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Modern Figurative Sculptures

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
Cup with Handle (Porcelain, Hand-Painted, Latvia) In-Style of Juris Bergins
Located in Kansas City, MO
Unknown Artist In-Style of Juris Bergins Cup with Handle Porcelain, Glaze, Image Transfer, Chinapaint Year: 2000s Size: 7.5x6.5x3in Signed COA provided Ref.: 24802-1743 *minute chip...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Cabeza de Caballo, Surrealist Iron Sculpture by Victor Delfin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Title: Cabeza de Caballo Medium: Iron Sculpture Size: 9 x 7 x 3.5 in. (22.86 x 17.78 x 8.89 cm)
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Torso Vessel (Fish Head Woman)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jim Leedy “Torso Vessel” (Fish Head Woman) Stoneware Sculpture, Glaze Year: 1979 Size: 34.75 x 16 x 11 Signed COA provided Ref.: 924802-1364 Jim Leedy was a...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware

Evening Paper, Modern sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Modern figurative sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi of a man reading his even paper with fascination. Evening Paper Bruno Lucchesi, Italian (1926) Date: 1961 Bronze Sculpture, signed Si...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
"Jim Jim" is an ebony carving by Tom Brun, sculptor and Detroit Zoo Keeper, who cared for the real Jim Jim at the Detroit Zoo. This ebony sculpture is in beautiful condition with slight exposure to the lighter streak of wood sometimes found in ebony. It is said that Tom would often go into a house and pick up one of his sculptures and say that it was unfriendly – meaning that it had not been handled enough. Morley Driver has said of Brun in a newspaper article from the 1950’s “In Any Animal He Sees Beauty”: No one who has ever seen a Tom Brun hippopotamus will ever again think of it as ugly or ungainly, meaning that the artist not only gives you beauty but teaches you to see it. Tom has said: “Small pieces are like a proverb – a gem of meaning that one can dissect.” They are meant to be picked up, caressed and held. Tom knew Jim Jim from birth and cared for him with love and attention. Brun was a compassionate zookeeper and advocated for less cages and more space for an animal to roam. Brun was born in England in 1913. A few years after the end of World War I his father moved the family in 1919 to Detroit, Michigan. In 1935 at age 23, he officially became a U.S. citizen. He served in the army during World War II for five years and upon discharge and at the age of 36 took advantage of the GI Bill and applied for admission to Society of Arts and Crafts (now known as the College for Creative Studies) where he was gladly accepted. While at Arts and Crafts his instructors and established artists such as Sarkis Sarkisian, John P. Foster, Morris Brose, Richard Koslow, Patricia Burnett, Lloyd and Renee Radell...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ebony

Pink Ballerina (Circus, Cirque du Soleil, The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ann Rothman Pink Ballerina (Circus, Whimsical, Viola Frey, Delicate, Playful, Fun, Cirque du Soleil, The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey) 2021 Porcelain, L...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor

Child's Restaurant Waitress
Located in Boston, MA
Dudley Vaill Talcott, American (1899-1986), Child's Restaurant Waitress, circa 1929. Number 1 of 12, cast 2011. Stamped with the artists' initials; DVT and dated on base. Other ve...
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1920s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Guardian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maxine Kim Stussy was a prolific sculptor and painter from the late 1940’s to present. Maxine led an incredibly artistic life traveling the world with her husband at the time, artist Jan Stussy, who headed the art department at UCLA for several decades. Both artists were close associates of Stanton MacDonald Wright, known as one of the greatest American modernist artists, also known as the co creator of the synchronistic movement in the teens with Marcel Duchamp. Maxine was unrestricted by any singular medium; her sculptures took form in wood assemblage, concrete, bronze and unique nail assemblage. Large size seemed natural to her, and she often created figurative sculpture over 7 feet high. The gallery has represented the original sculpture of Maxine Kim Stussy for many years, and this is the first time we have presented any of her original works on 1st Dibs. “The Guardian...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Purple Ballarina (Circus, Whimsical, Viola Frey, Cirque du Soleil, Ringling)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ann Rothman Purple Ballarina (Circus, Whimsical, Viola Frey, Delicate, Playful, Fun, Cirque du Soleil, The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey) 2022 Porcelain,...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor

Snake Charmer (Playful, Cirque du Soleil, The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ann Rothman Snake Charmer (Circus, Whimsical, Viola Frey, Delicate, Playful, Fun, Cirque du Soleil, The Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey) 2022 Porcelain, L...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze, Crayon, Watercolor

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

Sailboat Metal Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
We are responsible for our daily actions and directions chosen in life. This art work represents the empowerment of motivation in every person driven by wind filled sails. This uni...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Cup with Interior I (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Kaneko, Christa Assad, Anderson)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Cup with Interior I (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Kaneko, Christa Assad, Dan Anderson) Porcelaneous Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze, Porcelain Paint, Hand-made Vintage Dec...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Stoneware, Paint, Glaze, Underglaze

The Chief
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: The Chief Medium: Mixed Media Year: 2018 Signed Size: 16 x 15 x 10.25 inches Tom Binger finds it interesting that during a time in which the internet is quickly becoming the ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Polish Modernist Man Leaping Leopard Bronze Expressionist Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at a young age, at the Art Classes of Mercia Desmond, in Johannesburg. From the start, his talent for capturing movement, and character in his human, and animal figures was remarkable. Dominic had a happy childhood, spending his time in the studio, where he studied art and anatomy, which was later to become one of the major themes of his sculptures. He also spent a lot of time on the South African coast; Durban, North Coast and Cape, Plettenburg Bay and in the bush Kruger Park, Okovango Swamps, Chobe and Pilansberg game reserves. He was a good student, but preferred sculpting in his studio, among his artworks, than studying. After finishing High School (St John’s College), he left for Paris, to start a life of independence, in the French capital, famous for artists like Rodin, Bugatti, Carpeaux, Daumier, Giacometti, and Picasso, who inspired him. He was excepted into the prestigious Institute of Political Science. However, his passion for sculpture, made him choose sculpture as a career. He started studying sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and with the British Sculptor, James Butler in England. Here, he learnt observation and techniques that would stand him in good stead later, when he came back to France, as a Professor of Communication at the renowned Ecole Francaise D’Attache de Presse near the Champs Elysees. He had his first major exhibition at the Arnaud Gallery in Verneuil sur Avre in Normandy. A collector, found interest in his work, and created a vast collection of his bronzes, as well as promoting Dominic in various galleries in the region of Normandy, and Touraine, such as Galerie 21 and Club de Arche de Noe, in Tours and Galerie des Remparts, and Eclat de Verre, in Le Mans. He also exhibited in La Rochelle in the Galerie Hourdin, and Bordeaux at the Galerie des Remparts. During this period he studied Literature at the Sorbonne. In Paris, several galleries took Dominic’s work, including Galerie Arcima, on Rue St Jaques, Galerie Herouet, in the Marais, Galerie Etienne de Causans on rue de Seine, or Galerie Mouvances, on Place des Vosges. Dominic participated in a wildlife exhibition in Trocadero Center, and at the Hotel de Ville of Puteux. His sculpture Madness, was chosen to be exhibited as a finalist at the Brain-Up competition, in the Palais de Congres. This impressive sculpture, measuring 1m 60 is in the collection of the Hospital in Lille, and the Mandela Collection in Sandton South Africa, among other collections. In Poland, he had an exhibition in the Canadian Embassy Residence, in the South African Embassy, and in the French Embassy. His work “Man with Pipe” is in the collection of the Canadian Ambassador. His work “Portrait of Agnes” was acquired by the South African Ambassador who, opened Dominic’s exhibition in the Jagellonian University in Krakow, Holiday Inn, and in Galeria Mokotow, in Warsaw. He had an exhibiton in the Warsaw Financial Center on Emili Platter Street, and in the Sculpture Gallery on Jana Pawla street. Later, he exhibited in the Gallery of the Polish War Museum on Krakowskie Przedmiescie, on Nowy Swiat 44, in the Center of Promotion of Culture, Mazowieckie Center of Culture and in the Jan Nowak Jezorianski Center. His work was showcased in the Napiorkowska Gallery, Zapiecek Gallery on the square of the Old Town in Warsaw, Hunters Gallery, and Warsaw Art Gallery in the Marriot Hotel, and sold on various Auctions, such as Rempex, Agra Art, and Polswiss. Back in South Africa, Dominic had much success among his native art galleries, having his first major exhibition at the Mandela Square Gallery, in Sandton. Art Galleries, hearing of his exhibitions in France, took his work, such as the Cherie de Villiers Gallery, in the Mall, in Rosebank, and the Van den Berg Gallery, in Potchefstroom. Dominic also took his work to the USA, where he exhibited at the Modern Show in New York, and at the Dauphin Descours Gallery on Madison Avenue, and the Yew Tree House Antiques Gallery in New York, as well as the Geary Gallery, in Darion, and the Lions Gallery...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Well dressed 2 - Arman, bronze, sculpture, decorative, green, female, figure
Located in London, GB
Pierre Arman (1928-2005) Well dressed 2 2005 bronze with green patina and coat hooks 162 x 52 x 37 cm signed on base (beside right foot) numbered 19/30 Price: £35,000 GBP Provenanc...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pipasha, Figurative, Bronze, by Modern Indian Artist Lalu Prasad Shaw "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Lalu Prasad Shaw - Pipasha Bronze, Edition : 4/5 H 42 x W 17 x D 13 inches ( Delivered ) Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu Pr...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Blue Catfish Vase
By Sasha Makovkin
Located in Soquel, CA
A tall, modified columnar vase with incised catfish by Canadian-American ceramist Sasha Makovkin (1928-2003). Made of a white clay body. Glaze in varied shades of gray, blue and green. Signed and titled by the artist including trademark on the bottom: "Makovkin," "Blue Catfish." Dimensions: 14.25 Height x 4.75" Top x 5.13" Base. Northern California potter Sasha Makovkin, originally from Vancouver, B.C. and of Russian descent, moved to California in 1954 to work at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito in order to get industrial experience. During the 1050s, Makovkin exhibited at the Association of San Francisco Potters and at the San Francisco Art Festivals. Five years later after arriving in California, Makovkin took some samples of his ceramics to Gumps, a high-end department store in San Francisco. Impressed with his work, Gumps featured Makovkin’s work in the mail floor exhibits for the next three years. He had periods of apprentice with Marguerite Wildenhein at Pond Farm artists’ colony and with Ross Curtis. He also worked for Edith Heath at Heath Pottery...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

