel wall sculpture just glows. Canadian artist Floyd Elzinga finds inspiration for his work in the natural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Feel like flying-White- original realism wildlife sculpture-painting-artwork-art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Feel like Flying" by Henk Jan Sanderman is a captivating wall ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Wave by Yann Guillon - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Limited edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofs. Each cast is signed and numbered.
Sold with a wooden base.
Dimensions of the bronze sculpture: 10 H x 55 L x 15 D cm
Dimensions of the base...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman and Two Children, Asian Carved Jade Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Origin: Thai
Artist: Unknown
Title: Woman and Two Children
Medium: Jade Sculpture, (Nephrite)
Size: 21x10x4 in.
Category
20th Century Ming Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
"SHURA CROSS BW" Ceramic Sculpture 10" x 6.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"SHURA CROSS BW" Ceramic Sculpture 10" x 6.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
SHURA ceramic
An elegant shape and free lines are combined together to create an image of the Russian matre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Elevate No. 2" brass and burnt wood, floating wall shelf, artist-made sculpture
By Huy Lam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This work titled "Elevate No. 2" is an original artwork by Huy Lam made of burnt wood and brass inlay. The piece measures 4" by 15" by 3.25".
Please note: The camera is shown for sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Orange Pitcher #3", Contemporary, Ceramic, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Stoneware
Located in St. Louis, MO
Maxwell Mustardo is a ceramic artist whose highly textured forms are the result of meticulous research into the chemistry of kiln firing. He includes materials such as glass, metals,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, PVC, Pigment
Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely
Untitled
Acrylic on wood
27 x 15 in
Ed. EA
Category
Late 20th Century Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
$31,000
Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Located in Miami, FL
Bacchic revelry. A sexy and nude curvaceous young Nymph/Bacchante makes amorous advances to a Herm - whose facial expression reflects her erotic touch. The Herm is stylized where his...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$21,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Just A Little Tipsy (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Unique, Gold Luster)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
"Just A Little Tipsy"
Year: 2021
Porcelai...
Category
18th Century Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Glaze
"UNTITLED" Abstract Sculpture 252" x 144" x 144" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"UNTITLED" Abstract Sculpture 252" x 144" x 144" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Stainless Steel
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our short attenti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Piquant: Abstract Geometric 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture in Red, Pink, Peach, Maroon
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in bright hues of red, peach, pink, maroon, white and beige
Piquant, hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Joel Urruty - Pirelli
By Joel Urruty
Located in Greenwich, CT
"As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual language. The figure is abstrac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Elefante
By Carlos Luna
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Carlos Luna. "Elefante" is a bronze sculpture depicting an detailed yet abstracted elephant by Latin American artist Carlos Luna. Edition 8 of 8.
Signed lower left.
C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25,000
Water, 72" high bronze
Located in Loveland, CO
Water by Jane DeDecker
Allegorical Element Figurative Bronze
72x25x15" bronze ed/17 (available patina is a darker blue-grey hue)
Shipping price includes the custom packing/crating n...
Category
2010s Impressionist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1974 Italy Abstract Wall Sculpture Kinetic by Estuardo Maldonado
Located in Brescia, IT
This white color PVC artwork in fact is full of colors that capture the light: under every carved lines are visible the presence of jellow color and blue color.
In the 1966 Estuard...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
PVC
Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Città Del Sole City of The Sun
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Warmer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Warmer" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of acrylic and enamel on medium density fiberboard. This piece measures approximately 35"h x 48"w x 22"d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber
Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
"Art belongs everywhere from cruise ships to churches" This has been the mantra of Helen Webber since she began her career in the 1970’s creating hundreds of art works for public spaces throughout the United states and abroad. It was her strongly held belief that art can touch the spirit of many more people than those whose art experiences are limited to the halls and walls of museums and galleries. Her bold and richly hued art works executed in a wide variety of media, such as tapestry, glass, metal wood and clay have been installed in universities, corporations, medical facilities, cruise ships, hotels, religious spaces, community and civic centers and even in a train station. Over the years many architects and interior designers have collaborated with Helen Webber finding that her work enhanced their designed environments, giving her the opportunity to create art for well known corporations as well as multitudes of residences. It is the tapestries that she is best known for, and it is this medium that dominates the largest body of her work, which was first introduced to the design world in the mid 1970's. The tapestries utilize a fabric collage technique combining an array of designer upholstery fabrics such as velvets, brocades, worsteds, jacquards, mohair, hand woven woolens, among many others. Yarns of all kinds are integrated into the tapestries surrounding the edges of each fabric piece.
Some clients, who saw that Webber’s particular art style could be expressed in a variety of media, offered her commissions in stained and etched glass, wood collage, sculpted tile...
Category
1970s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Honey yellow glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Ulysses - Contemporary, Sculpture, Figurative, Yellow, Gray, Human, Hero
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Ulysses, 2012
Canvas, pigment, reinforcing mesh (Signed on bottom)
39 2/5 H × 60 1/5 W × 47 1/5 D in.
100 H × 153 W × 120 D cm
Unique
The sculpture "Ulysses" was exhibited in the so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Pigment, Mesh
My Shell (Abstract Sculpture)
Located in London, GB
Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile
Amaury Maillet is a self-taught artist who explored art in Provence and Saint Martin in his childhood. He honed his drawing, painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ballerina on a baroque chair
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptures. This sculpture depicts a dancer tying p...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
LARGE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE CAPITAL, 15th/16th Century
Located in Milan, IT
LARGE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MARBLE CAPITAL
Florence, 15th/16th Century
marble
38 x 47 x 47 cm
15 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in
Category
16th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"In Decisions" Abstract brushstroke motif, cut wood, gestural, free-standing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "In Decisions" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of acrylic on MDF. This piece measures approximately 20"h x 16"w and is signed by the artist.
Jas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Athabasca - tall, white, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A pillar of stainless steel is coated white in this minimalist outdoor sculpture by Philippe Pallafray. The sculpture is designed with jagged polished cracks in the steel that glint in the sunlight. The artist ascribed meaning to reflected light by quoting Leonard Cohen: “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Titled Athabasca the work brings to mind a geological sample...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Untitled XII : large-scale steel sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials.
Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working i...
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Heart Toys Unique Piece PINKHAS Mixed Media Pez Cars Pop Art
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mixed media on canvas
Shape of heart
Unique piece
Hand signed at the back
Mint condition
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Varnish, Cotton Canvas
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Fragment- Gold Plated Stainless Steel - post-pop, abstract, outdoor sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This highly reflective, gold electro-plated outdoor sculpture by Viktor Mitic is visible at a distance in full sun. Created using 3D renderings of acute angles, the form takes on a w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
"STACKED" LOUIS VUITTON SCULPTURE, UNIQUE VERSION Multicolor LV Box BRILLO
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
CHARLES LUTZ (AMERICAN, B. 1982)
STACKED (LOUIS VUITTON SCULPTURE) 2008-
Acrylic on canvas with leather and brass fittings over wood in three pieces.
61 x 19 x 24 in. (154.9 x 48.2 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Arcane Valley, Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Divyendu Anand - Arcane Valley
Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base
Edition of 9, H 45 x W 27 x D 10 inches, 2024
Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite, 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 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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