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Contemporary Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
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Rooster Totem (Unframed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rooster Totem" is an original artwork made from Letterpress, coque feather, mixed media by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and me...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Color

Abstract Form Study in Gold, Silver, and Pink II
Located in New York, NY
George William Bell Abstract Form Study in Gold, Silver, and Pink II, Blown glass, mirrored 5.50 x 7 x 6 inches
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

GREEN CIRCLE QUILT II - Framed & Textured Molded Acrylic Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In GREEN CIRCLE QUILT 2, Natalie Harrison studies gradation through her use of paint and silicone molds. Drawing on the domestic history of molding th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

You Never Know - colorful, figurative, female, hand-hammered steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this compelling new work by Derya Ozparlak, a young woman, hair and dress flying, clutches a briefcase as she free falls through the air. Her belt is tethered to a bright bouquet ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Loops (Orange)
Located in New York, NY
LOOP (Orange), 2022 Etched blown glass 12.50h x 6.25w x 4d in.
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Etching

Boar Mount
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Nicholas Crombach is interested in the complex interactions between humans and animals. Using sporting and hunting as markers of longstanding traditions of both adversarial and collaborative relationships between humans and animals, Crombach examines the cultural significance and the complex issues percolating domestication and domination, play and survival in the 21st century. Crombach combines references to mythology via a striking aesthetic, creating works which revel in their contradictions and contrasts. Notably, the artist draws from the myth of Diana and Actaeon, which provides a poignant framework for this new series. In Ovid’s tale Actaeon, a hunter and grandson of King Cadmus, is in the forest with his dogs when he spies Artemis (Diana), the venerated goddess of the hunt, in her bath attended by her nymphs. Diana’s nymphs try to cover her modesty as the goddess feels violated by Actaoen’s brash curiosity. Diana splashes water upon Actaeon, robbing him from his ability to speak and turning him from a mortal man into a stag who flees into the forest only to be hunted down and killed by his own dogs. The hunter becomes the hunted. Crombach’s Fetch (2018) refers to the mythology of Diana and Actaeon in its last tragic hour, but the classical story of metamorphoses is presented as a game of fetch in the local park. Crombach creates a hybrid between the art historical imagery from paintings of hounds...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Nylon, Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Make Me A Believer, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Geometric Abstraction
Located in Boston, MA
Make Me A Believer, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Geometric Abstraction 24" x 24" x 2" (HxWxD) Repurposed paper on panel Hand-signed by the artist. Artist Glenn Fischer repurposes various papers and print materials, cutting up different sections of color, and combines them into newly imagined geometric abstract compositions. The combination of the circular centerpiece and the linear nature of the cuts is reminiscent of a sunrise or sunset as it passes over a horizon line. In this case, Fischer has combined various shades of yellow, red, and green to stand against the white brick lay of the negative space...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel, Magazine Paper

Carthartt Horse
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Horse sculpture made of reclaimed steel bars
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Floppy Cap in Peach
Located in Toronto, ON
The Floppy cap series hints at the commodification of police culture. The way that institutions under capitalism co-opt awareness of social issues into marketing and positive brandin...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Silicone

Illumination - dynamic, brass, copper, stone, nylon, contemporary wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Alice Vander Vennen returns to a familiar theme in this contemplative mixed media piece called Illumination. The shape of a canoe-like vessel provides the backdrop for an imaginative array of stones gathered from the shores of Lake Ontario...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Copper

Turbulence No 2 - large, narrative, corten steel, abstract outdoor sculpture
By Terence McGlade
Located in Bloomfield, ON
"My work explores the relationship between the tyranny of ageing and urban spaces. With influences as diverse as Brancusi and Buckminister Fuller, new synergies are crafted from simp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Lennon's Legacy of Peace - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Introducing "Lennon's Legacy of Peace", a hand-made ceramic art piece that pays tribute to the legendary musician and peace activist, John Lennon. This unique piece features an enlarged bullet with a digital art silhouette of Lennon, a powerful reminder of his influence on the world of music and advocacy for peace. This song "Give Peace a Chance" become the anti-war anthem and bring the message of peace...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled IV
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

I Love You - Red glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"I Love U" (I <3 U) - Limited edition red glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is equipped with a D-ring on the back for easy hanging. "Love Wins" is part of Edie Nadelhaft's "Better Living Thru Chemistry: Luv is the Drug" sculpture series consisting of candy-colored glass and mixed media capsule-shaped objects. Each pill is festooned with text messages...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Glass

