Stone Figurative Sculptures

gilt bronze on marble base

"Giving a Sign (C-33)" is an original black serpentine stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe. The artist signed the piece at the base. This artwork features a woman in a large, textured dress gesturing to her side. 11" x 11" x 6" art Colleen Madamombe was born in 1964 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Considered to be among the finest new talents from Zimbabwe, she has won the award of Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe for the past three consecutive years, and is quickly becoming an established figure of the Second Generation of Zimbabwean stone...

MADRE TERRA (Mother Earth) by Lorenzo Vignoli (2012) striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical referenc...

Bronze sculpture with Marble Base I am a storyteller. As an actor, director, and writer, storytelling has been the heart of my life’s work. Whether on stage, in front of a camera, o...

I am a storyteller. As an actor, director, and writer, storytelling has been the heart of my life’s work. Whether on stage, in front of a camera, or on the page, I’ve spent years cra...

I am a storyteller. As an actor, director, and writer, storytelling has been the heart of my life’s work. Whether on stage, in front of a camera, or on the page, I’ve spent years cra...

Divyendu Anand - Piscine - Red, 2023 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base Edition 2 of 5 H 33 x W 24 x D 14 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism an...

CESARE LAPINI Italian, (1848-1893) Segreto Al Cuore Signed Prop ta Fratelli; Lapini; Firenze 29 1/4 x 8 x 11 inches Notes: A fine quality white marble sculpture of a you...

Reclining nude bronze on black marble sculpture by sculptor Laura Smith. The contrast of the bronze patina on marble makes the figure appear as if floating. There is some discolorati...

Walter Sinz (American, 1881-1966) When the Lights Go On Again, 1943 Cast Stone 10 x 4.5 x 8 inches Walter A. Sinz was an American sculptor born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1881. ...

Mattia Listowski(b. 1987, Paris, France) is a French sculptor, draughtsman, and photographer with French, Italian, and Polish origins, coming from a creative family. He lives and wor...

Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan Medium: Black Alabaster, Natural Stone, All one piece of work, One of a Kind Year: 2024 Style: Classic, Impressionism, Subject: Nude, Size: 1...

Divyendu Anand - Conch Shell - The Sound of Infinity Edition : 6/9 Metal Skin Over Composite of Stone Glass and Polyester Resin Granite H 18 x W 10.5 x D 13 inches, 2021 Growing up ...

Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan Medium: Stone, One of a Kind Year: 2023 Style: Classic, Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman Size: 30" x 14...

Bronze sculpture of a horse carrying a woman - The sculpture portrays the love and intimate harmony between horse and girl. About the Gallery: Folly and Muse was established in 2015...

Original work of FILI PLAZA. Made in resin on marble. Exemplary 12/20 copies. The art of Fili Plaza comes from her sensitivity as a woman, her continuous observation of the human be...

