Modern Figurative Sculptures
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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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Steel
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Mixed Media
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware, Glaze
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Iron
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Earthenware, Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain, Acrylic
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Paper, Paint, Cardboard
1920s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Copper
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Glaze, Earthenware
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Earthenware
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta, Clay
1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Copper
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Terracotta, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Bronze
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic, Earthenware