Marble Figurative Sculptures

ARISTIDE PETRILLI Italian, (1868-1930) Flora (Allegory of Spring) Signed Prof Pedrilli; Galleria Bazzanti Firenze 49 inches high (Statue); 32 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches (Pedestal) Notes: Finely carved Italian carrara marble of a nude beauty signed Prof Petrilli...

Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...

Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo bust .

"Musidora" by Odoardo FANTACCHIOTTI (1809-1877) Sculpture made in white Carrara marble signed on the side on the base " O. Fantacchiotti " Italy around 1862 height 110 cm diameter ...

The script in this sculpture is from the song “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John The sculpture is made with Carrara marble and iron and it is 49.2 kg In Lluís Cera’s sculptures, soft, vo...

This monumental bust is a museum-quality example of Roman Baroque sculpture. Crafted by the legendary Domenico Guidi and carved from Carrara marble, the impressive portrait captures the visage of Pope Innocent XI, Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1689). It presents a larger-than-life example of Guidi’s remarkable skill as a sculptor, which ultimately made his workshop one of the most important in Rome during his age. Today, his works are rarely found on the market, particularly his extraordinary works in marble. Pope Innocent XI was born Benedetto Odescalchi into an Italian noble family of prominent bankers. Spending his early years in banking, he eventually turned to the law, earning his doctorate in 1639. His background would serve him well in his service to the papacy, and he became known as a frugal and devout member of the Church. In 1676, he was unanimously elected Pop after the death of Clement X. During his nearly 13-year reign, he instilled his own personal ideals of austerity and frugality onto the Church, with a deep commitment to reform and piety. He is captured here by Guidi in his traditional Pope’s mozzetta and camauro cap. A wide stole is draped over his shoulders, ornamented by acanthus leaves and the coat of arms of the Odescalchi family. It displays Guidi’s mastery over the chiaroscuro effect, particularly in the high level of contrast in his cheeks and his eyes, which Guidi achieved through various methods of high polish. A very similar portrait sculpture of Pope Innocent XI by Guidi can be found in the collection of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The Warsaw bust belongs to a series of portraits of popes which the Odescalchi family commissioned from Domenico Guidi in the 1690s. Compared to that example, the present bust is far more dramatic, with deeper cut lines and a more precise expression. It is likely that the present piece was seen by the Odescalchi family, who ordered a similar one to be made. The piece was almost certainly intended to be displayed in a niche, given its dramatic cutting and its roughly carved back. Others of Guidi’s busts can be found in important collections throughout Italy, England and the United States, though many of these are lesser bronze repetitions. A bronze bust of the Pope Alexander VIII by Guidi is currently in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), while a terracotta version of the same is in the Los Angeles County Museum. A bronze of Pope Alexander VIII can be found in the Princely Collection of Lichtenstein, and his impressive marble papal bust of Clement IX graces the pope’s tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore. The present bust of Pope...

French limestone, Pedestal - Belgian Blue Marble David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradit...

White alabaster, Pedestal - Belgian Blue Marble David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradit...

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises his profession as a sculptor. Only when his work would measure up to his own standards, he decided to present it to the rest of the world. In 1995, he exhibited for the first time with Morren Galleries. Van der Kant desires to sculpt young people who still stand uninhibited and curiously in life. The reason he chooses to sculpt boys is, because he is one himself, this way the subject is closer to him. The anatomy of his figures testify of perfectionism. Van der Kant's subjects show similarities with the sculptures from the Greek and Roman antiquity...

Sculptor probably active in France in the late 19th century. The sculpture depicts a particularly famous subject by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), titled "Le Rieur napolitain," ...

This is a gorgeous hand-carved grey marble object The marble is polished and with an amazing tactile feel. The weight and the feeling of the polished marble is the best. This piece...

Large A marble male head believed to be a portrait of Alexander the Great. Italy, 16th century. During the Renaissance, the myth of the Macedonian general experienced an extraordi...

