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The meditation garden II by Marine de Soos - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
The meditation garden II is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 27 × 12 × 8 cm (10.6 × 4.7 × 3.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbere...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reflection Series: Inner Voice
Located in Dallas, TX
The figure has always been Deborah Ballard’s muse in her sculptures. Ballard works in bronze, cast stone, and plaster; her figures ranging from life-size to hand-size. Ballard says, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone, Stainless Steel, Iron

Donne V by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture of 3 female figures , Edition of 25
Located in Coltishall, GB
Donne V by Nando Kallweit Elegant bronze sculpture of 3 female figures. Edition of 25 Dimensions: 26 x 19 x 7cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

David
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a young boy with sword and heraldic shield.
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Le Siffleur 50 - Resin Sculpture, 2022
Located in Porto, 13
Le Siffleur 50 is an original work of art by the French artist Idan Zareski. "Our feet are our roots, our roots are our heritage. They ground and anchor ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Jose Aragon New Mexico Religious Boultos, Circa 1820 - Jesus de Nazarino
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful historic boultos by New Mexico artist Jose Aragon (1796-1850) Titled: “Jesus de Nazarino.” Painted wood, gesso and polychrome. Measures: 20 3/4"h x 9 ½”w x 5"d. In wonde...
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1820s Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood

Unique Female Architectural Cement Sculpture - "LarA 001", Hand-Tinted, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"LarA 001" is a unique sculpture crafted in cement by Spanish artist Jose Perozo in 2024. Part of the LarA series, this piece measures 21 x 29 x 17 cm and merges the female form with...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Jaguar Bronze Sculpture Polished Wild Animal In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jaguar Bronze Sculpture Polished Wild Animal In Stock Chris Tap (1973, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) attended university where he studied economy and cul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Crouched Body by Sergio Monari 1985 Figurative Sculpture Patinated Bronze Cast
Located in Brescia, IT
Bronze artwork made with lost wax casting technique. This is the prototype, unique signed artist proof. Sergio Monari is an Italian sculpture, that lives and works in Bologna, Italy. He exhibited his artworks in the best Galleries...
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1980s Post-Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bust of Frederick William Walker, 19th Century Figurative Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Hope-Pinker was born in Peckham, Surrey, the son of a stonemason and builder employing 5 or 6 men c.1871 in Hove, Sussex, who seems to have taught his son much of his stone-carving skills, although he also attended the Royal Academy Schools (c.1871). Hope-Pinker typically carved without a model from drawings. The bulk of his work was portrait sculpture and John Hunter...
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19th Century English School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Veil of Light by Frederick Hart
Located in Cleveland, OH
Frederick Hart is America's greatest figurative sculptor. Not only did he create works of great beauty and gravitas, he was singularly responsible for restoring to American public mo...
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1980s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled, Neptune, Series Stand - Contemporary Photography - Painting Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Individual technique on grey military blanket Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint, Other Medium

