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Medium: Metal
Shelter - hand-built, boat in a boat, glass, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For American artist Heather Allen Hietala, the hand-built clay vessels she’s created symbolize the mystery of life’s journey. Rendered in a gorgeous earthy palette, this piece featur...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Possibility - detailed, inscribed, hand-built, vessel, glass, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Striking in form, colour and texture, this is one of a new series of clay vessels created by American ceramicist Heather Allen Hietala. The boat-shaped vessel symbolizes life’s journ...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

RITUAL OBJECT#5
Located in Three Oaks, MI
"I am influenced and gain insights through the exploration of artists and authors who consider the land and our place within it. This information along with my own investigations, re...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Coming Through The Rye, Remington Bronze
By Frederic Remington
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large-scale bronze of "Coming Through The Rye", after Frederic Remington, American (1861–1909). Frederick Remington was an American painter, sculptor, and illustrator best known fo...
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20th Century American Realist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Zō by Marcelo Martin Burgos - polished bronze, gold, diamond, animal, figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Zō is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Argentinian artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, portraying an abstracted elephant, a reference subtly embedded in its title, which translates to el...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

RECLINGING WOMAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ANTONIUCCI VOLTI "RECLINGING WOMAN" BRONZE, SIGNED, NUMBERED 2/6 VALSUANI FOUNDRY ITALiAN, WORKED IN PARIS, C.1960 6.5 X 18.5 X 10.5 INCHES Antoniucci Volti 1915-1989 Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in Italy until 1920 when the family moved to France. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern...
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1960s Modern Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Origins, Atelier, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Venus à Giraffe - Sculpture by Salvador Dalí - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze, dark and brown patina, realized in 1973. Dali's printed signature in on the plinth. Edition 616/1000 on the side. Foundry stamp "Fonderia Venturi". Published by Euro Art. ...
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1970s Surrealist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Felicity" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 16" x 9.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Felicity" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 16" x 9.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A lady - Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract & figurative, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
5 out of 8 STANISŁAW WYSOCKI (b. 1949) Wysocki studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (1978-1980) and then at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin under prof. J.H. Lonas. He ...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Butterfly, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Butterfly, Atelier the gesture has a powerful, yet sensitive, conviction of universality, which places it amongst Richard MacDonald’s most distinctive and original works of art. The Baroque spiral of the body and constant motion rises out of swirling earthy beginnings. The patina adds color and dynamic movement by creating tones, values, and pattern to emphasize the concept, and creatively underscore the message of spiritual release and personal freedom. Dawson Cole...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete
Located in New York, NY
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world that is in many ways lost to us; he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Eo Sine Manibus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Standing Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Eo Sine Manibus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Standing Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a hig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Linda Stein, Manhattan Outreach 005 - Mixed Media Contemporary Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Manhattan Outreach 005 - Mixed Media Contemporary Wall Sculpture These wall constructions and dioramas were made in the 1970s when Linda Stein was also working on her B...
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1970s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

