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Counterpart (triptych) by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, lighting, LED, bench
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart (triptych) is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED, dimensions are 45 × 220 × 35 cm (17.7 × 86.6 ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Into the barrel- bronze and brass small figurative man surfer mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Mireia Serra's little figurative bronze sculptures capture feelings and sensations of day to day lives. She transforms everyday dilemmas into something beautiful that captures the be...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

Davinci's Horse Rears by Helle Crawford, Bronze sculpture of a horse
Located in DE
Bronze sculpture of a horse that rears on granite base
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

HARD CANDY GLITTER CHAIR WITH OTTOMAN I (One Of a Kind Functional Art)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** >>The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026<< _________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Glue, Glitter, Acrylic

Overture 3/5 - large scale, smooth, black granite, outdoor, abstract sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth black granite has been engineered to resemble a treble clef in this elegant outdoor sculpture by Canadian artist Jeremy Guy. An overture is a musical composition; usually the ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Granite

"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" Stacked Takeout Containers Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Cairn #2 (5 Stack)" is an original green ceramic sculpture by Yoonmi Nam made from directly slip casting the negative space of precariously stacked takeout containers and finishing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Takashi Murakami Flowers Skateboard Deck (Takashi Murakami skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Flowers Skate Deck: A vibrant piece of Takashi Murakami wall art produced as a limited series in conjunction with the 2017 Murakami exhibit: The Octopus Eats Its Own...
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1980s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Lithograph, Offset

For Sale, Naked Raku Pottery, Duck Egg Blue Vase- Extra Small, Ceramic
Located in Deddington, GB
Naked Raku Pottery, Duck Egg Blue Vase- Extra Small is a ceramic work by Tamsin Levene ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Clay 16.3 cm H x 5.5 cm D Sold unframed ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Tamsin Lev...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki Born in Osaka, Japan, Aya Oki is a glass art artist now working in Sa...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

"TV", needlepoint woman on horseback wrapped around vintage television with plug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"TV" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander is a free standing sculpture. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery featuring a woman on vintage television...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Textile

Ibex by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal bronze sculpture, mountain goat
Located in Paris, FR
Ibex is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Dimensions: 62 × 37 × 16 cm (24.4 × 14.6 × 6.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a lim...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fragile Edges, original, sculpture, thread, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Stained porcelain shards on wood set in a round. Dark blues to pale blues to white. Julie Massie has always taken inspiration for her artwork is from the Dorset Coastline which is a ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Board

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

Materials

Bronze

The canticle of the stilts (with ibis) by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
The canticle of the stilts (with ibis) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 70 × 30 × 25 cm (27.6 × 11.8 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is si...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Holy Trinity. White. Triptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
Artistic decorations for the home. Difference of elements on the same plane. Different and the same. As in the divine Trinity. White color - sacred peacefulness (what if God is an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile

Cigar Store Indian, Early 20th Century, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration. A now controversial subject, but none the less charming rendition, of a native North American man originally probably used as an advertising figure. Wonderful quality of carving capturing the stance of the man looking out to the distance, hair flowing to his back and plait to the side, all the details of his costume, his native dress and hairpipe breastplate (suggesting he is possibly a Comanche) and chest ornament, apron, trousers, mocassins, shield and arrows. The original Polychrome decoration has weathered beautifully as has the wood itself to present a sculpture that would adorn any collection or interior. Because of the general illiteracy of the populace, early store owners used descriptive emblems or figures to advertise their shops' wares. American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans. As early as the 17th century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops. Because European carvers had never seen a Native American, these early cigar-store "Indians" looked more like Africans with feathered headdresses and other fanciful, exotic features. These carvings were called "Black Boys" or "Virginians" in the trade. Eventually, the European cigar-store figure...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

Vintage Silver Plate and Tortoise Frog by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century life size frog sculpture or object of art handcrafted in silver plate on bronze with a tortoise shell terrazzo back. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.
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20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Silver

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
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Acqua by Marie Louise Sorbac - Animal bronze sculpture, Fish, Sea Life
Located in Paris, FR
Acqua is a bronze sculpture of a fish by Marie Louise Sorbac. 63 cm × 32 cm × 63 cm. This sculpture is part of a series celebrating nature and the animal kingdom. It is available in...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rick Wolfryd a.k.a CHROMA " FIRE BIRD " Beaded Wall Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Signed and dated 2023. OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERTATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Pair Recumbent Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian (possibly Florence) Mid 19th Century Alabaster, marble 6 x 9 x 4 inches This is an exquisite pair of Italian alabaster lions on marble bases based on the monumental lions carved by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the greatest Italian neoclassical sculptor. Canova sculpted the marble lions for the monumental tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter’s, Rome in 1792 Canova Lions refers to the pair of copies of lion sculptures by Antonio Canova. When Canova created the sculptures in 1792, he installed them on the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. The marble sculptures are some of the most prominent features in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Given the intricacies of creating the original Canova lions, some artists created molds and replicated them. A good example is the pair of lion sculptures...
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1850s Italian School Sculptures

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Marble, Alabaster

Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Seated Female, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Walter Sinz (American, 1881-1966) Seated Female, c. 1940 Ceramic 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches Walter A. Sinz was an American sculptor born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1881. Sinz’s fathe...
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1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" Whimsical Abstract Wool Rug/Tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool, and part of the inaugural launch of TTW Editions. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wool

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd " Large Money Cat " Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
THE ARTIST IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS FOR YOU!!! MONEY CAT MR. LUCKY TP. 0003 2025 ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art d...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

"A TEXAS BREED" G. HARVEY SCULPTURE. BRONZE TEXAS LONGHORN SCULPTURE
Located in San Antonio, TX
G. Harvey (Gerald Harvey Jones) (1933-2017) San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg Artist Image Size: 8 inches tall Frame Size: 8 inches across Medium: Bronze Sculpture "A Texas Bre...
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2010s Impressionist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Black Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Large Contemporary Round Orbit sculpture
Located in DE
A large contemporary black powder coated steel sculpture. Beautiful on the floor or a pedestal. A contemporary statement piece full of elegance and movement. _______________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

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...
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2010s Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Owl with Feathers - Original Ceramic Madoura - Ltd to 300 - Catalog Ramié #122
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Chouette aux plumes (Owl with Feathers) Original ceramic of Picasso made of white earthenware clay, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze. Annoted "Edition...
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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Beaded Flower 10" Oversized terracotta beads, Ceramics, Flora Hanging Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Beaded Flower 10" is an original piece by Jeff Rubio made from terra cotta and stoneware beads, glaze, rope, metal hardware, steel paperclip. This pieces measures 30"h x 7.5"w x 2.5...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

Noteworthy - Original Contemporary Expressive Geometric Abstract Metal Sculpture
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

Lying Figure V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, nude woman
Located in Paris, FR
Lying Figure V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 22 × 53 × 9 cm (8.7 × 20.9 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Futura 2000 'Johnny' vinyl art figure (Futura art toy mindstyle)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Johnny' by Futura 2000: The ‘Johnny’ vinyl art figure from NYC graffiti legend Futura is inspired by a classic 80s horror film. The 10-inch figure features a stylized rendition of h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Creation Myth, Hand made Ceramic Vase Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This vessel was built using the traditional and ancient methods of coil building. Through this meditative process, ancestral connections are drawn. The composition wraps around the f...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Surrealist Mixed-Media Painting on Wood Panel, Island Scene with Cloud and Text
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Surrealist mixed-media painting on wood panel featuring an island landscape with a solitary building, floating cloud, and intricate symbolic detailing. Created by Gozo Collective, th...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

A Handful of Stars, patinated bronze sculpture with walnut base, signed edition
Located in New York, NY
Betye Saar A Handful of Stars, 2016 Bronze with patina and walnut base Signed: Incised signature and numbered 7 × 3 × 2 1/2 inches Unframed Acquired from the International Sculpture ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Demian Undressing
Located in London, GB
Bronze Numbered 1/10 66cm × 26cm × 36cm (incl. base) Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK an...
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2010s English School 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

