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Dylan Martinez - Cool Breeze Water Balloon, Sculpture 2025
Located in Stamford, CT
A hyper-realistic glass sculptor, Dylan's playful creations deceive the eye with their lifelike appearance. Whether mimicking water balloons or plastic bags filled with water housing...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Elegance, Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990) Title: Elegance Year: 1982 Medium: Bronze Edition: 100/250 Numbered, 12 AP, 9 HC Size: 15 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Incised...
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1980s Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Elegance, Erté
Elegance, Erté
$13,200 Sale Price
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1980 Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Multiple Male Nude Bust by Roberto Nanut
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze sculpture on black wooden base, well represents a human bust, but for its expressive force, the bust turns into an abstract shape of it. The artist who created t...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century earthenware vase with painted owl decoration, by Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France (1952). This is a vintage, limited edition earthenware creation, in a run of 500 (Edition Picasso) at the Madoura pottery...
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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CaELum - large, abstract, 24kt gold plated, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by the heavens, Canadian artist Viktor Mitic has created another captivating contemporary stainless-steel sculpture finished in 24 kt. gold. One of Mitic’s Constellation ser...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold, Stainless Steel

Piano surréaliste, Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Piano surréaliste Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze Edition: 34/350, plus proofs Size: 26.3 x 15.7 x 12 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Inci...
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1980s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture I" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Detroit, MI
This small exquisite "Bronze Sculpture I" is in excellent condition and a perfect example of Eugene Caples craftsmanship. Although it is mainly abstract, there are bits that look figurative either an arm or a leg attempting to emerge from a fold or attempting to hold a pose such as in yoga. 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 Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), and Paul Evans (Created Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings.) Gene worked...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

Medieval enthroned Virgin and Child Sedes Sapientiae acephalic granit sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
They may be damaged and battered, but real historic objects will always give you a sense of awe. Can you sense it, looking at this ancient carved granite which depicts, as it is call...
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Instant Moules V by Ondřej Oliva - wall sculpture, black & silver shells
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules V is a nickeled and elox aluminium wall sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 50× 35× 25cm (19.6 × 13.7 × 9.8 in). This sculpture is a ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Untitled, Landscape With Clouds - Contemporary Photography - Painting Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in 2004. The character of Magdalena Peszkowska's works Series Stand is like an poetic archive of memories, which call for a classification and reconstruction of the time of childhood and the intense experience of time with everything around it. Gdansk - where the artist comes from - becomes a mythical place, This city, with a very strong symbolic potential inherent in its history, needs editing from a single point of view. Magdalena Peszkowska uses her own photos or those from the family album. She transfers them to gray field blankets and camp beds with her own secret technology Then she paints on the used objects. Many of her objects show figures from the closest circle of Peszkowska, often it is herself, her family or places close to her in Gdansk. Her objects have intentional signs of use. The field blankets have a sewn-in wooden bar to hang them on the wall. The field military beds...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

KAWS Holiday Taipei (KAWS Black Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Holiday Companion (KAWS Taipei) This figurative vinyl sculpture features KAWS' signature character COMPANION in a resting seated position. Published by All Rights Reserve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Holi by Romain Langlois - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark, man, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Holi is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 62 × 24 × 23 cm (24.4 × 9.4 × 9.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limite...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani
Located in Soquel, CA
Gutai Object, Paris Period by Takesada Matsutani Important organic abstraction in polyvinyl acetate adhesive on vinyl by Takesada Matsutani (Japanese, b. 1937). Titled "Objct" on verso. Signed and dated (1983) on verso with "Japan, Paris, S.F" delinated. Unframed. Image size: 47"H x 37"W. x 3"D Condition: Good: some bending and creasing to thinner edge areas top center and all corners, vinyl on lower right corner and under signature. One image shows a patch of vinyl tape, this is the artists access port for adding air under the acrylic glue to pump up the area. We will mount on Sturdy foam core and make the conservation minor fixes to the vinyl layers prior to shipping. From the early sixties to the early seventies, Matsutani was a key member of the ‘second generation’ of the Gutai Art...
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1980s Post-Modern Sculptures

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Laminate, Graphite, Other Medium