Charles Hafner (1888-1960). Portrait of Paul G. Brown, 1931. Cast bronze measuring 22" h x 14 1/2" w x 9" d. affixed to green marble base. Signed and dated by the artist on left s...

A very finely detailed and stylized bronze sculpture of a pair of ducks on a marble plinth. Signed C. Brasch. In terms of approach and style, this work is modern and somewhat reminis...

Louis Kley (French, 1833-1911) The Lizard, 19th Century Gilt bronze and marble Signed to base 6.25 x 4.5 x 3 inches In Greco-Roman times, the lizard represented good fortune and reg...

Bronze & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions, where...

This is a gorgeous hand-carved black marble tool set. The marble is polished and with an amazing tactile feel. KARTEL Founded, 2014, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico The KARTEL grou...

Large, midcentury, cast bronze bust of a man mounted on a chic, veined, polished marble base of the same period.

Finely carved mythological subject in white Carrara marble of Apollo bust .

This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...

bronze on marble base Edition of 10

The script in this sculpture is from the song “"Ne me Quitte Pas" by Jacques Brel "Fuga F" is 12.4kg In Lluís Cera’s sculptures, soft, voluptuous forms are embedded in solid iron, ...

Fine Quality Patinated Bronze Figural Sculpture of King Menthuophi and Queen Nitocris. Signed on base, "E. Picault" Maker: Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) Origin: French Date: 19th...

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...

A hand-carved marble head of Mercury mounted on a stained wooden plinth.

Born March 15, 1943 in Szekelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Romania), Marton Varo studied sculpture at Ion Andreescu Institute of Arts in Cluj, Romania from 1960 to 1966. In...

This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...

"The actress" presumed portrait of Sarah Bernhardt by Paul François BERTHOUD (1870-1939) A very rare symbolist style bust made up of a white Carrara marble head and a patinated bron...

Lorri Acott is a critically acclaimed American sculptor whose impressionistic figurative works are held in prominent private and public collections throughout the United States and a...

A Fine French Patinated Bronze Figure of Young Maiden sitting beside a Peacock surmounted atop a rouge marble plinth by Auguste Moreau. Perfect size for a desk or dresser, or mantle ornament...

Masquerade, a traditional yet playful composition by Fortunato Galli, reflects the realism and intricacy that defined Italian sculpture at the end of the 19th century. Magnificently ...

A good antique bronze sculpture of a brown bear by the celebrated French Animalier sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, circa 1870. The bronze depicts a brown bear in a dynamic pose, head h...

Edwin Willard Deming (American, 1860-1942) Man with Flute and Cougar Cast bronze sculpture with golden brown patina Signed, numbered 9/100, with Fenn F...

