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Art Subject: Head
Busto Impero in Terracotta Ritratto di Bambina Virginie- Constance Lemercier
Busto Impero in Terracotta Ritratto di Bambina Virginie- Constance Lemercier

Busto Impero in Terracotta Ritratto di Bambina Virginie- Constance Lemercier

Located in Pistoia, IT

Busto in terracotta di Virginie-Constance Lemercier (1812-1875), circa 1818. Virginie-Constance Lemercier era la figlia di Louis-Jean-Népomucène Lemercier, poeta e drammaturgo fran...

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Early 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"I Worry About My Kids" Plaster Wall-Mounted Man Atop Snake with Lamb, and Bird
"I Worry About My Kids" Plaster Wall-Mounted Man Atop Snake with Lamb, and Bird

"I Worry About My Kids" Plaster Wall-Mounted Man Atop Snake with Lamb, and Bird

By Jedediah Morfit

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"I Worry About My Kids" is an original piece byJedediah Morfit made from fiberglass reinforced plaster, mixed media, and paint.This piece measures 62"h x 40"w x 5"d and comes with a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint, Mixed Media

Arlen Reclining
Arlen Reclining

Arlen Reclining

Located in London, GB

Bronze Numbered 4/10 21cm × 26cm × 57cm Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK and Commonwealt...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz
Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz

By Aron Demetz

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Ricordo" translated in "Me...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gabriella Bronze Sculpture
Gabriella Bronze Sculpture

Gabriella Bronze Sculpture

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Angelo Basso (Italy, 1943 – 2011) Gabriella  Dimensions 17.0" W x 18.0" H x 7.0" D This sculpture was cast in the Dyansen Studios Foundry in 1991 under...

Category

1980s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base
Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base

Outdoor Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base

Located in Rome, IT

This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture, a timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. Measurement: Torso cm 100 base cm 70.

Category

1980s Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Monkey
Monkey

Mark MorrisonMonkey, ca. 1940

$4,000Sale Price|50% Off

Monkey

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Monkey, ca. 1940 Carved New Hampshire granite 8.5" by 5", height is 16.5" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Education: ...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

Materials

Granite

ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture

Located in Rome, IT

Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...

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19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Country Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series
Country Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

Country Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

By Paloma Castello

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The series "Venus Nostalgia" is a collection of sculptures inspired by the famous Venus de Milo, an emblematic work in the history of art that has had a great impact on Castello's wo...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII
Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII

Agnus dei - Puerta de sagrario - Siglo XVII

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Muy interesante puerta de sagrario de madera tallada y policromada del siglo xvii. Es de comienzos del barroco, hay la representación del agnus dei con...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood Panel

Venus de Milo Sculpture (Alexandros of Antioch) /// Contemporary Classics Nude
Venus de Milo Sculpture (Alexandros of Antioch) /// Contemporary Classics Nude

Venus de Milo Sculpture (Alexandros of Antioch) /// Contemporary Classics Nude

By Jack Graves III

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Venus de Milo Sculpture (Alexandros of Antioch)" Series: Sculpture *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on bottom Year: 2022 Medium...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone, Marble, Enamel

"Baule Colonial Sculpture Ivory Coast, " Carved Wood Statue created circa 1910
"Baule Colonial Sculpture Ivory Coast, " Carved Wood Statue created circa 1910

"Baule Colonial Sculpture Ivory Coast, " Carved Wood Statue created circa 1910

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This sculpture was created by an unknown Baule artist from Ivory Coast. It depicts a man in a suit with a white hat. He stands with his hands in his pockets. 18 1/2" x 6 1/4" sculpture The Baule or Baoulé are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d'Ivoire. The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, form diversity and the labor they represent. The sculptures do not only include face masks and human figurines...

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1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Leda and the Swan

Leda and the Swan

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting a magnificent early Art Nouveau bronze by Belgian artist Jef Lambeaux(1852-1908.) “Leda and the Swan”, is an original Art Nouveau Bronze,...

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1880s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Female torso
Female torso

Female torso

Located in Täby, SE

This female torso represents the young woman's strength and vulnerability. It´s was conceived in the 70ths and is signed with the artists initials on a thumbprint. Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet...

Category

1950s French School Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Song of Zorba, Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Song of Zorba, Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

Song of Zorba, Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

By Anthony Quinn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Anthony Quinn Title: Song of Zorba Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze sculpture on marble base, signature and year inscribed Size: 24 in. x 20 in. x 9 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm x 22.86...

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise
Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Located in New Orleans, LA

"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of the Caesars—those who are founders." –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812 Among the most iconic and celebrated figures in history, Napoleon...

Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Saltando el Burro, Signed Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna
Saltando el Burro, Signed Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna

Saltando el Burro, Signed Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Luna

By Bruno Luna

Located in Long Island City, NY

Saltando el Burro by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze with Patina, Signature and number inscribed Edition of XIII/XXX Size: 17 in. x 14 in. x 13 in. (43.18 cm x 35....

Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure
Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure

By Wim van der Kant

Located in Utrecht, NL

Bufo Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Nude Boy Marble Stone Male Figure Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises his profession as a sculptor. Only when his work would measure up to his own standards, he decided to present it to the rest of the world. In 1995, he exhibited for the first time with Morren Galleries. Van der Kant desires to sculpt young people who still stand uninhibited and curiously in life. The reason he chooses to sculpt boys is, because he is one himself, this way the subject is closer to him. The anatomy of his figures testify of perfectionism. Van der Kant's subjects show similarities with the sculptures from the Greek and Roman antiquity...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Scherzo / - The nature of the scherzo -
Scherzo / - The nature of the scherzo -

Scherzo / - The nature of the scherzo -

Located in Berlin, DE

Emile Jespers (1862 Deurne - 1918 Antwerp), Scherzo, circa 1890. Marble bust on marble base with title plaque, 42.5 cm (total height) x 28 cm (width) x 18 cm (depth), signed “E.[mile...

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1890s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Herculaneum Runner by Fonderia Chiurazzi Museum Quality Bronze Grand Tour 21"
Herculaneum Runner by Fonderia Chiurazzi Museum Quality Bronze Grand Tour 21"

Herculaneum Runner by Fonderia Chiurazzi Museum Quality Bronze Grand Tour 21"

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A striking and highly refined bronze reduction by the celebrated Fonderia Chiurazzi, this sculpture faithfully reproduces the famed Roman marble athlete discovered at the Villa dei P...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reclining Nude resin bronze sculpture of a girl
Reclining Nude resin bronze sculpture of a girl

Reclining Nude resin bronze sculpture of a girl

Located in London, GB

To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Reclining Nude Resin bronze 56 x 26 cm An enigmatic resin bronze sculpture of...

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Late 20th Century Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Together

Two Together

By Joy Brown

Located in Greenwich, CT

Artist Statement: My figures speak to me of that peaceful place in myself - calm, open, aware. My art reflects the influence of my childhood in Japan and of the rigorous discipline...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Neapolitan Girl
Neapolitan Girl

Neapolitan Girl

By Emilio Fiaschi

Located in Astoria, NY

Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941) Neapolitan Girl Alabaster Bust, late 19th century, depicting a young girl hiding her face behind her hands, on a socle, signed "E Fiaschi" to back...

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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Niemand (UE)
Niemand (UE)

Niemand (UE)

Located in Denver, CO

In German, the meaning of the word "niemand" ranges from nobody, none, and no one to anybody. Apply that to Viktor's unique sculptures and a dose of humorous social commentary meets...

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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Polyurethane

At the Water (Am Wasser)  contemporary bronze sculpture, nude female lifted legs
At the Water (Am Wasser)  contemporary bronze sculpture, nude female lifted legs

