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''Stretch'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Duck, Bird
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

"Hotel (Blue/Red)", Miniature, Architecture, Sign, Cityscape, Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Hotel (Blue/Red)" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of paper, acrylic, basswood, and pastel. This piece measures approximately 12”h x 12”w x 5.5”d. D...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

Julian Opie, Female Walker (Brown): British Contemporary Pop Art, Sculpture
Located in Hamburg, DE
Julian Opie (British, b. 1958) Female Walker (Brown), 2020 Medium: Laser cut acrylic, two-part statuette Figure measures: 24.3 x 12 x 0.5 cm Base measures: 7.5 x 5 x 1 cm Edition si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer

Brutalist Metal Rat
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist metal cat, made of pipes and wire. The sculpture has a nice weight to it and shiny black finish.
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Pietro Bazzanti, Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure Semi-Nude Young Bather Girl
Located in LA, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - A very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890. Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble genre scenes and allegorical figures as well as copies of antique and Renaissance sculpture catered to a prominent international clientele which included European and Russian aristocracy, and the Industrial fortunes being made in England and Americas drove considerable export demand. In 1861 the studio was awarded the medal for 'Ercole con cinghiale sulla spalla' (Hercules with boar on shoulder), 'Due Cani' (Two dogs) and 'Cinghiale' (Boar) sculptures at the National Exposition in Florence. In 1874 he exhibits his works in London and in 1876 in Philadelphia. Bazzanti frequently returned to the subject of 'After the Bath' or 'The Bather' in his works, having carved examples of the bathing Venus after the Antique and in dynamic and dramatic compositions such as the present sculpture. The finely-detailed work relates closely to popular figures produced by Bazzanti’s contemporary, Cesar Lapini, whose La Sopresa depicts a young woman stepping back from approaching waves. The sculptor’s penchant for realism is on full display with the contrasting matte and highly-polished finishes of the gently lapping waves at the figure’s feet, to the jutting rocks and soft skin. Elegant handling of textures is further exemplified in the draped fringe of the cloth. This monumental and Fine work is illustrated in situ at Bazzanti’s studio circa 1900 among other fashionable works of the period. Notes: Pietro Bazzanti was also known as Pietro Barzanti. There are conflicting dates of Pietro Bazzanti/Barzanti's birth/death year. Some auction houses and art galleries have described 'Pietro Barzanti' as Italian, 1842–1881 and Pietro Bazzanti as Italian, 1825-1895. However, according to Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78, 'Pietro Barzanti' was in fact 'Pietro Bazzanti' one and the same, and it questions his year of his birth/death as "Firenze (?), ?, ?." thus we believe that the Italian, 1825-1895 description is the most plausible. Literature: Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78. Auctions: Another example of this sculpture, probably also Pietro Bazzanti but almost a foot shorter (Height 44¾ in. (113.5 cm), unsigned and without its pedestal, was sold at Christie's New York, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics Sale...
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19th Century Academic 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

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

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

Mountain Goat
Located in Missouri, MO
Jules Moigniez "Mountain Goat" Bronze approx 11 x 9 x 4 inches Signed Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) Jules Moigniez was born in Senlis sur L'Oise, France ...
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1870s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gira, Il Mondo Gira - Figurative Bronze Sculpture Wall Artwork World Traveler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze, Iron

20th Century Bronze with Marble Base Italian Sculpture Virgil, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Italian sculpture from the first half of the 20th century. Chiseled and patinated bronze object with marble base depicting the Roman poet Virgil. Finished sculpture for the cen...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Ian Edwards I am - Bronze with Patina
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Head of Niobe, from the Niobe group
Located in Maidenhead, GB
Gebrüder Micheli (Micheli Brothers), Berlin, 19th century Head of Niobe, from the Niobe group Plaster cast Inscribed verso, ‘Gebr Micheli Berlin’ 80 x...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Quis Mihi Iniuriam Facet Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble In Stock I
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sizes including stone pedestal 97 x 22 x 22 cm Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises his profession as a sculptor. Only when his work would measure up to his own standards, he decided to present it to the rest of the world. In 1995, he exhibited for the first time with Morren Galleries. Van der Kant desires to sculpt young people who still stand uninhibited and curiously in life. The reason he chooses to sculpt boys is, because he is one himself, this way the subject is closer to him. The anatomy of his figures testify of perfectionism. Van der Kant's subjects show similarities with the sculptures from the Greek and Roman antiquity...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 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

Prometheus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anthony Quinn, American (1915 - 2001) Title: Prometheus Year: 1988 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 5/8 Size: 22.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 5 in. (57...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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 Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Together by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, standing human figures, textured
Located in Paris, FR
This work is a bronze sculpture by Martine Demal which dimensions are 88 x 55 x 30 cm (4.6 × 21.7 × 11.8 in). It weighs 20 kg and is part of a limited edition of 8 editions and 4 art...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A lady. Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract & figurative, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary bronze sculpture on marble base by Polish artist Stan Wysocki. Artwork comes from limited edition of 8. Sculpture depicts female figure filtered through geometric, synth...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida Made with natural clay and polychrome painting. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in an oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Frida =================================== DETAILS =================================== Time of Preparation: 2.5 months Made: Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla, México. Dimensions: 12" x 16" x 6" in or 30x 40" x 15 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Acrylic

Vernal Equinox, 20th Century Bronze Figure of Woman, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edris Eckhardt (American, 1905-1998) Vernal Equinox, c. 1975 Bronze Signed on base 16.5 x 4 x 3 inches Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Alin...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

