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MUMUYE FIGURE
MUMUYE FIGURE

MUMUYE FIGURE

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Within Nigeria's Benue River Valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, including reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by heal...

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Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bathing woman
Bathing woman

Bathing woman

Located in Wien, 9

“Bathing Woman” (1925) by Harriet Frishmuth is a striking bronze sculpture that captures the grace and vitality of the female form. Beautifully rendered with fluid lines and a natura...

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1920s Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nine Forever - Buddha sculptures wall art - pop art
Nine Forever - Buddha sculptures wall art - pop art

Nine Forever - Buddha sculptures wall art - pop art

By Tal Nehoray

Located in New York, NY

This 3D art piece is made of 9 hand-painted laser-cut Plexiglas pieces that were mounted to an archival foam board backing, framed with a white wooden 2" frame. Each buddha sculpture...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Triumph, Signed and Numbered Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Erté
Triumph, Signed and Numbered Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Erté

Triumph, Signed and Numbered Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Erté

By Erté

Located in Long Island City, NY

Erté's Triumph celebrates victory and achievement through Art Deco sculptural design with elegant bronze craftsmanship. This striking metal sculpture features the artist’s signature...

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1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Gloire Et Fortune"
"Gloire Et Fortune"

"Gloire Et Fortune"

Located in Warren, NJ

Emile Louis Picault 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture "Gloire Et Fortune". In good condition measures 24x10

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Santiago Medina - SUBLIME, Sculpture 2025
Santiago Medina - SUBLIME, Sculpture 2025

Santiago Medina - SUBLIME, Sculpture 2025

By Santiago Medina

Located in Greenwich, CT

New Sculpture Collection Vanguard: Italian Stainless Steel with Special Splashed Electrostatic Paint. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Wall Mounted Turtle Shell
Antique Wall Mounted Turtle Shell

Antique Wall Mounted Turtle Shell

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty 19th century organic turtle shell or carapace with all its iconic variegated colors and textures fitted with custom wall hanging hardware.

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19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Gothic Virgin and Child - Eastern France. Mid-14th century.
Gothic Virgin and Child - Eastern France. Mid-14th century.

Gothic Virgin and Child - Eastern France. Mid-14th century.

Located in PARIS, FR

Gothic Virgin and Child - Eastern France. Mid-14th century. Carved in the round from walnut, this work relates to the output of workshops in eastern France in the mid-14th century. S...

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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Effervescence White VII - geometric, abstract, powder coated steel sculpture
Effervescence White VII - geometric, abstract, powder coated steel sculpture

Effervescence White VII - geometric, abstract, powder coated steel sculpture

By Claude Millette

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary indoor sculpture is hand-forged from steel by Claude Millette. Playful and striking In form this dynamic piece resembles tumbling dice that have been stacked at dar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

XoX Hipster Kiddo Pink - sculpture, resin and paint
XoX Hipster Kiddo Pink - sculpture, resin and paint

XoX Hipster Kiddo Pink - sculpture, resin and paint

By Viktor Mitic

Located in Bloomfield, ON

"This indoor figurative pop art table top sculpture is made from resin. Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of unique sculptures appear to merge pop art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Shovel, Recovered Contemporary Sculpture, Iron and Brass, 21st Century
Shovel, Recovered Contemporary Sculpture, Iron and Brass, 21st Century

Shovel, Recovered Contemporary Sculpture, Iron and Brass, 21st Century

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Shovel, Recovered" is an original artwork made from iron, paper, beeswax, brass, pine, mounted on panel by Katie VanVliet. This piece measures 12"h x 24"w x 5"d Katie VanVliet (she/her) is a sculptor and printmaker practicing from her home studio in Elkins Park...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

L'Ours Pompon Sculpture, Minimalist Resin, IKB Finish, 2010-2022
L'Ours Pompon Sculpture, Minimalist Resin, IKB Finish, 2010-2022

L'Ours Pompon Sculpture, Minimalist Resin, IKB Finish, 2010-2022

By Yves Klein

Located in New York, NY

A century after François Pompon’s landmark success at the Salon d’Automne, his renowned White Bear sculpture merges with Yves Klein’s iconic blue in the creation of L’Ours Pompon. Th...

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2010s Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Wooden Jellyfish Sculpture, Cedar Wood on Maple, Contemporary Artist
Wooden Jellyfish Sculpture, Cedar Wood on Maple, Contemporary Artist

Wooden Jellyfish Sculpture, Cedar Wood on Maple, Contemporary Artist

Located in Beachwood, OH

Daniel Grantham (American, 20th Century) Jellyfish, 2017 Cedar wood on maple Engraved signature on bottom of base 20 x 6.5 x 6 inches Daniel Grantham was born and raised in Clevela...

