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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design
By Yves Klein
Located in Madrid, Madrid
L'OURS POMPON - EDITION YVES KLEIN
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments
Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly)
Size: Plexiglas bell size - 49 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plexiglass, Pigment
Patinated Bronze Torso after the Antique, 19th/20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Patinated Bronze Torso after the Antique, 19th/20th Century
Bronze
Torso: 22 x 13 x 11 inches
Including base: 27 inches high
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rubenesque Reclining Nude Woman, Early 20th Century Sculpture, New York Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Ahron Ben-Shmuel (American, 1903-1984)
Rubenesque Reclining Nude, 1929
Painted plaster
Signed and dated
7.5 x 9 x 6 inches
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Ahron Ben-Shmuel w...
Category
1920s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Inside/Out - large, abstracted, figurative, outdoor stainless steel sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal sculpture of a mask is kinetic and was created by a Canadian artist.
This unique, one-of-a-kind ethereal sculpture was hand-forged by the masterful artist, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large contemporary clear acrylic sculpture of a piano was inspired by the artist’s love of music.
This beautiful and magical piece of modern art is the unique vision of an award-winning author and music lover. Years ago, Ruth Kassinger noticed how sunlight streaming through her living room windows bounced off white walls, through a glass coffee table, and splashed rainbows around the room. When her eyes drifted to the black baby grand piano in the room, she had an epiphany. The idea for a full-scale, transparent piano sculpture filled with colors was born.
To create the piano, she worked with a talented team of acrylic glass artisans who created the piano’s body and its keyboard. Using laser technology, thousands of holes were drilled both by computer and by hand to ensure that all of the threads are perfectly parallel. Then, using small acrylic boxes as models, Kassinger spent a year testing various threads to determine spacing and color combinations until they expressed her vision of music. “It takes me months to thread a piano. I use embroidery needles that I manipulate with long-handled surgical forceps. The highly polished, clear acrylic form allows light to flow through the sculpture, illuminating the thousands of multi-hued nylon and French silk threads. The threads change color as you move around the piano and, thanks to an optical phenomenon called moiré, they appear to move as if being played.”
Kassinger is best known for her books about science, history, and gardening. As a science writer, she has studied and written about the concepts of transparency and color. As a music lover, Kassinger’s personal experience of listening to music is heightened by a form of synaesthesia where she actually sees colors when she hears music. And, having grown up in a family of craftsmen (her parents had a custom furniture business and she later designed several pieces for her own home), she has the skills to undertake her first sculptural piece: a ‘glass’ piano...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Acrylic Polymer
70s Bronze Flower Sculpture Plaque limited edition Signed, Berkley Arts Foundry
By Ruth Asawa
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Asawa
Bronze Flower, 1979
Cast Bronze relief plaque with original presentation box
5 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1/4 inches
Numbered from the Edition of 2500
Signed and dated 'Asawa 1979' (lower edge) incised in the bronze; numbered; stamped "Designed Exclusively for Crown Zellerbach Corporation"; foundry copyright
Cast at the Berkley Arts Foundry for Crown Zellerbach
Ruth Asawa's estate is represented by David Zwirner.
This beautiful, limited edition signed cast bronze flower plaque...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze of the Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
The Borghese Gladiator, 19th Century
Bronze on marble base
Musée du Louvre signed on base
15 x 12 x 8 inches
Since its discovery in the early seventeenth century, the Borghese Gladi...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dandelion Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Botero - Horizontal Nude 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. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Seated Nude Woman Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
William Zorach (American, 1887-1966)
Seated Woman
Painted plaster
Inscribed underside "V"
12.5 x 9 x 5 inches
Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection
Bill Zorach was born in Lithuan...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
''Arctic Bear'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Arctic Bear
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 ''Arctic Bear'' Nichola shows how exqu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After Botero - Bull Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ Special Pricing !
