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MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Dreams of the Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
A masterful testament to the timeless allure of the ocean, "Dreams of the Sea" is a singular bronze sculpture by Ukrainian artist Alex Radionov. Crafted in a unique, contemporary sty...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Large Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture, Kneeling Figure, 29"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 4/11 Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 13"h, 29"w, 15"d Ad...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures
Located in Rome, IT
Standing figure of Julius Caesar wearing a Tunic and holding a billowing drapery with a composition marble square-section pedestal. . The other figure is of Hannibal. Provenance fro...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Corrida - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Rare, only a few proofs (Ramié #182)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Corrida, 1953 Round dish in white earthenware Decoration with engobe and enamel under partial cover, brown, green decoration with oxidized paraffin. Signed...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Bronze Flower Sculpture Plaque
By Ruth Asawa
Located in New York, NY
Ruth Asawa Bronze Flower, 1979 Cast Bronze relief plaque with original presentation box 5 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1/4 inches Numbered from the Edition of 2500 Signed and dated 'Asawa 1979' (lo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The weight of your head.…", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertil...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

Mark Kostabi - Divine Embrace - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Mark Kostabi - Divine Embrace - Bronze sculpture Divine Embrace is a unique bronze sculpture by renowned artist Mark Kostabi, featuring two faceless figures in an intimate embrace...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dreams of the Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
A masterful testament to the timeless allure of the ocean, "Dreams of the Sea" is a singular bronze sculpture by Ukrainian artist Alex Radionov. Crafted in a unique, contemporary sty...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Naiad - Sculpture by Mario Rutelli - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
This bronze sculpture is a model of the one of the Naiads of the Fountain of the Naiads in Piazza Esedra, Rome, Italy. Realized by Mario Rutelli in 1905 ca. Very good condition.
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

RECLINGING WOMAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ANTONIUCCI VOLTI "RECLINGING WOMAN" BRONZE, SIGNED, NUMBERED 2/6 VALSUANI FOUNDRY ITALiAN, WORKED IN PARIS, C.1960 6.5 X 18.5 X 10.5 INCHES Antoniucci Volti 1915-1989 Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in Italy until 1920 when the family moved to France. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage White Figurative Westmoreland Milk Glass Bowl
Located in East Quogue, NY
Whimsical white vintage 1960s Westmoreland milk glass bowl with figure-shaped lattice detail. Size: 4" tall x 8" diameter Great vintage condi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

Bust of a Man - Sculpture after Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Bust of a man is an original sculpture in bronze realized after Aurelio Mistruzzi in the late 1990s. Bronze casting. 18 cm height, 24 cm height with wooden base. Good conditions.
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Israeli Bronze Sculpture Lovers Embrace Abstract Modernist Ein Hod Israel
By Gedalia Ben Zvi
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze sculpture signed in Hebrew and numbered from small edition of 6 BIOGRAPHY "I was born in Czechoslovakia in the year 1925, of traditional parents. I spent my youth partly in ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Venus, Modern Abstract Figurative Sculpture #37
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful small scale abstract figurative stone Venus sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010), 1975. A highly abstracted female form is expressed through the organic, fl...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Two Toros - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 500 (Ramié #161)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso Two Toros on Blue and Green Background, 1952 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, black covered and enamel Annotated on the Back : Edition Picasso -...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Woman's Head, Decorated with Flowers, Ceramic by Pablo Picasso 1954
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, considered the greatest artist of the 20th Century, was a master of all art mediums. He collaborated with Madoura to produce editions of his painted ceramic works beginning in the 1940’s...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"MAIDEN'S HONOR" ZUNI BRONZE SCULPTURE
Located in San Antonio, TX
John Bennett (Born 1952) Fredericksburg, Texas Artist Image Size: 14 Tall x 7 x 7 Medium: Bronze Sculpture "Maiden's Honor" Zuni John Bennett (Born 1952) John Bennett was designated ...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid Century Bronze Sculpture -- Poseidon's Fury
Located in Soquel, CA
A rare sculpture by Daniel Albert Harris (aka: Zev- the Wolf) (1914-1986) c. 1968 A substantial and stunning bronze sculpture of Poseidon (or Neptune) riding on a shell driven by hor...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Me soaking up the light....", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

