20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Large Vintage Chinese Jade Jadeite Carving with Mountains Jade sculpture dimension's 28w x15.5h x 9.5d presented on wooden base 30.5w x 24h x 11d. Vintage after 1960's jadeite hand ...

Special summer collection - 2 Glossy ceramic popsicles sculptures on a natural wood base. Handmade by artists Osnat Zimerman and Reli Smith for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze. This set features Red, Yellow and Pink. For other color combinations please send us a message . Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...

Beat of the Drum Paul Moore bronze Native American man with Drum, headdress Paul Moore was born in Oklahoma City a member of the (Creek) Muscogee N...

Stamps under the base: Edition Picasso; Madoura Plein Feu and inscribed: Edition Picasso White earthenware, decoration engraved with a knife under partial glaze; black, beige Alain...

William King (1925-2015). Reclining figure, ca. 1965. Cast and welded bronze, 7 x 9.5 x 5 inches. Unsigned. William King, a sculptor in a variety of materials whose human figures traced social attitudes through the last half of the 20th century, often poking sly and poignant fun at human follies and foibles, died on March 4 at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 90. His death was confirmed by Scott Chaskey, who is married to Mr. King's stepdaughter, Megan Chaskey. Mr. King worked in clay, wood, bronze, vinyl, burlap and aluminum. He worked both big and small, from busts and toylike figures to large public art pieces depicting familiar human poses -- a seated, cross-legged man reading; a Western couple (he in a cowboy hat, she in a long dress) holding hands; a tall man reaching down to tug along a recalcitrant little boy; a crowd of robotic-looking men walking in lock step. But for all its variation, what unified his work was a wry observer's arched eyebrow, the pointed humor and witty rue of a fatalist. His figurative sculptures, often with long, spidery legs and an outlandishly skewed ratio of torso to appendages, use gestures and posture to suggest attitude and illustrate his own amusement with the unwieldiness of human physical equipment. His subjects included tennis players and gymnasts, dancers and musicians, and he managed to show appreciation of their physical gifts and comic delight at their contortions and costumery. His suit-wearing businessmen often appeared haughty or pompous; his other men could seem timid or perplexed or awkward. Oddly, or perhaps tellingly, he tended to depict women more reverentially, though in his portrayals of couples the fragility and tender comedy inherent in couplehood settled equally on both partners. Mr. King's work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, among other places, and he had dozens of solo gallery shows in New York and elsewhere. But the comic element of his work probably caused his reputation to suffer. Reviews of his exhibitions frequently began with the caveat that even though the work was funny, it was also serious, displaying superior technical skills, imaginative vision and the bolstering weight of a range of influences, from the ancient Etruscans to American folk art to 20th-century artists including Giacometti, Calder. and Elie Nadelman. The critic Hilton Kramer, one of Mr. King's most ardent advocates, wrote in a 1970 essay accompanying a New York gallery exhibit that he was, "among other things, an amusing artist, and nowadays this can, at times, be almost as much a liability as an asset." A "preoccupation with gesture is the focus of King's sculptural imagination," Mr. Kramer wrote. "Everything that one admires in his work - the virtuoso carving, the deft handling of a wide variety of materials, the shrewd observation and resourceful invention - all this is secondary to the concentration on gesture. The physical stance of the human animal as it negotiates the social arena, the unconscious gait that the body assumes in making its way in the social medium, the emotion traced by the course of a limb, a torso, a head, the features of a face, a coiffure or a costume - from a keen observation of these materials King has garnered a large stock of sculptural images notable for their wit, empathy, simplicity and psychological precision." William Dickey King...

Moshe Oved (aka Edward Good) was a Polish-British, jeweler, artist, sculptor and Yiddish author and founder of the antique jewelry shop Cameo ...

This bronze sculpture of a deer is a realistic rendering of the majestic animal. Deer have been the center of literature and art for many cultures across the world. They have also ...

Loet Vanderveen, Dutch (1921 - 2015) - Antelope, Medium: Bronze sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed on bottom, Edition: 408/500, Size: 6 x 7.5 x 3 in. (15.24 x 19.05 x 7...

This is an intense bronze abstract sculpture and it was created by the Italian artist Andrea Picini. This artwork is a multiple of 70 specimens and it is numbered 69/70. It is signed...

Walter Sinz (American, 1881-1966) Seated Female, c. 1940 Ceramic 6 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches Walter A. Sinz was an American sculptor born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1881. Sinz’s fathe...

Peace Menorah, 1980 Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) Cast Bronze with Silver Finish mounted to Jerusalem Stone base Signed Lower Center Edition H.C. Lower Center (aside from the ed...

Mario Ceroli (Italian, 1938-) Untitled c. 1970 Wood collage on paper Cut wood attached to paper, depicting multiple figures facing each other. Hand signed and numbered to lower right 'Ceroli prova d'artista'. This work is an artist's proof. (not sure of edition) Dimensions: Framed 35.5 x 47.5. sheet 27.25 x 39.5 Provenance: Basel Art Fair, 1976 CDS Gallery, New York (bears label verso) Exhibited: Emilio Cerolli, 1976, Sala Funacion Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela, An International Scene, 20 September - 20 December 2003, CDS Gallery, New York Mario Ceroli, born 1938 in Castel Frentano, Province of Chieti, Italy Mario Ceroli is an Italian sculptor. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi. Ceroli is one of the most influential artists of the Italian post-war period. Ceroli moved to Rome at the age of ten where he later graduated from 'Accademia delle Belle Arti'. At the Art Institute he worked under the guidance of Leoncillo Leonardi, Pericle Fazzini and Ettore Colla, where he experimented with the use of ceramic. In 1958, he first exhibited these works at the Premium Spoleto. In the same year Ceroli held his first solo exhibition at Galleria San Sebastianello of Rome. During 1959 he began to experiment with new materials, particularly with raw wood, such as Russian pinewood. He used these materials to create silhouetted shapes in his furniture and objects that related simplistically to the surrounding space. In the 1960's Ceroli took part in exhibitions related to the "Arte de Povera" group. He had also been involved as screenplay director collaborating with "II Teatro Stabile" in Turin and with "La Scala" In Milan. He was part of the generation of Italian post war artists that included Aligliero Boetti, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Pino Pascali, Piero Manzoni, Enrico Castellani, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mimmo Rotella, Emilio Vedova. One of Ceroli's major works was his 'Mobili nella Valle' series, inspired directly by the Giorgio De Chirico 1927 painting...

Ilithyia III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 26 × 16 × 18 cm (10.2 × 6.3 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...

Mihail Mikhailovich Chemiakin (or Shemyakin, Russian: Михаил Михайлович Шемякин, born 4 May 1943) is a Russian painter, stage designer, sculptor and publisher, and a controversial re...

Franz Iffland (1862 Tempelhof - 1935 Berlin), Javelin thrower, after 1910. Olive-black patinated bronze with cast plinth mounted on a white-veined black marble base (7 cm high). Tota...

Amedeo Modigliani, After, Italian (1884 - 1920) - Tete de Femme III, Medium: Cast Stone Sculpture, Size: 22 x 6.5 x 5.5 in. (55.88 x 16.51 x 13.97 cm), Publisher: Austin Productions

Stone sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand carved. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Fernando Botero 1932-2023 Colombian Horse with Saddle Signed "Botero 2/6" on back right Bronze with brown patina Representing one of Fernando Botero's most celebrated sculptural ...

Dancer by Bruno Lucchesi, Italian (1926) Date: circa 1970s Cast paper reflief, signed and numbered Edition of 85/300 Size: 28 x 25 in. (71.12 x 63.5 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 31.5 inches

Keith Haring Pop Shop 1986: A very well preserved Keith Haring Pop Shop radio accompanied by its original packaging. Sold at the Pop Shop in New York c. 1985. Features a bold Keith H...

Jules Edmond Masson (French, 1871–1932) Bronze Figure of a Lurcher Dog, 1930 Bronze with brownish green patination, on a fitted stone base The base inset with a bronze plaque reading...

Herbert Haseltine Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927 Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding ...

Bronze sculpture. Incised Pedro Friedberg on the base. Incised PA (artist proof) on the base. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent condition. All re...

Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze. Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...

Madoura round dish of white earthenware clay. From the edition of 100. Dish size 16.5 inches (diameter). Frame size approx 22 x 22 inches. Ramie 332. Inscribed 'C.100' and with ...

