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Large Seated Figure I by Pierre Yermia - bronze sculpture, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Large Seated Figure I (Grande figure assise I) is a large-scale sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia. Bronze, 111 cm × 24 cm × 22 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P. Each cas...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Shelter - surrealist, contemporary, figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor figurative metal sculpture is by Roch Smith. Canadian artist Roch Smith’s playful and thoughtful visual language often tackles big life themes in an imagin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze bust of Seneca or Pseudo-Seneca Italy Naples late 18th-early 19th cent
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bronze bust with brown patina depicting the pseudo-Seneca, Italy, early 19th century. The Pseudo-Seneca is a Roman bronze bust from the late 1st century B.C.. discovered in 1754 in ...
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Late 18th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

After Botero - Standing Woman Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs. The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Trumpeter Draped, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Trumpeter represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

KAWS The Promise black (KAWS black Promise)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS The Promise (black): A unique KAWS Companion featuring a blue & green globe being affectionately shared between parent & child. This timeless, highly collectible KAWS art toy wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

"Neighborling Maquette 24" Patterned and Distressed Building Turret Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating structures have evolved into imaginative composit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin

Pair of 19th century scagliola sculptures (Italian Neoclassicism) - Roman figure
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of scagliola sculptures - Roman figures. Italian manufacture, 19th century. 51 x 26 x h 118 cm (left) - 41 x 28 x h 118 cm (right). Made entirely of scagliola. Depicting two f...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"Pioneer Family," 23 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inPlaster. c. 1927. Unsigned. Realism The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpt...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Nude Female Torso Bronze Sculpture, 20th Century Contemporary American Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alan Cottrill (American, Ohio, b. 1952) Nude Female Torso, 1994 Bronze mounted to green marble base Signed, dated and numbered 14/20 verso of leg, with foundry stamp 17. in. h. x 6 i...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

5th Avenue P
Located in PARIS, FR
"5th Avenue P" by David Gerstein is a vibrant wall sculpture that captures the dynamic energy of New York City's iconic 5th Avenue. Using bold colors and layered shapes, Gerstein bri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Second Portrait of Kathleen 1922 - British head shoulders bronze sculpture
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British bronze sculpture is by world famous sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein. It was conceived in 1922 and is the second portrait of Kathleen Garman (1901-1979), Epstein's lo...
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1920s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Equestrian Joan of Arc
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Joan of Arc by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910) A very fine bronze equestrian group with a greenish dark brown patina signed " Fremiet " on the base cast by " F. Barbedienne...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Man on Horseback Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#9-031 Man on horseback , 1930's figurative sculpture,finely detailed metal casting .
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Dali - De Draeger - Portfolio Luxury edition - 1968
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Dali -De Draeger, Portfolio by Max Gérard Luxury edition inside special packaged box bearing a cover with “soft melting pocket watch” and bronze medal of “L'Unicorne Dyonisiaque” minted and numbered by Monnaie de Paris...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary Solid Bronze sculpture of a ballerina 'Tutu' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Tutu' is a beautiful sculpture of a ballerina leaning 'en barre'. The elegance and grace of the ballerina is perfectly depicted in the sculpture. Benson's theme is predominately the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Balloon Dog ( After ) - Orange
By After Jeff Koons
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
A one time exclusive re-edition of 500 pcs from the highly popular 999 pcs edition of the famous "Balloon Dog". Cold cast resin, comes with its original box and certificate of authe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Queens, NY
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France, 1824-1887) A rare seated bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin holding his walking stick and hat, with a book in his ri...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Victorious David / - The melancholy of the radiant hero -
Located in Berlin, DE
Henri Honoré Plé (1853 Paris - 1922 Paris), The Victorious David, around1890. Red-brown and brown patinated bronze with terrain plinth mounted on a round base. 42 cm (total height) x...
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1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Rabbit" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite bronze sculpture of a rabbit, created by renowned sculptor Paula Zima, stands at 21 x 13 x 20 inches. Its unique design features ornamental triangle indentations on bo...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Take-Off II by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture of three birds taking flight
Located in Paris, FR
Take-Off II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 51 × 71 × 53 cm (20.1 × 28 × 20.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer 1, bronze sculpture, multicolored patina Goseyun cast and fabricated bronze sculpture depicting an Apache Mountain Spiri...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

'Kudu' original springstone Shona sculpture antelope signed by Terence Nehumba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Kudu' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Terence Paradzai Nehumba. Terence was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellen...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Gymnast, Eighth Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. Wh...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large 19th Century Antique Marble Bust of Apollo of Belvedere
Located in New York, NY
Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881) specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of h...
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1880s Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Swan Baby, 19th Century Bronze & Marble Sculpture of Cherub Riding Swan
Located in Beachwood, OH
Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917) Swan Baby, 19th Century Bronze with reddish gold patination mounted on verdigris marble base Signed on base 6 x 9.5 x 5 inches Auguste Moreau was...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Mexican Huichol Bluetooth Speaker of the House XI
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
FROM THE SPACE TO YOUR DESK!!!. . . BLUETOOTH AND RADIO SPEAKER INCLUDED!!!! A more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great in any room!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a colla...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Mixed Media

"Neighborling Maquette 22" Personified House Turret Tabletop Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 23" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite

Exceptional Pair of Italian Neoclassical Leons Carrara Marble Statues
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair Italian Neoclassical Leons Carrara Marble sculptures. A timeless piece for your garden or interior decoration. Good condition, with visible signs of wear and ...
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1790s Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Instant Moules V by Ondřej Oliva - wall sculpture, black & silver shells
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules V is a nickeled and elox aluminium wall sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 50× 35× 25cm (19.6 × 13.7 × 9.8 in). This sculpture is a ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Javelin thrower / - Roman present -
By Franz Iffland
Located in Berlin, DE
Franz Iffland (1862 Tempelhof - 1935 Berlin), Javelin thrower, after 1910. Olive-black patinated bronze with cast plinth mounted on a white-veined black marble base (7 cm high). Tota...
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1910s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dogman grew a pear 21/25 - figurative, contemporary, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cast in bronze, this contemporary figurative sculpture of an anthropomorphic dog is by Gillie and Marc. British and Australian artists, Gillie and Marc have been called “the most su...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Prometheus Freed by Walter Peter Brenner - mythological figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Prometheus Freed is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner. Dimensions are 50 x 30 x 16 cm (19.7 x 11.8 x 6.3 in). This artwork is signed and numbered. Prometheus hol...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Carrara Marble Double Janus Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular, hand-carved Carrara marble double Janus sculpture. Note: green marble showing in some detail images is from a pedestal and not...
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Early 1800s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

20 MG Hope Freedom pill Combo (red, orange, white) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Vintage Silver Plate and Tortoise Frog by Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century life size frog sculpture or object of art handcrafted in silver plate on bronze with a tortoise shell terrazzo back. Signed Maitland Smith on the bottom.
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

Jacques, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A richly flowing cape drapes his shoulders, as he crouches low, eyes looking upward, “Jacques” raises his hands to test the confining walls of his imaginary box. “Jacques” reminds us...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Heraldic Eagle Guardian; full body gargoyle/grotesque beast with shield
Located in Indianapolis, IN
This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...
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1920s Gothic Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Renaissance Italian sculptor - 16th century carved wood sculpture - Saint Robert
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved wooden sculpture - Saint Robert. Italy, 16th century. 54 x 30 x h 112 cm. Entirely carved and painted wood with traces of polychrome and gilding. - Inscribed on the base: "...
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16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Owl with Feathers - Original Ceramic Madoura - Ltd to 300 - Catalog Ramié #122
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Chouette aux plumes (Owl with Feathers) Original ceramic of Picasso made of white earthenware clay, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze. Annoted "Edition...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Contemporary Expressionist Ceramic Head in Refractory Stoneware with Kintsugi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Testa 6 is a contemporary expressionist ceramic head from the ongoing Testas series of sculptural heads. Created in refractory stoneware, the piece is fired in reduction and subseque...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Venus
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this work, the author turned to classical mythology and created the image of the goddess Venus. Goddesses of youth, beauty and love. He created the classical female torso on a marble basement. Кeferring to the classical works of antiquity, the sculptor created his own version of the Venus statue...
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1980s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Untitled" bronze sculpture of seated female figure by artist Felipe Castañeda
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of a female nude by artist Felipe Castañeda. Inscribed F. Castañeda 1984 P/A on base.
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Pair Recumbent Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian (possibly Florence) Mid 19th Century Alabaster, marble 6 x 9 x 4 inches This is an exquisite pair of Italian alabaster lions on marble bases based on the monumental lions carved by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the greatest Italian neoclassical sculptor. Canova sculpted the marble lions for the monumental tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Peter’s, Rome in 1792 Canova Lions refers to the pair of copies of lion sculptures by Antonio Canova. When Canova created the sculptures in 1792, he installed them on the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. The marble sculptures are some of the most prominent features in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Given the intricacies of creating the original Canova lions, some artists created molds and replicated them. A good example is the pair of lion sculptures...
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1850s Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Alabaster

Princess Fabric Sculpture, whimsical and royal, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Since...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fabric, Trimming

