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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"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 39X23X12 in
Located in Dallas, TX
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 55/65. Ex Nihilo Fragment No. 6, detail from the full-scale plaster for the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, was commissioned as part of The Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Manhattan Study
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #8/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Wall Hanging Leopard Head
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century Italian life size leopard head crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed, now and forever caught in mid growl.
Category
20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Octopus-original bronze marine sculpture- contemporary art - figurative artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Octopus" by Andrzej Szymczyk is a captivating bronze
Limited...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Delft Frog 1" - Hand-Painted Resin Sculpture by Nana Williams, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams' "Delft Frog 1" is an exquisitely crafted small-scale sculpture blending contemporary artistry with classic Delftware aesthetics. This one-of-a-kind piece is made from ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Gouache
Sleeping Cat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Sleeping Cat, ca. 1940
Carved Vermont granite
7.5" wide, 5" deep, height is 7"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Educat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
A Week of Coffee
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Chipmunk
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Chipmunk, ca. 1940
Italian granite
5" by 4", height is 4 1/8"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
Universit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Dreaming girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
"I create this sculpture at the very beginning of my career. I sculpted it from a real model. The girl was very lost in her thoughts or dreamed of something. Her body was relaxed an...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bollel Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
BOLLEL. Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Siamese Fighter Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Andrzej Szymczyk
sculptures for sale, original sculptures for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jaguar
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
“I like to think of the jaguar as the welterweight of big cats. Even though this sculpture is small my aim was to c...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,600
Seahorse Couple (verdigris)-original wildlife marine 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 8
In the mesmerizing depths of An...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Earth, midsize
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pelican's
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Chip Chip Hooray
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Pole Dancer-original nude figurative bronze sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Andrzej Szymczyk's "Pole Dancer" stands as a mesmerizing testa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Porcelain Pattern Sphynx 2" - Hand-Painted Resin Cat Sculpture, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams’ "Porcelain Pattern Sphynx 2" is a captivating resin sculpture that merges delicate craftsmanship with intricate surface decoration. This 2024 original work is a resin cast, hand-painted with acrylic gouache, standing at 5.50 x 2 x 3.50 inches (13.97 x 5.08 x 8.89 cm). Inspired by the elegance of fine porcelain, the piece mimics the timeless beauty of blue-and-white ceramic motifs...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Gouache
Woman with child. Metal, marble, onyx, 39x51x15 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Maxim Geo
Woman with child
Metal, marble, onyx, 39x51x15 cm
small defect
Category
1930s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Keeper of the Night
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze cast, Hoopoe arranging its feathers by Alfred Dubucand (1828-1894)
Located in Gent, VOV
Hoopoe arranging its feathers
A fine quality, a nineteenth-century bronze cast of a hoopoe mounted on an elegant plinth by Alfred Dubucand (1828-1894). Rare model. Old cast in a lig...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm
Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory in Riga was founded in 1841 as a factory ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Zebra Shark -original modern bronze wildlife marine 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 realm of the ocean's...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goose with Outstretched Wings Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, high polished sculpture of a goose with outstretched wings by Dale Eugene Schoth (American, 1925-1984). Appropriate to view in the round. Signed and dated by the artist "Dale Schoth '79" on the base. He was a carpenter and wood carver in Twin Falls Idaho. His grave stone...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,100 Sale Price
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'Pioneer Woman & Children, ' Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Harold Castor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Master sculptor Harold Castor created this realistic depiction of the Pioneer Woman seeking new land and opportunity in the American West with her two ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Hippocampus original figurative bronze animal sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
This stunning bronze sculpture titled "Seahorse" encapsulates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orchard Porker
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
6/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,400
"Mouse and Antler (12/15)" (2016) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Mouse and Antler" (2016) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a mouse standing on a deer antler.
TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual anima...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Quiet Descent"
Located in Denver, CO
"Quiet Descent" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
Torso in Drapery
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical theme of a Greek art inspires me. I am a big fan of a Greek mythology, so I depict it often". This sculpture shows beautiful woman in wet fabrics that emphasize body curve...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Seated Figure
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibitions
Beauty and the Power of Sculpture, American Legacy Fine Arts, Octobe...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pinewood Passion
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #25/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
0ctopus Bronze by Sophie Martin 3/8
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ralaxing moment.
