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Period: Early 20th Century
Set of 3 Popsicles for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Set of 3 stylish popsicle sculptures with your color choice ,Crafted from clay and coated with a glossy non-toxic glaze, this playful art piece adds a unique charm to any room. Its v...
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Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Ernst Barlach Sculpture "Schlaffende Vagabunden" ( Sleeping Drifters ), 1912
Located in Berlin, DE
The sculpture „Sleeping Drifters“ by Ernst Barlach ( 1870-1938 ), Germany. The model for this figure was created in the year 1912 and executed by Meissen 1923. Made in Böttger stonew...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa 1900
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger
Continental School, circa 1900
8.75 x 19.5 inches
Ex. Collection Interior Designer Joseph Cicio
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Cicio followe...
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Academic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Victory - Athletic Young Man in Classical Pose, ( Female Sculptor )
By Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyn Beatrice Longman was a trailblazing female artist getting major commissions at the very begining of the 20th century.
Having lived in New York City, I used to walk by the life size version of this in Philip Johnson's ATT Building and it left me breathless every time. This classical bronze statue of a victorious and handsome young man is called "Victory...
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Academic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Melted smoked clay popsicle sculpture for shelf or table display
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade with smoked elegant finish.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman in their artistic cooperation . Th...
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Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Bruno Zach Deco Bronze Sculpture, 1925, Native American Subject
By Bruno Zach
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautifully cast deco Austrian bronze titled: “Indian Brave on Charging Horse.”
Sitz on a marble plinth. The figure has a cold painted buckskin colored shirt and pant.
Signed on base...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man with Two Dogs, Early 20th Century Wiener Werkstätte Sculpture, Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Susi Singer-Schinnerl (Austrian-American, 1891-1965)
Man with Two Dogs, c. 1925
Ceramic
Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model number 682
Stamped on bottom
13 x 5.5 x 4 inches...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lapin assis, tête tournée, Sandoz, 1910's, bronze, animal, rabbits, rare proof
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin assis, tête tournée, circa 1919-1921
Fondry Susse, Ed. 3/5 pcs
circa 1919-1921
Rare bronze proof with a brown patina
8.5 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm
Certificate of authenticity issued by th...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN
Austrian, (1861-1936)
A Lounging Concubine
depicting a reclining woman being fanned by her servant. Inscribed ‘Nam Greb’ with foundry mark.
17 inches high
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Alhambra Facade Model Plaque", Early 20th Century Polychromed Stucco Plaque
Located in Madrid, ES
UNKNOWN ARTIST
Spanish, Early 20th Century
ALHAMBRA FACADE MODEL PLAQUE
polychromed stucco plaque
11 x 7 inches (28 x 17.8 cm.)
framed: 17-1/2 X 13-1/2...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Gesso
Piper and Dancers, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Piper and Dancers, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted bronze sculpture, Size: 3.5 x 5 x 3 in. (8.89 x 12.7 x 7.62 cm)
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boy on Persian Rug, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Boy on Persian Rug, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, stamp signed on bottom, Size: 4 x 7 x 7.5 in. (10.16 x 17.78 x...
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boy Smoking Pipe, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
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)
Category
Romantic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chien à la sauterelle, Sandoz, Dog, Sculpture, Bronze, Animal, 1910's
Located in Geneva, CH
Chien à la sauterelle, Sandoz, Dog, Sculpture, Bronze, Animal, 1910's
Chien à la sauterelle
Susse Fondeur
circa 1918-1930
Bronze with brown patina and shade of green
13 x 13 x 9 cm
Signed and seal of the foundry on the base : Sandoz, Susse Fondeur
Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté de Edouard Marcel Sandoz, sculpteur figuriste et animalier 1881-1971, by Félix Marcilhac, Les Editions de l'amateur, 1993...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture "Girl with flaming torches", by Ferdinand Preiss
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco cold-painted bronze on stepped black marble base, circa 1920. By Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss ( Germany 1882-1943 ).
