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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Untitled pendant (Percocet)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Purebred "Coyote"
Located in PARIS, FR
Purebred named "Coyote"
by Georges MALISSARD (1877-1942)
Horse bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
old cast
Signed on the base " G. Malissard "
And titled " Coyote "
France
E...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Femmes Fleurs (Women Pitcher), 1948 A.R. 50 is an elegant turned pitcher highlights the graceful form of the female nude. C...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dancer “Attraction” II by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, man, torso
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Danseur Attirance II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 35 × 23 × 9 cm (13.8 × 9.1 × 3.5 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 51 c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Heading Home" from Huichol ALTERATIONS 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...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Mixed Media
Song from my Father by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
This tower is a deeply personal piece for Lesley Hilling, dedicated to the memory of her father, Pete Hilling (1926–2016), and men like him—those who worked with their hands, repaire...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Rosi by Nando Kallweit. Figurative bronze sculpture of a woman.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Rosi is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit.
The work celebrates the modern female form whilst acknowledging that our individuality is shaped by our heritage. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Baroque Roman sculptor - 17th century bronze sculpture - Mars Warrior
Located in Varmo, IT
Gilded bronze sculpture - Mars, god of War. Rome, 17th century.
9 x 9 x h 31 cm.
Entirely in cast, chiseled and gilded bronze, resting on an ebonized wooden pedestal decorated with...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Truka Ceramics Lipstick Pop Art Modern Still Object Life Sculpture New In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Truka Ceramics Lipstick Pop Art Modern Still Object Life Sculpture New In Stock
Giorgio Laveri (Savona Italy, March 3, 1954) is a painter, sculptor, screenwriter, director and actor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black unique wrought Iron Fig Tree - majestic outdoor indoor sculpture
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Wrought Iron Tree Sculpture - A Collaborative Masterwork by Ivan and Luciano Zanoni
Italy, Contemporary
The Fig Tree: A Timeless Symbol.
Revered since antiquity and promi...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Fae – Victoria by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 50
Located in Coltishall, GB
Fae – Victoria is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit.
Inspired by the the legend of the phoenix, this female figure has graceful wings instead of arms. The pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Marble Sculpture Of Venus And Cupid
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully detailed and lifelike, Venus and Cupid share a soft embrace in this remarkable Italian white marble sculpture. The feminine beauty gracefully leans against roughened rock...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare sculpture "Pubelle de Tubes" by Fernandez Arman, 1993
By Arman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Born in Nice in 1928, Armand Pierre Fernandez (1928 - 2005) showed a precocious talent for painting and drawing as a child. (Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, he signed his early work wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ian Edwards - Born within Fire - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure
By Ian Edwards
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Ian Edwards - Born within Fire - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure
Dimensions: 160 x 60 x 60 cm
Edition of 12
Edwards’ practice expresses the power and determination of human endeav...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pop Doll - Pop Art Pop Free New Movement Mannequin Colors Acrylic Paints
Located in Sofia, BG
"Pop Doll" is a decorated sculpture.
It is created by the French artist David Cintract.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: mannequin fiberglass, lacquer,...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Lacquer, Acrylic, Stencil
Ancient Roman Marble Altar Fragment with Cupid, Roman Empire, 2nd/3rd Century AD
Located in Milan, IT
Roman marble altar fragment with cupid
Provenance: Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Orchid glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This orchid glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment.
handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel the balloon creates tension betwen ligtht vs. heavy, temporary vs. enterninty, fragilie vs. solid and more. The baloons can be installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a unique installation for every space and making it an art tool for designers and architects as well as home owners.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze
Small Horse V by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, light patina
Located in Paris, FR
Small Horse V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 52 × 41 × 13 cm (20.5 × 16.1 × 5.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Leaping Hares' Sterling Silver Limited Edition Sculpture by Lucy Kinsella
Located in London, GB
A ‘Leaping Hares’ sterling silver sculpture by Lucy Kinsella, the limited edition finely modelled pair of long eared hares caught mid confrontation with one stood tall on stretched h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Kicking Horse Bronze Sculpture 3/8 by Sophie Martin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lost wax bronze 3/8. founder DELVAL.
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom. She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tea Bowl "Tu Me Connais VII"
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman
Tea Bowl "Tu Me Connais VII" (Yunomi, Blue Vintage Flowers, Gold Luster Lip, Blue Bottom)
Year: 2021
Edition: Unique
Porcelain, Chi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze
Bernard Rives 13 Gym Balance Silver. EQUILIBRE original resin sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
equilibre resin chromed
New construction and Perfect condition
Limited Edition 8 copies + 4 H.C.
base stainless steel 105 cm
Bernard Rives was born 1947 in Carcassonne (France). ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Wild Horse - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Horse
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten
Wilde Horse VII
Bronze on bluestone pedestal
H 65 cm W 65 cm D 35 cm
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. Because of the wide range in his art-education he has mastered the art of drawing, painting and sculpting technology. However, the classical plastic art of sculpture and modelling opens up the possibility for him to create his own language of sculpture in answer to his urge for art. Due to this style of sculpting, the preference for bronze is natural.
