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Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N
Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

By Mary Bauermeister

Located in New York, NY

Mary Baumeister Studio Leftover Fetich, 1953, 1967 Unique Mixed Media 3-D Assemblage Ink Signed, dated, titled, annotated "Edition Original" and numbered 52/75. Shadow box frame Incl...

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1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Portrait of Camille Claudel Bronze
Portrait of Camille Claudel Bronze

Portrait of Camille Claudel Bronze

By Elisabeth Cibot

Located in Pasadena, CA

Lost wax bronze 2/8 - Foundry LC Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabet...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9
Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9

Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Testa 9 is an expressionist ceramic head sculpture created in white stoneware with a bismuth Rakú glaze. This ceramic head belongs to the artist’s Testas series, a body of work compo...

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2010s Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Starflower Series 3 Mixed Media Sculpture and Digital Print on Lucite
Starflower Series 3 Mixed Media Sculpture and Digital Print on Lucite

Starflower Series 3 Mixed Media Sculpture and Digital Print on Lucite

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This Mixed Media piece titled "Starflower Series 3" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of a digital print on acrylic. The piece measures approx. 5.25”h x 5”w. Roxana Azar’s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Digital, Lucite, Pigment

"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting
"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting

"Wandering Around" Abstract Diptych Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

This textured abstract diptych by Teodora Guererra features a light blue-green palette with warm yellow accents throughout. The artist layers thick strokes of paint using a palette k...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Tête de Femme Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture, Unique, Circa 1970, Signed
Tête de Femme Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture, Unique, Circa 1970, Signed

Tête de Femme Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture, Unique, Circa 1970, Signed

Located in CANNES, FR

Jules Agard ( 1905 - 1986 ) " Tête de femme " Sculpture surréaliste réalisée en terre rouge de Salernes et montée au tour . le corps est bombé et creusé alternativement . le col se...

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1970s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Boîte à bijoux N°ESP311
Boîte à bijoux N°ESP311

Boîte à bijoux N°ESP311

Located in PARIS, FR

glazed ceramic made by Mithé Espelt Jewelry box with bird and flowers pattern

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20th Century Art Nouveau Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"SAM HOUSTON" HORN CARVING 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL AMAZING WORK
"SAM HOUSTON" HORN CARVING 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL AMAZING WORK

"SAM HOUSTON" HORN CARVING 1936 TEXAS CENTENNIAL AMAZING WORK

Located in San Antonio, TX

Dan Super "SAM HOUSTON" (1873-1953) Houston Artist Image Size: 3 3/4 inches tall Medium: Carved Horn of Sam Houston to celebrate the Texas Centennial. Texas Centennial 1936 "Sam Houston Pin Cushion Holder" Biography Dan Super (1873-1953) Dan E. Super, Jr. (1873 – 1953) Dan Super had the eye of a sculptor, envisioning and then creating hundreds of objects from the elongated form of a Texas Longhorn’s tusk. At the age of six, Dan Super carved his first drawing into a piece of the horn of a Texas Longhorn. Over the next 56 years, he made utilitarian pieces like pencil cups, pin cushions, and backscratchers, realistic replicas of animals and birds, and imaginative carvings of elegant nudes. While these carvings resemble the traditional art of scrimshaw, carvings from whale bone, we’ve not been able to identify another carver who used the Texas Longhorn as his material. “My work is done with an ordinary pocketknife, hacksaw file and rasp,” Super wrote in 1937. He used the horn in every way conceivable; whole, allowing the shape to define the object he was making, flattened to make mosaic or inlay work. He incised and pierced it and carved in the round. His own hands polished the horn to a sheen. Daniel Super, Jr. was born in Houston on August 22, 1873. His father owned stock years, D. Super and Brothers Co., providing the young Super with ready access to his raw material. Throughout his life, he worked in the businesses key to the identity and success of young, booming Houston, cattle, oil, real estate and rail. In 1896 he married Lula, and took over the family business, expanding it to include a grocery. He closed the company in 1912 and got into the oil business...

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1930s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Gold Panthers Brass Sculptures Neo Art Deco Style
Gold Panthers Brass Sculptures Neo Art Deco Style

Gold Panthers Brass Sculptures Neo Art Deco Style

Located in Rome, IT

Elegant pair of gold Panthers Brass Sculptures Neo Art Deco Style The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition.

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1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's

Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century) circa 1930's Patinated spelter 9 x 14 inches (on bases) Though rath...

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1920s Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone, Bronze

Home Within, Stoneware by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Home Within, Stoneware by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Gautam Das

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Gautam Das - Home Within Stoneware 9 x 9 inches, 2023 (Delivered) This sculpture presents a captivating architectural abstraction, crafted with precision and poetic balance. Made fr...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Marbles for Pleiades 8

Marbles for Pleiades 8

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Safe for outdoors. My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown ve...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Female torso
Female torso

Female torso

Located in Täby, SE

This female torso represents the young woman's strength and vulnerability. It´s was conceived in the 70ths and is signed with the artists initials on a thumbprint. Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet...

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1950s French School Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Solid Liquid, Conceptual Hand-Blown Glass by Arik Levy
Solid Liquid, Conceptual Hand-Blown Glass by Arik Levy

Solid Liquid, Conceptual Hand-Blown Glass by Arik Levy

Located in Long Island City, NY

Arik Levy, Israeli (1963 - ) - Solid Liquid, Medium: Hand-Blown Colored and Silvered Glass, Size: 27 x 18 x 18 in. (68.58 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm)

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2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Gaia
Gaia

Patrick BrunGaia, 2013

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Gaia

By Patrick Brun

Located in Pasadena, CA

Patrick BRUN was born in Paris in 1941. After obtaining his Engineering degree, he began his professional life as a teacher in mathematics and physics. After this period, he started ...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stander

Stander

By Joy Brown

Located in Greenwich, CT

Artist Statement: My figures speak to me of that peaceful place in myself - calm, open, aware. My art reflects the influence of my childhood in Japan and of the rigorous discipline...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #11", Drawing and layered paper contemporary
"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #11", Drawing and layered paper contemporary

"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #11", Drawing and layered paper contemporary

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Original hand-cut paper and ink on illustration board layered paper sculpture by Charles Clary measuring 12"h x 14.5"w. This piece ships in the pictured black frame. Charles Clary ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Ink, Illustration Board

"Untitled Bottles" Laurence Vail, Dada, Surrealist, Modernist College Bottles
"Untitled Bottles" Laurence Vail, Dada, Surrealist, Modernist College Bottles

"Untitled Bottles" Laurence Vail, Dada, Surrealist, Modernist College Bottles

Located in New York, NY

Laurence Vail Untitled Bottles, circa 1942 Collaged glass bottles 8 3/4 x 5 inches, 12 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches Provenance The artist Art of the Century, New York Dwight Ripley Estate of Dwight Ripley By Descent, New York Acquired from the above, 2025 Exhibited New York, Art of This Century, Laurence Vail: Bottles, December 1942. Greenwich, CT, Bruce Museum, Connecticut Modern: Art, Design and the Avant-Garde, 1930-1960, September 23, 2023-January 7, 2024. Literature Susan Davidson, Peggy Guggenheim and Frederick Kiesler: The Story of Art of This Century, Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2004, p. 319-320. Laurence Vail was born in Paris on January 28, 1891, to American parents. His father, Eugène Vail, was a painter, renowned for his depictions of Brittany and Venice. For many years throughout his childhood, Vail accompanied his father on his travels to Venice. Having initially studied in France, he moved to England to study literature at Oxford University. Upon his return to Paris, he devoted himself to writing plays and essays, translating books from French, painting, sculpting, and creating collages. In the late 1920s he was considered a main figure of Paris's flourishing intellectual and social circles, to the extent that he became known as the "King of Bohemia." He associated with writers and artists, including Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, who crowded the cafes of Montparnasse. In 1922 he married Peggy Guggenheim, who was, in his eyes, a young woman to whom he could teach art, life, and literature. After the birth of their first son, Sindbad, the couple travelled to Italy and Egypt. In 1926 they went to Switzerland, where their second child, Pegeen, was born. The family settled in Pramousquier in the south of France, where Vail started writing the novel Murder! Murder!, a cutting satire about his marriage, published in 1932. He also continued to paint, creating a series of works which were exhibited for the first time in 1926 at the Parisian boutique on the rue du Colisée managed by Guggenheim and her business partner, Mina Loy...

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1940s Dada Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Paper, Mixed Media

Coppia di Capitelli Medievali in Marmo di Zandobbio XII secolo
Coppia di Capitelli Medievali in Marmo di Zandobbio XII secolo

Coppia di Capitelli Medievali in Marmo di Zandobbio XII secolo

Located in Pistoia, IT

Coppia di capitelli medievali decorati a motivi fogliacei, Lombardia, XII secolo. La forma slanciata da cui si dipartono le foglie lanceolate, sormontata da una spessa mensola, è ti...

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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Kotu', 2023 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Kotu', 2023 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Kotu', 2023 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Kotu' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David wanted to capture pictorial quality of his previous cast internal pieces, b...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Modernist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Animal Ram Israeli David Palombo
Modernist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Animal Ram Israeli David Palombo

Modernist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Animal Ram Israeli David Palombo

By David Palombo

Located in Surfside, FL

Heavy Hand Forged Brutalist Iron Ram or Goat 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...