Model number: 1084, signed: F Preiss...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 5 Glossy ceramic popsicles wall hanging. choose your color
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Contemporary Ceramic popsicles sculptures for wall installation. on a natural oak wood base. Handmade by ArtArsouf artist Osnat Yaffe Available at Variant colorful glaze. For color ...
Category
Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Mali woman bronze sculpture
Located in Three Oaks, MI
These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...
Category
Tribal Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN
Austrian, (1861-1936)
Playing the Mandolin
Cold-painted Austrian Bronze Lamp and Sculpture of a Woman playing the Mandolin....
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Folk Art Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Harriet Frishmuth 1923 Bronze Of The Vine
Located in Dallas, TX
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980)
The Vine, 1921
Bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) high on a 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) high marble base
Inscrib...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Forest idyll / - Soulmate -
Located in Berlin, DE
Rudolf Kaesbach (1873 Gladbach - 1955 Berlin), Forest idyll, around 1915. Bronze, gold and golden brown patina, with cast plinth, mounted on a marble base (5 cm high), total height 36 cm, dimensions of the bronze: 31 cm (height) x 17 cm (length) x 12 cm (width). Weight 4,6 kg, signed on the plinth "R.[udolf] KAESBACH".
- a few rubbed areas, overall in excellent condition for its age
- Soulmate -
The bronze sculpture depicts a young woman in an intimate exchange with a deer that accompanies her. The animal pauses to turn toward her, while the nude beauty slows her pace to look into the deer's eyes and tenderly caress it with her hand. The woman and the deer are in inner harmony. Even though her lips remain motionless, she speaks the language of the animal with which she is deeply connected.
The golden patina, which contrasts with the more naturalistic coloring of the deer, gives the young woman the appearance of a saint, even if she cannot be identified as such. At the same time, she evokes memories of Diana, the goddess of the hunt, or a nymph. But she lacks the ferocity. In her innocent naivety, she is more like a vestal virgin, who is not at home in the solitude of the forest. And yet, the young beauty, moving unclothed in the heart of nature, looks like a priestess with her hair tied up and a carefully carried bowl on her way to a sacred grove.
In order to open up the above-mentioned associations, Kaesbach deliberately designed the female figure in such a way that she cannot be identified as a specific person. He has created an allegory of natural femininity, characteristic of Art Nouveau, in which the deer is far more than a companion animal. It displays the same gracefulness as the young woman, and the inner resemblance between the two makes the deer appear as her other self. In animal terms, it embodies her inner being, which also gives the deer an allegorical character.
About the artist
Rudolf Kaesbach studied sculpture at the Hanau Academy and worked in a bronze foundry in Paris in 1900. In order to work as an independent artist, he opened a workshop in Düsseldorf, where he cast bronzes from models he designed. In 1902 he made his debut at the German National Art Exhibition in Düsseldorf. The following year Kaesbach went to the academy in Brussels. There he was inspired by contemporary Belgian sculpture, especially the work of Constantin Meunier. He moved to Berlin, where he opened a studio in the villa district of Grunewald and devoted himself to life-size marble sculptures and the design of bronzes. From 1911, he regularly presented his works at the major art exhibitions in Berlin, as well as in Düsseldorf and Malmö. Between 1936 and 1939, he also created models for the Rosenthal porcelain factory. From 1939 to 1944, Kaesbach was represented at the major German art exhibitions in Munich.
GERMAN VERSION
Rudolf Kaesbach (1873 Gladbach - 1955 Berlin), Waldidyll, um 1915. Gold und goldbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener Plinthe, auf einem Marmorsockel montiert (5 cm Höhe), Gesamthöhe 36 cm, Maße der Bronze: 31 cm (Höhe) x 17 cm (Länge) x 12 cm (Breite). Gewicht 4,6 kg, auf der Plinthe mit „R.[udolf] KAESBACH“ signiert.
