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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
The Meeting by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, group of human figures
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture, 60 cm × 59 cm × 15 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P., each signed and numbered. Dimensions include the base of the sculpture, which is H 1 cm x W 59 cm x D 14 cm. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Throughline" Black bas-relief wall hanging sculpture featuring male profile
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Throughline" is an original piece by Jedediah Morfit made from sculpted plaster and covering in black paint featuring a portrait of a young man with abstracted motion in low relief,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Acrylic

Baboune by Marine de Soos - Bronze animal sculpture, monkey, figurative, wild
Located in Paris, FR
Baboune is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 41 × 34 × 13.5 cm (16.1 × 13.4 × 5.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a li...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary Animal Sculpture- The grace of ""a startled swan"
Located in Beijing, CN
This sculpture by Wang Dapeng is signed and numbered. Edition 1/8 Wang Dapeng is a contemporary Realist sculptor. He makes images of spiritual animals – m...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Limited Edition 12/12 Quirky Bronze Sculpture with Shiny Patina "Hello Creature"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Edition number 12/12. A quirky sculpture with a shiny bronze finish, standing on a 17 x 17 cm white granite base. Davies creates playful sculptures that celebrate the courage it tak...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Granite, Bronze

Baseball Cap Extravagant Series High-Fired Glazed Ceramic Figurative Sculpture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
“Baseball Cap Extravagant” is a high-fired stoneware sculpture from Óscar Aldonza Torres’s “The Extravagants” series, finished in pale olive and sandy glazes that pool organically ov...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Together by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, standing human figures, textured
Located in Paris, FR
This work is a bronze sculpture by Martine Demal which dimensions are 88 x 55 x 30 cm (4.6 × 21.7 × 11.8 in). It weighs 20 kg and is part of a limited edition of 8 editions and 4 art...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

DO NOT TOUCH (GREY)
Located in Aventura, FL
Sculpture made of resin, steel, string and acrylic paint. Original box included. Hand signed and numbered on canvas verso. Certificate of authenticity included. From the edition of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Evangeline - expressive, textured, female, figurative, paper Mache sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Paul Duval’s engaging sculpted figures capture an emotional moment in time. One in a series of table-top pieces, the Quebec artist uses paper mache, wire and steel to create unique characters expressed through their colour, posture, and gesture. This figure of a woman, clothed in a long royal blue...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

J. Casamayor. Man's torso.. original bronze 7/7 sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
J. Casamayor. Torso of a man with a marble base.. original bronze 7/7 sculpture José Casamayor began, at the age of eight, in the disciplines of drawing and painting, when he attende...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Linda Stein, Knight of Glyphs 626 - Contemporary Art Ceramic Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Knight of Glyphs 626 - Contemporary Art Ceramic Wall Sculpture Knight of Glyphs 626 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being fo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Ice Box, " Miniature, Architecture, Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Ice Box" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of variety of paper, acrylic, wire, pastel. This piece measures approximately 4”h x 3”w x 2.5”d. Drew Lesh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

Amancio. EL SALTO II. original bronze. iron sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ 7 COPIES Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Amancio González is a sculptor from Leon and an internationally celebr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

''Sitting Cat'' Dutch Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Cat, Feline
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karin Beek's (1948) bronze sculptures are characterized by a friendly, round and at the same time monumental style. They breathe the atmosphere of everyday life. Beek would like her ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Storm by Chésade - Allegory sculpture, contemporary, bronze
Located in Paris, FR
'The Storm' is a unique bronze sculpture by French contemporary sculptor Chésade. Dimensions: 23 cm × 15 cm × 18 cm. These dimensions include the base and the rod. Height of the rod:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cast metal sculpture of alligator head and truck body: 'Truckasuarus'
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic

"Surgeon" Dimensional hand-cut paper collage by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Surgeon" is an original artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn made of hand-cut paper and layered to create a dimensional illusion. This piece measures 11"h x 9"w x 1.25"d and is shipped in th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

"G.I.JOE - 2" Bronze Sculpture 48" x 14" x 14" in Edition of 8 by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"G.I.JOE - 2" Bronze Sculpture 48" x 14" x 14" in Edition of 8 by Huang Yulong ABOUT THE ARTIST Huang Yulong was born in 1983 in Anhui Province, China. In 2007 he graduated with a B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Linda Stein, Iron Knight 625 - Contemporary Art Ceramic Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Iron Knight 625 - Contemporary Art Ceramic Wall Sculpture Iron Knight 625 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced to ev...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Stag V by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, elegant, slender, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Stag V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 72 × 34 × 22 cm (28.3 × 13.4 × 8.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jeff Koons "Tulips" coupe service plate by Bernadaud, France
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright and colorful, this Jeff Koons "Tulips" porcelain plate was produced by Bernadaud and made in Limoges, France. It is a Limited Edition of #181/2500, numbered on the back of the...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Dinosaur Claw Sibling Knife ( Bart & Lisa Simpson are the siblings)
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing st...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Le cantique des pilotis by M. de Soos - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Le cantique des pilotis is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 65.5 × 29 × 26 cm (25.8 × 11.4 × 10.3 in). The sculpture is signed and num...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954] Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Thetis Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary Nude Male Figure
Located in Utrecht, NL
Thetis Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary Nude Male Figure. Size is including pedestal. The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect command of the old cra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Arsinoe IV Alabaster Sculpture Gold Copper Contemporary In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Arsinoe IV Alabaster Sculpture Gold Copper Contemporary In Stock Gerti Bierenbroodspot is a leading Dutch painter, sculptor, writer and poet. Sh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Copper, Gold Leaf

