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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Madonna and Child, Polychrome Stucco Relief, workshop of Luca della Robbia.
Located in Pistoia, IT
Madonna and Child, polychrome stucco relief, workshop of Luca della Robbia. Second half of the 15th century.
Modeled as half-length, the Child holds his mother's veil in one hand, th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other Medium
"Le Rieur Napolitain" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875)
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A stunning bronze bust "Le Rieur Napolitain" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875), a master of 19th-century French sculpture. This piece captures the joyful expression of a young Neapolitan boy, reflecting Carpeaux’s signature realism and dynamic movement.
Details:
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Title: Le Rieur Napolitain (The Laughing Neapolitan)
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: Height 27 cm, Width 19 cm, Depth 12 cm
Period: 19th century
Condition: Good, with a beautiful natural patina
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875) was a leading French sculptor of the 19th century, known for his ability to infuse lifelike movement and emotional depth into his works. Le Rieur Napolitain (The Laughing Neapolitan) is a striking example of his dynamic and expressive style, embodying his fascination with naturalism and human vitality.
This bust is part of Carpeaux’s series of Neapolitan figures...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Repose 6/50 - smooth, black granite, figurative, tabletop sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is numbered in a series of 50, available on a commission basis. Please allow 6-8 weeks for completion upon delivery.
Smooth surfaced, black granite has been engineered int...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Standing Woman, Bronze Sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh 1911
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bronze sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh, from 1911, is a charming rendering of a young woman draped in an early 20th-century dress. Vonnoh became one of the so-called "White Rabbits", women artists who assisted Lorado Taft on the sculpture program for the Horticultural Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
LOVE Red
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Indiana
LOVE Red, 2009
Aluminum
3,5 x 3 x 1,5 in
Robert Indiana was an American Pop artist whose work drew inspiration from signs, billboards, and commercial logos. He is b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
London Bus, 3-D Lithograph Sculpture by Red Grooms
By Red Grooms
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Red Grooms, American (1937 - )
Title: London Bus
Year: 1983 - 1984
Medium: 3-D Lithograph Construction on BFK Rives in a Plexi-Box, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 5/6...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lithograph
"LarA 008". Light Gray Mistical ArchitecturalTinted Sculpture Bust in Cement
By Jose Perozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 008" is a light gray cement bust from the LarA series by Spanish sculptor José Perozo, created in 2024. The sculpture presents a fusion of human form and urban structure, where...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Piper and Dancers, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Piper and Dancers, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted bronze sculpture, Size: 3.5 x 5 x 3 in. (8.89 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jokio by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze sculpture of a rabbit, black colour
Located in Paris, FR
Jokio is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 27 × 19 × 19 cm (10.6 × 7.5 × 7.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rose as Sweet, Waiting Woman and Soft Glow. Porcelain Plates. Wall Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative quali...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
The Dolmen by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, semi-abstract
Located in Paris, FR
The Dolmen is a bronze sculpture with a white stone plinth by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 17 × 10 cm (16.9 × 6.7 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Balloon Animals, Collector's Set, Jeff Koons, Porcelain, Art
By Jeff Koons
Located in Zug, CH
Balloon Animals, Collector's Set, Jeff Koons, 21st Century, Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Decor, Limited Edition, Art
The six iconic Balloon Animals by Jeff Koons, offered in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$116,799 Sale Price
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Shark, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2014
Located in Zofingen, AG
Volodymyr Mykytenko - Shark (2014)
Shark - the beauty and strength of this creation of the seas anticipates and fascinates everyone. I see in him ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Wages Of Doing Everything Correctly Is Also Death" Surrealism
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Wages Of Doing Everything Correctly Is Also Death" is an original piece by Jedediah Morfit made from fiberglass reinforced plaster and paint. This piece measures 26.25”h x 23”w ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Large French Art Nouveau Patinated Terracotta Sculpture Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Luca Madrassi (1848-1919), large patinated terracotta sculpture in Art Nouveau style, late 19th century. The sculpture depicts a half-naked young woman sitting in a tree holding a m...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Confabulations by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Confabulations is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 37.5 × 16 × 8.5 cm (14.8 × 6.3 × 3.3 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Horse
By Charles Favart
Located in Pasadena, CA
Charles Favard is a sculptor who mastered this rare technique of direct cutting: stone, marble, wood ... materials that he uses with particular ease. His innate sense of volume allow...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
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Two Cats Dancing, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Two Cats Dancing, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 2.25 x 1.5 x 1.5 in. (5.72 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm)
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gabriella Bronze Sculpture
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Angelo Basso (Italy, 1943 – 2011)
Gabriella
Dimensions 17.0" W x 18.0" H x 7.0" D
This sculpture was cast in the Dyansen Studios Foundry in 1991 under...