- vereinzele beriebene Stellen, insgesamt in einem altersgemäß ausgezeichneten Zustand
- Seelenverwandtschaft -
Die Bronzeplastik veranschaulicht eine junge Frau im innigen Austausch mit einem sie begleitenden Reh. Das Tier hält inne, um sich zu ihr hochzuwenden, während die nackte Schönheit ihren Schritt verlangsamt, um dem Reh ebenfalls in die Augen zu schauen und es zärtlich mit der Hand zu liebkosen. Die Frau und das Reh sind in einem inneren Gleichklang. Auch wenn ihre Lippen unbewegt bleiben, spricht sie die Sprache des Tieres, mit dem sie auf eine tief empfundene Weise verbunden ist.
Die im Kontrast zur naturalistischeren Einfärbung des Rehs aufstrahlende goldfarbene Patina lässt die junge Frau wie eine Heilige erscheinen, auch wenn sich nicht als Heilige identifizierbar ist. Zugleich ruft sie Erinnerungen an die Jagdgöttin Diana oder eine Nymphe hervor. Dafür fehlt ihr allerdings die Wildheit. In ihrer unschuldigen Naivität gemahnt sie vielmehr an eine Vestalin, die freilich nicht in der Waldeinsamkeit zu Hause ist. Und doch wirkt die sich unbekleidet im Herzen der Natur bewegende junge Schönheit wie eine Priesterin, die sich mit hochgebundenem Haar und der vorsichtig getragenen Schale und dem Wege zu einem Heiligen Hain befindet.
Um die gennannten Assoziationen zu eröffnen, hat Kaesbach die Frauenfigur bewusst so gestaltet, dass sie nicht als konkrete Person identifizierbar ist. Damit hat er eine für den Jugendstil charakteristische Allegorie natürlicher Weiblichkeit geschaffen, bei der das Reh weit mehr als ein Begleittier ist. Es weist dieselbe grazile Anmut wie die junge Frau auf und der innere Gleichklag der beiden lässt das Reh als ihr anderen Ich erscheinen. Es verkörpert – ins Animalische übertragen - ihr inneres Wesen, wodurch auch dem Reh ein allegorischer Charakter zukommt.
zum Künstler
Rudolf Kaesbach studierte an der Akademie Hanau Bildhauerei und war im Jahr 1900 in einer Pariser Bronzegießerei tätig. Um sich als eigenständiger Künstler betätigen zu können, eröffnete er in Düsseldorf eine Werkstatt, in der er Bronzen nach selbstentworfenen Modellen goss. 1902 debütierte er auf der Deutschen Nationalen Kunstaustellung in Düsseldorf. Im Folgejahr ging Kaesbach an die Akademie nach Brüssel. Dort wurde er von der zeitgenössischen belgischen Bildhauerei, insbesondere vom Werk Constantin Meuniers, inspiriert. Zurückgekehrt zog er nach Berlin, wo er im Villenviertel Grunewald ein Atelier eröffnete und sich neben dem Entwurf für Bronzen der lebensgroßen Marmorbildhauerei widmete. Ab 1911 präsentierte er seine Werke regelmäßig auf den Großen Berliner Kunstausstellungen, aber auch in Düsseldorf und Malmö. Zwischen 1936 und 1939 fertigte er zudem Modelle für die Porzellan-Manufaktur Rosenthal an. Von 1939 bis 1944 war...
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Jugendstil Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
"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...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
The Kiss
Located in PARIS, FR
The Kiss
by Alfred PINA (1887-1966)
Bronze group with a brownish dark green patina
signed on the base "A. Pina"
cast by "A. Valsuani" (foundry stamp)
France
circa 1927
height 51,5...