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...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lioness standing on a sphinx - Clovis-Edmond Masson (1838-1913)
Located in Gent, VOV
A fine quality, nineteenth-century, bronze model of a ‘lioness and a sphinx’ by Clovis Edmond Masson (1838-1913). It is signed on the sphinx and has a red-brown patina with 'sandy hi...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Embracing Impermanence"
Located in Denver, CO
"Embracing Impermanence" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
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
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silver plated bronze proof, Pierrot or mime Deburau by Vermare André César (1869
Located in Gent, VOV
Pierrot or Mime Deburau
Charles Deburau (February 15, 1829 – December 19, 1873) was an important French mime, the son and successor of the legendary Jean-Gaspard Deburau, who was im...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Figurative Impressionist Bronze Metal Sculpture, "Just A Minute"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 15x15x9 Figurative Impressionist Bronze Metal Sculpture. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.
Manuelita Brown is a San Dieg...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Foundry Worker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This sculpture "The Foundry Worker" c.1925 is a bronze sculpture by German artist Albert Caasmann, 1886-1968. The signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 11.15 x 8.15 x 3.15 inches, including marble base, the size is 13.15 x 8.15 x 5 inches. It is in excellent condition.
about the artist:
Albert Caasmann (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1968) was a German sculptor and porcelain artist. Caasmann designed toy figures for the Berlin toy company Lineol and from 1919 to 1952 was the lead designer and production manager for the company. He designed figurines for the porcelain companies Rosenthal AG and Volkstedt. Caasmann's work for the company Rosenthal are exhibited in the Porzellanikon's Rosenthal Museum. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland.
Albert Caasmann was born on 2 June 1886 in Berlin, Germany. From 1909 to 1919, he worked as a freelancer for the Berlin toy company Lineol, founded by Oskar Wiederholz in 1906. After service as a soldier in the First World War, he became the leading designer and production manager of Lineol from 1919 to 1952. He designed over 600 figures for Lineol, including soldiers, animals, Indians, knights, fairy figures, and railroad figures. His toy figures were widely used in the region by children. Lineol ceased operations in 1965, and in 1985 the company Lineol Duscha has the trademark rights to Lineol. Lineol Duscha reproduces Lineol figures modeled before 1945. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland.
Caasmann spent time in the Berlin Zoo, where he modeled his animal models. He made a model for a porcelain cheetah...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gosling (Geese Sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Gosling , ca. 1960
New Hampshire granite
9.5" by 9 5/8", height is 8 7/8"
Awards: Honorable Mention, Henry O. Avery Prize of 1958.
Sculpture is sold wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$4,000 Sale Price
60% Off
"Reflection"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The sculpture "Reflection" is a modern abstract work made of shiny golden metal. Its shape resembles parts of the human body or armor, but the interpretation remains open to the view...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
When Pigs Fly (Black-triptych)-original realism wildlife sculpture-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Henk Jan Sanderman's "When Pigs Fly (Black, Triptych)" presents...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Larva
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Larva, ca. 1940
Carved brown soapstone
9.5" long, 4" wide, 3.75" tall
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
Un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,600 Sale Price
60% Off
Nehemiah 1
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bunnies in Bloom
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece.
5/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Crow #12 with Crystal in Beak
By Karla Walter
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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
"Nothing Ventured"
Located in Denver, CO
"Nothing Ventured" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
Taureau Attaque par un Tigre
Located in New York, NY
An acute observer of nature Barye was fascinated by the dramatic depiction of animals in the wild. These anomalies bronzes can sit on mantles and desks and elevate a room tremendousl...
Category
1840s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cane Corso Dog Bust, Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Cane Corso is an Italian breed of dog, for years valued highly in Italy as a companion, guardian and hunter. This bronze bust is a loveable, lifelike r...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Into the Blue"
Located in Denver, CO
"Into the Blue" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Just Out of Reach"
Located in Denver, CO
"Just Out of Reach" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
FLORAL OUD VI
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
FLORAL OUD V
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
FLORAL OUD II
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Eve"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The sculpture "Eve" embodies the image of a primitive woman, a symbol of the beginning of humanity, the harmony of nature and life. Made of bronze, it has classical proportions that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25,000
Eagle (ex. "Palmira" estate of Sarkis Kaltakdjian) - Large Bronze Sculpture
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large, powerfully affecting sculpture of an eagle perched and preparing to take off. I have included a photo of a soda can in one shot to give you an idea of the scale of this scul...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Carter Preston - Athena - 20th Century British Plaster Sculpture Figure
Located in London, GB
EDWARD CARTER PRESTON
(1885-1965)
Athena
Signed: E CARTER PRESTON
Bronzed plaster
59 cm., 23 ¼ in. high
Edward Carter Preston is best known as the designe...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Yawning Hippopotame
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,000 Sale Price
44% Off
"The Seeker, " Sculpture
By Bill Starke
Located in Denver, CO
Bill Starke's "The Seeker" is a limited edition (#3/50), bronze sculpture created by Bill Starke depicting a male figure peering down through a small opening beneath him.
About th...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
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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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