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Celeste 2/50 - smooth, figurative, engineered black granite, tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once elegant and contemporary—this sublime sculpture of a reclining figure is by Jeremy Guy. Chiselled from black granite and honed to a smooth, velvet-like finish, the subject ma...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Pair Of Murano Glass Toucans Male & Female
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of rare Murano handblown glass Toucans male and female sculptures. 20"and 19" height 15" and 14"wide depth 5" base 4"x4" Artist signed (engraved), artist's seal.​ Walter Furlan ...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Flowing Man
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Edition 37/99
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vase delle Braccia, Hand-Painted Unique Terracotta Vase by Mirko
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mirkò, Italian (1980 - ) Title: Vaso delle Braccia (Three Musicians) Year: 2007 Medium: Painted Terracotta Vase, signed Size: 18 x 19 x 13 in. (45.72 x 48.26 x 33.02 cm)
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Minimalist Abstract Color Field Painting in Lime Green and Yellows(C20-7)
Located in Hudson, NY
Nature-Inspired Minimalist Abstract Color Field painting on three wood panels in shades of Lime Green and yellows Acrylic on 3 panels Each panel is 24 x 24 x 2 inches can be oriented vertically or horizontally Overall measurement for horizontal install with 1-2 inch recommended spacing, 24 x 76 x 2 inches horizontally We are amazed by Ginny Fox's ability to achieve multiple flawless layers of acrylic paint, wiping it on and off with cotton cloth, to create a subtle yet distinctive woven texture on a smooth surface. The artist's work is inspired by patterns found in nature such as tree rings, rock lines, ethereal horizons, or water ripples. It appears as though a light source is originating behind the panel, glowing softly in a pale, dreamy green palette. This unique surface spreads all the way to the very edge of each panel. The 2 inch deep sides are cleanly painted white for a seamless finish. These panels hang flush to the wall by resting on two nails on either side of the panel, and can be arranged in any number of ways, highlighting the work's sculptural element. Artist's Statement: My paintings merge the detailed textures and colors found in the natural world with the linear and geometric patterns visible in industrial and architectural structures. The interplay of these elements drives the work and provides a platform for constant change and narrative. By simultaneously layering and removing paint with rags instead of brushes, my hand is directly involved with the process. Each piece contains multiple panels that evoke a nuanced and evolving universe. Ginny Fox builds up each non-representational piece with overlapping streaks of paint that frequently span two or three panels. Working with rags instead of brushes, Fox’s hand moves along parallel paths, emergent colors cascading gently towards the edges of the composition's plane. There’s something vaporous to the outer layers of the work, the interwoven strands of color offering glimpses at the painting’s earthy base and hinting at the artist’s gradual process. Having received her education from New York University in the 1970s, Fox has since exhibited throughout the United States, especially in New York City and the northeastern U.S. RESUME Solo Exhibits 2019 Winterscape Soho20 Bushwick, New York 2017 Perpetual Earth Soho20 Bushwick, New York 2015 Intimate Universe Soho20 Chelsea New York...
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Crusader with shield and mace / - Ready to strike -
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Moest (1873 Cologne - 1914 Rath), Crusader with shield and mace, around 1910. Bronze on a black marble pedestal (19 cm high). 57.5 cm (total height) x 21 cm (width) x 12 cm (de...
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1910s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ad Dextram Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ad Dextram Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Nex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Arturito" from Huichol Alteration Series
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 Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Spatial Spiral: Crawl - Abstract spiral ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Spatial Spiral Crawl ceramic sculpture by Michael Boroniec - ceramic, glaze Michael Boroniec’s “Spatial Spiral” series is an adventure in three dimensions and expands the concept of...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Lola
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Sculpture in white marble by the artist Agustin Cardenas. Signed on the base of the sculpture. Cárdenas was a descendant of african slaves from Senegal and Congo. He was b...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Churro- Basswood 21" High X 9" wide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Churros Basswood 21" High X 9 Wide Wood, oil, steel Lautz's Zen like sculpture is formed from Linden wood also known as basswood, which was conside...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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 Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Mother and Child' original springstone sculpture signed by Nelson Mutumbuki
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Mother and Child' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Nelson Mutumbuki. The sculpture presents a theme beloved by Shona artists: motherhood. In the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Evening Roost" Wildlife Bronze Sculpture of Green-Wing Teal Ducks Ed. 34/40
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic bronze wildlife sculpture by Texas based artist Ronnie Wells. The work features a pair of green-wing teal ducks by the water as they inspect a snail. Titled, signed, and...
Category