Category
French School Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Russian Wolf Hound/Borzoi Dog Portrait Sculptures circa 1930's
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Pair of Russian Wolfhounds/Borzois Dog Portrait Sculptures
by Scalini (aka Scali; Italian, 20th century)
circa 1930's
Patinated spelter
9 x 14 inches (on bases)
Though rath...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Mother Happiness / - The ecstasy of maternal joy -
Located in Berlin, DE
Johannes Boese (1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin), Mutterglück, um 1910. Goldbraun patinierte Bronze auf gegossener rechteckiger Plinthe, montiert auf zweifarbigem Marmorsockel (9,5 cm Höhe...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lapin bijou sonnette, Sandoz, Ring, Rabbit, Bronze, animal, sculpture, 1920's
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin bijou, sonnette, circa 1920-1930
Fondry Susse, Ed. 1748 pcs
Bronze with a brown patina
H. 6.5 cm
Signed on the side of the base : Ed.m.Sandoz
Sandoz : Sculpteur Figuriste et An...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture of Two Beauties
Located in New York, NY
HIPPOLYTE FRANÇOIS MOREAU
French, (1832-1927)
Bronze sculpture of Two Beauties
The base inscribed H. Moreau, surmounted on a green marble base. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Statue Female Nude Dancer Josef Lorenzl 1925
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant antique Art Deco bronze sculpture, statue by Josef Lorenzl, Austria, 1925.
This beautiful bronze sculpture portrays a beautiful young woman, she is modeled as a nude t...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expressionist Wood Sculpture 1920's
Located in Berlin, DE
Expressionist completely hand carved wood sculpture ca. 1925-1927, unknown artist. Monogrammed with C Sch on the base. Expressively carved base. Small damage on the hand.
Measuremen...
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Expressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture in a range of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
Category
Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Mali woman bronze sculpture
Located in Three Oaks, MI
These cast figures and objects express status, prestige, and power. This cast metal figure exhibits the technical skill and artistry that Dogon blacksmiths brought to their work. Mad...
Category
Tribal Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN
Austrian, (1861-1936)
The Rug Merchant
18 inches high
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
After Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse Bisque Plotchrome Persian Maiden
Located in Soquel, CA
Bisque bust with ploychrome enamel decorated with painted gilt and raised on a circular socle with a square plinth. After Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse by Ferdinand and Bing Co. an ...
Category
Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Luis Domenech "Aui Victori" Spelter Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Luis Domenech y Vicente (Spanish, 1873-1920) "Aui Victori" [Hail to the Victor] Patinated Spelter Sculpture, circa 1920, the standing figure with outstretched arm holding a sprig of ...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Leo Berger "Skater" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Leo Berger (Swiss, 1885-1973) "Skater" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, possibly depicting the Swedish ice skater Gillis Grafstrom, on a marble plinth, signed "L Berge...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
Lamp "Danseuse à L'Écharpe"
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
A very rare sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze
The scarf hides the light bulb
Signed on the side of the dress "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp)
France
circa 1905
height 60 cm
A similar model is reproduced in "Les bronzes du XIXe siècle", P. Kjellberg, Les éditions de l'amateur, 2005, page 460.
Biography:
Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked.
Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lapin, by Sandoz, rabbit, animal, sculpture, bronze, 1910's, swiss artist, cast
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin, modèle 5, circa 1919-1921
Fondeur Susse
Bronze with brown patina
6.5 x 4.9 x 6.5 cm
Inscribed and foundry stamp : Ed.m.Sandoz, Susse Frères Editeurs
Certificate of authentici...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century drip glaze ceramic dog sculpture in the style of Tang/Sancai
Located in Beachwood, OH
Dog in the style of Tang/Sancai, Early 20th Century
Drip glaze ceramic
9.5 x 13 inches
Sancai is a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery using glazes or slip, predominantl...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Seated Japanese Amida Nyorai Buddha ; Early 20th century.
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Seated Japanese Amida Nyorai Buddha
Polychrome porcelain
Japan, Meiji era, early 20th century
Satsuma Kilns
11 1/2 x 6 1/3 x 6 1/3 inches
...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Tabako/Tool Box with Kiseru -wabi Sabi-Taisho Era-GSY Gallery Select
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely with our artists to take this positive and proactive step, helping collectors across the pond continue building their collections with confidence.
This antique Japanese Tobacco Box...
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Showa Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Satiro - Original Bronze Sculpture by Giulio Aristide Sartorio
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze head sculpture realized by Giulio Aristide Sartorio, an Italian painter, sculptor and film director from Rome.
