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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Picador (Bullfighter) - Resin and Metal Orange Sculpture of a Bullfighter
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Canevari’s “Picador” is a 37.5 x 16 inch mix media sculpture. It is made of metal, resin, automotive paint, and cardboard. It represents the lancer and a bull of the famous Sp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Direct Expression ", Plaster Sculpture, Altered Human Figure, Portrait
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Direct Expression" is an original piece by Jedediah Morfit made from fiberglass, reinforced plaster, paint, and wood. This piece measures 18.25"h x 19.25"w x 2.75"d framed, and is s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Plaster, Wood, Paint

Wolf's Dream by Cécile Raynal - Teenager portrait, stoneware sculpture, young
Located in Paris, FR
Wolf's Dream is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 180 × 45 × 45 cm (70.9 × 17.7 × 17.7 in). Dimensions in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware, Wood

Hormiga L - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Sculpture, Iron, Ant
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Julián Cerón's figures are slim and dynamic and seem to aspire to be the antithesis of Botero’s works, with his ants made from a single piece of material particularly famous. But why...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Dance the Dream, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Dance the Dream, Atelier" is a radiant celebration of movement, passion, and the transformative power of dance. In this evocative bronze sculpture, Richard MacDonald captures a danc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Katherine Bust, Marble Dust
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Katherine Bust, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald is a timeless portrait capturing elegance, strength, and introspection. Sculpted with classical grace and modern sensitivity, the figur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

RGB Kudu
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plywood, Ink, Acrylic

Scientia Vos Liberabit
Located in Boston, MA
Media: Plaster, Yves Klein Blue, Gold Leaf Signed and titled in pencil on base. Stamped with a wax seal.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Aqua poppies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with aqua powder coat on polished aluminum base.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Cassandra
Located in Loveland, CO
Cassandra by Carol Gold Abstract Figurative Portrait Bronze 12" x 3.5" x 5" ed/15 ABOUT THE ARTIST: Carol Gold was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up on a dairy farm in weste...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tablita, by Paul Moore, Pueblo Indian, dancer, female, headdress, bronze, stone
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tablita, by Paul Moore, Pueblo Indian, dancer, female, headdress, bronze, stone Tablita Paul Moore Pueblo Indian dancer, female headdress bronze limestone base Paul Moore was born in Oklahoma City a member of the (Creek) Muscogee Nation. Moore has sculpted more than 110 commissions for numerous municipal, corporate, private, and international collections. He has received awards from the National Sculpture Society in New York City, the 45th Annual Cowboy Artist...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Baby- 21st Century wooden sculpture of a Newborn Baby
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jos de Wit Baby 40 x 27 x 29 cm eucalyptus wood Painted with acrylic paint Dutch artist Jos de Wit can be seen exclusively in our gallery with his very spe...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Agosta
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patrick BRUN was born in Paris in 1941. After obtaining his Engineering degree, he began his professional life as a teacher in mathematics and physics. After this period, he started ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Agosta
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''Rest Hare'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Hare
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Irakli Tsuladze - Square of Love
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze, glass & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Maybe She's Not a Straight On Type of Girl, Marbled Ceramic Head, 21st Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kristen Newell (American, b. 1989) Maybe She's Not a Straight On Type of Gal, 2022 Stoneware and porcelain Signed and dated on bottom 12 x 9 x 9 inches Kristen Newell was born in a small town on the coast of Massachusetts, where from a very early age, she demonstrated a strong propensity for the arts. Important additional inspiration came from her family and from the family of a childhood friend, where Kristen found herself surrounded by the work of Paul Manship, her friend’s grandfather and one of America’s greatest sculptors. With increased focus on her art, along with winning numerous awards throughout high school, Newell eagerly enrolled in the arts program at University of Vermont and augmented her studies with a valuable year at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Upon graduation, Newell moved back to Cleveland to begin her art career and started participating in group shows, including River Gallery and the Ohio State...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Stoneware

Moon
Located in Palm Beach, FL
"Moon" from the famous Series "People", ceramic and acrylic on wood panel, D: 36 inches "Moon" is comprised of 10,000 handmade pigs. The work has many different topographical feature...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood Panel

3 Seated Figures II by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human
Located in Paris, FR
3 Seated Figures II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 50 × 35 × 13 cm (19.7 × 13.8 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Whiteface, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"The Imaginary Quartet" wall sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Portrait of: Antonio Vivaldi (violin), Niccolo Paganini (violin), Pablo Casals (cello), Paul Hindemith (viola) Cast glass, laser-cut steel and wood. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Untitled Wooden Boat Iron & Conch Flower and Brass Flower Indian Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
A. Ghosh - Untitled Wooden Boat Iron & Conch Flower and Brass Flower W 72 x H 36 x D 36 inches ( Delivery Time 40 days ) Born : 19.01.1972 Qualification : Diploma in furniture desi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Iron

3 Standing Figures VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
3 Standing Figures VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 64 × 17 × 15 cm (25.2 × 6.7 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Nude Standing Woman - Relief Sculpture
Located in Salzburg, AT
The relief sculpture is framed. The visible jumps on the legs were intentional and existed from the start, because the artist was inspired by ancient ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Mixed Media