After his study of sculpture at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam (1988), Frans van Straaten creates bronze sculptures in which he unites force and movement. Feeling and Emotion converted into Matter Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. The tension of space and movement are the themes, which Frans expresses in his sculptures. Summary it can be said that the power of life and being, the feeling and emotion by force and movement will be converted into matter. The experience of space is being expressed in the shapes and characters in each of Frans’ sculptures. His sculptures of bulls express explosive power while the horses find their strength in being elegant. Each sculpture recalls this way their own association and serves as a metaphor for a certain emotion. Feelings, which has inspired the artist for each sculpture.
Powerful and Elegant Looking at the works of this artist, it becomes very clear that one of his most important sources is his background in art history. The Renaissance period as well as several Italian artists served as inspiration to Frans as a sculpture. For instance the expressions in Leonardo da Vinci’s artworks, and also Giovanni...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Happy Bear- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Polar Bear
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kneeling Nude
By Bernard Simon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primarily a figure sculptor in marble and wood, he was born in Russia. In New York City, he studied at the Educational Alliance and Art Workshop and was active in numerous art associ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Hibou aux ailes déployées (Owl with spread wings), 1957
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1975, this madoura turned round dish of red earthenware clay, engobe decoration in black and knife engraving is from the edition of 200 and stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EDITION PICASSO' pottery stamps on the back.
Pablo Picasso ceramic Hibou aux ailes déployées (Owl with spread wings), 1957 A.R. 397 features a smiling owl with wings opening above its head. The owl sits on a thin branch that spans the lower length of the plate, extending the scene beyond the bounds of the ceramic. Beautiful, bushy feathers fan out. Picasso uses...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This puppet head would have been used by the Bozo ethnic group during the Sogobo ceremony.
This ancestral tradition continues in the region of Segou in Mali along the Niger river. It is an opportunity to regroup the different villages and give rise to musical and theatrical performances whose highlight is the puppet show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair Primitive Oversized Mistique Paper Mache Wall Figural Sculptures
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1482 Pair oversized primitive hand made and painted Caribbean figural wall sculptures made from corrugated boxes and hand painted
Category
1960s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Handmade Paper
Pablo Picasso, Unique variant of "Tête peinte" (Painted Face), pitcher, ceramic
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an A.R. turned pitcher created by Pablo Picasso in 1953. It is made with white earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxides under partial brushed glaze with white...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Louis Chalon "Valkyrie" Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Louis Chalon
Located in Astoria, NY
OLouis Chalon (French, 1866-1940) "Valkyrie" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, depicting a Valkyrie leading the charge to Valhalla, on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frannie by Nando Kallweit. A figurative bronze sculpture of a nude woman
Located in Coltishall, GB
Neile is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture of a female nude by Nando Kallweit.
Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Inner Flame, Enamel Coating over Composite of Stone Glass and Polyester-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Divyendu Anand - Inner Flame, Edition 9 / 9
Enamel Coating over Composite of Stone Glass and Polyester Resin Black Granite
H 27 x W 15.5 x D 11.5 inches, 2020
Growing up with the th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite, Bronze, Enamel
Stable (medium Hermes)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jonathan Seliger makes meticulous reproductions/ interpretations of mass produced objects and containers for everyday consumables. Here, having departed from his signature painted canvas constructions to explore aluminum, bronze and stainless steel fabrications which are sprayed with automotive enamels, he takes the once popular slogan “Super Size It” to the extreme presenting larger-than-life versions of a milk carton and a Hermes bag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Panther, Edition 8/99
By Arman
Located in PARIS, FR
Arman was an American-French artist best known for his unique style of found-object sculpture. Inspired by the philosophies and aesthetics of Dadaism, the artist gathered forks, inst...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scultura in marmo italiana ritratto di fanciulla religiosa del XIX secolo
Located in Florence, IT
Il busto marmoreo, datato 1890, appartiene alla sua età adulta, nello specifico all’ultimo anno della sua vita, quando era molto richiesto e aveva uno studio molto prolifico a Firenz...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Assembly Bear by Chésade - Contemporary bronze sculpture of a bear
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Assembly Bear, one-off bronze sculpture by French contemporary sculptor Chésade. 18 cm × 40 cm × 23 cm.
Chésade's bronze sculptures stand out by their very tactile and narrative surf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 glossy ceramic balloons. 2 Colors: Red & Blue.
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment.
handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel the balloon creates tension betwen ligtht vs. heavy, temporary vs. enterninty, fragilie vs. solid and more. The baloons can be installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a unique installation for every space and making it an art tool...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 32" high and 9" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows.
