Secret Omen
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number. 1/35
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Bronze
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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Secret Omen
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number. 1/35
Bronze
19th Century Bust of Demosthenes 4th Century BC Greek Orator
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century plaster bust of Demosthenes. Size is slightly larger than life. 15" high. Inscribed on bottom "Demosthenes" Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athen...
Plaster
Donut - Unique 3 foot Large Frosted Donut with Sprinkles sculpture/sign
Located in New York, NY
Donut with Sprinkles – Large 3-Foot Pop Art Sculpture 🍩✨ 📏 Size: 3 Feet (36 Inches) – Oversized Statement Piece 🎨 Style: Pop Art, Americana, Vintage Advertising, Retro Decor 🏗 Material: Durable, Hand-Painted This large, eye-catching donut sculpture...
Steel
Italian Big Scale Hand Carved Table Top Wood Lion Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details. This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...
Wood
Bluebell
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper. Edition #14/35. Signed on base.
Bronze
Turtle Pond Urn
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 8/200
Bronze
Mr. Remington's Cowboy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. AP (Artist's Proof)
Bronze
$1,500
Snap
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/engraved by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number. Open Edition #4
Bronze
Octopus-modern- blue bronze marine animal sculpture-contemporary Art-limited ed.
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Bronze
Horses Come First
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist into the base of bronze with edition number. 2/30
Bronze
Coming Through the Rye - Reproduction
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Reproduction Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature.
Bronze
On the Edge
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye. Edition #8/60. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Far and Away
By Scott Rogers 1
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number. 2/30
Bronze
Bison Tondo
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number. 3/35
Bronze
$18,000
"Jules Bastien LePage" Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bas Relief of French Painter
By Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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...
Bronze
$2,100
Eternity
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/75 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
The Measure of a Man
By Bill Nebeker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed/signed by the Artist on the bottom portion of the bronze piece with an edition number. 11/20
Bronze
Urban Red
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #18/100. Original Bronze Sculpture by Gerald Balciar. Signature inscribed on base of sculpture.
Bronze
Opportunity
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/75 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Grupo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Grupo" 1982 is an original Mixograph cast paper bas relief by Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco Zuniga, 1912-1998. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 24/10...
Other Medium
Scout
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper. Edition #19/50. Signed on base.
Bronze
$2,578Sale Price|26% Off
19th century Italian carved wood heraldic eagle reading lectern - Eclectic
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved wooden lectern - Eagle. Italy, 19th century. 88 x 55 x h 153 cm. Made entirely of carved wood in the shape of an eagle. • This item is sold with attribution and age docume...
Wood
Summer Breeze
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number. 9/35
Bronze
$2,400Sale Price|40% Off
Embryo Lizard
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Embryo, ca. 1940. Carved Italian granite. 12.5" wide, 8.5" deep, height is 5" Measurement are for stone form alone. It sits 12.5 inches tall at a pitch ...
Granite
Bird's Eye View
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper. Edition #8/35. Signed on base.
Bronze
Pale Blues
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper. Edition #7/35. Signed on base.
Bronze
$6,000
Rain
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Rain The sculpture “Rain” depicts a human figure immersed in a state of inner silence and contemplation. The female form is defined by smooth, elongated lines, gentle transitions, a...
Bronze
Carpeaux etnic bronze : Le chinois (1868). N1 (scetch) Observatory fountain
Located in Gent, VOV
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX 1827 - 1875 Le Chinois N°1 (study for Asia) (1868). Model from the observatory fountain. Sketch Height ca.60 cm A similar copy auctioned on June 22, 2023, at ...
Bronze
Ebb and Flow
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and edition number. 8/26
Bronze
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original wall-hanging bronze sculpture by artist Andrea Wilkinson.
Bronze
Going Out
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bruno Lucchesi Biography Italian, b. 1926 Born in 1926 in the village of Fibbiano Montanino, Lucca, Italy, Bruno Lucchesi has been called “the last of the Renaissance sculptors.” A...
Bronze
Earth, midsize
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.
Bronze
$11,718
Altar boy
Located in Roma, RM
Alfio Castelli (Senigallia 1917 – Rome 1992), Altar boy Bronze sculpture of 58 x 40 x 20 cm signed lower left.
Bronze
"Awake" by Bronze sculptor "Renzo", Larry Renzo Lewis, 58x26x16 in, 2009, Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
This masterpiece, "Awake" by Renzo was created in 2009, and intricately weaves together the essence of Symbols, Stones, Bindings, Nudity, and Masks to offer a profound reflection on ...
Bronze
DeCoy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. Open Edition
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)....
Bronze
$12,500Sale Price|24% Off
"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 ...
Bronze
The Victorious David / - The melancholy of the radiant hero -
Located in Berlin, DE
Henri Honoré Plé (1853 Paris - 1922 Paris), The Victorious David, around 1890. Red-brown and brown patinated bronze with terrain plinth mounted on a round base. 62 cm (total height) ...
Bronze
Power II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon. Edition #6/30. Signed on base.
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...
Bronze
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
Bronze
Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bitterlich (1860 Vienna – 1949 ibid.), Johannes Gutenberg, 1900. Plaster on wooden base, 95 cm (height) x 65 cm (width) x 50 cm (depth), approx. 30 kg, signed “H. BITTERLICH” on the side. - Showing heavier wear in places and minor chips - The Fate of Humanity - This larger-than-life, monumental head is believed to be the 1:1 model for the head of the Johannes Gutenberg monument erected in 1900 on the Lugeck in Vienna. Designed to be viewed from below, the head with its flowing beard is equally that of a thinker and a prophet. The heavy humanist cap depicts Gutenberg as the initiator of a cultural revolution. Through the printing press, not only will every person ultimately be able to partake in the source of knowledge in the future, but the new medium’s capacity for expression also accelerates the production of knowledge in ways unforeseeable at the time. It is precisely these consequences that Gutenberg—filled with deep solemnity—seems to foresee with a prophetic gaze. The prophetic quality is reinforced by the facial expression, reminiscent of Michelangelo’s Moses...
