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Bronze Sculpture Figure with Beast American Modernist Leonard Baskin Museum Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Leonard Baskin, American 1922-2000 Homage to the Un-American Activities Committee Bronze relief sculpture plaque This is not editioned, nor signed or numbered, on the piece but according to the catalog there was 12 or less. A number of these are in museum and university art collections and one of them was exhibited at MoMA NY. This was done to commemorate the communist witch hunts of the Mccarthy era. An important, historic piece. Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June 3, 2000) was an American sculptor, illustrator, wood-engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer and teacher. Baskin was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. While he was a student at Yale University, he founded Gehenna Press, a small private press specializing in fine, small edition, book production. From 1953 until 1974, he taught printmaking and sculpture at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Subsequently Baskin also taught at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He lived most of his life in the U.S., but spent nine years in Devon at Lurley Manor, Lurley, near Tiverton, close to his friend Ted Hughes, for whom he illustrated Crow. Sylvia Plath dedicated Sculpto to Leonard Baskin in her famous work, The Colossus and Other Poems (1960). The Funeral Cortege (1997) bronze, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C. His public commissions include a bas relief for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and a bronze statue of a seated figure, erected in 1994 for the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His works are owned by many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Udinotti Museum of Figurative Art and the Vatican Museums. The archive of his signed work at the Gehenna Press was acquired by the Bodleian Library at Oxford, England, in 2009. The McMaster Museum of Art in Hamilton, Ontario owns over 200 of his works (some religious and biblical), most of which were donated by his brother Rabbi Bernard Baskin. Contemporary Religious Imagery in American Art. Catalog for an exhibition held at the Ringling Museum of Art, March 1-31, 1974. Artists represented: David Aronson, Leonard Baskin, Max Beckmann, Hyman Bloom, Fernando Botero, Paul Cadmus, Marvin Cherney, Arthur G. Dove, Philip Evergood, Adolph Gottlieb, Jonah Kinigstein, Arman, Rico Lebrun, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Abraham Rattner, Ben Shahn, Mark Tobey, Max Weber, William Zorach and others.In 1955, he was one of eleven New York artists featured in the opening exhibition at the Terrain Gallery, they showed many great artists, Chaim Koppelman, for many years, headed the gallery's Print Division; printmakers such as Will Barnet, Leonard Baskin, Robert Conover...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mother and Child
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
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

"Rosette" contemporary bronze table, mural sculpture figurative girl freedom
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Rosette is a bronze sculpture with green patina, it is connected to a steel base. The edition size is 50. This sculpture stands on shelf as well as be hung on wall. Joan’s latest ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

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...
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Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

ANTIQUE ITALIAN LION FOUNTAIN HEAD, 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
LION HEAD, Italy, 19th Century marble 40 x 26 x 20 cm 15 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
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Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1861-1936) The Rug Merchant 18 inches high
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare Vintage Israeli Judaica Rabbi Klezmer Violinist Sculpture Frank Meisler Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage unusual piece. In this bronze or metal sculpture by Frank Meisler, the artist depicts a Klezmer violin player The figure seems cartoon-like with exaggerated facial featu...
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1960s Folk Art Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

