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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Inner Circle Casting Scale Bronze Sculpture Abstract Head Limited Edition
Located in Utrecht, NL
Inner Circle (Casting Scale) Bronze Sculpture Figurative Abstract Head In Stock
Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone, wood and bronze, mostly torsos ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"BLOB" Sculptural Lamp 14" x 14.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"BLOB" Sculptural Lamp 14" x 14.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
MATERIAL: ceramics / foundry work
One lampshade.
Lampshade only.
Wires and lightbulb are not included.
BLOB lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Balloon Dog (Yellow )
By Jeff Koons
Located in Manchester, GB
Jeff Koons, Yellow Balloon Dog, 1995-2002
Porcelain with original box and plastic stand
26.7 × 26.7 × 12.7 cm (10 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 5 in)
Edition of 2300
Jeff Koons released Balloon...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hope
Located in London, GB
This one of a Ltd edition of 25 sculptures by the artist.
Joan Artigas Planas was born in 1960 in Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona.
In 1985 he graduated in Fine Arts at the University o...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Reclining Doe
Located in PARIS, FR
Reclining Doe
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Barye's workshop (...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ballons de Foire
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Berry's Ballons de foire in bronze and silver portrays the playful lightness of balloons, captured in a dynamic, almost weightless form. The combination of bronze & silver a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Adolescent Unicorn T-Rex Skull with 'No Fear' Bedazzlement
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
The Aurora-Rhoman Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics explains-
"This is the most complete example of a Unicorn T-Rex Skull that has ever been discovered. During the Auroral...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Untitled - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mother and Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist gilt bronze sculpture of a Mother and Child set on a marble base.
Signed on bronze base.
Great condition
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Horse
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
Seated female figure: 'Ngeuse rèflèchie'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child.
I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture.
I do not have an intellectual proc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Rams Head Sculpture in Bronze by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Charles Rumsey was an avid sportsman, horseman and a child prodigy in sculpting sent to Paris to study as a boy. His life of hunting fishing and ridin...
Category
1910s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scarab on a buttercup - Nature forged in iron
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Indoor or outdoor iron sculpture perfect for nature lovers. Ivan Zanoni's hands can forge insects and grasses with authenticity and superb craftsmanship, as this tiny but perfect pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Superman October #180
By Paul Rousso
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
Water Tower Sculpture: 'Stool Pigeon'
Located in New York, NY
This image is from a mini fanzine created by the artist and spread through downtown New York. If pigeons could talk would they rat us all out. Instead of framing his work he prefers ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache
Couple. Porcelain vases 2 x h 9 cm
By Ilona Romule
Located in Riga, LV
Unique vases in the shape of human heads made from the finest porcelain by Ilona Romule, leading sculptor in Latvia
The artwork titled "Couple" consists of two porcelain vases. Each...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$456 Sale Price
20% Off
Bérangère with a Hat
By Patrick Brun
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patrick BRUN was born in Paris in 1941. After obtaining his Engineering degree, he began his professional life as a teacher in mathematics and physics. After this period, he started ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
27% Off
Eroded Carrera RS
Located in London, GB
Eroded Carrera RS, 2021
Resin, Plaster and Aluminium Oxide
12 × 5 3/10 × 4 1/2 in / 30.5 × 13.5 × 11.5 cm
Edition of 500
Daniel Arsham's Eroded series is a striking series of sc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plaster
Antique Dog: Bulldog Playing with a Mouse- Henri Émile Adrien Trodoux ca. 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Dog
Bulldog Playing with a Mouse on Sheaves of Wheat
Henri Émile Adrien Trodoux (1815-1881)
6 1/8 x 3 7/5 inches
Signed on the terrace
Henri Émile Adrien Trodoux (Fre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Matriarche
Located in CHAZELLES-SUR-LYON, FR
“Matriarch” – A Bronze Sculpture Honoring Wisdom and Legacy
• Material: Bronze
• Limited edition of 8 copies (5/8)
• Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Barthélémy ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sapphos"
Located in Astoria, NY
After Edouard Henri Delesalle (French, 1823-1851) "Sapphos" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, impressed to base "F. Barbedienne, fondeur" and "Reduction Mecanique A. Col...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Marble Sculpture Statue of a Nude Beauty by Aristide Petrilli
Located in New York, NY
ARISTIDE PETRILLI
Italian, (1868-1930)
Flora (Allegory of Spring)
Signed Prof Pedrilli; Galleria Bazzanti Firenze
49 inches high (Statue); 32 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches (Pedestal)
Notes: Finely carved Italian carrara marble of a nude beauty signed Prof Petrilli...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
I-Scream Kelly Sculpture (Red) -limited edition iconic pop art-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Step into the imaginative world of "I-Scream Kelly Sculpture (R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Torso of a Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Torso of a Woman
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Avery fine nuanced brown chamotte sandstone sculpture
raised on a dark grey marble base
signed on the arm with the monogram "MG" for Marcel Gimond
inscribed with the monogram "GS" for Georges Serré
stamped by the galerie Rouard
France
1927
total height 50 cm
width 20,5 cm
depth 20 cm
After a model by Marcel Gimond, this bust was made in 1927 by Georges Serré at the Manufacture de Sèvres, sold exclusively by the Rouard Gallery, and exhibited the same year at the Paris Fall Fair (Salon d'Automne).