Song of Zorba, Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anthony Quinn Title: Song of Zorba Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze sculpture on marble base, signature and year inscribed Size: 24 in. x 20 in. x 9 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm x 22.86...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Victor Salmones “Torso” Bronze Sculptural Dining / Center Hall Table, A/P
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof Country of origin; materials: Mexico; bronze, glass Dimensions: 30″h, 42″dia...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Modernist Armless Female Nude Torso Bust Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist nude bronze sculpture by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The sculpture depicts an abstract armless female nude torse that stands on a wooden base. The piece is signed by the artist at the back of the sculpture's left leg. Artist Biography: Born (1927) and raised in Huntsville, TX, David Adickes is an artist whose art and heart are closely aligned with Paris, France. After studying art at the Atelier F. Leger in the late 40s, Adickes burst onto the art scene in Houston and elsewhere in the early 50s and has been a prominent member of Houston’s art community ever since. While his most visible works are his giant sculptures, from the Virtuoso in downtown Houston...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Il Bernini - Sculpture by Ambrogio Borghi - 1884
Located in Roma, IT
The bronze proposed here was initially presented in November 1878 at the Competition for the Encouragement of Brera. It is therefore one of the first celebratory works of the sculptor Ambrogio Borghi...
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1880s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture Igot Mitoraj (Polish, 1944-2014) signed in the mold, from an unnumbered edition of 1500 bronze with gilt patina on lucite base. Dimensions of...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture, Kneeling Figure, 29"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 4/11 Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 13"h, 29"w, 15"d Ad...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures
Located in Rome, IT
Standing figure of Julius Caesar wearing a Tunic and holding a billowing drapery with a composition marble square-section pedestal. . The other figure is of Hannibal. Provenance fro...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture Igot Mitoraj (Polish, 1944-2014) signed in the mold, from an unnumbered edition of 1500 bronze with gilt patina on lucite base. Dimensions of...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tete de Femme after Modigliani, produced by Austin Productions in 1961. Austin Productions started in Brooklyn in 1952 and began manufacturing reprodu...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Bougeoir éléphant, éléphant lumineux
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition Signed : Lalanne FXL Numeroted : 8/8A With the Coubertin foundry mark : FC
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Dancer - Sculpture by Giacomo Manzù - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
The Dancer is a sculpture realized by Giacomo Manzù in 1957. Unique piece. Exhibitions:  Manzù. L’Uomo e l’Artista, Palazzo Venezia, Roma 2002-2003 Manzù-Marino. Gli ultimi moderni,...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Isabella
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an original carved wood sculpture by American WPA artist Avis Zeidler Nemkoff. "Isabella", is a hand carved wood sculpture measuring 18.5 inches tall, exceptional original condition, originally acquired from the estate of the artist who resided in Northern California. This is a magnificent one of a kind hand carved wood sculpture, c.1938. Please contact the gallery for additional information •Avis Zeidler was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1908. •It is not known when Zeidler moved to California. However, in the 1930s she majored in art at the University of California. •Later, she enrolled at the California School of Fine Arts after receiving a scholarship for her studies there. She studied with Ray Boynton, Lucien Labaudt, Karl Eugen Neuhaus, and Ralph Stackpole...
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1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Two Figures
By Robert Chester Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Two Figures, 1949, ebony wood, 24 x 7 x 5 inches, unsigned, but comes from Thomas' daughters and includes a copy of a 1949 photo of this work listing the artist's name, title of work and date Robert Chester Thomas was a California sculptor. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Thomas moved with his family to Southern California as a child. During World War II, he joined the army and served for a time in the European theater. When he returned to California, he studied sculpture with David Green in Pasadena in 1946 and 1947, before taking advantage of the GI Bill in 1948 to study with Ossip Zadkine in Paris. He first exhibited at Galerie St. Placide as part of an exhibition of American artists working in late 1940s Paris...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Ebony

Pablo Picasso 'Visage No. 130' Madoura Face Plate (A. R. 479)
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Visage No. 130 (A. R. 479) Terre de faïence plate, painted in colors and glazed, 1963, numbered 124/500 and inscribed 'No. 130', 'Edition Picasso' and 'M...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Harmony, c. 1930 Bronze with green marble base Incised signature on right upper side of base 14 x 9 x 5 inches, excluding base 17 x 10 x 8 inches, including base Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti...
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1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