1980s Naturalistic Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Amancio Man Guerrero Herido original bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ bronze. Series limited to 7 copies. Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio Gon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Balance by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, geometric
Located in Paris, FR
Balance is a unique fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 33 × 56 × 10 cm (13 × 22 × 3.9 in). The sculptu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Snoopy Plush (Black Large)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super soft Kaws X Peanuts collaboration Plush. The must have accessory for the modern home. Looks amazing on the couch, chilling on a chair or on a shelf. NYC inspired edition with t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Polyester

Sunset, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Sunset, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, (48...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Untitled" bronze sculpture of seated female figure by artist Felipe Castañeda
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of a female nude by artist Felipe Castañeda. Inscribed F. Castañeda 1984 P/A on base.
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

La Coquette (bronze sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Published by Fine Art Acquisitions. Certificate of ...
Category

1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Der kleine Menschenfresser by Marcelo Martin Burgos - polished bronze, gold
Located in Paris, FR
Menschenfresser is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions including steel base are 42 × 47 × 13 cm (16.5 × 18.5 × 5.1 in). The sculptur...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Fragment n°2 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony of forms
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment n°2 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 60 × 30 × 10.5 cm (23.6 × 11.8 × 4.1 in). The sculpture is sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

AURELIE ANGER - AArt's Cubes - Rubik Cube Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Information: Aurélie developed a particular sensitivity to the arts at an early age, alongside her father Roger Anger, a visionary architect. Model from an early age, her creations f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

'Dancing in the Wind' original Shona stone sculpture by Wellington Karuru
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Dancing in the Wind' is an original opal serpentine sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Wellington Karuru. The artist presents an elegant and curvilinear figure of a woman, her hair seeming to billow upward and behind her. The sculpture is on one hand a celebration of the stone material, and on the other it calls back to art historical precedent: her body is brought to a high polish, reflecting the softness of skin, while her hair is left rough-hewn to create the effect of the untamed wind. At the same time, the woman's body is highly stylized and emphasizes her hips and belly, recalling Paleolithic "Venus" sculptures like the lauded Venus of Willendorf and thusly ideas of maternity and womanhood. opal stone (serpentine) not signed 23" high x 8" widest point x 4" smallest point, sculpture 4"x4"x4", sculpture bottom 1 x 6 x 6 inches, base Overall excellent condition with no signs of wear Sculpture comes with base. Born on August 17, 1976, Wellington Karuru is the first born to a family of five children and has two brothers and two sisters. As the first born child in a Zimbabwean family, many responsibilities were shouldered upon Wellington. Both his brothers, Gilbert and Esau, are also talented sculptors. He completed his primary and secondary education in Mashonaland West Province and was involved in almost every sporting activity at the school. After he graduated, he was employed at National Foods LTD where he worked as a machine operator for a period of four years and was later promoted to work as a sales clerk. In his free time he assisted some well known artists in sculpting, was able to learn much from them and soon thereafter started to develop his own talent and unique style. Inspired by such well known sculptors such as Gardener Sango and Garison Muchinjili, Wellington started sculpting small pieces for himself and soon found a buyer for his favorite piece titled ‘A Cry For Help’. From that day forward, he has never looked back. He eventually went to work with Garison Machinjili whose influence is clearly shown in his work. Some of his pieces have been chosen already for international exhibitions and galleries. Well established and internationally renowned artists like Joe Mutasa...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"After the Fire" - Mixed Media Composition in Clay and Acrylic on Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking abstracted landscape by Linda West (American, b. 1953). A bold red landscape is dotted with the charred remnants of trees. The sky is a dull teal c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Plywood, Acrylic

Bake Sale: Ice Cream (20232), tufted wall art, textile, fiber, yarn, pink, soft
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Bake Sale: Ice Cream (2023), tufted art, textile, fiber, yarn, soft sculpture, pink, teal, wall or tabletop rug "Bake Sale: Ice Cream" by SarahGrace is a hand tufted wall...
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2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Fabric, Yarn, Felt