Hand signed dM with his initials. Bears a label with his name and a title "Hippies". The pieces can be rearranged in various configurations. I believe this is wrought iron. It might be bronze. Carlos de la Mota (1924–2011) Argentine Sculptor Painter Printmaker Figurative Sculpture Argentine Modernism Premio Konex IV Bienal de São Paulo Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes Juan Carlos de la Mota (August 13, 1924 – February 12, 2011) was one of the most distinguished Argentine sculptors of the twentieth century — a figurative sculptor, painter, and printmaker whose career spanned six decades, whose work was shown at the IV Bienal de São Paulo in 1957, and who was recognized with the prestigious Premio Konex in 1982 for figurative sculpture — one of Argentina’s highest cultural honors. A member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes and a faculty member at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, De la Mota was a central figure in Argentine modernist sculpture, working in marble, granite, stone, wood, and metal to produce a body of work rooted in the figurative tradition while engaging with the broader currents of twentieth century Latin American art. Early Life and Education Born on August 13, 1924, in the Province of San Juan, Argentina, De la Mota showed an artistic vocation from an extraordinarily early age. At just eleven years old he began attending the studio of Anita Volspranky, and later continued his studies at the Politécnico de San Juan. In 1943 he enrolled at the Escuela de Bellas Artes of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza — one of Argentina’s most prestigious fine arts institutions — where he studied under Ramón Gómez Cornet, one of the great masters of Argentine figurative art and a painter whose work engaged deeply with the indigenous peoples and landscapes of northern Argentina. From Gómez Cornet, De la Mota absorbed a commitment to the figurative tradition rooted in the specific realities of Argentine culture and history. He received the Premio Universitario from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in 1946. Lino Enea Spilimbergo, Lorenzo Domínguez, and the Tucumán Years In 1948, De la Mota participated in the landmark project organized at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán by Lino Enea Spilimbergo — one of the greatest Argentine painters of the twentieth century and a towering figure in Latin American modernism, who had worked alongside Diego Rivera on Mexican murals and whose influence on Argentine figurative art was immense. De la Mota’s direct association with Spilimbergo placed him at the center of the most vital intellectual and artistic milieu in mid-century Argentina. He remained at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán from 1949 to 1952 as assistant to Lorenzo Domínguez — one of the most respected Argentine sculptors of the era — in the sculpture faculty, building a teaching career alongside his studio practice that would continue for decades. The Salón Nacional and the Argentine Art World Throughout his career, De la Mota exhibited regularly at the major Argentine national and provincial salons — the Salón Nacional de Buenos Aires, the Salón de Cuyo, the Salón Nacional de Santa Fe, the Salón Municipal de Buenos Aires, and the Fundación Lorenzutti — the annual survey exhibitions where every significant Argentine sculptor and painter exhibited simultaneously. Through these shows he was a consistent presence alongside the leading figures of Argentine modernism of his generation, including Carlos Alonso — the celebrated Argentine figurative painter and printmaker — as well as Juan Grela, Orlando Pierri, Carlos Gorriarena, and Eleodoro Marenco. His solo and group exhibitions at Galería Rubbers, Galería Palatina, and the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires placed him within the mainstream of the Buenos Aires gallery world across four decades. The IV Bienal de São Paulo and International Recognition In 1957, De la Mota was selected to represent Argentina at the IV Bienal de São Paulo — one of the most important international art events in the Western Hemisphere, and the Latin American equivalent of the Venice Biennale in terms of prestige. His selection placed him alongside the leading figures of Argentine and international art in an exhibition that brought together the most significant painting, sculpture, and printmaking being produced across the Latin America and Europe. European Residency and Artistic Development In 1966, De la Mota was awarded the Beca del Fondo Nacional de las Artes — the National Arts Fund Fellowship — to travel to Europe for artistic research. He resided for a period in London, immersing himself in the museums and