'Woman Standing', Modernist Sculpture, San Francisco Bay Area, de Young Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Inscribed on base, 'W.G.' for Wedo Georgetti (American, 1911-2005) and created circa 1950. Acquired directly from the artist and accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Born in Italy, this California Post-Impressionist came to the United States at the age of one. Georgetti first worked as a merchant seaman to support his art studies and traveled all over the world accumulating sketches, many of which he later worked up into paintings. He made frequent visits to France, where he was influenced by the Post-Impressionists and, particularly, by the Nabis. An innovative theorist, Georgetti was the originator of the style known as California Fauvism. He exhibited widely and with success, both at exhibitions and at one-man shows (Oakland Art Gallery, 1942-44; Society of American Graphic Artists, NYC, 1944; Maxwell Galleries, 1940’s; de Young Museum...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

“Mother and Children”
Located in Southampton, NY
Mid century modern original terracotta sculpture by the Hungarian artist, Anna Berkovits of a young woman with her two children. Circa 1955. Signed in the inside of the base. Condition is excellent. Parts of the sculpture have been deliberately not been glazed by the artist. Her work rarely becomes available. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Anna Berkovits was born in Hungary in 1911 and lived and worked in Budapest. She trained under the art teacher Almos Jaschik in Budapest. Later she was trained in ceramics by the artist Gador Istvan...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture Large and decorative bronze horse with removable saddle Botero style inspired, quality patinated bronze with some red and black trace of paint.
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Omaggio To Picasso Woman in Hat Murano Glass Sculpture Artist signed and titled. Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a f...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Vase with Patterns (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Asian Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Vase with Patterns (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Asian Imagery) Hand Built & Painted Vase Year: 2024 Porcelain, Glaze, China Paint, Gold & Platinum Luster Fired: Electr...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Omaggio To Picasso Woman in Hat Murano Glass Sculpture Artist signed and titled. Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a f...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Botero Style Bronze Horse Sculpture Large and decorative bronze horse with removable saddle Botero style inspired, quality patinated bronze with some red and black trace of paint.
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Le Roitelet
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Monogrammed : FXL Dated : 2003 Numbered EA 2/4B Stamped with foundry mark : bocquel fd. PROVENANCE Marie Lalanne former collection, daughter of the artist. LITERATURE W....
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"HORSE TAMER" BRONZE SCULPTURE
Located in San Antonio, TX
John Bennett (Born 1952) Fredericksburg, Texas Artist Image Size: 22 x 37 across x 10 Medium: Bronze "Horse Tamer" John Bennett (Born 1952) John Bennett was designated Texas State Ar...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Suspension Flamenco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning sculpture by Richard Macdonald titled "Suspension Flamenco" Finely detailed and has captivating movement. The work is patinated bronze on a mottled marble base. Signed and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Moth III (Made-to-order, Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Vintage Moth III (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster Year: 2025 Size: 4.5 x 6 x 0.5 inches S...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze

Jacob Epstein, 1950, Madonna and Child, lead sculpture, signed, British
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jacob Epstein (British / American 1880 – 1959) Madonna and Child, 1950 Sculpture (lead with bronze halos) 34cm. In a bespoke carved oak devotional niche Signed ‘Epstein’ (on the reve...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

At the Sea, Beach Scene - Original Ceramic MADOURA - Edition of 450 (Ramié #391)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso At the Sea, Beach Scene : Bathers, 1956 Original ceramic of Pablo Picasso, white faience earth, black covered bath and enamel Annotated on the Back : Empreinte origina...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pablo Picasso, "Lozenge with Mask", ceramic, clay
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This hexagonal tile, created by Pablo Picasso in 1956, is made of chamotted red earthenware clay and has decoration in engobes in black and white. It is from the edition of 350, num...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Large Oil Painting Of Cartoony Camouflage Tank in Illustration Style
Located in Surfside, FL
Seymour Chwast (born August 18, 1931) is an American graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer. Chwast was born in Bronx, New York, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union in 1951. With Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Paint, Board