Expresionist Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Ceramic Head. High-Temperature Clay Bust
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Nephiline and manganese glazed Buño clay head sculpture channels organic textures and existential introspection in Aldonza’s evocative “Testas” series. Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Cer...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Half-blood Horse, head raised
Located in PARIS, FR
Half-blood Horse, head raised by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) A bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina Signed on the base " Barye " Cast by " F. Barbedienne fondeur " (with th...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Elephant running with coiled trunk
Located in PARIS, FR
Elephant running with coiled trunk by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958) Sculpture in bronze with a very nuanced brown patina Signed on the base "Roger Godchaux" Cast by "Susse Frs Edts Par...
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1930s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Jubilee Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2018
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Wall Decor - a silver mask Porcelain, silver, h 26 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wall Decor - a silver mask Porcelain, silver, h 26 cm by Ilona Romule, leading sculptor in Latvia The "Wall Decor - Silver Mask" is a decorative piece made of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Diana and the Coursing Cheetah, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Diana, goddess of the hunt, has served as a wellspring of inspiration for artists over centuries. However, MacDonald's interpretation truly encapsulates Diana's enduring power and be...
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Continental School Bronze Figure of Europa and the Bull
Located in Beachwood, OH
20th Century Continental School Europa Bronze on stone base 11 in. h. x 8.5 in. w. x 4.5 in. d., overall Inspired by the Greek myth Europa and the Bull Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus...
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Antoine-Louis Barye Petit Fou De Rome Bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris) Roman Jester (Petit fou de Rome) modeled probably circa 1874, executed after 1875 Measure: Height 6.25 inches Condition: Very go...
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1870s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Duality, Atelier, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Duality, Atelier, Platinum" is derived from a major work by Richard MacDonald and explores a timeless artistic principle—the paradox that opposites coexist in harmony and define one...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Platinum

Angelic Crystal, Terracotta
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Intrigued by the stature and carriage of a particular figure, MacDonald pursued Angelic Crystal, the study of a ballerina in the studio. Inspired by a continuing appreciation of danc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Outsider wall sculpture: 'The Red Factory'
Located in New York, NY
Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr). He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist. In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with c...
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

'Horse Scorpion'
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic

Turkish Horse
Located in PARIS, FR
Turkish Horse by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875) "Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée" Bronze with a nuanced dark green patina signed "Barye" on the base cast by "F....
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1880s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Doug Hyde "Stopping the Tears" Mother and Child Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Doug Hyde: Born 1946, is a well listed American artist who is known for his Native American sculptures. He has auction results as high as $22,000. This is by far one of his finest ex...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Holiday, Thailand. Grey By KAWS
By KAWS
Located in London, GB
Holiday, Thailand. Grey By KAWS KAWS, the pseudonym of American artist Brian Donnelly, is widely recognized for his distinctive blend of street art and pop culture iconography. Ren...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Cast Stone

"Monumental, " Springstone Sculpture signed by Shona artist Phineas Masaya
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Monumental" is an original springstone sculpture by Shona sculptor Phineas Masaya. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features an abstracted figure. 10 1/2" x 4" x 4" art Shona artists and crafts people have been working in different media for generations. These include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well as the stone carvings. While there is not a long standing tradition of sculpture in what is now Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia), stone carvings dating from the 15th century were seen in Great Zimbabwe, an excavated temple near Bulawayo. Most of the artifacts from this location have been moved to museums in Cape Town, South Africa or London. It is generally agreed that Zimbabwean stone sculpture as seen today began during the late colonial period of the 1950's and 1960's. During this period the artists and artisans depicted many of the traditional Shona and other tribal spiritual myths. Out of all the nations in Africa, the large varieties and abundant supplies of rock formations present throughout the Zimbabwe landscape...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Giulia a Cavallo. By Nando Kallweit. Bronze sculpture of a woman and her horse
Located in Coltishall, GB
Giulia a cavallo, or Julia on a horse, is a striking bronze sculpture featuring a stylized, elongated nude female figure seated atop a horse, embodying an essence of surreal simplici...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique rose glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This antique rose glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is 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 Zimmerman in their artistic cooperation under the brand R+O Design. The goal in their work is to create a magical world of bright colors, along with pastels and monochromatic works of differing textures, which together form an aesthetic and “welcoming” tale. A surrealistic world is at the core of their design and art and this can be seen from ceramic sculptures of balloons, giant hearts, garlic heads made of gold, giant golden eggs as well as giant plates...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze

"ONE BELL" Sculptural Lamp 13" x 6" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"ONE BELL" Sculptural Lamp 13" x 6" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko MATERIAL: casting / bronze COLOR: natural bronze / patinated bronze One lampshade. Lampshade only. Wires and light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

