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
Classic Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Horse
Located in Toronto, ON
A realistic sculpture of a standing horse in bronze on a black marble base. Bronze base is patinated in a different tone to imitate ground.
Siegfried (Siggy) Puchta was born in 1933...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,650 Sale Price
25% Off
Far and Away
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
2/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$26,000
"Dreams of Ecstasy", Martin Eichinger, Figurative, Bronze, Romance, 70x12x17 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
Immerse yourself in a world where emotions run high and desires are laid bare with our stunning Dreams of Ecstasy sculpture. Crafted with exquisite detail, this towering masterpiece ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
FLORAL OUD VII
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 IV
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 III
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
Georges Gardet — (1863-1939)+ Bronze cast, Panther on the lookout
Located in Gent, VOV
A fine bronze cast of a panther on the lookout, by Georges Gardet (1863-1939). An old cast with a dark brown shaded patina with some green undertones. Signed G. Gardet. Foundry Barbe...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maki in terracotta
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nicole DORAY SOULARD.
Animal ceramic sculptures, works centered on the forward. Nature and the study of bodies are sources of inspiration for her. She produces animals from all over...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,128 Sale Price
20% Off
Top Notch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze with Artist's name and edition number inscribed in the bronze base of the piece.
30/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
Girafe in Terracotta
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nicole DORAY SOULARD.
Animal ceramic sculptures, works centered on the forward. Nature and the study of bodies are sources of inspiration for her. She produces animals from all over...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Family Vacation
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece.
24/40
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guidance
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Bronze, Stainless Steel
$24,000
Hidden Layers
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Bronze, Stainless Steel
$24,000
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
43% Off
Red-Tailed Hawk Alert
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
8/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indigo Bunting
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number into the bronze base of the piece.
14/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Rock Creek, 36" wide, mixed media wall relief
Located in Loveland, CO
Black Rock Creek by Leo E. Osborne
Abstract Nature Wall Relief, Unique Carved Mixed Media (primarily wood)
20x36x6" nuthatch on wood carved to appear like g...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Hippopotamus "lace" Bronze 6/8 by Sophie Martin
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 and real life with a zest of fancy. Without humanizing the model, respecting the uniqueness of each one in its biodiversity. After studying three years of art history at the Ecole du Louvre, it was with her uncle and her aunt veterinarians, that her love for animals truly took shape in the clay; as with the first models animals on the examination table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Sea Turtle Serenade
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition 5/30. Original bronze bell sculpture by artist James Moore. Inscribed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two meters pear tree wrough iron sculpture. Unique piece. In & outdoor sculpture
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Pear Tree Sculpture.
Elegant, fine and unique piece, not replicable. Forged on wrought iron. Made by six different branches, easy assembled.
The sculptor is fresh from the success ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mayan Warrior
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Peter Brooke's Mayan Warrior depicts a solemn and dignified military subject. Historically, few Mayan warrior...
Category
1990s 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
Ridin' to the Gate
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.
7/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nina Simone-Feeling Good
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nina Simone- Feeling Good Bronze
If you are a fan of Nina Simone, you know how beautifully the piece is executed.
"Feeling Good" - Birds flying high, Fish ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Five Hummingbirds
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition 6/30. Original bronze bell sculpture by artist James Moore. Inscribed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ball Elephant Bronze by Sophie Martin
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
"Metamorphosis", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 37x29x7
Located in Dallas, TX
"Metamorphosis" by Frederick Hart is figurative bronze bust of a woman numbered 17/29.
“Metamorphosis” was a journey of transformation for Hart. The work haunted and yet thrilled hi...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Liana Axinte "SUCCES SALUTE" Nude
Located in Winterswijk, NL
SUCCES SALUTE by Liana Axinte
A person is successful.
He stands naked on a stage in the world and greets the audience outside with the spotlight with flowers in his right hand.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Wilhelm Krieger (1877-1945), bronze doe sculpture circa 1920
Located in Gent, VOV
"Wilhelm Krieger (1877-1945) The Doe Around 1920 "
The DOE. Circa 1920.
Good quality bronze model of a doe, probably cast around 1970. Animal standing, looking forward, picking up ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fox Hunt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Andrea Wilkinson. Edition 28/30.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Top Notch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Stefan Savides. Edition 30/35.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
First Night Out
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number.
39/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Muses Suit" Bronze Collection of Dance, Music, Poetry, and Theater, 42/65
Located in Dallas, TX
Step into the world of artistic elegance with our exclusive offer on the Muses suite by master sculptor Frederick Hart. Each bronze head, representing Dance, Music, Poetry, and Theat...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fox Solstice
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature inscribed on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
19/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and steel sculpture by David Kimball Anderson 'Untitled 1'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled 1' by David Kimball Anderson, 2021. Bronze, steel, and paint, 18 x 8 x 8 in. This sculpture features a rounded vase cast in bronze and finished in patinas of grey. It featu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
States of Matter
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Destiny", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, Woman, 12x15x7 in., 124/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Destiny" by Frederick Hart is an acrylic figurative sculpture numbered 124/350.
Frederick Hart believed everyone has their own destiny that is shaped by their ideals, abilities, an...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer
Dreamcatcher
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
6/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Take a Look-See
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
37/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tidal Balance
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
$18,000
In the Rough
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed on the bronze base with the Artist's signature and an edition number.
115/125
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boy's Day Off
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 8/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,100
Boat with Sunset Sail
Located in Fairfield, CT
Pedro's sculpture's are whimsical and sophisticated. The sailboat series is affordable for the work involved in creating them. His use of mixed media gives the sculptures a unique ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Osage Destiny
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
1/18
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$18,000
To Catch a Scent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #33/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Double Happiness
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/150
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Winged Grace
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
2/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Sculpture of Male Head in Terracotta Clay "Giorgi"
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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ride for the Brand
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
Raven Song Bell
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 7/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,300
King of the Coop
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
14/65
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,200
Bunny Hop
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number in the bronze base of this sculpture.
23/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wilderness Spirit
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
59/300
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
La cruche cassée
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Nice, 19th-century gilt bronze cast by Emile Francois Carlier
Exhibited:
Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1865 (another cast)
Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Pari...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$14,000
Mid Century Italian Carved Wood Monkey by Macabo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive whimsical vintage walnut wood carving skillfully depicting a wide eyed monkey contemplating a piece of fruit. Signed Macabo Italy on the bottom.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Songbird
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number into the bronze base of the piece.
#9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bolt from the Blue (Maquette)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
40/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Urban Red
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #18/100. Original Bronze Sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signature inscribed on base of sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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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