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Sculptures For Sale
Late 19th Century Italian Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady w/ Pedestal
Located in Beachwood, OH
Italian, Late 19th Century
Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady
White marble, garment in veined buff colored marble on fitted green marble pedestal
Bust: 22 x 18 x 9 inches
Pedes...
Category
Late 19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Proud to be Canadian No 1 - contemporary, figurative, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor figurative sculpture is of three metal maple leaves.
This iconic image of a maple leaf, a national symbol, was ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
The Warriors by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, group of human figures
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture, patinated brass or steel plinth. 167 cm × 60 cm × 30 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P., each signed and numbered.
Dimensions include the plinth of the sculpture, w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Central, HK
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin, 2025
Hand painted zinc alloy metal pumpkin with perforated dots
Individually numbered
Edition 87/250
30.5 x 30.5 in 12 x 12 cm
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Three - an immersive infinite perceptual ambient color light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lights, LED Light, Neon Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large contemporary clear acrylic sculpture of a piano was inspired by the artist’s love of music.
This beautiful and magical piece of modern art is the unique vision of an award-winning author and music lover. Years ago, Ruth Kassinger noticed how sunlight streaming through her living room windows bounced off white walls, through a glass coffee table, and splashed rainbows around the room. When her eyes drifted to the black baby grand piano in the room, she had an epiphany. The idea for a full-scale, transparent piano sculpture filled with colors was born.
To create the piano, she worked with a talented team of acrylic glass artisans who created the piano’s body and its keyboard. Using laser technology, thousands of holes were drilled both by computer and by hand to ensure that all of the threads are perfectly parallel. Then, using small acrylic boxes as models, Kassinger spent a year testing various threads to determine spacing and color combinations until they expressed her vision of music. “It takes me months to thread a piano. I use embroidery needles that I manipulate with long-handled surgical forceps. The highly polished, clear acrylic form allows light to flow through the sculpture, illuminating the thousands of multi-hued nylon and French silk threads. The threads change color as you move around the piano and, thanks to an optical phenomenon called moiré, they appear to move as if being played.”
Kassinger is best known for her books about science, history, and gardening. As a science writer, she has studied and written about the concepts of transparency and color. As a music lover, Kassinger’s personal experience of listening to music is heightened by a form of synaesthesia where she actually sees colors when she hears music. And, having grown up in a family of craftsmen (her parents had a custom furniture business and she later designed several pieces for her own home), she has the skills to undertake her first sculptural piece: a ‘glass’ piano...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Acrylic Polymer
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.32.04" Large Custom Tufted Rug with Geometric Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.32.04" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool. It can be displayed as a floor rug or can be hung on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Inside/Out - large, abstracted, figurative, outdoor stainless steel sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal sculpture of a mask is kinetic and was created by a Canadian artist.
This unique, one-of-a-kind ethereal sculpture was hand-forged by the masterful artist, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Yellow Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Entrapped 7 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, yellow & white, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 7 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 30 × 30 × 24 cm (11.8 × 11.8 × 9.4 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
" Napoleon " from Huichol Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
$1,040 Sale Price
60% Off
Palm Springs Totem Large - Colorful Abstract Playful Modern Resin Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Elemental - Neon Yellow Pink Colorful Acorns Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, 2024
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary sculptural wall installation consists of more than 270 individual acorn caps mounted on brass pins - each cap is filled with plaster and paint in bright hues of pin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Brass
After Botero - Horse Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$875 Sale Price
55% Off
The Great Secret by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human figure
Located in Paris, FR
The Great Secret is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 87 × 21 × 10 cm (34.3 × 8.3 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Mascot (Yellow and black pumpkin)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Central, HK
Yayoi Kusama
Yellow Pumpkin Mascot (Yellow and black), 2019
Parachute Nylon
3 9/10 × 3 × 3 in 10 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Polyester
Seahorse Rex Gold by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, sea animal, marine world, wild
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Seahorse Rex Gold is a unique polished bronze with yellow and gold-red patina sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 103 × 55 × 22 cm (40.6 × 21.7 × 8.7 in).
The s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torse Torsade Blue - original female bronze sculpture for sale-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Escultura "Trust", 2006 de Lorenzo Quinn
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
LORENZO QUINN (Roma, 1966).
“Confianza/Trust”, 2006.
Chapado en bronce.
Edición 82/999 RW.