La Notte The Night Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Notte The Night Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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20th Century Other Art Style Sculptures

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Marble

Ancient, Roman Marble Bust of a Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sensitively carved, solid marble bust of a young boy mounted on a custom, Lucite base. Carved fully in the round, though originally the figure was pa...
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Mascarons I, white and whimsical fabric wall sculpture, 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. Sinc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Trimming

When Pigs Fly 211/500
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, Edition 211 of 500 Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

GROTESQUE MASK
Located in Milan, IT
GROTESQUE MASK Italy, 15h Century stone 30 x 31 x 20 cm 11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Squid Game Chul-su Tribute
By KAWS
Located in PARIS, FR
Technique: Material: Vinyl, with a fluorescent moon component Size : 38cm length Weight: 1.5kg Certificated NFC chip of authenticity Packaging box with special fluorescent paint ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
Waylande Gregory (American, 1905-1971) Polo Player, c. 1930s Ceramic Inscribed signature on bottom 11 x 8.5 inches Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once. Gregory was born in 1905 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was something of a prodigy. Growing up on a ranch near a Cherokee reservation, Gregory first became interested in ceramics as a child during a native American burial that he had witnessed. He was also musically inclined. In fact, his mother had been a concert pianist and had given her son lessons. At eleven, he was enrolled as a student at the Kansas State Teacher's College, where he studied carpentry and crafts, including ceramics. Gregory's early development as a sculptor was shaped by the encouragement and instruction of Lorado Taft, who was considered both a major American sculptor as well as a leading American sculpture instructor. In fact, Taft's earlier students included such significant sculptors as Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Janet Scudder. But, Taft and his students had primarily worked in bronze or stone, not in clay; and, Gregory's earliest sculptural works were also not in ceramics. In 1924, Gregory moved to Chicago where he caught the attention of Taft. Gregory was invited by Taft to study with him privately for 18 months and to live and work with him at his famed "Midway Studios." The elegant studio was a complex of 13 rooms that overlooked a courtyard. Taft may have been responsible for getting the young man interested in creating large scale sculpture. However, by the 1920's, Taft's brand of academic sculpture was no longer considered progressive. Instead, Gregory was attracted to the latest trends appearing in the United States and Europe. In 1928 he visited Europe with Taft and other students. "Kid Gregory," as he was called, was soon hired by Guy Cowan, the founder of the Cowan Pottery in Cleveland, Ohio, to become the company's only full time employee. From 1928 to 1932, Gregory served as the chief designer and sculptor at the Cowan Pottery. Just as Gregory learned about the process of creating sculpture from Taft, he literally learned about ceramics from Cowan. Cowan was one of the first graduates of Alfred, the New York School of Clayworking and Ceramics. Alfred had one of the first programs in production pottery. Cowan may have known about pottery production, but he had limited sculptural skills, as he was lacking training in sculpture. The focus of the Cowan Pottery would be on limited edition, table top or mantle sculptures. Two of the most successful of these were Gregory's "Nautch Dancer," (fig. 1) and his "Burlesque Dancer," (fig. 2). He based both sculptures on the dancing of Gilda Gray, a Ziegfield Follies girl. Gilda Gray was of Polish origin and came to the United States as a child. By 1922, she would become one of the most