Edition of 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Excellent conditions. Aurelio Mistruzzi was an Italian sculptor and medalist. He attended the Udine ...

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...

John Kearney (American, 1924-2014) Rocky Mountain Goat, 1991 Bronze 11 x 17 x 6 inches Born in Omaha, Nebraska, John Kearney studied at the Cranbr...

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian/ French, 1892-1990) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 270/375; 1990 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 21.5"h, 9.25...

A bronze sculpture by Bruno Luna from 1990. A miniature scene of a roulette table populated by Botero-esque rotund figures. Artist: Bruno Luna, Mex...

Trail of Prayers by Denny Haskew Figurative Female Bust 66x16x20" Bronze/Walnut #20/20 ​sold out edition available on the secondary market, sold...

Francisco Zuniga bronze sculpture. Seated female. Edition: 5. #467 in the Zuniga catalog raisonne. Titled: "Juchiteca Sentada". Measures: 8 7/8" H x 10 1/4" L x 10 5/8" W (not including the 1 ½" wood plinth). Signed Zuniga and numbered 111/V. Created 1965. A Letter of Authenticity issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...

"Mercury" NYC 1931 Bronze 5th Ave Traffic Light Sculpture American Art Deco WPA In the late 1920s, Joseph Freedlander was asked by the City of New York ...

Pablo Picasso Service Poisson (Ramié, 26), 1947 White earthenware ceramic plate, with coloured 9 2/5 in diameter 24 cm diameter Edition of 300

An impressive stone sculpture of Buddha In the style of the Tang and Wei Dynasties hand carved. The figure of Bhudda, in mudra Abhayamudrā carved in standing position as a teacher wi...

This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture, a timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. Measurement: Torso cm 100 base cm 70.

A fine antique large French Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Sculpture, titled "Prise de Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914), circa 1900. This very...

Albert Wein was born in New York in 1915 and was the only son of an accomplished woman artist, Elsa Wein. Her influence and intense commitment to nurturing the young Albert's seeming...

Zuniga bronze, edition: 3. #472 catalog raisonne: "Madre Reclinada con Rebozo". Measures: 5 3/4" H x 12" L x 8" W not including the wood plinth. Signed Zuniga and dated 1964. "Letter of Authenticity", issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...

Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida, 1953 Round dish in white earthenware Decoration with engobe and enamel under partial cover, brown, green decoration with oxidized paraffin. Signed...

William Zorach (American, 1887-1966) Seated Woman Painted plaster Inscribed underside "V" 12.5 x 9 x 5 inches Provenance: The Tatti Family Collection Bill Zorach was born in Lithuan...

“Contemplation” is an abstract clay sculpture of a female. The figure has both arms and legs extended, but the dignified pose suggests an intimate rather than a sexual moment. The sculpture is delicately rendered, but monumental in pose and clean composition reminiscent of the English artist Henry Moore. The surface is warm and slightly rough to the touch. This sculpture is in the round and beautifully balanced geometrically with the hands clasped behind the head forming a slightly flattened polygon shape that is echoed in the positioning of the legs and draped fabric of a presumed dress. The figure draws the viewer into her contemplation, peace and confidence. An exceptional piece by Midener. Walter Midener...

Soar into the realm of timeless artistry with this magnificent gilded bronze sculpture by celebrated Thai artist Hattakitkosol Somchai (1934–2000)—a commanding representation of a bi...

This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...

Cats hatching from egg. Ceramic sculpture, artist signed. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. Bustamante was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa in 1949 and studied architecture at the University of Guadalajara. Bustamante's first art exhibition showcased...

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Colombe de la Paix, June 7th, 1954 Unique piece Oval plate in white earthenware, painted and glazed, green and blue 18 x 22 cm Signed and dated on the front : 7 juin 54 ; Stamped on the back : Madoura Plein Feu Certificate of authenticity issued by the Picasso Committee Pablo Picasso, a visionary of the 20th century, left an indelible artistic legacy through a diverse array of creations that transcend the boundaries of the traditional. In 1954, already recognized for his artistic and political commitment, Picasso created "La Colombe de la Paix," a piece in the form of an oval dish in white earthenware, beautifully adorned with a decor in shades of green and blue, creating a harmonious contrast on a white enamel background. Among his emblematic works, this piece stands out for its unique and symbolic character. Part of a series of 13 plates designed for dignitaries at the XIIIth Congress in June 1954, this unique piece allows Picasso to convey a message of peace that spans generations. The story of Picasso's Dove of Peace...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 4/11 Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 13"h, 29"w, 15"d Ad...