Firmado y numerado.
Medidas: 19 x 31 x 25 cm.
La obra de Lorenzo Quinn refleja la búsqueda...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" Unique shape tufted rug with abstract pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.28" is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measures 43"h x 66"w and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wool
F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Original HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama
Original Limited Edition hand signed and numbered Pumpkin (Red), 1998
Painted cast resin on ceramic tile in the original wood box, display plate and paper box
Signed and...
Category
1990s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
After Botero -Dancer Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$980 Sale Price
30% Off
“Shattered” wall mirror I by Franck K - steel wall sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
“Shattered” wall mirror I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 97 × 97 × 3 cm (3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Leona by Marie Louise Sorbac - Animal bronze sculpture, lioness, black colour
Located in Paris, FR
Leona is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 65 × 36 × 46 cm (25.6 × 14.2 × 18.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unity II by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Unity II is a unique terracotta sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 26 × 19 × 12 cm (10.2 × 7.5 × 4.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
The Three Skunks of WWII, Carved Wooden Figures of Hitler, Mussolini & Tojo
Located in Beachwood, OH
Three Skunks of WWII
c. 1940s
Carved and painted wood
Unsigned
8 x 10 in. h. each
These skunks are depicted as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo.
Condition: There ...
Category
1940s Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
SOFT SCULPTURE PUMPKIN (SMALL) by YAYOI KUSAMA
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Palm Desert, CA
PUMPKIN PLUSH YELLOW (SMALL) by Yayoi Kusama
2012
A soft pumpkin sculpture made of parachute nylon, a light and very strong material
Diameter 24 cm / 9.4 in, Hight 15 cm / 5,9 inch
O...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Polyester
Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour
By Giambologna
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608)
Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus
Bronze
27.5 x 14.25 x 5.5 inches
The sculpture depicts Mercury wearing his winged helmet and sandals and holding a caduceus. Created after one of Giambologna's most celebrated sculptures in the Renaissance, Mercury, was designed as part of a fountain for the Villa Medici in Rome.The head on which Mercury steps symbolizes the figure being “exhaled, purified, unburdened.” When the Giambologna sculpture...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tarim Totem III - Monochrome Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, steel, resin, column
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 is a group of sculptures by contemporary artist Tom Price. These sculptures are made of resin, tar, steel, wood. Overall dimensions are 242 × 180 × 45 cm (95.2 × 70....
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.12" Large red and yellow textured, patterned rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.12 is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measures 57"h x 57"w and is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wool
No.201022 by Thierry Martenon - large wall sculpture, abstract geometric, wood
Located in Paris, FR
No.201022 is an abstract sculpture in wood by French sculptor Thierry Martenon. This large, shield-shaped sculpture presents a graceful alternation between curved lines and open spac...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Wood, India Ink
" THE BRONCO BUSTER " HUGE RECAST Size: 56" across 52" tall 25" deep
By Frederic Remington
Located in San Antonio, TX
Frederic Remington
(1861-1909)
New York / Kansas / Connecticut
Image Size: 56" across 52" tall 25" deep
Medium: Bronze Sculpture
Recast
"The Bronco Buster"
Category
1970s Impressionist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. His original artworks capture the essence of Abstract Expression...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Large Marble Sculpture after Canova, 19th C.
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822)
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
Marble
24 x 19 x 16 inches
135 lb.
The love affair between Cupid and Psyche is one of the best known classic...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Multicolor 3D Bubbles Wall Sculpture in Clay. Round Mosaic with Candy-Like Forms
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Bubbles" is a vibrant circular wall sculpture from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Candies series, celebrating her signature artistic language through a dynamic composition of hand-sculp...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
ZT 210213 - contemporary modern red & white abstract geometric painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
ZT 210213 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Hewrman Coppus. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut, bend and glued cardboard paper ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Cardboard, Acrylic
"Gay Armory" Ceramic weapons, Sailor Moon, pink, wood motif, Nostalgia, 90's
By Jeff Rubio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Gay Armory" is an original piece by Jeff Rubio made from stoneware, glaze, epoxy clay, 22k gold. This pieces measures 12"h x 11.5"w x 2"d and comes with a signed Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Cuerpos Magnéticos #3. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Vase with 3 Openings (Handmade, Pastel, Warm Tones, Smooth, Curvy)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman
Vase with 3 Openings
Porcelain, Glaze, Cone 6 Firing
2025
Size: 7.5 x 4.5 x 7 inches (19.05 x 11.43 x 17.78 cm)
Signed by hand
COA provided
*One Opening slightly cr...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze
Pumpkin (Limoges) (Purple and Black), 2002, Ceramic Editioned Sculpture
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Ceramic
Edition 129 of 130
9.5 x 9.5 x 7.5 cm (3.7 x 3.7 x 3 in)
Artist's stamped signature, the Limoges France stamp, dated and numbered on the underside
New, as issued. Minor imper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Divergence II - modern, abstract, geometric, corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract outdoor sculpture is forged from Corten steel.