La Carezza (The Caress) - Sculpture by Sirio Tofanari - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...
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1910s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Female Torso"
Located in Southampton, NY
Rosa Portugal marble torso of a woman. Unsigned. Late 20th century. In excellent condition. American School. 18.5 inches high by 10 wise by 7 inche...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Femme en Bleu, Wall/Table Sculpture by Corneille
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painted wood sculpture by the Belgian artist Corneille, circa 1980, is an expressionist rendering of a two nudes. Corneille was influenced by Miró, Picasso and Paul Klee but c...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Paint, Wood

Embrace Mother And Child Marble Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Embrace Mother with child. Soft pink-white marble, black onyx pedestal, artist signed. It will be shipped in two separate boxes. Robert Russin, born in 1914, in New York City died in...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrs is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 20th century. Relief on metal decoration artwork depicting a martyrdom scene. Includes frame.
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Woman with Lowered Head
Located in Greenwich, CT
Joseph Goethe was one of our finest American modernist carvers in wood. He loved to use exotic and or beautiful woods to inspire his compositions which ranged from figurative, to an...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mahogany

Young Bull Fighting – Bronze Sculpture by Guido Righetti (c. 1926)
Located in Gent, VOV
Guido The bronze patina, a rich dark brown with subtle reddish and golden undertones, enhances the sculpture’s texture and depth, accentuating the anatomy of the animal and evoking t...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tango, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Jose Almanzor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tango Jose Almanzor, Mexican (1962–2015) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed Edition of I/L Size: 32.25 x 16 x 8.5 in. (...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jerusalem Rabbi, Repousse Sculpture Relief Plaque Israeli Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Arieh Merzer was a prominent Israeli artist and metal worker. Arie Merzer, an artist who worked in hand-hammered copper, was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1905, the scion of a large Has...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Plant' Sculpt 3, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
Coming to the earth recently ... but a desire buried since childhood following the visit of potters' workshops. For several years, as an amateur and self-taught, I knead ,,I add ,,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Canto Decimosecondo, 2013
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nicola Domenici was born in 1969 in Viareggio (Lucca). After the University and several experiences in the fields of jewellery and goldsmithery, he dec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Fregoli - Sculpture by Arrighini Nicola - 1930
Located in Roma, IT
Arrighini Nicola (Pietrasanta 1905-1977) a sculptor of Pietrasanta (Italy) in 1930 decided to create, in white Carrara marble on black marble basis, the Mask of Leopoldo Fregoli, o...
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1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

