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By Ybah
Located in Pasadena, CA
After studying fine arts, a need for contact with solid material was needed. Ybah took a classic artistic path from an academic education from the Louvre reproductions, learning at t...
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20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

Nude
Nude
$5,200 Sale Price
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Indoor Lamp - "Ball ", on oak stand - iron oxide
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Ball lamp d = 28cm rust with natural oak base 20x20x78cm. Customization possible and designed in 2010. Also available to order in stainless steel. You will find an exceptional and h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

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Steel

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1861-1936) A Lounging Concubine depicting a reclining woman being fanned by her servant. Inscribed ‘Nam Greb’ with foundry mark. 17 inches high
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Early 20th Century Sculptures

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Bronze

"Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" Found vintage ceramic animals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Found Objects, Ceramic

Walking Tiger
Located in Tetbury, GB
‘Walking Tiger’ (38cm tall x 73cm x 15cm) by the award-winning British sculptor Fred Gordon. This Bronze sculpture captures the essence of the tiger in motion The work is part of ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

"Ascendant Isten", Minimalist Abstract, Hanging Sculpture in Cherry Wood
Located in New York, NY
"Ascendant Isten" Minimalist Abstract Wooden Sculpture by Michael Enn Sirvet Hanging indoor/outdoor sculpture in cherry wood Ascendant Isten--Sanskrit for '1'-- is made of 252 hand-...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Brass

Last Heroic Season Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology
Located in Utrecht, NL
Last Heroic Season Bronze Sculpture Classic Contemporary Mythology The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

''Macaque Icon'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Primate, Mother and Child
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. Primates are Nichola's favorite subject. In her...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Signed, 3-D American Flag Sculpture of cut, polished and etched glass, Unique
Located in New York, NY
JAN MARES Jan Mares (Czech, 1953-2005) Signed 3-D Glass American Flag, 2002 Cut, polished, and etched glass 3 × 5 × 2 inches incised signature and date Jan Mares was a celebrated C...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Sculptures

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Glass

Lucky Restaurant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Lucky Restaurant" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum tube, and pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 10"h x 0.75...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Wire, Metal

Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield 19th cent. Black Forest, German
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Orientalist African Hunter Leaning on His Shield Black Forest, School Switzerland  19th century Carved Wood 21 inches This is an exceptionally beautifu...
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19th Century Academic Sculptures

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Wood

"High and Low II", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "High and Low II" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut monoprint mounted on panel. This piece measures 9.5"h x 14.5"w. Born in Mexico ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut

Electric, Abstract Modern 3D 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: Electric, Size: 32.5" x 50" x 4.5'' inch, (8...
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2010s Modern Sculptures

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Metal

WOOF WOOF. ceramic totem sculpture
Located in Carmel, CA
Ceramic sculpture totem for the outdoors or interior spaces. This totem has a folksy or outsider art style with a cat and dog as the main images.
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Dream Portal(ble) Golden" stainless steel and gold plating sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California.  Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf

Rising Trio - tall, dynamic, textured, red, glass columns sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Paper-thin layers of deep red glass frit (special ground glass) are carefully stacked and fused in these striking columns created by Canadian artist Cheryl Wilson-Smith. The measure...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Synthesis BM by Tom Price - Sculpture and lighting, LED, original, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis BM is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, acrylic, steel, LED, dimensions are 70 × 8 × 10.5 cm (27.6 × 3.1 × 4.1 in). This a...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Ermine
Located in PARIS, FR
Ermine by Almaric WALTER (1870-1959) Sculpture made in green and brown opaque glass paste representing an ermine signed on the base " H. Bergé sc. " et " A. Walter Nancy " Franc...
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1920s Art Deco Sculptures

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Glass

ROUND EXCESS TRIO (thick pumpkin pink frosting cantaloupe impasto painting pop)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
ROUND EXCESS TRIO by Chloe Hedden is a delicate yet exuberant exploration of softness and texture. This sculptural paintings capture the essence of fleshy squash, blooming petals, wh...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Winged Tiger, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2010
Located in Zofingen, AG
Volodymyr Mykytenko - Winged tiger (2010) The tiger in culture and mythology has always acted as a protector who gladly helped and took care of his masters. My tiger is the protecto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Luv Is The Drug - Rainbow Glass Pill Sculpture Installation
Located in East Quogue, NY
Limited edition rainbow-colored glass pill wall installation by Edie Nadelhaft. Set of 8 glass pill sculptures. Edition of 9. Each pill is equipped with a D-ring on the back for hang...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

