Figurine Art

"This colourful indoor figurative pop art sculpture is by Viktor Mitic. Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s series of small sculptures appears to merge pop art with s...

Edition of 17 American, b. 1961 Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her ...

Unique terracotta sculpture Coming from the artist's studio Born in 1939, Seyni CAMARA is an African artist whose works travel the world. She died in 2026. Senegalese, originally f...

Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (French, 1807-1855) "Daphnis and Chloe" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, cast by Vittoz Bronzier, Paris, late 19th century, the embracing figures seated on a r...

Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Artemis Bust" Series: Sculpture *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on bottom Year: 2026 Medium: Original Acrylic and Enamel Painte...

The son of an Italian artist, Giuseppe Palumbo was immersed in creativity from an early age, first channeling his vision through architecture and design. Three of his architectural p...

A cold-painted cast bronze miniature statue depicting a north African woman picking dates from a palm tree. The incredibly crisp and detailed casti...

Finely carved female figural marble statue by C. Dazzi  A full length white marble statue of a young woman in a dynamic dress admiring her engagement ring. Resting on a pink marble vase...

A. BATACCHI Italian, (XIX-XX) Nymph Italian Carrara marble. H 10.50 in. x W 17 in. x D 31.50 in. Signed A. Battachi, Florence in verso. Note: Batacchi was active in Flore...

Contemporary carved wood portrait sculpture exploring memory, intimacy and emotional presence through reclaimed materials. “Portrait of Quina” is a unique figurative sculpture by Sp...

Financer is an elegant and ironic sculptural interpretation of the modern businessman, rendered through the image of a rabbit—an animal traditionally associated with agility, alertne...

Featured in the Doris Caesar catalog by Martin H. Bush, page 110.

"Apple Blossoms with Horse" by Sarah van der Helm is an original, handmade oil painting on cradled panel. This piece measures 11 x 14 inches, but is framed at 12.37 x 15.37 inches re...

Ambivalence is cast in bronze, and in an edition of 4. The figure stands in his underwear, one rubber boot on, one off, a beaver dangling from his hand. Nicholas Crombach (b.1989, K...

A set of figurative sculptures, ceramic in greens and browns by an unknown Chinese artist. The piece is from the Ming Dynasty and is unsigned.