Bougeoir Elephant
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Monogrammed, stamped, numbered and marked on reverse: FxL; FX Lalanne; EA 3/15; Artcurial
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Leda and the Swan modernist mid century sculpture by French woman artist
Located in Norwich, GB
A unique piece: a hand modelled sculpture by French artist Jeannine Nathan (b.1924). Working in Paris, Jeannine was able to visit Picasso’s studio, and was impressed by the Master’s ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Bronze Architectural Model Sculpture Tempio Bretton Architecture Maquette
Located in Surfside, FL
TEMPIO BRETTON: from the catalogue MONUMENTA, 19th International Sculpture Biennale, Antwerp, Belgium. Tempio Bretton was created in homage to the celebrated English landscapist Capability Brown for the occasion of an exhibition at Bretton Hall in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park , a park in the style of the great master of English garden design. The inclusion in the English garden of a temple ruin, or "eye-catcher," (architectural folly) was used to draw the eye and mind to a focus in time and space, present the beholder with an immediate relationship to an historic past made new within his or her own surroundings, and create a depth of space never before seen in garden design. I took the idea of the temple ruin eye-catcher and reduced it to a scale at the point where architecture and sculpture merged. Tempio Bretton is not capacious enough to walk into, yet it is considerably larger than a man. One view of it presents a knot of golden columns clustered together, topped by a dome shape. The only clue from this side to the temple's non-conformity to historic principle is a sharp notch cut into the square base. Viewed from the opposite side, the cluster of columns capped by an angular top opens up as if to welcome someone in, yet the mysterious core is still impenetrable. These contradictions articulate a confrontation between past and present, and an exciting truth. The past is always at the heart of our constructions in the present. Walter Dusenbery (born September 21, 1939 in Alameda, California) is an American sculptor. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, earned an MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts, and then studied in Japan and Italy under Isamu Noguchi. He also held teaching positions at Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Design. From 1971 to 1988, he lived both in Pietrasanta,Italy, and in Little Italy, New York City. Dusenbery's preferred material is stone, particularly travertine or granite. Dusenbery has a particular interest in adding sculpture to public places, such as federal buildings, to humanize the space, but in 1988, he assembled a show of small, entirely hand-carved alabaster sculptures, called "Walter Dusenbery, The Personal Side," at the Fendrick Gallery in Washington, D.C.. In 1977, Dusenbery created Pedogna, on permanent loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin. That same year, 1988, he was awarded a large commission for the Fulton County Building Atrium in Atlanta, Georgia. The commission was for three fountains and related structures over three stories in height, designed for informal and ceremonial public events, Limestone, marble, granite and travertine fountains, pavilions, seating and meeting areas, performance and concert platforms, staircases and planters for hanging gardens. After completion of the "Atlantacropolis," Dusenbery withdrew from the gallery world and focused his energy on site-specific commissions. (like the landscape works of Maya Lin and Beverly Pepper) Seeking a large-scale stone studio for projects closer to home, he discovered there were none. In 1995, he approached sculptor and patron of sculpture J. Seward Johnson Jr. with the idea of creating a state-of-the-art stone-carving studio, so that American sculptors would not have to travel abroad to realize their work. Johnson agreed to fund such a facility, if Dusenbery would direct it. In 1996, Dusenbery designed the facility for the Stone Division at Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, and was its first director. The facility was situated in "a building resembling an airplane hangar," The studio offered the ability to digitally scan three-dimensional forms. The Stone Division was a success and attracted a strong group of sculptors: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Lawrence Argent, Barry X Ball...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pablo Picasso, "Four Enlaced Profiles, " ceramic plate
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a unique variation round plate by Pablo Picasso, created in 1949. It is made with white earthenware clay plate, decoration in engobes and enamel under glaze in white an...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Clay

Mother Holding Baby Large Clay Sculpture Pre Columbian Style
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Mother Holding Baby, large terra-cotta and clay sculpture. From the Totonaca culture (state of Veracruz). Modern Pre Columbian style large sculpt...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta, Resin

Horse With Two Riders Life Size Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Horse With Two Riders Large Outdoor Bronze Sculpture 1974 Artist signed, edition 2/6. Light blue green patina. Deaccessioned from the Boca Raton Museum of Art. This is a stunning ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture Artist signed and titled 16"h15.5wx15d Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a f...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Rise - Large Blue Original Modern Tall Original Geometric Steel Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstracti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