Bronze Abstract Space Age Book Sculpture LA California Modernist Charna Rickey
Located in Surfside, FL
Charna Rickey 1923 - 2000 Mexican-American Jewish Woman artist. Signed Bronze House of Books, Architecture Bronze sculpture, signed Charna Rickey and on the front "House of the book....
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20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Panthère à l'affût, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Georges Lavroff
By Georges Lavroff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Lavroff, Russian (1895 - 1991) - Panthère à l'affût, Year: circa 1925, Medium: Bronze sculpture on marble base, signature inscribed at base, Size: 4.5 x 21 x 4 in. (11.43 ...
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1920s Art Deco Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Barricada #9bpS30 by A. Vega Beuvrin - Contemporary Geometric abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 bp S30 is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 30 × 22 × 14 cm (11.8 × 8.7 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and n...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sesame Street, Set of 4 (Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird, Bert & Ernie)
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Sesame Street, Set of 4 (Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird, Bert & Ernie) By KAWS 2025 Allrightsreserve x DDT store Vinyl Elmo: 25,4 cm 10 in Oscar: 25,4 cm 10 in Big Bird: 33 cm 13 in ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

Amancio 86 Icaro I original bronze iron sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ bronze. Series limited to 7 copies+ II PA Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Very popular artist in Europe and Lat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Chihuly Glass " Mirage Chandelier Ceiling"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dale Chihuly (born September 20, 1941, American) " Mirage Chandelier Ceiling" over 600 pieces of Blown Glass (packaged in 72 boxes) Year 2005 Dimensions 48" x 194" x 163", Stu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Cuerpos Magnéticos #15. 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...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Translucent Alabaster Head Sculpture with Expressive Natural Veins. Light
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Translucent alabaster head sculpture with expressive natural veins, carved in direct carving for a unique interplay of light, stone and human form. This unique alabaster head sculpt...
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2010s Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Pablo Picasso, Plate, " Bouquet à la pomme " (Bunch with Apple), 1956 A.R. 307
Located in tel aviv, IL
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, the founder of Cubism, and one of those who radically transformed the understanding of form, space, and...
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1950s Synthetic Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Underglaze

M.180601 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, fluid
Located in Paris, FR
M.180601 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 60 × 8 × 7 cm (23.6 × 3.1 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Expressive High Fire Glazed Ceramic Painted Old Man Bust and Forged Iron Glasses
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Expressive ceramic bust with high-fire glazes, oil-painted head and forged iron glasses exploring identity, learning and the aging body. This expressive ceramic bust belongs to Os A...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Fragile Edges, original, sculpture, thread, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Porcelain shards on wood set in a round. Gold lustre applied the central area. Julie Massie has always taken inspiration for her artwork is from the Dorset Coastline which is a beaut...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Board

The Madonna of Port Lligat Sculpture
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: The Madonna of Port Lligat MEDIUM: Sculpture with Bronze Patina SIGNED: Engraved signature in the sculpture EDITION NUMBER: F 015/100 MEASUREMENTS...
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1960s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Outdoor Fire Pit - "Flame" with conus - middle
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Outdoor fireplace "Flame" with conus tall. Customization possible and designed in 2010. Also available to order in stainless steel. The included burner already contains individual l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"CRAP" ("Text-i-monial" series by Charles Clary)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"CRAP" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary as part of the artist's popular "Text-i-monial" series. To create the artwork, Clary hand cuts a series of individual sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

Early Summer - tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture is by Susan Rankin. Susan Rankin’s elegant and colorful hand-blown glass art has been exhibited across North America...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "THE GUITARRIST" Sculpture from Huichol ALTERATIONS
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
THE GUITARRIST ! ! ! ! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican...
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2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Elemental - Neon Yellow Pink Colorful Acorns Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, 2024
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...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Expressionist Ceramic Head Sculpture in Refractory Stoneware – Testa #10
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This large ceramic head sculpture, Testa nº 10, is part of the Testas series, a body of expressionist ceramic heads created in refractory stoneware and fired in reduction. The series...
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2010s Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY. Limited edition sculpture. Kinetic Op Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Colored acrylic panels and wood Edition: 45 Size: 63 x 14,4 x 12,6 cm Condition: In mint conditions Infinity Trans...
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2010s Op Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic Polymer

Mecanique Celeste Rouille 3/10 - abstract, aluminum, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculpture is forged from stainless steel and designed for the outdoors. Philippe Pallafray’s ‘Mecanique Celeste’ series of dynam...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Metal

Docket in My Hand (Bronze)
Located in London, GB
Tracey Emin "Docket in My Hand" Bronze. Edition of 100. Produced in 2014. Stamped with the artists initials and numbered on base.
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Icarus VIII by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of a winged figure
Located in Coltishall, GB
A bronze figure with the mythical wings of Icarus. Nando Kallweit's work celebrates the modern human form whilst acknowledging that our individuality is shaped by our heritage. Herit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Synthesis LS1 by Tom Price - Large scale sculpture, vertical artwork, light
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis LS1 is a unique sculpture by English artist Tom Price. Dimensions are 208 × 45 × 45 cm (81.8 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). The dimensions include the base of the sculpture, dimensions...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Original HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box
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...
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1990s Pop Art Sculptures

