Marble Sculptures

Attributed to G. GAMBOGI, Italian (FL. LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH C.) Origin: Italian Date: Late 19th century Dimension: 42 in. x 15 in.

striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical references and contemporary Mediterranean influences DOVE VAD...

A good antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and marble bust of Dante Alighieri, circa 1880. The bronze is most likely Florentine and mod...

Romero Britto Friar's Club Award for Tony Bennett, 2016 Mixed Media Enamel and Iron Sculpture on marble base This sculpture is signed by the artist with permanent marker on the base ...

Sydney Kumalo. Features a bronze stylized female figural form sculpture fixed to a marble plinth and wood base. Bears signature on base. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". There is no edition number on the piece. Sydney Kumalo (1935 - 1988) was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, on 13 April 1935. His was one of the families who had to move out of the "white" city to the South Western Townships, or Soweto. Raised in Diepkloof and educated at Madibane High School, he took with him from old Sophiatown the curious and diverse heritage of its heyday. Art classes in the Catholic school, "Sof' town" blues and jazz, the vibrant street culture and growing defiance of its population of various races who were gradually forced out into separate race-group areas. So it was that these various aspects of his early life created for Kumalo a cultural mix of a Zulu family related to the traditional royal house; city schooling, nascent township music and lingo; growing urbanised political defiance and the deep-rooted Zulu pride and respect for the legends and ancient stories of a tribal people. This mix of old and new cultures was reinforced when he began his studies at the Polly Street Art Centre in 1953 where he became a member of Cecil Skotnes group of serious artists who were encouraged to acquire professional skills. Skotnes introduced a basic training programme with modelling as a component, which marked the introduction of sculpting (in brick-clay) at Polly Street. Kumalo was Skotnes’ assistant at Polly Street from 1957 to 1964, and having recognised his great talent as a sculptor, Skotnes encouraged him to become a professional artist. After Kumalo’s very successful assistance with a commission to decorate the St Peter Claver church at Seeisoville near Kroonstad, with painting designs, sculpture and relief panels in 1957, Skotnes arranged for Kumalo to continue his art training by working in Edoardo Villa ’s studio from 1958 to 1960. Working with Villa, he received professional guidance and began to familiarize himself with the technical aspects of sculpting and bronze casting. In 1960 he became an instructor at the Polly Street Art Centre. Kumalo started exhibiting his work with some of the leading commercial Johannesburg galleries in 1958, and had his first solo exhibition with the Egon Guenther Gallery in 1962. He was a leader of the generation who managed to leave behind the forms of African curios, reject the European-held paternalism which encouraged notions of "naive" and "tribal" African art, and yet still hold fast to the core of the old legends and spiritual values of his people. He introduced these subjects into his bronze sculptures and pastel drawings, evolving his own expressive, contemporary African "style". Together with Skotnes, Villa, Cecily Sash and Giuseppe Cattaneo, Kumalo became part of the Amadlozi group in 1963. This was a group of artists promoted by the African art collector and gallery director Egon Guenther, and characterised by their exploration of an African idiom in their art. Elza Miles writes that Cecil Skotnes’ friendship with Egon Guenther had a seminal influence on the aspirant artists of Polly Street: “Guenther broadened their experience by introducing them to German Expressionism as well as the sculptural traditions of West and Central Africa. He familiarised them with the work of Ernst Barlach, Käthe Kollwitz, Gustav Seitz, Willi Baumeister and Rudolf Sharf.” It is therefore not surprising that some of Kumalo’s sculptures show an affinity with Barlach’s powerful expressionist works. Guenther organised for the Amadlozi group to hold exhibitions around Italy, in Rome, Venice, Milan and Florence, in both 1963 and 1964. Kumalo’s career took off in the mid 1960s, with his regular participation in exhibitions in Johannesburg, London, New York and Europe. He also represented South Africa at the Venice Biennale in 1966, and in 1967 participated in the São Paulo Biennale. EJ De Jager (1992) describes Kumalo’s sculpture as retaining much of the “canon and formal aesthetic qualities of classical African sculpture. His work contains the same monumentality and simplicity of form.” His main medium for modelling was terra cotta, which was then cast in bronze, always paying careful attention to the finish of both the model as well as the final cast. He began casting the pieces he modelled in clay or plaster into bronze at the Renzo Vignali Artistic Foundry in Pretoria North. He worked throughout his life with its owners, the Gamberini family, and enjoyed learning the technical aspects of the casting process, refining his surfaces according to what he learned would produce the best results in metal. De Jager further writes that Kumalo’s distinctive texturing of the bronze or terra cotta is reminiscent of traditional carving techniques of various African cultures. “In many respects Kumalo thus innovated a genuine contemporary or modern indigenous South African sculpture”. Kumalo came to admire the works of the Cubists, and of British sculptors Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick. He became noted for adapting shapes from them into his own figures. The success of his use of the then current monumental simplicity and purely aesthetic abstractions of natural forms has been emulated by many South African sculptors since the 1970s. He was in many ways the doyen of South African Black art. As such he was an important influence especially on younger African sculptors, by whom he is greatly revered. Through his teaching at Polly Street and at the Jubilee Centre, as well as through his personal example of integrity, dedication and ability, he inspired and guided students who in their own right became outstanding artists, for example, Ezrom Legae, Leonard Matsoso and Louis Maqhubela From 1969 onward, he allied himself with Linda Givon, founder of The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, where he exhibited regularly until his death in December 1988. Working with Givon also perpetuated his associations with his many friends of strong principles. Skotnes, Villa, Legae and later such peers from the Polly Street era as Leonard Matsoso, Durant Sihlali and David Koloane have all exhibited at The Goodman Gallery. Kumalo, Legae, and later Fikile (Magadlela) and Dumile (Feni) were among the leading exponents of a new Afrocentric art...