collections of Europe and deepening his engagement with the history of sculpture from ancient Egypt and Greece through the Renaissance and Baroque periods. His early passion for Egyptian and Greek sculpture — its monumentality, its formal clarity, its engagement with the human figure — had been a defining influence from his student years, and his European sojourn gave him direct access to the greatest works of the Western sculptural tradition. Artistic Style: Figurative Sculpture in Marble, Granite, Wood, and Metal De la Mota worked primarily as a sculptor in marble, granite, stone, wood, and metal — materials he chose for their physical presence, their resistance, and their connection to the deepest traditions of the sculptor’s craft. His figurative works engage the human form with a directness and solidity rooted in the classical tradition, while his paintings and prints demonstrate an artist equally at home in two dimensions, exploring portraiture, figure study, and the rich cultural landscape of Argentine life. Works appearing at auction include La Cantante Calva (The Bald Soprano), Rostro (Face), Wenceslao, Homenaje a Van Gogh (Homage to Van Gogh), Independencia de un Solitario (Independence of a Solitary One), La Pareja (The Couple), and Antiguo Torso de Mármol Esculpido (Ancient Carved Marble Torso) — titles that suggest a painter and sculptor equally engaged with portraiture, allegory, and the tragicomic dimensions of human experience. His public commissions include work as assistant on the construction of the monument to José de San Martín and Bernardo O’Higgins in Mendoza — one of the most significant public sculptures in Argentina, honoring the two great liberators of South America. Gallery and Exhibition History De la Mota’s solo and group exhibition career spans the most prestigious venues in Argentine cultural life: the Salón Internacional de Arte at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires (1960); Galería Rubbers, Buenos Aires (1967) — one of the most respected galleries for Argentine modernism; the Salón de Escultura Argentina at the Fundación Lorenzutti, Buenos Aires (1975); Galería Palatina, Buenos Aires (1977, 1981, 1997); a major retrospective at the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires (1988); the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, La Plata (1990); Galería Centoira, Buenos Aires (2004); and the Fundación Alón para las Artes, Buenos Aires (2005). Awards and Honors De la Mota’s career was distinguished by an exceptional series of national prizes: Premio Universitario, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (1946); Primer Premio de Escultura, Salón Municipal de Mendoza (1949); Tercer Premio, Salón de la Provincia de Tucumán (1952); Primer Premio, Salón Regional de la Provincia de San Juan (1954); Tercer Premio, Salón Nacional de la Provincia de Tucumán (1958); Premio Salón de Cuyo (1959); Primer Premio, Salón de la Provincia de Córdoba (1962); Premio Nacional de la Provincia de Santa Fe (1968); Premio de Grabado Antonio Berni for La Próxima Vedette (1968); Gran Premio de Honor, Salón Cinzano de Mendoza (1972); Premio Salón Nacional de Escultura (1972); Gran Premio de Honor, Salón Nacional de Santa Fe; Gran Premio de Honor, Salón Nacional de Escultura de Buenos Aires for El Abrigo de Pieles (1988); and Primer Premio, Salón Municipal de Artes Visuales, Museo Eduardo Sívori, Buenos Aires (1998). In 1982 he received the Premio Konex — Argentina’s most prestigious cultural prize — in the category of Figurative Sculpture. Teaching and Academic Career De la Mota was one of the most respected sculpture educators in Argentina. He served as assistant to Lorenzo Domínguez in the sculpture faculty at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (1949–1952); served as Director of Culture for the City of Mendoza (1958); in 1978 was appointed Profesor Titular (Full Professor) of Sculpture at the Facultad de Artes of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Mendoza; and maintained a teaching studio in Buenos Aires throughout his later career. He was a member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes — Argentina’s most distinguished art institution. Legacy Carlos de la Mota died in Buenos Aires on February 12, 2011, leaving behind a distinguished body of sculpture, painting, and printmaking that spans the full arc of Argentine modernism. A student of Gómez Cornet, a direct collaborator of Spilimbergo and Domínguez, a peer of Carlos Alonso and Juan Grela, an international exhibitor at the Bienal de São Paulo, a Premio Konex laureate, and a member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, De la Mota stands as one of the significant figures of twentieth century Argentine sculpture...