popular stars in the Follies. After losing her assets in the stock market crash of 1929, she accepted other bookings outside of New York, including Cleveland, which was where Gregory first saw her onstage. She allowed Gregory to make sketches of her performances from the wings of the theatre. She explained to Gregory, "I'm too restless to pose." Gray became noted for her nautch dance, an East Indian folk dance. A nautch is a tight, fitted dress that would curl at the bottom and act like a hoop. This sculpture does not focus on Gray's face at all, but is more of a portrait of her nautch dance. It is very curvilinear, really made of a series of arches that connect in a most feminine way. Gregory created his "Burlesque Dancer" at about the same time as "Nautch Dancer." As with the "Nautch Dancer," he focused on the movements of the body rather than on a facial portrait of Gray. Although Gregory never revealed the identity of his model for "Burlesque Dancer," a clue to her identity is revealed in the sculpture's earlier title, "Shimmy Dance." The dancer who was credited for creating the shimmy dance was also Gilda Gray. According to dance legend, Gray introduced the shimmy when she sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and forgot some of the lyrics, so, in her embarrassment, started shaking her shoulders and hips but she did not move her legs. Such movement seems to relate to the "Burlesque Dancer" sculpture, where repeated triangular forms extend from the upper torso and hips. This rapid movement suggests the influence of Italian Futurism, as well as the planar motion of Alexander Archipenko, a sculptor whom Gregory much admired. The Cowan Pottery was a victim of the great depression, and in 1932, Gregory changed careers as a sculptor in the ceramics industry to that of an instructor at the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was perhaps the most prestigious place to study modern design in America. Its faculty included the architect Eliel Saarinen and sculptor Carl Milles. Although Gregory was only at Cranbrook for one and one half years, he created some of his finest works there, including his "Kansas Madonna" (fig. 3). But, after arriving at Cranbrook, the Gregory's had to face emerging financial pressures. Although Gregory and his wife were provided with complimentary lodgings, all other income had to stem from the sale of artworks and tuition from students that he, himself, had to solicit. Gregory had many people assisting him with production methods at the Cowan Pottery, but now worked largely by himself. And although he still used molds, especially in creating porcelain works, many of his major new sculptures would be unique and sculpted by hand, as is true of "Kansas Madonna." The scale of Gregory's works were getting notably larger at Cranbrook than at Cowan. Gregory left the surface of "Kansas Madonna" totally unglazed. Although some might object to using a religious title to depict a horse nursing its colt, it was considered one of Gregory's most successful works. In fact, it had a whole color page illustration in an article about ceramic sculpture titled, "The Art with the Inferiority Complex," Fortune Magazine, December, 1937. The article notes the sculpture was romantic and expressive and the sculpture was priced at $1,500.00; the most expensive sculpture in the article. Gregory was from Kansas, and "Kansas Madonna" should be considered a major sculptural document of Regionalism. Gregory and his wife Yolande moved to New Jersey in the summer of 1933. And the artist began construction on his new home in the Watchung Mountains of Bound Brook (Warren today) in 1938. His enormous, custom kiln was probably constructed at the start of 1938. Gregory's new sculptures were the largest ceramic sculptures in western art, in modern times. To create these works of ceramic virtuosity, the artist developed a "honeycomb" technique, in which an infrastructure of compartments was covered by a ceramic "skin." Science and atomic energy were a theme in Gregory's most significant work, the "Fountain of the Atom" (fig. 4), at the 1939 New York's World Fair. This major work included twelve monumental ceramic figures at the