At the Water (Am Wasser) contemporary bronze sculpture, nude female lifted legs

By Susanne Kraisser

Located in Schierensee, SH

"At the Water" is a larger free-standing bronze sculpture, suitable both for the inside and outside. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. Certificate. The sculptress Susanne Kraisser is to be considered as part of the great modern figurative tradition. She was born in 1977 in Rosenheim, Southern Germany. She studied both at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg and the University of Arts in Bremen. She graduated with distinction in 2007 in Nuremberg and received her Diploma with distinction in 2008 in Bremen. She has won numerous awards and exhibits nationally as well as internationally. Artist Statement: For me, sculpture is particularly shape and material, volume and size, space, movement and statics. I focus on the ‘female body’, presenting it either as an intimate miniature or on a monumental scale – each time as a solitary figure. In terms of content, my work focuses on identifying and combining polarities, such as instability and strength, fragility and solidity, activity and passivity, movement and statics, balance and volume, and dependence and autarchy. I work predominantly with the materials bronze, aluminium and wood. The small miniatures are made from wax and are then cast in bronze as part of what is known as the wax smelting process. Large-scale pieces are similarly cast in aluminium or created directly out of wood. The various work processes and tools determine the appearance of the surface; for wax, it’s my hands, and for wood, it’s my chainsaw. Each material is a new challenge for me. My previous wood-sculpting studies involved respecting the material’s limits to create craft of solid quality in keeping with the material. But this is where the intense discussion and its limit become clear. I fight with the material, and a lot of things go wrong. It becomes my opponent, whose limits I test out and reset if necessary. Cautious movements requiring a lot of physical tension are maintained without losing their inner dynamics. Amidst the often harmonious external form is a harsh dissonance evidenced by the rough, fragmented design...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spring and Autumn
Spring and Autumn

Spring and Autumn

By Doug Hyde

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number. 6/15

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bust of Jules Dalou
Bust of Jules Dalou

Bust of Jules Dalou

By Auguste Rodin

Located in PARIS, FR

Bust of the sculptor Jules Dalou by Auguste RODIN (1840-1917) A stunning bronze bust with a nuanced dark brownish green patina presented on a fine Belgian black marble base Signed o...

Category

Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Insilit Bronze Marble Stone Nude Contemporary Sculpture Boy Jumping In Stock
Insilit Bronze Marble Stone Nude Contemporary Sculpture Boy Jumping In Stock

Insilit Bronze Marble Stone Nude Contemporary Sculpture Boy Jumping In Stock

By Wim van der Kant

Located in Utrecht, NL

Insilit Bronze Marble Stone Nude Contemporary Sculpture Boy Jumping In Stock - Sizes of sculpture, without Stone pedestal : 40 x 32 x 22 cm Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a sel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century
STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century

STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century

Located in New York, NY

This 18 x 9 x 4 inch carved wood sculpture is unsigned and comes directly from the artist's family. Louis 'Lou' Bunin (28 March 1904 – 17 February 1994) was an American puppeteer, artist, and pioneer of stop-motion animation in the latter half of the twentieth century. While working as a mural artist under Diego Rivera in Mexico City in 1926, Bunin created political puppet shows using marionettes...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century Italian Marble sculpture - Erotic nude scene
Early 20th century Italian Marble sculpture - Erotic nude scene

Early 20th century Italian Marble sculpture - Erotic nude scene

Located in Varmo, IT

Marble bas-relief sculpture - Erotic scene. Italy, early 20th century. 26 x 26 cm (not signed). Made entirely of carved white marble. Depicting an erotic scene. - This item is so...

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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Expresionist Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Ceramic Head. High-Temperature Clay Bust
Expresionist Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Ceramic Head. High-Temperature Clay Bust

Expresionist Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Ceramic Head. High-Temperature Clay Bust

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Nephiline and manganese glazed Buño clay head sculpture channels organic textures and existential introspection in Aldonza’s evocative “Testas” series. Nephiline-Manganese Glazed Cer...

Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

The Fall
The Fall

The Fall

Located in London, GB

Bronze Numbered 1/10 83cm × 22cm × 46cm (incl. base) Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK an...

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2010s English School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nude Bathing Figures
Nude Bathing Figures

Nude Bathing Figures

Located in Columbia, MO

Unknown artist from the 20th Century

Category

20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Laure MARTIN-COUTAN (1855-1915) Large Bust of Woman in Marble
Laure MARTIN-COUTAN (1855-1915) Large Bust of Woman in Marble

Laure MARTIN-COUTAN (1855-1915) Large Bust of Woman in Marble

Located in Pistoia, IT

Important white marble bust depicting a high society woman, signed "Laure Martin Coutan" and dated 1887. This bust, carved from pure white Carrara marble, depicts a young woman wi...

Category

1880s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French Art Nouveau bronze by Franz Rosse 1893
French Art Nouveau bronze by Franz Rosse 1893

French Art Nouveau bronze by Franz Rosse 1893

Located in Berlin, DE

A late 19th-century French bronze sculpture titled "Fairy with Butterfly" by Franz Rosse (1858-1900), signed and dated "Frosse 93" on the base, depicting a semi-dressed woman floatin...

