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Art Subject: Men
Woman Seated A Bronze Sculpture of a Woman by Charles Rumsey
Located in Brookville, NY
The bronze sculpture of a woman by Charles Rumsey is undated, but was created at a point in his career where he began to transition from realism to more modern, looser depictions of ...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena
Located in New Orleans, LA
Terracotta Statue of Emperor Napoleon at St. Helena Circa 1825-1840 This exceptional terracotta statue of Napoleon Bonaparte on St. Helena stands as one of the earliest known depict...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Italian Mid 19th century White Carrara Marble bust. Portrait of young male.
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian Portrait White Marble Bust in a Heroic Attitude. Carrara statuary Marble. Tuscan school. Circa 1850.  Bust depicting a young man with bare shoulders. This model draws inspira...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Crucifixion with St. Francis and St. Anthony, Bottega del Brustolon
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent boxwood sculpture made in the famous workshop of Brustolon, a master carver active in the Veneto region between the 17th and 18th centuries. This masterpiece depicts the ...
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17th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in New York, NY
RENZO COLOMBO Italian, (1856-1885) Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte Patinated bronze; Signed R. Colombo 1885 on Right Side 22 x 15 inches Notes: The...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Roman 18th century terracotta model for the sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis
Located in London, GB
This remarkably fluid terracotta bozetto was made in preparation for Pietro Pacilli’s most important public commission, a large-scale marble statue of San Camillo de Lellis for the nave of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Expressively modelled, this terracotta sculpture is a rare and significant work made by a major Roman sculptor at a transformative moment of European sculpture. Pacilli began his working life on the great Baroque decorative projects initiated in the seventeenth century, but he found success as a restorer of ancient sculpture working to finish antiquities for a tourist market, becoming an important figure in the emergence of an archaeologically minded Neoclassicism. Pacilli trained Vincenzo Pacetti and provided important decorative work for the Museo Pio-Clementino, at the same time he is recorded restoring some of the most celebrated antiquities excavated and exported during the period. Pacilli was born into a family of Roman craftsmen, his father Carlo was a wood carver, and Pacilli is recorded working with him on the Corsini Chapel in San Giovanni Laternao as early as 1735. In 1738 his terracotta model of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife won the first prize in the second class of the sculpture concorso at the Accademia di San Luca, this is particularly notable as Bartolomeo Cavaceppi came third. He worked as a carver and stuccoist completing works for the churches of San Marco and SS. Trinita dei Domeniciani Spagnoli. Pacilli operated as a sculptor and restorer of antiquities from his studio at the top of the Spanish Steps, close to Santa Trinita dei Monti, where he is listed as a potential vendor to the Museo Pio-Clementino in 1770. In 1763 Pacilli completed a silver figure of San Venanzio for the treasury of San Venanzio. He is recorded as Pacetti’s first master and it was evidently through Pacilli that he began to acquire his facility as a restorer of ancient sculpture. Pacilli, at his studio ‘poco prima dell’Arco della Regina alla Trinita dei Monti,’ exercised, what the nineteenth-century scholar, Adolf Michaelis called ‘rejuvenating arts’ on several important pieces of classical sculpture, including in 1760 the group of a Satyr with a Flute for the natural brother of George III, General Wallmoden, Hanovarian minister at Vienna. In 1765, Dallaway and Michaelis record that Pacilli was responsible for the restorations, including the addition of a new head, to the Barberini Venus which he had acquired from Gavin Hamilton. The Venus was then sold to Thomas Jenkins, who in turn passed it on to William Weddell at Newby Hall. In 1767 Pacilli exported a series of ancient busts ‘al naturale’ including portraits of Antinous, Julius Ceaser and Marus Aurelius, also a statue of a Muse and a Venus. As early as 1756 Pacilli seems to have been operating as an antiquarian, helping to disperse the collection of the Villa Borrioni. Pacilli supplied sculpture to notable British collectors, including Charles Townley, who on his first trip to Italy purchased the Palazzo Giustiniani statue of Hecate from Pacilli. Pacilli was involved with the Museo Pio Clementino from its conception, supplying busts of Julius Ceaser and a Roman Woman as well as completing stucco putti surmounting the arms of Pope Bendedict XIV to signal the entrance to the new Museo Critiano. In 1750 Il Diario Ordinario del Chracas announced that Pacilli had begun work on a sculpture of San Camillo de Lellis for St Peter’s. Camillo de Lellis founded his congregation, the Camillians, with their distinctive red felt crosses stitched on black habits in 1591. Having served as a soldier in the Venetian army, Camillo de Lellis became a novitiate of the Capuchin friars, he moved to Rome and established a religious community for the purpose of caring for the sick. In 1586 Pope Sixtus V formerly recognised the Camillians and assigned them to the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Rome. Camillo de Lellis died in 1614 and was entombed at Santa Maria Maddalena, he was canonised by Benedict XIV on June 26, 1746. It was an occasion that prompted the Camillians to make a number of significant artistic commissions, including two canvases by Pierre Subleyras showing episodes from San Camillo’s life which they presented to Benedict XIV. In 1750 Pacilli was commissioned to fill one of the large niches on the north wall of the nave with a sculpture of San Camillo. The present terracotta bozetto presumably had two important functions, to enable Pacilli to work out his ideas for the finished sculpture and at the same time to show his design to the various commissioning bodies. In this case it would have been Cardinal Alessandro Albani and Monsignor Giovan Francesco Olivieri, the ‘economo’ or treasurer of the fabric of St Peter’s. Previously unrecorded, this terracotta relates to a smaller, less finished model which has recently been identified as being Pacilli’s first idea for his statue of San Camillo. Preserved in Palazzo Venezia, in Rome, the terracotta shows San Camillo with his left hand clutching his vestments to his breast; the pose and action more deliberate and contained than the finished sculpture. In producing the present terracotta Pacilli has expanded and energised the figure. San Camillo is shown with his left hand extended, his head turned to the right, apparently in an attempt to look east down the nave of St Peter’s. The model shows Pacilli experimenting with San Camillo’s costume; prominently on his breast is the red cross of his order, whilst a sense of animation is injected into the figure through the billowing cloak which is pulled across the saint’s projecting right leg. The power of the restrained, axial contrapposto of bent right leg and outstretched left arm, is diminished in the final sculpture where a baroque fussiness is introduced to the drapery. What Pacilli’s terracotta demonstrates, is that he conceived the figure of San Camillo very much in line with the immediate tradition of depicting single figures in St Peter’s; the rhetorical gesture of dynamic saint, arm outstretched, book in hand, head pointed upwards was perhaps borrowed from Camillo Rusconi’s 1733 sculpture of St. Ignatius...
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18th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Goethe / - Goethe's Will -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Harders (1875 Mörel - 1955 Berlin), Goethe (bookend). Patinated brass mounted on a wooden base, 15 x 12 x 6 cm (depiction), 17 x 14.5 x 7 cm (with ba...
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Contemporary Bronze Sculptor. Dance of Life.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"Sculptor Marsha Gertenbach signed and numbered this bronze sculpture, edition 5/10. Here is the artist's message about this unique piece: In every loving relationship we experience...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

L'Hiver, Winter, Bronze Sculpture, Lost Wax Method , Romantic, Florence, Italy
Located in Houston, TX
L'Hiver, which is French for winter. An evocative title which pretty much explains the piece. Number 1 out of a production of Seven. Artist Statement: I am very happy to announce that two of my bronze works are now available in a limited edition of 7. The first one, shown above, is my vision of Eros. He is more popularly known in the Roman interpretation of a chubby baby or young boy with an bow and arrow. I have always been more intrigued with the original Greek embodiment of the this deity as a young man. More than the god of love, Eros was a personification of the power of creation. He was balanced by his antithesis was Thanatos, that of destruction. In fact, Thanatos is currently in the design process. This work will exist in an edition of 7 and 2 artist's proofs. Each piece is hand chased by myself and I apply the patina as well. The sculpture was created using the Lost Wax...
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2010s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Marble Head of Mercury
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hand-carved marble head of Mercury mounted on a stained wooden plinth.
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18th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man
Located in Dallas, TX
Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of history! Ex Nihilo Figure 4, a full-scale plaster from the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of the Creation Scul...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture Bronze Calliope 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, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Head of Lust (Tete de la Luxure)
Located in New York, NY
Originally conceived in 1880-82 for the tympanum of the Gates of Hell, where she is cradled in the arms of L'homme qui tombe, as well as crouching in slightly varied form to the lef...
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Idylle
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Bronze Sculpture of a young boy playing a lute with a lamb by his side
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1880s Sculptures

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Bronze

Kendo I - Bronze Figure Suspended from a Stainless Steel Bow
Located in Chicago, IL
Jesús Curiá Perez Kendo I bronze and stainless steel 33.50h x 16.50w x 8d in 85.09h x 41.91w x 20.32d cm ed. 2/8 JCP066 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely ae...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stainless Steel, Bronze

19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Miniature Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl Holding a Doll Charming bronze atop a marble base The overall dimensions are 2" wide x 2" deep x 5.75" high Signed at the b...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A World to Teach
Located in Loveland, CO
A World to Teach by Jane DeDecker Figurative Bronze Sculpture functioning as bench 44x53x22" bronze ed/21 (last in available casting in the edition) Brother and Sister composition, d...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Grecian Mother and Two Children
Located in New York, NY
LOUIS AUGUSTE MOREAU French, (1834-1917) Grecian Mother and Two Children Patinated bronze; Signed “MOREAU”. 22 x 25 inches
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Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Émile Louis Picault Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) "Paris" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure holding a golden apple, signed to base. 32" H x 12" W x 12" D. The ...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Ian Edwards - The Hour of Darkness - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Ian Edwards - The Hour of Darkness - Original Signed Bronze Sculpure Dimensions: 40 x 31 x 31 cm Edition of 8 Edwards’ practice expresses the power and determination of human endea...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture American Modernist Art Stanley Bleifeld Girl with Bass or Cello
Located in Surfside, FL
Retaining a fine patina and in overall good condition. Signed with initials SB. I believe the edition size was 7 But I cannot find a mark. Stanley Bleifeld (1924 – 2011) was an American sculptor. Stanley Bleifeld was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bleifeld earned bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of science in education and in 1949 a master of fine arts degree in painting at Tyler School of Art of Temple University. After a trip to Rome in 1959 or 1960 he gave up painting for sculpture. He began his fine-art career as a painter. However, a visit to Italy and exposure to the bronzes of Donatello, Michelangelo, and Ghiberti changed his direction He worked with the Art Foundry of Massimo del Chiaro and alongside artists such as Lucchesi, Harry Marinsky, Fernando Botero, Igor Mitoraj and Ivan Theimer. Many of his early pieces were religious subjects, and reflected both painting and sculptural techniques in bas reliefs* that had "liquid landscapes in undulating reliefs and free-flowing portraits reminiscent of classical fragments" (166-167). He later turned from these abstract pieces to more realistic figures in bronze. Bleifeld was a National Academician in Sculpture, and a member of the National Academy of Design, and helped set policy for that organization. He was also President of the National Sculpture Society. Past presidents of the society have included John Quincy Adams Ward, James Earle Fraser, Chester Beach, Wheeler Williams, Leo Friedlander, Neil Estern, and Cecil de Blaquiere Howard. The first woman to gain admission into the NSS was Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson, in 1893. She was followed a few years later by Enid Yandell and Bessie Potter Vonnoh in 1898; Janet Scudder in 1904; Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1905 and Evelyn Longman and Abastenia St. Leger Eberle in 1906. In 1946, Richmond Barthé was likely the first African-American to be admitted. In 1994, the NSS held their first exhibition outside the United States at the Palazzo Mediceo Di Seravezza in Italy. Titled “100 Years of the National Sculpture Society of the United States of America in Italy” it ran from the 16th of July through the 4th of September and was curated by Nicky and Stanley Bleifeld along with Costantino Paolicchi, Lodovico Gierut and Paolo Giorgi. Among the 60 notable American sculptors whose work was selected for the exhibition were Stanley Bleifeld, Andrew DeVries, Neil Estern, Leonda Finke, Bruno Lucchesi, Barbara Lekberg...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Rex Dietderich "Frank, Age 14" Original Bronze Sculpture c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rex Dietderich (American, 20th C.) "Frank, Age 14" Original Bronze Sculpture C.1970s The walnut base measures 7" wide x 3.5" deep x 2.5" high The bronze bust measures 7" wide x 4" ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Spirit of Dance – Monumental Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in Gent, VOV
Three years after surprisingly winning the commission for the Paris Opera House—today known as the Palais Garnier—Charles Garnier entrusted one of the four major sculptural groups fo...
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20th Century Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Kneeling Female Zombie
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Kneeling Female Zombie Materials : Wood Fired Porcelain Date : 2016 Dimensions : 5″ x 6.25″ x 5″ Signed Gallery COA provided ------------------------ Amy Young Artist State...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze

"Viewpoint" contemporary bronze table, mural sculpture figurative girl
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Viewpoint is a bronze sculpture with green patina, it is connected to a steel base. The edition size is 50. This sculpture stands on shelf as well as be hung on wall. Joan’s lates...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Sculpture Terracotta Female Nude From Marcel Bouraine (1886-1948)
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture Terracotta From Marcel Bouraine (1886-1948)" Original terra cotta sculpture of Marcel Bouraine Naïade of the 1930's Signed Bouraine On the ...
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1930s Academic Nude Sculptures

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Terracotta

Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic
Located in Utrecht, NL
Et in Arcadia Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Mythology Contemporary Classic The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Bas-reliefs Spring Autumn Flemish Sculptor 17th Century Wood
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antichità Castelbarco SRLS is proud to present: Flemish sculptor of the 17th century Pair of bas-relief panels depicting the Allegory of Spring and the Allegory of Autumn Oak wood ...
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17th Century Old Masters Sculptures

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Wood

"You Can’t Always Get What You Want", Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
“Animals carry strong associations that make them ideal in portraying, sometimes humorously, our basic disposition or nature. Some animals have a long cultural history while others d...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Paint, Ceramic, Mixed Media

"Faces (1/1)" (2023), Bronze Wall Installation by Bill Starke
Located in Denver, CO
"Faces" is a single edition bronze wall sculpture created by Bill Starke, depicting three finely carved human heads from differing perspectives. "Faces" is a single edition install...
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2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians, Bronze Sculpture by Arnold Goldstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians by Arnold Goldstein, American Date: 1975 Bronze, signed, inscribed and numbered Edition of 4/30 Size: 18 in. x 13 in. x 9 in. (45.72 cm x 33.02 ...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Diana and the Hounds, a bronze sculpture by Giuseppe Joseph D’Aste (1881–1945)
Located in Gent, VOV
Diana and the Hounds by Giuseppe Joseph D’Aste is a finely executed silvered bronze sculpture from the 1920s, cast using the lost-wax (cire perdue) metho...
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Early 20th Century Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Committed, 11-ft tall bronze sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
"Committed" by Denny Haskew Figurative Bronze Sculpture 11ft tall, x 60"w 60"d Edition of 7, *last available casting Additional images are available upon request. Please contact us ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Carrara Marble Fountain of Pan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Roman, Carrara marble sculpture of the mythological Greek god Pan as a fountain. Italy.
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1780s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Check it Out, 48" high Bronze
Located in Loveland, CO
Check It Out by Jane DeDecker 48x22x15" ed/31 Figurative Bronze with Sandstone base A child steadies a stack of books on their head, ABOUT THE ARTIST: 'Part of Jane's artistic geniu...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone, Bronze

Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Young Athletes
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athletes figure , on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male strength and beauty, inspired by the trend i...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Earthbound Wanderer, 2023, One of Seven Lost-Wax Bronze Sculpture, Expressionist
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Organic expressionist lost-wax bronze sculpture channels Giacometti-inspired textures and natural mold irregularities in an earthbound human form. This original edition piece—Replica...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay LGBT Beefcake
Located in New York, NY
3 Carved Wood Plaques Outsider Modern Mid 20th Century Latin Gay Male LGBT Beefcake Each plaque is 16 x 10 x 1 1/4 inches. Two are vertical and one is horizo...
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20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Lucifer Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Classic Mythology Male Figure Wings Angel
Located in Utrecht, NL
Lucifer Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Classic Mythology Male Figure Wings Angel The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Portrait of Camille Claudel Bronze
Located in Pasadena, CA
Lost wax bronze 2/8 - Foundry LC Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabet...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Augustus Caesar Carrara Marble Bust 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Carved Carrara marble bust of Augustus Caesar. Italian grand tour. Mid 19th century. #roman classical greek sculpture not signed . rare. museum paris
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

A Fine Mathurin Moreau Patinated Bronze Group
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU (French, 1822-1912) Signed: ‘Mat. Moreau, hors concours’ 19th Century 31 1/2 in. x 15 in.
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of male nude reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
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Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Forest idyll / - Soulmate -
Located in Berlin, DE
Rudolf Kaesbach (1873 Gladbach - 1955 Berlin), Forest idyll, around 1915. Bronze, gold and golden brown patina, with cast plinth, mounted on a marble base (5 cm high), total height 36 cm, dimensions of the bronze: 31 cm (height) x 17 cm (length) x 12 cm (width). Weight 4,6 kg, signed on the plinth "R.[udolf] KAESBACH". - a few rubbed areas, overall in excellent condition for its age - Soulmate - The bronze sculpture depicts a young woman in an intimate exchange with a deer that accompanies her. The animal pauses to turn toward her, while the nude beauty slows her pace to look into the deer's eyes and tenderly caress it with her hand. The woman and the deer are in inner harmony. Even though her lips remain motionless, she speaks the language of the animal with which she is deeply connected. The golden patina, which contrasts with the more naturalistic coloring of the deer, gives the young woman the appearance of a saint, even if she cannot be identified as such. At the same time, she evokes memories of Diana, the goddess of the hunt, or a nymph. But she lacks the ferocity. In her innocent naivety, she is more like a vestal virgin, who is not at home in the solitude of the forest. And yet, the young beauty, moving unclothed in the heart of nature, looks like a priestess with her hair tied up and a carefully carried bowl on her way to a sacred grove. In order to open up the above-mentioned associations, Kaesbach deliberately designed the female figure in such a way that she cannot be identified as a specific person. He has created an allegory of natural femininity, characteristic of Art Nouveau, in which the deer is far more than a companion animal. It displays the same gracefulness as the young woman, and the inner resemblance between the two makes the deer appear as her other self. In animal terms, it embodies her inner being, which also gives the deer an allegorical character. About the artist Rudolf Kaesbach studied sculpture at the Hanau Academy and worked in a bronze foundry in Paris in 1900. In order to work as an independent artist, he opened a workshop in Düsseldorf, where he cast bronzes from models he designed. In 1902 he made his debut at the German National Art Exhibition in Düsseldorf. The following year Kaesbach went to the academy in Brussels. There he was inspired by contemporary Belgian sculpture, especially the work of Constantin Meunier. He moved to Berlin, where he opened a studio in the villa district of Grunewald and devoted himself to life-size marble sculptures and the design of bronzes. From 1911, he regularly presented his works at the major art exhibitions in Berlin, as well as in Düsseldorf and Malmö. Between 1936 and 1939, he also created models for the Rosenthal porcelain factory. From 1939 to 1944, Kaesbach was represented at the major German art exhibitions in Munich. GERMAN VERSION Rudolf Kaesbach (1873 Gladbach - 1955 Berlin), Waldidyll, um 1915. Gold und goldbraun patinierte Bronze mit gegossener Plinthe, auf einem Marmorsockel montiert (5 cm Höhe), Gesamthöhe 36 cm, Maße der Bronze: 31 cm (Höhe) x 17 cm (Länge) x 12 cm (Breite). Gewicht 4,6 kg, auf der Plinthe mit „R.[udolf] KAESBACH“ signiert. - vereinzele beriebene Stellen, insgesamt in einem altersgemäß ausgezeichneten Zustand - Seelenverwandtschaft - Die Bronzeplastik veranschaulicht eine junge Frau im innigen Austausch mit einem sie begleitenden Reh. Das Tier hält inne, um sich zu ihr hochzuwenden, während die nackte Schönheit ihren Schritt verlangsamt, um dem Reh ebenfalls in die Augen zu schauen und es zärtlich mit der Hand zu liebkosen. Die Frau und das Reh sind in einem inneren Gleichklang. Auch wenn ihre Lippen unbewegt bleiben, spricht sie die Sprache des Tieres, mit dem sie auf eine tief empfundene Weise verbunden ist. Die im Kontrast zur naturalistischeren Einfärbung des Rehs aufstrahlende goldfarbene Patina lässt die junge Frau wie eine Heilige erscheinen, auch wenn sich nicht als Heilige identifizierbar ist. Zugleich ruft sie Erinnerungen an die Jagdgöttin Diana oder eine Nymphe hervor. Dafür fehlt ihr allerdings die Wildheit. In ihrer unschuldigen Naivität gemahnt sie vielmehr an eine Vestalin, die freilich nicht in der Waldeinsamkeit zu Hause ist. Und doch wirkt die sich unbekleidet im Herzen der Natur bewegende junge Schönheit wie eine Priesterin, die sich mit hochgebundenem Haar und der vorsichtig getragenen Schale und dem Wege zu einem Heiligen Hain befindet. Um die gennannten Assoziationen zu eröffnen, hat Kaesbach die Frauenfigur bewusst so gestaltet, dass sie nicht als konkrete Person identifizierbar ist. Damit hat er eine für den Jugendstil charakteristische Allegorie natürlicher Weiblichkeit geschaffen, bei der das Reh weit mehr als ein Begleittier ist. Es weist dieselbe grazile Anmut wie die junge Frau auf und der innere Gleichklag der beiden lässt das Reh als ihr anderen Ich erscheinen. Es verkörpert – ins Animalische übertragen - ihr inneres Wesen, wodurch auch dem Reh ein allegorischer Charakter zukommt. zum Künstler Rudolf Kaesbach studierte an der Akademie Hanau Bildhauerei und war im Jahr 1900 in einer Pariser Bronzegießerei tätig. Um sich als eigenständiger Künstler betätigen zu können, eröffnete er in Düsseldorf eine Werkstatt, in der er Bronzen nach selbstentworfenen Modellen goss. 1902 debütierte er auf der Deutschen Nationalen Kunstaustellung in Düsseldorf. Im Folgejahr ging Kaesbach an die Akademie nach Brüssel. Dort wurde er von der zeitgenössischen belgischen Bildhauerei, insbesondere vom Werk Constantin Meuniers, inspiriert. Zurückgekehrt zog er nach Berlin, wo er im Villenviertel Grunewald ein Atelier eröffnete und sich neben dem Entwurf für Bronzen der lebensgroßen Marmorbildhauerei widmete. Ab 1911 präsentierte er seine Werke regelmäßig auf den Großen Berliner Kunstausstellungen, aber auch in Düsseldorf und Malmö. Zwischen 1936 und 1939 fertigte er zudem Modelle für die Porzellan-Manufaktur Rosenthal an. Von 1939 bis 1944 war...
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1910s Jugendstil Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Busto uomo gesso policromo - Gustave Fontaine 1877- 1952
Located in Stienta, IT
Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Bruxelles). misure opera (vedi scheda tecnica) superficie della base d'appoggio 32 x 17 cm Scultore policromo e pittore. Seguì dei corsi a ...
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Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures

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Chalk

2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century
Located in New York, NY
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century by Agnes Yarnall circa 1940s. Sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian, Agnes Yarnall has, since the age of six been breathing life into her art. Renowned as a sculptor, whose commissioned portrayals of contemporary celebrities are prized. She has sculpted Judith Anderson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Carl Sandburg...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Sidewalk Society Maquette, Limited Edition Sculpture
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Glenna Goodacre was commissioned to create the largescale bronze Sidewalk Society in Albuquerque Plaza, New Mexico. Her intention was for people to interact with her sculpture, and t...
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1990s Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Pair of Ibo (Igbo) Ancestral Figures, " two Wooden Statues from Nigeria
Located in Milwaukee, WI
A pair of African carved wood and cloth ancestral figures from Nigeria. Meant to be sold as a pair, these ancestral figures are meant to convey the achievements of those they represe...
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1920s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

"Adam, Full Scale", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man
Located in Dallas, TX
Indulge in the beauty of divine creation with Adam by Frederick Hart. This masterpiece, number 2 out of 8, is up for sale and waiting to be cherished by its new owner. This piece is ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

LONDON GENTLEMAN
Located in Milano, IT
This fascinating wooden sculpture, 87 cm high, is a work attributed to the celebrated 19th-century Venetian cabinetmaker Francesco Toso, known for his extraordinary woodworking skill...
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19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Cigale
Located in PARIS, FR
Cigale (Cicada) by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse" old edition cast France circa 1870 heigh...
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1870s French School Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Plaster French Art Deco Style Sailor Sculpture, 1940s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
French sculpture from the mid-20th century. Plaster work depicting a Sailor in Art Deco style, copy of the famous Meurice ceramic, Ideal Man scanning the...
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1940s Figurative Sculptures

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Chalk

Down the Memor, Bronze Sculpture, Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Tushar Kanti Das Roy Down the Memory Line Bronze Hight- 3 ft Here Tushar Kanti has beautifully depicted the romance of Bengal not only in the figures but also its location , a stre...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Existence" Figurative Resin Sculpture 37 x 22 x 15 in Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"Existence" Figurative Resin Sculpture 37 x 22 x 15 in Ed. of 99 by Huang Yulong Resin with stainless steel base Existence/存在 The universe does not have "existence" at all, and the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia Black & Gold)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley GAIA (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia): Hebru Brantley’s ethereal art toy features his much iconic, Lil Mama character as Gaia, the fabled personification of Mother E...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Vinyl

Figure of Crouching Venus/Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus, or The Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Bronze raised on a marble base 21 in. h. x 10 in. w. x 7 in. d., overall 18 in. h. x 8.5 in. w....
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Standard Times By Gao Xiao Wu
Located in London, GB
Standard Times By Gao Xiao Wu Gao Xiaowu is a contemporary Chinese sculptor known for his whimsical bronze figures that blend humor with social critique. His work explores themes ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass

Nehemiah 2
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Slatoff’s sculpture is a biblical reference to the central figure in the book of Nehemiah, which describes a ...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hercules and the Centaur Nessus Bronze
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary Italian bronze embodies all of the hallmarks of the very best Florentine sculptures of the 17th century. The work is crafted in the Mannerist style of the late Ren...
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17th Century Mannerist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Kiss
Located in PARIS, FR
The Kiss by Alfred PINA (1887-1966) Bronze group with a brownish dark green patina signed on the base "A. Pina" cast by "A. Valsuani" (foundry stamp) France circa 1927 height 51,5...
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1920s French School Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

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