Pink Kioveo by Jacques Owczarek - Animal sculpture of a hippopotamus, polymer
Located in Paris, FR
Pink Kioveo is a polymer sheathed with crocodile skin sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 17 × 30 × 13 cm (6.7 × 11.8 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Polymer

"Sailing Towards You" contemporary figurative bronze wall sculpture love sea
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sailing Towards You is a wall sculpture. It can also be placed on a flat surface, for example on a shelf. Edition Size: 18. Sculpture for wall easily hung with 2 screws/nails. BIOG...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

'Seated Nude', Paris, Académie Chaumière, Salon D'Automne, LACMA, Woman Sculptor
By Caroline Lloyd
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed 'Lloyd' for Caroline Lloyd (American, 1875-1945), created circa 1935 and impressed with foundry stamp, 'C. Valsuani Cire Perdue', for Claude Valsuani Fonderie, Paris. Please...
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1930s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #2, 2018 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Orb-Beacon
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist and a member of the New York School of artists. He was born in New Orleans, Louisian...
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1960s Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

A Monumental Patinated Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ by Clesinger and Barbedienne
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental and Truly Exceptional French Patinated Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ, Circa 1858, Signed J. Clesinger, Rome 1858 & F. Barbedienne Fondeur This monumental and extraord...
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19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Herriet by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Herriet is a figurative bronze sculpture in a relaxed pose by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Ricordo" translated in "Me...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

"JxDALL·E 2023 16.49.49 17302" Textured abstract, tufted splatter wall-hanging
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "JxDALL·E 2023 16.49.49 17302" is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wool

Bouquet - Modern Minimalist Contemporary Floral Bouquet Steel Sculpture
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

Guardain Cat by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze cat animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze, Gold

"20-20" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl with Tilted Head, Bird
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

White cubes composition contemporary modern painting relief no 221210
Located in Doetinchem, NL
No. 221210 is a unique one-of-a-kind small contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Hewrman Coppus. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut, folded and glued white c...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cardboard

The Ladies’ Table by Cécile Raynal - Smoke-fired stoneware sculptures, bronze
Located in Paris, FR
The Ladies’ Table is an installation by the contemporary French artist Cécile Raynal that brings together portraits of women from the artist’s entourage, friends or people she has in...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary modern multicolour sculptural painting Farbl. grün gelb orange
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farblichtung grün gelb orange is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern sculptural painting by German artist Sybille Pattscheck. Her sculptural paintings are made by applying num...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Wax, Pigment

KAWS SHARE Grey (KAWS companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SHARE (Grey), new & unopened in its original packaging. KAWS SHARE first appeared in 'BLACKOUT' – the first London solo exhibition by KAWS (Skarstedt London 2019). In SHARE, KA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Small Unique Painted Steel Sculpture "He ain't Heavy"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, medium sized powder coated steel sculpture on a steel base. Once-off, abstracted figurative artwork in pastel shades of pink and blue.
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

KAWS SMALL LIE complete set of 3 works (KAWS small lie companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SMALL LIE: Complete Set of Three. Each new and sealed in their original packaging. These KAWS figurative pieces are a rendition of Small Lie produced in collaboration with Qatar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Life Size Abstract Realistic Astronaut Bronze Sculpture Bust "Trust"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artist started with the astronaut theme during Covid 19. These works were influenced by the isolation and questions regarding our identity and place in our world and universe at...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary SMSPF wall neon sculpture pop art interior Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke 1/1 original Neon SMSPF wall sculpture Easy wall mount Signed 1/1 Plastic Jesus: Born : London (United Kingdom) Current Location: Los Angeles Huffington Post - Best stre...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

16 red/black quadrants RZ - contemporary modern abstract painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
16 red/black quadrants RZ is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Eef de Graaf. The relief is made from meticulously hand-cut plain black and re...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cardboard

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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