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Ceramic, Resin, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

“kinetic Art Sculpture”
Located in Warren, NJ
Dan Murphy was born in Chicago and created his first sculpture in 1976, whilst studying law at the University of North Carolina. Having taken the sculpture to New York and received a...
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Metal

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd" La Gioconda " Mexican Huichol Beaded Art Sculpture
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

Mixed Media

German Steel Fireplace - "Blossom I" - outdoor ornament - tall square base 80 cm
Located in Winterswijk, NL
German Steel Fireplace "Blossom I" d = 55 cm with tall square base 80 cm. This fire blossom is the eye-catcher in your garden. Due to the good air supply, you can setup very quickly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"We're All Just Taller Children"Artist Self Portrait in Acrylic & Colored Pencil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "We're All Just Taller Children" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of colored pencil, ink & acrylic on paper, wood, chain and handmade origami wishing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood, Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

Dodo Bird
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Dodo, ca. 1940 Carved granite 7.75" wide, 5" deep, height is 7" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Education: Univers...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Dodo Bird
Dodo Bird
$1,600 Sale Price
60% Off
Synthesis C1 by Tom Price - Resin, tar, steel, acrylic and LED lights sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis C1 is a sculpture by the English artist Tom Price. Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 41.5 cm × 31.5 cm × 28.8 cm. Dimensions include the base of the sculpture. This artwork...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Double Sided Gold Plated Medallion (Limited Edition; Signed and Stamped)
Located in New York, NY
ARNALDO POMODORO Double Sided Gold Plated Medallion, 1985 Bronze with Gold Patina 2 7/10 × 2 7/10 × 3/10 inches Limited Edition of 500 Signed by artist with incised signature; Stampe...
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Master of Your Own Destiny by W. P. Brenner - bronze sculpture, self-made man
Located in Paris, FR
Master of your own Destiny is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner which represents a man carving himself out of stone. 77 cm × 22 cm × 20 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P. ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Tinge", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, White, Grey, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Tinge” is a gestural 17 x 17 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream, light gray and white with iron speckles. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Kathy by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of female human figure.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Kathy is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. This striking sculpture features a slender, elongated nude female figure, exuding elegance and introspection. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures

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Bronze

Duality, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, Atelier, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hyakutake by Romain Langlois - Rock-like bronze sculpture, golden, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Hyakutake is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 100 × 32 × 32 cm (39.4 × 12.6 × 12.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cold Cast Bronze Bust Sculpture of Vincent Van Gogh by British Sculptor Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Cold Cast Bronze Bust Sculpture of Vincent Van Gogh by British Artist & Sculptor Anthony D Padgett BA MA PGDip, Born in 1969. Everyone has an idea o...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone, Metal, Bronze

Brittany by Nando Kallweit. Small bronze sculpture. Perfect for shelf or table
Located in Coltishall, GB
Brittany is a figurative bronze sculpture of the female form in a relaxed pose by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Expressive Stoneware Ceramic Head Sculpture with Oxidized Iron Base. Testa n 13
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Expressive ceramic head sculpture in stoneware with vanadium glaze and oxidized iron base. Testa No. 13 belongs to Óscar Aldonza’s “Testas” series, a body of work in which each ceram...
Category

2010s Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Around the Globe Black Teak by Bruno Helgen - wood globe sculpture
Located in DE
Teakwood and black lava sand make this beautiful turning globe a real stunning sculpture. Made from a whole piece of wood the way the sculpture is shaped is defined by how the tree g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Impressive Branch and Cauliflower Coral Sculpture on Lucite
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive branch and cauliflower coral assemblage hand crafted in specimens with mother nature's sea inspired colors and forms. Presented on a lucite base to enhance its sculptural ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

In the shadow of being loved by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
In the shadow of being loved is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 32.5 × 25.5 × 39.5 cm (12.8 × 10 × 15.6 in). The sculpture is signed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Equilibre Rouille 4/10 - geometric abstract, modern, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Philippe Pallafray’s dramatic contemporary sculptures often appear to defy the laws of gravity. This imposing minimalist piece features a highly polished stainless steel ball precari...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

III (Wish #1, Wish #2, Wish #3) Set of 3 Wishbones - Peter Norton Christmas Gift
Located in Soquel, CA
III (Wish #1, Wish #2, Wish #3) Set of 3 Wishbones - Peter Norton Christmas Gift Fanciful set of three different wishbones by Lorna Simpson (American, b. 1960). Three wishbones, one...
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Contour of Balance - tall, figurative, bronze, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a sculptor, Roch Smith often interprets the big questions in life in imaginative and playful ways. The Toronto artist is known for his use of toys –familiar childhood images that ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, 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 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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