LOUIS AUGUSTE MOREAU French, (1834-1917) Children Picking Grapes Patinated Bronze; Signed Aug Moreau 20 1/2 x 12 x 9 inches

Untitled II, Palissandro is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, dimensions are 142 × 46 × 35 cm (55.9 × 18.1 × 13.8 ...

ANTONIO PIAZZA Italian, (Late 19th/Early 20th Century) signed 'A. Piazza Carrara' 33 1/2 x 14 in. x 13 in. Notes: A Fine Italian Carrara Marble Figure of a Boy Holding a Hat

Marble, granite and limestone sculpture

Ms. Cowpants, Queen P, is a reference to the Greek goddess, Pasiphaë, the daughter of Helios and the Oceanid nymph Perse. Pasiphaë was a queen of Crete, having been given in marriage...

Donna by Lorenzo Vignoli hand carved marble + oak wood sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli Sculpture dimensions: 30in W x 9 inch H x 19in D 75cm W x 23cm ...

MADRE TERRA (Mother Earth) by Lorenzo Vignoli (2012) striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical referenc...

DANZA (Dance) by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved Carrara marble frieze relief by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating mesmer...

Vertical House is a unique Calacatta Carrara marble and stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini, dimensions are 150 × 35 × 35 cm (59.1 × 13.8 × 13.8 in)...

Evocative and rare 17th-century carved marble skull from Lombardy, Italy. The work bears an engraved inscription on the back that reads "Carestia grandissima II2 LVIO 1630," a clear ...

Untitled (Man, Woman and Child Dancing) bronze on marble plinth base. signed and numbered Gerard Koch was a French Post War & Contemporary sculptor who was born in 1926. Gérard K...

This artwork is a unique-piece sculpture curved directly from green-veined white Carrara marble stone by French artist Cécile de Cock. Born in an artistic family, with a father who...

This figurative sculpture filled with interiority and peaceful presence by Lutfi Romhein is directly sculpted from veined white Carrara marble stone. Its circular independent base me...

Sezione Aurea 2024-006 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 74 × 37.5 × 11...

