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Medium: Ceramic
Palila and Mushroom Island
Located in Bozeman, MT
Artist Statement: I seek to create environments of eccentric juxtapositions that illuminate the vulnerability and impermanence of habitat, time and memory. My sculptures are a rever...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

“Expecting”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original terracotta sculpture by the American sculptor William Huppert. Titled “Expecting”. Circa 1960. Post Modern. Overall height 18 inches including base. Base is 6 wide by 5.25 ...
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1960s Post-Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Aubergine glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This aubergine glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze

Courtly Love
Located in PARIS, FR
"Courtly Love" by Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Rare pair of figurines representing two lovers in the Middle Ages Polychrome glazed ceramic Each stamped "Th.Deck" on the underside Fran...
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Late 19th Century French School Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Paseo & Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida (Set of 2), A.R.416 & A.R.423
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1959, Pablo Picasso (Málaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) Paseo A.R. 416 and Arrastro A.R. 423 are numbered from the edition of 50 on the reverse and stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' pottery stamps on the reverse. Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled in the South of France after World War II. Undoubtedly the theatrical drama and flashy machismo of the matadors appealed greatly to Picasso's sensibilities and resonated with his Spanish roots. In 1959, Picasso produced an 8-piece plate series, each featuring a different bullfighting scene suggested through lively stipple lines. Paseo A.R. 416 depicts a line of bullfighters highlighted by a streak of yellow. The strokes of blue above and below the figures contrast with the warm of the yellow, creating visual tension that anticipates the drama of the fight. Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida, 1959 A.R. 423 features a victorious  bullfighter holding his curved sword, known as an estqoue, over his head. The dark atmosphere created by the deep blue, black, and touch of brown is slashed by the intense yellow down the center of the plate. This shock of bright color evokes the excitement of the bullfighter as he stands triumphant over the bull. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: Pablo Picasso Paseo...
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1950s Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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 Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

My trembling heart (pink) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
The heart, just at the size of a fist, is the first and last to beat. But the real question is - what happens in between? What trembles our hearts? This new sculpture by Tal Nehora...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Venice Beach Cow by Magdalen Suarez-Frimkess (INV# NP4060)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Magdalena Suarez-Frimkess Venice Beach Cow (INV# NP4060) clay and glaze 4.75 x 6.25 x 2.5" 2018 signed by artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess and Michael Frimkess began working togethe...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Homage à Kahnweiler / - The Appearance of Genius-
Located in Berlin, DE
Irmgard Biernath (1905 Waldheim in Saxony - 1998 Mainz), Hommage à Kahnweiler, 1984. Terracotta relief, burnished red body, 43.5 x 38 cm, mounted on support plate, in wooden frame 57 x 49.5 cm, monogrammed "IB" at lower right. - Isolated patina losses, but overall good condition, frame slightly bumped. - The Appearance of Genius- This homage to Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler shows the gallerist and art theorist as Pablo Picasso portrayed him in his lithographic portrait of 1957. As an innovative Parisian gallery owner, Kahnweiler had exclusively represented Picasso since 1911, while Picasso had painted his famous portrait of Kahnweiler the previous year as a major work of Cubism. And it is Picasso who appears at the centre of Irmgard Biernath's image. Here, his face echoes the features of the self-portrait he painted in 1907 in the Prague National Gallery. His eyes are wide open as he gazes into the distance, surrounded by the works of his artistic vision that have already taken shape. On the right is the bronze "Man with Sheep...
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1980s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Lichtenstein's Woman: Sunlight - Hand Built Ceramic Bust After Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Chicago, IL
"Lichtenstein's Woman: Sunlight" is a direct reference to the iconic Roy Lichtenstein's 1996 painted and patinated bronze sculpture simply entitled "Sunlight". Kaplan's ceramic sculpture brings a three dimensionality to Lichtenstein's sculpture. Sandy Kaplan Lichtenstein's Woman: Sunlight ceramic, glaze 17h x 11w x 7d in 43.18h x 27.94w x 17.78d cm SAK013 Sandy Kaplan b. 1943, St. Louis, MO 2021 Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2020 Storytellers Exhibit, Art Saint Louis 2019 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Honors Exhibit, Art Saint Louis Anthony Bourdain - Parts Unknown: Ceramic Centric, Foundry Arts Ctr, St. Charles, MO Current Profiles, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, MO 2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis Works from the Studios, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO Drawn From Life: Artful Aging, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2017 3-D, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2016 Works from the Studio, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO A Moveable Feast Exhibit, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2015 Writers Round Table, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2014 Save the Last Dance for Me, Art Saint Louis XXX...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Pompeii, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Poseidon - Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Mina Karwanchi Poseidon, 2021 Porcelain 50 x 22 x 22 cm 19 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Wound Man
Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954] Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Couple, Romantic, Terracotta by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Untitled - 20.5 x 32 Inches ( framed size) Terracotta Subrata Biswas’s three sculptures ‘Think Green’, ‘Amigo’ and ‘City Bred’ a conscious selection of elements of ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Balloon Dog (Blue)
Located in New York, NY
Cast porcelain coated with a reflective finish Edition of 2300 Produced by Bernardaud, Limoges Published by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, with the label verso Stamp sig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