Having attended the Rome Institute of Fine Arts, Sartorio presented a Symbolist work at the 1883 International Exposition of Rome. He made friendships with Nino Costa and Gabriele D’Annunzio, and associated with the painters and photographers of the Roman countryside.
His period of greatest renown came at the beginning of the century, when he produced decorative friezes for the 5th Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte of Venice (1903), the Mostra Nazionale of Fine Arts (Milan, Parco Sempione...
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Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Europa & Zeus
By Bruno Zach
Located in Wien, Wien
Europe & Zeus (divine love)
Europa the daughter of the Phoenician king of Tyre, Agenor and Zeus in love in the shape of the bull.
Bronze, on onyx pedestal
Signed: Bruno Zach
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anonymous, Bust of a young woman, c. 1900, artificial marble and gray onyx marble. 37 cm (height) x 37 cm (width) x 22 cm (depth), weight 17.2 kg. Signed “GURRINI” on the reverse.
-...
Category
Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Breton Wrestlers Plaster Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
Located in New York, NY
Breton Wrestlers Plaster Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885 - 1966)
"Breton Wrestlers"
20 inches high
Plaster
Signed and titled BRETON WRESTLERS, PARIS, 1929
Stamped "MPI on the back of the base, likely a museum reproduction of the bronze.
The Sculpture is recorded in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database under the Control Number: IAS 9E260042.
Artist's quote about the subject:
"The wrestlers were done from actual Breton athletes, at St. Guenole – the tip end of Finistere in Brittany, France. After I saw them on the beach there I persuaded them to come to Paris where I could finish the details of the three positions and have them authenticated. This form of wrestling, I am told, is no longer permitted, as there were too many serious accidents, and sometimes broken necks."
-M. Hoffman
April 27, 1962
Born in New York City, Malvina Hoffman was a portrait sculptor of pieces that expressed the fluid movement of dancers and lofty human values. She became especially noted for her hall-of-fame portraits including Paderewski, Pavlova, Wendell Wilkie and Katharine Cornell.
Many of her pieces she carved in stone, and some of them were enormous in scale including war monuments. Her masterpiece is considered to be The Races of Man, done in 1933, commissioned by the Marshall Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. It had one-hundred five separate pieces, cast in bronze, depicting people from diverse cultures.
She grew up in an art-oriented environment in Manhattan where her father was a pianist and music filled the house. She attended the Brearley School and took private art classes, first studying painting with John White Alexander.
Changing to sculpture, she did her first work in 1909, a portrait bust of her father who died that year leaving the family in financial straits. However, his portrait was accepted for the National Academy of Design's annual exhibition and launched her career.
She studied with Herbert Adams...
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American Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Medusa and Andromeda
By Magdeburger Kunstwerkstatten Reps and Trinte
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Medusa and Andromeda, is a unique three dimensional terra cotta sculpture/vase, created by the German firm Magdeburger Kunstwerkstatten, Reps and Trinte, a studio that specialized in fine works in terra cotta.
This monumental piece depicts the entire story of the Medusa, who holds Andromeda captive by chaining her to rocks in the ocean. You can see the chains at her wrists and ankles. Medusa charges the Leviathan (dragon) as guard over the captive Andromeda. Andromeda was rescued by her future husband Perseus who killed the dragon and saved his future bride.
This is one of the most unique works of its kind that has been seen to date. It was probably a sculpture/vase designed and created for presentation at one of the yearly Salon exhibitions in Europe. We have consulted experts in European ceramics...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lotus, Bronze Sculpture Thai Original Early 20th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
Origin: Thai
Artist: Unknown
Age: Early XXth Century
Title: Lotus
Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina
Size: 62 x 16 x 14 in.
Category
Rajput Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Minna Rothenberg Harkavy (1895-1987) Estonian-American
This is not signed
bronze portrait bust
Provenance: Estate of the artist by descent
Minna Harkavy (1887 – 1987) (birth occasio...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Mockers
Located in PARIS, FR
The Mockers
by Victor PROUVE (1858-1943)
Rare bronze group with nuanced reddish brown patina
SIgned on the side of the base " V. Prouvé "
Cast by " Union de Maîtres Sculpteurs – édi...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spear Fighter / - The Fighter's Concentration -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ludwig Eisenberger (active in Berlin between 1895-1920), Spear Fighter, around 1910. Brown patinated bronze with residual gilding on a cast terrain plinth with marble base (8 cm high...
