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Wood Wall Sculpture: “Talking Roots #2"
Located in New York, NY
Eiferman invite’s you to immerse yourself in a world where transformed shapes, lines, and colors are all crafted out of nature's detritus. The inspiration for her drawings come from ...
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2010s Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Wood Sculpture: '28r'
Located in New York, NY
Eiferman invite’s you to immerse yourself in a world where transformed shapes, lines, and colors are all crafted out of nature's detritus. The inspiration for her drawings come from ...
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2010s Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

"Corruption"
Located in Helsingør, DK
Incised with the artist's signature, stamped with the foundry stamp and numbered 'Damien Hirst 6/35' on the base Cast bronze. 63 x 40 x 35 cm (24 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.) Executed...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Medieval Style Carved Statue of 3 Religious Figures
Located in San Antonio, TX
Medieval style carved sculpture of three religious figures, possibly saints. The sculpture is in the style of Gothic religious art from continental Europe, particularly Germany and F...
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16th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Stallone
Located in Como, IT
Nag Arnoldi (Locarno 1928 - Lugano 2017) Stallone Scultura in bronzo, cm 67 x 33 x 46 Esemplare 5/5 (uno di cinque esemplari) Firmato e numerato alla base Ultimo quarto del XX sec...
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Huntress, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2006
Located in Zofingen, AG
Volodymyr Mykytenko - Huntress (2006) Huntress-The sculpture depicts the goddess of the hunt. Always young, virgin goddess, patroness of all life ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Haitian Outsider Art Metal Work
By Murat Brierre
Located in Surfside, FL
Murat Brierre or Murat Briere (1938–1988) was one of Haiti's principal metal sculptors. He was influenced by George Liautaud, but his work acquired its own, highly experimental style, often focusing on multi-faceted and conjoined figures, fantastically personified elements, and unborn babies visible within larger creatures. He sculpted works that reflected both Christian and Haitian Vodou themes. Murat BRIERRE was born in Mirebalais in 1938. He first worked as a builder, cabinetmaker and blacksmith before being introduced to Le Centre d’Art in 1966. After trying painting with DeWitt Peters, he realized that metal sculpture was best suited for him and studied under Georges Liautaud in order to learn the métier. He also made very beautiful linocuts. Francine Murat quickly recognized his talent and considered Brierre to be one of the best Haitian sculptors. He passed away in 1988 at the age of 50. Brierre’s works have been exhibited in France, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Mexico and Jamaica, in such places as the Abbaye de Daoulas, the Grand Palais, the Brooklyn Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Mexico and the Musée du Montparnasse. His work is part of the permanent collections at the Waterloo Museum, the Davenport Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Le Centre d’Art, the Musée d’art Haïtien du Collège Saint-Pierre and the Musée de Panthéon National Haïtien. References Phyllis Kind...
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Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

San Michael
Located in MADRID, ES
Wood sculpture. Italian 18 century
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18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Nailed it
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Sculpture, Artist Proof, edition of 9 Fantastic sculpture made entirely from nails, this unique sculpture has been Chromed to create a beautiful shine. Each nail has been ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Patinated Bronze "Memoria" Female Figural Statue
Located in New York, NY
This golden "Memoria" female figural statue depicts a seated young woman, holding a stylus in one hand and tablet with the words "j'évoque du passé les ...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Casualties of War, 1918 Bronze by Richard Claude Belt, English Sculpture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Richard Claude Belt (English, 1851-1921) Signed: R. Belt 1918 (base verso) " Casualties of War " 1918 Bronze Height 26" Width 15" Depth 13" In very good original condition w...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beauty of Nature, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2007
Located in Zofingen, AG
Volodymyr Mykytenko - Beauty of nature (2007) Beauty is in everything that surrounds us. My sculpture is filled with the abundance of nature and its beauties. Idyll in this composit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Time Guard, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2021
Located in Zofingen, AG
Volodymyr Mykytenko - Time guard (2021) Time guard-One of the most ancient animals on the planet, a symbol of confidence and fearlessness. They say that even a tiger is afraid of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Basset Hound
Located in New York, NY
inscribed J. Moigniez bronze with brown patina, cast during the artist’s lifetime height 18 1⁄2 inches (47 cm.), width 29 1⁄8 inches (74 cm.) PROVENANCE James Graham & Sons, Inc., N...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Have dreams
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