Reproduced in "Sculpteurs nouveaux, Marcel Gimond", Paul Fierens, Nrf, 1930, cover.
Biographies :
Marcel Gimond (1894-1961) was a French sculptor. He studied in Lyon, then at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon where he graduated in 1917. Finally he arrived in Paris the same year and settled in Marly-Le-Roi. Student of Aristide Maillol, he also met Raoul Dufy and Auguste Renoir. Gimond worked with Maillol until 1920, and left him to settle in Paris and regain his independence. He then moved into Renoir's former studio, made available by Jean Renoir. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in 1922. In 1940, Gimond left Paris to settle in the South zone, in Lyon, then in Aix en Provence; He spent his summers at Saint-Félicien, at the house of poet Charles Forot.
At the Liberation, in 1944, he returned to Paris and his workshop rue Ordener, he left only a few months before his death. From 1946 to 1960, he directed a workshop at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Marcel Gimond was known for his busts of political and artistic personalities. He also owed two bas-reliefs located in the lobby of the newspaper "L'Humanité", in tribute to Marcel Cachin and Gabriel Péri.
Georges Serré (1889-1956) was a French ceramist. He worked at the Sèvres factory until 1914, when he was mobilized to go to war. He then went to Indochina where he taught ceramics at the art school of Bien-hoa for five years. On his return to France, he moved to Sèvres, rue Brongniart, but encountered difficulties in producing his works, until the intervention of the ceramist Emile Decoeur who obtained him help to build an oven for firing his ceramics. It was Georges Rouard and his gallery located on avenue de l'Opéra in Paris, who had noticed him at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, which presented him during his "exhibitions of contemporary French artisans".
Georges Serré's taste for these sandstones came to him, among other things, from Khmer sculptures...
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Balloon Rabbit XL - Silver
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
An edition of the famous ‘Balloon Rabbit’ After
Material: zinc alloy.
Comes with its original box and certificate of authenticity.
From a Limited Edition of 500, unique number eng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Luna by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative sculpture.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Luna has a minimalist yet powerful design, featuring an elongated female figure poised with arms outstretched. Dominating the composition is a circular disc representing the moon in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surrealist Sculpture, "Simonetta"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 6" x 12" x 8". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amber Swallows Giftbox (Qty 3)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington.
With nearly thirty years of ded...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Horse II - Bronze Figure Riding Stone Carved Horse, Verdigris Patina, Steel Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Jesús Curiá Perez
Horse II
bronze and artificial stone
27.50h x 22w x 9.50d in
69.85h x 55.88w x 24.13d cm
JCP062
Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aestheti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze, Steel
Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra / Wood carving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpt
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE!
Artisan: Manuel Cruz Prudencio
MASTERPIECE
Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings ...
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Large, Cast Bronze Roman Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of large, detailed cast bronze Roman figures of a senator (likely Julius Caesar) and possibly an emperor. Each in cascading drapery with beautifully rendered facial expression...
Category
1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Standing Chief (Shield) by Yoram Wolberger, 2016
Located in Orange, CA
Standing Chief (Shield) by Yoram Wolberger, 2016
Additional information:
Medium: Reinforced cast fiberglass composite and pigmented resin
Dimensions: 84 × 65 × 29 in (213.4 × 165.1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Pigment, Resin
Oso Quemado
Located in Bozeman, MT
Electric Coffin is coded within art history and ideologies from archetypes of mysticism. We explore found truths from modernity and a personal historical perspective. A process-drive...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Set of 5 Silver ceramic balloon sculptures handmade for wall installation.