Limited Edition Painted Steel Sculpture "Coming Home"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition, powder coated mild steel spiral sculpture. Edition 2/3. Available in different colours on request.
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Carthage" colorful steel sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Playful and colorful steel pedestal sculpture with acrylic lacquer paint. Joseph Slusky's sculptures are often described as charismatic and exuberant. The liveliness of the varied s...
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Toucan and Parrot Basket, yellow, cream, black, Tribal, Panama, Rainforest The baskets are made by the Wounaan and Embera Indians from the Darien Rainforest in Panama. The Wounaan believe they emerged from the palm tree. They weave baskets from palm fiber and use natural dyes. The dyes are made from wood, plants, and earth. Achieving a particular color takes weeks. The rainforest baskets are of the highest quality to be found anywhere in the world. Comparable to the North American Pomo and Panamint baskets, widely considered the best weavers in the world. The Wounaan and Embera are the finest weavers working today. The area in which they live is extremely remote and dangerous to reach. From Panama City...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Flat Pot XVI, 2019, Glazed earthenware wall sculpture, terracotta clay pastel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Flat Pot XVI" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat vessel shaped wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Pastel tones, light minty sea foam green blue on te...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Earthenware, Terracotta

Butterfly Girl
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Butterfly Girl” 1992-1995 Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity Steel, brass, and gold-filled wire, thread, glue, and found object...
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel, Wire

The Structure of an Image
Located in New Orleans, LA
[Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama] Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ce...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Borrowed Time [Paul Monette (1945-1995), Roger Horwitz (1941-1986)
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Borrowed Time [Paul Monette (1945-1995), Roger Horwitz (1941-1986), from “Leaves, An AIDS Memorial]” 2022 Signed, verso Wire and paper 16 x 19 x 2 inches (40.6 x 48.3...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Accumulation
Located in New Orleans, LA
[Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama] Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ce...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Flux #10
Located in New Orleans, LA
[Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama] Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ce...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Elegant Robert [Robert Levithan (1951-2016), from “Leaves, An AIDS Memorial]
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Elegant Robert [Robert Levithan (1951-2016), from “Leaves, An AIDS Memorial]” 2016 Signed, verso Wire and paper 16 x 13 x 2 inches (40.6 x 33 x 5.1 cm), framed This ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Medicine Simplified
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Medicine Simplified” 1997 Signed, verso Wire and paper 24 x 32 x 3 inches (61 x 81.3 x 7.6 cm), framed This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Tumsae No 1 - red, white, pattern, wall hanging, 3D, felt, textile, tapestry
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The natural world provides infinite inspiration for the beautifully textured work of Chung-Im Kim. The fabric artist creates unique wall hangings from sewing tiny pieces of industria...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen

Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket
By KAWS
Located in Bristol, GB
Painted cast vinyl Edition of 500 (reported) 26 x 13.5 x 12 / 5.7 x 3 x 2.5 cm (10.2 x 5.3 x 4.7 / 2.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 in) Not signed or numbered Excellent, very minor scratch to Pinocch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Vinyl

Cats Hatching From Egg Ceramic
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Cats hatching from egg. Ceramic sculpture, artist signed. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. Bustamante was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa in 1949 and studied architecture at the University of Guadalajara. Bustamante's first art exhibition showcased...
Category

1980s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Milky Way
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Milky Way” 2006 Signed, verso Wire, paper, and found objects 17 x 24 x 2 inches (43.2 x 61 x 7.6 cm), framed This work is offered by CLAMP i...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Piggy Bank -- Sculpture, Ceramic, Animal, Contemporary Art by Grayson Perry
Located in London, GB
Piggy Bank, 2017 Grayson Perry Painted and glazed ceramic multiple With the artist's logo on the underside Published by the Serpentine Gallery, London Within the original grey cardb...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Balloon Dog (Yellow)
Located in New York, NY
Metallic porcelain multiple. Numbered 13872/2300 on the base. Original printed booklet numbered 1382/2300 in ink on the justification page. Produced by Bernardaud, Limoges. Published...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ten Milkweed Pods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Ten Milkweed Pods" is an original artwork made from Plaster, acrylic paint pens, milk, relief on mulberry paper, and silverpoint, moun...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mulberry Paper

Flat Pot II, 2019, Glazed earthenware goblet shape wall sculpture terracotta
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Flat Pot II" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat goblet wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Earth tones, brown and cream glaze on terracotta clay Certificate of authenticity
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Terracotta, Earthenware

Flat Pot VII, 2019, Glazed earthenware wall sculpture, flat tea cup, earth tones
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Flat Pot VII" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat tea cup wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Earth tones and pastels, light minty sage green on terracotta clay Certificate of au...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Terracotta, Earthenware

Waiting For Julia Ornament (MADE TO ORDER) (~50% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Waiting For Julia Ornament" Year: 202* Porcelain, Glaze, Chinapaint, Vintage...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze, Luster

Were They Angels - Jesmonite & Earth Pigment / Limited Edition Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition - 38/100 Manny skilfully moulds and casts all her own sculptures in jesmonite or resin with graphite and bronze. The patina is then achieved by the laying on of eart...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Pigment, Resin

POW
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene, Mixed Media

I Love You - Red glass pill sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"I Love U" (I <3 U) - Limited edition glass pill sculpture by Edie Nadelhaft. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. The piece is e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Glass

Luv is the Drug - Rainbow colored glass pill sculpture wall installation
Located in East Quogue, NY
Limited edition glass pill sculpture installation. Edition of 9. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. Each piece is equipped with a D-ring on the back for easy hanging. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Tipping Tulips in yellow
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in yellow, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Rose Knight 238
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in mor...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Tipping Tulips in light orange
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in light orange, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascad...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

KAWS Holiday Space Figure (Gold)
By KAWS
Located in Dallas, TX
The KAWS Holiday Space Figure is literally out of the world. Prior to the release of this coveted collectible, KAWS teamed up with All Rights Reserved to send this figure into space. The artist shared videos and photos of the toy tied to weather balloon, which went over 135,000 feet above ground before safely returning to earth. The KAWS Holiday Space Figure in Gold references the artist's iconic MTV Moonman Trophy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

PVC, Acrylic, Plastic, Rubber

"Pincushion" Textile Art, Discarded Clothing, Teardrop Pins, Yarn, Cushion
Located in New York, NY
Linda Friedman Schmidt is a self-taught, German-born American artist best known for the emotional narrative portraits she creates from discarded...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Mixed Media, Pins

Leaf, Figurative, Brass, Yellow, Brown Color by Contemporary Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pintu Sikder - Leaf Brass, H 19 x W 50 x D 8 inches Very few seeds are germinated on the roadside. Fewer of them grow into trees defying all odds. Pintu Sikder is one such seed now ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Linda Stein, Hard Cover 775- Contemporary Mixed Media Nut Shells Brown Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s I am the Environment series explores the artist's relationship to the earth and addresses the interconnectedness of all living things. This sculptur...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Rare Shino Mural by John Glick (INV# NP3559)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
John Glick Rare Shino Mural (INV# NP3559) stoneware and Shino glaze 2 x 13.5 x 8" 1998
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Time Bomb Grenade
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan Tanenbaum lives and works in Toronto. His work with watch parts began in 2010, when he stopped by to see his regular watch supplier. He noticed a buc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Outgrown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artist’s childhood chair, yarn Watching her own children experience childhood in a global pandemic, Detweiler has found catharsis and joy in recalling her own experiences as a child...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Yarn

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Located in Philadelphia, PA
synthetic hair, wire, chain, light elements Watching her own children experience childhood in a global pandemic, Detweiler has found catharsis and joy in recalling her own experienc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Maelstrom Series No 3 - layered, intersecting, forged aluminum wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian sculptor Shayne Dark creates uniquely beautiful abstract pieces often inspired by nature. This new series called Maelstrom (a whirlpool in a sea or river) is a nod to the tu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mor Figh - textured, white, modernist, glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
During an artist’s residency in Scotland in 2016, glass sculptor Cheryl Wilson-Smith discovered her ancestral roots. The rugged landscape reminded her of the ancient forests and rock...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Katumba" colorful pedestal sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Playful and colorful steel pedestal sculpture with acrylic lacquer paint. California-based sculptor Joseph Slusky says of his work: "Beyond the more immediate historical art roots o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

PASSION
Located in Istanbul, 34
Female portraits made with tile technique on ceramic tiles. Cansu Sakız was born in 1987 in Bartın. She studied painting at Fine Arts High School before moving to Dokuz Eylul University Fine Arts Faculty. She studied Turkish Tile Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

"In the Morning" Contemporary Colorful Painted Plaster Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful abstract painted plaster wall sculpture by local Houston artist Erika Whitney. Currently featured in the show "Septet" at Reeves Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic, Panel

Do Not Touch (Color) 2020. Sculpture, Limited Edition of 250 by Javier Calleja
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Do Not Touch (color) Cast resin multiple in colors with steel, string, acrylic on canvas, with its original box Signed Javier Calleja in black ink and numbered 52/250 (on the revers...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Untitled (Traffic Cone)" Contemporary Pastel Plaster Hyperrealist Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pigment tinted plaster sculpture of a traffic cone by local Houston artist Benji Stiles. Currently featured in the show "Septet" at Reeves Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Pigment

Mobe Pearl Sculpture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcie Stone Mobe Pearl Sculpture Beadwork Year: 1995 Size: 12 x 8 x 1 inches Comes with display case Comes with original papers COA provided Ref.: 924...
Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Contemporary sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, KAWS, and HIRO ANDO. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available.

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