James Jean Mickey & Minnie Mouse 90th Anniversary Porcelain Statues Signed
Located in Plainview, NY
James Jean Mickey & Minnie Mouse 90th Anniversary Porcelain Statues Signed , limited edition 270/500: In celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary, Good Smile Company, in coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Ceramic #43" 2018 original handmade signed unique Talavera plate bowl 16x16x5in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) "Ceramic #43", 2018 Ceramic plate in Uriarte's Talavera 15.74 × 15.74 × 5.11 in (40 × 40 × 13 cm) Hand-signed by author ______________________________...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Large-Scale Ceramic Head Sculpture with Forged Iron Collar – Testa No. 17
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large-scale ceramic head sculpture in refractory clay with manganese patina and forged iron collar. Testa No. 17 is one of the most monumental works in Óscar Aldonza’s “Testas” serie...
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2010s Expressionist Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Sparks of Joy 49 - Ceramic, Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou Sparks of Joy 49, 2019 Royal Pink Stuart Spencer, Russian Lomonosov Porcelain and Bordeaux Vintage Fine Bone China. Royal Albert, Crown Staffordshire Fine Bone China...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Ceramic Standing Sculpture: 'Candy'
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Art Deco Tragic Mask in Silver-plated Ceramic by Guido Cacciapuoti 1930s
Located in Milano, IT
Cacciapuoti Tragic Mask, Art Dèco figurative sculpture by Neapolitan artist Guido Cacciapuoti (Naples 1892- Milan 1953) depicting a tragic mask, made of ceramic, hand-molded and sil...
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1930s Art Deco Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mother Holding Baby Large Clay Sculpture Pre Columbian Style
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Mother Holding Baby, large terra-cotta and clay sculpture. From the Totonaca culture (state of Veracruz). Modern Pre Columbian style large sculpt...
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1990s Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta, Resin

BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Porcelain sculpture with metallic finish. Signed and numbered (signature and edition number are fired onto the back of edition). Edition of 2300. Published by the Museum of Contem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
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Cobalt Carbonate-Glazed Buño Clay Head – Hand-Built Ceramic Bust, Expressionist
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Cobalt carbonate-glazed Buño clay head sculpture evokes organic textures and introspective narratives in Aldonza’s “Testas” series. This hand-built ceramic bust (33 × 20 × 25 cm) is ...
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2010s Expressionist Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Andy Vision
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Narrative figures in various combinations of human, animal and natural forms are the main characters of this work. This blending of forms is reflective of nature, mythology and story...
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20th Century Conceptual Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Picasso Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes), 1947 is a wondrous mixture of color and charm. In the center of the dish are three fish, e...
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1940s Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

unknown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic terra cotta sculpture of Mercury signed Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785).
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18th Century Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Magenta Balloon Dog Iconic Sculpture by Jeff Koons, Porcelain, Contemporary Art
Located in Zug, CH
In Koons’ hands even the most familiar, everyday items transcend commonality to become true icons manifesting the essence of American popular culture. Balloon Dog (Magenta) - Jeff K...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Ram Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian sculpture or figure of a ram in repose realistically crafted in terracotta, hand decorated and glazed.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Glaze

