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Size: Medium
Large French Bronze Bust of Diana the Huntress
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) Bust of Diana Bronze Signed on side, Susse Frères foundry stamp on base 28.5 x 16.25 inches Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust of Diana is an 1...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

At Dawn by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
At Dawn is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 68 × 65 × 38 cm (26.8 × 25.6 × 15 in) The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

White Alabaster Marble Sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss After A. Canova
Located in Roma, IT
A scale version grand tour size carved in white alabaster of Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, carved in Italy probably in Florence in the 19th century. The original Psyche Revived by ...
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Magdalena II by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of a female nude figure
Located in Coltishall, GB
Magdalena II is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Tall and elongated, with throws hanging from outstretched arms, this is a beautiful piece. The slender figu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Master of Your Own Destiny by W. P. Brenner - bronze sculpture, self-made man
Located in Paris, FR
Master of your own Destiny is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner which represents a man carving himself out of stone. 77 cm × 22 cm × 20 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

19th White Marble Sculpture of Venus De Medici Grand Tour Style Italian
Located in Roma, IT
A white marble grand tour version of Venus de Medici carved by an Italian Sculptor artist in the 19th century in Italy, probably in Florence. The Venus of Medici is a one of the mos...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

The Waiting Time by Marine de Soos - Bronze nude sculpture, balance, man, dark
Located in Paris, FR
The Waiting Time is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 72 × 26 × 21.5 cm (28.3 × 10.2 × 8.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Model Girl Bronze and Stone Sculpture, Realist Style, Vintage, 1980s
Located in Zofingen, AG
Classic female torso inspired by examples of high Greek sculpture. Sculptor explores the lines and shapes of the female body, embodied the diversity, slightly changed the poses. Thi...
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1980s Realist Nude Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Towards Another
Located in London, GB
Bronze Numbered 4/10 76cm × 28cm × 41cm (incl. base) Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608) Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus Bronze 27.5 x 14.25 x 5.5 inches The sculpture depicts Mercury wearing his winged helmet and sandals and holding a caduceus. Created after one of Giambologna's most celebrated sculptures in the Renaissance, Mercury, was designed as part of a fountain for the Villa Medici in Rome.The head on which Mercury steps symbolizes the figure being “exhaled, purified, unburdened.” When the Giambologna sculpture...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

White Alabster Marble Sculpture Dancing Satyr Grand Tour Italian 19th Classical
Located in Roma, IT
The sculpture, is a Grand Tour scale, derived from the splendid marble that once belonged to the collection of the Roman prelate Eurialo Silvestri. After a brief stay at Villa Giulia...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing male bronze bust with a black patina. This work is the 6th from an edition of eight. Its creator, Igor Mitoraj, is a polish sculptor deeply rooted in the classical tradition....
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1990s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

RIL Warrior by Walter Peter Brenner - Male figure, bronze sculpture, mythology
Located in Paris, FR
RIL Warrior is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 80 × 80 × 40 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 15.8 in). This sculpture is part of a limited edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Piano surréaliste, Salvador Dali
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Title: Piano surréaliste Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze Edition: 34/350, plus proofs Size: 26.3 x 15.7 x 12 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Inci...
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1980s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mixed Nuts, Pop Art Pin-Up Enamel Print by Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Mixed Nuts Year: 2008 Medium: Enamel on Steel, signed and numbered in marker Edition: 125, 25 AP Size: 28 in. x 20 in. x 1.5 in. (71.12 c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Sculptures

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Enamel, Steel

Nude Female Torso Bronze Sculpture, 20th Century Contemporary American Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Alan Cottrill (American, Ohio, b. 1952) Nude Female Torso, 1994 Bronze mounted to green marble base Signed, dated and numbered 14/20 verso of leg, with foundry stamp 17. in. h. x 6 i...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Michael by Nando Kallweit. Elegant figurative bronze sculpture of male form.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Michael 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Pardon
Located in PARIS, FR
The Pardon also known as The Return of the Prodigal Son by Ernest DUBOIS (1863-1931) A bronze group with a dark brown patina titled on the side of the base "Le Pardon" signed on the...
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Late 19th Century French School Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Auguste Rodin 1840-1917 French L'Éternel Printemps (The Eternal Spring) Bronze with brown patina Signed "Rodin" (on base), with Barbedienne foundry mark Perhaps one of the most w...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Diana the Huntress, 1890 Classical Bronze Sculpture of Nude Woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937) Diana, 1890 Bronze with green verdigris patina Signed and dated Copyright 1894 with Jaboeuf & Rouard, Paris foundry mark 31 x 21 x 17 inches A sculptor of classical figures, American-born Frederick MacMonnies...
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1890s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
The author admires the beauty of the female body. Her movement - smooth, graceful and beautiful. The moment of awakening is very sensual. The girl stretches, revealing the beauty of her young body. Realistic manner shows her original beauty. Sculpture shapes create a play of light and shadow, curves, polished and brushed metal. The work is made of bronze- polish and patina. This sculpture was created in the early period of Alex Radionov...
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1990s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Aquila Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Contemporary In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Aquila Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Contemporary In Stock - Sculpture without Stone is 57 cm high Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Satyr with Cymbals and Kroupezion, Grand Tour after the Antique, 19th century
Located in Beachwood, OH
19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL Satyr with Cymbals and Kroupezion, Grand Tour after the Antique Bronze with marble base 26 in. h. x 15 in. w. x 10 in. d. This dancing faun is now mo...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Suspensus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Suspensus Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Demian Undressing
Located in London, GB
Bronze Numbered 1/10 66cm × 26cm × 36cm (incl. base) Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK an...
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2010s English School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bacio (Kiss) - hand carved Italian contemporary figurative rose marble sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bacio (Kiss) by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved marble sculpture of rare Portuguese rosa marble by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical refere...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble

Standing Nude Man, Expressionist Bronze Sculpture, possibly by Arbit Blatas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist, Possibly Arbit Blatas - Standing Nude Man, Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Size: 14.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. (36.2 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Demeter Goddess Greek Mythology, figurative, nude
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Edition of 25 'Demeter' by Carl Payne. A bronze sculpture of a figurative woman representing Demeter, goddess of the harvest and fertility, captures both grace and symbolic power. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Luna- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Marion Visione
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Marion Visione luna 2/7 bronze In cm's: H 55 W 50 D 20 cm An extremely refined realistic sculptor who translates classic stories into modern forms in his own way. Marion Visione ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze
By Constantino Barbella
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Art Nouveau "Ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses. It bears at the base the signature Barbella and the wording “Rome Palm Sunday 31 III 1912” Brand...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

"LA ROC Cat Woman" Decorated Graffiti Street Art Mannequin Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful street art, abstract Mannequin Bust decorated by artist Angel Ortiz. Here we find this stylish bust figure with the artist signature tag...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic

El Sueño by Fernando Botero
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fernando Botero 1932-2023 Colombian El Sueño (The Dream) Signed and numbered 4/6 Bronze Representing one of Fernando Botero's most coveted subjects and executed at the height of ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Vertical Bronze Cibot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture - original. bronze 6/8 Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabeth...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Benji - Dance of Sorrow - Figurative Sculpture Man Bronze Green Brown Patina
Located in Sofia, BG
"Benji - Dance of Sorrow" is a bronze sculpture of a dancing man. The bronze is covered with green patina. It is created by the artist Maestro Willem Botha. About the artwork Edition : 7 of 14 in total Certificate of authenticity: issued by Snow Pearl art gallery NEW MOVEMENT & STYLE: Contemporary Maestro Willem Botha The masterpiece is suitable for representative offices, gardens, parks, homes etc. “The impressions of this artwork on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it paralyzes the imagination. All his sculptures bring positive energy, emotion, represented by the vast creative power of the author's talent.” Maestro Willem Botha was born in South Africa in 1962. Today he lives in Bulgaria and works in a creative workshop in Sofia. Willem started his career as Sculptor at Shows and Exhibitions in the South African Defense Force in 1981. He was mentored by Artists like Andre Prinsloo and Jan van Der Merwe. In 1986, he moved to Namibia where he was a Sculptor for the Windhoek State Museum. During the time in Windhoek, he had several one man and group expeditions in various galleries in Windhoek and Swakopmund. In 1988 he was commissioned to remake the Atlas Sculpture on the House Hohenzollern Building in Swakopmund. In 1990, he moved to Town where he sculpted full time. Willem did some freelance work for Jean Doyle, helping with the bronze casting of her work. During his time in Cape Town, he exhibited in several galleries in and around Cape Town. In 1991, he moved to Graskop, where he continued full time sculpting and he opened his own foundry. He moved back to Pretoria in 1992, to continue sculpting and established Art Cast Foundry. In the same year he was commissioned to do several decorative works for the Palace of Sun City, that includes, all the doors bronze handles. Sculptors that he did castings for are to name but a few, the late Bobby Lawrence, Niko van Rensberg, Maureen Quinn, Anton Smit, Andre Prinsloo, Barry Jackson...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Evi by Nando Kallweit. Elegant limited edition bronze sculpture, Edition of 25
Located in Coltishall, GB
Evi is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Nando carved the marque for the body from a piece of oak using a small chain saw. The marque is then used to make th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Finis Saltationis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone
Located in Utrecht, NL
Finis Saltationis Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Male Figure Marble Stone This sculpture need to be ordered. We will cast a b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century Italian Carved Neoclassical Semi Nude Female Busts Wood affixed to wood plinths "Leone Della Torra / Italy Country of Origin" labels on b...
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18th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rewind Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Rewind Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect command of the old craft of mod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Icaro III - Bronze Figure of Mythical Icarus Standing on Wings, Green Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Icaro III bronze 28h x 12w x 12d in 71.12h x 30.48w x 30.48d cm ed. 1/8 JCP073 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic pleasure. We can analyze his wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Girl with a Kid / - Caresses of innocence -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ary Bitter (1883 Marseille - 1973 Paris), Girl with Kid, around 1930. Green patinated bronze with cast plinth loosely mounted on a white-veined dark green marble base. Dimensions of the plinth: 5 cm (height) x 80 cm (length) x 24 (width), dimensions of the bronze 28 cm (height) x 72 cm (length) x 18 cm (width). Weight of the bronze 18.2 kg, total weight 39.2 kg. Signed “Ary Bitter.” on the plinth and stamped “L N Paris J L” by the foundry Les Neveux de Jacques Lehmann...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Jeune Femme Debout, les Bras sur la Tête – Bronze by Henri Parayre (1879-1970)
Located in Gent, VOV
Henri Ernest Parayre’s Jeune femme debout les bras sur la tête is a striking embodiment of early 20th-century French sculpture, seamlessly blending classical inspiration with the eme...
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Early 20th Century Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Tolla Inbar, Rise Above, Bronze sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Tolla Inbar, Rise Above, Bronze sculpture, Figurative art, Human Figure
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Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

The Secret
Located in PARIS, FR
The Secret by Pierre-Félix FIX-MASSEAU (1869-1937) Sculpture in bronze with a gilded patina Signed on the side " Fix-Masseau " Cast by " Siot-Paris " (with the foundry mark) France...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Orientalist Arab Slave Trader Female Nude Group Cold Painted Bronze 1910
Located in Portland, OR
A very large 24" (61cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann (1861-1936) cold painted bronze group statue, signed, Austria, circa 1910. The bronze in the Orientalist manner & depicts a young slave ...
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Danseuse au Voile, Renoir, Sculpture, impressionism, naked woman, nude, bronze
Located in Geneva, CH
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) La Danseuse au Voile Cast in 1964 Ed. 14/20 pcs / Conceived in 1913 Bronze with a black patina 64 x 46 x 28 cm Signed, foundry's stamp and numbered ...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Like a Motherless Child Bronze Sculpture Body In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Like a Motherless Child Bronze Sculpture Body In Stock For years Joris August Verdonkschot decicated himself to filming. He studied Law and Cult...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Zenith Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary Nude Male Figure
Located in Utrecht, NL
Zenith Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary Nude Male Figure. Size is including pedestal. The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect comma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Bronze , French Nude Girl Dancer Danseuse
By Francois Emile Popineau
Located in Miami, FL
Feminine Nude Bronze with black patina Signed on Base 31 inches Paris Listed in Major Art books Iconic pose of both arms pressed close to the body with ...
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1930s Art Deco Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Pandora's Secret
Located in PARIS, FR
Pandora's Secret by Maurice BOUVAL (1863-1916) Sculpture made in bronze with a nuanced dual patina, light –and dark brown signed on the base " M. Bouval " old edition cast presente...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Standing Mirror "Naked Youth" German 1900s
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Peter Winter-Heidingsfeld Heidingsfeld 1871 - 1920 Allach near Munich Young Man with Mirror Bronze, signed 77 x 41.5 x 25 cm Winter-Heinigsfeld studied at the Munich Academy under...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

The Victorious David / - The melancholy of the radiant hero -
Located in Berlin, DE
Henri Honoré Plé (1853 Paris - 1922 Paris), The Victorious David, around 1890. Red-brown and brown patinated bronze with terrain plinth mounted on a round base. 62 cm (total height) ...
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1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pensive à genoux
Located in PARIS, FR
"Pensive à genoux, 2nd état" by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993) A bronze sculpture with a brownish green patina Signed on the base " Lobo " Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the found...
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20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Female Statue "Le Crépuscule" by Emile Andre Boisseau
Located in New York, NY
Emile-Andre Boisseau (French, 1842-1923) Le Crépuscule signed 'E. Boisseau' (on the base) Bronze height: 29 in. (74 cm.) Emile-André Boisseau was a...
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mother Happiness / - The ecstasy of maternal joy -
Located in Berlin, DE
Johannes Boese (1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin), Mutterglück, um 1910. Goldbraun patinierte Bronze auf gegossener rechteckiger Plinthe, montiert auf zweifarbigem Marmorsockel (9,5 cm Höhe...
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1910s Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic
Located in Utrecht, NL
Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Birth of Venus
Located in PARIS, FR
The Birth of Venus by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse" cast by Denière France circa 1870 he...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

La Source (The Stream)
Located in New York, NY
A superb smaller version of a large scale commission work that stands in Bordeaux at the Hotel Fruges! Lovely patina - a lighter but rich and warm brown tone that is rare to see in ...
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1920s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A late 17th Italian carved limewood figure of Mermaid, circle of Filippo Parodi
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 17th c. Italian carved figure of Mermaid, Circle of Filippo Parodi (Genoa, 1630 – July 22, 1702) Dimensions: h. 29.13 in, w. 30.31 in, p. 18.9 in (at the base) Magnificent Italian Baroque sculpture depicting a mermaid seated on the rock. All the virtuosity of the sculptor unfolds in this carved group. The fantastic creature is featured seated, the upper part of the body darting forward, the head looking upwards. Sophisticated hairstyle with rows of pearls intertwined in her hair, her loose locks fly in the wind and bring movement to the whole sculpture. The wide-open eyes with hollowed-out pupils make it possible to follow the mermaid's gaze, towards the sky. The half-open mouth further magnifies this bewitching and seductive attitude. Its long double tail ending in fins wraps on either side of a rocky mound strewn with objects evoking the underwater world: seashells and shells, branches of coral. The ornamental richness combined with the great care taken in its execution make it a work in which the splendor of Italian Baroque art unfolds in such characteristic scenic movement. The composition betrays a strong influence from Filippo Parodi, the leader of Genoese Baroque sculpture, and points to an artist from his circle. Our sculpture was probably part of a decorative monumental palace. The iconographic theme evoking the marine world finds its application in the numerous fountains and artificial grottos, designed in Italian palaces at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Giacomo Filippo Parodi (Genoa 1630 – July 22, 1702) was an Italian Baroque sculptor of the Genoese school, who introduced Bernini's aesthetic to Genoa. In his youth fathers a first apprenticeship with a carpenter, he went to Rome where he became a pupil of Bernini. He had the opportunity to admire in person the works and style of the French sculptor Pierre Puget...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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