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"FRIDA'S WEDDING" FRIDA KAHLO BRONZE SCULPTURE
Located in San Antonio, TX
John Bennett (Born 1952) Fredericksburg, Texas Artist Image Size: 26 tall x 12 x 8 Medium: Bronze Sculpture "Frida's Wedding" Frida Kahlo John Bennett (Born 1952) John Bennett was de...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Lapin bijou sonnette, Sandoz, Ring, Rabbit, Bronze, animal, sculpture, 1920's
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin bijou, sonnette, circa 1920-1930 Fondry Susse, Ed. 1748 pcs Bronze with a brown patina H. 6.5 cm Signed on the side of the base : Ed.m.Sandoz Sandoz : Sculpteur Figuriste et An...
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1920s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Assyrian King - Resin and Metal Surrealist Bust Sculpture of a King
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Canevari’s Assyrian King is a 25 x 14 inch mix media surrealist sculpture. It is made of metal, resin, automotive paint, and cardboard. It is a surrealist interpretation of a bust of an Assyrian King. The use of metal and wires to develop a tridimensional sculptural quality, as well as the expressionistic outcome of the imagery, has echoes in some contemporary African sculpture...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Europa & Zeus
Located in Wien, Wien
Europe & Zeus (divine love) Europa the daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre, Agenor and Zeus in love in the shape of the bull. Bronze, on onyx pedestal Signed: Bruno Zach
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Committed, 11-ft tall bronze sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
"Committed" by Denny Haskew Figurative Bronze Sculpture 11ft tall, x 60"w 60"d Edition of 7, *last available casting Additional images are available upon request. Please contact us ...
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1990s Contemporary 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

One in a Billion (Duogami) 7/50 - Kevin Box & Robert J. Lang
Located in Napa, CA
Painted Cast Bronze, Collaboration with Robert J. Lang, Edition 7 of 50 Kevin Box is an internationally-renowned sculptor working in cast bronze, steel, and other metals. His work p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

30 ML Happy pill Combo (purple, turquoise, white) - 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 2 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Face Jar 18
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia Black & Gold)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley GAIA (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia): Hebru Brantley’s ethereal art toy features his much iconic, Lil Mama character as Gaia, the fabled personification of Mother E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Vinyl

Scattering - contemporary, figurative, mask, aluminum wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Metal contemporary wall sculpture in a mask form. The Canadian sculptor Dale Dunning often uses recycled metals—this human-shaped head is fabricated from the centers of laser-cut bru...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Sancai-Glazed Horse with Cut Fur Blanket
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Chinese, Tang Dynasty, Sancai-glazed, three colors of brown, green and creamy, sculpture of a horse with a cut fur blanket. This Chinese, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), glazed earthenw...
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware, Glaze

"The Top Dog" Porcelain Sculpture 20" x 8" x 10" inch Ed. of 699 by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Top Dog" Porcelain Sculpture 20" x 8" x 10" inch Ed. of 699 by Huang Yulong Size with base: H:500mm W:210mm L:250mm Body size: H:390mm W:185mm L:150mm The Top Dog(陶瓷&树脂) Child...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Artemis An original Bronze sculpture.
Located in Tetbury, GB
This is the table top version of the 4m high monumental Bronze placed within The Royal Enclosure at this year's Royal Ascot meeting. Created by Holly Hickmore, the rising star in con...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Business as Usual
Located in Greenwich, CT
Men in business suits in a tug of war. Edition of 45 American, b. 1958 Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake Ci...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dancer - Jan Wils 21st Century Contemporary Abstract Sculpture Brass
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. We would almost call his sculptures ‘outdoor sculptures’, spatial objects that show m...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Israeli Mod Arts & Crafts Copper Sculpture Bookends Bezalel Schatz Yaad Studio
By Bezalel Schatz
Located in Surfside, FL
Bezalel Schatz, (1912-1978), Yaad Studio Workshop Mid century modern The standing part is 6 X 5 inches. The copper sheet is 10 X 5 inches each. This is for a pair. they are copper w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Julie's Rabbit by Dan Ostermiller
Located in Loveland, CO
Julie's Rabbit by Dan Ostermiller cast bronze rabbit sculpture, 4x7x4" #APJ Available (mold was destroyed so edition is complete) Shipping price includes the custom packing necessar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Roman Empire Marble Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare, Late Roman Empire (3rd to 5th centuries, C.E.), solid marble bust of a young man. Beautiful patina. Mounted on a later, Carrara marble base.
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