Category

1890s Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Self-Made Man
Self-Made Man

Self-Made Man

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature. Open Edition

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Weather Prophet (Rooster)
Weather Prophet (Rooster)

Weather Prophet (Rooster)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Mark Morrison (1895-1964) "Weather Prophet", Rooster. ca. 1940. Carved Granite. 7.25" wide, 10.25" deep, height is 19.25" Exhibition History: Whitney Museum, 1949 Annual of Con...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Timing
Timing

Timing

By Jim Rennert

Located in Greenwich, CT

American, b. 1958 Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years of working in business, Rennert was inspired to ex...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Seated Woman
Seated Woman

Mark MorrisonSeated Woman, ca. 1940

$3,500Sale Price|56% Off

Seated Woman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Seated Woman, ca. 1950 Carved and polished red Italian marble 4.75" wide, 6 3/8" deep, height is 16.5"" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Flower Fairy, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2009
Flower Fairy, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2009

Flower Fairy, Bronze Sculpture by Volodymyr Mykytenko, 2009

Located in Zofingen, AG

Volodymyr Mykytenko - flower Fairy (2009) flower Fairy-Flower fairies are graceful creatures that wield the magic of nature to promote the growth of flowers. Fairies live in the for...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children
A French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children

A French 19th Century Carved Marble Whimsical Figural Urn Fountain with Children

Located in LA, CA

A very fine large, rare and charming, French, 19th century. Belle Époque carved white marble whimsical figural urn fountain depicting children climbing on an urn with flowers and gar...

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Plains Indian Medallion, bronze, Nambe, Allan Houser, small life-time casting
Plains Indian Medallion, bronze, Nambe, Allan Houser, small life-time casting