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Mid-20th Century Arte Povera Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Small Contemporary natural Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Brown Dove'
Small Contemporary natural Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Brown Dove'

Small Contemporary natural Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Brown Dove'

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Amici V - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Three People
Amici V - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Three People

Amici V - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Three People

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nando Kallweit’s "Amici V" is a contemporary bronze sculpture that captures the essence of unity and connection through its strikingly elongated abstract forms. This modern figurative artwork features three faceless figures standing tall together, their textured surfaces and slender silhouettes evoking a sense of strength and harmony. The interplay of light and shadow on the dark patina enhances the sculpture’s expressive depth, making it a sophisticated addition to minimalist, abstract, and contemporary art collections. Amici V symbolizes companionship, resilience, and shared experiences, resonating deeply with collectors who appreciate art that conveys emotion through form. German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the strength of ancient Egyptian sculptures...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Oh So Blue - Tall Modern Large Contemporary Abstract Minimalism Steel Sculpture
Oh So Blue - Tall Modern Large Contemporary Abstract Minimalism Steel Sculpture

Oh So Blue - Tall Modern Large Contemporary Abstract Minimalism Steel Sculpture

By Granville Beals

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

From the Earth: Red Seeds - luscious pomegranate red glass, still life sculpture
From the Earth: Red Seeds - luscious pomegranate red glass, still life sculpture

From the Earth: Red Seeds - luscious pomegranate red glass, still life sculpture

By Catherine Vamvakas Lay

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Clustered and sensuous oblong forms in translucent red glass have a smooth polished surface like the fruit that surrounds pomegranate seeds. A single seed sits next to the cluster. T...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

More than 50 Shades in Grey
More than 50 Shades in Grey

More than 50 Shades in Grey

Located in Westport, CT

Angela Lane’s three-dimensional abstract canvases are organic structures that synthesize distinct elements. The core of the work is the painter’s pursuit ...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture II" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture II" Abstract Bronze Sculpture

Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture II" Abstract Bronze Sculpture

By Eugene Caples

Located in Detroit, MI

This small exquisite "Bronze Sculpture II" is in excellent condition and a perfect example of Eugene Caples craftsmanship. This is mainly abstract with some graphic or architectural elements and is so delightful that mythical creatures demand to be considered. It cries out to be touched and held, looked at and caressed. The beautiful patina on the surface gives voice to the many hands that have done these things. Eugene Caples is a designer and craftsman who worked in Kansas City in the 1960s and later through the early 21st century. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 1959. In 1963 he was accepted to Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists are alumni of Cranbrook and include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alex Katz Sunny Silkscreen on Aluminum Signed 2004 Edition of 70
Alex Katz Sunny Silkscreen on Aluminum Signed 2004 Edition of 70

Alex Katz Sunny Silkscreen on Aluminum Signed 2004 Edition of 70

By Alex Katz

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Alex Katz Title: Sunny Medium: Silkscreen Print on Aluminum Stand Size: 5"h x 6"w x 1.5"d Year: 2004 Edition: 62/70 Publisher: Parkett Publishers, Zürich and New York Printer...

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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Seymour Lipton - Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture) Christie's/Marlborough
Seymour Lipton - Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture) Christie's/Marlborough

Seymour Lipton - Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture) Christie's/Marlborough

By Seymour Lipton

Located in New York, NY

Seymour Lipton Maquette for Laureate, ca. 1968-1969 Nickel silver on monel metal Unique 18 × 8 1/2 × 7 inches Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the pre...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Silver

“Waiting in the Wings”
“Waiting in the Wings”

“Waiting in the Wings”

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is a beautiful vintage Austin sculpture John Cutrone 1987 "Waiting in the Wings" ballet slippers. Signed " Austin Prod Inc 19...

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1880s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Laminate, Plaster

"Mick's Inn" Miniature Irish Bar City Hanging Sign by Drew Leshko
"Mick's Inn" Miniature Irish Bar City Hanging Sign by Drew Leshko

"Mick's Inn" Miniature Irish Bar City Hanging Sign by Drew Leshko

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Mick's Inn" is original artwork made from paper, acrylic, enamel, pastel, wire, chain, aluminum, inkjet prints, pvc by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 15”h x 1”w ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Wire

Roman Empire Marble Bust
Roman Empire Marble Bust

Roman Empire Marble Bust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare, Late Roman Empire (3rd to 5th centuries, C.E.), solid marble bust of a young man. Beautiful patina. Mounted on a later, Carrara marble base.

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15th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Hexagonal Pink Clay Wall Sculpture in Hand Molded Ceramic Relief Modular Panel
Hexagonal Pink Clay Wall Sculpture in Hand Molded Ceramic Relief Modular Panel

Hexagonal Pink Clay Wall Sculpture in Hand Molded Ceramic Relief Modular Panel

By Elizabeth Art Candy

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Hexagonal pink clay wall sculpture in hand molded ceramic relief designed as a modular wall installation. This sculptural wall piece is constructed from hand molded natural clay, lo...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint

Ragisména series Brown, Abstract Sculpture
Ragisména series Brown, Abstract Sculpture

Ragisména series Brown, Abstract Sculpture

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The Ragisména series, which in Greek means cracked, has its materiality manifested through the desire to recreate and make feelings, memories and mythology tangible in the physical w...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic

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.)

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