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Realist Sculptures

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
Bust of a young woman / - Beauty of youth -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anonymous, Bust of a young woman, c. 1900, artificial marble and gray onyx marble. 37 cm (height) x 37 cm (width) x 22 cm (depth), weight 17.2 kg. Signed “GURRINI” on the reverse. -...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Marble

Platypuses
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Platypuses, ca. 1940 Granite 10.25" wide, 8" deep, height is 20.5" Very heavy, dense stone. Weighs approx. 125-150 lbs. Provenance: Estate of Mrs. M...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

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Granite

Platypuses
Platypuses
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Ballerina on a cube
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical ballet was my main source of inspiration. Grace and beauty of ballerinas combining with extremely hard work they do. This combination is shocking and inspiring in the same...
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1990s Realist Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Sifaka Lemur -original modern wildlife bronze sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Bronze , Limited edition of 12 Enter the enchanting world of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Jules Bastien LePage" Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bas Relief of French Painter
Located in New York, NY
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Jules Bastien LePage Bronze 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in 1848 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Bern...
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1880s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

St Paul's Cathedral
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A new work by the artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Vigilant Sitting German Shepherd / - The Epitome of the German Shepherd -
Located in Berlin, DE
Albert Pierre LaPlanche (1854 Sainte-Menehould - 1935 Chäteau-Thierry), Vigilant sitting shepherd dog, around 1915. Brown patinated bronze on cast terrain plinth. 45 cm (height) x 45...
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1910s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"The Farewell Kiss"
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a beautiful original bronze casting by the foremost Russian sculptor of his day Evgeny Lanceray. Artist signed on the base in Cyrillic (image 5) and is also inscribed on the ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Henry IV child, King of France, after the original from Francois Joseph Bosio
Located in Riga, LV
Henry IV child, King of France, after the original from Francois Joseph Bosio (1768-1845). Bronze, silver plated.
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19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Hyperreal Bright Yellow Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal bright yellow glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etche...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Patina Bronze "Diadji"
Located in New York, NY
Bronze life-size male head with a dark brown patina. Sculpted in Florence Italy and casted in bronze just outside of the city. This is an earlier piece that holds a distinctly differ...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Caduceus", James Muir, Monumental Bronze Fountain Sculpture Allegory, Medical
Located in Dallas, TX
"Caduceus", recognized as a universal medical symbol, in this bronze representation by James N. Muir has become an Angel of Healing bringing love and peace to the earth and all of it...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Out of the Darkness
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze piece signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number. 4/25
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

