New to Arizona
By Curt Mattson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 8/9
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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New to Arizona
By Curt Mattson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 8/9
Bronze
The Adventures of Dumbo & Jackass - Our Political Circus (Pair)
By Greg Kelsey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed with the Artist's name and edition number. 31/50
Bronze
$1,906Sale Price|20% Off
Girafe in Terracotta
By Nicole Doray Soulard
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...
Terracotta
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
By Irena Orlov
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...
Alabaster
Froggy Came a Courtin
By Walter Matia
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 22/50
Bronze
Tradition
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number. 1/25
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
Bronze
$2,660Sale Price|30% Off
Horticulture, Garden Prize relief wall hanging
Located in New York, NY
A unique wall piece that is a great gift for any avid gardener or lover of horticulture. Sit Hamo Thornycroft would become one of the youngest members of the Royal Academy, achieve the Medal of Honour at the Paris Exhibition in 1900, and be knighted in 1917. Working in a transitional style between that of the neo-classicists of his parent’s generation and the Modernist style of the 20th century, Thornycroft carved out a niche as a figurative sculptor and noted modeler of public monuments in and around London. Toogoods and Sons, Ltd, established in the early nineteenth century, had, by the turn of the century, grown to become the largest seed company...
Bronze
Buffalo Pot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye. Edition #75/100. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
Sonoran Serenade
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number. 13/30
Bronze
Steer Clear
By Greg Kelsey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 49/50
Bronze
Kingfisher Fugue
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 9/50
Bronze
Double Rainbow - Wood Base
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number. 10/32
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 ...
Ceramic, Glaze
Earitated
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece. 10/50
Bronze
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
"Doubt" figurative sculpture bronze limited at 8 pieces 16x16x16cm 2009
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
"Doubt" bronze figurative sculpture limited at 8 pieces 16x16x16cm left n° 3/8 certificate emmanuelle vroelant in 2009 Emmanuelle Vroelant decided to start scu...
Bronze
Else FÜRST (1873-1943), Fasane Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas
Located in Berlin, DE
Else Fürst was a German sculptor and medalist who was murdered by the Nazis. Biographical data: Bronze signed Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas. 25 x 73 cm Born: June 25,...
Bronze
In a Class of His Own
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 10/25
Bronze
Le cheval demi-sang arabe
Located in Mc Lean, VA
A nineteenth-century cast of Antoine-Louis Barye's Le cheval demi-sang arabe (no. A125-Poletti; A148-Pivar), with nice patina. Poletti and Richarme, Barye: ...
Bronze
Rocky Ridge
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
High Ridge
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number. 39/50
Bronze
Tail Tied
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon. Edition #1/1. Signed on base.
Bronze
Making Friends
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a young girl holding a bowl for a cat.
Bronze
Miniature Double Diver Bronze Sculpture with Gold Leaf, Realist, 2013
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...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Life Size Sculpture of Female Head in White Terracotta Clay "Yasmina"
Located in New York, NY
Gypsum-based white terracotta life-size female head. Sculpted and kiln fired in Florence Italy, this work is now kept in Rushton's studio in central Manhattan. Rushton sculpts all ...
Terracotta
The Hand
By Greg Kelsey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze inscribed with the Artist's signature and edition number. AP/15
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 ...
Clay, Terracotta
Mountain Den
By Tim Cherry
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed with the Artist's name and edition number. 8/18
Bronze
Ruby's Red Ball II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed with the Artist's name and edition number. 6/10
Bronze
$1,900
Longing
By Dan Chen
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/75 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
A la fontaine
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Nice 19th-century cast with rich, brown patina by French sculptor Emile-Joseph-Nestor Carlier. Carlier frequently created large, multi-figural group sculptures. These are dramatic an...
Bronze
Louis Alfred Joseph CUVELIER, Bronze + Stationary racehorse
Located in Gent, VOV
Stationary racehorse. This exceptional bronze sculpture by Louis Alfred Joseph Cuvelier depicts a racehorse in mid-stride, captured in a moment of intense energy and motion. Cast by...
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
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
Bronze
Squirrel II, Bronze Sculpture by T. Galbreath
By T. Galbreath
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: T. Galbreath Title: Squirrel I Year: 1997 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 71/100 Size: 7 in. x 3 in. x 3 in. (17.78 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm)
Bronze
Lightness
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed with the Artist's name.
Bronze
Great Horned Owl
By Bryce Pettit
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece. 2/40
Bronze
All Catch No Release
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Stefan Savides. Edition 19/35.
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
Flyover
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #26/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar. Signed on bronze sculpture.
Bronze
$16,201Sale Price|20% Off
Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
By Ivan Zanoni
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...
Iron
THE LAST DAYS OF NAPOLÉON BY
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly evocative bronze by Vincenzo Vela captures the deposed Emperor Napoléon on his deathbed, holding a map of Europe and lost in thought about what might have been. Remarkable among most portrayals of the exiled leader, this highly detailed sculpture depicts Napoléon at his most vulnerable. Nonetheless, Vela perfectly captures his still-heroic bearing, which imparts to this work a monumental quality and quiet dignity. The mate to this figure is the colossal marble at the Musée du Château de Malmaison, which was shown at the Paris Salon of 1867. The founder of the verismo movement in Italy, Vela was one of the great exponents of realism in sculpture. Born in Ligornetto, Switzerland in 1820, he studied under celebrated sculptor, Benedetto Cacciatori. He was also influenced both by the work of Tuscan sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, who seamlessly combined neoclassicism with naturalism and the romantic painting of Francesco Hayez...