Time Bomb Grenade
By Dan Tanenbaum
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan Tanenbaum lives and works in Toronto. His work with watch parts began in 2010, when he stopped by to see his regular watch supplier. He noticed a buc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Feminist Figurative Mixed Media Contemporary Sculpture Warrior Waging Peace 1280
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Warrior Waging Peace: Addressing Laughter 1280 - Feminist Figurative Mixed Media Black and Colorful Contemporary Sculpture Free-standing contemporary sculpture with v...
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2010s Feminist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Shadow Dancing
, Kinematic Sculpture with Animated Movement, Chuck Krause
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Chuck Krause (1949) Title: Shadow Dancing
 Year: 2024 Size: 23 x 23 x 2 inches Medium: Motorized curved arms on white archival museum board Condition: Excellent condition Not...
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2010s Kinetic Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Combien tu Pez? PINKHAS Gold Bar Iron Man Unique Piece
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Sculpture combining a Plexiglass box displaying a plastic/resin character enhanced with acrylic paint and real customized candies are scattered around the base of the sculpture. Ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Woman's Chest - Bronze Sculpture by Aurelio Mistruzzi
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Excellent conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi was an Italian sculptor and medalist. He attended the Udine ...
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1930s Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Lotte- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Lotte 50 x 21 x 30 cm Bronze The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching ...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cloud
Located in Dallas, TX
The alabaster of "Cloud," upon which this bronze is based, is in the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Anita Huffington's work is also included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Morris Museum in Augusta, Georgia; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; and the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Anita Huffington's history includes a long period in New York City starting in the late fifties when she studied dance with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. Huffington became acquainted with a circle of artists of the New York School, including Kline and de Kooning, as well as a diverse and individualistic group of painters, sculptors, musicians, and poets in this vital and idealistic period. These experiences, and her later choice to live in the woods of the Arkansas Ozarks, sowed the seeds for the sculpture she makes in stone, bronze, wood, and mixed media. Her work reflects both the world of art and the spirit of her life in the woods. Anita Huffington states: "I do direct carving in stone and make bronzes, often using the stone as part of the process. My sculpture is usually based on the human form, primarily the female nude. I often carve torsos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bust of a Man - Sculpture after Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Bust of a man is an original sculpture in bronze realized after Aurelio Mistruzzi in the late 1990s. Bronze casting. 18 cm height, 24 cm height with wooden base. Good conditions.
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1990s Modern Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Miratio Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy
Located in Utrecht, NL
Miratio Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively pract...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

''Kingfisher" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Blue/Green Kingfisher
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Horse IV by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, free & wild
Located in Paris, FR
Small Horse IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 32 × 28 × 8 cm (12.6 × 11 × 3.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Greeting - surrealist, abstract, figurative, male, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor figurative bronze sculpture is made by Canadian artist Roch Smith. The imaginative sculptural work of Roch Smith often takes a playful approach to more serious themes. H...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The canticle of the stilts (with ibis) by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
The canticle of the stilts (with ibis) is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 70 × 30 × 25 cm (27.6 × 11.8 × 9.8 in). The sculpture is si...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cwtch, hug, hearts, sculpture, by Kerry Green, turquoise, blue, silver, new
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Cwtch, hug, hearts sculpture by Kerry Green, turquoise,blue, silver,contemporary Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Child’s Play, Make Way, Replay", Miniature, compact mirror, sculpture, winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature compact mirror sculpture of a snowy winter scene titled "Child’s Play, Make Way, Replay" is an original artwork by Kendal Murray made of m...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Enamel, Wire

ANT. Animal/Insect Sculpture. 2kg of bronze metal. Modern Art
Located in Mexico City, MX
Brand New Sculpture. It weighs 2 kg and it is handmade out of solid bronze metal. The perfect gift for a new home. Many customers place these ants upon offic...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Naiad - Sculpture by Mario Rutelli - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
This bronze sculpture is a model of the one of the Naiads of the Fountain of the Naiads in Piazza Esedra, Rome, Italy. Realized by Mario Rutelli in 1905 ca. Very good condition.
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Early 1900s Modern Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Snow - Hooded Bronze Figure with Skis, Light Blue Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Jesús Curiá Perez Snow bronze and methacrylate 29.50h x 8.75w x 7d in 74.93h x 22.23w x 17.78d cm ed. 1/8 JCP057 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Debora Lima-original figurative female dancers bronze sculpture-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Bronze , Limited edition of 8 "Debora Lima" stands as a capti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Henge, sculpture by Kerry Green, copper, bronze, abstract, figures, metal sculpt
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Henge, sculpture by Kerry Green, copper, bronze, abstract, figures, metal sculpture Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S., Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper

Antique Bronze Portrait Draft Horse by Isidore Jules Bonheur (France, 1827-1901)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Bronze Portrait of a Draft Horse Isidore Jules Bonheur (France, 1827-1901) Circa 1840s Cast bronze mounted on a rectangular plinth atop a marble s...
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1870s Realist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Pop Art Heavy Bronze Sculpture Chess Game Gambit Arman Accumulation
Located in Surfside, FL
Arman, French American (1928-2005) Gambit (Chess pieces) Cast Bronze Sculpture with patina Incised signature near lower edge, 48/70 with impressed "Bronze Romain & Fils" foundry ma...
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Early 2000s Abstract Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Israeli Bronze Sculpture Lovers Embrace Abstract Modernist Ein Hod Israel
By Gedalia Ben Zvi
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze sculpture signed in Hebrew and numbered from small edition of 6 BIOGRAPHY "I was born in Czechoslovakia in the year 1925, of traditional parents. I spent my youth partly in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Head of Man - Bronze Sculpture by Amedeo Bocchi - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Head of Man is an original artwork realized by Amedeo Bocchi in 1920 ca. This little sculpture is made in gilded bronze. The original wax model is published on the artist's monogra...
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1920s Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Woman's Torso #79
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture #79 Dynamic bronze sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010), circa 1970. This piece is twisted and folded in on itself, implying movement...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mother Nature, Figurative Bronze by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Mother Nature Bronze, H 11.75 x W 9 x D 3.75 inches Style : The motive of a child in its most basic form appears quite repeatedly in the works of Subrata Biswas. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dancer VIII- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a Male Nude Dancing
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This sculpture is made out of bronze, by Dutch artist Martijn Soontiens. His male dancing sculptures are about moving and movement. Artist Martijn Soontiens creates special atmospheres with his special bronze male sculptures. His images, from small to life-sized, show bodies in positions and movements that are and remain exciting while you look at them. The artist himself says about this: "I look for balance, excitement and vitality in my sculptures. I have focused on making bronze sculptures. Human figures...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Waltz (2/2)" (2024) By Carolyn Barlock, Original Gold and Porcelain Vase
Located in Denver, CO
"Waltz (2/2)" (2024) by Carolyn Barlock is an original, handmade vase made with Persian luster and 22kt gold on porcelain. About the Artist: Carolyn L. Barlock was born in Denver, ...
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2010s Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Eileen III by Nando Kallweit. Tall, elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Eileen III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute Outdoor or indoor life size bronze sculpture Paul Moore WAITING FOR HIS L...
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1990s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Maple Leaf. Handmade Modern Chrome Sculpture.
Located in Mexico City, MX
This art piece was carefully made, traced, cut and polished till reflections started to appear. The stainless steel, imported from Italy was carefully cut for avoiding burned edges. ...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel

Silver Spray Can Splash
Located in Dallas, TX
ARTWORK TYPE DIMENSIONS 13.4x11.8x7.9 in / 1.00 kg TECHNIQUES Resin / Acrylic / Spray paint RELATED THEMES Street Art / Graffiti SUPPORT OR SURFACE Metal FRAMING No READY TO HANG The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Bull - playful, modern, abstract, contemporary, tabletop, fibreglass sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive shape of a bull’s head attached to a horn-like stand pops in glossy bright colours of red, yellow and black in this whimsical sculpture by Benny Katz. As a former gra...
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Seane III by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative bronze sculpture of a couple.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Seane II is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture portraying a couple in love by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern youthful postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Limited Edition Bronze Bust Sculpture "Unicorn"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A small, limited edition bronze unicorn bust sculpture on a wooden base. Edition of 12. FREE SHIPPING
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Amanda I - One-of-a-kind Original Female Abstract Nude Cubism Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the strength of ancient Egyptian sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Vigilant Sitting German Shepherd / - The Epitome of the German Shepherd -
Located in Berlin, DE
Albert Pierre LaPlanche (1854 Sainte-Menehould - 1935 Chäteau-Thierry), Vigilant sitting shepherd dog, around 1915. Brown patinated bronze on cast terrain plinth. 45 cm (height) x 45...
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1910s Realist Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Imposing French Cast Iron Statue 19th century Foundry of Tusey "Polyhymnia"
Located in Pistoia, IT
Impressive cast iron sculpture titled "Polymnie," Tusey Foundry, late 19th century. Fine Arts export certificate available. In modern times Tusey, a village in the Meuse, was best k...
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1890s French School Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Auguste Rodin "Main Droite Feminine" Bronze Sculpture by Alexis Rudier Foundry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917 "Main Droite Feminine, doigts semi replies, annulaire leve" Feminine Right Hand, semi-folded fingers, raised ring finger Conceived circa 1890-1900; cast circa 1930-1940 Signed "A Rodin" on the right side of the wrist and with the foundry mark "Alexis Rudier...
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Early 20th Century Academic Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Soma I", Black Green Lacquered Yellow Metal Hand-Woven Mural Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Soma I," this sculpture is a two-part work by French sculptor Delphine Grandvaux, intricately hand-woven from black annealed iron wire, green lacquered iron wire, and yellow ...
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2010s Abstract Metal Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

