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Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% (Basquiat BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick 1000% Vinyl Figure: A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The partnered collectible reveals the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Carpeaux etnic bronze : Le chinois (1868). N1 (scetch) Observatory fountain
Located in Gent, VOV
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX 1827 - 1875 Le Chinois N°1 (study for Asia) (1868). Model from the observatory fountain. Sketch Height ca.60 cm A similar copy auctioned on June 22, 2023, at ...
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1860s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Keith Haring, Man with Snake, man with snake sculpture, acrylic sculpture.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Edition: 42/50 Man with Snake is a dynamic and vibrant sculpture by Keith Haring, rendered in Plexiglas, which is a type of acrylic material known for its transparency and durabilit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plexiglass

Gild Starbust Wall Sculpture in Brass by Curtis Jere
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Gild Starburst Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere features a starburst design. The sculpture showcases an array of slender brass needles extending outward from a central point, creat...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Pablo Picasso, Unique variant of "Tête peinte" (Painted Face), pitcher, ceramic
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1953. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxides under partial brushed glaze with white...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Mother Happiness / - The ecstasy of maternal joy -
Located in Berlin, DE
Johannes Boese (1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin), Mutterglück, um 1910. Goldbraun patinierte Bronze auf gegossener rechteckiger Plinthe, montiert auf zweifarbigem Marmorsockel (9,5 cm Höhe...
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bull VI by Pierre Yermia - contemporary bronze, animal sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Bull VI (Taureau VI) by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze sculpture, 54 × 47 × 15 cm. Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 8 copies and 4 artist's proofs. "The bull...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

FOREST SPIRIT
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Astian Rey "FOREST SPIRIT"
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2010s Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete, Steel

Italian Neoclassical Sculptural Group in Alabaster "The Rape of the Sabine Women" 18th
Located in Pistoia, IT
"The Rape of the Sabine Women," veined alabaster, large sculptural group with classical subject, Volterra manufacture, 18th century. The so-called Rape of the Sabine Women is a scu...
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1790s Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Sculpture, "Icarus Ascending"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a limited edition figurative realistic sculpture by San Diego artist, Peter Dingli. It is made of bronze. Its dimensions are 21" x 35" x 15". A certificate of authenticity wi...
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2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Mexican Huichol Beaded " White Fang "
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Animal Wolf . . . a more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great in any room!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art de...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

20th Century Stone and Copper Eagle, Animal/Bird Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
Lubomir Tomaszewski (Polish-American, 1923-2018) Eagle Stone and copper Signed on back 18 x 11 x 7 inches Lubomir Wojciech Tomaszewski was a Polish-American painter, sculptor and designer born in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Lubomir and Lucyna née Bartłomiejczyk. He was an alumnus of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Student of the Warsaw University of Technology In 1966 he emigrated to New York City in the United States. In the 1970s, he moved to Easton, Connecticut where he lived until his death in 2018. He fought as a soldier of Polish Home Army through all the 63 days of Warsaw Uprising. He was a commander of anti-tank unit. He witnessed the death of his younger brother and many friends. Tomaszewski started his artistic work in the 1950s in Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw, an innovative institution with an aim to create modern living in post-war Poland. He cooperated with designers like Henryk Jędrasiak, Mieczysław Naruszewicz i Hanna Orthwein. He created popular porcelain figurines and "Ina" and "Dorota" coffee sets, which were exhibited at the International Exhibition of the Board of the Industrial Designers’ Association (ICSID) in Paris in 1963. In 1994, he established an international art movement called Emotionalism, together with a group of painters, sculptors, photographers and even dancers and musicians. He started creating his unique fire and smoke paintings. His sculptures were recognized by The New York Times in 1975: “The most effective among the pieces are the animals or birds that convey the state of tension or movement or brute strength, something that struggles against gravity to maintain its force.” Tomaszewski took part in over 150 individual and group exhibitions around the world. His works are in renowned museum and private art collections of, among others: National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Cracow, Warsaw Uprising Museum, Hale Museum in Germany, Robert Marston, Rockefeller Family and Jimmy Carter. Awards: 1955 – First prize for sculpture in surrounding of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw 1964 – Golden Cross for accomplishments in industrial design, Poland 1984 – Award for Achievement in Sculpture, Perspective Magazine, USA 1991 – Best in Show O.A.F., Bruce Museum, USA 2005 – First reward for sculpture ‘Spectrum’, New Canaan Society for the Arts, USA 2006 – People’s Choice Award, National Sculpture Society, New York 2008 – First Award for a sculpture ‘Mythical Giant’, New Canaan Society for the Arts, USA 2010 – American Society of Contemporary Artists, New York, award for sculpture ‘Joy of Dance’ 2011 – Second prize for sculpture ‘Illusion’, New Canaan Society for the Arts, USA 2013 – First prize for the sculpture ‘Flight above the Stage’ od New Canaan Society for the Arts 2014 – First prize for ‘Music of the Forest’ from New Canaan Society for the Arts, USA 2014 – ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, University of Bridgeport 2014 – Award for ‘Merit in Inventiveness’ 2014 – Gold Medal ‘Gloria Artis’ 2016 – ‘Outstanding Pole’ 2017 – Medal ‘Ignacy Paderewski Arts and Music Award’ USA Exhibitions: 1964 – Sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Copper

Plaque White-tailed deer
Located in PARIS, FR
White-tailed deer by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) Electroplating bronze plaque with a brown patina Signed "Barye" Period cast from the "Barye's workshop" (made during the artist'...
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1870s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Harlequin - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Dancing Jester
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This sculpture is made by Dutch artist Romee Kanis. You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Marjo- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Marjo 56 x 26 x 32 cm Bronze The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pablo Picasso, "Lozenge with Mask", ceramic, clay
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This hexagonal tile, created by Pablo Picasso in 1956, is made of chamotted red earthenware clay and has decoration in engobes in black and white. It is from the edition of 350, num...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Ryan Travis Christian - BIRDER, THE MAYOR & SHERM Vinyl Modern Black & White
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Ryan Travis Christian - BIRDER, THE MAYOR & SHERM Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl and mixed media Edition: 300 Size: Birder: h190 x w130 x d215 mm, The Mayor: h260 x w110 x d110...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic, Mixed Media

Musica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ULISES JIMENEZ "MUSICA" METAL, SIGNED COSTA RICA, 2022 30 INCHES Ulises Jiménez Obregón was born in La Mansion de Nicoya, Costa Rica, in November 1953. He studied Plastic Arts at the Autonomous University of Central America. 1992 He attended the drawing and painting workshop of the painter Eduardo Barracosa, and followed courses of painting at the ESEMPI School of Art, with the painter Francisco Alvarado Avella. In addition to making sculptures in wood and stone "nicoya marble", he is also a painter. As a sculptor he has around 300 sculptures cataloged and sold all over the world, with works in Europe, Latin America, North America, Canada and Asia. EXHIBITIONS: From 1984 to 2010, he has participated in more than 50 group exhibitions, among others: National Exhibition of Plastic Arts of the Costa Rican Art Museum. Zentic Art Exhibition at the Old Customs National Museum of Costa Rican Art and Embassy of Japan, September 2010. Painting Contest of the North American Costarican Cultural Center. Drawing Contest of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. He has participated in the following sculpture exhibitions and symposiums: I Meeting of Pacific Sculptors, held in Canton de Orotina in 2006. International Sculpture Meeting in Punta Arenas 2007. Sculptural Encounter of San Ramón 2008. I Symposium of Guadalupe 2009. IV International Credomatic Sculpture Symposium, Barva de Heredia, February 2009. He was selected for the Second Biennial of Painting and Sculpture of the ICE Group, March 2009. II Symposium of Guadalupe, 2010. Sculptural Exhibition 2010 organized by the Municipal School of Integrated Arts of Santa Ana, (March-April 2010). I International Symposium of Plastic Arts, Tejeda, Gran Canaria...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

ERTE "FEMME DE LUXE" 1990, BRONZE SCULPTURE
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
"Femme de luxe" (Bronze) by Erte Type: Sculpture Media: Patina on Bronze Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 7" Year Produced: 1990 Edition Size: 500 Numbered, 12 AP, 2 HC Edition Number: ...
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1990s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Salvador Dali Surrealist Bronze Portrait Sculpture Mexican Master Aguilar
Located in Surfside, FL
Carlos Aguilar y Linares, Mexican Sculptor (1945-2010) Sculpture chose him. In his hands and his soul he always had the necessary impulse to create wi...
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Woman - XXI century Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Classical, Realism
Located in Warsaw, PL
RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Gaea by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gaea is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised Egyptian-inf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
The author admires the beauty of the female body. Her movement - smooth, graceful and beautiful. The moment of awakening is very sensual. The girl stretches, revealing the beauty of her young body. Realistic manner shows her original beauty. Sculpture shapes create a play of light and shadow, curves, polished and brushed metal. The work is made of bronze- polish and patina. This sculpture was created in the early period of Alex Radionov...
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1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Outsider artist singular virgin and child art brut sculpture mother and child
Located in Norwich, GB
An extraordinarily moving piece by an outsider artist who must have spent many a day conceiving, cutting, hammering, soldering and welding this stunning metal group made of tin and iron. The result is something completely individualistic, which at the same time recalls early medieval...
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Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Limited Edition Bronze Bust Sculpture "White Unicorn"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A small, detailed, limited edition bronze sculpture of a unicorn bust a wooden base. Edition 1/12.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sandra- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sandra 45 x 34 x 24 cn Bronze The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Karel Appel Colorful Expressionist Hand Painted Wood Cobra Sculpture Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original wooden sculpture with hand painting on both sides. it does not appear to be signed or numbered and does not currently have any label. I believe this might be the ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