UNTITLED (SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original stainless steel sculpture. Incised "Leon Ferrari 1978" on a metal plaque affixed to the lower area of the sculpture. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do n...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

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

Dynamic Bronze Statue of a Falconer by Pierre-Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879)
Located in New York, NY
Dynamic statue of an Arab Falconer riding a horse in motion. A falcon lands on the falconer's arm as his horse trots along a mud road leaving hove prints behind. Artist: Pierre-Jul...
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19th Century 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

"Fade into You Gold" contemporary small figurative bronze table sculpture love
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Fade into You - Standby your loved one, enjoy the time being together, fade into you, we are together as one. This Gold edition of Mireia is made of bronze with black patina (the oce...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Exceptional Bronze Draft Horse by Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Bronze Exceptional Bronze of a Draft Horse Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) Circa 1860s 4 3/4 (W) x 3.25 (H) As Mêne personally ov...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Too Many Teardrops Suncatcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Too Many Teardrops Suncatcher" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of digital print on acrylic, plastic chain, metal, and glass. The piece measu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

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

Construction II - Bronze Sculpture Surreal Transfiguring Human Form, Lush Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Jesús Curiá Perez Construction II bronze and iron 68.50h x 15.75w x 12d in 173.99h x 40.01w x 30.48d cm JCP037 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Minerva driving her chariot
Located in PARIS, FR
"Minerva driving her chariot" by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) Very beautiful group in bronze with old gilded patina Cast by BARBEDIENNE France circa 1880 height : 54 cm length : 54...
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1880s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Time Bomb Grenade
By Dan Tanenbaum
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan Tanenbaum lives and works in Toronto. His work with watch parts began in 2010, when he stopped by to see his regular watch supplier. He noticed a buc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

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

Art Deco Diana
By Hans Harry Liebmann
Located in Miami, FL
This is a rare statement piece that commands that eye. It is of museum quality will be the centerpiece of any space. Masterfully crafted details of the human form are finely rendered...
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1910s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Angry Father, family sculpture in bronze
Located in Greenwich, CT
A lively and important work that would bring animation to any interior. Though he has been called “the world’s best public sculptor,” by art critic Ken Johnson, Tom Otterness’ playfu...
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1980s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"He had Pure Thoughts with Blue Flowers" Dog Sculpture in Resin with Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical yet very strong piece depicting the Weim character from Gillie and Marc's iconic figures of the Dog/Bunny Human Hybrid, which has picked up much esteem across the globe. ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Vierge en majesté assise romane. Sedes Sapientiae.
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Vierge romane en majesté en pierre calcaire sculptée en très haut-relief. La Vierge tient l’Enfant entre ses deux genoux dans une parfaite frontalité, une caractéristique des pr...
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

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

"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...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Mixed Media

"Mirror" - mirror and neon acrylic hand formed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Mirror

''Elysian Hare'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of Hare Beige Blue
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. With the ''Elysian Hare'' Nichola shows how exq...
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2010s Contemporary 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

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

On the Conception of the Hip
Located in Dallas, TX
“Everybody has that feeling when they look at a work of art and it’s right, that sudden familiarity, a sort of...recognition, as though they were creating it themselves, as though it...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Paint

King Groovy Gorgeous Of Congo (One Of A Kind Gorilla Sculpture Masterpiece)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th* *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year* Absolutely and positively one of a kind Gorilla Sculpture masterpiece. There will never be another one like it. This is a centerpiece that will wow your guests. The piece has a turning table for you and your guests appreciate every inch of this masterpiece. It took over a month and over 200 hours to complete the piece. A silverback, King Groovy Gorgeous Of Congo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Wire

Horse XII by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegance, wild, force
Located in Paris, FR
Horse XII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 48 × 53 × 25 cm (18.9 × 20.9 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Barro Negro / Ceramics Black Clay Mexican Folk Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Fidel Martinez Martinez MASTERPIECE Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique and cooked in a wood-fired oven. - Dimensions: 20" x 14" x ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Traveling Landscape (Roundtop Steamer)
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural installation incorporates running water and and interior light which activates the scene of a streambed along a grassy knoll. Kathleen Vance is an environmental artist who creates projects that connect people to local aspects of nature that are overlooked or under appreciated. With the series “Traveling Landscapes” Vance creates miniature landscapes with running streams and rivers inside vintage suitcases and trunks...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Resin, Watercolor

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

Mathurin Moreau Patinated Bronze of a Génie and Science .
Located in New York, NY
Bronze figural grouping of a Génie and Science, a woman guided by an angel with outstretched wings by Mathurin Moreau, a celebrated and decorated French sculptor whose talents most f...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Instant Moules II by Ondřej Oliva - Large sculpture, column totem, mollusc shell
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules II is a nickeled aluminium and bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 360 × 40 × 34 cm (141.7 × 15.7 × 13.4 in). This sculpture i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Emile Guillemin "The Falconer" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (French, 1841-1907) "The Falconer" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the figure of a young man holding a falcon whilst standing on a d...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Fisher Girl of Picardy Bronze
By Elizabeth Nourse
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This exceptionally rare bronze sculpture was done by the artist Elizabeth Nourse's painting "The Fisher Girl of Picardy," which is part of the Smithso...
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Donkeys’ skin by Cécile Raynal - Animal art, large sculpture, fairytale
Located in Paris, FR
This sculpture represents two donkeys of which only the skin remains, although they seem alive. As it is sometimes the case for Cécile Raynal’s sculpture, this work stages the emptin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone, Steel

Aquarius Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Aquarius Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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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