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Period: Early 2000s
Linda Stein, Knight of Calm 621 - Contemporary Ceramic Metallic Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Knight of Calm 621 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced to evacuate her New York downtown studio for a year post-9/11. Stein's Kn...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Linda Stein, Vestment 628 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wood Armor Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Vestment 628 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hop and Skip 355 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Hop and Skip 355 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture
In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Mom and Molly
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 n...
Category
Impressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
P.041200 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, mural
Located in Paris, FR
P.041200 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 60 × 20 × 7 cm (23.6 × 7.9 × 2.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Standing Taurus" pedestal sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Abstract pedestal sculpture in carved, burned and stained oak wood and stainless steel rods on a concrete base.
Jeff Glode Wise makes wildly exuberant scul...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
"Streaming Obelisk" pedestal kinetic sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Sculptor Jeff Glode Wise's expertise as a jewelry maker is immediately evident in the pedestal-sized kinetic sculpture "Streaming Obelisk." The mixed media ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Bronze, Gold
Lotus-Liquid Sunshine
By Niho Kozuru
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lotus-Liquid Sunshine
Hand-dyed cast polymer rubber and painted steel.
33 X 20 X 20 inches.
Niho Kozuru (髙鶴丹穂) is a Japanese-born mixed media artist based in Boston, MA. Kozuru cast...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Fruit and Rubix Cube Still Life, Hand-Painted Terracotta Plaque by Mirko
By Mirko Guida
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mirkò, Italian (1980 - )
Title: Fruit and Rubix Cube Still Life
Year: 2007
Medium: Painted Terracotta Plaque, signed and dated
Size: 15 in. x 23 in...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
White Totem by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, raku, black & white, pure
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
White Totem is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 100 × 16 × 16 cm (39.4 × 6.3 × 6.3 in).
The sculpture is signed comes with a certificate of...
Category
Abstract Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
David
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a young boy with sword and heraldic shield.
Category
Realist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Naos by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, pure form, raku technique, black
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
Naos is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 68 × 25 × 23 cm (26.8 × 9.8 × 9.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate of aut...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hippos on the Mara
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
The picturesque Mara River flows through the plains of Tanzania and Kenya and lies across the Serengeti/Maasai Mara reserve. The area is famous for its Great Migration...
Category
Realist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Azair', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Azair' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq.
"In 2005, a few...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Butterball"
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Douglas Brett sculpture “butterball” signed and numbered . In good condition. Measures 15x11x11
150 made
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Guard 633 - Contemporary Mixed Media Armor Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Black Guard 633 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such as Wonder Woman, Princess Mononoke and the Buddhist goddess of mercy Kannon, and addresses protection, safety and upstander behavior.
This artwork was exhibited in a group exhibition titled "Beware: Women Working...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lucite, Wood, Mixed Media
Awhi Whakapapa, Embracing Geneaology, ceramic figurative sculpture, Contemporary
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Awhi Whakapapa, Embracing Geneaology, ceramic figurative sculpture, Contemporary
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
'Feeling Heart Beat' original signed Shona stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Feeling Heart Beat' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamo...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ceramic Sculpture -- Crowd
By Angelina Perez
Located in Troy, NY
A crowd of diverse people and ages stand at a cross road in a Mexican city. The artist first sketched the individuals in plein air, and then produced the ceramic sculpture with their...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
3 Standing Figures IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
3 standing figures IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 61 × 22 × 17 cm (24 × 8.7 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Adam Maquette", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Man Sculpture, 21x5x5 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Adam Maquette" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female and male figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 116/350.
“Adam is Everyman, pulled from the waters of baptism, concrete and universal, led by the fire of day by night, and the cloud of night by day — triumphing over the powers of darkness-emergent radiant in light.”After “Ex Nihilo” and “Adam” were carved into Indiana limestone...
Category
Realist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall by Delphine Brabant - Contemporary bronze sculpture, semi-abstract, human
Located in Paris, FR
Wall is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 37 × 56 × 7 cm (14.6 × 22 × 2.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prologue 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...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Helmet Head / - Futuristic Archaism -
Located in Berlin, DE
Karl-Heinz Deutsch (*1940 Karlsruhe), Helmet Head, around 2003. Polished and patinated bronze, 23.5 cm (height) x 25.5 cm (length) x 16 cm (depth), weight 4.9 kg. Monogrammed on the ...
Category
Surrealist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
It's the Thought that Counts famous limited edition MOMART UK fine art multiple
Located in New York, NY
Mark Wallinger
It's the Thought that Counts, 2001
Mixed media Christmas cracker, colored paper/ cardboard and ribbon with snap
Plate signed by Mark W...
Category
Conceptual Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
A dragon. Contemporary figurative bronze sculpture, Fantasy, Polish art master
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative patinated bronze sculpture by Polish art master, Bronislaw Chromy. Artwork depicts a dragon.
BRONISŁAW CHROMY (1925-2017)
Sculptor, medallist, painter, drau...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John Van Alstine - ARCOS, Sculpture 2002
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rose Granite / Steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most b...
Category
Abstract Geometric Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite, Steel, Cut Steel
Kiss, Ceramic Sculpture by Mirkò Guida
By Mirko Guida
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mirkò Guida (Italian, b. 1980)
Title: Kiss
Year: 2006
Medium: Painted terracotta artistic vase, signed and dated
Size: 31 x 19 x 13 in. (78.74 x 48.26 x 33.02 cm)
Category
Cubist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mountain Lion
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Wimberley, TX
Kent Ullberg's Mountain Lion (edition 30/100) is a compelling bronze sculpture that embodies the stealth and power of this elusive predator. The mountain lion is depicted in a poise...
Category
Naturalistic Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Preening Heron
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Wimberley, TX
Kent Ullberg's Preening Heron is a captivating bronze sculpture that offers a refined, stylized interpretation of a great blue heron. Embracing a modern, abstract aesthetic, Ullberg ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Slika #241 IN Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
A great opportunity to own a painting by Vasa Mihich. These works are future forward as they are based on computer-generated programs with a focus on aesthetics. Meaning Vasa wante...
Category
Abstract Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
John Van Alstine - Column XIV (Pointer), Photography 2002
Located in Greenwich, CT
Column XIV (Pointer), John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
Abstract Geometric Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel, Iron
Skipping (cast resin sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Cast resin sculpture. Hand written AP 14/65 on the underside of the left shoe.
Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do not hesitate to ask us any further questions. A...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Reagan
Located in Wimberley, TX
George and Mark Lundeen's Reagan is a distinguished bronze sculpture that captures the essence of President Ronald Reagan's leadership and charisma. Standing at 27 inches tall, 12 i...
Category
Realist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pagan Christian - 21st Century, Sculpture, Male, Portrait, Gray, Figurative
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Pagan Christian, 2006-2007
Concrete, glass
26 H × 15 7/10 W × 19 7/10 D in.
66 H × 40 W × 50 D cm
Unique
The idea of fragment emerged in the concrete sculpture format offers a clear view of the post-modern condition. The employment of mixed materials, apparently difficult to associate, such as concrete and colored glass beads, recall the images from the ancient Roman fragments...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
'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...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Rosenthal Clear Crystal Glass Calla Bowl
Located in East Quogue, NY
Elegant large Rosenthal Crystal Glass Calla Pedestal Bowl. Crafted in Slovenia, this bowl is a work of art that combines high-quality materia...
Category
Modern Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Rain, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s latest work entitled “Rain, Atelier” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Seven, Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Damien Hirst (1965)
Title: The Magnificent Seven
Year: 2000
Medium: Pingpong balls in original cardboard box
Edition: 940/1500
Size: 2 3/8 x 13 1/4x2 3/8 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed and ink stamp numbered on the base of the box.
Notes: Published by Gagosian Gallery, New York, for the exhibition "Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings.
DAMIEN HIRST (1965- ) Macabre bad-boy Damien Hirst, one of the most prominent and notorious British artists was catapulted to international art stardom with his a 14-foot tiger shark...
Category
New Media Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Flight V by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, bird
Located in Paris, FR
Flight V is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 37 cm × 33 cm × 26 cm (14.6 × 13 × 10.2 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 8 editions + 4 artist’s proofs, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
"The theme of flight came about during my search...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Continued Conversations IV
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, ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Baquba', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Baquba' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq.
"In 2005, a fe...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Executive (Paperweight), Small Ceramic Sculpture
By Jean Lowe
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary ceramic paperweight with black, grey, and white glaze by Jean Lowe on a white background.
Executive (Paperweight)
Signed and inscribed “AP,” verso
Enamel on ceramic
...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ahe', 2004 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Ahe' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails are cr...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Lunge V, Sculpture 2006
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
Abstract Geometric Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
Book of Love (Red/Blue/Green), aluminum wall sculpture
Located in Aventura, FL
Silkscreen on powder-coated fabricated aluminum. From the roman numeral edition of 5. Measures 26 x 26 x 2 inches. R. Indiana '96 incised on the right side. Hand written in gol...
Category
Pop Art Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African Female Figure Stone Sculpture Contemporary Shona Expressionism Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morning Excercise (C-3)" is an original black serpentine stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe. The artist signed the piece along the base of the skirt. This artwork features a woman...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Samurai
Located in Edinburgh, GB
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...
Category
Abstract Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
John Van Alstine - Sidewinder '07, Sculpture 2007
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
Abstract Geometric Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
Together by Kirk Tatom, bronze bird sculpture, deco, bronze, patina, edition
By Kirk Tatom
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Together by Kirk Tatom, bronze bird sculpture, deco, bronze, patina, edition
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Oga" colorful abstract sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Steel and acrylic lacquer paint.
Joseph Slusky's sculptures are often described as charismatic and exuberant. The liveliness of the varied shapes -- a playful mix of linear, geometr...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sampalan', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Sampalan' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibran...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Cuttyaugh Rocks Boat", Contemporary, Glass, Sculpture, Cast, Optical, Interior
Located in St. Louis, MO
Steven Weinberg's "Cuttyaugh Rocks Boat" is a remarkable contemporary glass sculpture, expertly crafted using cast glass and optical techniques. This stunning artwork features abstra...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Brown Oak Bowl
Located in Phoenix, AZ
turned wood, wooden vessel, oak
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Muthana', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Muthana' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq.
"In 2005, a f...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Series based on Geometric Figures -- Sculptural Books
Located in Troy, NY
This is an artwork based on the transformation of a book. It uses the book historic print in the endsheets as background to a geometric form made up by ...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Wood Panel, Offset
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mandul', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Mandul' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Evocator - 21st Century, Figurative, Sculpture, Male, Portrait
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Evocator, 2006-2007
Concrete, glass
26 H × 15 7/10 W × 19 7/10 D in
66 H × 40 W × 50 D cm
Unique
The idea of fragment emerged in the concrete sculpture format offers a clear view of the post-modern condition. The employment of mixed materials, apparently difficult to associate, such as concrete and colored glass beads, recall the images from the ancient Roman fragments...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Maternity
Located in Loveland, CO
"Maternity" by Mark Leichliter
Abstract Figurative Sculpture
7.5 x 2.75 x 2.5" Bronze on Granite Base
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
I was born in Loveland, Colorado and now reside in nearby F...
Category
Contemporary Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Gabras', 2008 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Gabras' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails are i...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Flame on Bamboo, Found Objects Dadaist Lamp Sculpture by Garry Bennett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flame on Bamboo
Garry Bennett, American (1934–2022)
Date: 2008
Assemblage Bamboo Lamp, Signed and dated on bottom
Size: 10.25 x 5 x 2 in. (26.04 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm)
Category
Abstract Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
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