Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Magenta Balloon Dog Iconic Sculpture by Jeff Koons, Porcelain, Contemporary Art
By Jeff Koons
Located in Zug, CH
In Koons’ hands even the most familiar, everyday items transcend commonality to become true icons manifesting the essence of American popular culture.
Balloon Dog (Magenta) - Jeff K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Black Tulips and Vase, April 5 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Black
Located in Zug, CH
Belonging to the famous Flower series, this sculpture is an abstract reinterpretation of still life tradition.
Donald Sultan, Black Tulips and Vase, April 5
Black Tulips and Vase, A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hombre Colorado II
By Manuel Neri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Hombre Colorado II" is a papier-mâché sculpture made by Manuel Neri in 1958. The total dimensions of the piece are 65.5 x 27 x 10 inches.
This work is a good representation of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
Nul - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Limited Edition, Neon Light
Located in Zug, CH
This high-impact neon sculpture creates a mellow atmosphere as a result of the expertise of a glass blower and a neon technician.
Jan Henderikse, Nul
Contemporary, 21st Century, Sc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
They
Located in Fairfield, CT
Red Porsche Guard on Fiberglass
Edition of 6
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Automotive Paint, Fiberglass
Joonsang Park Ceramic Tiger Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “Scientific Name Tiger”. Provenance: Habatat Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida | Private Collection, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Marking(s); notes:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ross Richmond Glass “Portrait” Bust / Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida.
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: USA; blown and hot-sculpted gl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Crabe aux pattelas by Chésade - Bronze sealife sculpture, animal art, crab
By Chésade
Located in Paris, FR
Crabe aux pattelas is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 38 × 31 × 30 cm (15 × 12.2 × 11.8 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ross Richmond Glass “Portrait” Bust / Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida.
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: USA; blown and hot-sculpted gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Prometheus Freed by Walter Peter Brenner - mythological figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Prometheus Freed is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner. It is a tribute to the hero of the Greek mythology, Prometheus, who granted human the ability to think. Pro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nul - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Limited Edition, Neon Light
Located in Zug, CH
This high-impact neon sculpture creates a mellow atmosphere as a result of the expertise of a glass blower and a neon technician.
Jan Henderikse, Nul
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
Zeus
Located in Miami, FL
Approximately 10,000 U.S pennies.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
"Wolf - Cherry", unique animal sculpture, ceramic, sgraffito technique
Located in CANNES, FR
Unique, original work of art, made 100% of ceramic, hand-signed, siliconized underneath. Original composition of a classical sculpture with a graphic design in sgraffito technique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Ciervo" - figurative animal sculpture, translucid resin, blue deer
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The artwork of Alejandra España is an invitation to her intimate cosmogony. In it, she displays modules to give meaning to the observer through the co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
The woods give comfort II
Located in Oslo, 03
Black stoneware
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Letto matrimoniale
Located in Milano, MI
Giuseppe Bergomi was born in Brescia in 1953. After attending the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, he held his first solo exhibition as a painter in his ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bromoil
"Lioness - Protea", unique animal sculpture, ceramic, sgraffito technique
Located in CANNES, FR
Unique, original work of art, made 100% of ceramic, hand-signed, siliconized underneath. Original composition of a classical sculpture with a graphic design in sgraffito technique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
RGB Kudu
By Shawn Smith
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique piece
Created in 2015
109 x 61 x 48 cm
" My work investigates the slippery intersection between the digital world and reality. Specifically, I am interested in how we experie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Ink, Acrylic
Cangrejo - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Jeff Koons, Split Rocker Vase, Art, Limited Edition, Interior, Limoges porcelain
By Jeff Koons
Located in Zug, CH
Jeff Koons
Split-Rocker (Vase), 2012
Limoges Porcelain
Stamp-signed and numbered
Edition of 3500
36 x 40 x 33 cm (14.1 x 15.7 x 12.9 in)
In mint condition, in the original packaging ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Spider vase
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Clay work was essential in the development of Mesoamerican cultures, not only for its utilitarian value but also for its sculpture, loaded with symbolism as a mirror of the worldview...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pigment, Ceramic
Máscara Oso - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Ceramic Gold-Plating Sculpture-Series Animal Zodiac- Rat
Located in Beijing, CN
The sculpture is signed and numbered. Edition 20/99.