Un Christ by Cécile Raynal - stoneware sculpture, steel, oak plinth
Located in Paris, FR
Un Christ is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 174 × 53 × 35 cm (68.5 × 20.8 × 13.7 in). Dimensions include wooden ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware, Wood

"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Water, Tears and Turtles" Contemporary Ceramic and Fiber Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary ceramic wall sculpture is composed of a figure surrounded by turtles and a wolf with fire, and blue droplets woven into a geometric web, similar to a modern-day dre...
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2010s Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Cotton

Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture in a range of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze. Harmony and grandeur characterize the ceramic Handmade collection ArtArsouf . ...
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Early 20th Century Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Two Porcelain Penguins, Bing & Grondahl Manufactory, 20th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) for Bing & Grondahl, Two penguins in polychrome enameled porcelain, each marked under the right paw with the stamp of the Manufacture in green enamel, acc...
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Late 20th Century Naturalistic Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Uma
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Morgane Pasqualini grew up in the Hautes Alpes, in the heart of the mountains, on the Italian border. She has kept a love of nature, wide open spaces, silence. Her work is imbued wit...
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2010s Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

"Woman Figure" Ceramic Abstract Sculpture 10" x 4" inch by Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Woman Figure" Ceramic Abstract Sculpture 10" x 4" inch by Lika Brutyan Medium: Clay, underglaze Lika Brutyan is American photographer, was born in a family of scientists and artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Underglaze

"Untitled Vase, " Neo-Expressionist Ceramic Vase signed by Michael Gross
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled Vase" is an original ceramic vase by Michael Gross. It features abstracted and grotesque figures on a yellow ground. 11 1/2" x 4 1/2" art The ceramic sculptures of Wisconsin artist Michael Gross are personal narratives that reveal an unusual mix of earthly magic and primal vitality. The artist works in a variety of forms, including figurines, large vessels and furniture. With over a dozen museum exhibitions under his belt, the artist is a regular exhibitor at SOFA in New York...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

20th Century Capodimonte Ceramic Sculpture Signed and Dated, 1981
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Italian sculpture dated 1981. Capodimonte ceramic artwork signed B. Merli depicting a romantic subject, a couple of lovers. Sculpture signed on the base with a production stamp attri...
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1980s Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Original ceramic pendant " Vé et Astrology "
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1889 - 1963 ) Vé and Astrology ceramic's pendant : Vé : signed underneath White 1ere variant ( Terre blanche en relief ). page 212 Size: 7 x5.5 cm catalogue rai...
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1950s Art Deco Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Care Bear Jar
Located in Bozeman, MT
Molly Schulps is an artist and educator living in both California and Oregon. She grew up in Southern California and was deeply influenced by her father who was a successful educator...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze

Hare by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, fable, clay
Located in Paris, FR
Hare is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin, plaster and clay sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 84 × 30 × 52 cm (33 × 11.8 × 20.4 in). This scul...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

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

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Clay, Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

Tulips Coupe Plate by Jeff Koons, Limoges Porcelain, Contemporary Art
Located in Zug, CH
Exploring ideas of commodity, spectacle, celebrity, and consumption, Koons Coupe Plates embody his gleeful, tongue-in-cheek oeuvre. Jeff Koons Tulips Coupe Plate - Jeff Koons, 21st...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Goat Head sculpture in Wood box: 'Jersey Devil II'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Jordan is an artist working primarily in sculpture and whose work uses multiple materials to produce unique, organic forms. In addition to a solo and group shows at Ivy Bro...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Bernhard Sopher California Artist Terracotta Sculpture, Mother and Child
By Bernhard Sopher
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Terracotta sculpture by Bernhard Sopher (Syrian/American 1877-1949). Clay figure of mother and child. Signed on the lower back: B. Sopher. Measures: 7 1/2" H x 7" W x 5" L. In excell...
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Mid-20th Century Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Figural Bust Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Goddess', 2019
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Goddess’ by visionary artist Alexander Ney was handcrafted using italian white terra cotta in 2019. Ney began his professional career as a highly productive visual artist, as a ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Delirio Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The series "Venus Nostalgia" is a collection of sculptures inspired by the famous Venus de Milo, an emblematic work in the history of art that has had a great impact on Castello's wo...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