Category
Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled Portrait Head (perhaps Arnold Geissbuhler, the artist’s husband)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Untitled Portrait Head (perhaps Arnold Geissbuhler, the artist’s husband), c. 1920s, bronze, signed verso, 11 x 9 x 7 inches (excluding base)
Elizabeth Chase was a sculptor, printma...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Patinated Stucco Italian Signed Vestal With Amphora Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Rare Italian statue in patinated stucco from the first half of the 20th century. The work depicts a vestal with an amphora, probably Hebe, Goddess of youth and handmaiden of the deit...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chalk
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger circa 1900
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Painted Cast-Metal Tiger
Continental School, circa 1900
8.75 x 19.5 inches
Ex. Collection Interior Designer Joseph Cicio
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joseph Cicio followe...
Category
Academic Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Glossy Clay popsicle sculpture for wall installation. Wide selection of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimme...
Category
Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Nude Girl Venus doves grapes Art Deco Vénus Bronze colombes aux raisins
By Auguste Gilbert Privat
Located in Miami, FL
The present work personifies high-end Art Deco. It has a wonderful deep, rich green patina and commands the eye in any room. It looks better in person and is quite heavy.
signed an...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Le Dresseur De Lion
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
The Boxer "Hartkopp", 1927
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculpture conceived in 1926 by Renée Sintenis ( 1888-1965 ). Bronze with brown patina. On hind foot monogramed: Renée Sintenis
Dimensions; Height: 3.54 in ( 9 cm ), Width: 5.31 in ( ...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis Chalon "Valkyrie" Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Louis Chalon
Located in Astoria, NY
OLouis Chalon (French, 1866-1940) "Valkyrie" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, depicting a Valkyrie leading the charge to Valhalla, on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"King with Two Tribesmen Nigeria- Benin Tribe, " a Bronze Relief Sculpture
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"King with Two Tribesmen" is a bronze relief sculpture from the Nigeria-Benin area tribe. It depicts three figures: two tribesmen on the left a...
Category
Other Art Style Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Les Amie
By Pierre Lardin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an original inlaid marquetry wood tray/sculpture by French artist Pierre Lardin.
Pierre Lardin executed his work in wood, creating ...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Woman Seated A Bronze Sculpture of a Woman by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
The bronze sculpture of a woman by Charles Rumsey is undated, but was created at a point in his career where he began to transition from realism to more modern, looser depictions of ...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz
Located in Surfside, FL
We have not located any markings on the piece and it does not appear to be signed. it bears similarities with works by Wilfredo Lam and other Cuban and Latin American masters and it ...
Category
Expressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture in a range of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
Category
Contemporary Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Ernst Barlach Bronze Skulpture "Der Raecher" ( The Avenger ), 1914
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, brown patinated by Ernst Barlach ( 1870 - 1938 ) Inscribed and numbered on the plinth: E. Barlach 8/8. Stamped with the foundry mark: H.Noack.Berlin. Dimensions: Width: 23.23...
Category
Expressionist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purebred "Coyote"
Located in PARIS, FR
Purebred named "Coyote"
by Georges MALISSARD (1877-1942)
Horse bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
old cast
Signed on the base " G. Malissard "
And titled " Coyote "
France
E...
Category
French School Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Royal Copenhagen Figure Carving Boy / - Immersed in concentration -
Located in Berlin, DE
Christian Thomsen (1860 Kolding - 1921 Copenhagen), Carving boy, design around 1915, execution 1966. model number 905. First choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 18.5 cm (heig...
Category
Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion" Herbert Haseltine, 1927 Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine
Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927
Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII
Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding
...
Category
Realist Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Song
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Song" by Félix Charpentier (1858-1924)
A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed "Fx. Charpentier"
Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris"
France
around 1900
he...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze