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Il Trovatore, Chirico, Multiples, 1970's, Bronze, Sculpture, Surrealiste
Located in Geneva, CH
Il Trovatore, Chirico, Multiples, 1970's, Bronze, Sculpture, Surrealiste Il trovatore Ed. 250 pcs 1971 Bronze with silver patina H. 31 cm Signed and date...
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1970s Post-War Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Italian Figural Painted Ceramic Tile "Two Sisters"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5146 Antique Italian Hand painted ceramic tile of two sisters Hanging hardware on back
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1940s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Couple II", Figurative Free-Standing Sculpture, White Resin, Imagined Animal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white free-standing figurative sculpture titled "Couple II" is an original artwork by Clémentine Bal made of polystyrene, resin, mas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Polystyrene, Paint

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

Mid-Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Seated Female, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Walter Sinz (American, 1881-1966) Seated Female, c. 1940 Ceramic 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches Walter A. Sinz was an American sculptor born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1881. Sinz’s fathe...
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1940s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mathurin Moreau Bronze Allegorical Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU French, (1822-1912) ‘La Libellule’ signed ‘Moreau Mathurin’ 27.5 in. 11.5 in. x 15 in. Notes: A fine quality Art Nouveau allegoric...
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19th Century 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

"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

Eugene Antoine Aizelin (French, 1821-1902) Patinated Bronze of Psyche
By Eugene-Antoine Aizelin
Located in New York, NY
This fabulous figural bronze statue of Psyche by the Barbedienne Foundry is simply exquisite. Remnants of a lovely green oxidation, nestled within the corners, curves and crevices of...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

RECLINING NUDE (SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Incised signature and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Edition of 50. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Horse II by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, free & wild
Located in Paris, FR
Small Horse II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 43 × 33 × 11 cm (16.9 × 13 × 4.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is pa...
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2010s Contemporary 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

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

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Stainless Steel

"Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" Found vintage ceramic animals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Found Objects

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

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Ricordo" translated in "Me...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Ex Nihilo", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Woman & Men
Located in Dallas, TX
Very Rare! Ex Nihilo, working model, is the intermediate scale model for the full-scale plaster for the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of The Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Bronze , French Nude Girl Dancer Danseuse
By Francois Emile Popineau
Located in Miami, FL
Feminine Nude Bronze with black patina Signed on Base 31 inches Paris Listed in Major Art books Iconic pose of both arms pressed close to the body with ...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Think Big, study
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 12 + APs
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Architectural Model Sculpture Tempio Bretton Architecture Maquette
Located in Surfside, FL
TEMPIO BRETTON: from the catalogue MONUMENTA, 19th International Sculpture Biennale, Antwerp, Belgium. Tempio Bretton was created in homage to the celebrated English landscapist Capability Brown for the occasion of an exhibition at Bretton Hall in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park , a park in the style of the great master of English garden design. The inclusion in the English garden of a temple ruin, or "eye-catcher," (architectural folly) was used to draw the eye and mind to a focus in time and space, present the beholder with an immediate relationship to an historic past made new within his or her own surroundings, and create a depth of space never before seen in garden design. I took the idea of the temple ruin eye-catcher and reduced it to a scale at the point where architecture and sculpture merged. Tempio Bretton is not capacious enough to walk into, yet it is considerably larger than a man. One view of it presents a knot of golden columns clustered together, topped by a dome shape. The only clue from this side to the temple's non-conformity to historic principle is a sharp notch cut into the square base. Viewed from the opposite side, the cluster of columns capped by an angular top opens up as if to welcome someone in, yet the mysterious core is still impenetrable. These contradictions articulate a confrontation between past and present, and an exciting truth. The past is always at the heart of our constructions in the present. Walter Dusenbery (born September 21, 1939 in Alameda, California) is an American sculptor. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, earned an MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts, and then studied in Japan and Italy under Isamu Noguchi. He also held teaching positions at Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Design. From 1971 to 1988, he lived both in Pietrasanta,Italy, and in Little Italy, New York City. Dusenbery's preferred material is stone, particularly travertine or granite. Dusenbery has a particular interest in adding sculpture to public places, such as federal buildings, to humanize the space, but in 1988, he assembled a show of small, entirely hand-carved alabaster sculptures, called "Walter Dusenbery, The Personal Side," at the Fendrick Gallery in Washington, D.C.. In 1977, Dusenbery created Pedogna, on permanent loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin. That same year, 1988, he was awarded a large commission for the Fulton County Building Atrium in Atlanta, Georgia. The commission was for three fountains and related structures over three stories in height, designed for informal and ceremonial public events, Limestone, marble, granite and travertine fountains, pavilions, seating and meeting areas, performance and concert platforms, staircases and planters for hanging gardens. After completion of the "Atlantacropolis," Dusenbery withdrew from the gallery world and focused his energy on site-specific commissions. (like the landscape works of Maya Lin and Beverly Pepper) Seeking a large-scale stone studio for projects closer to home, he discovered there were none. In 1995, he approached sculptor and patron of sculpture J. Seward Johnson Jr. with the idea of creating a state-of-the-art stone-carving studio, so that American sculptors would not have to travel abroad to realize their work. Johnson agreed to fund such a facility, if Dusenbery would direct it. In 1996, Dusenbery designed the facility for the Stone Division at Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, and was its first director. The facility was situated in "a building resembling an airplane hangar," The studio offered the ability to digitally scan three-dimensional forms. The Stone Division was a success and attracted a strong group of sculptors: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Lawrence Argent, Barry X Ball...
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Petite tête, profil gauche (Small Head, Left Profile), A.R. 535
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this terre de faïence sculpture with white slip is inscribed on the sculptural base with the atelier stamps ‘EDITION PICASSO’ and ‘MADOURA...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Faience, Slip

