Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
SURREALIST STYLE
In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.
Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.
Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.
Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)
The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.
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Style: Surrealist
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
MARK RYDEN - YUKI THE YOUNG YAK (WHITE) Limited Surrealism Lowbrow Art Design
By Mark Ryden
Located in Madrid, Madrid
MARK RYDEN - YUKI THE YOUNG YAK (WHITE)
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Plush and rubber
Edition: 500
Size: 43.20 x 30.50 x 25.4 cm
Condition: Brand new, sent inside its custom box
Th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame.
Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Glass sculpture Merkuce from the series The Italians 2008, glass, 37, 5x11x10 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Semaphore IV" by David Hostetler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze, patinaed
68″h x 12″w x 11″d on bronze base
An elegant sculpture for a garden, office or home. She is part of the dream inspired sculptures in which the aspects of femininit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bavid Dowie: Collaboration Sculpture by Daniel Richter, Jonathan Meese and Tal R
Located in Hamburg, DE
Daniel Richter (b. 1962), Jonathan Meese (b. 1970) and Tal R (b. 1967)
Bavid Dowie (Es gibt sie noch, die Dinge), 2018
Medium: 3-D Print made of thermoplastic polymer and spray paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spray Paint, Polymer
Limited Edition Portrait by Cuban Artist - Stainless Steel & Quartz Sculpture
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Portrait by Cuban Artist - Stainless Steel & Quartz Sculpture
Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank never rec...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
A Magisterial Mixed Media Cardboard Sculpture, "As the Crow Flies"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 19" x 44" x 10" Magisterial Mixed Media surreal Cardboard Sculpture executed by artist Debbie Korbel. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cardboard
Hot Fuzz - Contemporary Surrealist Sculpture
By Kenji Lim
Located in Vienna, AT
Kenji Lim
Hot Fuzz
2023
48 x 32 x 16 cm
Mixed Media (Resin, Fake fur, glass pearls, glass vase, silicone, sand)
Unique
The tourist takes snapshots of life. Experiences are simultane...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Silicone, Glass
Surreal Sculpture: 'Clock Shop'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled Portrait - Stainless Steel & Quartz Sculpture by Hector Frank
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank never received a professional artistic education yet specialized in electronics. Now, in...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Inevitability
By Airom
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From the Post Conception series.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oil, Polymer
Surreal Sculpture: 'Lazy Boy'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
Surreal Sculpture: 'Slow Walker'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Found Objects, Acrylic
Surreal Sculpture: 'Out of Line'
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Found Objects
Airship for Lazy Bones #2
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Loner
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Party Queen - Maximalist surrealist wall sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This surrealist figurative wall sculpture was made by artist Megan Dune is a maximalists' dream. It is assembled with multiple materials, including acrylic ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Glitter, Acrylic
Figurative Functional Dish, "Courtney" 2023
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original ceramic functional dish by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 5.25" x 5.25" x 1". A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
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Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Drool
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Drool" is a surrealist and brightly colored wall installation by artist Megan Dune, constructed with acrylic, colored pencil, paper, glitter, thread, foil ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Foil
Figurative Functional Dish, "Amber"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original ceramic functional dish by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 5.25" x .25" x 1". A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Sculpture, "Gentleman of Verona"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original three piece sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. The dimensions of the largest is 4" x 11"x 4". The small...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Tururu" figurative animal sculpture, translucid resin, purple
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The artwork of Alejandra España is an invitation to her intimate cosmogony. In it, she displays modules to give meaning to the observer through the configuration of maps or cartograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
"Crocodylus moreleti" - figurative animal sculpture, translucid resin, blue
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The artwork of Alejandra España is an invitation to her intimate cosmogony. In it, she displays modules to give meaning to the observer through the co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
West Water World Sushi Bar
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE ARTIST - Aaron Sheppard was born in 1976, York, Nebraska, He lives and works in Joshua Tree, California.
"Fragmenting static ideas of sexuality and gender identity, he use...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Realist Figurative Sculpture, "Lady Ellen"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 30" x 66" x 30". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Figurative Sculpture, "Zephyr"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 28" x 44" x 15". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surreal Figurative Sculpture, "Swan Tower"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 14" x 32" x 12". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Sculpture, "La Reina"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 8" x 33" x 18". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece....
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Sculpture, "Simonetta"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 6" x 12" x 8". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Good eye Easter egg sculpture, Pair of 2 eggs. One standing and one lying down
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Good eye ceramic egg sculpture for home, office decor, collector piece.
handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel is an art piece for designers and architects as well as home owners.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Underglaze, Pigment
Surrealist Sculpture, "Zoom Birthday"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 26 inches in height, with a length of 18inches and a depth of 4.5 in...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Sculpture with Two Thumbs
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Original Pedro Friedeberg Hand Sculpture with Two Thumbs sculpture.
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surrealist Sculpture, "Nala"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 6" x 14.5" x 9". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Sculpture, "Emerging from the Dream"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 16 inches in height, with a length of 24.75 inches and a depth of 6 ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pop Surrealist Sculpture, "La Cantina"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 29 inches tall, with a length of 17 inches and a depth of 13 inches....
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Surrealist Animal And Portraiture Sculpture, "Lenora"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 27 inches tall, with a length of 16 inches and a depth of 13 inches....
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
When Farm Dogs Dream
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
When Farm Dogs Dream... by Gary Alsum
Whimsical Bronze on Walnut Base
Sheep Dogs take over an old Chevy truck filled with sheep, a different sort of herding. License Plate says "BAAA...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surrealist Figurative Sculpture, "Siren"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original surrealist figurative sculpture made from wood by San Diego artist, Debbie Korbel. Its dimensions are 72" x 66" x 42". A...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Vivat LVII
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Viva la LVII (Long Live the '57) by Gary Alsum
Bronze 6.5" x 12.5" x 6" ed/75, number 1 in stock
Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for fine art.
A new body of wor...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surreal Sculpture: 'Ship of Fools'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
SHARK PEOPLE
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Astian Rey "SHARK PEOPLE"
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley GAIA (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia):
Hebru Brantley’s ethereal art toy features his much iconic, Lil Mama character as Gaia, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl
Surreal Figurative Sculpture, "Lovers"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original bronze surrealist figurative sculpture by San Diego artist, Debbie Korbel. Its dimensions are 41" x 42" x 34". A certifi...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Man with Cup, " Ceramic Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Surrealist Horse Sculpture Titled, "Wild"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media surrealist figurative sculpture of a horse by San Diego artist, Debbie Korbel. Its dimensions are 48" x 46" ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Chasing Butterflies
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Chasing Butterflies by Gary Alsum
8x17x11" ed/75 #3 available
Bronze car driven by dogs -'58 corvette
Details include a custom plate that says "Lv D Vet"
Shipping price includes the ...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Surrealist Mosaic Surfboard, "Kailini"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original one of a kind surrealist figurative mosaic on a surfboard by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It is wired and ready to hang on a wall if desired. Its dimensions are 24x70x1. A certificate of authenticity signed by the artist will follow delivery of this piece.
This is a very detailed elegant work of art where the artist has used tiles...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mosaic
Surreal Sculpture: 'Queen Jane'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
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Mixed Media
"Lady in a Striped Dress, " Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
Surreal Sculpture: 'White Rose'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Sculpture: 'Saint Michel'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Sculpture: 'Sir Oswald'
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Surrealist figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Surrealist figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Salvador Dalí, (after) Salvador Dali, David Barnett, and Gary Alsum. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Ceramic and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Surrealist figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $273 and tops out at $250,000, while the average work sells for $3,400.