Sydney Kumalo. Features a bronze stylized female figural form sculpture fixed to a marble plinth and wood base. Bears signature on base. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". There is no edition number on the piece. Sydney Kumalo (1935 - 1988) was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, on 13 April 1935. His was one of the families who had to move out of the "white" city to the South Western Townships, or Soweto. Raised in Diepkloof and educated at Madibane High School, he took with him from old Sophiatown the curious and diverse heritage of its heyday. Art classes in the Catholic school, "Sof' town" blues and jazz, the vibrant street culture and growing defiance of its population of various races who were gradually forced out into separate race-group areas. So it was that these various aspects of his early life created for Kumalo a cultural mix of a Zulu family related to the traditional royal house; city schooling, nascent township music and lingo; growing urbanised political defiance and the deep-rooted Zulu pride and respect for the legends and ancient stories of a tribal people. This mix of old and new cultures was reinforced when he began his studies at the Polly Street Art Centre in 1953 where he became a member of Cecil Skotnes group of serious artists who were encouraged to acquire professional skills. Skotnes introduced a basic training programme with modelling as a component, which marked the introduction of sculpting (in brick-clay) at Polly Street. Kumalo was Skotnes’ assistant at Polly Street from 1957 to 1964, and having recognised his great talent as a sculptor, Skotnes encouraged him to become a professional artist. After Kumalo’s very successful assistance with a commission to decorate the St Peter Claver church at Seeisoville near Kroonstad, with painting designs, sculpture and relief panels in 1957, Skotnes arranged for Kumalo to continue his art training by working in Edoardo Villa ’s studio from 1958 to 1960. Working with Villa, he received professional guidance and began to familiarize himself with the technical aspects of sculpting and bronze casting. In 1960 he became an instructor at the Polly Street Art Centre. Kumalo started exhibiting his work with some of the leading commercial Johannesburg galleries in 1958, and had his first solo exhibition with the Egon Guenther Gallery in 1962. He was a leader of the generation who managed to leave behind the forms of African curios, reject the European-held paternalism which encouraged notions of "naive" and "tribal" African art, and yet still hold fast to the core of the old legends and spiritual values of his people. He introduced these subjects into his bronze sculptures and pastel drawings, evolving his own expressive, contemporary African "style". Together with Skotnes, Villa, Cecily Sash and Giuseppe Cattaneo, Kumalo became part of the Amadlozi group in 1963. This was a group of artists promoted by the African art collector and gallery director Egon Guenther, and characterised by their exploration of an African idiom in their art. Elza Miles writes that Cecil Skotnes’ friendship with Egon Guenther had a seminal influence on the aspirant artists of Polly Street: “Guenther broadened their experience by introducing them to German Expressionism as well as the sculptural traditions of West and Central Africa. He familiarised them with the work of Ernst Barlach, Käthe Kollwitz, Gustav Seitz, Willi Baumeister and Rudolf Sharf.” It is therefore not surprising that some of Kumalo’s sculptures show an affinity with Barlach’s powerful expressionist works. Guenther organised for the Amadlozi group to hold exhibitions around Italy, in Rome, Venice, Milan and Florence, in both 1963 and 1964. Kumalo’s career took off in the mid 1960s, with his regular participation in exhibitions in Johannesburg, London, New York and Europe. He also represented South Africa at the Venice Biennale in 1966, and in 1967 participated in the São Paulo Biennale. EJ De Jager (1992) describes Kumalo’s sculpture as retaining much of the “canon and formal aesthetic qualities of classical African sculpture. His work contains the same monumentality and simplicity of form.” His main medium for modelling was terra cotta, which was then cast in bronze, always paying careful attention to the finish of both the model as well as the final cast. He began casting the pieces he modelled in clay or plaster into bronze at the Renzo Vignali Artistic Foundry in Pretoria North. He worked throughout his life with its owners, the Gamberini family, and enjoyed learning the technical aspects of the casting process, refining his surfaces according to what he learned would produce the best results in metal. De Jager further writes that Kumalo’s distinctive texturing of the bronze or terra cotta is reminiscent of traditional carving techniques of various African cultures. “In many respects Kumalo thus innovated a genuine contemporary or modern indigenous South African sculpture”. Kumalo came to admire the works of the Cubists, and of British sculptors Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick. He became noted for adapting shapes from them into his own figures. The success of his use of the then current monumental simplicity and purely aesthetic abstractions of natural forms has been emulated by many South African sculptors since the 1970s. He was in many ways the doyen of South African Black art. As such he was an important influence especially on younger African sculptors, by whom he is greatly revered. Through his teaching at Polly Street and at the Jubilee Centre, as well as through his personal example of integrity, dedication and ability, he inspired and guided students who in their own right became outstanding artists, for example, Ezrom Legae, Leonard Matsoso and Louis Maqhubela From 1969 onward, he allied himself with Linda Givon, founder of The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, where he exhibited regularly until his death in December 1988. Working with Givon also perpetuated his associations with his many friends of strong principles. Skotnes, Villa, Legae and later such peers from the Polly Street era as Leonard Matsoso, Durant Sihlali and David Koloane have all exhibited at The Goodman Gallery. Kumalo, Legae, and later Fikile (Magadlela) and Dumile (Feni) were among the leading exponents of a new Afrocentric art...

Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor. ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...

DANZA (Dance) by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved Carrara marble frieze relief by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating mesmer...

Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan Medium: Ceramic, One of a Kind Year: 2023 Style: Classic, Impressionism, Subject: The Thinker, Size: 17" ...