Singing Bowl Mercury - gold, black, meditative, stainless steel garden sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Artist Marlene Hilton Moore continues to explore the theme of listening with the creation of more beautiful ‘singing bowls.’ Like ancient vessels they are intended to be objects of m...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Middle - popular contemporary nude female bronze sculpture in meditative pose
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Middle" is a popular free-standing bronze sculpture, suitable both for the inside and outside from established German mid-career sculptress Susanne Kraißer. Edition 18, signed, numb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Conversation - white, grey, abstract, contemporary, marble sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, tabletop, white, grey, abstract, marble sculpture is by Canadian artist Doug Robinson. Two figurative shapes—one hand sculpted from cr...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Hybrid - Jan Wils, 21st Century Contemporary Aluminium Sculpture Abstract
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The sculpture "Hybrid" is made of powder-coated aluminium. Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. We would almost call his ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Couple de danseurs from Cibot in resin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture in Resin from Elisabeth Cibot Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, sculpture has always been part of the environment of...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Armadura Terrestre II, Aluminum and Oxidized Steel Sculpture by Amadeo Gabino
Located in Long Island City, NY
Armadura Terrestre II Amadeo Gabino, Spanish (1922–2004) Date: circa 1974 Oxidized Steel and polished aluminum sculpture Size: 19.75 x 19.75 x 2.25 in. (50.17 x 50.17 x 5.72 cm)
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1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

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 Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Thumbprint (Red), original three dimensional geometric design wall relief
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Chuck Krause (1949) Title: Thumbprint (Red) Year: 2020 Medium: Acrylic paint on sculpted composite board Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Board

Marathon
Located in Dallas, TX
"Marathon" by artist David Everett is polychromed mahogany, and measures 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. It is signed "© D EVERETT 2023". A jackrabbit and cactus are depicted. David...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Bernard Rives. Male Torso. TROSE 2010 original resin sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Represents the torso of a man separable pieces and Interior color pink New construction and Perfect condition Limited Edition 8 copies + 3 Artificial Test Bernard Rives was born 194...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

"Mother & Child", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 24x18x10 in., 43x150, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Mother and Child" by Frederick Hart is an acrylic figurative sculpture of a woman and her baby numbered 43/150. Inspired by the birth of his own child, Frederick Hart masterfully ce...
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1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Acrylic Polymer

Eighteenth-century Grand Tour marble bust of Faustina the Younger
Located in London, GB
Signed and dated: ‘F. Harwood Fecit 1764’ Collections: Probably commissioned by Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827); Probably by descent at Gordon Castle, Banffshire to c.1948; Possibly acquired by Bert Crowther of Syon Lodge, Middlesex; Jacques Hollander (1940-2004); Christie’s, 5 December 2013, lot 101; Private collection; Sotheby’s, 2 July 2019, lot 106 Literature: John Preston Neale, Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales and Scotland, London, 1822, vol.I, unpaginated. This marble copy of an ancient bust in the Musei Capitolini usually identified as Faustina the Younger, the daughter of Antoninus Pius and future wife of Marcus Aurelius, was made in Florence by Francis Harwood in 1764. Harwood was one of the most prolific suppliers of decorative marbles for the Grand Tour market and this finely worked example demonstrates the quality of luxury goods available to travellers to Italy. So often anonymous, this unusually signed and dated example, raises questions about the status of marble copies in the period and of sculptors such as Harwood who are known principally for ornamental work. Harwood’s origins remain obscure. He is documented living in Palazzo Zuccari with Joshua Reynolds and the Irish sculptor Simon Vierpyl at Easter 1752, he had certainly settled permanently in Florence by the following year, when he is recorded working with Joseph Wilton. He was admitted to the Florentine Academy on 12 January 1755 (as pittore Inglese, although he was described as scultore in the matriculation account). After Wilson returned to England in 1755 Harwood appears to have worked in a studio near SS. Annunziata with Giovanni Battista Piamontini who had made life-size copies of The Wrestlers and The Listening Slave for Joseph Leeson in 1754. In 1758 both sculptors were contracted to make a statue and a trophy to complete the decoration of the Porta San Gallo, Harwood completing a statue of Equality, installed the following year. By 1760 Harwood was on the brink of his most productive period as a sculptor, producing copies of celebrated antiquities for the ever-increasing audience of Grand Tour travellers and for the domestic market in London. In 1761 Harwood met the young architect James Adam who was in Italy specifically to make contact with suppliers for Robert Adam’s burgeoning practice back in Britain. The Adams offered a remarkably cohesive design package to their clients, encompassing not just architecture, but fixtures, fittings and furniture as well. Harwood was able to supply the brothers with marbles for their new interiors. At Syon, for example, Harwood produced a full-size copy of Michelangelo’s Bacchus for the new dining room the Adams had designed for Hugh Smythson, 1st Duke of Northumberland. Harwood seems to have also specialised in producing sets of library busts. In 1758 Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton, a distinguished traveller commissioned a set of busts which remain in situ at Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire. It is perhaps no coincidence that the Adam brothers were producing designs for new interiors at Castle Ashby at this date. The set included representations of: Cicero, Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina the Younger, Sappho, Seneca and Homer. Each of these busts Harwood seems to have replicated for multiple patrons, another Adam patron, Thomas Dundas...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Santiago Medina - Blue Illusion, Sculpture 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel with blue tinting. Wall or table top sculpture. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Arman Violins bronze sculpture, 1981
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Very nice bronze with brown and black patina sculpture - Violins decoupes, 1981 by the important artist ARMAN. signed and inscribed 'AP' on the base. Accompanied by a certificate of...
Category