The Blacksmith of Solingen / - The Double-edged Sword -
Located in Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Albermann (1835 Werden an der Ruhr - 1913 Cologne), The Blacksmith of Solingen, after 1895. Bronze-color patinated zinc cast on plinth, 47 cm (height) x 20 cm (width) x 16 cm (depth), weight 5.5 kg. Signed “Albermann.” on the plinth and identified as a cast by “AKT.[TIEN] GES.[ELLSCHAFT] GLADENBECK BERLIN”. Dedication on the front: “Mr. Ing. F. Kuhlmann to the wedding. Management and officials of the Hannoversche Waggonfabrik. Aircraft construction department". - The zinc showing through in spots, the patina somewhat stained, the right upper arm under the sleeve retouched in black. - The Double-edged Sword - The figure is a reduction of Wilhelm Albermann's 1895 fountain figure of the armourer of Solingen, who has always been identified with the historical blacksmith Peter Hahn. In 1839, Karl Simrock wrote the poem “The Blacksmith of Solingen" and thus coined the legendary figure. The first and penultimate verses read: A blacksmith spoke to Solingen With every bayonet, That came to his diligence: "Oh, that Fritz had it!" The war took its course, Many battles were fought, Which often made him fearful and anxious In his soul. The blacksmith had given up his trade to fight for Frederick the Great. Not least because of his strength and will to fight, the battles were won. With his fountain sculpture, Albermann has given the legendary blacksmith a figurative form and at the same time created a landmark for the city of Solingen, which was once famous for the art of sword forging and today still stands for the production of high-quality knives. During the bombing raid in November 1944, the fountain was destroyed along with the entire old town of Solingen. Only the head remained. The broad-shouldered blacksmith stands securely behind his anvil, his leather apron tied around him, and has just finished a sword blade with his own "weapon" - the blacksmith's hammer. His entire body shows the strength with which he wields the hammer, but also the strain of this activity, as evidenced by the wide open shirt, the somewhat 'untidy' apron, and especially the furrowed face. However, the blacksmith does not look at the finished work, but resolutely and at the same time thoughtfully into the distance, in line with the quoted verse from Simrock's poem that the battles "often made him fearful and anxious in his soul". There is certainly something melancholy in his gaze, fed by the knowledge of the necessity of forging swords and taking up arms and their deadly use - experiences Albermann had to make during his own war missions. The flowing full beard gives his gaze into the distance an almost prophetic character. In keeping with the craft of the perfectly formed art of blacksmithing, the detailed casting reproduces the respective materials depicted in perfect form: the leather apron convincingly conveys the impression of leather and lies - also in the back view - like a second formed layer over the body, while the shirt and trousers illustrate their own textile qualities. Due to its masterful execution and profound content, the “Blacksmith of Solingen”, which has survived in its cast reproductions, remains Albermann's most famous work to this day. About the artist The son of a carpenter, Wilhelm Albermann began an apprenticeship as a joiner, but then followed his artistic calling and trained as a sculptor in Elberfeld. In 1855, at the age of twenty, he was drafted into the army in Berlin, where he served until 1857. Albermann attended the Berlin Art Academy on the side and began regular studies after his service. While still a student, he completed commissioned works for his teachers August Fischer and Hugo Hagen. His first independent commissions followed, enabling him to establish a flourishing sculpture studio in Cologne in 1865. His artistic activities were repeatedly interrupted by military service, and he took part in the German-Danish War in 1864, the war against Austria in 1866, and the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/71. After his last war service, Albermann, already a respected