Marble, Bronze
$7,500
PAULA BLACKMAN Seated Cat Bronze Sculpture Black Patina 2017 FEMALE ARTIST
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Bast” is A limited edition bronze sculpture of a seated black cat on a black marble base. Black patin From the limited edition of 8. Signed 1/8 Paula Blackman has been a bronze scu...
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
Bronze
Bit of Sun
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. 25/45
Bronze
$1,645
Spot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Erik Petersen. Edition 60/76.
Bronze
Wooden Maquette of a Leg, Hand Carved British Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Hand-carved wooden trunk and plinth Height: 38 1/2 inches (98 cm) Width: 10 1/2 inches (27 cm) Lawson Rudge Lawson Rudge was born in 1936. He is...
Wood
The Speaker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number in the bronze base of the piece. 3/30
Bronze
Mountain Goat
Located in Missouri, MO
Jules Moigniez "Mountain Goat" Bronze approx 11 x 9 x 4 inches Signed Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) Jules Moigniez was born in Senlis sur L'Oise, France ...
Bronze
Chamisa Morning
By Greg Kelsey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and edition number. 3/25
Bronze
Elegance
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. 70/75
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...
Bronze
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Steel
Busy Beavers
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. 54/100
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 ...
Terracotta
$86,370
Unique iron wrought Magnolia tree - big size monumental outdoor indoor sculpture
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Majestic Wrought Iron Magnolia Tree Sculpture by Zanoni - Unique Handcrafted Masterpiece Description: A breathtaking fusion of art, symbolism, and masterful Italian craftsmanship, this one-of-a-kind monumental magnolia tree sculpture is a tribute to nature's enduring grace. Created by the celebrated Italian artist Zanoni, known for his exceptional work in wrought iron, this piece stands as a singular work of art, both sculptural and soulful. Forged entirely by hand, each petal and leaf of the magnolia is shaped with remarkable detail, imbuing the iron with an organic softness that belies its strength. Towering in presence yet delicate in expression, this magnolia tree becomes not just a decorative element but a powerful symbol in any space. In the language of flowers, the magnolia represents candour, fidelity, purity, perseverance, and dignity-qualities beautifully embodied in this sculpture. Its timeless message, coupled with its commanding form, makes it ideal for grand interiors, gardens, cultural spaces, or luxury hospitality environments seeking a poetic and bold statement. Details: Artist: Zanoni Origin: Italy Material: Hand-forged wrought iron Dimensions: Monumental scale (exact measurements upon request) Unique Piece: One-of-a-kind, signed by the artist Symbolism: Magnolia - candour, fidelity, purity, perseverance, and dignity Finish: Weather-resistant patina for outdoor placement (optional custom finishes available) Placement: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings Style: Sculptural, botanical, timeless elegance Despite its size, the work is easily transportable thanks to an ingenious system developed over decades by the artists. The branches can be dismantled and reassembled very easily (please see the video). This piece is more than a sculpture-it's a living legacy in iron, carrying both the strength of the material and the poetry of nature. For collectors and admirers of extraordinary craftsmanship, the Zanoni Magnolia is a rare and meaningful acquisition. Flowers and turtles are not included in the price. Zanoni's biography Based in Caldes (Trentino, Italy), Zanoni is heir to a family tradition of blacksmithing passed down from his father, Luciano Zanoni, who famously forged a monumental four-meter olive tree sculpture...
Iron
First Night Out
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number. 39/45
Bronze
$7,625Sale Price|50% Off
"Light Whispers", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 17x12x5 in., 182/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Light Whispers" Dimensions: 17" x 12" x 5" Medium: Clear Acrylic Resin Edition 182/300 Frederick Hart's "Light Whispers" is the perfect name for this lucite sculpture that studies translucency's impact on the interplay of shadow and light. The nude woman subject is repeated several times, with varying degrees of revelation. In some iterations, she is shrouded in mystery, while other representations show her on full display with remarkable detail. Thanks to his impeccable eye for detail and technical precision, Frederick Hart is considered one of the world's foremost figurative sculptors. His classical techniques make for timeless, traditional works, but the innovative and modern use of lucite as a material help modernize the work. Frederick Hart's "Light Whispers" is signed by the artist and includes a gallery certificate of authenticity. It is from an edition of 300 and the current gallery retail price for the piece is over $16,000. About Frederick Hart As one of America’s greatest representational artists, Frederick Hart left a lasting and unique mark in the world of modern sculpture. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1943, he studied at the University of South Carolina and after protesting alongside black students during the Civil rights movement, he moved to Washington D.C. to continue his studies at the Corcoran School of Art. Fascinated with the human figure and the classical approach, he started developing his career in 1966 as a stone carver apprentice at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Leaving the Cathedral in 1971, Hart started his own studio practice but had little success in the first years. In 1974, he was awarded the project by the Cathedral to create a contemporary interpretation of The Creation, an event that would change his life. Soon, Hart’s career took a turn for the better, and in the upcoming decades, he rose to national prominence, becoming a government art advisor in 1985 and receiving the prestigious Henry Hering...
Acrylic Polymer, Resin
Nap Time (Puppy on a Boot)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Andrea Wilkinson. Edition 11/30. Artist signature inscribed on sculpture.
Bronze
$1,800
Passive
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture engraved by the Artist with a signature and edition number. 6/30
Bronze