Nymph Bronze Sculpture Nude Girl Mythology Green Patina Hair In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nymph Bronze Sculpture Nude Girl Mythology Green Patina Hair In Stock - Plexiglass pedestal extra 10 cm The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recogni...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Merda D’Artista", Contemporary, Figurative, Ceramic, Sculpture, Satire, Humor
Located in St. Louis, MO
“Animals carry strong associations that make them ideal in portraying, sometimes humorously, our basic disposition or nature. Some animals have a long cultural history while others d...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze, Mixed Media

The Song
By Félix Charpentier
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Song" by Félix Charpentier (1858-1924) A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina Signed "Fx. Charpentier" Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris" France around 1900 he...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Daniel Kafri, "Family", 1989, grey bordilio marble sculpture, 67x24x26 cm
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Dani Kafri "Family", 1989 grey bordilio marble 72x24x26 cm On the last day of WW2, in Czechoslovakia – 1945, Daniel Kafri was born on the brink between man...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Yellow"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition, yellow powder coated mild steel sculpture on a black steel base. The sculpture is typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Daniel Kafri, "Kiss", 1989, white carrara marble sculpture, 65x50x32 cm
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Dani Kafri "Kiss", 1989 white carrara marble 72x24x26 cm On the last day of WW2, in Czechoslovakia – 1945, Daniel Kafri was born on the brink between manki...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

'Arbegas C' Wooden Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Located in Paris, FR
Arbegas C by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Burnt Wood Sculpture Dimensions: H. 32 x 77 x 43.5 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Conectados VI - Bronze Figure Emerging From a Collection of Stacked Tiles
Located in Chicago, IL
Jesús Curiá Perez Conectados VI bronze 29h x 9w x 5.50d in 73.66h x 22.86w x 13.97d cm ed. 1 of 8 JCP051 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic pleasur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Uncharted - detailed, inscriptions, hand-built, vessel, glass, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Exquisite in form and detail, Heather Allen Hietala’s series of hand-built clay vessels symbolize life’s journey. This beautiful piece features a larger vessel; its bold form reminis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Surreal Figurative Sculpture, "Swan Tower"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 14" x 32" x 12". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

GOLDEN JESUS
Located in Santa Fe, NM
To my knowledge, as the representative for the life works of Milton Hebald, (and through extensive research over the past 20 years) this is a unique casting - not part of an edition,...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Large Bronze Modernist Biomorphic Sculpture Abstract Bird Colin Webster Watson
Located in Surfside, FL
Colin Webster Watson (1926-2007). A patinated cast bronze sculpture of a stylized bird with a steel ring. Signed, numbered and dated (1985). With a Tallix foundry mark. Measu...
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1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Hopeful (19/35) - Yellow Figurative Sculpture with Glossy Green Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates glossy balloon sculptures for display on a table or hanging on a wall or ceiling that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Saroufim's art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue between painting, illustration, and graphics. Her work embodies her attraction to colors and interest in all forms of expression, especially installations. Her technique is unique and personalized: a fusion of mixed media and installations in layers of steel, copper, paint, and other elements. Saroufim strives to make her positivity and love of happiness appear in her art, sparking emotion and thoughts in viewers. This sculpture measures 26-inches high by 12-inches wide and has an 8-inch wide steel base. It is signed and dated underneath the base of the artwork. This sculpture is numbered 19 out of 35. This sculpture can be displayed easily on any flat surface and may be viewed from any vantage point. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Nayla Saroufim was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1982. She graduated from the Académie Lebanese des Beaux-Arts with a degree in Illustration and Art Direction. While working in the publicity field at several multinational advertising agencies, Saroufim began rekindling her interest in art. Creative, a dreamer, and a lover of color and beauty, Saroufim has been engaging in a creative expression of her personality through art for over a decade. She hopes that by looking at her art, people will realize that there is beauty and happiness in the simplest things. Nayla Saroufim’s work has graced the walls of solo exhibitions including a show in London in December 2015 and one in Beirut in October 2013. Her work has been exhibited at the Beirut Art Fair, in Singapore, and at Asia Contemporary Art. Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles has exhibited her sculptural artworks since 2020. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, USA Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, UK Affordable Art Fair NYC, New York 2022 Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, UK Affordable Art Fair NYC, New York 2021 Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London, UK Design week Marbella, Marbella, Spain, Curator Galería Javier Roman Affordable Art Fair New York Beirut rise from the ashes, La Biennale de Venice, Italy Affordable Art Fair NYC, New York Josephine Clavel Gallery, London, UK 2020 Artsfemin, Gstaad, Switzerland Dessine moi un Cedre, Green Cedar Lebanon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