fairground entrance from the newly constructed railway entrance, giving the work great visibility and prominence. The framework of the fountain itself was of steel and glass bricks. It consisted of a bluish green pool which was sixty five feet in diameter. Above it were two concentric circular tiers, or terraces, as Gregory called them; the first wider than the second. On the first terrace were eight "Electrons," comprised of four male and four female terra cotta figures, each approximately 48 inches high. These relate to the valance shell of the atom. Above them on a narrower terrace, were the much larger and heavier terra cotta figures depicting the four elements, each averaging about 78 inches in height and weighing about a ton and a half. Of the four, "Water" and "Air" were male, while "Earth" and "Fire" were female. This terrace represents the nucleus of the atom. In the center of the fountain, above the "Elements," was a central shaft comprised of sixteen glass tubes from which water tumbled down from tier to tier. At the top, a colorful flame burned constantly. The glass block tiers were lit from within, the whole creating a glowing and gurgling effect. Since the fair was temporary, the figures could be removed after its closing. But the credit for the design of the structure of the fountain belongs to collaborator Nembhard Culin, who was responsible for several other structures on the fair grounds as well. Although Gregory created a figure of "Fire" for the "Fountain of the Atom," he also executed a second, slightly smaller but more defined version which he exhibited at various locations (including Cranbrook, Baltimore Museum, etc.) in 1940-1941, during the second year of the fair (fig.5). Measuring 61 inches in height, "Fire" may be a metaphor for sexual energy, as well as atomic energy. Gregory stated, "Fire is represented by an aquiline female figure being consumed in endless arabesques of flame." Portraiture was also a significant focus of Gregory's sculpture. Gregory produced many commissioned portraits of local people as well as celebrities. He created Albert Einstein's portrait from life (fig. 6, ca. 1940) after Einstein had seen Gregory's "Fountain of the Atom." He also sculpted some of the leading figures in entertainment, including 2 sculptures of Henry Fonda, who became a personal friend. Gregory also sculpted a series of idealized female heads, both in terra cotta and in porcelain. These include "Girl with Olive" (ca. 1932) and "Cretan Girl;"(ca. 1937) both are very reductive and almost abstract works that call to mind Constantine Brancusi's "Mademoiselle Pogany" (1912, Philadelphia Museum of Art). But perhaps one of his most original female heads is "Head of a Child" (fig. 7, ca. 1933), a sensitive white glazed terra cotta portrayal with elaborately crafted braded hair, was originally created as one of a pair. Gregory also produced sculptural works for the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was a work relief project that greatly helped artists during the great depression. Founded by the Federal Government in 1935, an estimated 2500 murals were produced. Among these public works were the iconic post office murals. But, among the painted murals were also sculptural relief murals including Gregory's "R.F.D.," 1938, for the Columbus, Kansas Post Office. But, Gregory's largest WPA relief...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Visage Solaire, Picasso, Unique work, Design, 1950's, Sun face, Ceramic
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage Solaire, Picasso, Unique work, Design, 1950's, Sun face, Ceramic Visage Solaire Unique work 27.01.1956 Painted and partially glazed ceramic 20.4 x 20.4 cm Dated and stamped o...
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1950s Post-War Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Architectural Cement Sculpture - "LarA 004", Hand-Tinted in Dark Bluish Gray
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 004" is an original sculpture from the LarA series by Spanish artist José Perozo, completed in 2024. Measuring 21 x 29 x 17 cm, this artwork merges the female figure with archi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

