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Art Subject: Modern Art
Silver Maple (Large) - figurative, wall-mounted, outdoor aluminum sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture of a mask is made out of metal.
An iconic Canadian symbol—the maple leaf appears in stunning detail in this unique work by sculptor Dale Dunning. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Medusa XXI, The Epoch series
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The text you see on Medusa XXI’s canvas was taken from real newsfeeds of BBC, CNN and other major media. The series is limited to a total of 21 artworks, and in every new copy of Med...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Plywood, Acrylic
“On The Bench”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Itzchak Tarkay On the Bench. In good condition measures 34x30. Unframed
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
“Face sculpture”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Ned Moulton painted plexiglass sculpture . In good condition. Made in a shadow box. Measures 12x14x6
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Grande Tête De Femme Au Chapeau Orné (Woman’s Big Head with Decked Hat)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1964, this red earthenware clay big rectangular plaque printed with engobe pad is #15 from the edition of 50. This work is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU’ and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ stamps on the reverse.
Pablo Picasso Grande Tête De Femme Au Chapeau Orné (Woman’s Big Head with Decked Hat), 1964 A.R. 518 is a remarkable and beautiful work. It represents Picasso’s most important relationships at the time, namely his artistic partnership with the Ramiés and his romance with Jacqueline Roque. It is also notably one of two ceramic works Picasso has ever made of this scale. Picasso takes immense care in depicting this portrait of his greatest muse Jacqueline; its wonderful texture and delicate variations in line weight are testaments to the artist’s innate creative skill.
Composed of a simple linear carved design in an earth tone clay plaque...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Italian Figural Painted Ceramic Tile "Two Sisters"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5146 Antique Italian Hand painted ceramic tile of two sisters
Hanging hardware on back
Category
1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Don Quixote - Resin and Metal Blue Sculpture of Horseman
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Canevari’s Don Quixote is a 38 x 44 inch mix media sculpture. It is made of metal, resin, blue automotive paint, and cardboard. Angelo Canevari's work is often inspired by classical themes and myths. In this sculpture, he revisited with a modern interpretation the famous character of Don Quixote of La Mancha, in the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Almost Baroque in it's curvilinear shape rendered by the interlacing blue lines, the horseman and the horse emanates a superb emotional tension that culminates in the horse's red eye and the horseman's red head.
This sculpture is part of a very limited number of works that the artist created at the end of his life. It has been featured in a book written by renowned writer Andrea Camilleri.
Angelo Canevari is an Italian sculptor who comes from a long lineage of artists active in Rome since the 17th century. He has been commissioned several works by the Vatican including the Bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Belluno and the Vatican Coins.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Portrait
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is a piece of my private collection from artists of the 20th Century. It is original, signed by artist and numbered 217/220. It is vibrant in color and in very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Prints
Materials
Plate Glass, Oil, Lithograph, Watercolor
$500 Sale Price
23% Off
Monument for the 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
"Monument for the 20th Century" by David Gerstein is a striking wall sculpture made of metal, composed of three layers that create a dynamic sense of depth and movement. The piece co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ulysses - Contemporary, Sculpture, Figurative, Yellow, Gray, Human, Hero
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Ulysses, 2012
Canvas, pigment, reinforcing mesh (Signed on bottom)
39 2/5 H × 60 1/5 W × 47 1/5 D in.
100 H × 153 W × 120 D cm
Unique
The sculpture "Ulysses" was exhibited in the so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Pigment, Mesh
“Early lithograph”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max serigraph 1970s era signed and numbered. Measures 34x29. In good condition. Not sure of the titled.
Category
1970s Sculptures
Materials
Lithograph
RED PRISM
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vasa Mihich is a renowned Los Angeles-based artist known for his sleek, colorful and captivating acrylic sculptures. He is a Senior Professor of Design at the University of Californi...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
The Three Graces Sculpture (Antonio Canova) /// Contemporary Classics Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "The Three Graces Sculpture (Antonio Canova)"
Series: Sculpture
*Signed, titled, and dated by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Marble
Alexander the Great Sculpture II /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Joker Bust Head
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Alexander the Great Sculpture II"
Series: Sculpture
*Signed, titled, and dated by Grav...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Marble
Birds
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original one of a kind hand carved and painting wall sculpture by Israeli artist David Gerstein.
David Gerstein is an Israeli painter and sculptor. He began as a figurative pai...
Category
1990s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
$11,000 Sale Price
21% Off
Cobalt Swallows (Qty 25)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington.