Category
1980s Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,400 Sale Price
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''Desert Buzzard'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Buzzard, Bird
By Ans Zondag
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diogenes, terracotta sculpture, 1939, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981).
Located in Firenze, IT
**Diogenes.**
**Terracotta sculpture, 1939, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981): Tuscan Sculptor.**
**Material:** Hand-modeled terracotta by the artist.
**Unique piece.**
**Dimensions...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Thoroughbred, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Loet Vanderveen, Dutch (1921 - 2015) - Thoroughbred, Medium: Bronze sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed on bottom, Edition: 235/500, Size: 4.75 x 8 x 4 in. (12.07 x 20.3...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth
Located in Norwich, GB
An elegant African sculpture from the West African Baoulé or Baule people, depicting a young woman wearing a loincloth. Smooth black lightly worn patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bust of Josephine Baker, Mid-Century Ceramic Female Face
By Vally Wieselthier
Located in Beachwood, OH
Attributed to Vally Wieselthier (Austrian-American, 1895-1945)
Bust of Josephine Baker, c. 1930
Ceramic
Stamped on base
11.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches
Vally Wieselthier (1895 Vienna--1945 ...
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Arch by Yann Guillon - Semi-abstract bronze sculpture, smooth forms, dark
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Large Arch is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 40 × 25 × 15 cm (15.7 × 9.8 × 5.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Red Pumpkin (Dot Obsession Red) - Original sculpture with original case
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Paris, IDF
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin red (Dots Obsession Red)
A pumpkin sculpture made of resin
Signed under the base of the sculpture
Diameter: 8 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Presented in the original edito...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Boy on Persian Rug, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy on Persian Rug, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, stamp signed on bottom, Size: 4 x 7 x 7.5 in. (10.16 x 17.78 x...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Boxes of Dreams (Louise Nevelson)" sculpture portrait
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Sandblasted carved glass, wood and bronze.
Steve Linn describes himself as a documentary sculptor, conducting meticulous research on each of his selected subjects and choosing whi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust Of A Young Girl In Arte Povera Style. Italy. Mid 20th Century.
Located in Firenze, IT
Bust Of A Young Girl In Arte Povera Style, Italy,mid 20th century.
Bust of a young girl , follower of Arte Povera artistic movement, Italy, around 1970.
Sculpture in fir wood. Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arte Povera Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Intaglio
Duco Lineam Bronze Sculpture Boy Male Nude Figure Marble
Located in Utrecht, NL
Duco Lineam Bronze Sculpture Boy Male Nude Figure Marble
Duco Lineam is a bronze male nude figure, a sculpture on a marble foot, from a boy bending and wri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century drip glaze ceramic dog sculpture in the style of Tang/Sancai
Located in Beachwood, OH
Dog in the style of Tang/Sancai, Early 20th Century
Drip glaze ceramic
9.5 x 13 inches
Sancai is a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantl...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Dancer V- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Male Dancer
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This sculpture is made out of bronze, by Dutch artist Martijn Soontiens. The sculpture stands on a natural stone base.
His male dancing sculptures are about moving and movement. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
3 Seated Figures I by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human
Located in Paris, FR
3 Seated Figures I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 42 × 49 × 16 cm (16.5 × 19.3 × 6.3 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Siamese Horse Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Ceramic
Large Oil Painting Of Cartoony Camouflage Tank in Illustration Style
Located in Surfside, FL
Seymour Chwast (born August 18, 1931) is an American graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer.
Chwast was born in Bronx, New York, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union in 1951. With Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Board
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,348 Sale Price
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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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean Baptiste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883) "Zingara" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1857, cast by F. Barbedienne, the Neapolitan dancer upholding a tambourine, signed "J Clesinger, Rom...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hello Pablo
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM.
Free shipment worldwide.
Foundry Bocquel.
Edition of 100 ex.
Arman wrote, “The bow on the strings releases an explosion of sounds,” in the book Trio à cordes published by GKM Siwert Bergström nearly twenty years ago. The words are his own. The book is a tender homage to music and expresses the artist’s predilection for the tones of violin, cello and double bass. Lyrically orchestrated poems are conflated with ingenious detail images: multi-coloured violins and a delicately painted cello are but two of the motifs drawn against the straight lines of the score.
