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
Man on the Rock - Original Bronze Sculpture by G. Migneco - Late 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Man on the Rock - Sculpture is a superb artwork realized by the Italian artist Giuseppe Migneco (Messina, 1903 - Milan, 1997).
Bonded bronze sculptur...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mother and Newborn Child, Nude Bronze Sculpture by Kuno Lange
By Kuno Lange
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kuno Lange, German (1950 - )
Title: Mother and Newborn
Year: 1997
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number on base
Edition: 2/9
Size: 28 in. x 7 in. x 3.5 in. (71.12 cm...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ballerina Dancer, Bronze Sculpture by Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel
By Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Prince Monyo Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel, Romanian
Title: Ballerina Dancer
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed
Edition: 1...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
This is original hand carved wood carving used to produce a woodcut print. Hand colored with painting. signed woodblock (unique piece, not a print)
by Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968
"Reuben Offering Food and Drink to Joseph" Hand carved and painted surface, painted in relief. Signed LR, dated LL. In thin wood painted frame, woodcut panel approx. 1/2" thick, raised on frame. panel within gold painted wood liner 16"H x 12.5 framed 22.5 x 18.75
Judaica biblical scene.
Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely Polish town of Zerkow in the Posen District of Germany. (poland/german) Immigrated 1933. Studies: 1906 School of Art, 1906 Studied in Berlin Arts and Crafts School. Berlin; 1907 painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Woodcut
"A Likely Story" (2020) By Linda Prokop, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
"A Likely Story" (2020) By Linda Prokop is an original bronze sculpture that depicts an abstracted portrait of a young girl standing next to a large bear.
About the Artist:
Linda Pr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torso
By Vladimir Yankilevsky
Located in PARIS, FR
Vladimir Yankilevsky (1938–2018) was a major Russian artist of the second half of the twentieth century, associated with the Soviet nonconformist movement. His work is distinguished ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Expressionist Bronze Judaica Rabbi Sculpture Los Angeles Modernist
By Peter Krasnow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze Jewish Rabbi. Original Patina. Art-deco wood carved base. It is signed with initials P.K. and marked "Calif Art Bronze Fdry LA" (California Art Bronze Foundry Los Angeles). it is not dated.
PETER KRASNOW (1886-1979), Russian-Ukrainian, American artist painter and sculptor, born Feivish Reisberg, was a California modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and drawings which were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage...
Category
1930s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mother and Newborn Child, Bronze Sculpture by Kuno Lange
By Kuno Lange
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kuno Lange, German (1950 - )
Title: Mother and Newborn
Year: 1997
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number on base
Edition: 2/9
Size: 28 in. x 7 in. x 3.5 in. (71.12 cm...
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crucifixion
By Doris Caesar
Located in Greenwich, CT
signed "Caesar" lower right edge
American, 1892-1971
Doris Porter Caesar was born in 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. Her father’s successful career as a lawyer allowed her to attend Mi...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Fleet Moment
By Doris Caesar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Featured in the Doris Caesar catalog by Martin H. Bush, page 110.
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
Eagle Skull
By Burt Brent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture by artist Burt Brent. Edition 1/30.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"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
Woman, Sitting Back on Heels
By Doris Caesar
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, 1892-1971
Doris Porter Caesar was born in 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. Her father’s successful career as a lawyer allowed her to attend Miss Chapin’s School for transferrin...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
$2,500
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
$10,150 Sale Price
30% Off
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.