Skip to main content

Figurative Sculptures

to
798
5,889
4,341
1,621
1,135
1,052
52
5,399
3,581
Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Edith Parsons Pair of Terrier Pups - Bookends Bronze Sculptures
By Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Edith Baretto Parsons (1878-1956) pair of lost-wax cast patinated bronze dog sculptures. The seated pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons” and cold stamped Gorham Co. OFFW. It measures 5 3/4"high x 6 7/8"long x 2 1/2"wide. The leaping pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons,” dated 1911 and cold stamped B. Zoppo Foundry, N.Y. It measures 6 1/2"high x 6 3/4"long x 2 ½"wide. These are part of Parsons' series of playful terrier dogs and are highly desirable. They are in excellent condition with no damage. Born in Virginia, Edith Parsons studied at the Art Students League in New York with John Twachtman, Daniel Chester French...
Category

1910s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Willitts Designs "Sax Appeal" Musician Cast Resin Sculpture, Signed & Numbered
Located in Plainview, NY
A Collectible Jazz Sculpture By Willitts Designs International and Sheng Lung entitled " Sax Appeal" and numbered 62001. This Amazing Resin Metal Jazz Scul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Together
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze & Marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions, whe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Confabulations by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Confabulations is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 37.5 × 16 × 8.5 cm (14.8 × 6.3 × 3.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Promise at Dawn by M. de Soos - Figurative bronze sculpture, man, music
Located in Paris, FR
Promise at Dawn is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos. Dimensions are 82 × 34 × 19 cm (32.3 × 13.4 × 7.5 in). This original artwork is a signed and numb...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Praying Woman, Modern Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Ruth Gutman
By Ruth Gutman
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bronze patina sculpture is set on a warm toned marble base. The sculptor, Ruth Gutman, has created an expressionist rendering of a woman praying. ...
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fierheid Pride Sculpture Polished Steel Horse Horseman Silver Color In Stock
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Fierheid Pride Sculpture Polished Steel Horse Horseman Silver Color In Stock KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), Fr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022, Valdés, porcelain sculptures
Located in Zug, CH
Manolo Valdes Reina Mariana I (Las Meninas), 2022 Limoges Porcelain 35 × 23.5 × 17.8 cm (13.8 × 9.3 × 7 in) Edition of 199 In mint condition Images of edition number are example ref...
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rain, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s latest work entitled “Rain, Atelier” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind...
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

3D shaped painting / wall sculpture of African mask by Haitian-American artist
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"The Visitor" is an acrylic on shaped canvas painting stretched over a wooden armature creating a 3D wall sculpture. With this majestic figure adorned in radiant color, artist Claes ...
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ceramic LA Dodgers cap sculpture (purple) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful one of a kind ceramic hand made LA Dodgers cap is from Yael Yanay’s latest body of works. These hand-crafted ceramic hats are meticulously designed to resemble iconi...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Sophia: “the Birth of Culture” is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 100 × 41 × 21 cm (39.3 × 16.1 × 8.3 in). This sculpture is part of a limited...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sissone, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gild Starbust Wall Sculpture in Brass by Curtis Jere
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Gild Starburst Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere features a starburst design. The sculpture showcases an array of slender brass needles extending outward from a central point, creat...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Tokidoki x karl Lagerfeld x French Edition
Located in CANNES, FR
KARL LAGERFELD ( 1933 -2019 ) Kaiser of the fashion ! "Tokidoki " : édition limitée à 500 . Numéroté 118 /500. exemplaire design par Simone Legno . poupée à l'effigie de KARL LAGER...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

ABS

Instant Tree Burja by Ondřej Oliva - Large metal sculpture, geometric tree
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Tree Burja is an aluminium and nickel sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 150 × 105 × 30 cm (59.1 × 41.3 × 11.8 in). This sculpture is a un...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

F. Soriano Women "ALEGORIA" 2007 iron and sheet original sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ferran Soriano - Sculptor (Barcelona, 1944) Ferran Soriano has been exhibiting his works of art since 1970 around the world (in Spain, Europe and the USA). He has got works of art in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Caress of Love
Located in PARIS, FR
"Caress of Love" by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze group sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the back "A. Carrier-Belleuse" Resting on a revolvi...
Category

1870s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Amici V by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative bronze sculpture of a couple.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Amici 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-in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Secret
Located in PARIS, FR
The Secret by Pierre-Félix FIX-MASSEAU (1869-1937) Sculpture in bronze with a gilded patina Signed on the side " Fix-Masseau " Cast by " Siot-Paris " (with the foundry mark) France...
Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sir Winston Churchill Bronze by Ivor Roberts-Jones
By Ivor Roberts-Jones
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ivor Roberts-Jones 1916-1996 British Sir Winston Churchill Numbered “132” (on base) Bronze with a brown patina on a stone base “My dear friends, this is your hour.” These were Wi...
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large 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 ...
Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sweet Spot
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene

The Three Magi
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, Spain. Known as Peruvian alabaster for its translucency and workability, Piedra de Huamanga is a highly prized material from the province of Ayacucho in Peru. In the 17th and 18th centuries, local craftsman in the town of Huamanga began to specialize in the production of small-scale, polychrome religious sculptures made from this distinctive stone. Huamanga sculptures are among the most accomplished examples of carving from the Spanish Americas, where polychrome wood sculpture was a far more common sculptural medium. These works, which were created as independent sculptures or as sculptural groups—such as our three Magi—were intended for ecclesiastical as well as domestics settings. Our three figures likely formed part of a larger Nativity group—a New World variant of the tradition of the Neapolitan Crèche...
Category

Late 18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Surrealist Hanging Wall Sculpture, "Let's Go To Paris"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its diameter is 12 inches. A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece. Th...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nude
By Ybah
Located in Pasadena, CA
After studying fine arts, a need for contact with solid material was needed. Ybah took a classic artistic path from an academic education from the Louvre reproductions, learning at t...
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nude
Nude
$5,200 Sale Price
27% Off
Four-Leaf Clover - Sculpture by Fernando Codognotto - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Hand crafted sculpture realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2020 using Cimolo wood. Carved Signature. Excellent condition.
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Victor Salmones “Torso” Bronze Sculptural Dining / Center Hall Table, A/P
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof Country of origin; materials: Mexico; bronze, glass Dimensions: 30″h, 42″dia...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"ANTICA" FEMALE FORM NUDE
By Scy
Located in San Antonio, TX
Scy Colorado / Texas Artist Image Size: 12" Medium: Bronze "Antica" Scy has been surrounded by fine art throughout her entire life. She grew up beside the easel and sculpting stand...
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Metal Pineapple Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modernist pair of vintage pineapple garnitures or objects of art handcrafted in metal in a stylized brutalist form with a chic oxidized finish.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Europa en de Stier 1 Europ and the Bull Mythology Bronze Sculpture In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Europa en de Stier 1 Europ and the Bull Mythology Bronze Sculpture In Stock Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Located in Miami, FL
Bacchic revelry. A sexy and nude curvaceous young Nymph/Bacchante makes amorous advances to a Herm - whose facial expression reflects her erotic touch. The Herm is stylized where his...
Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Homage a Colbert - mini
Located in PARIS, FR
" Omaggio a Colbert " 12 x 41 x 14 cm ed. 7/8 + 4 A.P. Bronze 2022 Stefano Bombardieri is known for large figurative sculptures of wild animal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sous le soleil exactement by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sous le soleil exactement is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 36 × 24 × 25 cm (14.2 × 9.4 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

ROBY DWI ANTONO - BIAS II. Limited ed. Sculpture Contemporary Modern Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Roby Dwi Antono - BIAS II Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Glazed ceramic sculpture Edition: 75 + AP Size: 24.5 x 29 x 26 cm Condition: In perfect conditions BIAS II is a limited-edit...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Signed Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley Flyboy, 2018: A rare example of this coveted Hebru Brantley Flyboy - signed, dated and inscribed on the outer packaging. New in its original packaging. Medium: Painte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

French Art Deco Walnut Sculpture of a Nude Woman, circa 1920
Located in Rochester, NY
Exceptional and expressively carved solid walnut near life Size statue of nude woman raised on attached fluted column pedestal base in overall beautifully aged original rich surface ...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

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

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Music Night Composition 3D Art Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Night Composition 3D Wall Art under museum-quality plexiglass. Thematically this construction titled ‘Night Composition” centers on Erikson's romance in working with black, brass an...
Category

2010s Assemblage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

New York Times Double Chuck
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene, Mixed Media

Venus Fontana - Original Sculpture
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Daniele Fortuna's Venus sculpture is a captivating fusion of classical beauty and contemporary vibrancy, marrying the timeless elegance of ancient Grec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Decoration - Carved wooden tribal mask
Located in PARIS, FR
Carved wooden tribal mask 7 x 20 x 10 cm height with base: 38 cm
Category

15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Equestrian White Horse Statue Clay Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An equestrian sitting white horse sculpture, crafted with exquisite precision and care. Handcrafted from clay, this sculpture stands as a testam...
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century grand tour carving of the "Medici" lion. Carved green porphyry granite. This is an unusually large size. Pieces carved porphyry granite are uncommon. It's hardness makes...
Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite

'Famine' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Rangarirai Makunde
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Famine' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Rangarirai Makunde. The sculpture presents a solitary figure who stands facing directly forward. He hold...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Junior by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bear, brown colour
Located in Paris, FR
Junior is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 20 × 10 × 10 cm (7.8 × 3.9 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stay Lovely Neon Art Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010s, Hand Blown Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jo designs all the neon as a unique piece of artwork. Each piece is hand blown glass and assembled to create a one-of-a-kind piece, which comes completely ready to install. White electrical elements provide a clean look when it hangs in your home or business. Provided with each piece is a Certificate of Authenticity provided by the Artist and signed by the gallery. The neon is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglass with pre-drilled holes for easy hanging. These are for indoor use only. neon art neon art work...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

LINCOLN IN DALIVISION Platinum Bas Relief with Original Box
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Lincoln in Dalivision Platinum Bas Relief MEDIUM: Bas Relief SIGNED: Embossed Signature. The Bas Relief bears the artist signature toward the bottom...
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

''La Baigneuse'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in tone and message. Through her images she shows us her positive view of the world and humanity. She shapes her sculptures in a professional and original way. The animals have recognizable human characteristics, which radiate great charm and tenderness. At first glance, this seems simple and charming. The opposite is true. You must have studied man and his behavior extremely well in order to make this translation. A hippopotamus - not a gentle animal at all - transforms into a friendly big lug who dances, dives or acts like an English lord. What is special is that Maarse finds her images so natural that people do not immediately realize that what they are actually doing is not possible. In ''Between the Ears'' the mother elephant with her child between her ears looks so natural and realistic and is so moving and playful. Almost casually, Miep Maarse asks the obligatory question: "How realistic is realistic?" Everyone will immediately admit that her images are not realistic. But what are they then? Surrealistic maybe? Strangely enough, it is obvious to place them in that movement, but everyone feels that something is not right. After all, with surrealism we immediately think of bizarre situations and alienation, while Miep Maarse's animal sculptures radiate something familiar and domestic. Due to the metamorphosis that her animals undergo, they enter the realm of fabulous creatures. The animal sculptures are liberating because the depicted animals have different codes of conduct than the people who imitate them. Miep Maarse received her education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. ''La Baigneuse...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bird with a Crest - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 500 (Ramié #173)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Bird with a Crest, 1952 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, enamel and oxidized paraffin decoration Annotated on the Back : Empreinte originale Pic...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Amancio 6 Man Wood original sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ wood Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Amancio González is a sculptor from Leon and an internationally celebrate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Listen
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a man in a business suit with his arms crossed and one hand on his chin in a contemplative pose. Edition of 9
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Hippopotame
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom. She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Elegant Brass Sculptures of Greyhound Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze Greyhound dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition.
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Música
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique patinated metal cubist sculpture. Ulises Jiménez Obregón was born in La Mansion de Nicoya, Costa Rica, in November 1953. In 1968 he obtained a diploma of "Honor of Merit" i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Elephant, Sculpture, Artifacts, Resin by Contemporary Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Artifacts Elephant Sculpture Resin L 10 x H 7.5 x D 6 inches
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Marie de' Medici
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Mathurin Moreau 1822-1912, was a French sculptor in the classic academic style. His father was also a sculptor and his siblings. Mathurin first received a medal at the Salon in 1848,...
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"The Passage" Basalt Sculpture (2Pieces) 16" x 12" x 8" inch by Eman Barakat
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Passage" Basalt Sculpture (2Pieces) 16" x 12" x 8" inch by Eman Barakat Eman Barakat is an Egyptian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Pélican
Located in Pasadena, CA
After completing his studies at the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Jorge Borrás moved to France1. His works, especially his bronzes, are sold in major auctions mainly in France (Versailles, Drouot, Saint Germain En Laye, Enghien les Bains, etc. June 30, 1992, two bronzes were sold at Christie's in London) 2. They are exhibited in Parisian salons such as the Salon d'automne3, the Salon des artistes français, the Salon des Independants the exhibitions of the National Society of Fine Arts, the Salon de l'école française [ref. necessary]. He received the Arts-Sciences-Lettresn 1 Medal and is a member of the International Association of Visual Arts (affiliated with UNESCO). In addition, he produced a series of medals and sculptures for the Monnaie de Paris, and various achievements such as the bust of Dr. Coll Colomé, a monument erected in Benicarlo (Spain) and publishing covers including the novel by Jean-Marc Roberts Vincent's friend. The work of Jorge Borrás is a tribute to the woman [ref. necessary]. Her favorite themes are ballerinas and bathers as well as women in everyday attitudes. Wild animals, some endangered, are also very present in the work of Jorge Borrás, especially in recent years where he takes great pleasure in capturing the wild moment of his attitudes. Passionate about drawing, he began painting at the age of ten and made his first exhibition at the age of twenty. At the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he discovered sculpture with Luisa Granero and studied painting and sculpture. The students the drawing section, of the great master of Spanish painting and portrait painter Francisco Ribera Gomez...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pélican
Pélican
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off

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.

Browse 1stDibs for an extensive collection of figurative sculptures and find the next addition to your collection.

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed