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Art Subject: Head
Bigfoot XS
Located in Porto, 13
This striking piece, known for its bold red finish and lifelike detail, exemplifies Zareski's unique artistic vision and mastery in sculpture.
"Bigfoot" is a part of Idan Zareski's ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Don't Fuck with the Baldies
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
American Millionairess
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
The inspiration for this sculpture comes from Erté's original costume design entitled "Texas," for the 1917 New York stage production of "The American Millionaires." This spectacular...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
David Hostetler Carved Nickle Sculpture Silver Modern Female Bust 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Bust of Quiet Woman is cast nickel. The surface was then re-carved to accent each of the original marks in the wood. This is the only Hostetler sculpture ever cast in nickel and the ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mijmeren Bronze Sculpture Thinking Musing Female Figure Lady Woman Gold In Stock
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Mijmeren Bronze Sculpture Thinking Musing Female Figure Lady Woman Gold In Stock
KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced green patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundr...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Memento Mori
By Kiva Ford
Located in New York, NY
Kiva Ford
Memento Mori, 2015
Borosilicate glass
13.50h x 7.50w x 7.50d in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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:
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$4,000 Sale Price
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Four Three Two One, 21st Century Contemporary Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kristen Newell (American, b. 1989)
Four Three Two One, 2015
Stoneware, porcelain and acrylic
Signed and dated on bottom
16 x 15 x 14 inches
Kristen Newell was born in a small town on the coast of Massachusetts, where from a very early age, she demonstrated a strong propensity for the arts. Important additional inspiration came from her family and from the family of a childhood friend, where Kristen found herself surrounded by the work of Paul Manship, her friend’s grandfather and one of America’s greatest sculptors.
With increased focus on her art, along with winning numerous awards throughout high school, Newell eagerly enrolled in the arts program at University of Vermont and augmented her studies with a valuable year at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Upon graduation, Newell moved back to Cleveland to begin her art career and started participating in group shows, including River Gallery and the Ohio State...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware, Acrylic
Tree Athena by Troy Williams female nude blonde wood sculpture Santa Fe artist
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tree Athena by Troy Williams female nude blonde wood sculpture Santa Fe artist
Sculptor Troy Williams unites the timeless and the contemporary in scul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Superb Neoclassical White Marble Bust of Flora France 1850 '
Located in Rome, IT
Superbly carved white statuary Carrara marble bust of Flora, the goddess of flowers.
Flora was often associated with the coming of spring and th...
Category
1850s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
“DayDream”
By Bill Mack
Located in Warren, NJ
Bill Mack Sculpture “daydream” Signed And Numbered. In great condition measures 41x51x7
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$3,000
Symposium - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Danseuse de Flamenco – Bronze by Joanny Durand (1886–1955)
Located in Gent, VOV
This captivating bronze sculpture by French artist Joanny Durand (1886–1955) depicts a flamenco dancer in mid-motion, her body swirling with grace and energy. The composition capture...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Éxtasis
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
He refers to the history of art, particularly to pop culture and the social circumstances of its local environment as well as its universal confrontation.
Humor and irony with a crit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$24,000
“Brilliance”
By Bill Mack
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a Bill Mack original sculpture “” signed and numbered. In excellent shape. Buyer must cover any additional shipping expense. measures 55x37
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$6,000
Fine Bronze Figures Entitled "Reveil de la Nature" by E. Picaul
Located in New York, NY
Signed 'E. Picault' inscribed and titled ‘Reveil de la Nature’ on self-base
Artist: Emile Louis Picault (1833–1915)
Origin: French
Date: Late 19th century
Dimension: 34 1/2 x 17 inc...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thyl Ulenspiegel et Nele – Reduction of the Monument to Charles De Coster
Located in Gent, VOV
Charles Samuel – Thyl Ulenspiegel and Nele (after the Monument to Charles De Coster, 1894) Bronze, marble base, 66 x 61 x 27 cm Cast by Petermann, Brussels A moment of intimacy and d...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF WINGED EROS RIDING A DOLPHIN, 2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze figure of a young Eros, caught in the pose of riding a dolphin.
Attractive green patina, some fingers and right foot are broken. Separately worked left wing is missing. Right ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Douceur Bronze Sculpture Sweetness Head Portrait Black Female
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Douceur Bronze Sculpture Sweetness Head Portrait Black Female
KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Ju...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kissing Couple
Located in Somerset West, WC
Kissing couple is a limited edition bronze sculpture.
Created with the lost wax casting process.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
GROTESQUE MASK
Located in Milan, IT
GROTESQUE MASK
Italy, 15h Century
stone
30 x 31 x 20 cm
11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair Italian Limestone Garden Sculptures with Cornucopia
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in limestone with Cornucopia associated with the harvest, prosperity, or spiritual abundance. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measur...
Category
20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological subject Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological subject in Vicenza limestone of Apollo and Minerva Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statues cm 150, base cm 85.
Category
20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Vincent III - Sculpture by Dutch Artist Romee Kanis Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh
By Romee Kanis
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at the gallery until a few years ago. We restore this trad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Bronze Sculpture of Nude Woman, Mid 20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Mario Spampinato (Italian 1912–2000)
Nude
Bronze
Signed on base
17.5 in. h. x 5.75 in. w. x 6 in. d.
The artist was born, raised and trained in Italy. During one of his exhibits (at San Marcos in Rome) the Director of a New York Gallery asked him to come to New York to work for him. The American Consul, before issuing his visa, asked Spampinato to create a bust of him. In exchange, the Consul paid for his passage on the boat to New York. In New York, he worked with his brother Clemente Spampinato who is a well known sculptor as well.
After moving to Chicago in 1954, he discovered that there was no foundry in the Midwest that could cast his bronzes. So, he opened his own foundry called the Spampinato Art Foundry, casting in the lost wax process. He also started his own private school (Spampinato Art Workshop, Ltd) and did some teaching at the University of Chicago and conducted seminars at Lawrence University in Kansas.
Many of his own works are pictured and cataloged in Volumes 2 & 3 of Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders, 1800-1930 by Harold Berman.
Between 1959 and 1967, Spampinato recast a number of Charles M Russell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Bronze Calliope by AELLE
By Aelle
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lost 2 wax bronzes 3/8. founder Paumelle. French artist, born in 1954 in Versailles. Lives and works in Paris but also in Lozère (in the south of France) where, as soon as she can, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Woman” Stainless Steel Sculpture by Marian Owczarski
Located in Chesterfield, MI
“Woman” is a Stainless Steel Sculpture by the artist Marian Owczarski. It measures approximately 15 x 8.5 x 6 inches. The date of creation is unknown,...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$140 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Terracotta Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of 19' century Italian Marble imitation painted Terracotta .
Bust of Emperor Caracalla and Cicero .
Measurements : cm 71 H x 60
Available also a pair marble imitation colum...
Category
1870s Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$11,410 Sale Price
20% Off
Flemish Oak Statue of a Putto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, oak statue of a putto holding a flowing tapestry and a shield mounted on a custom, Lucite base.
Category
18th Century Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Lucite
At the edge (with Maurice) by Cécile Raynal - Male portrait, stoneware sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
At the edge (with Maurice) is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 155 × 128 × 58 cm (61 × 50.4 × 22.8 in). Dimensions...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Victor Salmones Nude Figural Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989)
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 9/10
Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze
Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.5"h, 13"w, 11"d
Additional Information: This work is one of four Victor Salmones bronzes...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Le Rêve du Poète
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU
French, (1822-1912)
Le Rêve du Poète
Circa 1860, Patinated bronze; Signed ‘math moreau’ and Inscribed REVE DU POETE par MTH MOREAU, MEDAILL...
Category
1860s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pan and Siringa
Located in Roma, RM
Jafet Torelli (active in Florence in the second half of the 19th century), Pan and Siringa
Terracotta sculpture 54 x 22 x 22 cm signed Torelli Firenze on the base.
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Double Entendre (TwoFaceNote)" Satirical Currency Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
"Double Entendre (TwoFaceNote)" Satirical Currency Collage
Elaborate collage by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This piece is a satirical mixed media artwork that mimic...
Category
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
$633 Sale Price
35% Off
Brutalist Expressionist Ceramic Head Sculpture Testa Nº12 – Refractory Stoneware
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This ceramic head sculpture from the Testas series, titled Testa Nº12, is an expressionist exploration of the human face in refractory stoneware fired in reduction. The sculpture pre...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Glaze
Alabaster Bust of a Roman Empress
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A petite 19th c. hand-carved alabaster bust of Empress Domitia Longina (c. 50-126, CE) in an elaborate hairstyle of the period. Sitting on a raised base of the same alabaster. Inscri...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Apolo Blue. Head Sculpture. From the series Apolo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
God of light, beauty, the arts, and prophecy, Apollo embodies balance and power. This series reinterprets his figure through a contemporary lens, where color and pop aesthetics do no...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Paint
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Getting Close to the Sky by Marine de Soos - Bronze sculpture, father and son
Located in Paris, FR
Getting Close to the Sky is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 37.5 × 16 × 8.5 cm (14.8 × 6.3 × 3.3 in).
The sculpture is signed and num...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture by L. TOLDUCCI
By L. Tolducci
Located in New York, NY
L. TOLDUCCI (ITALIAN SCHOOL)
19th Century
La Lezione Di Lettura
Finely Carved Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of a Girl Reading. S...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
ANTIQUE ITALIAN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS WITH CHIMERAS
Located in Milan, IT
ARCHITECTURAL RELIEFS WITH CHIMERAS
Central Italy, 16th Century
green marble
26 x 25 cm
10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in
Category
16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
“Bronze Figure of an Athlete After the Antique, 19th Century“
Located in Warren, NJ
Measurements
Height: 8 5/8 inches
Width: approx 7 inches
Weight
3.4 lbs
Condition
with some wear to the patina, light abrasions
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"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...
Category
1910s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
SOPHIA: “The Birth of Culture” Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Sophia: “the Birth of Culture” is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 100 × 41 × 21 cm (39.3 × 16.1 × 8.3 in).
This sculpture is part of a limited...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A pair of late 17th century Northern European carved oak angels
Located in Bath, Somerset
A pair of carved oak angels, circa 1700, with a lovely warm patina and faint traces of polychrome to the face and gilding to the body. The angels are both kn...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$6,026 Sale Price
20% Off
Walk/Inner Voice Series: Changing Direction
Located in Dallas, TX
The figure has always been Deborah Ballard’s muse in her sculptures. Ballard works in bronze, cast stone, and plaster; her figures ranging from life-size to hand-size. Ballard says, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Term Figure Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Term Figure sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols in carved Vicenza stone. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with squar...
Category
20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Freedom
Located in Greenwich, CT
Children running and their shadows
Edition of 31
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eccomi II Bronze Sculpture Lady Woman Sitting Portrait Contemporary
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Eccomi II Bronze Sculpture Lady Woman Sitting Portrait Contemporary
KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loredano Rosin rare Buddha in calcedonia glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite rare vintage sculpture of a Buddha by Loredano Rosin executed in Calcadonia Glass.
The sculpture is comprised of multi colored green glass and sits on a black glass cush...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Head of Young Boy
Located in Roma, IT
This head of young boy is a rare, precious and unpublished sculpture by Marino Marini, belonging to a private collection for over 60 years.
The same subject...
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loodrecht Perpendicular Black Bronze Sculpture Lady Balance
By Erwin Meijer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Loodrecht Perpendicular Black Bronze Sculpture Lady Balance
The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
NUTS by Ondřej Oliva - Figurative bronze sculpture, fruits
By Ondřej Oliva
Located in Paris, FR
NUTS is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva. The price applies for one sculpture, each measuring 15 × 22 × 15 cm (5.9 × 8.7 × 5.9 in). The set of five nuts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maartje - 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Maartje
45 x 20 x 17 cm
Bronze
The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. The narrative sculptures show 'the woman' and 'th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Marble Sculpture Of Venus And Cupid
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully detailed and lifelike, Venus and Cupid share a soft embrace in this remarkable Italian white marble sculpture. The feminine beauty gracefully leans against roughened rock...
Category
19th Century Nude Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Companion (Brown)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
The Kaws Companion is an instantly recognizable artful home must have.
Released as part of Kaws' exhibition in 2016.
Solid brown Kaws Companion.
Original sealed package as issued. Ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl
Perseus
Located in New Orleans, LA
The legendary Greek god Perseus is the subject of this elegant half-bust by Ubaldo Gandolfi, a major painter and sculptor from Bologna. The son of Zeus and Danaë, Perseus was the le...
Category
Mid-18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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