" THE LAST DROP " Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912) BRONZE SCULPTURE 1903 WESTERN
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912) New York / New Jersey Artist Image Size: 12" x 18.50" x 5" Medium: Bronze Sculpture 1903 "The Last Drop" Charles Schreyvogel (1861-1912) New York / Ne...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Union", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 19x11x7 in., Woman & Man
Located in Dallas, TX
"Union" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female and male figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 299/350. Inspired by The Creation Sculptures of the Washington National Cathedral...
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1990s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Seated Frog Fountain" (2024) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Seated Frog Fountain" (2015) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a frog sitting on a rock. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual animals an...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Screech Owl
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece. 2/50
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Pecheur / - Full of anticipation -
Located in Berlin, DE
Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, c. 1900. Brown patinated bronze with rectangular cast plinth on a green marble base (3 cm high), total height with hinge 37 cm, width 9 cm, depth 8 cm, weight 2.9 kg, signed “Lavergne” on the plinth. - Base with old drilling and a few oxidized areas, patina occasionally rubbed, somewhat stained in the folds. - Full of anticipation - This bronze is the larger, highly detailed version of the fisherman that made Parisian artist Adolphe Jean Lavergne famous. In preparation for fishing, the boy prepares his rod before heading out to sea. The attachment of the iron ring and the rope behind him suggest a quay wall and a boat moored there. However, the depiction is entirely focused on the actual action of the young fisherman: With equal skill and concentration, he bends a hook to connect it to the fishing line. The contrast with his casual clothing, the loose-fitting trousers, the open shirt with its "wild" folds, and, last but not least, the sun hat boldly perched on his neck, reinforces the impression of the attentive care with which he goes about his work. His gaze makes him appear absorbed, as if he has forgotten the world around him and yet he is visibly filled with anticipation of fishing. GERMAN VERSION Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, um 1890. Braun patinierte Bronze mit rechteckiger gegossener Plinthe auf grünem Marmorsockel (3 cm Höhe), Gesamthöhe mit Angel 37 cm, Breite 9 cm, Tiefe 8 cm, Gewicht 2,9 kg, auf der Plinthe mit „Lavergne“ signiert. - Sockel mit alter Bohrung und wenigen oxidierten Stellen, Patina mitunter berieben, in den Falten vereinzelt etwas fleckig. - Voller Vorfreude - Die Bronzefigur ist die größere äußerst detaillierte Ausführung des Fischers, mit dem der Pariser Künstler Adolphe Jean Lavergne bekannt geworden ist. In Vorbereitung auf das Fischen präpariert der Junge die Angel...
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1890s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Hyperreal Purple Glass Balloon Sculptures
Located in East Quogue, NY
Pair of Hyperreal purple glass water balloon sculptures by Dylan Martinez. Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resemble real water balloons. The sculptures are made in small batches, and each color is hand-mixed. Each piece is unique and is signed on the base by the artist. Material: Hot sculpted, sandblasted, acid-etched solid glass Approx. Size: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (each) hyperrealism, glass sculpture, glass balloon...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
Nothing is more delightful than depictions of people from the turn of the century that convey a distinguished sort of elegance, composure and dignity. Gone today is the concept of "...
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1910s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Terracotta Clay "Andrea"
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta life-size male head. Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in character, his sculptures ...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta

Life Size Sculpture of Female Head in Terracotta Clay "Klaudia"
Located in New York, NY
Terracotta life-size female head. Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in character, his sculpture...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Clay, Terracotta

Cold Mornin' Cow Camp
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by the Artist in to bronze base of the sculpture with the edition number. 15/30
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Piccadilly
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is the story of a woman who is always in the spotlight. Refined, light, beautiful, self-sufficient. She knows her worth and is confident in herself. And everyone around her feel...
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1990s Realist Sculptures

