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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Antoine Louis Barye Dromadaire D’Algerie Camel
Located in Dallas, TX
Antoine-Louis Barye
Dromadaire d'Algérie Circa. 1874
First offered in Barye's 1862 catalogue under the title Dromadaire d'Égypte, the present study became known as Dromadaire d'Alg...
Category
1870s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Poule Cayenne, by François Pompon, 1900's, sculpture, animal, bronze, chicken
Located in Geneva, CH
Poule cayenne - Poule faisanne, 1st proof, 1906
Bronze with a black patina
28 x 22 13 cm
Signed on the base : POMPON. Seal of the founder Cire Perdue A.A. Hebrard. Numbered (M)
Certi...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Je me cygnerai (with Luna) by Cécile Raynal - Stoneware sculpture, female figure
Located in Paris, FR
Je me cygnerai (with Luna) is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture (cypress wood base, pigment) sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 180 × 60 × 6...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Wood, Pigment
New Zealand Modernist Abstract Bronze Maori Head Sculpture Colin Webster Watson
Located in Surfside, FL
Colin Webster-Watson (1926, Palmerston North, New Zealand – 2007, Eastbourne) Sculpture portrait of a head, This appears to be a native New Zealander, A Maori Warrior. It is not numb...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Drum Horse - contemporary animal horse drum bronze sculpture
Located in London, GB
Working in a variety of scales and mainly to commission, Sara's work captures the spirit and form of people and animals. Many of them are inspired by mythology, nature or circus.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Sculpture Abstract Face Handcrafted by Paul Kostabi
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This unique Murano glass sculpture by Paul Kostabi is a unique example of Venetian craftsmanship. Mouth-blown and hand-cut at the Hofmeister Glass Factory in Amberg, it is a truly un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Girl Sitting X -contemporary bronze sculpture, nude female on wooden block
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Girl Sitting X" is a bronze sculpture of a nude sitting female on a wooden block. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. The wooden block can be hung on a wall (come...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bird on a branch
Located in PARIS, FR
Bird on a branch
by Ferdinand PAUTROT (1832-1874)
Bronze with a nuanced old gilded and brown patina
Signed on the base " F. Pautrot "
old cast
Underneath, label of the Resaler-Deco...
Category
1970s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust of a Woman
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Bust of a Woman", is a bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones. This sophisticated piece has an aura of repose and quiet enhanced by the smooth beautiful patina surf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Kiss
Located in PARIS, FR
The Kiss
by Alfred PINA (1887-1966)
Bronze group with a brownish dark green patina
signed on the base "A. Pina"
cast by "A. Valsuani" (foundry stamp)
France
circa 1927
height 51,5...
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Doves, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arc of Peace 11/19
Located in Napa, CA
Lorri Acott is an internationally collected sculptor known for her impressionistic, figurative works that explore themes of connection, resilience, and the shared human experience. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
just go with it - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang. This piece is offered in the following c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Neon Light
Cubist Cat Sculpture by Karin Swildens, Austin Productions
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cubist sculpture of a cat designed by Karin Swildens for Austin Productions from 1989. Made of plaster with a white matte finish, the sculpture is stamped with the maker's and design...
Category
Late 20th Century Synthetic Cubist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Important Sculpture
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Important Sculpture
IMPORTANT SCULPTURE representing Saint Floran de Lorch in polychrome wood in its beautiful old polychromy. He is represented ...
Category
16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$7,972
Odds Fish - Ceramic 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
"BELLS" Sculptural Lamp 42" x 141" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"BELLS" Sculptural Lamp 42" x 141" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
MATERIAL: bronze
One lampshade.
Lampshade only.
Wires and lightbulb are not incl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Israeli Pop Art Abstract Cutout Trees Kinetic Gilt Sculpture Menashe Kadishman
Located in Surfside, FL
Renowned Israeli sculptor Menashe Kadishman (1932-2015),
CONTINUUM, 1979,
revolving metal sculpture,
Dimensions 16.5 x 10 x 9.25 inches.
Hand signed and numbered on dedication pla...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Eradication of the Last Pure Americans
Located in Bozeman, MT
Artist Statement
My work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tragedy in the news cycle are swept away by the wave of informatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ian Edwards - The Root Within - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure
By Ian Edwards
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Ian Edwards - The Root Within - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure
Dimensions: 220 x 70 x 70 cm
Edition of 6
Edwards’ practice expresses the power and determination of human endeavour...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Piggy Bank -- Sculpture, Ceramic, Animal, Contemporary Art by Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Piggy Bank, 2017
Grayson Perry
Painted and glazed ceramic multiple
With the artist's logo on the underside
Published by the Serpentine Gallery, London
Within the original grey cardb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Irina
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
32% Off
Jaguar Standing Bronze Sculpture Wildlife Wild Animal Realisme Contemporary
By Chris Tap
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jaguar Standing Bronze Sculpture Wildlife Wild Animal Realisme Contemporary
Chris Tap (1973, Amsterdam) attended university where he studied ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Native American On Horseback Bronze Sculpture Daro Flood
By Daro Flood
Located in Norwood, NJ
Native American on horseback. Signed and numbered 24/30, artists cypher.