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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Maple, Cedar

Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana
Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana

Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana

By Abraham Harriton

Located in Surfside, FL

This is a carved glass panel. I belive this is milk glass. it is a classic Americana scene of a cowboy or frontier trapper and an Indian or Native American with a feathered headdress...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #3" drawing and layered paper sculpture
"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #3" drawing and layered paper sculpture

"Double Diddle Phlebotomy Movement #3" drawing and layered paper sculpture

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Original multicolored hand-cut paper and ink on illustration board layered paper sculpture by Charles Clary measuring 21"h x 16"w. This piece ships in the pictured black frame. Cha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Ink, Illustration Board

Mermaid
Mermaid

Mermaid

By Erté

Located in Greenwich, CT

Whether in the draping of a silk gown worn by an opera diva, or in the sparkle of an intricately beaded headdress worn by a woman of society, Erté had an exceptionally acute visual memory of every detail of his early design creations. It was no wonder then that his fashion designs were so adeptly applied to the sculpture format. In Mermaid, we have a fine example of how Erté carried the technical possibilities of the sculpture medium to a new level. This attention to detail added to his legend as one of the Twentieth Century’s foremost artist-designers, with work represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Paris Opera House, the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Through Mermaid, Erté takes us beyond the female form by choosing the intriguing legendary sea creature whose upper body is that of a woman, and whose lower body is that of an aquatic creature. In quintessential Erté style...

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20th Century Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of a woman
Portrait of a woman

Portrait of a woman

By Marcel GIMOND

Located in PARIS, FR

Portrait of a woman by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961) Bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina signed on the neck with the monogram "MG" period cast by "Meroni Radice, cire perdue, Paris"...

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1930s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth
"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth

"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth

By Susan Hable

Located in Atlanta, GA

Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex Katz, Howard Hodgkins, Hilma af Klint, Georgia O'Keeffe, Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brâncuși. With humor and a bit of mischief, Susan Hable’s “Don't Pick The Flowers!” is a body of work that is at once a refuge and a playground. Inspired by her sumptuous garden just outside of her Athens studio, Susan flows from one medium to the next from painting to collage to sculpture. Susan sees her garden as a place for adventure and daydreaming, challenging her perceptions of what her Art can be. Even a weedy ground cover has caught Susan’s eye, an overlooked invasive is seen in a new light becoming a dreamlike fairytale path. Her work asks us to engage in life, go for a walk and play. Susan Hable Smith is the artist and designer behind the boldly colored and hand drawn patterns of Hable Construction...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a ballerina, Olympiad, Figurative, woman, dance
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a ballerina, Olympiad, Figurative, woman, dance

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a ballerina, Olympiad, Figurative, woman, dance

By Benson Landes

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 25. Olympiad by Benson Landes. A bronze sculpture of a ballerina, crouched in a moment of rest, captures both poise and introspection. The sculptor portrays the dancer wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Flowing Man

Flowing Man

By Ernest Trova

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Edition 37/99

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Firework

Brent ArtmanFirework, 2025

$2,450Sale Price|30% Off

Firework

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brent Artman Firework, 2025 flame on copper 24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 cm)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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 Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Pine Cone 22-555 - nature inspired, still life, forged bronze sculpture
Bronze Pine Cone 22-555 - nature inspired, still life, forged bronze sculpture

Bronze Pine Cone 22-555 - nature inspired, still life, forged bronze sculpture

By Floyd Elzinga

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Canadian sculptor Floyd Elzinga finds inspiration for his iconic imagery in nature. From his studio on the rugged Niagara escarpment, he creates beautiful sculptures using natural forms—trees, the maple leaf and pine cones. This new series of pine cones are superbly detailed, and hand forged from bronze. The polished finish lends an elegance to these tabletop pieces. “The natural world is fundamentally my inspiration, and it is strongly reflected in my subject matter.” Floyd Elzinga His pinecone...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Island Jewel, Unique Cut Glass OP Art Sculpture by Jon Kuhn
Island Jewel, Unique Cut Glass OP Art Sculpture by Jon Kuhn

Island Jewel, Unique Cut Glass OP Art Sculpture by Jon Kuhn

By Jon Kuhn

Located in Long Island City, NY

A polished glass sculpture by Joh Kuhn from 1992. A spectacular sculpture of crystal clear glass that forms a complicated prism in which light is reflected in a multitude of optical ...