About the Artwork:
The Chinese Zodiac can’t be ignored in the traditional culture of China.
It’s closely interconnected with the social customs and habits, the aesthetic taste and the opinion of value. The Twelve animals of Year represent the traditional Chinese wisdom that the laws of Nature governs all things and that man must seek harmony with Nature. I created this Series of twelve zodiac animals made of gold and pottery, trying to give the “zodiac”-this long-standing cultural symbols a meaning of the prosperity and the luckiness. –He Wenjue
About the artist:
He Wenjue was born in 1970 in Hunan Province, China. He received his MA in painting from Jilin Academy of Fine Arts. Member of Chinese Art Association, Member of Chinese Painting Association.The vice-President of Hunan Oil-Painting Association. Research Fellow of Beijing Academy of China Xieyi Oil Painting.He is currently the vice president of Hunan Oil Painting Society, a member of China Artists Association and a member of Chinese Oil Painting Society.
His works have been displayed on exhibitions at“Scenery in Map”ShangHai Solo Exhibition、Solo Exhibition, Frank Schlag Gallery, Essen, Germany、Sense of the Sparkle: He Wenjue Singapore Solo Exhibition, Singapore、Water: Senses of Sparkle, Tang Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand、The 9th & The 10th National Annual Fine Arts Exhibition、The first Chinese Freehand Brushwork Oil Painting、4th Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale, 6th BICMA ,、Painting the Present, Certosa di San Giacomo, Via Certosa 1 - Capri, Capri, Italy、The 2nd Chinese Oil Painting Biennale, The National Art Museum of China、The Xinjiang International Art Biennial 2014、Ethics as the DNA Art: The 9th Florence Biennale、SEA OF PEACE: Japan-Korea Contemporary Art Exhibition, Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea、Faces and Figures, Germany、East side, Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany、Vanhaerents Museum Collection, Brussel Belgium、China...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Just Beyond
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 17
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Stainless Steel Sculpture-Unique work - Tree is not Wood #1
Located in Beijing, CN
Stainless Steel Sculpture by Chen Zhiguang
Title: Tree is not Wood #1
Material: Stainless Steel
Dimension: 218 x 118 x 70 cm
Date: 2021
About the artwork:
Bonsai (Potted landscap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Escorpión - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: Escorpión Negro
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
When to say When
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Upcycled Shirts, Resin, Nylon Fibres, Acrylic and Sodium Crystals
Size US: 29 x 15 x 8 in
Size EU: 74 x 38 x 21 cm
Contemporary painter and sculptor Noah Kashiani...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Nidea
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Micaela Amato. “Nidea” is a contemporary sculpture, green cast glass by American female artist Micaela Amato. The artwork is unsigned.
Micaela Amato explores the depth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mujer con Guitarra
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. Mujer con Guitarra"" is a figurative sculpture, white and gray marble by Mexican contemporary artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is unsigned. Felip...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Figurative Animal Sculpture- Sparse shadows reflect horizontally
Located in Beijing, CN
This sculpture by Wang Dapeng is signed and numbered. Edition 45/50
Wang Dapeng is a contemporary Realist sculptor. He makes images of spiritual animals –...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Árbol Invertido - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Sculpture, Steel, Tree
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Jordi Díez Fernández graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with a degree in Fine Art and honours in sculpture. He started his profe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Guepardo - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Matt Smith, Red Girl with Pearls, Black Parisian, Porcelain Freshwater Pearls
By Matt Smith
Located in London, GB
Red Girl with Pearls, 2021
Black Parian, Porcelain and Freshwater Pearls
30 x 16 x 13 cm
11 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.