The first steps towards collaboration with GKM Siwert Bergström came with an exhibition in Malmö, when Arman staged a “happening” in Malmö Concert Hall. This was followed by several exhibitions in Malmö, at the Stockholm Art...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Suspension Flamenco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning sculpture by Richard Macdonald titled "Suspension Flamenco"
Finely detailed and has captivating movement.
The work is patinated bronze on a mottled marble base.
Signed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Caduceus", James Muir, Monumental Bronze Fountain Sculpture Allegory, Medical
Located in Dallas, TX
"Caduceus", recognized as a universal medical symbol, in this bronze representation by James N. Muir has become an Angel of Healing bringing love and peace to the earth and all of it...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gala (cold painted bronze sculpture)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Cold painted bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 300.
Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in...
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,850 Sale Price
30% Off
Virgin and Child
Located in Wien, Wien
OUTSTANDING MADONNA
Bavaria
Around 1515/20
Lime wood carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 60 cm
This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in...
Category
16th Century Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$180,000
''Stretch'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Hare
By Ans Zondag
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demna Baby – Balenciaga-Inspired Edgy Mixed Media Sculpture by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TWELVE CHAIRS GALLERY
ZURA (Georgian-American, b. 1969)
DEMNA BABIES, 2024
Mixed media
H. 35 x W. 12 x D. 10 in. (89 x 30 x 25 cm)
Clear acrylic plexiglass included
Zura’s Demna Bab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures
by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century)
circa 1930's
Patinated spelter
9 x 14 inches (on bases)
Though rath...
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
$2,310 Sale Price
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Edgard Degas: Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work 48 /certified by Comité Degas)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Gent, VOV
Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work number 48)
Bronze with dark brown green patina bearing the stamp of the signature "Degas",
Numbered IV/IX and dated 1998
Posthumous lost wax casting as of 1998.
Stamp of Valsuani.
Signed Degas
The work is a sought-after rarity in terms of Degas’ sculptures. This bronze is distinguished by the fact that it is a Valsuani bronze, meaning it faithfully records Degas’ wax version’s as it appeared at the time of its creation. Most Degas' bronzes that are found on the market were cast by Hébrard – these serialized bronzes are surmoulages, or “aftercasts,” that were cast from the modèle bronzes currently in the Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena). Because these Hebrard bronzes...
Category
1880s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Forest glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Ian Edwards Creation of Self - Small, Bronze
By Ian Edwards
Located in Naples, Florida
Ian Edwards’ journey as a sculptor began when he left school aged 16 and began an apprenticeship. "The day I walked into the woodcarving shop everything changed. I said to myself the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ERTE "LA DANSEUSE" 1986, BRONZE SCULPTURE
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Femme de luxe" (Bronze)
by
Erte
Type: Sculpture
Media: Patina on Bronze
Dimensions: 13 3/4" High
Year Produced: 1986
Edition Size: 500 Numbered, 35 AP
Edition Number: 13/500
In Exce...
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,399 Sale Price
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Goldfish II-original bronze wildlife marine sculpture-Artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Andrzej Szymczyk's "Goldfish II" emerges as a shimmering testa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Reliefs of Minerva and Mars by Émile Pinedo
By Émile Pinedo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Émile Pinedo
1840-1916 French
Bronze Reliefs of Minerva and Mars
Bronze
These exceptional bronze reliefs depicting the Roman deities Minerva and Mars represent the pinnacle of 19...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Dog
Located in Bozeman, MT
Robin has worked with clay since the age of eleven. Her sculptures have ranged in size from life sized sculptures to the diminutive porcelain pieces. She has been a resident artist a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Glaze
19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/Unknown Artist, "19th/20th Century Wood Carved Bust & Head", Folk Art Wooden Sculpture, 10.50 x 6.50 x 2.50, 19/20th Century
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Jules Bastien LePage" Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bas Relief of French Painter
Located in New York, NY
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Jules Bastien LePage
Bronze
14 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in 1848 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Bern...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Face Jar 13
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement
I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kate board - skateboard - Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Grayson Perry
Kate Board, 2017
Screenprint on skateboard
Made of 7-ply Grade A Canadian Maple wood
31 1/2 × 7 9/10 in 80 × 20 cm
Edition of 999
co-published by the artist and The Sk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Screen
Stainless Steel Wall Sculpture: YOU ARE FIRE V
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bring Figurative Sculptures into Your Home
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
Browse 1stDibs for an extensive collection of figurative sculptures and find the next addition to your collection.