KAWS, Holiday Indonesia Figure (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
KAWS, Holiday Indonesia Figure (Black), 2023 Vinyl with certified NFC chip of authenticty 12.70 x 17.81 x 29.21 cm Open edition KAWS: HOLIDAY INDONESIA is a vinyl figure by KAW...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Alex Katz 'Dancer 2' Signed Aluminum Cutout 2020
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present) Katz' 2020 'Dancer 2' is a cutout with UV-cured archival inks on shaped powder-coated aluminum, mounted to aluminum base. Incised 'Alex Katz', dated and num...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Ed Ruscha, Sweet Taters - Limited Edition Plate, Pop Art, Conceptual Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) Sweet Taters, 2021 Medium: Fine bone china plate 10 7/10 in diameter 27.3 cm diameter Edition of 250: Printed signature and edition details on verso Condition: E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

20 ML Love pill Combo (Red, Yellow and White) - 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 2 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Large Mahogany Relief of Prometheus, The Giver of Fire in Style of Peterpaul Ott
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Mahogany Wood Relief Sculpture of Prometheus, The Giver of Fire In the Style of WPA artist Peterpaul Ott Wonderfully executed wood r...
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1950s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Mahogany

Tu Me Connais - Yunomi (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Ceremonial Vessel)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Ceremonial Vessel) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 week Melanie Sherman "Tu Me Connais" - Yunomi Year: 2021 Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, 24k Germ...
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19th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

PAIR OF JANUS SCULPTURES
Located in Paris, FR
Janus. Pair of bronze sculptures. Edition by Artcurial. Numbered 27/250 and 28/250. He was born Henri Étienne-Martin 4 February 1913 in Loriol, Drôme, France. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Lyon from 1929 to 1933, where he met Marcel Michaud. Martin moved to Paris in 1934, working at the studio of Charles Malfray at the Académie Ranson where he came into contact with such painters as Roger Bissière, Jean Le Moal, Jean Bertholle, Alfred Manessier, Zelman, Véra Pagava...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Buffalo Dancer Medallion, bronze pueblo buffalo dancer dark brown, Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Bronze medallion depicting a Pueblo Buffalo Dancer in relief form. Among Houser's first bronze work created and cast in the artist's lifetime at Nambe F...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"SEER" GESSO CARVED OIL ON WOOD PANEL HOUSTON ARTIST MID CENTURY MODERN
Located in San Antonio, TX
David Adickes (1927 - present) Houston Artist Image Size: 10 x 8 Medium: Gesso, Carved, Oil on Wood Panel "Seer" Biography David Adickes (1927 - present) Adickes spent most of his professional life teaching, painting, and creating small bronzes. Now mainly known as a creator of giant sculpture, A commission for Houston's Performing Art Center in 1982 marks the beginning of his giant sculpture design. After the 36-foot tall cellist called the Virtuoso in a cubist style, he created a number of abstract works, including a giant cornet for the jazz stage at the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sculptor David Adickes is known for a major project titled Presidents Park in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he created 42 portraits bust of American presidents. Each sculpture is twenty feet tall, and their size was the subject of much protest and controversy. However, a court ruling allowed them to stay. President of Texas, followed by his 42 statue tribute to United States Presidents. Adickes has degrees in mathematics and physics which serve him well in the engineering of his works. Working on a giant sculpture series which includes the Beatles, and he hopes to end with a 280-foot tall cowboy statue...
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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Gesso, Oil