Waylande Gregory (American, 1905-1971) Polo Player, c. 1930s Ceramic Inscribed signature on bottom 11 x 8.5 inches Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once. Gregory was born in 1905 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was something of a prodigy. Growing up on a ranch near a Cherokee reservation, Gregory first became interested in ceramics as a child during a native American burial that he had witnessed. He was also musically inclined. In fact, his mother had been a concert pianist and had given her son lessons. At eleven, he was enrolled as a student at the Kansas State Teacher's College, where he studied carpentry and crafts, including ceramics. Gregory's early development as a sculptor was shaped by the encouragement and instruction of Lorado Taft, who was considered both a major American sculptor as well as a leading American sculpture instructor. In fact, Taft's earlier students included such significant sculptors as Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Janet Scudder. But, Taft and his students had primarily worked in bronze or stone, not in clay; and, Gregory's earliest sculptural works were also not in ceramics. In 1924, Gregory moved to Chicago where he caught the attention of Taft. Gregory was invited by Taft to study with him privately for 18 months and to live and work with him at his famed "Midway Studios." The elegant studio was a complex of 13 rooms that overlooked a courtyard. Taft may have been responsible for getting the young man interested in creating large scale sculpture. However, by the 1920's, Taft's brand of academic sculpture was no longer considered progressive. Instead, Gregory was attracted to the latest trends appearing in the United States and Europe. In 1928 he visited Europe with Taft and other students. "Kid Gregory," as he was called, was soon hired by Guy Cowan, the founder of the Cowan Pottery in Cleveland, Ohio, to become the company's only full time employee. From 1928 to 1932, Gregory served as the chief designer and sculptor at the Cowan Pottery. Just as Gregory learned about the process of creating sculpture from Taft, he literally learned about ceramics from Cowan. Cowan was one of the first graduates of Alfred, the New York School of Clayworking and Ceramics. Alfred had one of the first programs in production pottery. Cowan may have known about pottery production, but he had limited sculptural skills, as he was lacking training in sculpture. The focus of the Cowan Pottery would be on limited edition, table top or mantle sculptures. Two of the most successful of these were Gregory's "Nautch Dancer," (fig. 1) and his "Burlesque Dancer," (fig. 2). He based both sculptures on the dancing of Gilda Gray, a Ziegfield Follies girl. Gilda Gray was of Polish origin and came to the United States as a child. By 1922, she would become one of the most popular stars in the Follies. After losing her assets in the stock market crash of 1929, she accepted other bookings outside of New York, including Cleveland, which was where Gregory first saw her onstage. She allowed Gregory to make sketches of her performances from the wings of the theatre. She explained to Gregory, "I'm too restless to pose." Gray became noted for her nautch dance, an East Indian folk dance. A nautch is a tight, fitted dress that would curl at the bottom and act like a hoop. This sculpture does not focus on Gray's face at all, but is more of a portrait of her nautch dance. It is very curvilinear, really made of a series of arches that connect in a most feminine way. Gregory created his "Burlesque Dancer" at about the same time as "Nautch Dancer." As with the "Nautch Dancer," he focused on the movements of the body rather than on a facial portrait of Gray. Although Gregory never revealed the identity of his model for "Burlesque Dancer," a clue to her identity is revealed in the sculpture's earlier title, "Shimmy Dance." The dancer who was credited for creating the shimmy dance was also Gilda Gray. According to dance legend, Gray introduced the shimmy when she sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and forgot some of the lyrics, so, in her embarrassment, started shaking her shoulders and hips but she did not move her legs. Such movement seems to relate to the "Burlesque Dancer" sculpture, where repeated triangular forms extend from the upper torso and hips. This rapid movement suggests the influence of Italian Futurism, as well as the planar motion of Alexander Archipenko, a sculptor whom Gregory much admired. The Cowan Pottery was a victim of the great depression, and in 1932, Gregory changed careers as a sculptor in the ceramics industry to that of an instructor at the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was perhaps the most prestigious place to study modern design in America. Its faculty included the architect Eliel Saarinen and sculptor Carl Milles. Although Gregory was only at Cranbrook for one and one half years, he created some of his finest works there, including his "Kansas Madonna" (fig. 3). But, after arriving at Cranbrook, the Gregory's had to face emerging financial pressures. Although Gregory and his wife were provided with complimentary lodgings, all other income had to stem from the sale of artworks and tuition from students that he, himself, had to solicit. Gregory had many people assisting him with production methods at the Cowan Pottery, but now worked largely by himself. And although he still used molds, especially in creating porcelain works, many of his major new sculptures would be unique and sculpted by hand, as is true of "Kansas Madonna." The scale of Gregory's works were getting notably larger at Cranbrook than at Cowan. Gregory left the surface of "Kansas Madonna" totally unglazed. Although some might object to using a religious title to depict a horse nursing its colt, it was considered one of Gregory's most successful works. In fact, it had a whole color page illustration in an article about ceramic sculpture titled, "The Art with the Inferiority Complex," Fortune Magazine, December, 1937. The article notes the sculpture was romantic and expressive and the sculpture was priced at $1,500.00; the most expensive sculpture in the article. Gregory was from Kansas, and "Kansas Madonna" should be considered a major sculptural document of Regionalism. Gregory and his wife Yolande moved to New Jersey in the summer of 1933. And the artist began construction on his new home in the Watchung Mountains of Bound Brook (Warren today) in 1938. His enormous, custom kiln was probably constructed at the start of 1938. Gregory's new sculptures were the largest ceramic sculptures in western art, in modern times. To create these works of ceramic virtuosity, the artist developed a "honeycomb" technique, in which an infrastructure of compartments was covered by a ceramic "skin." Science and atomic energy were a theme in Gregory's most significant work, the "Fountain of the Atom" (fig. 4), at the 1939 New York's World Fair. This major work included twelve monumental ceramic figures at the fairground entrance from the newly constructed railway entrance, giving the work great visibility and prominence. The framework of the fountain itself was of steel and glass bricks. It consisted of a bluish green pool which was sixty five feet in diameter. Above it were two concentric circular tiers, or terraces, as Gregory called them; the first wider than the second. On the first terrace were eight "Electrons," comprised of four male and four female terra cotta figures, each approximately 48 inches high. These relate to the valance shell of the atom. Above them on a narrower terrace, were the much larger and heavier terra cotta figures depicting the four elements, each averaging about 78 inches in height and weighing about a ton and a half. Of the four, "Water" and "Air" were male, while "Earth" and "Fire" were female. This terrace represents the nucleus of the atom. In the center of the fountain, above the "Elements," was a central shaft comprised of sixteen glass tubes from which water tumbled down from tier to tier. At the top, a colorful flame burned constantly. The glass block tiers were lit from within, the whole creating a glowing and gurgling effect. Since the fair was temporary, the figures could be removed after its closing. But the credit for the design of the structure of the fountain belongs to collaborator Nembhard Culin, who was responsible for several other structures on the fair grounds as well. Although Gregory created a figure of "Fire" for the "Fountain of the Atom," he also executed a second, slightly smaller but more defined version which he exhibited at various locations (including Cranbrook, Baltimore Museum, etc.) in 1940-1941, during the second year of the fair (fig.5). Measuring 61 inches in height, "Fire" may be a metaphor for sexual energy, as well as atomic energy. Gregory stated, "Fire is represented by an aquiline female figure being consumed in endless arabesques of flame." Portraiture was also a significant focus of Gregory's sculpture. Gregory produced many commissioned portraits of local people as well as celebrities. He created Albert Einstein's portrait from life (fig. 6, ca. 1940) after Einstein had seen Gregory's "Fountain of the Atom." He also sculpted some of the leading figures in entertainment, including 2 sculptures of Henry Fonda, who became a personal friend. Gregory also sculpted a series of idealized female heads, both in terra cotta and in porcelain. These include "Girl with Olive" (ca. 1932) and "Cretan Girl;"(ca. 1937) both are very reductive and almost abstract works that call to mind Constantine Brancusi's "Mademoiselle Pogany" (1912, Philadelphia Museum of Art). But perhaps one of his most original female heads is "Head of a Child" (fig. 7, ca. 1933), a sensitive white glazed terra cotta portrayal with elaborately crafted braded hair, was originally created as one of a pair. Gregory also produced sculptural works for the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was a work relief project that greatly helped artists during the great depression. Founded by the Federal Government in 1935, an estimated 2500 murals were produced. Among these public works were the iconic post office murals. But, among the painted murals were also sculptural relief murals including Gregory's "R.F.D.," 1938, for the Columbus, Kansas Post Office. But, Gregory's largest WPA relief...