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 5...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,170 Sale Price
40% Off
After Botero - Horse 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. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Yoshitomo Nara - 123 Drumming Girls (Set of 3)
Located in Central, HK
Yoshitomo Nara
123 Drumming Girls ( Set Of 3 ), 2020
Vinyl Figures
5 1/2 × 3 in 14 × 7.6 cm
From an unknown edition
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
PVC
Diana the Huntress, the Goddess of Hunting Bronze Sculpture of Woman
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828)
Diana the Huntress
Bronze with fine brown green patina
24 x 19 x 10 inches
15 lb.
The first, life-size version of this representation ...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stonehenge by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
Located in Paris, FR
Stonehenge is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 43 × 12 cm (16.9 × 16.9 × 4.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
After Botero Bronze Sculpture Bird
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. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$825 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Davinci's Horse Rears by Helle Crawford, Bronze sculpture of a horse
Located in DE
Bronze sculpture of a horse that rears on granite base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Yellow Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Roman Paonazzo Breccia And White Marble Portrait Bust of Julius Caesar 19th
Located in Roma, IT
A Roman Paonazzo Breccia And White Marble Portrait Bust of Julius Caesar 19th, monumental in size, the emperor with his head in a straight position, His mature face, with a thoughtf...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pumpkin, Yellow/Black, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Foundation, Nao...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Wrestlers IV by Yann Guillon - Large-scale outdoor bronze sculpture, nude male
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Wrestlers IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 70 × 113 × 66 cm (27.6 × 44.5 × 26 in). A base can be created as necessary.
This sculptu...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern dancer III by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, green, figurative, woman
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Modern dancer III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 33 x 14 × 8 cm (13 × 5.5 × 3.1 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 48 cm (18...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Latte glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Antonio Canova Ebe Aprés Ebe White Marble Sculpture 19th Century Italian
Located in Roma, IT
An important grand tour Antonio Canova Ebe (Aprés), carved in white marble by an Italian sculptor artist in the 19th century from a block of white marble.
The work depicts the go...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Joel Urruty - Free form #1, Sculpture 2024
By Joel Urruty
Located in Greenwich, CT
Medium: oak
As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual language. The figur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
The Fisherman
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive French Art Deco sculpture of a semi nude male holding a trident.
Cast in patinated French spelter and sits on a marble base.
We believe Bezin may be a pseudonym for ano...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,950
La Toilette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Albert Wein was born in New York in 1915 and was the only son of an accomplished woman artist, Elsa Wein. Her influence and intense commitment to nurturing the young Albert's seeming...
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Delft Frog 2" - Hand-Painted Resin Sculpture with Gold Crown, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams' "Delft Frog 2" is a striking, hand-painted resin sculpture measuring 1.50 x 1.25 x 2 inches (3.81 x 3.18 x 5.08 cm). This exquisite piece combines intricate blue flora...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Gouache
Skirt 1/3 - small, surrealist, canoe, male, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister and an avid outdoorsman and canoeist once said, “Paddle a hundred miles in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.”
This play...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blue-Gray Cement Portrait Sculpture. "LarA 019", Head with Architectural Reliefs
By Jose Perozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 019" is a portrait sculpture in tinted cement, presenting a symbolic female head where the contours of the face are progressively overtaken by a dense cluster of architectural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Antonio Canova (After) Marble Sculpture Of Venus Italica Uffizi Museum 19th
Located in Roma, IT
a superb scale size of the Venere italica, the famous and notable sculpture carved by Antonio Canova in the 19th century. At the top of his notability and influence the King Ludovico...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour Sandaled Foot of an Antiquity, 19th Century Italian
Located in Beachwood, OH
Grand Tour Italian, 19th Century
Sandaled Foot of an Antiquity
Bronze
5.5 x 12 x 5 inches
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
''Tesem'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Tesem, Brown Dog
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'' Nichola shows how exquisite ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gold Metallic ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Horse X by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, slender, curve, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Horse X is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 47 × 51 × 14 cm (18.5 × 20.1 × 5.5 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Specimen Gray Marble Torso Sculpture of Nude Man Classical Roman Grand Tour 19th
Located in Roma, IT
An interesting specimen gray marble torso sculpture of a nude man, classical roman grand tour style wearing a tunic on the right shoulder in contrapposto position standing on an iron...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Be Yourself" Decorative Monochromatice Abstract Figurative Clay Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Yeonsoo Kim, "Be Yourself," Monochromatic black and white clay vessel, White stoneware, black underglaze, 11.5 × 12.5 × 13 inches.