Category

1990s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -
Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -

Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -

By Paul Dubois

Located in Berlin, DE

Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentine singer, 1865. Light brown patinated bronze with cast round plinth mounted on a square marble base (3.5 cm high). Total height 53 cm. Bronze dimensions: 49.5 cm (height) x 20 cm (length) x 10 cm (width), weight 5.6 kg. Inscribed on the plinth "P.[aul] DUBOIS", dated "1865", with the foundry's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" and the signet "REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS". - Patina very occasionally darkened, lute with loss of one tuning peg, otherwise in excellent condition. - The renaissance of the Renaissance - The bronze is a precisely executed and masterfully cast contemporary reduction of Paul Dubois 155 cm tall masterpiece "Florentine Singer", which is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay and for which the artist was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Paris Salon in 1865. The work acted as a beacon, and was followed by a plethora of depictions of juveniles. Inspired by Donatello and Luca della Robbia, but also by painters such as Piero della Francesca, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Pinturicchio, the "Florentine Singer" is not an epigonal work that pays homage to a vanished era, but a successful attempt to draw vitality from the art of the past and thus give it new life. The effect of vitality is the core of Italian Renaissance art theory. In order to fulfill itself as art, art had to appear like nature. This naturalism also characterizes the "Florentine Singer". The young man appears to have been taken from life, which is reinforced by the momentary nature of his action. He has just struck a now fading chord. In addition, the natural appearance is enhanced by the detailed shaping of the figurative details, such as the laces with the slightly curved leather of the shoes, the belt buckle, or the ornamentation on the body of the lute. Even the fingernails are clearly defined. Unlike the Renaissance, however, the effect of liveliness here is not based on the "discovery" of nature and the human body, but primarily on the rediscovery of the art of the Quattrocento. The liveliness of the artwork is therefore at the same time a revitalization of this art, so that we can speak of a Renaissance of the Renaissance, just as the Pre-Raphaelites in England at the same time transferred the Quattrocento to contemporary art. Dubois takes on the most difficult of all subjects, the depiction of singing through silent sculpture. He was preceded in this by Luca della Robbia and Donatello with their pulpits of singers created in the 1430s in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. Compared to these works, the physiognomy of Dubois singer is far less animated, yet he also depicts singing in a convincing manner. He uses the whole body. He takes the ancient contrapposto, which was essential to Renaissance sculpture, and transforms the standing leg-playing posture into a late medieval S-swing, giving the body an elegant beauty and at the same time setting it in melodic motion. In the equally elegant finger position, the music is expressed in a much more literal way with the beating of the lute. Finally, the musicality of the sculpture culminates in the face with the mouth open to sing. Through the act of singing, which is a great challenge to the artistic will to depict perfect beauty, the gracefulness of the classical face is not diminished, but enhanced. Starting from the face with the singing mouth and the gaze absorbed by the sounds, the inner vitality spreads, giving the bronze sculpture an intense aura, enhanced by the music. Dubois transfers the beauty of the Renaissance to the musical, sublimating the visible sculpture to the invisible of music. He took up the challenge of transcending the Renaissance with the Renaissance, thus responding to the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, which arose at the end of the 17th century around the French Academy and remained virulent into the 19th century, in which antiquity was regarded either as an unattainable ideal or as a standard to be surpassed. With his work, Dubois proved that the Renaissance, which had championed the art of the ancients, could lead to a new renaissance of art. About the artist Paul Dubois' great-uncle was the famous French Baroque sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, in whose footsteps the talented great-nephew followed. When he debuted at the Paris Salon in 1858, he signed his work "Dubois-Pigalle". At his father's request, however, he first studied law before devoting himself to sculpture under the tutelage of François Christophe Armand Toussaint in 1856 and entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1858. From 1859 to 1863, he lived in Rome and traveled to Naples and Florence. Inspired by Florentine art of the quattrocento, Dubois initiated a school-forming neo-Florentine style that combined the elegantly simple forms of youthful grace with a precise wealth of detail.Two purchases by the French state (“envois de Rome”) were made during his stay in Rome, which brought him recognition in Paris. After his return there, he quickly became an internationally sought-after artist. Dubois was also active as a creator of monuments. His most famous work is the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (1896) on the forecourt of Reims Cathedral. He was also a sought-after portraitist who produced around 50 busts and - Dubois was also a passionate painter - around 100 portraits in oil. From 1873 to 1878 he was curator of the Museum du Luxembourg, in 1876 he became a member of the Institut de France and from 1878 to 1905 he was director of the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1865, Dubois was awarded the Paris Salon Medal of Honor for his “Florentine Singer”. In 1867 he became Chevalier, in 1874 Officier, in 1886 Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, which awarded Dubois the Grande Croix in 1896. Selected Bibliography Stole, Elmar: Paul Dubois. In: Saur. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 30, Munich - Leipzig 2001, pp. 677-678. GERMAN VERSION Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentinischer Sänger, 1865. Hellbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener runder Plinthe auf quadratischem Marmorsockel montiert (3,5 cm Höhe). Gesamthöhe 53 cm. Maße der Bronze: 49,5 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Länge) x 10 cm (Breite), Gewicht 5,6 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „P.[aul] DUBOIS“ bezeichnet, auf „1865“ datiert, mit dem Gießereistempel „F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR“ und dem Signet „REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS“ versehen. - Patina sehr vereinzelt nachgedunkelt, Laute mit Verlust eines Stimmwirbels, ansonsten ausgezeichnet erhalten. - Die Renaissance...

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1860s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spirit of Gravity  - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette
Spirit of Gravity  - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette

Spirit of Gravity - emotive, nude, female, figurative, bronze statuette

By Richard Tosczak

Located in Bloomfield, ON

In this thoughtful sculpture by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak, the gestures of a female figure, head bent, arms wrapped, are captured in bronze. Known for his beautiful figurative work, this piece retains the artist’s signature highly textured appearance and green-black patina. Tosczak’s pieces are first conceived on paper in quick pen and ink drawings. The spontaneity of this approach is evident in the almost abstract appearance of the sculpture. This piece is number three in an edition of eight. “The ineffable, vital qualities of the human spirit (is what I’m trying to communicate.)” - Richard Tosczak Born in Belgium, Richard Tosczak studied philosophy and sculpture at the University of Alberta. At that time, Tosczak began working in steel and was influenced by a number of his professors who appreciated the work of a British abstract sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro considered one of the greatest sculptors of his generation. Further studies were pursued in France with another internationally acclaimed classic sculptor, Martine Vaugel...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Union", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 19x11x7 in., Woman & Man
"Union", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 19x11x7 in., Woman & Man

"Union", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 19x11x7 in., Woman & Man

By Frederick Hart

Located in Dallas, TX

"Union" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female and male figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 299/350. Inspired by The Creation Sculptures of the Washington National Cathedral...

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1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Modernist Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture "Family" Wolfgang Behl
Large Modernist Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture "Family" Wolfgang Behl

Large Modernist Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture "Family" Wolfgang Behl

Located in Surfside, FL

This is a mid 20th century mod abstract large bronze sculpture by Wolfgang Behl (German/American, 1918-1994). The sculptural group titled "The Family" features a mother and father with two children. Numbered 20/20. Signed. 21" H x 10 1/4" x 10 1/4 Wolfgang (Johann Wolfgang) Behl (1918 - 1994) was active/lived in Connecticut, Illinois / Germany. Known for Sculpture and as an architectural carver. A carver,designer, and teacher, Wolfgang Behl was born in Berlin, Germany where he studied at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. His teacher was otto Hitzberger, sculptor and architecture carver. I have seen some his work, particularly in carved wood compared to Constantin Brancusi although this one seems way more reminiscent of Alberto Giacometti. In 1939, Behl came to the United States and taught briefly in Pennsylvania at the Perkiomen School and in Rhode Island at the Rhode Island School of Design. There in 1943, he won the Joseph N. Eisendrath prize for sculpture. He also became a friend of Louis Mayer, sculptor from Milwaukee. In 1944, Behl took a job as Art Director at the Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois, and he also began a one-year teaching assignment at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. The last years of his life until his death were in Hartford, Connecticut. Source: Peter C. Merrill, "German-Immigrant Artists in Early Milwaukee" Originally from Berlin, Germany, Mr. Behl immigrated to the United States in 1939 and became a citizen in 1947. He studied with Waldemar Raemisch at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and later at the Rhode Island School of Design. He began teaching at the Hartford Art School in 1955, retiring in 1983 to devote his time to sculpting. Mr. Behl had exhibitions throughout the United States and Germany. Some of his solo exhibitions include the Arts Exclusive in Simsbury from 1976 to 1981, and the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City from 1950 to 1973. He showed at the New Britain Museum of American Art, in New Britain, Connecticut in 1969. He also had several retrospectives, including one at the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center in West Hartford until the end of this month. His works in bronze have a German Expressionist quality to them a pathos found in the works of Kathe Kollwitz and the Expressionist movement. He was known for his classically inspired, but often surrealist sculpture. Among his most-well known pieces are a series of sculptures done for the University of Connecticut Health Center. Several examples of Behl’s work are found on the campus of the University of Hartford. He was included in the show Monumentality in Modern Sculpture at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Texas, 1957. Artists featured in the exhibition: Kenneth Armitage, Hans Arp, Ernst Barlach, Wolfgang Behl, Dorothy Dehner, Edgar Degas, José de Rivera, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Joseph Glasco, Julio González, Paul Granlund...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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