Daro Flood (1954 - 2017) was active/lived in Arizona. Daro Flood is known for Portrait bust Indian and cowboy sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist 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
Basquiat Warhol Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 works (Basquiat BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Andy Warhol Keith Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 6 individual works:
A set of 6 unique, timeless pop art collectibles trademarked & licensed by the estates of Jea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
"Cut-Rate Liquor Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
French Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Nasidze - Mystica
Located in Paris, IDF
Glazed Ceramic
Irakli Nasidze is a Franco-Georgian artist born in 1973 who lives and works between Paris, France & Tbilisi, Georgia. At the Tbilisi Sch...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
''Sitting Cat'' Dutch Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Cat, Feline
By Karin Beek
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karin Beek's (1948) bronze sculptures are characterized by a friendly, round and at the same time monumental style. They breathe the atmosphere of everyday life. Beek would like her ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mende Mask, " Carved Wooden Mask created in Sierra Leone c. 1930
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was hand-carved by an unknown artist from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone, Africa. It depicts a face with its eyes downcast, hair in rows, and two birds on the top.
16" x 10" x 10 1/2"
The Mende people (also spelled Mendi) are one of the two largest ethnic groups in Sierra Leone. The Mende are mostly farmers and hunters. Much Mandé art is in the form of jewelry and carvings. The masks associated with the fraternal and sorority associations of the Marka and the Mendé are probably the best-known, and finely crafted in the region. The Mandé also produce beautifully woven fabrics which are popular throughout western Africa, and gold and silver necklaces, bracelets, armlets, and earrings.
Masks are the collective Mind of Mende community; viewed as one body, they are the Spirit of the Mende people. The Mende mask...
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Poiting Dancer by Patrick Brun
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,800 Sale Price
32% Off
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
"GO AWAY", Miniature, camping trailer van, paper sculpture
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature paper sculpture titled "GO AWAY" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of paper, acrylic, inkjet prints, basswood, wire, PVC plastic, pastel, and clay. Through sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
The Worry Series, Stoneware head: 'Resolve'
Located in New York, NY
The Worry
This series began in reaction to photos of politicians and world leaders during any number of the current world crises. As news cycles proliferate, these images swirl past ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chat perché by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human figures
Located in Paris, FR
Chat perché is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 87 × 70 × 63 cm (34.3 × 27.6 × 24.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young girl from Bou-Saada
Located in PARIS, FR
Young girl from Bou-Saada
by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dual patina
with blue enamelled jewels
Signed on the base " E. Barrias "
Cast by " Suss...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Symbole
Located in PARIS, FR
Horse "Symbole"
by René PARIS (1881-1970)
Animal sculpture in bronze with a nuanced light brown patina
signed on the base "René Paris"
and dated "1942"
Cast by "A. Valsuani" (with f...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$10,630
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century)
Marble bust on a swivel marble base
Unsigned
24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Venus Bronze Sculpture Woman Contemporary Female Nude Sitting Lady
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Venus Bronze Sculpture Woman Contemporary Female Nude Sitting Lady
The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting.
They ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,606 Sale Price
20% Off
Bushbuck
Located in PARIS, FR
Bushbuck
by Charles DELHOMMEAU (1883-1970)
Sculpture with a nuanced reddish-brown patina
Signed on the base "Delhommeau"
Sand cast
France
circa 1938
height 27,5 cm
base 20,5 x 7,5 ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crucifixion with St. Francis and St. Anthony, Bottega del Brustolon
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent boxwood sculpture made in the famous workshop of Brustolon, a master carver active in the Veneto region between the 17th and 18th centuries. This masterpiece depicts the ...
Category
17th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Club
By Kiki Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Club" is a bronze cast sculpture made by Kiki Smith in 1992. The artwork is 33 x 8 x 6 inches and weighs less than 50 lbs. The work is signed and dated, lower middle, "Kiki Smith 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$180,000
Brothers by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
Located in Coltishall, GB
The Brothers is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit.
Two male figures as a single piece. A sculpture that reflects the strength of male relationships and the i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Faure de Brousse "Mephistopheles & Monkey" Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse (French, 1876-1908) "Mephistopheles and Monkey" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure in Renaissance costume and accompan...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
''Elysian Hare'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of Hare Beige Blue
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre.
With the ''Elysian Hare'' Nichola shows how exq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor series. The WPA era work is made of plaster.
Max Kalish (1891 – 1945)
Barge Toiler
12 x 8”x 4 inches
Patinated plaster
Signed and monogramed
BIO
Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti and Herbert Adams...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Hercules and the Centaur Nessus Bronze
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary Italian bronze embodies all of the hallmarks of the very best Florentine sculptures of the 17th century. The work is crafted in the Mannerist style of the late Ren...
Category
17th Century Mannerist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
''Winged Sideways" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Metrix Large Modern Marble Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Matrix
White Carrara Marble on marble base, singed and titled in plate. Created 1972 Solo exhibition in 1976 Le Galeria De Arte Moderno Dominican Republic.
It will be shipped in tw...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
David Hostetler Carved Nickle Sculpture Silver Modern Female Bust 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Bust of Quiet Woman is cast nickel. The surface was then re-carved to accent each of the original marks in the wood. This is the only Hostetler sculpture ever cast in nickel and the ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Scarecrow" Sculpture 24" x 22" x 4" inch Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong
By Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"Scarecrow" Sculpture 24" x 22" x 4" inch Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong
Scarecrow/稻草人
Huang Yulong created his new work "Scarecrow" during the epidemic, trying to awaken the harmonious ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Henri Honoré Plé Bronze Sculpture, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Henri Honore Ple (French, 1853-1922) "La Nymphe" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the draped standing figure with outstretched arms resting on a tree, signed to base "H...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Manifest Destiny
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
'Rich Airways' Limited Edition Vinyl Sculpture, 2021
Located in New York, NY
‘Rich Airways’ is a fun and vibrant sculpture by Alec Monopoly. This painted cast vinyl sculpture was created in 2021 and is a limited edition of only 250. This piece comes with the ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl
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
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.