Plains Indian Medallion, bronze, Nambe, Allan Houser, small life-time casting

By Allan Houser

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Plains Indian Medallion, bronze, Nambe, Allan Houser, small life-time casting Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 1992. Allan Houser's father Sam, was part of the small band of Apaches who traveled with Geronimo and surrendered in southern Arizona in 1886. Allan's parents were imprisoned with that group in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He was the first child to be born in freedom to those Apaches and a fluent speaker of the Chiricahua language. Allan Houser is an important artist in that he is of the culture he depicts in his artwork. Allan's parents would tell stories and sing songs recalling the experiences on the war path. This bronze edition is a life-time casting. Our gallery represented Allan Houser from 1974 until his passing in 1994 and were investors and provided quality control in the foundry process. Allan Houser's work is many international collections including the Georges Pomidou Centre, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, The Dahlem Museum among others. Allan’s first bronze sculptures were started in the late 1960’s and were cast at Nambe Foundry. At the time the foundry was producing both Nambeware and was doing some sculptural foundry work. There was a fire at Nambe and they lost many of the molds for sculpture as well as their records. We acquired these works directly from Allan Houser. Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914-1994) Selected Collections Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France * “They’re Coming”, bronze Dahlem Museum, Berlin, Germany Japanese Royal Collection, Tokyo, Japan “The Eagle”, black marble commissioned by President William J. Clinton United States Mission to the United Nations, New York City, NY *"Offering of the Sacred Pipe”, monumental bronze by Allan Houser © 1979 Presented to the United States Mission to the United Nations as a symbol of World Peace honoring the native people of all tribes in these United States of America on February 27, 1985 by the families of Allan and Anna Marie Houser, George and Thelma Green and Glenn and Sandy Green in New York City. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, DC * Portrait of Geronimo, bronze National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. * “Buffalo Dance Relief”, Indiana limestone National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. *Sacred Rain Arrow, (Originally dedicated at the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, US Senate Building) “Goat”, “To The Great Spirit” - dedicated in 1994 at the Vice President’s Residence in Washington, D.C.. Ceremony officiated by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Tipper Gore. Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, Ok * “As Long As the Waters Flow”, bronze Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK *Sacred Rain Arrow, bronze Fort Sill, Oklahoma *”Chiricahua Apache Family”, bronze Donated and dedicated to Allan Houser’s parents Sam and Blossom Haozous by Allan Houser and Glenn and Sandy Green The Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona *Earth Song, marble donated by Glenn and Sandy Green   The Clinton Presidential Library, Arkansas * “May We Have Peace”, bronze The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, College Station, Texas *"Offering to the Great Spirit", bronze The British Royal Collection, London, England *Princess Anne received "Proud Mother", bronze in Santa Fe Allan Houser’s father Sam Haozous, surrendered at the age of 14 with Geronimo and his band of Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache people in 1886 in Southern Arizona. This was the last active war party in the United States. This group of Apache people was imprisoned for 27 years starting in Fort Marion, Florida and finally living in captivity in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Allan Houser was born in 1914. His artwork is an ongoing testimony to Native life in America – its beauty, strength and poignancy. Allan Houser is from the culture and portrayed his people in an insightful and authentic way. Because of the era in which he lived, he had a rare understanding of American Indian life. Allan was the first child born after the Chiricahua Apaches were released from 27 years of captivity. Allan grew up speaking the Chiricahua dialect. Allan heard his father’s stories of being on the warpath with Geronimo and almost nightly heard his parents singing traditional Apache music. Allan’s father knew all of Geronimo’s medicine songs. Allan had an early inclination to be artistic. He was exposed to many Apache ceremonial art forms: music, musical instruments, special dress, beadwork, body painting and dynamic dance that are integral aspects of his culture. His neighbors were members of many different tribes who lived in Oklahoma. Allan eagerly gained information about them and their cultures. Allan gathered this information and mentally stored images until he brought them back to life, years later, as a mature artist. Allan Houser was represented by Glenn Green Galleries (formerly known as The Gallery Wall, Inc.) from 1973 until his death in 1994. The gallery served as agents, advocates, and investors during this time. In 1973 the Greens responded enthusiastically to the abstraction and creativity in Houser’s work. They were impressed, not only with his versatility and talent but with the number of mediums he employed. His subject matter was portrayed in styles ranging from realism, stylized form to abstraction. With encouragement from the Greens, Houser at the age of 61, retired from his post as the head of the sculpture department at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1975 to begin working full-time creating his art. The next 20-year period was an exciting time for Allan, the gallery, and for the Green family. He created a large body of sculpture in stone, wood and bronze. For many years Glenn Green Galleries co-sponsored many editions of his bronzes and acted as quality control for the bronze sculptures according to Houser’s wishes. As both agents and gallery representatives, the Greens promoted and sold his art in their galleries in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They had bi-annual exhibits in their galleries to feature Houser’s newest work and sponsored and arranged international museum shows in America, Europe and Asia. They travelled for these events including a trip to Carrara, Italy to the famed quarries of Michelangelo and together co-financed and arranged the purchase of 20 tons of marble. A watershed event for Allan Houser’s career occurred in the early 1980’s when Glenn Green Galleries arranged with the US Information Agency a touring exhibit of his sculpture through Europe. This series of exhibits drew record attendance for these museums and exposed Houser’s work to an enthusiastic art audience. This resulted in changing the perception of contemporary Native art in the United States where Houser and Glenn Green Galleries initially faced resistance from institutions who wanted to categorize him in a regional way. The credits from the European exhibits helped open doors and minds of the mainstream art community in the United States and beyond. Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii was a supporter of Allan Houser’s artwork. We worked with Senator Inouye on many occasions hosting events at our gallery and in Washington D.C in support of the formation of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and other causes supporting Native Americans. Allan Houser is shown below presenting his sculpture “Swift Messenger” to Senator Inouye in Washington, D.C.. This sculpture was eventually given to the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian’s permanent collection. It is now currently on loan and on display in the Oval Office. President Biden’s selection of artwork continues our gallery’s and Allan’s connection to the White House from our time working with Allan Houser from 1974 until his passing in 1994. “It was important for President Biden to walk into an Oval that looked like America and started to show the landscape of who he is going to be as president,” Ashley Williams...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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At Hosfelt Gallery, Bertoia Masterworks Complement Dynamic Contemporary Art

For nearly three decades, San Francisco–based Todd Hosfelt has curated against the grain — with a show on the legendary modernist Harry Bertoia the latest case in point.

This Weathered-Steel Sculpture Distills a Form of Protest into a Minimalist Monument

Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.

How the Chunky, Funky Ceramics of 5 Mid-Century American Artists Balanced Out Slick Modernism

Get to know the innovators behind the pottery countercultural revolution.

Art Brings the Drama in These Intriguing 1stDibs 50 Spaces

The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.

Chryssa’s 1962 Neon Sculpture Was Way ahead of the Art-World Curve

By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.

How to Spot a Fake KAWS Figure

KAWS art toys have developed an avid audience in recent decades, and as in any robust collectible market, counterfeiters have followed the mania. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.