Korean ceramic artist Yeonsoo Kim masterfully blen...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Underglaze
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfry Barking Dog After Keith Haring Huichol Beaded Plaque
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Signed and dated 2024.
T.P. 0006
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!!
This MEDITATION piece is HUGE and commands a lot of positive energy and attention. What would it look like in your home???
...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
White glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Baloo by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, bear, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Baloo is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 65 × 31 × 30 cm (25.6 × 12.2 × 11.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Turquoise glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
In The Sky (35/50) - Steel Figurative Sculpture with Glossy Red Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Amancio Iron. Bronze. ICARO III. Sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ
bronze.
Series limited to 7 copies+ II PA
Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture
Artist well known for his large forma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Holi by Romain Langlois - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark, man, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Holi is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 62 × 24 × 23 cm (24.4 × 9.4 × 9.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Inky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Inky" - Small Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez.
Size: 4.5" h x 4.25" w. Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique.
These whimsical Pac-Man Ghost s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Trio of Earthbound Wanderers – 2023, Lost-Wax Bronze Sculpture, Expressionist
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Expressionist lost-wax bronze sculpture trio channels organic earthbound forms and raw textures in an emotive exploration of identity and existential journey. This pack—Replica Numbe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Instant Moules III by Ondřej Oliva - Large sculpture, totem, mollusc shells
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules III is a nickeled aluminium and bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 360 × 40 × 34 cm (141.7 × 15.7 × 13.4 in).
This sculpture ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Inner Energy by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, male figure, nude torso, dark
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Inner Energy is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 25 × 20 cm (11.8 × 9.8 × 7.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A View From the North - contemporary, figurative, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
By Jason Kimes
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, figurative, Corten steel outdoor sculpture is by Mississippi sculptor Jason Kimes. Forged from corten steel, the piece has naturally taken on a weathered, rusted p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
“Easter Angel”
Located in Southampton, NY
Contemporary American paper-mache artist Debbee Thibault is a master sculptor in the grand tradition of the WPA sculptors of the early 1930’s. Her belief that “like a fingerprint eac...
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
An accumulation of Experiences - figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture is by Roch Smith. Inspired by life’s big questions, Roch Smith creates thoughtful and playful contemporary sculptures. This figure cast in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buddha pendant
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped perfectly protected
Shipped from our gallery in china
If you have any questions, please contact me
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Janus's Heads by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Janus's Heads is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 54 × 26 × 17 cm (21.3 × 10.2 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Craftsman ed.1/2 - surrealist, canoe, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bronze figurative tabletop sculpture by Roch Smith features a canoe.
Canadian sculptor Roch Smith has turned his attention to a cherished national and historic pastime—canoeing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rosey glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion Ever (Hand Signed and Dated '00 by KAWS)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC
Uniquely Hand signed by the artist.
(the regular edition was unsigned)
KAWS
Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999
Painted Ca...
Category
1990s Street Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
$15,400 Sale Price
44% Off
The Three Skunks of WWII, Carved Wooden Figures of Hitler, Mussolini & Tojo
Located in Beachwood, OH
Three Skunks of WWII
c. 1940s
Carved and painted wood
Unsigned
8 x 10 in. h. each
These skunks are depicted as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo.
Condition: There ...
Category
1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bring Figurative Sculptures into Your Home
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
Browse 1stDibs for an extensive collection of figurative sculptures and find the next addition to your collection.