Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
EXPRESSIONIST STYLE
While “expressionist” is used to describe any art that avoids naturalism and instead employs a bold use of flattened forms and intense brushwork, Expressionist art formally describes early-20th-century work from Europe that drew on Symbolism and confronted issues such as urbanization and capitalism. Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared.
Between 1905 and 1920, Austrian and German artists, in particular, were inspired by Postimpressionists such as Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh in their efforts to strive for a new authenticity in their work. In its geometric patterns and decorative details, Expressionist art was also marked by eclectic sources like German and Russian folk art as well as tribal art from Africa and Oceania, which the movement’s practitioners witnessed at museums and world’s fairs.
Groups of artists came together to share and promote the themes now associated with Expressionism, such as Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden, which included Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and investigated alienation and the dissolution of society in vivid color. In Munich, Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, instilled Expressionism with a search for spiritual truths. In his iconic painting The Scream, prolific Norwegian painter Edvard Munch conveyed emotional turmoil through his depiction of environmental elements, such as the threatening sky.
Expressionism shifted around the outbreak of World War I, with artists using more elements of the grotesque in reaction to the escalation of unrest and violence. Printmaking was especially popular, as it allowed artists to widely disseminate works that grappled with social and political issues amid this time of upheaval. Although the art movement ended with the rise of Nazi Germany, where Expressionist creators were labeled “degenerate,” the radical ideas of these artists would influence Neo-Expressionism that emerged in the late 1970s with painters like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente.
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Style: Expressionist
Trapeze Artists
By Gérard Koch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerard Koch, French (1926 - )
Title: Trapeze Artists
Year: circa 1962
Medium: Bronze Sculpture
Size: 18 in. x 34 in. x 7 in. (45.72 cm x 86.36 ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Terracotta Sculpture Titled: Albert
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta Sculpture by renown sculptor Chris Riccardo
from a series he did based on mug shots
will ship with custom crate
sizes are approximate
Terracotta with under glazes
EDUCATION:
1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT
STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT
1998-2014
SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL
2012
SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT
2010
ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL
2008
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003
DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996
RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
EXHIBITIONS:
2015
CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
2014
ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA
2013
NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL
2012
ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL
PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Liliane Danino, ladder for all, Elevation, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Liliane Danino, Ladder for all, bronze sculpture, sculpture, dancers , nude figures, elevation, dance, Israeli artist, Israeli art
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Higher, Bronze still-life sculpture
By Alison Bell
Located in Deddington, GB
Higher By Alison Bell [2021]
original
Bronze on Ancaster
Image size: H:53 cm x W:23 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:53 cm x W:23 cm x D:21cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Higher - bronze sculpture on ancaster by Alison Bell. She says “I’m drawn to the times when we lived and played in our own imagination, unobserved, scaling fortresses & standing on the ramparts as kings of the castle. Or sometimes just quietly inventing our own worlds.” 53cm x 23cm x 21cm.
Artist Bio: Alison Bell's figurative sculpture captures those innocent childhood moments. Alison Bell has been selling with Wychwood Art Gallery for a number of years and we stock all of her works. Alison Bell sculptor comments "I try to make work that touches the free spirit in us, most often through memories of childhood. I’m drawn to the times when we lived and played in our own imagination, unobserved, scaling fortresses & standing on the ramparts as kings of the castle just quietly inventing our own worlds." "My work is essentially figurative and rooted in my early practice as a portrait sculptor. While the truth of the figure is important to me, my aim is to evoke the moment - the energy, the glee, our curiosity, the tenderness in our hearts." "I work freely & quickly in wax, observing & remembering, and then refine each piece before casting in bronze." "I spent a year at Glasgow School of Art & have a degree in Modern History and Politics from the University of Glasgow. My training came from my time at the Glasgow Sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Family, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Nili Carasso
By Nili Carasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nili Carasso
Title: Family
Year: circa 2001
Medium: Pair of Bronze Sculptures on Base, signature and numbering inscribed
Edition: 2/25
Size: Man: 11 x 7 x 4 inches ; Woman: 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "Japanese Dancer I" by Bernhard Hoetger
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze with brown patina, 1923 by Bernhard Hoetger ( 1874-1949 ), Germany. Signed and numbered. Very good condition.
Height: 5.98 in ( 15,2 cm ), Width: 3.54 in ( 9 cm ), Depth: 2.44...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expressionist Wall Sculpture by Chris Riccardo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
renown sculptor Chris Riccardo
Terracotta with under glazes
EDUCATION:
1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT
STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT
1998-2014
SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL
2012
SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT
2010
ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL
2008
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003
DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996
RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
EXHIBITIONS:
2015
CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
2014
ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA
2013
NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL
2012
ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL
PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Martenita Tribute to Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Martenita Omaggio To Picasso,
Signed, artist logo stamp, and title.
Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a furnace calle...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
"Chicken Pox, " Ceramic Platter with Chickens & a Man signed by Michael Gross
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Chicken Pox" is an original ceramic platter by Michael Gross. The artist signed the piece "Gross". It depicts a gray man with chicken pox and some yellow birds with teeth.
20" diameter
The ceramic sculptures of Wisconsin artist Michael Gross are personal narratives that reveal an unusual mix of earthly magic and primal vitality. The artist works in a variety of forms, including figurines, large vessels and furniture. With over a dozen museum exhibitions under his belt, the artist is a regular exhibitor at SOFA in New York...
Category
1980s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Igor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta with under glazes
EDUCATION:
1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT
STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT
1998-2014
SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL
2012
SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT
2010
ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL
2008
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003
DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996
RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
EXHIBITIONS:
2015
CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
2014
ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA
2013
NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL
2012
ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL
PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Glaze
Pronghorn Antelope
By Burt Brent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Stainless steel sculpture by artist Burt Brent. Edition 10/50.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mexican indian woman with Water Pot (In the style of Francisco Zúñiga)
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexican Indian Woman with Water Pot (In the style of Francisco Zúñiga)
Unknow Artis
Lost Wax Bronze
45 x 35 x 35 cm
1960, MX
No base
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
UNTITLED (NUDE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised signature by the artist and numbered. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 10. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be ...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expressionist figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist 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 green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Aronson, Doris Caesar, Chris Riccardo, and Jackie Shatz. 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 Expressionist figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 3.54 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $650 and tops out at $264,248, while the average work sells for $3,367.