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

"Tape recorder", Needlepoint Embroidery Found Object Sculpture, Textile Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This found object sculpture titled "Tape recorder" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. Her i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

Apollo Marble Bust Sculpture of Grand Tour Mythological subject 1850'
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo bust .
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20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Algeo Bronze Nude Male Figure Sculpture Boy Marble Stone - In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Algeo Bronze Nude Male Figure Sculpture Boy Marble Stone - In Stock Beautiful intimate sculpture of a boy, nude bronze male figure in a grey pat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Picador, Pablo Picasso, Ashtray, Design, Sculpture, Ceramic, White, Edition
Located in Geneva, CH
Picador, Pablo Picasso, Ashtray, Design, Sculpture, Ceramic, White, Edition Picador Ed. 500 pcs 1952 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decoration, white enamel D. 15.2 cm St...
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1950s Post-War Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

3 Standing Figures V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human
Located in Paris, FR
3 Standing Figures V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 63 × 18 × 14 cm (24.8 × 7.1 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Figural Sculpture of Gloria Victis by Antonin Mercié
Located in New York, NY
Gloria Victis, a winged figure of victory carrying a fallen warrior casted in bronze with brown patina. Inscribed with 'F. Barbedienne. Fonduer' mark and...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Venus Figure
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Sorel Etrog (1933 - 2014) is arguably Canada's most famous sculptor. His works can be found in numerous museums and private collections including the Tate, the AGO and LACMA. His public sculptures can be found on iconic corners in Toronto, Montreal, Israel and beyond. The Art Gallery of Ontario organized a major retrospective of his work that ran in 2013. This work is the earliest Etrog sculpture Caviar20 has handled to date. It is from Etrog's debut period and may be one of his first works to be casted. This untitled work aka "Venus Figure" merges two signature elements that Etrog employs or combines frequently - the primitive with modernist figuration. The proportions and curves of this work recall the ancient "Venus of Willendorf" sculpture - filtered through Etrog's abstracted bronze lens. Similar sculptures, referred to as "Venus Figurines...
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Mid-20th Century Modern 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

Diana the Huntress, 1890 Classical Bronze Sculpture of Nude Woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937) Diana, 1890 Bronze with green verdigris patina Signed and dated Copyright 1894 with Jaboeuf & Rouard, Paris foundry mark 31 x 21 x 17 inches A sculptor of classical figures, American-born Frederick MacMonnies...
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1890s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Faune aux marottes, Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Unique work, 1950's, Design
Located in Geneva, CH
Faune aux marottes, Picasso, 1950's, Earthenware, Unique work, 1950's, Design Faune aux marottes Unique work 1.12.1956 Earthenware, decoration with engobes and metallic oxides 15.1 ...
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1950s Post-War Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware

ANTIQUE ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY BOXWOOD SCULPTURE OF CHRIST
Located in Milan, IT
Boxwood figure of Christ
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18th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Leda and the Swan modernist mid century sculpture by French woman artist
Located in Norwich, GB
A unique piece: a hand modelled sculpture by French artist Jeannine Nathan (b.1924). Working in Paris, Jeannine was able to visit Picasso’s studio, and was impressed by the Master’s ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Sir Winston Churchill Memorial By Ivor Roberts-Jones
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ivor Roberts-Jones 1916-1996 British Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Bronze This exceptional and iconic sculpture of Sir Winston Churchill is the original maquette for the renowne...
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20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

35cm TEDDY Orange H Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely rooted in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travel trains youth, Naor was inspired by it. From th...
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21st Century and Contemporary 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

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...
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20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

BEAUTY
Located in Tempe, AZ
BEAUTY is an exploration of facial recognition. Can we recognize a face from a contour map? What makes a human face recognizable or attractive? More important what makes it memora...
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2010s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Opkijkende Uil no. 2 Owl Looking Up Bronze Sculpture Animal In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Opkijkende Uil no. 2 Owl Looking Up Bronze Sculpture Animal In Stock Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at the R...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Beginn der Weisheit (Casted 2023 ) Bronze Sculpture Wisdom Abstract In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Beginn der Weisheit Bronze Sculpture Head Figurative Abstract - In Stock Wisdom - Size is including pedestal Stone Each Edition of Casting is different, Each Sculpture is Unique Be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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

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

Swimmer I - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture is from Orly's latest body of works. It is part of an edition of 15 and comes signed and numbered. It is made of Jasmonite casting and covered with acrylic paint. "I ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

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

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

Turkish Horse
Located in PARIS, FR
Turkish Horse by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) "Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée" Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed " Barye " on the base...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tu es Partout
Located in Porto, 13
Fueled by themes of conspicuous consumption, luxury brands, and constructed identities, Fred Allard casts high fashion shopping bags filled with soda cans ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Untitled 06 - 21st Century, Sculpture, Installation Art, Organic, Black, Metal
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 06, 2016 Mixed media on metal sheet (Signed on reverse) 31 1/2 H × 70 9/10 W × 39 2/5 D in 80 H × 180 W × 100 D cm Zsolt Berszán’s work speaks of repulsion and fascination and at the same time speaks about shapes that lie on the border between hallucination and obsession wherein the identity and order were disrupted. Themes such as the double and the metamorphosis, otherwise put, themes of atrophied characters are all representations of the abject. Berszán’s creation is located at the fine border between the representation of identity and its dissolution thusly aiming to represent the non-symbolized. The dynamic separation and the transitional object...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Wire

Invitation by Delphine Brabant - Bronze sculpture, group of human figures, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Invitation is a bronze sculpture with an iron stand by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 50 × 30 × 10 cm (19.7 × 11.8 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbe...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

Baboune by Marine de Soos - Bronze animal sculpture, monkey, figurative, wild
Located in Paris, FR
Baboune is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 41 × 34 × 13.5 cm (16.1 × 13.4 × 5.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A Rare and Important American Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson, Circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important American White Marble Sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Holding The Declaration of Independence. Circa 1870, in the Manner of Horatio Stone (1808 –1875). Inscribed on scroll: 'The Declaration of Independence, It becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. etc. etc. T. Jefferson. The present work is unsigned but is reminiscent of Horatio Stone's life-size marble figure of John Hancock...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Ouvrir les Frontières pour Mr. Olingou
Located in Atlanta, GA
The universal theme of travel has always inspired Bruno Catalano. Since he started to knead clay, hundreds of “Travellers” went out of his feverish hand...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

SPRKL, Pop Art Painted Aluminum Sculpture by Paul Kostabi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A whimsical sculpture by American Pop artist and musician Paul Kostabi. The metal and wood sculpture is double-sided and features two figures, outlined in thick black lines, holding ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

PAULA BLACKMAN Seated Cat Bronze Sculpture Black Patina 2017 FEMALE ARTIST
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Bast” is A limited edition bronze sculpture of a seated black cat on a black marble base. Black patin From the limited edition of 8. Signed 1/8 Paula Blackman has been a bronze scu...
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2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

''Partynaut'' Unique Wooden Sculpture of Astronaut with Party Hat and Confetti
Located in Utrecht, NL
German artist Philipp Liehr first discovered his extraordinary dexterity as a dental technician. He soon perfected this artistically as a cartoonist and during his training as a scul...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

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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