Girl in red dress with pearls made...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Corner Office
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a businessman in the "corner office"
Edition of 7
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Bronze
Next Wave
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1958
Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years of working in business, Rennert was inspired to ex...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fast Track
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9 + APs
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Le Tre Grazie
Located in Milano, MI
Szymon Oltarzewski was born in 1977 in Poland. Graduated in Environmental Engineering from the University of Opole, in 2003 he moved to Pietrasanta where he enrolled at the Academy o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
The complete mini Buddha set (9 mini buddha statues)
Located in New York, NY
These colorful meditating Buddha silhouette statues are laser cut Plexiglas and acrylic hand painted.
They can stand alone, or come in couples, trios or more...
This is a unique statue that will start off a conversation and will bring a stylish decoration into your home/ office/ studio or business.
It's the perfect gift to someone you love, or when you want to leave an impression.
The meditating Buddha statue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Vitruvian Woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
Figurative sculpture of a woman standing like Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man".
Edition of 21
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
3 Heads are better than 1
By Guido Oakley
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Guido Oakley is a modern imaginative artist that directs design concepts, computerised innovation and uses exotic materials such as precious metals, gemstones and crystal clear resin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Lady Moon, edition 4 of 15
By Ruth Bloch
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Ruth Bloch was born in Israel in 1951 to artist parents. Her father was a musician, while her mother worked in ceramics, Ruth's family were members of a Kibbutz called Alonim, a plac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pez Fanal - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Máscara Azteca - 21st Cent, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Trofeos I - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Trofeos - Homenaje a Picasso I
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Pato Rojo- 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Found Objects
Rhinoceros Bottle
By Kiva Ford
Located in New York, NY
Kiva Ford
Rhinoceros Bottle, 2009
Borosilicate glass
17.50h x 7w x 7d in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
From Kate with Love
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a young girl
Edition of 31
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contenedores de suelos y semillas 3
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Assemble, flowers, seeds and wax
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Kioetano by Jacques Owczarek - Animal Bronze Sculpture (Scorpio)
Located in Paris, FR
This scorpio in bronze by French contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek takes shape through a series of lines, edges and curves. The peculiarity of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Three mini Buddhas statue - Black, Gold and Grey Buddha sculpture
Located in New York, NY
These colorful meditating Buddha silhouette statues are laser cut Plexiglas and acrylic hand painted.
They can stand alone, or come in couples, trios or more...
This is a unique statue that will start off a conversation and will bring a stylish decoration into your home/ office/ studio or business.
It's the perfect gift to someone you love, or when you want to leave an impression.
The meditating Buddha statue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Untitled (Look Back)
Located in New York, NY
Matt Robertson
Untitled (Look Back), 2014
Borosilicate glass
7.60h x 13.50w x 2.71d in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Porcelain and Earthenware Sculpture with Glaze and Luster
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McMullan's work combines the surreal with the sublime; referencing imagery and objects we encounter in our every day lives, but collaged together in such a way that prompts the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze, Luster
After Botero - Bull Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Bull Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base in Fernando Botero style.
Stamped and Numbered, F. BOTERO 1992 FONDERIA M ITALY
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Great Standing Figure II - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Great Standing Figure II (Grande Figure Debout II) is a bronze sculpture by French artist Pierre Yermia.
Limited edition of 8 and 4 artist's proofs, signed and numbered.
In this pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stone Celebration - brass, copper, stone, nylon, contemporary wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A stunning contemporary composition of carefully curated objects, this wall sculpture is by Alice Vander Vennen. Her mixed media works are made from an eclectic assortment of ‘found’...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Copper
Water Lillies In The Pond With Pots Of Flowers By David Hockney
Located in London, GB
Water Lillies In The Pond With Pots Of Flowers
By David Hockney
David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-cent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Figure Sculpture By Jim Coleman - Contemporary Art
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
About The Artist:
Jim Coleman is an up-and-coming talent in the world of sculpture, celebrated for his out-of-the-b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oil, Mahogany
Dancer “Elevation” by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, man, torso
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Dancer “Elevation” is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 37 × 22 × 15 cm (14.6 × 8.7 × 5.9 in). Height of the sculpture with the metal base: 51 cm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, Beth Carter, and Evert den Hartog. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.
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