Moeder Studie 1 Mother Study 1 Bronze Woman Modern Sculpture Stone new In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jits Bakker (1937–2014) was a Dutch visual artist deeply inspired by classical mythology and Renaissance ideals. Though best known internationally as a sculptor, his artistic talents...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Life Size Abstract Realistic Astronaut Bronze Sculpture Bust "Trust"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artist started with the astronaut theme during Covid 19. These works were influenced by the isolation and questions regarding our identity and place in our world and universe at...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dark Gray Anthropotectural Bust Sculpture in Hand-Tinted Cement – LarA 013
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This hand-crafted cement bust by José Perozo fuses architectural form with the human face, offering a sculptural meditation on selfhood and habitation. Part of the artist’s LarA seri...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

Yayoi Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Red and white pumpkin)
Located in Central, HK
Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Plush Red and White (Small), 2004 Nylon 6 x 9 2/5 in diameter 15.24 x 24 cm diameter
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Nylon, Polyester

David Slaying Goliath Large Figural Bronze Statue by Antonin Mercie
Located in New York, NY
The base marked "A. Mercie" and "506 F. Barbenienne, Fondeur, Paris" ad "A. Collas" "Reduction Mecanique." The dazzling David, a prolific subject amongst sculpture artists beginning...
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Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Equilibre Carré (Square Balance) - large, figurative, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebecois artist Paul Duval’s engaging contemporary sculptures have garnered an international audience. Forged from aluminum, the highly textured figures often strike a dramatic pose...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Pietro Bazzanti, Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure Semi-Nude Young Bather Girl
Located in LA, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - A very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890. Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble genre scenes and allegorical figures as well as copies of antique and Renaissance sculpture catered to a prominent international clientele which included European and Russian aristocracy, and the Industrial fortunes being made in England and Americas drove considerable export demand. In 1861 the studio was awarded the medal for 'Ercole con cinghiale sulla spalla' (Hercules with boar on shoulder), 'Due Cani' (Two dogs) and 'Cinghiale' (Boar) sculptures at the National Exposition in Florence. In 1874 he exhibits his works in London and in 1876 in Philadelphia. Bazzanti frequently returned to the subject of 'After the Bath' or 'The Bather' in his works, having carved examples of the bathing Venus after the Antique and in dynamic and dramatic compositions such as the present sculpture. The finely-detailed work relates closely to popular figures produced by Bazzanti’s contemporary, Cesar Lapini, whose La Sopresa depicts a young woman stepping back from approaching waves. The sculptor’s penchant for realism is on full display with the contrasting matte and highly-polished finishes of the gently lapping waves at the figure’s feet, to the jutting rocks and soft skin. Elegant handling of textures is further exemplified in the draped fringe of the cloth. This monumental and Fine work is illustrated in situ at Bazzanti’s studio circa 1900 among other fashionable works of the period. Notes: Pietro Bazzanti was also known as Pietro Barzanti. There are conflicting dates of Pietro Bazzanti/Barzanti's birth/death year. Some auction houses and art galleries have described 'Pietro Barzanti' as Italian, 1842–1881 and Pietro Bazzanti as Italian, 1825-1895. However, according to Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78, 'Pietro Barzanti' was in fact 'Pietro Bazzanti' one and the same, and it questions his year of his birth/death as "Firenze (?), ?, ?." thus we believe that the Italian, 1825-1895 description is the most plausible. Literature: Alfonso Panzetta – Nuovo Dizionario degli Scultori Italiani dell’ottocento e del Primo Novecento – 2003 Edition –Page 78. Auctions: Another example of this sculpture, probably also Pietro Bazzanti but almost a foot shorter (Height 44¾ in. (113.5 cm), unsigned and without its pedestal, was sold at Christie's New York, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics Sale...
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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Botox Gummy bear , street art, pop art, resin, contemporary, sculpture
Located in New York, NY
hand made resin gummy bear Approx 7.5 inch height x 3.5 inch wide x 2.5 inch depth Resin, painted by hand Signed - Each unique piece designed by LA artist Sahara Novotna
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Plastic, Acrylic

Torso of a woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Torso of a woman by Auguste HENG (1891-1968) Sculpture in pink marble stone Signed on the base " A. Heng " Presented on an olive-wood base France circa 1925 height 34,5 cm height ...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Woman's Chest - Bronze Sculpture by Aurelio Mistruzzi
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Excellent conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi was an Italian sculptor and medalist. He attended the Udine ...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Equestrian Louis of Orleans
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Louis of Orleans by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910) A very fine bronze equestrian group with a gilded patina Signed " E. Fremiet " on the base Cast by " F. Barbedienne Fond...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antelope, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Loet Vanderveen, Dutch (1921 - 2015) - Antelope, Medium: Bronze sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed on bottom, Edition: 408/500, Size: 6 x 7.5 x 3 in. (15.24 x 19.05 x 7...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Barn Owl by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, fable, clay
Located in Paris, FR
Barn Owl is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin, plaster and clay sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 75 × 52 × 60 cm (29.5 × 20.4 × 23.6 in). Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

Dung Beetle
Located in Somerset West, WC
The Dung Beetle is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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.

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