Vincent I - Sculpture by Dutch Artist Romee Kanis, Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at the gallery until a few years ago. We restore this trad...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Europe
Located in PARIS, FR
Boldi is a Hungarian sculptor who creates works that express a balance between reason and emotion. His sculptures reveal not only the true form of human figures but also the emotions...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Places In The Heart, Nut wood sculpture on steel base, female nude, brown
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Places In The Heart, Nut wood sculpture on steel base, female nude, brown, Williams Sculptor Troy Williams unites the timeless and the contemporary in sculptures of rare beauty and meaning Beyond all the narrative potential of the three obvious physical dimensions of Troy Williams’ sculpture, there are many other considerations that contribute greatly to the enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of his entrancing 360-degree works of figurative art. Among these are the emotional responses and intellectual interpretations that first go into the artist’s creative process and then into every subsequent spectator’s viewings at least somewhat differently each time. Some artists insist on leaving these entirely up to each viewer, but Williams is glad to enrich the experience by inviting the viewer in for a little insight into the artist’s intention. Certain ambiguities and unintended provocations might otherwise arise, as Williams uses original combinations of materials or ideas in highly original ways. Williams specializes in figurative and facial sculptures...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Untitled (Hulda Goeller)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness. Carved and painted wood and gesso, 23 x 15 3/4 x 3 inches, Signed verso "Carved by Charles L. Goeller...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Roulette, Patinated Tabletop Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bronze sculpture by Bruno Luna from 1990. A miniature scene of a roulette table populated by Botero-esque rotund figures. Artist: Bruno Luna, Mex...
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Protection - 21st Century Contemporary Nude Woman Sculpture , Neolith
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Andries Velting is a new artist at Gallerie Bonnard. His moving sculptures of dancers are a special addition tot our existing collection. Velting say...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Paige by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative bronze sculpture of female form.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Piage is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Nando Kallweit's work celebrates the modern human form while recognizing that our individuality is shaped by our h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Shadow Play
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 31 Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her twelve nieces and nephews are the primary source of her inspiration, though DeDecker’s sculptures are not portraits. In fact, her loose style leaves her viewers with room for interpretation, so as to see their own lives within her sculptures. This imprecision, combined with her unique ability to capture specific moments to which each viewer can relate on a personal level, regardless of age, give DeDecker’s work a timeless quality that spans generations. DeDecker began her artistic training as a painter at the University of Northern Colorado, until a professor, noticing her joy in the portrayal of shapes and forms, suggested she try her hand at sculpture. Taking his advice, DeDecker went on to study at Gobelins School of Tapestry in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Wild Thing
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 31 American, b. 1961 Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Barefoot on the sacred land by Marine de Soos -Bronze nude sculpture, figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Barefoot on the sacred land is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 61 × 28 × 13 cm (24 × 11 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and number...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fine Quality Pair of Patinated Bronze Statues Depicting Sappho and Hélène
Located in New York, NY
JEAN-BAPTISTE CLÉSINGER (French, 1814-1883) SAPPHO AND HÉLÈNE 19th Century A Fine Quality Pair of Patinated Bronze Statues Depicting Sappho and Hélène Inscribed ‘J. CLESINGER.; F...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sandra and the beaks by Cécile Raynal - Smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, woman
Located in Paris, FR
Sandra and the beaks is a unique smoke-fired stoneware and pigments sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 170 × 50 × 54 cm (66.9 × 19.7 × 21.3 in). Di...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Wood, Pigment

Earth, midsize
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Three Horses by Pierre Yermia - Animal sculpture, bronze bas-relief, blue patina
Located in Paris, FR
Three Horses is a bronze bas-relief sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 42 × 81 × 2 cm (16.5 × 31.9 × 0.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Contemplation", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Resin, Figurative Sculpture,
Located in Dallas, TX
"Contemplation" by Frederick Hart is a figurative acrylic sculpture numbered 88/300. Hart’s emotional and intellectual response to the theme of Creation resulted in a vision for him–...
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1980s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic Polymer

Erte CHINCHILLA Sculpture, 21.5"H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian/ French, 1892-1990) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 270/375; 1990 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 21.5"h, 9.25...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Victor Salmones THE CHOSEN Sculptures, 78"H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1984) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); ed. 4/10 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 78"h, 13"w, 14"d; 77.5"h,...
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20th Century Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Saint Barbara France 16/17th Century Sculpture Wood Religious Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
High relief panel depicting 'Saint Barbara' Southern France, 16th-17th century Polychrome carved wood with traces of gilding 64 x 32 cm. (good condition, with minor missing and cra...
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16th Century Old Masters Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Wood Panel

La Regiseusse Bronze Sculpture Female Figure Lady Woman Standing
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Regiseusse Bronze Sculpture Female Figure Lady Woman Standing KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An Impression in Blue - figurative, female, polymer, gypsum, tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sculptor Frances Semple has reimagined classic figurative sculpture by playing with form and separating the body into distinct sections. With this tabletop piece, a figure is lying o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Polymer

"Venus and Love" SUSSE Fréres Foundry French Bronze Group mid-19th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Jean BULIO (1827-1911), "Venus and Love," bronze medal patina group signed on base. Susse Frères foundry mark engraved on the back. Otttimo state of preservation. Measurements :...
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Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Guardian - contemporary, sculpture, bronze, patina and iron, 21st C.
Located in London, GB
Original 4/8 2018 Javier was born in 1984 and graduated in Fine Arts in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2007. The essence of his work is the union with the feeling of life...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Contrapposto Series: Remembering
Located in Dallas, TX
The figure has always been Deborah Ballard’s muse in her sculptures. Ballard works in bronze, cast stone, and plaster; her figures ranging from life-size to hand-size. Ballard says, ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone, Bronze