The Worry Series, Stoneware head: 'Resolve'
Located in New York, NY
The Worry This series began in reaction to photos of politicians and world leaders during any number of the current world crises. As news cycles proliferate, these images swirl past ...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

20th Century Terracotta French Sculpture Centrepiece Signed Flamand, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
French centerpiece from the first half of the 20th century. Finely chiseled terracotta object with masks (faces with different expressions, see photo) and figures of lateral cherubs ...
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1920s Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Roman 18th century terracotta model for the sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis
Located in London, GB
This remarkably fluid terracotta bozetto was made in preparation for Pietro Pacilli’s most important public commission, a large-scale marble statue of San Camillo de Lellis for the nave of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Expressively modelled, this terracotta sculpture is a rare and significant work made by a major Roman sculptor at a transformative moment of European sculpture. Pacilli began his working life on the great Baroque decorative projects initiated in the seventeenth century, but he found success as a restorer of ancient sculpture working to finish antiquities for a tourist market, becoming an important figure in the emergence of an archaeologically minded Neoclassicism. Pacilli trained Vincenzo Pacetti and provided important decorative work for the Museo Pio-Clementino, at the same time he is recorded restoring some of the most celebrated antiquities excavated and exported during the period. Pacilli was born into a family of Roman craftsmen, his father Carlo was a wood carver, and Pacilli is recorded working with him on the Corsini Chapel in San Giovanni Laternao as early as 1735. In 1738 his terracotta model of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife won the first prize in the second class of the sculpture concorso at the Accademia di San Luca, this is particularly notable as Bartolomeo Cavaceppi came third. He worked as a carver and stuccoist completing works for the churches of San Marco and SS. Trinita dei Domeniciani Spagnoli. Pacilli operated as a sculptor and restorer of antiquities from his studio at the top of the Spanish Steps, close to Santa Trinita dei Monti, where he is listed as a potential vendor to the Museo Pio-Clementino in 1770. In 1763 Pacilli completed a silver figure of San Venanzio for the treasury of San Venanzio. He is recorded as Pacetti’s first master and it was evidently through Pacilli that he began to acquire his facility as a restorer of ancient sculpture. Pacilli, at his studio ‘poco prima dell’Arco della Regina alla Trinita dei Monti,’ exercised, what the nineteenth-century scholar, Adolf Michaelis called ‘rejuvenating arts’ on several important pieces of classical sculpture, including in 1760 the group of a Satyr with a Flute for the natural brother of George III, General Wallmoden, Hanovarian minister at Vienna. In 1765, Dallaway and Michaelis record that Pacilli was responsible for the restorations, including the addition of a new head, to the Barberini Venus which he had acquired from Gavin Hamilton. The Venus was then sold to Thomas Jenkins, who in turn passed it on to William Weddell at Newby Hall. In 1767 Pacilli exported a series of ancient busts ‘al naturale’ including portraits of Antinous, Julius Ceaser and Marus Aurelius, also a statue of a Muse and a Venus. As early as 1756 Pacilli seems to have been operating as an antiquarian, helping to disperse the collection of the Villa Borrioni. Pacilli supplied sculpture to notable British collectors, including Charles Townley, who on his first trip to Italy purchased the Palazzo Giustiniani statue of Hecate from Pacilli. Pacilli was involved with the Museo Pio Clementino from its conception, supplying busts of Julius Ceaser and a Roman Woman as well as completing stucco putti surmounting the arms of Pope Bendedict XIV to signal the entrance to the new Museo Critiano. In 1750 Il Diario Ordinario del Chracas announced that Pacilli had begun work on a sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis for St Peter’s. Camillo de Lellis founded his congregation, the Camillians, with their distinctive red felt crosses stitched on black habits in 1591. Having served as a soldier in the Venetian army, Camillo de Lellis became a novitiate of the Capuchin friars, he moved to Rome and established a religious community for the purpose of caring for the sick. In 1586 Pope Sixtus V formerly recognised the Camillians and assigned them to the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Rome. Camillo de Lellis died in 1614 and was entombed at Santa Maria Maddalena, he was canonised by Benedict XIV on June 26, 1746. It was an occasion that prompted the Camillians to make a number of significant artistic commissions, including two canvases by Pierre Subleyras showing episodes from San Camillo’s life which they presented to Benedict XIV. In 1750 Pacilli was commissioned to fill one of the large niches on the north wall of the nave with a sculpture of San Camillo. The present terracotta bozetto presumably had two important functions, to enable Pacilli to work out his ideas for the finished sculpture and at the same time to show his design to the various commissioning bodies. In this case it would have been Cardinal Alessandro Albani and Monsignor Giovan Francesco Olivieri, the ‘economo’ or treasurer of the fabric of St Peter’s. Previously unrecorded, this terracotta relates to a smaller, less finished model which has recently been identified as being Pacilli’s first idea for his statue of San Camillo. Preserved in Palazzo Venezia, in Rome, the terracotta shows San Camillo with his left hand clutching his vestments to his breast; the pose and action more deliberate and contained than the finished sculpture. In producing the present terracotta Pacilli has expanded and energised the figure. San Camillo is shown with his left hand extended, his head turned to the right, apparently in an attempt to look east down the nave of St Peter’s. The model shows Pacilli experimenting with San Camillo’s costume; prominently on his breast is the red cross of his order, whilst a sense of animation is injected into the figure through the billowing cloak which is pulled across the saint’s projecting right leg. The power of the restrained, axial contrapposto of bent right leg and outstretched left arm, is diminished in the final sculpture where a baroque fussiness is introduced to the drapery. What Pacilli’s terracotta demonstrates, is that he conceived the figure of San Camillo very much in line with the immediate tradition of depicting single figures in St Peter’s; the rhetorical gesture of dynamic saint, arm outstretched, book in hand, head pointed upwards was perhaps borrowed from Camillo Rusconi’s 1733 sculpture of St. Ignatius...
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18th Century Baroque Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Cruche aux oiseaux (A.R. 456), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura, Limited
Located in Geneva, CH
Cruche aux oiseaux (A.R. 456), 1962 Ed. 142/200 pcs H. 22 cm I H. 8 5/8 in White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes under partial brushed glaze black, white and red patina Numbe...
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20th Century Post-War Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