"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...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hoop Rolling Boy by Marine de Soos - Large outdoor bronze sculpture, human, move
Located in Paris, FR
Hoop Rolling Boy is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 128 × 162 × 29 cm (50.4 × 63.8 × 11.4 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sèvres terracotta Bust Sculpture of Moliere after Jean Antoine Houdon
Located in Gavere, BE
Sèvres terracotta Bust Sculpture of Moliere after Jean Antoine Houdon Bearing the Sèvres mark underneath the base Additional information about the work: Title: Bust of Moliere Med...
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1940s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Nightfall, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of Nightfall intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the arri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Portrait of a Lady
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Lady by Charles CORDIER (1827-1905) A rare bust in white Carrara marble and onyx for the drape Signed on the backside " C. Cordier " Presented on a rounded white marbl...
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1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Émile Louis Picault Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) "Paris" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure holding a golden apple, signed to base. 32" H x 12" W x 12" D. The ...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1965, "Juchiteca Sentada"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Francisco Zuniga bronze sculpture. Seated female. Edition: 5. #467 in the Zuniga catalog raisonne. Titled: "Juchiteca Sentada". Measures: 8 7/8" H x 10 1/4" L x 10 5/8" W (not including the 1 ½" wood plinth). Signed Zuniga and numbered 111/V. Created 1965. A Letter of Authenticity issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...
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1960s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Located in Milan, IT
ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT Rome, 1st Century b.C. marble 23 x 15 x 5 cm without base 9 x 6 x 2 in
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Nightfall, Atelier, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Puffin by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, animal art, expressionism, realism, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Puffin is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 18 × 10 × 9 cm (7.1 × 3.9 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bone White Cement Sculpture - "LarA 010", Human Form & Architecture, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 010" is a unique sculpture from the LarA series, created by Spanish sculptor Jose Perozo in 2024. Measuring 21 x 29 x 17 cm, this piece blends the female figure with architectu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

Limited Edition Medium Sized Rusted Steel Sculpture "Man Up"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A medium sized, limited edition, abstracted figurative rusted steel sculpture on rusted steel base. 10mm thick steel. Edition 1/3.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

''Galgo'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Spanish Greyhound Dog
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....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Line by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Happy Fish Ceramic Totem Sculpture
Located in Carmel, CA
A fun play on fish ; shape color and pattern, delights and brings smiles to the viewer, weather in the garden or home.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Light Aqua Green Architectural Female Cement Sculpture - "LarA 018", Hand-Tinted
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 018" is a unique sculpture from the LarA series, created by Spanish artist José Perozo in 2024. Each piece in this series is individually hand-tinted, resulting in a distinct f...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

19th century French Bronze of a naked woman standing up.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well modeled 19th century French bronze of a standing naked woman. Signed Cartinet, this piece is a wonderful example of the skill of a Sculptor. The piece retains all its origina...
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1890s Victorian Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Basket Dancers Bronze Sculpture Statue Young Native Pueblo Women New Mexico
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large bronze sculpture "Basket Dancers", by the celebrated American sculptor Glenna Goodacre (1939-2020). A beautiful and sensitively rendered bronze sculptural group depict...
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1970s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Chinese Zodiac Rooster Sculpture in Caramel color. Limited edition. Ship Fast.
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
12 Zodiac - Rooster 《12生肖系列 - 鸡》 12 Zodiac - Rooster is one table sculpture of 12 Zodiac series made by Chinese artist Zou Liang. The artist attempts to objectify the twelve Chinese...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Buddhist, Meiji Period Foo-Dogs; Satsuma Kilns, 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Buddhist Foo Dogs Polychrome porcelain Japan, Meiji era (1868 – 1912), circa late 19th century Satsuma Kilns 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches This exquisite pair of Japanese Foo-dogs ...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

20 MG Happy pill Combo (red, yellow and orange) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 3 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Ballerina on a chair
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptures. This sculpture depicts a dancer tying p...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Polychrome Green And Yellow Marble Grand Tour Style Obelisks Sculptures 20th
Located in Roma, IT
an elegant pair of grand tour sculptured obelisks, carved in a warm and elegant green marble with two squared three orders bases carved in a Siena Yelllow Marble. The two marble used...
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20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Jonas by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Jonas 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 Eg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

''Umbrella'' Dutch Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Woman Under an Umbrella
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karin Beek's (1948) bronze sculptures are characterized by a friendly, round and at the same time monumental style. They breathe the atmosphere of everyday life. Beek would like her ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"El Toro para Tí " from Huichol Alterations
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ Holiday Special Pricing ! AP. 0005 ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Me...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Mixed Media

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

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Marble

Nativity
Located in Milano, IT
Diorama in Wood and Polychrome Stucco Attributed to Thomas Gaudiello (Naples, active 1685-1727) This fascinating diorama depicting the Nativity is distinguished by its complex three...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Chalk

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

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Precious 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.

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