Plaster
$7,104
Pole Dancer-original nude figurative bronze sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Bronze
Balancing Act
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #20/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
$4,800
Masked
By Bela Bacsi
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? ...
Carrara Marble
Girl playing the quitar. Realism, solid bronze sculpture
Located in Zofingen, AG
A girl playng the guitar. Sculptor created the classical figurine on a stone basement. Posture, movement, body lines - everything shows the beauty and lirical mood. The bronze look...
Stone, Bronze
$1,950Sale Price|35% Off
Mountain Goat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Mountain Goat, ca. 1950. Carved granite. 6.25" long, 3.25" wide, height is 6.25" Born: Kingfisher, OK Education: University of Missouri John Flannag...
Granite
Zebra Shark -original modern bronze wildlife marine sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Bronze
Pearfect in Pink
By Bela Bacsi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibitions Exhibited at the Los Angeles Art Show 2014, January 15-19, 2014
Marble
Julio Pedro Borrego Woman in Bathing Suit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Julio Pedro Borrego is a Colombian artist born in 1951. He is obviously. Influenced by the Colombian master Botero as he likes to portray Rubenesque women. This fabulous.Bronze of a...
Bronze
$1,000Sale Price|50% Off
Mountain Goat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Mountain Goat, ca. 1940 Carved diorite 3 7/8" wide, 2.5" deep, height is 3" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Educatio...
Stone
King of the Forest - Maquette
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 4/50
Bronze
Debora Lima-original figurative female dancers bronze sculpture-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Bronze
$19,800Sale Price|60% Off
"Herself", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Female Sculpture, 17x16x6 in., 176/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Herself" by Frederick Hart is an acrylic figurative sculpture of a woman's face numbered 176/350. Hart began to equate light and spirit, the medium itself conveying the meaning, bey...
Resin, Acrylic Polymer
Roxie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson. Edition #2/20. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Hamlet
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson. Edition #2/10. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Chevre Allongee (Reclining Goat)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Chevre Allongee (Reclining Goat)" c. 1860, is bronze sculpture after renown French artist Antoine Louis Barye, 1796-1875. Signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 4.25 x 7 x 3.35 inches, including marble base is 5.25 x 4 x 7.75 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Antoine-Louis Barye lived his entire life in Paris and may never have left France. He was born in 1795 (a date revised in the 1990s from 1796 as a result of Martin Sonnabend's recalculation of the Revolutionary calendar). He is reported to have had minimal formal schooling even in reading, and to have acquired his extensive liberal-arts education on his own. His initial professional training was in metalwork: first with his father, a goldsmith from Lyons, then with a metal engraver in military equipment, and finally with Martin-Guillaume Biennais (active 1800-1832), then master goldsmith to Napoleon. After serving in the army from 1812 to 1814, Barye trained in the fine arts with sculptor François-Joseph Bosio (1768-1845) and painter Baron Gros (1771-1835). He then studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1818 to 1823. His miniature medallion, Milo of Crotona Devoured by a Lion, won an honorable mention in metal engraving in 1819, but he failed to win the Prix de Rome. He worked as a craftsman for the goldsmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier (1779-1839) from 1823 to 1831 and made his Salon debut in 1827 with a selection of busts. Barye made his critical and public mark as a sculptor four years later, in the Salon of 1831, with groups representing predatory violence in the wild. His first government commission came soon after, precisely for such a subject. The Minister of the Interior purchased Barye's monumental plaster Lion (since called Lion Crushing a Serpent), shown in 1833, and had it cast in bronze by Honoré Gonon and shown in 1836, before placing it in the public Tuileries Gardens (now Musée du Louvre, Paris). In 1834 Barye was chosen for a project that was never executed, the colossal eagle as the crowning element of the triumphal arch at the Etoile. Around 1836 the government commissioned him to execute the emblematic animal decoration on the July Column at the place de la Bastille, inaugurated in 1840. He produced a monumental effigy of Saint Clotilde for the Church of the Madeleine, Paris, in the early 1840s. In 1846 the government commissioned a pendant Seated Lion for the Tuileries Lion Crushing a Serpent (1847, bronze, Portal, Pavillon de Flore, Palais du Louvre, Paris). During these same years the royal family began buying and commissioning small-scale works from Barye for their private collections. Around 1834, the duc d'Orléans commissioned a highly publicized surtout de table representing hunts of different regions and historical periods, possibly one of several tabletop projects that he ordered from Barye. The duc's sister Marie d'Orléans allegedly commissioned a lost-wax bronze of Barye's Charles VI Surprised in the Forest of Le Mans (location unknown; later serial variants), a model first shown in the Salon of 1833; his brother, the duc de Montpensier, apparently commissioned a pair of figurative...
Bronze
$3,281
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.
Bronze
$1,600Sale Price|60% Off
Madonna
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Madonna, ca. 1940 Carved stone 7" wide, 5" deep, height is 4.5" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Education: Univers...
Stone
$2,500Sale Price|50% Off
Cinnamon Bear
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Cinnamon Bear, ca. 1950 Carved red granite 11" wide, 11" deep, height (including wood base) is 15" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: ...
Granite