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Glass, Mixed Media

"BEACH CIGS" Assemblage cigarette sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "BEACH CIGS" is an original painted sculpture by Jim Houser made of assembled objects. This piece measures approximately 7”h x 12”w x 3.5”d. It includes the pictured cigarette...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Found Objects, Acrylic

Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (Last Judgment)
Located in New Orleans, LA
after: Hans Memling's "The Last Judgment" triptych (c. late 1460's), Bambi's mother from Disney's "Bambi" (1942) acrylic on panel, mounted on a J.P. Sau...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Acrylic, Panel

'The Joyous Farewell into the Future' - quilt - Negro Spirituals - figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Columbia, South Carolina-based artist, Wendell George Brown creates quilts that explore the traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirit...
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2010s Folk Art Sculptures

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Fabric, Acrylic

Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Located in Rome, IT
This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture, a timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. Measurement: Torso cm 100 base cm 70.
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1980s Academic Sculptures

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Limestone

Tiger by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Polished bronze sculpture, golden, wild cat
Located in Paris, FR
Tiger is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions are 130 × 150 × 30 cm (51.2 × 59.1 × 11.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Eileen III by Nando Kallweit. Tall, elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Eileen III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures

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Bronze

Bull
Located in Dallas, TX
signed "© D Everett 1992"
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1990s Sculptures

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Wood

Sifaka Lemur -original modern wildlife bronze sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Bronze , Limited edition of 12 Enter the enchanting world of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

The Lost Civilisation, Patinated bronze over Composite Granite "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Divyendu Anand - The Lost Civilisation, Edition 2 of 9 Patinated Bronze over Composite Granite H 63 x W 19 x D 12 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and beaut...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stone, Granite, Bronze

Barbara Kruger, War Platter Lt Ed hand made ceramic in bespoke box political art
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Kruger War Platter, 2018 Glazed Earthenware Artists name fired on the underside which is considered her authorized signature as she officially does not sign her works Hand nu...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen

"Coral Skull" Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Younger's (US based) "Coral Skull" is an original, handmade sculpture that depicts yellow, blue, and red coral emerging from a human skull. About t...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Collaboration with Staple Vinyl Pigeon Grin Sculpture Ron English Rainbow Pop
Located in Draper, UT
The American pop iconoclast popularised by his signature fusion of varying cultural touchstones features themes from current pop icons to past historical art figures...
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2010s Sculptures

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Vinyl

Mask #244
Located in PARIS, FR
Wall sculpture - stacked and painted wood sticks, acrylic paint. Unique and original wall sculpture by Gil Bruvel. From the iconic Mask sculpture series. Gil Bruvel is a visual a...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Swan Thing By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
Swan Thing By David Shrigley David Shrigley is a British artist known for his distinctive and often humorous approach to contemporary art. His work spans a variety of mediums, inc...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic

"A Disclosing Form 1612", Contemporary, Abstract, Porcelain, Sculpture, Design
Located in St. Louis, MO
Harumi Nakashima is the Director of Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center. Based in the port city of Nagoya Japan, Nakashima creates stunning hand-built porcelain sculptur...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

Stainless Steel Wall Sculpture: YOU ARE FIRE V
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

"Naomi" Mid 20th Century American Bronze Sculpture Female Portrait Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Naomi" Mid 20th Century American Bronze Sculpture Female Portrait Figurative Albert W. Wein (1915-1991) "Naomi" Bronze, c. 1960s Signed Figure: 19 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 inches Overall he...
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1960s American Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

Paul Sisko Abstract Expressionist Steel Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sisko (American, b. 1942) Untitled, 1971 Stainless Steel Sculpture: 18 1/4 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. Base: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. Signed: Paul Sisko "71" 9/12 Edition 9 of 12 Paul Sisko ...
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1970s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

PRINCE BLAZE (The Official Dragon Prince Of 2024: The Year Of The Dragon)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th* *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year* Absolutely and positively one of a kind Dragon Sculpture Masterpi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Metal

Steel Garden Wall - "Triptych Triangles" - Modern Outdoor Ornament - 225×195 cm
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Beautiful contemporary oxidized sheet steel Garden Wall or privacy screen. Customization possible. With this garden wall you'll conjure up an atmospheric ambience in your garden. Id...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

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Steel

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun cast and fabricated bronze sculpture depicting an Apache Mountain Spiri...
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1990s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Aqua glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
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...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Noche Crist Nude Goddess Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind Goddess sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Sculpture is made from polyester res...
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1970s Outsider Art Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer

Dancer, Signed Cast Paper Relief by Bruno Lucchesi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dancer by Bruno Lucchesi, Italian (1926) Date: circa 1970s Cast paper reflief, signed and numbered Edition of 85/300 Size: 28 x 25 in. (71.12 x 63.5 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 31.5 inches
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1970s Modern Sculptures

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Paper

BALLOON DOG (MAGENTA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Signed and numbered (signature and edition number are fired onto the backside of the plate). Edition of 2300. Sculpture is in excellent condition. Original box and COA included.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Porcelain

BALLOON DOG (MAGENTA)
BALLOON DOG (MAGENTA)
$10,000 Sale Price
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Water Lillies In The Pond With Pots Of Flowers By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Water Lillies In The Pond With Pots Of Flowers By David Hockney David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-cent...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic

Crab Fighting by Chésade - Bronze sealife sculpture, animal art, realistic
Located in Paris, FR
Crab Fighting is a unique bronze with brown gold patina sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 38 × 30 × 31 cm (15 × 11.8 × 12.2 in). The sculpture is signed and c...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Pikachu & Charmander - 2 Of A kind Metal Pokemon Sculptures
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th* *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year* These two Pokemon pieces are the savvy collector a must have: the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Steel

Gen-Form Study No.3 - contemporary, abstract, indoor resin sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract indoor sculpture was designed by W. W. Hung and made from resin. The graceful organic white shape is designed to be reminiscent of fractal patterns found in nature. The...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Resin

"Streaming Obelisk" pedestal kinetic sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Sculptor Jeff Glode Wise's expertise as a jewelry maker is immediately evident in the pedestal-sized kinetic sculpture "Streaming Obelisk." The mixed media ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

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Concrete, Bronze, Gold

Winged Demon by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Polished bronze sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Winged Demon is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions are 92 × 79 × 45 cm (36.2 × 31.1 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbere...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Longnose Butterfly Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Longnose Butterfly Fish" stands as a testament to the artisti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled" is a stoneware piece with the decorative layer of the rich toned glazes and markings that John was so well-known for. Each piece that John produced was unique. The lip on this piece is slightly scalloped and the shape is removed from the boring circular to mimic a gentle geometric design. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This piece is signed and stamped on the bottom. John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...
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1970s American Modern Sculptures

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Stoneware, Glaze

"T. Shorty" by Kevin Barrett, Unique Bronze Abstract Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"T. Shorty" by Kevin Barrett Unique fabricated bronze sculpture Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Metal,...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Scandal - Modern White Minimalist 3-D Abstract Wall Sculpture Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Sculptures

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Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Wood

Glass Sculpture, Abstract Green and White Foliage, Textured Nature, 2024
Located in San Francisco, CA
This one of a kind cast glass sculpture "Foliage," by Nina Casson McGarva is a table top sculpture meant to be viewed from all sides. It is a textural work with curves; light shines ...
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2010s Sculptures

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Glass

HARD CANDY GLITTER CHAIR WITH OTTOMAN I (One Of a Kind Functional Art)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th* *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year* HARD CANDY GLITTER CHAIR I Collection is a limited edition of onl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

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Resin, Fiberglass, Glue, Glitter, Acrylic

L.O.V.E. Sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan, middle finger in Concrete material
Located in Zug, CH
A 1:28 scale reproduction of the original statue in Piazza Affari in Milan, L.O.V.E. stands for Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità and is an anti-fascist statement. Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V. E. White 2014 Concrete sculpture 40 × 18 × 18 cm (15.7 × 7.1 × 7.1 in) Stamped by artist's estate Edition of 200 In mint condition With original packaging and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity The statue, which bears the title of L.O.V.E., stands for Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità (Freedom, Hate, Vengeance, Eternity),was created in 2010 to stay in Piazza Affari (business district) in Milan. The artist himself states that the statue is an anti-fascist statement, transforming Italy’s Fascist hand salute from the 1930s by cutting off the fingers and mutilating the hand. The fingers, except the medium one, are not flexed but cut off. Nevertheless the impression is an unambiguous “fuck you” to the world of bankers and CEOs.This edition, 1:28 scale reproductions of the original statue, was released by Seletti in May 2014 and is made of concrete painted white. “My ideas are all the same but look different.„ —Maurizio Cattelan ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Padua, Italy, in 1960, Cattelan has no formal training and considers himself an “art worker” rather than an artist. He has said that in addition to reading art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Concrete

Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale

The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.

Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metalbronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.

If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.

And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of exceptional sculptures for sale. Browse works by your favorite creator, style, period or other attribute.

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