Isaac Cordal - Miniaturization World - Sculpture
By Isaac Cordal
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Isaac Cordal Cement Eclipse Unique Resine Sculpture. Signed Dimensions: 23 X 51 x 30 cm With the simple act of miniaturization and thoughtful placement, Isaac Cordal magically expan...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Historia #3 - Madame Roland
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Paper

Geometry of a Dance by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

'Dinonaut'
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic

Bruno Mars and Jennifer Lopez, Diptych. Tridimensional Wall Sculpture Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the power traditionally attributed to image, Hunter & Gatti wanted their works to perpetuate the wildfire velocity of fashion and the fast cycle of this industry which vo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Violon Dingue by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture, female figure, music, violin
Located in Paris, FR
Violon Dingue is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Eric Valat, dimensions are 120 × 60 × 43 cm (47.2 × 23.6 × 16.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Kwak no. 5 Bird Bronze Sculpture Animal Animalier Brown Patina Nature In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kwak no. 5 Bird Bronze Sculpture Animal Animalier Brown Patina Nature In Stock Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculpt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Limited Edition Powder Coated Mild Steel Sculpture "Me and the Blue Sea"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, powder coated mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

"OVER IT", Miniature, camping trailer van, paper sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white, blue, and red miniature paper sculpture titled "OVER IT" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of paper, acrylic, inkjet prints, basswood, wire, PVC plastic, pastel,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

Odds Fish - Ceramic Totem Sculpture By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is currently on display at the Zimmerman Gallery in Carmel, CA Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for out...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Schorpioen Scorpio Scorpion Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation
Located in Utrecht, NL
Schorpioen Scorpio Scorpion Bronze Sculpture Zodiac Sign Constellation Astrology Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Man met Kraag Man with Collar Unique Bronze Sculpture Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Man met Kraag Man with Collar Unique Bronze Sculpture Contemporary The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting. They breathe the atmosphere of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sanctuary #1
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: Wood, cutouts from books TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper

Amancio. rude character. original sculpture iron bronce
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Amancio. rude character. original sculpture iron bronce Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and bronze A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

Saturn Blackbird 11/12
Located in Napa, CA
Cast bronze, Edition of 12 Sharon Loper creates transitory sculptures out of bronze, stone, and wood and views her work as landscapes of thought based on organic principles. As a c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Edelweiss
Located in New Orleans, LA
JENNY DAY is a painter who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware

"Mano" - Mini version of Hand Chair by Friedeberg, sculpture, colored, black
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A new and exclusive version of the world-famous Hand Chair created in collaboration with Pedro Friedeberg's studio.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

Emperador Ahuizotl, Mexican Folk Art, Featherwork - Cactus Fine Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
MASTERPIECE Mexican emperor made with natural clay, dressed in feathers of different types of birds. *Special Permission from Environment Ministry demonstrating not hurt to any bi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Der Seher II Bronze Sculpture Portrait Abstract Art
Located in Utrecht, NL
Der Seher II Bronze Sculpture Portrait Abstract Art Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone, wood and bronze, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Visitors
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: old wood dugout made from an antique stool, hand-painted graffiti on all sides & back & roof under old wood painted and distressed scoreboard with graffiti bench inside. "I like using baseball...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Amanda Polo-neck Belt Skirt Boots -- Multiple, Sculpture, Unique by Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Standing Arms Crossed, 2000 Julian Opie Paint and vinyl on wood, black on white sculpture Signed in pen on underside From the edition of three, each a unique colour variant Sculptur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Vinyl

SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Sophia: “the Birth of Culture” is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 100 × 41 × 21 cm (39.3 × 16.1 × 8.3 in). This sculpture is part of a limited...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Canopo - Anthropomorphic Bronze Sculpture with opening Elements
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Canevari's "Canopo" is a 22 x 12-inch bronze anthropomorphic sculpture. It is part of the "Canopo" series. With a modern interpretation, Canevari revisited the sacred vases of...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Persian Contemporary Art by Aziz Anzabi - Inside of Me 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze sculpture Aziz Anzabi is a British artist with Iranian origins born in 1970 who lives & works in London, UK. He exhibits many artworks in the U.S, the Netherlands, and Iran....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dancer “Elevation” by Yann Guillon - Figurative bronze sculpture, man, torso
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gazelle VII by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, figurative, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Gazelle VII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 68 × 35 × 20 cm (26.8 × 13.8 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is par...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tolla Inbar, Give and take, bronze sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Tolla Inbar, Pegasus, bronze sculpture, swing sculpture, mutual help, androgyne, spiritual sculpture, International artist, Israeli artist, Figura...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Laminate
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, based in Seoul, South Korea, famous for his sculptures made of coins.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Copper, Steel

Contemporary Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture Leaving Home with Mementos 1286
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Leaving Home with Mementos 1286 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the traditio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Soft Twist 620
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in mor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Marjo- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Marjo 56 x 26 x 32 cm Bronze The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Belli by Yann Guillon - Semi-abstract bronze sculpture, female torso, nude body
Located in Paris, FR
Belli is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 30 × 20 × 20 cm (11.8 × 7.9 × 7.9 in). This sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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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