B.U.M. by Marcelo M. Burgos - polished bronze sculpture, golden, monkey
Located in Paris, FR
B.U.M. (for Big Ugly Monkey) is a work by contemporary Argentinian artist Marcelo Martin Burgos. The dimensions of the artworks are 88 cm × 83 cm × 35 cm (34.6 × 32.7 × 13.8 in). M...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Grappling Hook
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For Nicolas Bourriaud, the flea market is a place where “past production is recycled and switches direction” and where “an object is given a new idea.” On the stalls of the flea market, objects are resurrected and given a second life. This is where Jennifer Small...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

"Buddha Egg" Miniature, dimensional paint on aventurine glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Buddha Egg" is an freestanding sculpture original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional paint on aventurine glass. This piece measures 5”h x 2.5”w x 2....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Paint, Precious Stone

Brilliance Fragment, Marble Dust, Resin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In working his way through the Louvre, The Vatican and other historic art museums, Richard MacDonald is particularly engaged by the ancient pieces and the fragments that remain of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ben McLeod (b. 1948, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a preeminent Canadian sculptor whose over five-decade practice is characterized by a profoundly self-propelled trajectory and the cultivat...
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1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Art Deco Venetian Mask Handcarved Wood Panel Wall Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb French Art Deco wooden panel or wall-mounted sculpture features a spectacular Venetian mask and was hand-crafted in the 1930s. The sculpted panel boasts finely detailed c...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Kirk Roda "The Joke" Sculpture Anthropomorphic Treehouse Series
Located in Detroit, MI
Delicate, frightening, otherworldly are all descriptions that apply to these sculptures by artist, Kirk Roda. "The Joke" is an exploration of pure fantasy th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Organic Material, Mixed Media

Antique Indonesian Sculpture
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic carved teak sculpture. The sentinel with his sword drawn. 19th century architectural artifact.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Inseparable, Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Divyendu Anand - Inseparable, Edition 1 of 9 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base H 38 x W 17 x D 16 inches, 2023 Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Granite, Bronze

HEAD
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture with brown patina. Head of a young girl.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Totem Sculpture By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is currently on display at the Zimmerman Gallery in Carmel, CA Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for out...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Con la cabeza llena de pajaros (With a head full of birds)
Located in Miami, FL
Alfredo Sosabravo “Con la cabeza llena de pajaros” 2001 Murano Glass 13½ x 12 x 5½ Provenance: Private Collection, Miami Provenance: Private Collection, Miami Literature: Alejandr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stone sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand carved. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Lock and Key, Protective Linings and Rattling Cages. Porcelain Wall Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values ​​women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative quali...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Protest" Figurative Stone Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
Figurative sculpture by Duff Browne Overall Dimensions: 16" x 16" x 4.5" Dimensions w/o base: 14.25" x 15.25" x 2.5"
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Duality, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, Atelier, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mark Ryden - BABY BOS - BLUSH. Limited Ed. Vinyl Figure Surrealism Lowbrow Pink
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Mark Ryden - BABY BOS - BLUSH Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Vinyl figure Edition: 500 Size: 15.25 cm height Condition: In mint conditions, brand new inside its original package Desc...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

The Girl from Togo Bronze Artist Proof MEAM in Barcelona Spain Figurative
Located in Houston, TX
The Girl from Togo Bronze Artist Proof MEAM in Barcelona Spain Figurative This life size bronze bust is the artist proof of "The Girl from Togo." It was personally crafted b...
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2010s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper

Leap of Faith, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The dancing form of Viktor Kee, composed within a tight baroque spiral, powerfully suggests the force of energy that propels this performer across the stage. Like a dancing flame, el...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Kuba African Warthog Divining Figure tribal arts sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Warthog Divining Figure. Kuba, DRC. Late 19th century. Carved wood with palm oil patina, 12.5 incehes (l), 3.25 inches (h), 2 5/8 inches (d). Loss evident at tip of right ear and on snout. Provenance: Ex. collection Martin and Faith-Dorian Wright; J.J. Klegman; Angelo Caggiula-Carulucci, chief magistrate in Belgian Congo for King Leopold...
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Late 19th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Vincent III - Sculpture by Dutch Artist Romee Kanis Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at the gallery until a few years ago. We restore this trad...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Face Jar
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pothos Sculpture Lost Wax Bronze Method Florence Cesello 18 x 6 x 6
Located in Houston, TX
"Pothos is one of the Ancient Greek Erotes dedicated to yearning and desire. He is the son of the West Wind "Zephryos" and "Iris," the rainbow. This is the artist proof of an edit...
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2010s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Alex Katz 'Yvonne' Stainless Steel Multiple with Impressed Signature 2018
Located in Miami, FL
ALEX KATZ (1927-Present) This Alex Katz work 'Yvonne' is a 2018 cutout in powder-coated aluminum, UV archival inks, stainless steel. The signature impressed to the base ‘Alex Katz’....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Seated Japanese Amida Nyorai Buddha ; Early 20th century.
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Seated Japanese Amida Nyorai Buddha Polychrome porcelain Japan, Meiji era, early 20th century Satsuma Kilns 11 1/2 x 6 1/3 x 6 1/3 inches ...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Vintage Peacock II (Wall Piece/Dish) (MADE TO ORDER, ~50% OFF LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman Vintage Peacock II (Wall Piece/Dish (handpainted) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Brass Wire (for hanging, can be removed) Year: 2022 Size: 6x4.25x0.5in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1331 ------------------------ My ceramics are handmade and painted with the finest overglazes from Europe. The gold luster used is 24k liquid Gold from Germany. Every piece is unique. My imagery is inspired by vintage Meissen dinnerware...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Familia del Mezcal - Mezcal Family - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Familia del Mezcal - Mezcal Family Made with natural clay, copper wire and polychrome painting. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in an oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Sculpture of a Mezcal Family =================================== DETAILS =================================== Time of Preparation: 2.5 months Made: Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla, México. Dimensions: 7" x 8" x 5" in or 17" x 20" x 13 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Pair of Prancing Horses, two bronzes signed and numbered by Arno Breker
Located in PARIS, FR
An official artist of the Nazi regime, trained in Montparnasse in the 1930s, Arno Breker continued to sculpt after the fall of the Third Reich, producing large-scale public commissions in Germany and portraits of prominent figures. The two small bronzes presented here, dated around 1978, are part of a long tradition of prancing horses dating back to antiquity. The asymmetrical treatment of the two front legs and the inclination of the head make these two copies of the same artwork a highly decorative pair. 1. Arno Breker, a prolific sculptor, from the Bohemia of Montparnasse to the commissions from the Third Reich ... and from the Federal Republic of Germany The son of a stone carver, Arno Breker studied fine art and anatomy in his native Elberfeld. At the age of 20, he entered the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. He moved to Paris in 1926, where he continued his training in the studio of Maillol, who dubbed him "the German Michelangelo of the twentieth century". He shared a studio with Alexandre Calder and frequented Jean Cocteau, Foujita, Brancusi, Pablo Picasso and other artists of the bohemian Paris of the time. It was also in Paris in 1933 that he met Demetra Messala, the daughter of a Greek diplomat who posed for Maillol and Picasso, whom he married in 1937. Having won the Prussian Prix de Rome in 1932, he left Paris to stay at the Villa Massimo, the German Academy in Rome. Returning to Germany in 1934, his style evolved towards a more marked imitation of ancient sculpture. He created two monumental statues for Berlin's Olympic Stadium, before being appointed professor at the Berlin College of Fine Arts in 1937. He came to the attention of the Reich Propaganda Ministry, which awarded him several commissions and provided him with three large studios in which Breker produced many monumental sculptures to the glory of the regime. On June 23, 1940, Breker accompanied Adolf Hitler during a visit to Paris. During the Occupation, his political connections enabled him to intervene on behalf of many artists pursued by the Nazis: for example, he protected Pablo Picasso (then a Communist) from Kommandantur officers. Most of Arno Breker's work was destroyed in Berlin at the end of the war in 1945 by bombing and intentional destruction perpetrated by soldiers of the victorious powers. After the fall of the Nazi regime, however, Arno Breker was never prosecuted. He opened a new studio in Düsseldorf, where he sculpted until his death in 1991. He then carried out several public commissions in Germany (Bayreuth, Wuppertal), as well as portraits of numerous personalities, including King Mohammed V of Morocco, Léopold Sedar Senghor (commissioned by the Académie Française in 1978) and the two chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer and Ludwig Erhard. The Arno Breker Museum in Nörvenich is now exhibiting some of his artworks. 2. Related artworks: from the Wild Horses of the Quirinal to the Horses of Marly The prancing horse is a major iconographic theme, found in a series of sculptures from Antiquity, the Renaissance and the Classical Age. Various photos from Arno Breker's studio in Berlin confirm the predominant place of equine representations in his work (alongside male nude statues), and confirm that this reduced version created in 1978 is part of the artist's preferred repertoire. Prancing horses are generally associated with a male figure in a group that, through a reference drawn from Antiquity, symbolizes man's domination over nature. In this respect, it is very interesting to compare our small bronzes with the horse forming part of a large sculpture by Arno Breker (made in 1936 and probably destroyed in 1945) depicting Alexander taming Bucephalus. This statue is itself directly inspired by one of the best-known works of 18th-century French sculpture...
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1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gallulus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Green Patina Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Gallulus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Green Patina Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profess...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