"Classical ballet was my main source of inspiration. Grace and beauty of ballerinas combining with extremely hard work they do. This combination is shocking and inspiring in the same...

Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan Medium: Haney Onyx, Natural Stone, All one piece of work, One of a Kind Year: 2023 Style: Classic, Impressionism, Subject: Nude, Size: 16" x ...

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...

'Mother and Child' is an original stone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artist Obert Mukumbi. This sculpture is unlike most other examples of Shona sculpture in that it has been carved to sit on a step, ledge or shelf rather than to stand upright. While this difference offers the chance for a more interactive artwork that can be set in unexpected locations, the aesthetics sensibilities that Obert applies to the subject are steeped in the Shona tradition. The materiality of the stone is on full display, with the artist playing with textures of rough-hewn stone and smooth polish. In addition, the mother and child show an intimate relationship, a common and desired theme amongst Shona artists. springstone not signed 25 x 10 x 11 inches, overall body stands 16 inches tall from seat legs extend 9.25 inches downward from seat concrete base included at request of buyer 95 lbs Overall excellent condition with no signs of wear or damage. Obert Mukumbi was born on February 11, 1974 in the village of Dengu in Bindura, some 86 kilometers north east of Harare, Zimbabwe, where he likewise completed his O-levels in school. During his education, he was interested in wood craft. By age twelve, however, he began working in stone under the guidance and encouragement of his brother Kennedy Musekiwa...

Torso II is a glass fiber reinforced concrete sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 83 × 110 × 38 cm (32.7 × 43.3 × 15 in). The sculpture is signed and come...

Vinoloog Vinologist Wine Tasting Bronze Figurative Men Sculpture Contemporary Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, silv...

Heup-moeder Hip-Mother with Child Nude Figurative Woman Sculpture Contemporary Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, silv...

Herinnering 2 Memory 2 Bronze People on Bench Figurative Sculpture Contemporary Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, sil...

Paard in Gallop Horse in Gallop Bronze Animal Sculpture Figurative New In Stock Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, sil...

Amazone Horse Back Riding Man Bronze Figurative Sculpture Contemporary In Stock Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, sil...

Happiness Small Bronze Mother Body Child Figurative Nude Sculpture Contemporary Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolorist, drawer, glass artist, sil...

Date: 19th Century Origin: Italian Dimension: 18 in x 12 in x 9 1/4 in

Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptures. This sculpture depicts a dancer tying p...

Italian sculptor (early 20th century) - Masonic altar. 56 x 52 x h 105 cm. Entirely in finely carved white marble, two snakes are depicted wrapping a skull and a game with the Eye ...

Randolph John Rogers (American, 1825 - 1892) Randolph Rogers' Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii debuted in 1856 to critical and public acclaim, solidifying Rogers’ position as a pre-eminent American sculptor and it remains one of the artist’s most celebrated works today. The subject of Nydia is drawn from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii 1834. After touring the ruins of the ancient city in 1833, and inspired by the stories of blinding volcanic ash, he composed the tale of Nydia, a slave who led her master, Glaucus, to safety. Rogers depicts Nydia at the moment that she and Glaucus have become separated in their perilous journey through the rubble and Nydia seeks familiarity in the surrounding chaos, her distress evident in her pained expression. The grace of the sculpture is at odds with the turmoil portrayed; a toppled Corinthian capital lies at her feet and obstructs her next step, indicated by the tilt of her back foot and grip on her walking stick. Examples of this model can be found in major American collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Literature, Millard F Rogers, Jr. Randolph Rogers, American Sculptor in Rome. University of Massachusetts Press, 1971, American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1986. Joyce K Schiller. "Nydia, A Forgotten Icon of the Nineteenth Century." Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Born in Waterloo, New York, Randolph John Rogers became an expatriate* sculptor of idealized figures, portraits, and commemorative works in Neo-Classical* and Realist* styles. He worked in clay, plaster, marble and bronze, and lived both in Italy and the United States. He made 167 examples of Nydia in two sizes (varies depending on base height) 36" and 54'. Rogers was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and as a young man did woodcuts* for the local newspaper, The Michigan Argus, and also worked as a baker's assistant and a dry goods clerk. In 1847, he moved to New York City, where he hoped to find work as an engraver*, but failing to do so, worked in a dry goods store owned by John Steward...