"Bust of a Woman", Figurative Sculpture Black Marble Female Bust
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This Figurative sculpture in black Belgian marble by Lutfi Romhein has a very fine grain which provides a really soft touch. A graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrare, in ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

LADY AND SCOTTISH DOG
Located in Pasadena, CA
Magnificent beautiful masterpiece bronze sculpture of lady with the Scottish Deer Hunter dog bronze comes with green patina; 1/10 So beautiful and a lot...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Of Modern Art Glass Candy Sculptures
By Studio Ahus
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair Of Modern Art Glass Candy Sculptures Large hand blown green, red dot and strip art glass candy by Studio Ahus Sweden signed and dated 1996, limited edition. 14Lx6Wx4.5H
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"Draped Figure" Sassafras & Bronze, Figurative Sculpture, 1982
Located in Detroit, MI
"Draped Figure" is a beautiful example of Tazian's ability to meld the smooth texture of wood and the hard texture of bronze into an exquisite object to view, hold or caress. The piece balances perfectly on its stone base and can be easily turned to enjoy from all angles. Like architects Eliel Saarinan and Albert Kahn and sculptor Corrado Parducci, Tazian is an immigrant creative who has found a home in the city, nurtured by its energy and sheltered by its community. He developed an early ambition to become an artist, even though he had very little exposure to the arts. ““The only person [who encouraged me] was my 5th grade English teacher, Olivia Balian,” he says. “She really opened the doors of art for me. She said, ‘Those students who are interested in art can stay behind after school and I will show you how to paint and draw.’ Somehow [that] changed my life– she gave me that spark.” Tazian came to the U.S. to study at St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art and a Master’s in Art Education, and then earned and MFA in sculpture from Wayne State University in Detroit. Kegham Tazian is an award-winning sculptor and painter. The Armenian-born artist has gained notoriety for the diversity of his work and the variety of media exemplified in his pieces. A blend of modernism, realism and abstraction are commonly depicted in his paintings and sculptures. His artwork has been represented in more than 40 solo exhibitions and more than 75 group exhibitions throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. His work adorns the entrances and halls of major corporations, universities and municipalities, including Siemens Corporation, Huntington Bank, Wayne State University and the city halls of Farmington and Farmington Hills...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Face, 1968-1969
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical portrait in vivid colors, this work appeals to our response to color, texture, depth and space. There is a wonderful interplay between ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware, Glaze, Clay

Woman with Blonde Hair, Sculpture by Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen, American Title: Woman with Blonde Hair Year: circa 1992 Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina Size: 35 in. x 12 in. x 5 in...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Holocaust Memorial Polish Sculpture Burnt Wood Metal Judaica Jewish Memorial Art
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large sculpture in 2 parts it lifts off the base. Born in 1923, alumnus of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Student of the Warsaw University of Technology, is an extraord...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Joy of Life sculpture
Located in Greenwich, CT
This joyous in the round bronze can turn on its base, making for dramatic presentation and enjoyment that is interactive. It is based on the idea of the Three Graces which is often...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tango, Modern Bronze Sculpture with Gold Patina by Jose Almanzor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tango Jose Almanzor, Mexican (1962–2015) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture with gold patina, signature and numbering inscribed Edition of 1/75 Size: 9.75...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Upswing, Figurative, Wood, Iron & Metal by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Upswing Wood, Iron & Metal, H 24 x W 14 x D 12 inches Born : 1970 Qualification: B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012 M.F.A. in Sculpture from ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Iron

Portrait of Giosuè Carducci -Mixed Media by Libero Andreotti Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giosuè Carducci is an original modern artwork realized by Libero Andreotti in the first half of 20th century. Relief on copper plate. Includes frame. Signature on the ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Paseo & Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida (Set of 2), A.R.416 & A.R.423
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1959, Pablo Picasso (Málaga, 1881 – Mougins, 1973) Paseo A.R. 416 and Arrastro A.R. 423 are numbered from the edition of 50 on the reverse and stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' pottery stamps on the reverse. Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled in the South of France after World War II. Undoubtedly the theatrical drama and flashy machismo of the matadors appealed greatly to Picasso's sensibilities and resonated with his Spanish roots. In 1959, Picasso produced an 8-piece plate series, each featuring a different bullfighting scene suggested through lively stipple lines. Paseo A.R. 416 depicts a line of bullfighters highlighted by a streak of yellow. The strokes of blue above and below the figures contrast with the warm of the yellow, creating visual tension that anticipates the drama of the fight. Arrastro, from Service Scènes de Corrida, 1959 A.R. 423 features a victorious  bullfighter holding his curved sword, known as an estqoue, over his head. The dark atmosphere created by the deep blue, black, and touch of brown is slashed by the intense yellow down the center of the plate. This shock of bright color evokes the excitement of the bullfighter as he stands triumphant over the bull. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: Pablo Picasso Paseo...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Noche de Bodas (Silver), Modern Bronze Sculpture by Jose Almanzor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Noche de Bodas (Silver) Jose Almanzor, Mexican (1962–2015) Date: circa 1990 Bronze with silver plating, signature and number inscribed Edition of 11/75 S...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Noche de Bodas, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Jose Almanzor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Noche de Bodas Jose Almanzor, Mexican (1962–2015) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition of I/XXX Size: 60 x 24.5 x 12...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Torso Verona, Wearable Necklace Art Sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original wearable sculpture by Berrocal. Artist: Miguel Berrocal, Spanish (1933 - 2006) Title: Torso Verona Year: 1980 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and numbering inscrib...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Automobile Bronze Sculpture Car, John Kearney Auto Toy Art Chicago Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
John Kearney, 1924-2014, "Auto w/4 Passengers", Bronze, signed and dated "J. Kearney Roma '68." From the estate of Dr. Adrian Zorgniotti, 1925-1994, noted American urologist, medical director and house physician for the Metropolitan Opera. Kearney was represented in Chicago, New York, the Berta Walker Gallery in Provincetown and in Wellfleet, His work is fashioned from chrome car bumpers, not the current plastic variety, but chrome plated steel, and welded into great and seemingly alive creatures; a little horse about to leap, a pig, large and strong, and, noble and kingly as it looks over the gallery, a life-size gorilla. Now 78 years old, John and his wife Lynn founded the Contemporary Art Workshop 53 years ago in Chicago and have contributed through his art to the life and style of the Windy City. Chicago and environs is gifted with many pieces, noteably the city's Oz Park, wherein live the Tin Man and the bronze Cowardly Lion. his work is in the collections of Chicago's Museum of Contemporaray Art, the Detroit Children's Museum, the Chrysler Art Museum in Virginia, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, to name a few. His work is in the private collections of Norman Mailer, Diane Feinstein, Johnny Carson, Françoise Gilot, Studs Terkel, and Mrs. Robert Motherwell. Profiled by People magazine, a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and written of by Norman Mailer, Kearney studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Universita per Stranieri, Perugia, Italy. Awards and honors include: Fulbright Award to Italy in 1963-64; Italian Government Grant in 1963-64; Visiting Artist American Academy in Rome, 1985, 1992, and 1998; Wallace Truman Prize, National Academy of Design in 1953 and others. brass and marble Numerous One Man exhibitions since 1951 include: New York City at A.C.A. Gallery, 1964 to 1979; Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA, 1992 to 1997; and in Rome, Venice, Chicago, Detroit, Wichita, Wellfleet, and others with group exhibitions in Rome, N.Y., Santo Domingo, Niamey, Nigeria, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Chicago, Taipei, Sarasota and others. Art gallery; Detroit, Mich. Founded in 1963 by Lester and Kathleen Arwin. Specialized in contemporary art. Closed in 1981. Arwin Galleries records, 1948-1981 9.2 Artists' files, 1948-1981 contain correspondence, photographs, art work, printed material, writings and business records on 86 artists, including Harold Altman, Irving Berg, Harry Bertoia, William Bostick,Irma Cavat...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Fantastic Ride", Elm Wood Human-Carved Horse Figurative Abstract Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A very personal piece from this artist. Human figures are carved in this horse sculpture, one of which is in the back of the horse neck and opens its back ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Coffee trio by Antonina Paskevica, cup height 7, 5 cm; diameter 8 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Coffee trio by Antonina Paskevica, cup height 7,5 cm; diameter 8 cm
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Vintage Arthur Court Aluminum Sculpture Cast Bouquet Flowers, Ladybug Home Decor
Located in Surfside, FL
A designer decor bouquet of aluminum floral forms by Arthur Court Designs (California). Produced 1989. Includes: four (4) aluminum flowers on stems; and...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Gold Reindeer, Bronze Sculpture by Mattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mattakitkosol Somchai Title: Gold Reindeer Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Bronze Sculpture mounted on Marble Base Size: 10.5 x 15.5 x 4 in. (26.67 x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Polish Modernist Stretching CAT Bronze Expressionist Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at a young age, at the Art Classes of Mercia Desmond, in Johannesburg. From the start, his talent for capturing movement, and character in his human, and animal figures was remarkable. Dominic had a happy childhood, spending his time in the studio, where he studied art and anatomy, which was later to become one of the major themes of his sculptures. He also spent a lot of time on the South African coast; Durban, North Coast and Cape, Plettenburg Bay and in the bush Kruger Park, Okovango Swamps, Chobe and Pilansberg game reserves. He was a good student, but preferred sculpting in his studio, among his artworks, than studying. After finishing High School (St John’s College), he left for Paris, to start a life of independence, in the French capital, famous for artists like Rodin, Bugatti, Carpeaux, Daumier, Giacometti, and Picasso, who inspired him. He was excepted into the prestigious Institute of Political Science. However, his passion for sculpture, made him choose sculpture as a career. He started studying sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and with the British Sculptor, James Butler in England. Here, he learnt observation and techniques that would stand him in good stead later, when he came back to France, as a Professor of Communication at the renowned Ecole Francaise D’Attache de Presse near the Champs Elysees. He had his first major exhibition at the Arnaud Gallery in Verneuil sur Avre in Normandy. A collector, found interest in his work, and created a vast collection of his bronzes, as well as promoting Dominic in various galleries in the region of Normandy, and Touraine, such as Galerie 21 and Club de Arche de Noe, in Tours and Galerie des Remparts, and Eclat de Verre, in Le Mans. He also exhibited in La Rochelle in the Galerie Hourdin, and Bordeaux at the Galerie des Remparts. During this period he studied Literature at the Sorbonne. In Paris, several galleries took Dominic’s work, including Galerie Arcima, on Rue St Jaques, Galerie Herouet, in the Marais, Galerie Etienne de Causans on rue de Seine, or Galerie Mouvances, on Place des Vosges. Dominic participated in a wildlife exhibition in Trocadero Center, and at the Hotel de Ville of Puteux. His sculpture Madness, was chosen to be exhibited as a finalist at the Brain-Up competition, in the Palais de Congres. This impressive sculpture, measuring 1m 60 is in the collection of the Hospital in Lille, and the Mandela Collection in Sandton South Africa, among other collections. In Poland, he had an exhibition in the Canadian Embassy Residence, in the South African Embassy, and in the French Embassy. His work “Man with Pipe” is in the collection of the Canadian Ambassador. His work “Portrait of Agnes” was acquired by the South African Ambassador who, opened Dominic’s exhibition in the Jagellonian University in Krakow, Holiday Inn, and in Galeria Mokotow, in Warsaw. He had an exhibiton in the Warsaw Financial Center on Emili Platter Street, and in the Sculpture Gallery on Jana Pawla street. Later, he exhibited in the Gallery of the Polish War Museum on Krakowskie Przedmiescie, on Nowy Swiat 44, in the Center of Promotion of Culture, Mazowieckie Center of Culture and in the Jan Nowak Jezorianski Center. His work was showcased in the Napiorkowska Gallery, Zapiecek Gallery on the square of the Old Town in Warsaw, Hunters Gallery, and Warsaw Art Gallery in the Marriot Hotel, and sold on various Auctions, such as Rempex, Agra Art, and Polswiss. Back in South Africa, Dominic had much success among his native art galleries, having his first major exhibition at the Mandela Square Gallery, in Sandton. Art Galleries, hearing of his exhibitions in France, took his work, such as the Cherie de Villiers Gallery, in the Mall, in Rosebank, and the Van den Berg Gallery, in Potchefstroom. Dominic also took his work to the USA, where he exhibited at the Modern Show in New York, and at the Dauphin Descours Gallery on Madison Avenue, and the Yew Tree House Antiques Gallery in New York, as well as the Geary Gallery, in Darion, and the Lions Gallery...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Ramp Figure, Bronze Sculpture, Black color by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K.S. Radhakrishnan - Ramp Figure Bronze Sculpture H 12.25 x W 8 x D 6.5 inches K.S. Radhakrishnan working with Musui & Maiya, Musui potraits has a hand Rickshaw puller as is still prevalent in few parts of Bengal. The bronze figures are elfin, mischievous, airy, acrobatic, and archaic, delicately balancing on one hand or leg. He renders a sensuous quality to his works by deploying extraordinary body movements of his figures. Radhakrishnan is a distinctive and appealing presence on the modern Indian sculpture scene. He says: “For me bronze works best because it is strong, and brings out the character of my sculptures. Although it takes time, the process also becomes a part of my art form.” Style : K.S Radhakrishnan is one of the most notable among the new generation of sculptors. Like many of his contempories he is a figurative sculptor, but his preference for modelling and bronze casting sets him apart from the rest of them. Recharging age old sculptural processes with a new sensibility, thus is the singular challenge he brings to modern Indian sculpture. And this makes him a modernist - who approaches his work with discernible ambition and considerable aplomb while steering clear of brinkmanship. Radhakrishnan's works often drawn from the emotions and myths of the Hindu gods, such as Shiva, Kali and Radha. His sculptures are often larger than life-sized; placed in the outdoors, they evoke a superhuman atmosphere. Over the years, Radhakrishnan has experienced with alternate sculpting mediums, working in molten bronze, beeswax and Plaster of Paris.The physical process of working with the materials becomes a performance in itself. The sculpture is the product of a tactile engagement with his medium. With celebration of sensuality as one of its running themes, his works is at once both intimate and universal in its appeal. A personal commemorative sculpture, with a scale and presence that holds well in natural settings, his work has found permanent home in a number of public collections all over the world. About the Artist and his work : Born : Born 1956, Kerala. Education : 1979 : B.F.A. in Sculpture, Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 1981 : M.F.A. in Sculpture, Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal. Solo exhibitions : 2006 : ’Freehold’ at Museum Gallery, Mumbai ‘Freehold’ at Artalive Gallery, New Delhi 2005 : ’The Ramp’ at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai ‘Unbearable Lightness of being’ at India International Centre, New Delhi 2004 : ’The Ramp’ at Sridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi ‘The Ramp’ at Bayer ABS Limited Gallery, Vadodara 2000 : ’Musui Maiya’ sponsored by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 1998 : ’Song of the Road’ – sponsored by International Travel House, ITC, New Delhi ‘Portal’ – Apeejay Lawns, Calcutta, sponsored by Apeejay Surendra, Group, Calcutta 1993 : Centre des Bonds de Marne, LePerreux-Bry sur-Marne, Paris, France. 1987 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Participated Exhibitions : 2007 : ’Darpan’ an exhibition sponsored by Nvya Gallery, New Delhi Travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia – sponsored by Nvya Gallery. 2006 : Travel to U.S.A, sponsored by Arts India, New York Travel to Russia, sponsored by Art Resource Trust, Mumbai Travel to Morocco, sponsored by Popular Prakashan, Mumbai. 2005 : Travel to Istanbul, Turkey to attend artists workshop Travel to China (Silk Route) sponsored by Uttarayan, Baroda Travel to South Africa organised by Gallery Navya, New Delhi. 2003 : Travel to Cairo and other cities in Egypt to attend an artists workshop Travel to France and Italy sponsored by TMI Foundation France Exhibition titled ‘Can’ curated by Johny M.L Exhibition ‘Only connect’ at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Exhibition ‘Nayika’ by Ganesha Art...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Man and Woman Erotic, Modern Bronze Table Sculpture by Lee Stoliar
By Lee Stoliar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lee Stoliar, American (1956 - ) Title: Untitled Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 6.5 in. x 7 in. x 9 in. (16.51 cm x 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm)
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sleeping Owl, Bronze Sculpture by Antonovici - Brancusi's Protege
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Constantin Antonovici, Romanian (1911 - 2002) Title: Sleeping Owl Year: 1947 Medium: Bronze with Patina on Marble Base, signature and number inscribed Edition: 1/9 Size: 29 i...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Ramp Figure, Bronze Sculpture, Black color by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
K.S. Radhakrishnan - Ramp Figure Bronze Sculpture H 12.75 x W 7 x D 6 inches K.S. Radhakrishnan working with Musui & Maiya, Musui potraits has a hand Rickshaw puller as is still prevalent in few parts of Bengal. The bronze figures are elfin, mischievous, airy, acrobatic, and archaic, delicately balancing on one hand or leg. He renders a sensuous quality to his works by deploying extraordinary body movements of his figures. Radhakrishnan is a distinctive and appealing presence on the modern Indian sculpture scene. He says: “For me bronze works best because it is strong, and brings out the character of my sculptures. Although it takes time, the process also becomes a part of my art form.” Style : K.S Radhakrishnan is one of the most notable among the new generation of sculptors. Like many of his contempories he is a figurative sculptor, but his preference for modelling and bronze casting sets him apart from the rest of them. Recharging age old sculptural processes with a new sensibility, thus is the singular challenge he brings to modern Indian sculpture. And this makes him a modernist - who approaches his work with discernible ambition and considerable aplomb while steering clear of brinkmanship. Radhakrishnan's works often drawn from the emotions and myths of the Hindu gods, such as Shiva, Kali and Radha. His sculptures are often larger than life-sized; placed in the outdoors, they evoke a superhuman atmosphere. Over the years, Radhakrishnan has experienced with alternate sculpting mediums, working in molten bronze, beeswax and Plaster of Paris.The physical process of working with the materials becomes a performance in itself. The sculpture is the product of a tactile engagement with his medium. With celebration of sensuality as one of its running themes, his works is at once both intimate and universal in its appeal. A personal commemorative sculpture, with a scale and presence that holds well in natural settings, his work has found permanent home in a number of public collections all over the world. About the Artist and his work : Born : Born 1956, Kerala. Education : 1979 : B.F.A. in Sculpture, Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 1981 : M.F.A. in Sculpture, Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal. Solo exhibitions : 2006 : ’Freehold’ at Museum Gallery, Mumbai ‘Freehold’ at Artalive Gallery, New Delhi 2005 : ’The Ramp’ at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai ‘Unbearable Lightness of being’ at India International Centre, New Delhi 2004 : ’The Ramp’ at Sridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi ‘The Ramp’ at Bayer ABS Limited Gallery, Vadodara 2000 : ’Musui Maiya’ sponsored by Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 1998 : ’Song of the Road’ – sponsored by International Travel House, ITC, New Delhi ‘Portal’ – Apeejay Lawns, Calcutta, sponsored by Apeejay Surendra, Group, Calcutta 1993 : Centre des Bonds de Marne, LePerreux-Bry sur-Marne, Paris, France. 1987 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. Participated Exhibitions : 2007 : ’Darpan’ an exhibition sponsored by Nvya Gallery, New Delhi Travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia – sponsored by Nvya Gallery. 2006 : Travel to U.S.A, sponsored by Arts India, New York Travel to Russia, sponsored by Art Resource Trust, Mumbai Travel to Morocco, sponsored by Popular Prakashan, Mumbai. 2005 : Travel to Istanbul, Turkey to attend artists workshop Travel to China (Silk Route) sponsored by Uttarayan, Baroda Travel to South Africa organised by Gallery Navya, New Delhi. 2003 : Travel to Cairo and other cities in Egypt to attend an artists workshop Travel to France and Italy sponsored by TMI Foundation France Exhibition titled ‘Can’ curated by Johny M.L Exhibition ‘Only connect’ at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Exhibition ‘Nayika’ by Ganesha Art...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bellowing Bull, White Carrara Marble Stone Figurative Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This sculpture depicts a bellowing bull, full of strength and muscular power. This artwork was made in direct cuts, then the bull's hair were finished using a smal power tool. It is not polished. The separated base is made of black veined marble. A graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrare, in Italy, Lutfi Romhein...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Metamorphosis, Figurative, Wood & Metal by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Metamorphosis Wood & Metal, H 32 x W 21 x D 16 inches Born : 1970 Qualification: B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012 M.F.A. in Sculpture from ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Bouthakurani, Bronze Sculpture by Lalu Prasad Shaw "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Lalu Prasad Shaw - Bouthakurani - H 44 x W 18 x D 13.5 inches Bronze, Edition of 5 + AP ( Delivered ) Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and cou...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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