Claude Millette often draws inspiration for his modern sculptures from the graceful movement of dancers. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pumpkin (NGV)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Hand painted zinc alloy metal pumpkin with perforated dots
Edition of 250
12 x 12 cm (4.7 x 4.7 in)
Numbered
Mint, as issued. Sold in the original packaging
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cherry wood treated and stained with natural rust, red and blue dyes
Located in Carballo, ES
Cherry wood, treated and stained with natural oxide, red, and blue dyes. These dyes are produced using vinegars from his homeland, Asturias. He uses a secret formula that he has been...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Analytic Cubist Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ikea Markerad Receipt Rug - Virgil Abloh Art
Located in Manchester, GB
Virgil Abloh, Receipt Rug, 2019
78 7/10 × 35 2/5 in (200 × 90 cm)
Nylon, polypropylene, cotton and polyester rug
Introducing the highly anticipated Virgil Abloh x IKEA MARKERAD "RE...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Cotton
One Way Ticket Please (blue balloons) - figurative, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative steel indoor sculpture is made by Derya Ozparlak.
Derya Ozparlak has been a full-time artist since 2006 and continues to create distinctively unique sculptures. Her ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
One Light - immersive infinite perceptual ambient light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lights, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Neon Light
CHROMA-SEA OF DESIRE . . . PEEING DOG
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
$1,350 Sale Price
50% Off
Spiraling Upward by Kuno Vollet Contemporary Steel Sculpture for indoor/ outdoor
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
This beautiful large corroded steel sculpture can be used for indoor or outdoors. It makes for an elegant statement in any garden, lobby or private home. Please specify if you want ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
Janne by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Janne is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit.
Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised Egyptian-in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
70s Bronze Flower Sculpture Plaque limited edition Signed, Berkley Arts Foundry
By Ruth Asawa
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Asawa
Bronze Flower, 1979
Cast Bronze relief plaque with original presentation box
5 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1/4 inches
Numbered from the Edition of 2500
Signed and dated 'Asawa 1979' (lower edge) incised in the bronze; numbered; stamped "Designed Exclusively for Crown Zellerbach Corporation"; foundry copyright
Cast at the Berkley Arts Foundry for Crown Zellerbach
Ruth Asawa's estate is represented by David Zwirner.
This beautiful, limited edition signed cast bronze flower plaque...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A View From the North - contemporary, figurative, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
By Jason Kimes
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, figurative, Corten steel outdoor sculpture is by Mississippi sculptor Jason Kimes. Forged from corten steel, the piece has naturally taken on a weathered, rusted p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
After Botero - Seated Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$800 Sale Price
55% Off
After Botero - Bull Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ SPECIAL EDITION !
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 5...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$750 Sale Price
61% Off
Unity I by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric bronze sculpture, balance, form
Located in Paris, FR
Unity I is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 31 × 21 × 10 cm (12.2 × 8.3 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unity VIII by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, plaster, white
Located in Paris, FR
Unity VIII is a unique plaster sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 73 × 17 × 13 cm (28.7 × 6.7 × 5.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a cert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Hyperreal Colored Glass Balloon Sculptures - Set of 5
Located in East Quogue, NY
Set of 5 hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture installation by Dylan Martinez. Made of 100% hot-sculpted glass.
Approx. Size: 3.5 × 3.5 × 4.5 inches (each balloon)
Dylan Martine...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Nude Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall dynamic chipped wood standing nude torso mounted on a stone base.
Great form and patina.
Stone, wood and ceramics sculptor Lorrie Goulet, who also makes drawings and lithograp...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Screen Series' , 2024
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
The Geologic Screens Series
The Geologic Screens are studies from the Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bits of the original rock and ice castings to try various combinat...
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 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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