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 Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Le barbu (A.R. 217), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura
Located in Geneva, CH
PABLO PICASSO Le barbu (A.R. 217), 1953 Ed. 500 pcs White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze H. 31 cm I H. 12 1/4 in Stamped undersi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Char by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, fable, clay
Located in Paris, FR
Char is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin, plaster and clay sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 84 × 28 × 48 cm (33 × 11 × 18.9 in). This sculpt...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

Drifter
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

ARDOR - Big Rabbit, Pink Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Ardor is a brand born from the vision of artist Raffaele, inspired by "Angelo-Raffaele's Desire to Return" and dedicated to his son. Originally from Naples, Raffaele moved to Miami a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

"The Top Dog" Porcelain Sculpture 20" x 8" x 10" inch Ed. of 699 by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Top Dog" Porcelain Sculpture 20" x 8" x 10" inch Ed. of 699 by Huang Yulong Size with base: H:500mm W:210mm L:250mm Body size: H:390mm W:185mm L:150mm The Top Dog(陶瓷&树脂) Child...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Glossy Ceramic Heart Balloon Sculpture, Pop Art pink contemporary wall art
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Introducing a breathtaking contemporary large-scale magenta heart balloon sculpture that transforms any space into a gallery of love and luxury. Crafted with precision and passion, t...
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2010s Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Ceramic figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ceramic figurative sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, purple, blue, red and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Pablo Picasso, Jeff Koons, Melanie Sherman, and Tal Nehoray. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Ceramic figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available

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