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

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Wire

Polycephalous by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Bronze sculpture, golden, fantastic
Located in Paris, FR
Polycephalous is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions are 56 × 97 × 40 cm (22 × 38.2 × 15.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Amazone met Twee Paarden Bronze Contemporary Animal Horse Sculpture New In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amazone met Twee Paarden Bronze Contemporary Animal Horse Sculpture New In Stock About Jits Bakker (1937–2014) Jits Bakker was a versatile Dutch artist: sculptor, painter, watercolo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Beach Fun- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Playing Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Movement in bronze You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at the gallery until a few years ago. We restore this tradition in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Turquoise" - UV inks printed on acrylic hand formed & etched
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink

Hybrid - Jan Wils, 21st Century Contemporary Aluminium Sculpture Abstract
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The sculpture "Hybrid" is made of powder-coated aluminium. Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. We would almost call his ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

'Tatam A' Wooden Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Located in Paris, FR
Tatam A by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Burnt Wood Sculpture Dimensions: H. 92 x 22 x 22 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Abstract 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

'Cerberus’ Cousin Horserus'
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

Serperus
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 Goode travels the world performi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Louis XVI, The Sun King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, dated and numbered to underside 'K Wiley 06 99/250' Published by Cerealart, Philadelphia.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

KISS III by Tom Hiscocks - contemporary sculpture stainless steel
Located in DE
Medium: Stainless steel corten steel base Edition of 8 ____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Hiscocks is a sculptor whose work explores t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Tree Athena by Troy Williams female nude blonde wood sculpture Santa Fe artist
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tree Athena by Troy Williams female nude blonde wood sculpture Santa Fe artist Sculptor Troy Williams unites the timeless and the contemporary in scul...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rat With Ham - Contemporary Unique Handmade Glazed Ceramics Sculpture, Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
The sculpture is signed below. Monika Zadurska-Bielak, Graduated from the studio of Prof. Franciszek Duszeńko at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk (dipl...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

HOLSTER - Wood Sculpture of Western Style Gun Holster, Hyperrealistic Sculpture
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
HOLSTER is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2021 from painted and carved maple wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing ite...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Maple

"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

Life Is Beautiful (Pink)
Located in Manchester, GB
Mr. Brainwash, Life Is Beautiful III (Pink), 2022 Enameled steel 6 7/10 × 10 3/5 × 2 2/5 in 17 × 27 × 6 cm (6 7/10 × 10 3/5 × 2 2/5 in ) Edition of 50 A provocative figure in s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Black Poppies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with black powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

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

Great Warriors by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, human figure
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture, 132 cm × 31 cm × 18 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 31 cm x D 18 cm. ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled pendant (Acetaminophen-Codeine)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

"Territory" - UV inks printed on acrylic hand formed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink

"MySpace Tom No. 7" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet Acrylic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 7" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This piece measures 30"h x 33"w framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Textile, Yarn

Sea Goddess
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze sculpture, Giuseppe Palumbo's bronze sculptures are textural, warm, spirited works that capture the essence of each being he portrays. His anthropomorphic artworks delve into...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

''Galgo'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Spanish Greyhound Dog
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sandra- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sandra 45 x 34 x 24 cn 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

"Child’s Play, Make Way, Replay", Miniature, compact mirror, sculpture, winter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature compact mirror sculpture of a snowy winter scene titled "Child’s Play, Make Way, Replay" is an original artwork by Kendal Murray made of m...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Enamel, Wire

Kiofantino by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze black sculpture of an elephant
Located in Paris, FR
Kiofantino is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Jacques Owczarek, dimensions are 25 × 31 × 22 cm (9.8 × 12.2 × 8.7 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

"Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)", Glass and Lithograph Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white and red sculpture titled "Take Out (Thank You Thank You Thank You)" is an original artwork by Yoonmi Nam made of lithograph on Gampi paper, and ca...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Paper, Lithograph

Amancio Character Man Auriga 1 original Wood sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ wood Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Amancio González is a sculptor from Leon and an internationally celebrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Large Limited Edition Rusted Steel Wall Mounted Sculpture "Female Flasher"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, wall-mounted rusted steel sculpture, edition 3/5. The artwork is hung on a wall with wire string at the back, and stands approximately 30mm away from the wall. It can b...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

''Falcon'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Falcon, Hawk, Bird
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Square To The Second Power - Large Original Abstract Steel Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Focusing on making human-scale, abstract, minimalist, and often kinetic sculptures, D'Arcy Bellamy creates art exclusively from steel pipe. Bellamy’s work is characterized by flowing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

Untitled pendant (Watson 387)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

Celestine - expressive, textured, female, figurative, paper mache sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lithe, elegant female figure was sculpted by Quebec artist Paul Duval. One of a series of paper mache, wire and metal table top pieces, each one imbued with a distinct personality. Duval uses simple gestures, posture, and colour to convey each character’s individuality. Celestine is clothed in a royal blue gown...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

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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

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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