1980s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Writing No. 4 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Writing No. 4 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 56 × 36 × 18 cm (22 × 14.2 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Caballo con Hombre Pájaro Horse With A Bird Man Rider
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Caballo con Hombre Pájaro Horse With A Bird Man Rider The surrealist composition features a stylized horse with a seated human figure bearing a bird-like head, reflecting Bustamante'...
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa 1900
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger Continental School, circa 1900 8.75 x 19.5 inches Ex. Collection Interior Designer Joseph Cicio Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Cicio followe...
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Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Isabella
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an original carved wood sculpture by American WPA artist Avis Zeidler Nemkoff. "Isabella", is a hand carved wood sculpture measuring 18.5 inches tall, exceptional original condition, originally acquired from the estate of the artist who resided in Northern California. This is a magnificent one of a kind hand carved wood sculpture, c.1938. Please contact the gallery for additional information •Avis Zeidler was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1908. •It is not known when Zeidler moved to California. However, in the 1930s she majored in art at the University of California. •Later, she enrolled at the California School of Fine Arts after receiving a scholarship for her studies there. She studied with Ray Boynton, Lucien Labaudt, Karl Eugen Neuhaus, and Ralph Stackpole...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Du Coeur À l'Esprit (From Heart to Mind) - contemporary, bronze indoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Forged from bronze, this contemporary figurative indoor sculpture was made by Galina Stetco. The silhouette of a human bust has a hole where the heart is located and a metal ladder c...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel, Iron

Lovers. Contemporary bronze sculpture, Limited edition, Italian artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative patinated bronze sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Giancaterino. Sculpture shows a couple in which man is holding woman by her hands as she is floating. Art...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Of Course, You Weren’t Made to Be Subservient, Large Carved Porcelain Vase
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This vessel is one of many in the series titled Unsung Muses and illustrates some of the enigmatic narratives surrounding Lilith. In one frame she soaks up the full moon in all her glory, and in another, she is seen eating a child. The story goes that she was punished for not being submissive to Adam; in one tale, she is cursed to eat her own children and in another to watch 100 of her babies die...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint

Bronze of Pluto Abducting Proserpine after François Girardon
Located in New Orleans, LA
After François Girardon 1628-1715 French Pluto Abducting Proserpine Bronze This High Baroque period composition captures the famed narrative of Pluto and Proserpine from Roman mythology. The late 17th-century patinated bronze, created after François Girardon's marble composition, captures the very moment that Pluto seizes Proserpine. The anguished goddess reaches skyward, attempting to escape the god’s grasp while Pluto’s stoic face betrays his knowledge that his ploy will succeed. This pivotal moment in the mythological tale has captured the imagination of many art historical greats, from Bernini to Rubens. François Girardon’s version of the climax demonstrates incredible finesse and artistry, modeled expertly in bronze in the present work by a later sculptor. The statue brings a twist of intertwined bodies into a dynamic frenzy, paralleling the tension of the legendary story. In ancient Roman mythology, Proserpine, the beautiful daughter of Ceres — known as Persephone in Greek mythology — was picking flowers in the fields when she was suddenly abducted by Pluto, the god of the underworld, and taken to his kingdom. Consumed with grief, her mother Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, scorches the earth, stopping the growth of grain and fruit. Jupiter attempts to intervene and secure Proserpine’s return to earth, negotiating a compromise with Pluto and the Fates that allows Proserpine to be released for part of the year before returning to Pluto’s underworld. Proserpine’s journey back and forth is an allegory for the changing seasons; when Prosperine is with her mother, the earth warms and provides bountiful harvests. Upon her annual return to the underworld, however, the earth once again becomes cold and barren. After returning to France after years of training in Rome, François Girardon quickly rose to become one of the greatest artists in France. He was elected a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1657 and would become Chancellor of the Royal Academy in 1695. The artist was approached frequently for royal commissions and Girardon’s Pluto was originally commissioned by Louis XIV for the gardens at his Palace of Versailles. It was one of four monumental marble groups intended to decorate the corners of Charles Le Brun’s never completed garden at the chateau, the Parterre d’Eau. Each group of three figures symbolized one of the four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Pluto’s association with hell made him the apt...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mixed Media Sculpture with Waxed Linen, Hammered Copper and Iron Wire
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mixed Media Sculpture with Waxed Linen, Hammered Copper and Iron Wire Mary Giles (1944-2018) received her BS in Art Education from Mankato State University in Minnesota. After rece...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Iron, Wire

Woman and Two Children, Asian Carved Jade Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Origin: Thai Artist: Unknown Title: Woman and Two Children Medium: Jade Sculpture, (Nephrite) Size: 21x10x4 in.
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20th Century Ming Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Pierre Lepautre "Aeneas Carrying Anchises" Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
After Pierre Lepautre (French, 1660-1744) "Aeneas Carrying Anchises with Ascanius Out of Troy" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, on a squa...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Possibility - detailed, inscribed, hand-built, vessel, glass, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Striking in form, colour and texture, this is one of a new series of clay vessels created by American ceramicist Heather Allen Hietala. The boat-shaped vessel symbolizes life’s journ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Nott
Located in Westport, CT
Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

"J.P.'s Trip", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "J.P.'s Trip" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut and and found object stencil monoprint mounted on panel ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Found Objects, Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut, Paper

Aberdeen Angus Bull: Rosemead Jeronny
Located in Lexington, KY
Self taught, Bibby has become one of Englands finest animal sculptors. Selling his first sculpture at age 16, Bibby has made a professional career that has ranged from director for a...
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Male Classical Torso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Panda Plush Large
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Panda Plush Large
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Nude Male Acephale Sang de Boeuf Ceramic Sculpture with Marble Base.
By Franta (Frantisek Merte)
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century ceramic figure of a man in Sang de Boeuf, oxblood red, glaze presented on a metal 'tige' and marble base. The sculpture is not signed but was purchased from ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Cloned Schnauzer with water bottle
Located in Malmo, SE
Edition of 200 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Recycled plastic. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

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This Weathered-Steel Sculpture Distills a Form of Protest into a Minimalist Monument

Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.

How the Chunky, Funky Ceramics of 5 Mid-Century American Artists Balanced Out Slick Modernism

Get to know the innovators behind the pottery countercultural revolution.

Art Brings the Drama in These Intriguing 1stDibs 50 Spaces

The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.

Chryssa’s 1962 Neon Sculpture Was Way ahead of the Art-World Curve

By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.

How to Spot a Fake KAWS Figure

KAWS art toys have developed an avid audience in recent decades, and as in any robust collectible market, counterfeiters have followed the mania. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

Hideho Tanaka Carefully Stitched Together Pieces of Paper to Make This Sculptural Textile

The Japanese fiber artist’s ‘Vanishing and Emerging Wall’ may seem innocuous — but it plays with conceptions of time.

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