Wayang (Kram...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Guilt of Innocence (Postage Due Mr. Lee), wood and steel sculpture, Troy Williams
Located in Santa Fe, NM
“Guilt of Innocence” (Postage Due Mr. Lee)
Most of us don’t realize the true cost of the lifestyle we enjoy. There is a price paid by humanity that lives in our shadow. Unfair trade practices have stripped multitudes from their means of subsistence, thus forcing them to bow down to the system that has taken from them a meaningful life. The sculpture “Guilt of Innocence” depicts the American consumer’s role in this tragedy.
Who is Mr. Lee?
Lee Kyung was a South Korean farmer whose family farm is now a parking lot due to the WTO and unfair trade practices. Farmers in South Korea, who once made a good middle class living on their land, are now impoverished by the dumping...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Surplus Value (Beige)
By Yue Minjun
Located in Bristol, GB
Mixed materials (wood & copper)
Edition of 75
Signed on the base, and numbered on the base and the accompanying insert card
Mint. Small chip on the wooden box bottom back corner, oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa, " Wood created circa 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Secret Society Mask-Sierra Leone W. Africa," is a wood sculpture of a woman's head. The hair has been sculpted with intricate detail, and metal hair adornments...
Category
1930s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Ceramic #41" 2017 original handmade signed unique Talavera ceramic 14x14x2in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
"Ceramic #41", 2017
Ceramic in Uriarte's Talavera, Puebla, Mexico
34.5 x 34.5 x 4.2 cm. (13.6 x 13.6 x 1.7 in.).
Hand-signed by author
_______________...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Ian Edwards Creation of Self - Large, Bronze
By Ian Edwards
Located in Naples, Florida
Ian Edwards’ journey as a sculptor began when he left school aged 16 and began an apprenticeship. "The day I walked into the woodcarving shop everything changed. I said to myself the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chengrishi Statue 6 Inch with 24K Gold Handcrafted by Lost Wax Process
Located in TRUMBULL, CT
This statue is handcrafted by lost wax process which is one of the ancient process of metal craft. Chengrishi is seated in "Padmasana" or lotus pose with two hands in "Namaskar Mudra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
''Rest Hare'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Hare
By Ans Zondag
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lotus, Bronze Sculpture Thai Original Early 20th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
Origin: Thai
Artist: Unknown
Age: Early XXth Century
Title: Lotus
Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina
Size: 62 x 16 x 14 in.
Category
Early 20th Century Rajput Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Head of Avalokiteshvara, KHMER, Cambodia, Bayon Style
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A gray sandstone head of Avalokiteshvara, Khmer, Cambodia, Bayon Style from the 13th century. The artwork is unsigned. Provenance: Charles Craig, Privat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Fandango, by Rodger Jacobsen, figurative, bronze, sculpture, steel, pedestal
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Fandango, by Rodger Jacobsen, figurative, bronze, sculpture, steel, pedestal
Rodger Jacobsen’s sculpture is at once inspiring, amusing, and quite frankly, amazing. Inspiring, in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Vanity with Butterflies, Bronze painted in a white, limited Edition 2018
Located in Paris, FR
Vanité aux Papillons "Vanity with Butterflies", bronze painted in white.
Stamped and Signed on the base
2018 - Edition of 5
This one 5/8
Among Pasqua's masterpieces are the butterfly vanities...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
EveryThing (Flag) 2015
By Doug Aitken
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Doug Aitken
EveryThing, 2015
Mirror, Fibreglass & resin
92.5 x 119.5 x 12.5 inches
Edition of 4 plus 2 AP's
Provenance:
NB: Available on sale
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Resin, Fiberglass
Woman's face, terracotta sculpture, 1930s-40s, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981).
Located in Firenze, IT
Woman's face, terracotta sculpture, 1930s-40s, Giorgio Rossi (1894-1981). Tuscan Sculptor.
Terracotta modeled by hand by the artist. Unique piece.
Dimensions: Height 27 cm.
The ch...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
16th century Italian carved wood sculpture - Saint Mauritius - Gilded Painted
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved wooden sculpture - San Mauro. Italy, 16th century.
54 x 30 x h 110 cm.
Entirely in carved and painted wood with traces of polychromy and gilding.
- Work registered at the b...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Flower in my Garden" 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...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Acqua by Marie Louise Sorbac - Animal bronze sculpture of a fish, sea
Located in Paris, FR
Acqua is a bronze sculpture of a fish by Marie Louise Sorbac. 63 cm × 32 cm × 63 cm.
This sculpture is part of a series celebrating nature and the animal kingdom. It is available in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
''Macaque Icon'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Primate, Mother and Child
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre.
Primates are Nichola's favorite subject. In her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Square Root" Layered Glass Art Cube Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Discover the captivating interplay of light, symmetry, and modern design in "Square Root," a striking geometric sculpture by contemporary artist Jacob Barfield. Crafted with precisio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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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