With nearly thirty years of dedi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Heartbeat
Located in PARIS, FR
David Gerstein's Heartbeat is a striking three-layer wall sculpture that captures the pulse of life through vibrant colors and dynamic shapes. The piece combines a rhythmic design wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Amanda Polo-neck Belt Skirt Boots -- Multiple, Sculpture, Unique by Julian Opie
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Standing Arms Crossed, 2000
Julian Opie
Paint and vinyl on wood, black on white sculpture
Signed in pen on underside
From the edition of three, each a unique colour variant
Sculptur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Vinyl
Horse
Located in PARIS, FR
BORN
• Baghdad, 1963
EDUCATION
• 1987 B.A. in Painting, Academy of Fine Arts, Baghdad
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 1994 Graphic Expiation, Riwaq Gallery, Baghdad
• 2000 French Cultural Centre, Amman
• 2001 French Cultural Cnetre, Doha
• 2002 Steel and Asphalt Memory, French Cultural Centre, Doha
• 2004 Blocks, Orfali Gallery, Amman
• 2007 Beard Land, Karmin Gallery, Amman
• 2008 Beard Code, Sultan Gallery, Kuwait
• 2011 Yusuf, Al Bareh Art Gallery, Bahrain
• 2012 Rosewater, Wade Wilson Art Gallery, Houston Texas
• 2014 The Truth, Wade Wilson Art Gallery, Houston Texas
• 2015 Reconquista, Meem Gallery Dubai
• 2016 Criterion, Albareh Gallery, Manamam Bahrain
GROUP EXHIBTIONS
• 1985 Fredrickstad Biennale, Fredrickstad
• 1997 Environment and Surroundings in Iraqi Art, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
• 1997 Amman Homage to Jawad Selim...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$38,000
White Wild Flowers
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Framed dimensions are 28 x 24 x 4 inches.
Oil, acrylic, and resin on linen.
Artist Bio
Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. He lives and works out of his home and st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Pablo by Marie Louise Sorbac - bronze sculpture of a bull, geometric
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 31 × 18 × 25 cm (12.2 × 7.1 × 9.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art deco, figurative modern art screen, City at Dusk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
An absolutely stunning and unique tryptic by the indelible Giancarlo Impiglia; three hinged panels, hand-cut by the artist into an iconic cityscape with life-size figures. Reminiscen...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Surgeon" Dimensional hand-cut paper collage by Alex Eckman-Lawn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Surgeon" is an original artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn made of hand-cut paper and layered to create a dimensional illusion. This piece measures 11"h x 9"w x 1.25"d and is shipped in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Paper
3 Standing Figures IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
3 standing figures IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 61 × 22 × 17 cm (24 × 8.7 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flyaway
Located in New York, NY
Laurence Perratzi is a French figurative artist exploring the body’s expression. Her work is a reflection on movement, strongly influenced by her athletic background where poise and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"California Dreamin"- UV inks printed on acrylic & hand formed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Geometric sculpture, cubist oil painting cut-out, "The Sins of Eve"
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A unique "hanging sculpture" by the masterful Impiglia, who hand-cut the honeycomb aluminum himself.
Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the ‘70s, where he established a signature style on the shoulders of Futurism and Cubism, his technical skill underpinning his eclecticism and allowing him to indulge in an appetite for complexity. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries around the world and is part of prominent collections including that of The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Absolut...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Jeff Koons "Tulips" coupe service plate by Bernadaud, France
By Jeff Koons
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright and colorful, this Jeff Koons "Tulips" porcelain plate was produced by Bernadaud and made in Limoges, France. It is a Limited Edition of #181/2500, numbered on the back of the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Face, 1968-1969
Located in Palo Alto, CA
A whimsical portrait in vivid colors, this work appeals to our response to color, texture, depth and space. There is a wonderful interplay between ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
“Sunday in the park”
Located in Warren, NJ
Artist: David Gerstein. Medium: Mixed Media Cutout Aluminum. Title: Sunday in the Park. Size: 31" x 31". Signature: Signed and numbered Edition of 90.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Eternal Recurrence #16", DEiNERI Acrylic Glass Stand Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
J'y Suis Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Female Girl Woman Black
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
J'y Suis Bronze Sculpture Head Portrait Female Girl Woman Black
KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Return Engagement" Abstract Relief Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Return Engagement" Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving.
Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This bold piece features a carved oval sh...
Category
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Karel Appel, Close Together, original hand painted wood sculpture
By Karel Appel
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original rotating hand-painted multiple wood sculpture created by Karel Appel in 1977. It was published by Editions Press of San Francisco. This piece is hand sign...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
"CELLAR MUSIC" Wall hanging assemblage by Jim Houser
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "CELLAR MUSIC" is an original artwork by Jim Houser and is made of assembled objects. This piece measures approximately 9.5”h x 8”w x 5.5”...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic
Understand Awareness
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Understand Awareness" is an original, hand-painted and hand-carved wood sculpture by Dennis McNett (also known as Wolfbat) measuring 20”h x 20”w x 1.75”d. This piece ships ready to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Untitled (Blue)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Geneviève Claisse
Title: Untitled (Blue)
Year: 2016
Medium: Mixed Media on Plexiglass
Signed and numbered by hand
Edition: 30
Size: 15.6 × 15.6 on 19.5 × 19.5 inches
COA provided
Ge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
Incredible iron hand forged reed Perfect outdoor and indoor sculpture
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
Rich and exuberant hand-forged iron reed with naturally folded leaves and a butterfly that has just landed.
The sculpture is perfectly suited to outdoor and indoor environments. It ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Wall sculpture: 'T.R.P.'
Located in New York, NY
Samuelle Green’s work has always been multidisciplinary. Throughout all her mediums; painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, there is a common thread of subject matter – that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Sounding IV - narrative of journey and change, mixed media, tapestry and vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ceramic canoe shape perforated and marked emerges from a plinth next to a tapestry of blue and light brown that repeats the vertical canoe shape. The title of this mixed media work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Textile
Listed American Female Folk Art Layered Constructed Sculptural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural folk art piece by listed artist Sharon Yavis. This work is constructed by applying layers of wood to create an almost three dimensional effect ...
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$2,631 Sale Price
20% Off
Geometric Composition #3 (3D Art, Op-Art, Red, Stripes)
By Eduard Diem
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eduard Diem
Geometric Composition #3 (3D-construction, Op Art, Lyonel Feininger)
3D-Construction
Year: 2020
Signed and numbered by hand
Edition: 25
Size: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Glass Sculpture - Connected
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Hand-crafted Glassfusing Glass Artwork Glass Sculpture
This unique glass artwork, model "Connected", is a hand-crafted piece of colored glass using the fusion process. The design fe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Wedge
By Eric Zammitt
Located in Phoenix, AZ
layered acrylic panel sculpture
Eric Zammitt’s work alludes to the dynamics and interplay of dual elements: matter and energy, spirit and body, emotion a...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
ABS
$10,000
Umberto Del Negro "Prove (Evidence)" Pottery Plaque Series
Located in Detroit, MI
These four ceramic plaques on wood are an exquisite set piece from the Italian artist Umberto Del Negro. Its title "Prove" is Italian for "Evidence". One interpretation is that it re...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Untitled (Woman with Camera)
Located in Denver, CO
This unique sculpture from artist Mario Zoots is a die-cut UV collage print on alupanel. Situated on a shelf, the sculpture is meant to lean back onto the wall, adding depth to its f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
ΑΠΟΛΛΩН / APOLLO, 2031 series, Edition of 51
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The artworks of 2031 series bring up the subject of epochs clash and the search for balance in a modern technological world. Symbolic accents in this series are even more contrasting...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tin Flowers (22)
By Russell West
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original sculpture, oil paint and wire.
Beautiful intricately made sculpture, created by adding layers of paint over wire.
Russell West’s intensely coloured, dripping paint artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Femme en Bleu, Wall/Table Sculpture by Corneille
By Corneille
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painted wood sculpture by the Belgian artist Corneille, circa 1980, is an expressionist rendering of a two nudes. Corneille was influenced by Miró, Picasso and Paul Klee but cl...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
$13,000 Sale Price
27% Off
Fruit and Rubix Cube Still Life, Hand-Painted Terracotta Plaque by Mirko
By Mirko Guida
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mirkò, Italian (1980 - )
Title: Fruit and Rubix Cube Still Life
Year: 2007
Medium: Painted Terracotta Plaque, signed and dated
Size: 15 in. x 23 in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Black, Blue by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
S. K. Sahajahan - Untitled - 54 x 60 inches, 2018
Mixed Media on Canvas
Sahajahan’s work explores his physical surroundings through figurative contexts. Utilizing texture and and t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Black, Blue by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
S. K. Sahajahan - Untitled - 54 x 72 inches, 2018
Mixed Media on Canvas
Sahajahan’s work explores his physical surroundings through figurative contexts. Utilizing texture and and t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled, Mixed Media on Canvas, Black, Blue by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
S. K. Sahajahan - Untitled - 42 x 72 inches, 2018
Mixed Media on Canvas
Sahajahan’s work explores his physical surroundings through figurative contexts. Utilizing texture and and t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Nailed It
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Sculpture.
Fantastic sculpture made entirely from nails with a beautiful pearlized finish that changes colour in different light
This sculpture sits on a steel base.
Incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Momentum
Located in New York, NY
Laurence Perratzi is a French figurative artist exploring the body’s expression. Her work is a reflection on movement, strongly influenced by her athletic background where poise and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large installation: 'ALL AROUND US'
Located in New York, NY
All Around Us is an immersive installation that people can walk through, surrounded by about 900 words that reflect the ambiguous bond between justice and the sacred, which is deeply...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Sergio
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Park City, UT
Joe Brubaker was born in Lebanon, Missouri and raised in Southern California. He received his B.A. from Sacramento State University, then attended UCLA where he earned his MA and MFA...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
$6,500
Female Torso, Key Wall Hanging
Located in Nottingham, GB
Fascinating Sculpture. Each Key is intricately welded together to form this perfect form.
Light bounces off this wall sculpture making it a lovely home i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
STILL LIFE CERAMIC
Located in New York, NY
ceramic relief sculpture, glazed in colors.
Bold colors.
Edition 186/200
In original wooden box (22 x 24 x 4 3/4")
Category
1980s 85 New Wave Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
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