artist, founded a commercial drawing school at the request of the city government, where he taught the modeling class and served as director until 1896. In 1890 he also worked for the "Society for the Promotion of Sculpture in the Rhineland and Westphalia". Albermann was one of the most prolific sculptors in Cologne in the second half of the 19th century. He created numerous monuments, fountains, tomb sculptures, architectural ornaments, and domestic statues. At its peak, his workshop employed up to thirty sculptors and stonemasons at a time. GERMAN VERSION Wilhelm Albermann (1835 Werden an der Ruhr - 1913 Köln), Der Schmied von Solingen, nach 1895. Bronzefarben patinierter Zinkguss auf gegossener Plinthe, 47 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Breite) x 16 cm (Tiefe), Gewicht 5,5 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „Albermann.“ signiert und als Guss der „AKT.[TIEN] GES.[ELLSCHAFT] GLADENBECK BERLIN“ ausgewiesen. Schauseitige Widmung: „Herrn Ing. F. Kuhlmann zur Vermählung. Direktion und Beamte der Hannoverschen Waggonfabrik. Abt. Flugzeugbau“. - Punktuelles Durchscheinen des Zinks, Patina etwas fleckig, der rechte Oberarm unter dem Ärmel schwarz retuschiert. - Die Zweischneidigkeit des Schwertes - Die Figur ist eine Reduktion von Wilhelm Albermanns 1895 geschaffener Brunnenfigur des Waffenschmieds von Solingen, der seit jeher mit dem historischen Schmied Peter Hahn identifiziert wurde. 1839 hatte Karl Simrock das Gedicht „Der Schmied von Solingen“ verfasst und damit die legendäre Figur geprägt. Die erste und die vorletzte Strophe lauten: Zu Solingen sprach ein Schmied Bei jedem Bajonette, Das seinem Fleiß geriet: »Ach, daß der Fritz es hätte!« Der Krieg ging seinen Gang, Man schlug noch viele Schlachten, Die oft ihm angst und bang' In seiner Seele machten. Der Schmied hatte sein Handwerk ruhen lassen, um selbst für Friedrich den Großen zu kämpfen. Nicht zuletzt durch seine Kraft und seinen Kampfeswillen verliefen die Schlachten siegreich. Dem legendären Schmied verlieht Albermann mit seiner Brunnenskulptur eine bildliche Gestalt und schuf damit zugleich ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt Solingen, die einst für die Kunst des Schwerterschmiedens berühmt war und bis heute für die Herstellung qualitätvoller Messer einsteht. Beim Bombenangriff im November 1944 wurde mit der gesamten Solinger Altstadt auch der Brunnen zerstört. Einzig der Kopf blieb erhalten. Mit sicherem Stand und umgebundener Lederschürze steht der breitschultrige Schmied hinter seinem Amboss und hat gerade mit seiner eigenen ‚Waffe‘ – dem Schmiedehammer – eine Schwertklinge fertiggestellt. Seinem gesamten Körper ist die Kraft abzulesen, mit der er den Hammer führt, aber auch die Anstrengung dieser Tätigkeit, wovon das weit geöffnete Hemd, die etwas ‚unordentlich‘ arrangierte Schürze und vor allem das zerfurchte Gesicht zeugen. Der Schmied schaut aber nicht auf das vollendete Werk, sondern entschlossen und zugleich sinnierend in die Ferne, entsprechend der zitierten Zeile von Simrocks Gedicht, dass die Schlachten „oft ihm angst und bang‘ in seiner Seele machten“. Der Blick hat durchaus etwas Melancholisches, dass sich aus dem Wissen um die Notwendigkeit, Schwerter zu schmieden und zu den Waffen zu greifen und deren tödlichem Einsatz speist – Erfahrungen, die Albermann bei seinen eigenen Kriegseinsätze machen musste. Der wallende Vollbart verleiht dem in die Ferne schauenden Blick einen beinahe prophetischen Charakter. Dem Handwerk der formvollendenden Schmiedekunst entsprechend, gibt der detaillierte Guss die jeweils dargestellten Materialien in vollendeter Ausformung wieder: Die Lederschürze vermittelt überzeugend den Eindruck des Leders und liegt – auch in der Rückenansicht – wie eine zweite ausgeformte Schicht über dem Körper, während das Hemd und die Hose...
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Located in Fairfield, CT
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2010s Contemporary Metal Figurative Sculptures

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19th Century Metal Figurative Sculptures

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