"Mouthwatering" Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture, Wood, Acrylic Paint, Resin
Located in New York, NY
"Mouthwatering" Wood, Acrylic Paint, Resin This piece is unique, signed on verso, and includes a certificate of authenticity. Isabel Sierra aka The Love Whip is a mixed-media artist...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood, Acrylic

David Hostetler Figurative Sculpture Torso Gold Plaster Midcentury Rough Surface
Located in Nantucket, MA
Torso 1955 is a cast plaster with oil paint to resemble a bronze cast. The base is wood, carved, sanded and painted. The base shows slight wear on corners. The sculpture is perfect. ...
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1950s Feminist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Oil

Bronze Wall Hanging Sculpture, Verdigris Patina
By Ilana Goor
Located in Surfside, FL
Ilana Goor is an individualistic, autodidactic, intuitive and multifaceted artist. As an artist who knows no boundaries and whose art transcends any conventions, her creations are a blend of vitality and obsession, functional simplicity alongside expressive complexity bordering on surrealism. Her sources of inspiration are neither time nor place-dependent. They create a personal statement, a journey replete with meaning and they succeed in touching and moving people the world over. Goor was born in Tiberias to an educated and distinguished family of highly respected doctors and artists. She never studied art or design in any formal setting. She developed her artistic techniques on her own from an early age, when she used various parts to create small statues. She is considered to be an international multidisciplinary artist. Her works encompass sculptures, furniture, judaica, lighting fixtures, jewelry and fashion items which are displayed in well known galleries worldwide and are distinguished by their powerful, dominant presence. She first came to the United States in her 20s and captured the hearts of the locals with her large-buckle belts for men which paved her artistic path in North America. Since then Ilana Goor was requested to install statues in major public locations and exhibited her works in museums throughout Europe, America, Japan and Israel. Ilana Goor designed jewelry, buckles and sold belts to most major department stores in America including I Magnin, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Ave. and in Japan. In 1986 Ilana Goor introduced a collection of iron furniture and accessories to the American marketplace as limited editions signed by the artist. She was awarded the Roscoe award for Best Design in residential seating in 1988. Her works are presently displayed in sixteen decorator and designer showrooms throughout the United States. Her iron furniture collection was displayed in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem in1987 and in 1993 Ilana Goor introduced her collection of furniture in Japan...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Rezo Khasia - Yin and Yang
Located in Paris, IDF
Metal & wood sculpture Rezo Khasia is a Georgian artist born in 1947 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. The sculptures performed by him are generalized and minimalist. He Uses as a working material the bronze, wood, stone, metal and general energy, which perfectly perfects both exterior and interior spaces. All sculpture itself is made of solid material. He has implemented many creative projects both in Georgia and abroad, participated in both domestic and international exhibitions, exhibitions-competitions, symposia and architectural-creative competitions. He has been awarded from numerous creative awards and prizes as Grand Prix - Work Muse International Sculpture Symposium in Nadiotadi, Hungary, I Prize - International Exhibition-Competition Olympiad-2004 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Grand Prix in Sculpture - International Exhibition at Blue Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Hog Heaven 47/99
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, Edition 47 of 99 Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic ar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Elephant Herd - Bronze Sculpture - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
Sculpture of Elephant Herd in bronze, Limited Edition of 10, bronze sculpture on Sandstone base. Small elephant herd of 4 cows and two claves. Inspired by many years in the bush spen...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone, Bronze

Lil' Malformed Man
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amongst the pieces that refer to loss and despair, this piece alone retains a bit of hope for the future. The small, still developing form has accumulated a series of experienced (im...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Dancer Movement #3, Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Ed 3/10
Located in WOOLLAHRA, AU
Larissa was born in Belogorsk, a small town in Russia and later moved to The Russian FarEast where she spent her early childhood. Her family moved to Moldova and finally settled in D...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spirit of Ecstasy - Pop Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including P...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Found Objects