Artist Statement: Modeled after a vetinary trip to South Africa in 2025 where we hiked and tracked rhinos. We saw Mama with Jr. and got some great photos. The sculpture of Mama Rhin...

A very rare bronze cast of two battling Rams, by Sirio Tofanari (1886-1969). An old cast with a dark brown shaded patina. On a heavy green marble steppe...

Hand-carved, white marble, relief medallion of famous Danish sculptor, Betel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) who has an entire museum dedicated to his work in Copenhagen.

This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...

Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and comtemporary vision. From...

A Roman, Carrara marble sculpture of the mythological Greek god Pan as a fountain. Italy.

A very heavy, massive bronze sculpture by an important Chicago sculptor. Signed and marked "Firenze" with "Fuse Marinelli". METROPOLIS. Seven abstract shapes on black marble base. 1...

Born March 15, 1943 in Szekelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Romania), Marton Varo studied sculpture at Ion Andreescu Institute of Arts in Cluj, Romania from 1960 to 1966. In...

Maurice Lambert Head of Dame Edith Sitwell 1901-1964 Patinated bronze on marble base Dimensions: 7 x 16 inches (18 x 41 cm) Provenance Private collection Originally commissioned by Edith's brother Osbert Sitwell circa 1926/27. Our version is of the same period and must have been commissioned at the same time. A version of this piece made in 1984 in aluminium is held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 5801). Maurice Lambert Maurice Lambert, born in Paris, was son of the Russian-born Australian painter George Washington Lambert...

Capturing a climactic moment from Shakespeare’s famed tragedy, this exquisite marble sculpture was created by acclaimed Italian sculptor Fausto Biggi in t...

A very handsome antique French bronze of a rooster, by Louis-Albert Carvin (1875-1951), the bronze is signed and dates circa 1900. This very lovely antique bronze was created circa ...

Anna Kara is a designer who does everything with hands. She uses resin and marble powder for her creations, and we find on each skull more than 150 details. Born in Armenia in 1980, ...

PIETRO BARZANTI Italian, 1825-1895 Allegory Of Spring Signed ‘P. Milanes/Galleria/P.Bazzanti/Florence.’ Carved White Italian marble circa 19TH C...

Technique: Mixed media - plexiglass, bronze, aluminum, marble, Murano glass, and more Dimensions: 27 cm (base is 7,5 x 8,5 x 1.5 cm) Weight: 1.2kg Edition:  limited edition 5/8 pi...

The Lily by Auguste CLESINGER (1814-1883) Outstanding bust sculpted in white Carrara marble Signed on the ribbon " J. Clésinger, 1871 " Presented on a rounded white marble base France 1871 height 76,5 cm width 48 cm depth 35 cm Noted in "Clésinger – Sa vie, ses œuvres - Le catalogue de ses œuvres", A. Estignard, Librairie H. Floury, Paris, 1900, p.169. Biography : Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger, known as Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883), was a French romantic sculptor. His father, Georges-Philippe Clésinger, himself a sculptor, trained him at the School of Fine Arts in Besançon where he was a teacher. Auguste also studied sculpture under the direction of Bertel Thorwaldsen...

Anna is a designer who does everything with hands. She uses resin and marble powder for her creations, and we find on each skull more than 150 details. Born in Armenia in 1980, Anna ...

Émile-Louis Picault (1833–1915) Egyptian Scribe 'Hierogrammate'   Date: circa 1880 French Signature: signed Picault on base Size: height 33 in. x 10.25 in

Il busto marmoreo, datato 1890, appartiene alla sua età adulta, nello specifico all’ultimo anno della sua vita, quando era molto richiesto e aveva uno studio molto prolifico a Firenz...

Wonderful sculpture of two figures by Native American artist Allan Houser (1914-1994). The work is in excellent condition and measures 19 1/2"h x 12"w x 9"deep. His signature is seen...

Anna Kara is a designer who does everything with hands. She uses resin and marble powder for her creations, and we find on each skull more than 150 details. Born in Armenia in 1980, ...

"Sound of Nature" is a striking one-of-a-kind bronze sculpture combining an elegant figure and richly textured surfaces. Polished areas contrast beautifully with the darker patinated...

Raffaello Romanelli 1856 - 1928 Raffaello e Fornarina signed Raffaello Romanelli Firenze and inscribed Raffaello et Fornarina marble height 38 in.; 96.5cm. diameter 16 in.; ...

Anna Kara is a designer who does everything with hands. She uses resin and marble powder for her creations, and we find on each skull more than 150 details. Born in Armenia in 1980, ...

Exquisite Pair of Neoclassical bronze Bacchus and Bacchante figures cast in a dark patinated bronze. The pair rest on on white marble bases set with relief cast gilt plaques. 18th C...

Small Candoglia marble altar, Lombard area of Renaissance period, early 16th century. The plaque depicts in the center a woman lying on a bed with a crown on her head, a palm branc...

L. TOLDUCCI (ITALIAN SCHOOL) 19th Century La Lezione Di Lettura Finely Carved Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of a Girl Reading. S...