Paire de bougeoirs éléphants
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Each monogrammed, stamped, dated and marked: FxL; Lalanne; 85; Artcurial dated 85 One numbered on a metal label inside a wick: E A 41/80 LITERATURE François-Marie Barnier et Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, Claude et François...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bronze Sculpture American Modernist Art Stanley Bleifeld Girl with Bass or Cello
Located in Surfside, FL
Retaining a fine patina and in overall good condition. Signed with initials SB. I believe the edition size was 7 But I cannot find a mark. Stanley Bleifeld (1924 – 2011) was an American sculptor. Stanley Bleifeld was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bleifeld earned bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of science in education and in 1949 a master of fine arts degree in painting at Tyler School of Art of Temple University. After a trip to Rome in 1959 or 1960 he gave up painting for sculpture. He began his fine-art career as a painter. However, a visit to Italy and exposure to the bronzes of Donatello, Michelangelo, and Ghiberti changed his direction He worked with the Art Foundry of Massimo del Chiaro and alongside artists such as Lucchesi, Harry Marinsky, Fernando Botero, Igor Mitoraj and Ivan Theimer. Many of his early pieces were religious subjects, and reflected both painting and sculptural techniques in bas reliefs* that had "liquid landscapes in undulating reliefs and free-flowing portraits reminiscent of classical fragments" (166-167). He later turned from these abstract pieces to more realistic figures in bronze. Bleifeld was a National Academician in Sculpture, and a member of the National Academy of Design, and helped set policy for that organization. He was also President of the National Sculpture Society. Past presidents of the society have included John Quincy Adams Ward, James Earle Fraser, Chester Beach, Wheeler Williams, Leo Friedlander, Neil Estern, and Cecil de Blaquiere Howard. The first woman to gain admission into the NSS was Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson, in 1893. She was followed a few years later by Enid Yandell and Bessie Potter Vonnoh in 1898; Janet Scudder in 1904; Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1905 and Evelyn Longman and Abastenia St. Leger Eberle in 1906. In 1946, Richmond Barthé was likely the first African-American to be admitted. In 1994, the NSS held their first exhibition outside the United States at the Palazzo Mediceo Di Seravezza in Italy. Titled “100 Years of the National Sculpture Society of the United States of America in Italy” it ran from the 16th of July through the 4th of September and was curated by Nicky and Stanley Bleifeld along with Costantino Paolicchi, Lodovico Gierut and Paolo Giorgi. Among the 60 notable American sculptors whose work was selected for the exhibition were Stanley Bleifeld, Andrew DeVries, Neil Estern, Leonda Finke, Bruno Lucchesi, Barbara Lekberg...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Venus Figure
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Sorel Etrog (1933 - 2014) is arguably Canada's most famous sculptor. His works can be found in numerous museums and private collections including the Tate, the AGO and LACMA. His public sculptures can be found on iconic corners in Toronto, Montreal, Israel and beyond. The Art Gallery of Ontario organized a major retrospective of his work that ran in 2013. This work is the earliest Etrog sculpture Caviar20 has handled to date. It is from Etrog's debut period and may be one of his first works to be casted. This untitled work aka "Venus Figure" merges two signature elements that Etrog employs or combines frequently - the primitive with modernist figuration. The proportions and curves of this work recall the ancient "Venus of Willendorf" sculpture - filtered through Etrog's abstracted bronze lens. Similar sculptures, referred to as "Venus Figurines...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Willitts Designs "Sax Appeal" Musician Cast Resin Sculpture, Signed & Numbered
Located in Plainview, NY
A Collectible Jazz Sculpture By Willitts Designs International and Sheng Lung entitled " Sax Appeal" and numbered 62001. This Amazing Resin Metal Jazz Scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Mother and Child: Petal Skirt - Henry Moore, sculpture, modern, british, small
Located in London, GB
Henry Moore (1898-1986) Mother and Child: Petal Skirt conceived in 1955; cast in 1955 bronze; edition 4 of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof by the Fiorini foundry, London 19 x 9 x 15.5 cm (in...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mother and Child Bronze Sculpture
By Rose Van Vranken
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive bronze sculpture of a mother holding an infant by Rose Van Vranken (American, 1918-2013). Signed and numbered "VAN VRANKEN 5/6" on the back of the pedestal. 14.5"H x 5.5"...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Petite tête, profil gauche (Small Head, Left Profile), A.R. 535
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1965, this terre de faïence sculpture with white slip is inscribed on the sculptural base with the atelier stamps ‘EDITION PICASSO’ and ‘MADOURA...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Slip, Faience

"Untitled" bronze sculpture of seated female figure by artist Felipe Castañeda
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" bronze sculpture of a female nude by artist Felipe Castañeda. Inscribed F. Castañeda 1984 P/A on base.
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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