Divyendu Anand - Primodial Awareness Edition 3 of 9 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base H 30 x W 24 x D 24 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism an...

Document from the Nashvile Art Association dated 1925. The marble was purchased in Florence, Italy at an exhibit of The Association of of Italian Artists.

Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor. ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...

Sunrise is a unique glass fiber reinforced concrete sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 165 × 95 × 68 cm (65 × 37.4 × 26.8 in). The sculpture is signed an...

"LarA 004" is an original sculpture from the LarA series by Spanish artist José Perozo, completed in 2024. Measuring 21 x 29 x 17 cm, this artwork merges the female figure with archi...

Arrighini Nicola (Pietrasanta 1905-1977) a sculptor of Pietrasanta (Italy) in 1930 decided to create, in white Carrara marble on black marble basis, the Mask of Leopoldo Fregoli, o...

"LarA 001" is a unique sculpture crafted in cement by Spanish artist Jose Perozo in 2024. Part of the LarA series, this piece measures 21 x 29 x 17 cm and merges the female form with...

Love Letters by Jane DeDecker Figurative Bronze 49x19x16" Ed/31 A young girl looks wistfully into the distance, her heart all a flutter having received a ...

ANTONIO PIAZZA Italian, (Late 19th/Early 20th Century) signed 'A. Piazza Carrara' 33 1/2 x 14 in. x 13 in. Notes: A Fine Italian Carrara Marble Figure of a Boy Holding a Hat

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

Divyendu Anand - Wisdom Tree Hand Painting and Patina over Metal Skin Granite, Edition of 9 H 44 x W 26.5 x D 18 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and beauty...

Divyendu Anand - The Zen Tree, Edition 9 / 9 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base H 34 x W 13.5 x D 9.5 inches, 2021 Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism ...

Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan Medium: Hydro Stone, Dust Marble, One of a Kind Year: 2023 Style: Classic, Impressionism, Subject: Hope, ...

Named "Prince d'Égypte", this sculpture was created by artist Lutfi Romhein using locally sourced stone from Aveyron, France. Dimensions & Weight : This artwork has a total height o...

EMBRIONE by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical references and contemporary Medit...

Pradeep Jogdand - Untitled Black Marble H 43 x W 19 x D 7 inches ( Delivered ) Pradeep Jogdand (born 1987) is a young sculptor based in Mumbai. He did his BFA in sculpture from J.J....

Title: Black Delight Date: 2020 Technique: Recycled Resin (PETG), Chrome Spray Paint Dimensions: 150 x 93 x 20 cm Signature: Engraved Signature (Back side of head) Conditions: Excell...

striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical references and contemporary Mediterranean influences DOVE VAD...

Eros is a unique smoke-fired sandstone sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 24 × 53 × 23 cm (9.4 × 20.9 × 9.1 in). Greek mythology's Eros, the God ...

Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor. ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...

The Dolmen is a bronze sculpture with a white stone plinth by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 17 × 10 cm (16.9 × 6.7 × 3.9 in). The sculpture is signed...

'Greetings' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's wor...

Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor. ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...

Enigmatic and engaging, Alice Vander Vennen’s contemporary compositions always tell a story. Created by hand, this intricately detailed mixed media piece is made from an eclectic ass...

"Once Upon a Time upon a Rock" relates an intimate moment when a mother reads to her child. The dimensions include the rock and each piece in the edition will vary as each rock will be unique. Edition of 12. Available now is Number 2 in the edition. The bronze figures together measure 1 1/2" x 1" x 3/4" Brooklyn, New York artist Noa Bornstein describes herself as “a draw-er”. Many of her sculptures begin as a quick drawing or impression - from memory, from dreams, or from life itself. “Watching a man walking down the street, I take out my little pad and am compelled to capture something of his gait, the rhythm, shape, whatever attracts my attention,” says Bornstein. Figurative sculptor and painter Noa Bornstein was born in San Rafael, California, and grew up mostly in Los Angeles. She has lived and worked in New York City since 1986. Bornstein holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of California at Santa Cruz. Her sculptures have been shown in many indoor and outdoor venues, including at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art in Florida, the Rotunda Gallery in Brooklyn, and Grounds for Sculpture, Toad Hall...