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
5 Silver glossy ceramic balloon sculptures - 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, Glaze
Roots - An Iron vessel wall sculpture by Nir Adoni. 41x27.5"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world.
We are offering limited editions ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Blue Dawn glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This blue dawn glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment.
handm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze
Chope Visage, Picasso, Pitcher, Edition, 1950's, Design, earthenware, Figurative
Located in Geneva, CH
Chope Visage, Picasso, Pitcher, Edition, 1950's, Design, earthenware, Figurative
Chope Visage
Ed. 300 pcs
1959
Earthenware clay, decoration in engobes, g...
Category
1950s Post-War Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Laocoon
Located in Boston, MA
Plaster, Gold Leaf. Signed and titled in pencil on base. Stamped with a wax seal.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Dan Mask, " Carved Wood created in Liberia circa the 1950s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The Dan people of Liberia have a history of using masks like these for rituals pertaining to various aspects of their lives.
This particular mask has a commanding, yet gentle presence. The carved wooden face...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Arrival, Shipwrecks stories. Iron vessel wall sculpture. 35.5x19.5"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world.
We are offering limited editions ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Contemporary, stainless steel sculpture, Leapfrog, contemporary sculpture.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Polished Stainless Steel, and Signed and numbered, Edition 5/9
Bold, energetic, and playfully powerful, Leapfrog by Irina Daylene captures a striking moment of dynamic balance and ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pensive à genoux
Located in PARIS, FR
Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
Pensive on her knees
A bronze sculpture with a black patina
Signed on the side " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Numbered " ...
Category
1970s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze by Gustavo Obiols
Located in Dallas, TX
Gustavo Obiols Delgado (1858-1910) – Spanish sculptor
Signed in the cast ‘G. Obiols’
Spanish Dancer with Castanetas; Silvered bronze and finely carved bone
No damage or repairs.
H...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
NYDIA, THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL OF POMPEII Marble Sculpture 1856-1870
Located in Soquel, CA
Randolph John Rogers (American, 1825 - 1892) Randolph Rogers' Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii debuted in 1856 to critical and public acclaim, solidifying Rogers’ position as a pre-eminent American sculptor and it remains one of the artist’s most celebrated works today. The subject of Nydia is drawn from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii 1834. After touring the ruins of the ancient city in 1833, and inspired by the stories of blinding volcanic ash, he composed the tale of Nydia, a slave who led her master, Glaucus, to safety. Rogers depicts Nydia at the moment that she and Glaucus have become separated in their perilous journey through the rubble and Nydia seeks familiarity in the surrounding chaos, her distress evident in her pained expression. The grace of the sculpture is at odds with the turmoil portrayed; a toppled Corinthian capital lies at her feet and obstructs her next step, indicated by the tilt of her back foot and grip on her walking stick. Examples of this model can be found in major American collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Literature, Millard F Rogers, Jr. Randolph Rogers, American Sculptor in Rome. University of Massachusetts Press, 1971, American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1986. Joyce K Schiller. "Nydia, A Forgotten Icon of the Nineteenth Century." Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts,
Born in Waterloo, New York, Randolph John Rogers became an expatriate* sculptor of idealized figures, portraits, and commemorative works in Neo-Classical* and Realist* styles. He worked in clay, plaster, marble and bronze, and lived both in Italy and the United States. He made 167 examples of Nydia in two sizes (varies depending on base height) 36" and 54'.
Rogers was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and as a young man did woodcuts* for the local newspaper, The Michigan Argus, and also worked as a baker's assistant and a dry goods clerk. In 1847, he moved to New York City, where he hoped to find work as an engraver*, but failing to do so, worked in a dry goods store owned by John Steward...
Category
1850s Italian School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$12,000 Sale Price
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Nautilus
Located in New York, NY
Joe Peters
Nautilus, 2009
Borosilicate Glass
11h x 10w x 4d in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$8,500
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
$30,000 Sale Price
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Noir - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Bill Haendel Americana Toy Soldiers Cast Paper Relief Modern Pop Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
William Haendel
framed 16.75 X 17 paper 11.5 X 12.5
Bas relief on hand-made molded, cast, paper; Visual statement of modernist society’s role in conformity of the individual and acq...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
FERDINANDO VICHI 1875-1945 Selene Female Figural Marble Statue .
By Ferdinando Vichi
Located in New York, NY
A charming allegory for Dawn
Date: 19th Century
Origin: Italian
Material: Carrara Marble
Signed F. Vichi , Firenze.