Samburu Herdsman - African Tribe Sculpture in Bronze Verdigris
Located in Pretoria, ZA
My interpretation of a Samburu herdsman stands as a sentinel of tradition, his life a tapestry woven with the threads of pastoral wisdom and the enduring spirit of the African savannah. The Samburu people of Kenya possess a deeply symbiotic relationship with elephants, observing and understanding them in remarkable ways that mirror their own societal structures. They share a common matriarchal social system with elephants, where both Samburu and elephant herds are led by a female elder who holds the knowledge and responsibility for the group's survival. This unique parallel has fostered a profound respect and protection for these majestic creatures within the Samburu culture. Samburu Herdsman, Limited edition of 24, Bronze sculpture on sandstone base in Bronze Verdigris, Height 65 cm including Sandstone base. Bronze sculpture using the lost was method. My art is inspired by Africa and it’s magnificent wildlife and people. My figurative East African tribal sculpture...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

She Protects
Located in New Orleans, LA
The wildness and attention to detail that underlies the creative forces of nature are also present in these fantastic mixed-media sculptural works by Eva Maier. Made manifest in the...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wool, Felt, Ceramic

Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
The physical processes involved in making these sculptures also reflects transformation of materials. Felt that is hardened and molded by repeated pricking with a barbed metal point...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Felt, Wool

Aqua poppies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on polished aluminum base.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mathurin Moreau "La Source" Bronze and Breccia Pernice Marble Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A gilt bronze Female figural sculpture depicting a young woman, slightly unveiled, sitting atop a variegated marble fountain, fitted atop a squared bronze base decorated with foliage...
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19th Century Nude Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Dancer Movement #1, Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Ed 1/10
Located in WOOLLAHRA, AU
Larissa was born in Belogorsk, a small town in Russia and later moved to The Russian FarEast where she spent her early childhood. Her family moved to Moldova and finally settled in D...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

La cruche cassée
Located in Washington, DC
Nice, 19th-century gilt bronze cast by Emile Francois Carlier Exhibited: Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1865 (another cast) Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Pari...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Seasons Roundel in Coade Stone
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative Coade Stone roundel, modelled in delicate low relief. The four seasons roundels are influenced by the 18th century Coade designs. They can be placed indoor or...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware, Terracotta

Set of Four Seasons Roundel in Plaster
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative plaster roundel, modelled in delicate low relief. The four seasons roundels are influenced by the 18th century Coade designs. ...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Feeding Nicolas Kennett Contemporary sculpture animal terracotta nature
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary animal terracotta sculpture Unique Signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

A la fontaine
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Washington, DC
Nice 19th-century cast with rich, brown patina by French sculptor Emile-Joseph-Nestor Carlier. Carlier frequently created large, multi-figural group sculptures. These are dramatic an...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Eel Nicolas Kennett Contemporary sculpture animal terracotta nature fish
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary animal terracotta sculpture Unique Signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Golek Puppet (Female), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24 1/2" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can ...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Plaster Roundel Depicting Spring from The Four Seasons Set
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative plaster roundel depicting 'Spring' cherub floating on cloud formation. 'Spring' is decorated with spring flowers. Modelled in d...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Roundel Depicting Summer from The Four Seasons Set
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative plaster roundel depicting 'Summer' cherub floating on cloud formation. 'Summer' is holding wheat. Modelled in delicate low reli...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Listed American Female Folk Art Layered Constructed Sculptural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural folk art piece by listed artist Sharon Yavis. This work is constructed by applying layers of wood to create an almost three dimensional effect ...
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