Vive l'Empereur
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Edouard Richefeu 1868-1945 French Vive l'Empereur Bronze, Susse Fondeur in Paris Signed on the base, on the right side 39 1/2" high and approximatively 21 1/4" wide x 21...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Eclipsing the Darkness
Located in PARIS, FR
This fascinating work is a contemporary sculpture depicting a human face, created from carefully assembled pieces of wood. Each element, meticulously carved, varies in size to shape ...
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Little Mermaid" contemporary bronze table sculpture figurative girl thinking
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Little Mermaid is a bronze table sculpture, it is connected to a steel base. The edition size is 8. Joan’s latest sculpture series of female figures brings an out-of-the-box approach to sculpture creation. The small vivid women figures linked or bonded to their pedestals; the figures are delicate and intriguing representation of a woman’s mind and soul yearning for liberty, freedom, a moment of tranquility from busy daily life, or a space that she could spend the time totally with herself and for escaping from the routine and monotony. The woman made of bronze is warm and sensual and dances in/on a structure of rusted iron. She observes the world from her/ours solitude, from this vertiginous watchtower (metaphor of life, universe) rusted because the inexorable time. The base rises impressively, creating a contradiction between both pieces. However, in Joan’s work the geometrical base and the figure find a surprising harmony. BIOGRAPHY OF JOAN ARTIGAS PLANAS...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Posing
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking sculpture presents an elegant and elongated figure of a ballerina, exuding both grace and strength. Crafted with meticulous detail, the figure showcases an alluring con...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Healing Touch
Located in Greenwich, CT
A woman comforting a young girl. Edition of 31
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Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Eternal Recurrence #16", DEiNERI Acrylic Glass Stand Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #16 by Natasha Zupan Measure: 73" x 20" x 8" Edition of 10 in collaboration with deiNERI Limited edition prints on Acrylic glass with stand This work is signed and...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Bronze sculpture of a man standing, called 'At that time'
Located in Oostende, BE
Bronze sculpture of a man standing, called 'At that time'
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"MySpace Tom No. 4", "MySpace Tom No. 1" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 4" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This piece measures 30"h x 33"w framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn

Dreaming in Technicolor & Melancholy Remedy. From the Behind Closed Doors Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this new series of wall plaques, titled "Behind Closed Doors," the artist reimagines original images from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book's collection features w...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Dye Transfer

'April Requiem', by Sunni Mercer, Sculptural Assemblage, Mixed Media, 2021
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
'April Requiem', 2021, by Sunni Mercer, is a human-scale, Mixed Media, Sculptural Assemblage featuring Clay, Gauze Bandages, Deer Hide, Copper and Paint. The sculpture depicts a fema...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

"Reclining Figure", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 7x14x7 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Reclining Figure" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female and male figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 54/65. Frederick Hart was an American sculptor. His is best known for his Three Soldiers statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Ex Nihilo (1983) depicting Creation scenes above the doors of the Washington National Cathedral...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pop Surrealist Sculpture, "La Cantina"
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....
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pio VI blessing on horseback during the Cavalcata for the Possession
Located in Roma, RM
Volpato or Cialli manufacture, molded by Lorenzo Weber, Pio VI blessing on horseback during the Cavalcata for the Possession English white terracotta of 45 x 29 x 17 cm, datable to...
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Mid-18th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Biomorphic Sculpture Woman With Child Signed PJ edition 8/12
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Woman With Child Woman hugging a child, bronze with dark brown/black patina about 20 inches hight 11" width and 8 depth. Signed with initials PJ edition 8/12.
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 3 wall sculptures. From the Behind Closed Doors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In this new series of wall plaques, titled "Behind Closed Doors," the artist reimagines original images from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book's collection features w...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Dye Transfer

Marie III by Nando Kallweit. Tall, elegant bronze sculpture of human figure.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Marie III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Greetings' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Greetings' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's wor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Italian Marble Sculpture Statue of a Young Beauty
By Giuseppe Gambogi
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to G. GAMBOGI, Italian (FL. LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH C.) Origin: Italian Date: Late 19th century Dimension: 42 in. x 15 in.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Mountain Gorilla 2 - Contemporary Unique Handmade Ceramics Sculpture, Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
The sculpture is signed outside - unique and handmade, unglazed ceramics, double firing,  weight of the sculpture including the base apr. 6 kg Material: unglazed ceramics, base of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Omhelzing Klein Embrace Small Bronze Sculpture Love Hug Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Omhelzing Embrace Bronze Sculpture Love Hug Contemporary The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting. They breathe ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Wait (with Carole) by Cécile Raynal - Stoneware sculpture, female figure, bear
Located in Paris, FR
Wait (with Carole) is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture (pigments, cypress plinth) sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 155 × 36 × 60 cm (61 ×...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Pigment