"What's up people? SHAN" Resin Sculpture 15" x 8.5" x 8.5" by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"What's up people? SHAN" Resin Sculpture 15" x 8.5" x 8.5" by Huang Yulong Medium: Resin Open edition What’s up people?UMI./ 吃了么?悠米 What’s up people is a set of sculptures create...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

Indonesian Mask, 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
19th Century Indonesian mask made from wood.
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19th Century More Art

Materials

Wood

Angelo Basso Siren Bronze Sculpture
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Angelo Basso (Italy, 1943 – 2011) Siren Signed and marked AP Foundry Mark FAA Beauty & Mythology Collection Sculpture 23″ inches tall (Base 5″ Siren 18″) Box size 20″ x 17″ x 27...
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1980s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"The Dreamer" Bronze sculpture of a rounded female figure sitting
Located in Edgartown, MA
I first realized my love for visual storytelling when I began producing and directing television shows. Starting with the writer’s script, my palette was everything seen through the camera’s lens: actors, movement, light, and mood. Shot by shot, I wove together these images into two-dimensional dramas. I longed, however, to tell my own stories, to move beyond words and pictures, and to explore themes that ignited my imagination. My sculptures and assemblages became the three-dimensional stories I wanted to tell; stories about relationships, childhood, time passage, marriage, motherhood, and secrets never told. My sculpting process always begins with a tiny bit of clay to which I add more, never knowing how any piece will end. I don’t use models...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1990 Post-Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Filippo Panseca
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the Italian artist Filippo Panseca. Title The secret of the Pharaoh This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Perseus
Located in New Orleans, LA
The legendary Greek god Perseus is the subject of this elegant half-bust by Ubaldo Gandolfi, a major painter and sculptor from Bologna. The son of Zeus and Danaë, Perseus was the le...
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Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida Made with natural clay and polychrome painting. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in an oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Frida =================================== DETAILS =================================== Time of Preparation: 2.5 months Made: Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla, México. Dimensions: 12" x 16" x 6" in or 30x 40" x 15 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois Portrait Sculpture After Honoré Daumier
Located in Plainview, NY
A sculpture of the portrait of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois originally crated by Honoré Daumier ( French, 1808 - 1879). The sculpture made of carved wood is signed in the bott...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Buffalo or Bison in bronze by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Buffalo Cow by Charles Rumsey, a bronze sculpture that dates C.1910 and may be part of the preparation for the Manhattan Brie Frieze executed in 1916. ...
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1910s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Le cheval demi-sang arabe
Located in Mc Lean, VA
A nineteenth-century cast of Antoine-Louis Barye's Le cheval demi-sang arabe (no. A125-Poletti; A148-Pivar), with nice patina. Poletti and Richarme, Barye: ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''Tesem Study'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Dog, Tesem, Podenco
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 ''Tesem Study'' Nichola shows how exqu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Hulu" Figurative Poly stone Sculpture 16" x 9.5" x 10" by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hulu" Figurative Poly stone Sculpture 16" x 9.5" x 10" by Huang Yulong Medium: Poly stone Hulu/葫芦 In the work "Gourd", the gourd, which is a symbol of fortune in traditional auspi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

ANTIQUE ITALIAN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH CHIMERAS
Located in Milan, IT
ARCHITECTURAL RELIEFS WITH CHIMERAS Central Italy, 16th Century green marble 26 x 25 cm 10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in
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16th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

NAOR - 45cm Balloon CH Tribute, white
Located in PARIS, FR
About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Winning the Race Galloping Horse and Rider in Bronze by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
Rumsey’s specialties included equestrian sculptures – portraits of polo players and prize horses, as well as of cowboys, cattle and horses as metaphors. He worked principally in bron...
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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Couple with a Child Bronze by Michel Serraz
By Michel Serraz
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wax lost bronze. 3/8. Founder CHAPON. Michel SERRAZ was born on August 2, 1925 in Paris he knows the price and importance of work and is constantly in a harmonious relationship wi...
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1970s 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bahia
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bahia
Bahia
$5,200 Sale Price
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Antique Italian Terracotta Figure Of The Child Hercules, Rome, 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
After Alessandro Algardi (Bologna, 1585 - Roma,1654) YOUNG HERCULES, Italy, 18th Century terracotta 44 x 25 x 25 cm 17 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in This lovely sculpture represents the young Hercules, seated with his legs crossed, gently holding a bird with his right hand, raised in the air, while supporting his own weight with his left hand. The artwork refers to the notorious Roman sculpture of the young Hercules killing the snakes sent by Hera, exhibited at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Academics have identified the young emperor Caracalla or, more recently, Annio Vero, son of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, in the portrait of the sculpture. During the 16th Century there has been an increasing interest of patrons towards the theme of mythology and several acclaimed Italian sculptors worked on the creation of sculptures and depictions of Roman Gods. Among them, the distinguished baroque artist Alessandro Algardi worked on the restoration of several ancient sculptures...
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18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Poppy №5" 2023
Located in New York, NY
Anneke Bogardus "Poppy №5" 2023 Entirely hand sculpted. Raku fired. 5 1/4” tall, 13" around the widest point. Raku firing is an ancient Japanese ceramics technique. The Raku tech...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Artifact 2
Located in Bozeman, MT
Jennifer Nehrbass is a painter living and working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born in West Bend, Wisconsin in 1970. She received her B.S. in Art and Textile Design from the U...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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