The Story of Joseph from the Second Baptistery Doors, Florence (“The Gates of Pa
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne (Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay 1810 – 1892 Paris) after Lorenzo Ghiberti (Florence, 1378 – 1455) Signed at the lower right of the principal relief: F. BARBEDIENNE Provenance: Private Collection, USA. Barbedienne’s “Gates of Paradise” reliefs are one of the triumphs of nineteenth-century bronze casting and patination. The nine panels that comprise our example are half-size reductions of the famous originals by Lorenzo Ghiberti, made for the Baptistery of Florence and now housed in the Museo del Opera del Duomo. Mounted in an impressive, mullioned frame surround, our work is an exceptional exemplar of the Renaissance Revival, the broadly influential style and movement that infused architecture, design, and artistic culture in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The central scene, The Story of Joseph, is perhaps the most celebrated of the entire series depicting as it does seven episodes from the Biblical narrative integrated into a single composition: Joseph cast by his brethren into the well, Joseph sold to the merchants, the merchants delivering Joseph to the pharaoh, Joseph interpreting the pharaoh’s dream, the pharaoh paying him honor, Jacob sending his sons to Egypt, and Joseph recognizes his brothers and returns home. The surrounding reliefs—two vertical figures in niches, two recumbent figures, and four portrait heads in roundels—are as well faithful reductions of Ghiberti’s original bronzes on other parts of the doors. The maker of these casts was the renowned 19th-century French fondeur Ferdinand Barbedienne. Gary Radke has recently written of this great enterprise: “The Parisian bronze caster Ferdinand Barbedienne began making half-sized copies of ancient and Renaissance sculpture in the 1830s. His firm benefitted enormously from the collaboration of Achille Collas, whom Meredith Shedd has shown was one of numerous pioneers in the mechanical reproduction of sculpture. Their competitors largely devoted themselves to reproducing relief sculpture, but Collas devised a process for creating fully three-dimensional copies. A tracing needle, powered by a treadle, moved over the surface of a full-sized plaster cast or bronze of the original and triggered a complementary action in a cutting stylus set over a soft plaster blank…He signed an exclusive contract with Barbedienne on November 29, 1838, and won medals for his inventions in 1839 and 1844. Barbedienne’s half-sized copies of the Gates of Paradise were famous not only for their fidelity to the original, but also for the way their gilding…suggested the glimmering surface that was hidden under centuries of dirt. Some critics even saw Collas’s and Barbedienne’s work as ‘philanthropic, an exemplary adaptation of industry to the requirements of art, the artist, the workers, and the public alike.’ At 25,000 francs, Collas’s and Barbedienne’s reduction of the Gates of Paradise was singularly more expensive than any other item for sale in their shop. All the reliefs, individual statuettes, and busts were cast separately and could be purchased either by the piece or as an ensemble. Fittingly, Barbedienne’s accomplishment earned him the Grand Prix at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, along with numerous other medals.” Three complete examples of the Barbedienne-Ghiberti doors are known. One, first installed in a chapel in the Villa Demidoff of San Donato near Pratolino, was later acquired by William Vanderbilt...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sands of time Nicolas Kennett Contemporary sculpture animal terracotta portrait
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary terracotta sculpture Unique Signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Plaster Roundel Depicting Autumn from The Four Seasons Set
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative plaster roundel depicting 'Autumn' cherub floating on cloud formation. 'Autumn' is decorated with abundance of fruits. Modelled...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Roundel Depicting Winter from The Four Seasons Set
Located in Salisbury, GB
Coade Studio decorative plaster roundel depicting 'Winter' cherub, draped and holding a bear branch/twig. Modelled in delicate low relief. The four sea...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Rotation, Cast Sculpture of Dancers in Movement by Eric Bransby, Wall Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Cast sculpture titled 'Rotation' by artist Eric James Bransby (1916-2020) depicting six dancers in motion and a flying cupid above them to the right. Sculpture measures 12 3/4 x 25 1/4 x 1/2 inches. Provenance: Estate of the Artist, Eric Bransby Sculpture is in good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report. About the Artist: Born New York, 1916 Eric James Bransby was a muralist, painter, illustrator, and teacher. Bransby studied at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center in Colorado under Thomas Hart Benton, Jean Charlot, Boardman Robinson, and Josef Albers. He also studied at the Yale School of Fine Art. Bransby painted the Rockhurst Library Triptych Mural at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he was an associate professor of art. Bransby has also painted murals at Brigham Young University, the Air Force Academy, Colorado College, and the Air Defense Command. Bransby was a longtime resident of Colorado Springs and a member of the National Society of Mural Painters. In 1997, the University of Colorado awarded him a doctorate of humane letters, and the Colorado College Alumni Association honored him with a medal for lifetime achievement in 1998. Exhibited: Association of American Art, 1941; Kansas City AI, 1940; Joslyn Art Museum, 1940; Oakland Art Museum, 1940; Oklahoma Art Center, 1945 (solo); Denver Art Museum, 1951; Library of Congress, 1944, 1951; Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, 1951. Works held: Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.; Princeton University; Oklahoma Art Center; Brigham Young University; murals, Command and Genl. Staff Sch., USA, Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.; Colorado College; USAF, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Hq. NORAD, Colorado Springs; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Medical Center, Colorado Springs; University of Illinois. Further Reading: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol. I. Peter Hastings Falk, Georgia Kuchen and Veronica Roessler, eds., Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. ©David Cook Galleries...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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