NAOR - 45cm TEDDY Collage Porsche 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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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Mosaic Sculpture Menorah Israeli David Palombo
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand Forged Iron Stone Mosaic Hanukah Menorah Candelabra David Palombo was an Israeli sculptor and painter. He was born in Turkey to a traditional family and immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents in 1923. They lived in the Nahalat Shiva neighborhood of Jerusalem. In 1940 he began his studies at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and from 1942 was a student of sculptor Ze’ev Ben-Zvi. For a period of time, Palombo was an assistant at Ben-Zvi’s studio and also taught at Bezalel. During this period he was also a member of the “Histadrut HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed” (The General Federation of Students and Young Workers in Israel). In the 1940s he took art lessons at night. In 1948 he went to Paris, where he visited the studio of the sculptor Constantin Brancusi whose work influenced him. Around 1958 he married the artist Shulamit Sirota. In 1960 he quit his job to devote himself to art. In 1964 he married for the second time to the artist Yona Palombo. The two of them went to live in an abandoned home on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. In 1966 he was killed when the motorcycle on which he was riding ran into a chain stretched across the street to prevent the desecration of Shabbat. His widow opened a museum in their home that was active until the year 2000. Work by Palombo is included in the Judaic collection of the Jewish Museum (a well known Hanukkah menora). Palombo executed the impressive metal gates of the Tent of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem, the memorial to the martyrs of the holocaust, as well as the gates to the Knesset Building the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco award) awarded him a scholarship for study in Japan. He worked in marble, granite, bronze, iron and steel. as well as with glass mosaic tiles. Palombo’s early works, in the 1950s, were influenced by modernist sculptors such as Brancusi. These works were composed of abstract images from nature and were carved out of stone or wood. At the end of the 1950s he began making metal sculptors, using the technique of welding. His work took on a more abstract and expressive character. Education 1940 Painting with Isidor Ascheim, New Bezalel School for Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem 1942 Sculpture with Zeev Ben Zvi, Jerusalem 1956 Mosaic, Ravenna, Italy 1958 Welding Course Awards And Prizes 1966 UNESCO Award Exhibitions: Sculpture in Israel, 1948-1958 Mishkan Museum of Art, Kibbutz Ein Harod Artists: Zvi Aldouby, Yitzhak Danziger, Arieh Merzer, Dov Feigin, Aaron Priver, David Palumbo, Menashe Kadishman, Kosso Eloul, Yehiel Shemi, Zahara Schatz. The Spring Exhibition of Jerusalem Artists, Artists' House, Jerusalem Artists: Palombo, David Bezalel Schatz, Mordechai Levanon, Fima, Ludwig Blum 12 Artists, The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem Avraham Ofek, Aviva Uri, Avigdor Arikha, Yosl Bergner, Lea Nikel, Palombo, Ruth Zarfati...
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Mid-20th Century Arte Povera Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

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

Materials

Limestone

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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