Mid Century carved marble flute player by Rodney Marshall Winfield (American, b. 1925). Presented in a rustic wooden frame. Unsigned. Image size: 14"H x 10"W. Framed: 20"H x 16"W. Wear to frame and age wear to marble. A painter in acrylic, designer in stain glass and silver, sculptor and long-time teacher, Rodney Winfield has had a diverse career. He was born in New York City. As a young man, he was artistically inclined and composed music, drew and painted, danced, wrote poetry and created sculpture. Choosing to focus on art, he enrolled in Cooper Union School in New York City. From 1953 to 1970, he was a stain-glass designer for Emil Frei...

Rare, Late Roman Empire (3rd to 5th centuries, C.E.), solid marble bust of a young man. Beautiful patina. Mounted on a later, Carrara marble base.

Hanging Free is a unique Turkish lilac marble and rope sculpture by contemporary artist Peter Brooke-Ball, dimensions are 48 × 27 × 25 cm (18.9 × 10.6 × 9.8 in). The sculpture come...

Red Marble Woman is a giant contemporary sculpture realized by Paolo Guiotto in 1970s. Realized by the Sculpor in Tripontic Marble or Peacock Eye, variation red. Ideal for outdoor ...

This piece is available on commission basis, please allow 8 - 12 weeks before shipping. White abstracted marble sculpture. The implied motion of 'White Water' is reinforced when the...

Untitled "Marble Fragment 1" 2019, acrylic, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds, purple, blue

Sezione Aurea 59-2020 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and silver leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 37 × 13 cm ...

Large and heavy with magnificent patina. This is the large version of this piece. we cannot find any markings on it and it might be unique. Nicky Imber (Vienna, Austria, 1920 -1996) was a multidisciplinary Jewish artist best known for his sculptures on Jewish themes. Grand nephew of Naftali Herz Imber, author of the Israeli national anthem 'Hatikva'. After escaping the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, he pledged to dedicate his art to perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust. Among his more famous works are "The Hope" and "The Love of Torah". His work can be seen around the world, in Northern Israel, the United States, and the Venezuelan Museum of Natural History in Caracas. Nicky Imber was born in Vienna, Austria. During his studies at the Academy of Arts in Vienna, he drew anti-Nazi caricatures for Jewish student publications. After several thwarted attempts by the family to leave Vienna, in 1938, in the wake of the 'Anschluss', Imber was deported to Dachau. Witnessing the murders of family and friends, he plotted his escape. Using skills he had learned in art school, he made a face mask out of bread and sand, stole a Nazi soldier's uniform and walked out the front gate unnoticed. In 1940, he boarded a ship headed to Haifa. The ship's passengers were refused entry by the British mandatory authorities and imprisoned in a detention camp in Mauritius. In 1943, Imber worked out a deal with the authorities for his release by joining the British Army, serving as a war artist and a dental assistant in East Africa. After the war, he opened an art school in Nairobi, Kenya, and worked as a photographer and a safari guide. In 1949 to 1954, he lived in Venezuela, where he was contracted to do an East African Diorama series. The National Museum added an entire wing to display it. During this period he got married and had a daughter Raquel, who accompanied and assisted him. In 1959, Imber was commissioned to create sculptures and dioramas for the Haifa Prehistory Museum at Gan Ha-em in Haifa, Israel. In 1960 he returned to Venezuela to restaured the Phelps series of Dioramas for the Museum in Caracas. Between 1961 and 1971 he travelled extensively around Europe and after establishing an international name for himself, returned to the United States. In New York he became famous for his realistic oil paintings of portraits of Aga Khan, Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Sir Richard Burton...

This very finely carved statue is of a swimmer just leaning over to dive into an unseen pool. Signed P. Barzanti, Florence for Pietro Barzanti (1825-1895) of Florence, Italy. Barzani was a well known sculptor known for classical works in marble which is reflected in this figure's very delicate facial features and the skill shown in the carving of her hair and the cloth of her bathing costume...

Stonegate 8 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and iron, dimensions are 119 × 57 × 24.5 cm (46.9 × 22.4 × 9...

Sezione Aurea 2024-014 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 87 × 46 × 5 cm (34.3...

Nasaghi is a unique Statuario Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 20 × 36 × 24 cm (7.9 × 14.2 × 9.4 in). The sculpture is signed...

Vertical House is a unique Black Carrara marble, Belgium black marble and steel sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The sculpture is maintained on the Belgium blac...

MM1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and stainless steel, dimensions are 90 × 80 × 30 cm (35.4 × 31.5 × 1...

An original carved marble sculpture by Constantin Antonovici from his Torso Series. Referenced in "Constantin Antonovici: Sculptor of Owls", pg 79 Antonovici was born in Neamt, Romania on February 18, 1911, and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Iasi, Romania, in 1939. In 1940, Antonovici studied in Zagreb with the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovici, until his arrest by Italian fascists. Antonovici himself survived imprisonment in Germany for his refusal to fight on the side of the Nazis. After the war, he continued his studies in Vienna, under the tutelage of Professor Fritz Behn...

Zacharie Rimbez (active between 19th and 20th centuries). White marble Orientalist bust depicting Armida, second half of the 19th century. Armida is a Muslim sorceress, a charact...

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...

Variation VII (V) was created from the leftover elements of Construction VII, a monumental 3.3-meter-high sculpture also by Conrad Willems. This Aqueduc piece is produced for the exh...

Maternity 1982 Patinated bronze on marble base. artist signed edition VI/VII; 1982 Filipe Castaneda was born in 1933 in La Palma in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The area in which...

Document from the Nashvile Art Association dated 1925. The marble was purchased in Florence, Italy at an exhibit of The Association of of Italian Artists.

Brown alabaster, Pedestal - French limestone David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradition ...

Brown alabaster, Pedestal - white limestone David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradition w...

Safe place is a unique White Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 47 × 18 × 18 cm (18.5 × 7.1 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed ...

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Belgian Blue Marble David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradition with minimalist abstract...

White alabaster, Pedestal - Belgian Blue Marble David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradit...

Belgian Blue Marble David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradition with minimalist abstract...

Sezione Aurea A12 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 33 × 11 cm (22.6 ×...

Pair of early 17th-century medallion profiles in antique yellow marble and onyx Pair of medallions depicting Agrippina and Faustina, Rome, 17th century. Ra...

Sculptor, engraver and medallist. Serge Zelikson received his secondary artistic education in his native country. In 1914 he arrived in Paris, where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux...

Sezione Aurea-C3 is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Cave Michelangelo statuary marble and 23.8-carat gold leaf, dimension...

Korè-Paonazzo is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Paonazzo marble, dimensions are 165 × 41 × 85 cm (65 × 16.1 × 33.5 in). ...

Bronze, glass & marble Irakli Tsuladze is a Georgian sculptor born in 1973 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His sculptures present a peculiar unity of substance and emotions...

MM2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble, stainless steel, iron, dimensions are 168 × 69 × 30 cm (66.1 × 27.2 × 11....

Ferdinand Preiss(1882-1943)

Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Cockerel, ca. 1950 Carved and polished red Verona marble 4.25" wide, 8" deep, height is 22.25" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingf...

Personnage Patinated Bronze Artist signed edition 7/24 JAMES COIGNARD (1925-2008) Painter of still lifes; Mised Media Painter; Collages; Sculptor; Engraver; Expressionistic style, l...

Artist: David Jaworsky, American Title: Attitudes Year: 1991 Medium: Blown Glass and Bronze with a Marble Base Size: 31 x 20 x 24 in. (78.74 x 50.8 x 60.96 cm) Base: 16 x 2 x 16 ...

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...

Robert Cook’s sculpture Rushing serves as an energetic reflection on the fast-paced nature of life—where so many of us are constantly in motion, hurrying from one place to another. H...

A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...