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Chiricahua Apache
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on bronze base with an edition number. 10/30
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Hyperreal Colored Glass Balloon Sculptures - Set of 5
Located in East Quogue, NY
Set of 5 hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture installation by Dylan Martinez. Made of 100% hot-sculpted glass. Balloon Size: 3.5 × 3.5 × 4.5 inches (each) Dylan Martinez’s hype...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Buffalo Pot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye. Edition #78/100. Signed on bronze sculpture.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Psyche / - Fulfilled longing -
Located in Berlin, DE
Jan Jozef Jaquet (1822 Antwerp - 1898 Brussels), Psyche, 1847. Black-brown and brown patinated bronze on a cast base. 30 cm (height) x 22 cm (width) x 12 cm (depth), weight 5 kg. Ver...
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1840s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Spear Fighter / - The Fighter's Concentration -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ludwig Eisenberger (active in Berlin between 1895-1920), Spear Fighter, around 1910. Brown patinated bronze with residual gilding on a cast terrain plinth with marble base (8 cm high...
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1910s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Poodles: Nora and Sheila" Herbert Haseltine, Bronze Dogs Animals Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine Poodles: Nora and Sheila, 1944, cast 1945 Signed and dated on base Bronze with green patina 11 inches high x 17 inches wide x 6 inc...
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1940s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Florentine singer / - The Renaissance of the Renaissance -
By Paul Dubois
Located in Berlin, DE
Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentine singer, 1865. Light brown patinated bronze with cast round plinth mounted on a square marble base (3.5 cm high). Total height 53 cm. Bronze dimensions: 49.5 cm (height) x 20 cm (length) x 10 cm (width), weight 5.6 kg. Inscribed on the plinth "P.[aul] DUBOIS", dated "1865", with the foundry's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR" and the signet "REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS". - Patina very occasionally darkened, lute with loss of one tuning peg, otherwise in excellent condition. - The renaissance of the Renaissance - The bronze is a precisely executed and masterfully cast contemporary reduction of Paul Dubois 155 cm tall masterpiece "Florentine Singer", which is exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay and for which the artist was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Paris Salon in 1865. The work acted as a beacon, and was followed by a plethora of depictions of juveniles. Inspired by Donatello and Luca della Robbia, but also by painters such as Piero della Francesca, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Pinturicchio, the "Florentine Singer" is not an epigonal work that pays homage to a vanished era, but a successful attempt to draw vitality from the art of the past and thus give it new life. The effect of vitality is the core of Italian Renaissance art theory. In order to fulfill itself as art, art had to appear like nature. This naturalism also characterizes the "Florentine Singer". The young man appears to have been taken from life, which is reinforced by the momentary nature of his action. He has just struck a now fading chord. In addition, the natural appearance is enhanced by the detailed shaping of the figurative details, such as the laces with the slightly curved leather of the shoes, the belt buckle, or the ornamentation on the body of the lute. Even the fingernails are clearly defined. Unlike the Renaissance, however, the effect of liveliness here is not based on the "discovery" of nature and the human body, but primarily on the rediscovery of the art of the Quattrocento. The liveliness of the artwork is therefore at the same time a revitalization of this art, so that we can speak of a Renaissance of the Renaissance, just as the Pre-Raphaelites in England at the same time transferred the Quattrocento to contemporary art. Dubois takes on the most difficult of all subjects, the depiction of singing through silent sculpture. He was preceded in this by Luca della Robbia and Donatello with their pulpits of singers created in the 1430s in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. Compared to these works, the physiognomy of Dubois singer is far less animated, yet he also depicts singing in a convincing manner. He uses the whole body. He takes the ancient contrapposto, which was essential to Renaissance sculpture, and transforms the standing leg-playing posture into a late medieval S-swing, giving the body an elegant beauty and at the same time setting it in melodic motion. In the equally elegant finger position, the music is expressed in a much more literal way with the beating of the lute. Finally, the musicality of the sculpture culminates in the face with the mouth open to sing. Through the act of singing, which is a great challenge to the artistic will to depict perfect beauty, the gracefulness of the classical face is not diminished, but enhanced. Starting from the face with the singing mouth and the gaze absorbed by the sounds, the inner vitality spreads, giving the bronze sculpture an intense aura, enhanced by the music. Dubois transfers the beauty of the Renaissance to the musical, sublimating the visible sculpture to the invisible of music. He took up the challenge of transcending the Renaissance with the Renaissance, thus responding to the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, which arose at the end of the 17th century around the French Academy and remained virulent into the 19th century, in which antiquity was regarded either as an unattainable ideal or as a standard to be surpassed. With his work, Dubois proved that the Renaissance, which had championed the art of the ancients, could lead to a new renaissance of art. About the artist Paul Dubois' great-uncle was the famous French Baroque sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, in whose footsteps the talented great-nephew followed. When he debuted at the Paris Salon in 1858, he signed his work "Dubois-Pigalle". At his father's request, however, he first studied law before devoting himself to sculpture under the tutelage of François Christophe Armand Toussaint in 1856 and entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1858. From 1859 to 1863, he lived in Rome and traveled to Naples and Florence. Inspired by Florentine art of the quattrocento, Dubois initiated a school-forming neo-Florentine style that combined the elegantly simple forms of youthful grace with a precise wealth of detail.Two purchases by the French state (“envois de Rome”) were made during his stay in Rome, which brought him recognition in Paris. After his return there, he quickly became an internationally sought-after artist. Dubois was also active as a creator of monuments. His most famous work is the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (1896) on the forecourt of Reims Cathedral. He was also a sought-after portraitist who produced around 50 busts and - Dubois was also a passionate painter - around 100 portraits in oil. From 1873 to 1878 he was curator of the Museum du Luxembourg, in 1876 he became a member of the Institut de France and from 1878 to 1905 he was director of the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1865, Dubois was awarded the Paris Salon Medal of Honor for his “Florentine Singer”. In 1867 he became Chevalier, in 1874 Officier, in 1886 Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, which awarded Dubois the Grande Croix in 1896. Selected Bibliography Stole, Elmar: Paul Dubois. In: Saur. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 30, Munich - Leipzig 2001, pp. 677-678. GERMAN VERSION Paul Dubois (1829 Nogent-sur-Seine - 1905 Paris), Florentinischer Sänger, 1865. Hellbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener runder Plinthe auf quadratischem Marmorsockel montiert (3,5 cm Höhe). Gesamthöhe 53 cm. Maße der Bronze: 49,5 cm (Höhe) x 20 cm (Länge) x 10 cm (Breite), Gewicht 5,6 kg. Auf der Plinthe mit „P.[aul] DUBOIS“ bezeichnet, auf „1865“ datiert, mit dem Gießereistempel „F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR“ und dem Signet „REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS“ versehen. - Patina sehr vereinzelt nachgedunkelt, Laute mit Verlust eines Stimmwirbels, ansonsten ausgezeichnet erhalten. - Die Renaissance...
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1860s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Alfreda, The Artist's Daughter - British 1950s plaster bust by Richard Garbe
Located in London, GB
RICHARD LOUIS GARBE, RA (1876-1957) Alfreda, The Artist’s Daughter Signed and dated 1956 Plaster with patinated surface on a wooden base 30 cm., 11 ¾ in. high Provenance: Gifted ...
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1950s Realist Sculptures

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Plaster

Angry Father, family sculpture in bronze
Located in New York, NY
A lively and important work that would bring animation to any interior. Though he has been called “the world’s best public sculptor,” by art critic Ken Johnson, Tom Otterness’ playfu...
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1980s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Judgment of Wotan; Die Walküre II
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Christopher Slatoff’s Judgment of Wotan; Die Walkure II depicts the music drama, Walkure, Die (The Valkyrie)....
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Goddess
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Edition #1 of 6 Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Feeling the sun’s warmth enveloping her body, Peter Brooke’s bronze “Goddess” express...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Royal Copenhagen Figure Carving Boy / - Immersed in concentration -
Located in Berlin, DE
Christian Thomsen (1860 Kolding - 1921 Copenhagen), Carving boy, design around 1915, execution 1966. model number 905. First choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 18.5 cm (heig...
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1910s Realist Sculptures

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Porcelain

Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Crow #15
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cv upon request Karla Walter is an American artist who explores similarities between the social interactions among crows and that of individuals in our society. Karla Walter went to ...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Masked
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Masked suggests a sense of mystery and eccentricity, and begs the question: Who is the man behind the mask? ...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Monarchs Set of 30
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Pendant Poodle sterling silver miniature sculpture/heart Paul Eaton of England
Located in Charleston, US
From Great Britain Paul Eaton VPRMS MAA hand carved a Poodle pendant an elegant sterling-silver miniature dog sculpture made into a jewelry piece you ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Silver

MINIATURE DOUBLE DIVER
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture with 24K gold leaf caps on granite base. Variant of 48. Artwork in Excellent Condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do not hesitate to ask us any further questions. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Carole A. Feuerman (American, born 1945) is a Hyper-Realist sculptor. Along with artists like Duane Hanson and John DeAndrea...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W 2019 in Los Angeles Collaborative Artwork - Irena Orlov-Zeev Orlov SPECIFICATIONS: Combines Painting and Sculptur...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Alabaster

Goblets XXV, Sweet wrapper art, contemporary wall sculpture, conversation art
Located in Deddington, GB
Goblets XXV is a signed original wall sculpture made from sweet wrappers by Joanne Tinker of a selection of colourful wine goblets on a black shelved frame. Joanne Tinker wall sculpt...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Metal, Foil

"Boa (9/21)" (2014) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Still Life Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Boa" (2014) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that perfectly captures the detail of a boa constrictor snake.
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
John Edward Jones (Irish – 1806-1862) “Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson” Signed and dated London 1858, and inscribed, “Lucy Henderson, Nee Durham” 28 ½” high x 20 ½” wide x 11” deep Provenance: Collection Saratoga Springs, NY About John Edward Jones was born in Dublin on May 2nd, 1806. He was the son of a miniature painter Edward Jones. He was trained as an engineer under Alexander Nimmo and worked with him on many important works in Ireland, including the building of the bridge at Waterford between 1829 in 1832, of which he was in charge. A taste and an aptitude for sculpture induced him to relinquish his prospects as an engineer and he commenced practice in London as a sculptor. He achieved considerable success, especially in portrait busts, and was employed by many notable persons of the time. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844 and continue to do so until his death. He executed a considerable number of bust of Irish personages. He paid occasional visits to Dublin where he contributed to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1847, 1852,1853 and 1854. A full-length statue by him of Sir Robert...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Sculptures

Nehemiah 2
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Slatoff’s sculpture is a biblical reference to the central figure in the book of Nehemiah, which describes a ...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Quarter Horse
Located in Milwaukee, WI
A life-sized fiberglass sculpture of a horse, unsigned. This specific breed of horse the sculpture is based on is called Quarter Horse. Many visitors to ...
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1990s Realist Sculptures

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Fiberglass

Self-Made Man 24"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signature of the Artist engraved in the bronze base of the piece with an edition number. 201/350
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Die Trinkende
By Victor Heinrich Seifert
Located in New York, NY
Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870 – 1953) Die Trinkende, c. 1900 H 26.25 in. x W 8 in. x D 11.38 inch Bronze with brown patina Austrian artist Victor Heinrich Seifert is known for his ...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Field worker with rake / - The Humility of the Farm Worker -
Located in Berlin, DE
Paul Ludwig Kowalczewski (1865 Mieltschin - 1910 Berlin), Field worker with rake, around 1900. Brown and brown-greenish patinated bronze with ...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Whitetail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece. 38/65
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Cat's Cradle
Located in Denver, CO
"Cat's Cradle" is a limited edition sculpture created by Bill Starke depicting a figure playing with string. About the artist: Human beings interacting, colliding, cooperating, striving, & achieving are the themes I wish to portray in my sculptures. My observations on the human condition are meant to be both humorous and thought provoking. Bill Starke's "Free Man" is everything that good art should be: technically superb, brilliantly composed, emotionally powerful and visually arresting... like George Stubbs, the 18th century English master...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Whirlwind", Martin Eichinger, Figurative, Bronze, Romantic, 54x84x72 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
The dynamic nature of this ecstatic pirouette must be experienced from all sides. Whirlwind examines the forces of attraction and separation in a relationship. The couple’s solid bon...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

The Seeker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number in the bronze base of the piece. 3/30
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"The Artist's Wife", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 25x21x13 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Artists Wife" by Frederick Hart is a figurative Bronze sculpture bust of Frederick Hart's wife numbered 23/25. His wife blissfully sits with a drapery over her shoulders and loo...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Hot Wings Wall Mount" By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Wall Installation
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Hot Wings Wall Mount (8/21)" (2022) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a dried peppers with a bat flying downwards. Tony Hochstetler is a scul...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
Located in Milan, IT
The sculpture is a unique, unrepeatable piece. Can be an outdoor sculpture. The Lynx belongs to the cycle dedicated to local animals that the sculptor has been working on. The artwork has just been exhibited in the prestigious museum in Rovereto, the Mart, Italy's leading museum of modern and contemporary art. It has been created with a technique that the artist has perfected over his long experience. Furthermore, he learnt a few technical skills from his father, a sculptor of wrought iron too. A few artworks made by father and son are in significant private and public collections, the best known of which is the Melinda and Bill Gates...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Iron

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in
Located in Dallas, TX
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 61/65. I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the metamorphosis of divine spirit and energy. The figures emerge from the nothingness of chaos, caught in the moment of eternal transformation — the majesty and mystery of divine force in a state of becoming. -Frederick Hart Ex Nihilo, Fragment No.3. Detail from the full-scale plaster for the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of The Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Keeping the Ball Rolling
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a bare-footed boy balancing himself atop a ball.
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1980s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Patina Bronze "Giorgi"
Located in New York, NY
Bronze life-size male head with a dark brown patina. Rushton sculpts all of his busts using live models over the course of multiple sittings. While realistic and classical in charac...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Realist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist 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, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Frederick Hart, Gary Alsum, SOPHIE MARTIN, and Peter Brooke. 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 Realist sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $935,000, while the average work sells for $7,200.

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