Dimensions: 41" H x 10" Diameter
A spellbinding female figural...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Aluminum Eagle Bird Sculpture Large Unique Metal Americana Folk Art
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Aluminum Eagle Bird Sculpture Large Unique Metal Americana Folk Art
Similar in design to the US Post Office logo from the 1950's. Signed "...
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Busto uomo gesso policromo - Gustave Fontaine 1877- 1952
Located in Stienta, IT
Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Bruxelles).
misure opera (vedi scheda tecnica)
superficie della base d'appoggio 32 x 17 cm
Scultore policromo e pittore.
Seguì dei corsi a ...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chalk
Sun Set Big Bronze Sculpture Geometric Abstract Figurative Head In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sun Set Big Bronze Sculpture Geometric Abstract Figurative Head In Stock
Sun set ia a big bronze geometric, abstract, figurative sculpture of a he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Polychrome Green And Yellow Marble Grand Tour Style Obelisks Sculptures 20th
Located in Roma, IT
an elegant pair of grand tour sculptured obelisks, carved in a warm and elegant green marble with two squared three orders bases carved in a Siena Yelllow Marble. The two marble used...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Indonesian Mask, 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
19th Century Indonesian mask made from wood.
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Horse Bronze Trotting Stallion Isidore Jules Bonheur (France, 1827-1901)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Bronze
Portrait of a Trotting Stallion
Isidore Jules Bonheur (France, 1827-1901)
Cast bronze mounted on a rectangular plinth with dark brown patina,
Signed: I. BONHEUR
17 x 11 3/4
A brilliant exploration of a stallion in full trot. The patina is a deep, warm walnut brown with honey-colored tones.
Isidore Bonheur was best known and the most distinguished of the 19th century French animalier sculptors. Isidore, the younger brother of Rosa Bonheur and older brother of Auguste, began his studies of painting initially with his father, who was friends with Francisco Goya. By 1848 he debuted at the Paris Salon having discontinued animal and landscape painting to concentrate on creating sculptures and in 1849, Bonheur enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He won medals at the Paris Salon in 1859 and did so again in 1865 and in 1869. After entering the Exposition Universelle 1855, he won the Gold Medal in 1889. In the 1870s exhibited in the London at the Royal Academy of Arts where he earned great prestige and won the coveted Medaille d’Or. After winning numerous other medals and prizes, Bonheur was awarded the Legion d' Honneur in 1895 and he was Knighted in Portugal, Spain and France. Bonheur continued exhibiting at the Paris Salon until 1899.
Many of his bronzes were fabricated at the foundry owned by Hippolyte Peyrol, Bonheur's brother-in-law by marriage to Isidore’s youngest sister Juliette Bonheur. The Peyrol casts for both Rosa and Isidore are exceptionally well executed which suggests a strong working relationship between the founder and sculptor. There is little doubt that Isidore Bonheur was an acute observer of nature; his animals were not anthropomorphized but modelled to catch movement or posture characteristics of the particular species he was sculpting. He achieved this most successfully with his sculptures of horses which are usually depicted as relaxed rather than spirited. These figures are among his most renowned works and his equestrian models became very popular, particularly among the British aristocracy.
An acute observer of nature, his sculptures reflect his commitment to the Realist school - with precise detailing of the movements of animals in their natural habitats. Ultimately, His naturalistic studies of animals are now some of the most highly sought after works by any of the animalier. He was possibly inspired by his many visits to the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show...
Category
1870s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman - Sculpture - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Balinese bronze sculpture of woman.
Placed on a wooden pedestal.
Excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
David L Deming Centurion II Abstract Modern Sculpture in Flat Black Steel, 1985
Located in Dallas, TX
An astounding abstract sculpture hand crafted by renowned Texas artist David Deming executed in 1985.
It was titled "Centurion II" because of its ominous appearance as a massive guar...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Walking Puma
Located in Brookville, NY
Charles Rumsey Puma is one of most recognized of small sculptures by the artist. The estate of artist Charles Rumsey has been represented by Lynda Ander...
Category
1910s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
INVADER - 3D LITTLE BIG SPACE. Limited edition Sculpture, Urban, Street art
By Invader
Located in Madrid, Madrid
3D LITTLE BIG SPACE
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Vinyl sculpture
Edition: 5000
Size: 28 x 20 x 4 cm
Condition: New, inside its sealed original box
This is the first vinyl sculptu...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Ink
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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