Black Poppies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with black powder coat on polished aluminum base. Edition 21/25.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Three Acrobats, signed mounted on black marble plinth 24.5"h x 14"w x 7"d (bronze alone) Chaim Gross (March 17, 1904 – May 5, 1991) was an American modernist sculptor and educator. Gross was born to a Jewish family in Austrian Galicia, in the village of Wolowa (now known as Mezhgorye, Ukraine), in the Carpathian Mountains. In 1911, his family moved to Kolomyia (which was annexed into the Ukrainian USSR in 1939 and became part of newly independent Ukraine in 1991). When World War I ended, Gross and brother Avrom-Leib went to Budapest to join their older siblings Sarah and Pinkas. Gross applied to and was accepted by the art academy in Budapest and studied under the painter Béla Uitz, though within a year a new regime under Miklos Horthy took over and attempted to expel all Jews and foreigners from the country. After being deported from Hungary, Gross began art studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, Austria shortly before immigrating to the United States in 1921. Gross's studies continued in the United States at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, where he studied with Elie Nadelman and others, and at the Art Students League of New York, with Robert Laurent. He also attended the Educational Alliance Art School, studying under Abbo Ostrowsky, at the same time as Moses Soyer and Peter Blume. In 1926 Gross began teaching at The Educational Alliance, and continued teaching there for the next 50 years. Louise Nevelson was among his students at the Alliance (in 1934), during the time she was transitioning from painting to sculpture. In the late 1920s and early 1930s he exhibited at the Salons of America exhibitions at the Anderson Galleries and, beginning in 1928, at the Whitney Studio Club. In 1929, Gross experimented with printmaking, and created an important group of 15 linocuts and lithographs of landscapes, New York City streets and parks, women in interiors, the circus, and vaudeville. The entire suite is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gross returned to the medium of printmaking in the 1960s, and produced approximately 200 works in the medium over the next two decades. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed optimistic, affirming themes, Judaica, balancing acrobats, cyclists, trapeze artists and mothers and children convey joyfulness, modernism, exuberance, love, and intimacy. This aspect of his work remained consistent with his Jewish Hasidic heritage, which teaches that only in his childlike happiness is man nearest to God. In March 1932 Gross had his first solo exhibition at Gallery 144 in New York City. For a short time they represented Gross, as well as his friends Milton Avery, Moses Soyer, Ahron Ben-Shmuel and others. Gross was primarily a practitioner of the direct carving method, with the majority of his work being carved from wood. Other direct carvers in early 20th-century American art include William Zorach, Jose de Creeft, and Robert Laurent. Works by Chaim Gross can be found in major museums and private collections throughout the United States, with substantial holdings (27 sculptures) at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. A key work from this era, now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is the 1932 birds-eye maple Acrobatic Performers, which is also only one and one quarter inch thick. In 1933 Gross joined the government's PWAP (Public Works of Art Project), which transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross worked for later in the 1930s. Under these programs Gross taught and demonstrated art, made sculptures that were placed in schools and public colleges, made work for Federal buildings including the Federal Trade Commission Building, and for the France Overseas and Finnish Buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Artists for Victory" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, at several functions in New York City where Weizmann was speaking, Gross completed the bust in bronze later that year. Gross returned to Israel for three months in 1951 (the second of many trips there in the postwar years) to paint a series of 40 watercolors of life in various cities. This series was exhibited at the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) in 1953. In the 1950s Gross began to make more bronze sculptures alongside his wood and stone pieces, and in 1957 and 1959 he traveled to Rome to work with famed bronze foundries including the Nicci foundry. At the end of the decade Gross was working primarily in bronze which allowed him to create open forms, large-scale works and of course, multiple casts. Gross's large-scale bronze The Family, donated to New York City in 1991 in honor of Mayor Ed Koch, and installed at the Bleecker Street Park at 11th street, is now a fixture of Greenwich Village. In 1959, a survey of Gross's sculpture in wood, stone, and bronze was featured in the exhibit Four American Expressionists curated by Lloyd Goodrich at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with work by Abraham Rattner, Doris Caesar, and Karl Knaths. In 1976, a selection from Gross's important collection of historic African sculpture, formed since the late 1930s, was exhibited at the Worcester Art Museum in the show The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross. Gross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1981. In 1984, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, with Jacob Lawrence and Lukas Foss. In the fall of 1991, Allen Ginsberg gave an important tribute to Gross at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which is published in their Proceedings. In 1994, Forum Gallery, which now represents the Chaim Gross estate, held a memorial exhibition featuring a sixty-year survey of Gross's work. Gross was a professor of printmaking and sculpture at both the Educational Alliance and the New School for Social Research in New York City, as well as at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, the MoMA art school, the Art Student's League and the New Art School (which Gross ran briefly with Alexander Dobkin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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