William Mozart McVey (American, 1905-1995) Rumination Cast bronze with brown patina Signed on back foot 8 x 4 x 3 inches William McVey (12 July 1905-31 May 1995) became Cleveland's ...

"Pioneer Family," 23 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inPlaster. c. 1927. Unsigned. Realism The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpt...

Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy Smoking Pipe, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 2 x 6 x 2 in. (5.08 x 15.24 x 5.08 cm)

Vincent Glinsky Alabaster Reclining Nude Sculpture c.1950 9" long x 4.5" deep x 7.5" high Signed at the base Good vintage condition Vincent Glins...

French Mid 20th Century ceramic figure of a man in Sang de Boeuf, oxblood red, glaze presented on a metal 'tige' and marble base. The sculpture is not signed but was purchased from ...

Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. Wh...

A rare Art Deco patinated metal sculpture modelled as an athletic male walking alongside a stylized lion utlizing cubist elements. The work is set on a black polished stone base whic...

Keith Haring 1958–1990 Luna Luna Karussell, A Poetic Extravaganza!, 1986 Medium: Pop-up cardstock multiple (Color offset print on colored cardboard, shaped and carved) Dimensions unf...

Handmade Benin sculptural tribal bronze figural judgement throne chair. The base of the chair with two tiers of standing figures. The back of the chair with two more tiers of standin...

Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (also known as Dumitru Chiparus) (16 September 1886 in Dorohoi, Romania - 22 January 1947 in Paris, France) was a Romanian Art Deco* era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris. He was born in Romania, the son of Haralamb and Saveta. In 1909 he went to Italy, where he attended the classes of Italian sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912 he traveled to Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts* to pursue his art at the classes of Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. Demetre Chiparus died in 1947 and was buried in Bagneux cemetery, just south of Paris. The first sculptures of Chiparus were created in the realistic style and were exhibited at the Salon of 1914. He employed the combination of bronze and ivory, called chryselephantine*, to great effect. Most of his renowned works were made between 1914 and 1933. The first series of sculptures manufactured by Chiparus were the series of the children. The mature style of Chiparus took shape beginning in the 1920s. His sculptures are remarkable for their bright and outstanding decorative effect. Dancers of the Russian Ballet, French theatre, and early motion pictures were among his more notable subjects and were typified by a long, slender, stylized appearance. His work was influenced by an interest in Egypt, after Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb was excavated. He worked primarily with the Edmond Etling and Cie Foundry in Paris administrated by Julien Dreyfus. Les Neveux de J. Lehmann was the second foundry which constantly worked with Chiparus and produced the sculptures of his models. Chiparus rarely exhibited at the Salon. In 1923 he showed his Javelin Thrower, and in 1928 exhibited his Ta-Keo dancer. During the period of Nazi persecution and the World War II, the foundries discontinued production of work by Chiparus. The economic situation of that time was not favorable to the development of decorative arts and circumstances for many sculptors worsened. Since the early 1940s almost no works of Chiparus were sold, but he continued sculpting for his own pleasure, depicting animals in the Art Deco style. At the 1942 Paris Salon, the plaster sculptures Polar Bear and American Bison were exhibited, and in 1943 he showed a marble Polar Bear and plaster Pelican. Sculptures of Dimitri Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze ivory sculpture. Traditionally, four factors of influence over the creative activity of the artist can be distinguished: Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, ancient Egyptian art, and French theatre. Early motion pictures were among his more notable subjects and were typified by figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. Some of his sculptures were directly inspired by Russian dancers. Quite often, Chiparus used the photos of Russian and French dancers, stars and models from fashion magazines of his time. After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...

Waiting For His Lover, Paul Moore bronze sculpture, Native American Flute Outdoor or indoor life size bronze sculpture Paul Moore WAITING FOR HIS L...

A superb smaller version of a large scale commission work that stands in Bordeaux at the Hotel Fruges! Lovely patina - a lighter but rich and warm brown tone that is rare to see in ...