A fine quality, twentieth-century bronze model of a ram and a ewe by Alberic Collin (Belgian 1886-1962). Cast by the Rocher Paris foundry signed, inscri...

Bronze bronze on a marble base, H 46 - 49 cm (without - with base) Signed on the bronze base. bronze sculpture depicting Diana the Huntress holding a bow. Mathurin Moreau (1822-1...

A Surrealist bronze sculpture by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn depicting a male figure with hands reaching out of his chest. Designed and cast to benefit ...

William Zorach (American 1891-1966) First Steps, 1918 Bronze 8.5 x 5 x 4 inches, including base Born in 1887 in Lithuania, William Zorach immigrated with his family to the United States when he was just four years old, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. Zorach displayed an exceptional artistic talent at a young age and, at the recommendation of his seventh-grade teacher, began studying lithography at night at the Cleveland School of Art. It was not long before he was apprenticing at a lithography company in Cleveland. It was there that he realized he wanted to become an artist - to escape the commercial end of the field in which he was suddenly immersed. In 1907, Zorach saved enough money to move to New York and study art at the National Academy of Design, where he received several awards for his paintings and drawings. He continued his studies in Paris in 1910 at La Palette. This year abroad would turn out to be quite fruitful because in Paris he was greatly influenced by the Cubist and Fauvist movements and had several paintings exhibited at the Salon d'Automme. This influence and subsequent success fueled his career back in the states where he was honored with his first one-man exhibition. Due to this new-found stability, he married a young woman he met at school in Paris, and they moved to New York and set up a studio. Shortly after, their work was accepted into the famous 1913 Armory Show. For the next nine years, Zorach continued to think of himself as a painter, although he had already begun to experiment in sculpting. He was experiencing modest success with his painting and was therefore reluctant to abandon it completely. However, he was impelled toward sculpting, and in 1922, he painted his last oil. Zorach's involvement with sculpture began largely be accident. While he was working on a series of wood-block prints, Zorach suddenly became more interested in the butternut panel than the print and turned the panel into a carved relief. With no formal training as a sculptor, Zorach's first sculptures were of wood and his carving tools were primitive, such as a jack-knife. I n fact, his early works have a certain stylized look, suggesting the influence of various primitive arts such as African and American folk. Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but was not unaware of what other sculptors were doing, both here and abroad. He soon allied himself with a growing number of modern sculptors who believed in the esthetic necessity of carving their own designs directly in the block of stone or wood rather than modeling them in clay. From the beginning he found a deep satisfaction in the slow and patient process of freeing the image from its imprisoning block, watching the forms emerge and appear. "The actual resistance of tough material is a wonderful guide," Zorach said in a lecture on direct sculpture in 1930. The sculptor "cannot make changes easily, there is no putting back tomorrow what was cut away today. His senses are constantly alert. If something goes wrong there is the struggle to right the rhythm. And slowly the vision grows as the work progresses." Zorach also found that the material itself had a constantly modifying effect on the artist's vision. The grain of the wood, the markings in the stone, the shape of the log or boulder all set limits and suggested possibilities. He was always sensitive to the characteristic qualities of his material and occasionally let them play a major role in determining his forms. In works such as these, the feel of the original material is preserved in the finished piece and is often heightened by leaving parts of the original surface untouched and other areas roughly marked by the sculptors tools...

The Bride by Janet Scudder (1869-1940) Bronze with dark brown patina signed "Janet Scudder" on the base cast by Alexis Rudier, fondeur Paris (foundry mark) France early 20th century height 28 cm Biography : Janet Scudder (1869-1940) was an American sculptor. Born Netta Deweze Frazee, but called Janet, her childhood was difficult. Her mother died at age 38 in 1874. Despite limited financial means, her father sent her to study drawing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She also studied sculpture with Louis Rebisso. She taught in 1888 women wood...

FERDINANDO VICHI Italian, (1875-1945) Lovers 22 1/2 inches high Notes: The finely carved Italian white marble sculpture of lovers surmounted ...

In a new series of abstracted figurative sculptures, Frances Semple is having fun with form. With this piece created from a polymer/gypsum material, a female figure's upper body is s...

French Faience Tuilerie Normande Mesnil de Bavent Figure of a Lion, 19th Century Ceramic on a rectangular plinth Impressed 'TN Bavent' to underside 8 x 8 x 14 inches Tuilerie Normande Mesnil de Bavent is a French pottery factory. The first pottery factory here was set up in 1842 by industrialist Maurice Comptet. He bought a bit of production organization to an artisanal craft, enabling mass production of tiles, pots and architectural ornaments. The Tuilerie du Mesnil de Bavent (tuilerie means tile) business flourished and his sons inherited. One stayed in Bavent to make pots, the other developed a factory mainly producing pots, in Caen. Bavent pottery...

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...

"Old hurt" is a freestanding sculpture by Darla Jackson measuring 10.5”h x 10”w x 10”d. This piece is part of a limited edition of 3. The piece is made from hydrocal, black gesso, ...

Peter Kern Dresden 1945 – lives in Berlin Small nude male torso Bronze Monogrammed and numbered 44/50 Dimensions: 13.5, x 10 x 9 cm including base Viewing is available by prior appo...

Frederick Hart is America's greatest figurative sculptor. Not only did he create works of great beauty and gravitas, he was singularly responsible for restoring to American public mo...

From Memories of Egypt Series. 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-s...

This 22.44" x 7.87" x 5.91" figurative sculpture by Armenia-based artist ArmanH was created using materials such as bronze, glass and ceramic. The artist has placed a fragile piece o...

Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) Cheval Bronze à patine brune H. : 16,2 cm; L. : 22 cm; P. : 7,4 cm Signé en creux «J. Moigniez» sur la terrasse Épreuve de fonte ancienne Après avoir été ...

Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From ...

“Putti” is a 19th c. terracotta antique of two nude children, babies, as mythical figures. This piece is beautifully rendered with a rich brown patina. ...

This indoor tabletop figurative sculpture includes a dog and is forged from bronze that is patinated. The award-winning sculptures of Susan Valyi were often created from an imaginat...

Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of sculptures appear to merge pop art with science fiction. The colour palette of green, black, yellow and orange com...

LOUIS AUGUSTE MOREAU French, (1834-1917) Figural Group of Venus Flanked by Putti Patinated bronze; Signed ‘Ate Moreau’ 28 in. x 11 in x 8 inches Notes: Having a deep brown...

EMILE PINÉDO French, 1840-1916 Guerrier Arabe Sur un Dromadaire - Warrior On a Camel Signed Pinédo with the bronze Garanti au Titre seal, titled Patinated bronze, brown patin...

In "Dance to Paradiso, Atelier, Red," Richard MacDonald masterfully selects an exceptional moment of observation as two figures dance with utter trust and harmony. Her foot one with ...

The sculpture is signed below. Monika Zadurska-Bielak, Graduated from the studio of Prof. Franciszek Duszeńko at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Acade...

Canadian artist Richard Tosczak captures the beauty and elegance of the human form in his sculptures. This piece shows a nude female in a strong pose, arms raised above her head. Masterfully cast in bronze, in an edition of 12. “The figurative works of the last few years are overtly anonymous and convey an intense introspection. Even those figures, inspired by dynamic activities such as dance and contact improvisation, give the impression they are turning inward into themselves.” Richard Tosczak Born in Belgium, Richard Tosczak studied philosophy and sculpture at the University of Alberta. At that time, Tosczak began working in steel and was influenced by a number of his professors who appreciated the work of a British abstract sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro considered one of the greatest sculptors of his generation. Further studies were pursued in France with another internationally acclaimed classic sculptor, Martine Vaugel...

Carved in the green marble know as verde prato, by a Florentine sculptor of the XX century this grand tour version of the Leone "Marzocco" is an exquisite example of elegance and her...

“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at ...

“Torse d’une Femme” by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903).  Bronze sculpture on marble plinth.  Edition 9/10, unsigned, numbered and with foundry mark “C. Valsuani/Cire Perdue”. Sculpture: ...

As all of you will know, every Meissen figure is painted individually by an artist. While all Meissen is of high quality, I feel that the present figure is particularly fine, with th...

This beautiful painting by Malka is from her latest body of works called "Figurinot" - Whether portraying human figures or porcelain and ceramic sculptures, Malka grants each subject...

Pierre de Wiessant One of Rodin's celebrated Burghers of Calais, Pierre de Wiessant walks toward what he believes will be his execution. In 1347, during the siege of Calais, six citi...

This artwork titled "Speaks with a forked tongue" c. 1970, is a bronze sculpture by renown American Western artist Gordon Dale Phillips, 1927-2011. It is signed and numbered 37/40 on...

Cast in aluminum, this sculpture of a poised male peacock reflects the artist Nicholas Crombach's primary theme of human and animal interaction. This sculpture is number 1 from an ed...

Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. Because of the wide range in his art-education he has mastered the art of drawing, painting and sculpting technology. However, the classical plastic art of sculpture and modeling opens up the possibility for him to create his own language of sculpture in answer to his urge for art. Due to this style of sculpting, the preference for bronze is natural. After his study of sculpture at the Academy of Art in Rotterdam (1988), Frans van Straaten creates bronze sculptures in which he unites force and movement. Feeling and Emotion converted into Matter Sculpture is an experience of space combined with the challenge of the three-dimensional. The tension of space and movement are the themes, which Frans expresses in his sculptures. Summary it can be said that the power of life and being, the feeling and emotion by force and movement will be converted into matter. The experience of space is being expressed in the shapes and characters in each of Frans’ sculptures. His sculptures of bulls express explosive power while the horses find their strength in being elegant. Each sculpture recalls this way their own association and serves as a metaphor for a certain emotion. Feelings, which has inspired the artist for each sculpture. Powerful and Elegant Looking at the works of this artist, it becomes very clear that one of his most important sources is his background in art history. The Renaissance period as well as several Italian artists served as inspiration to Frans as a sculpture. For instance the expressions in Leonardo da Vinci’s artworks, and also Giovanni...

Limited edition bronze sculpture by Polish artist Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz. Artist signes her artworks by hand, using engraving tool. Edition of 5. Olga Prokop-Misniakiewicz likes t...

Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.

Small fawn Axis by Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "R.Bugatti" A lost wax cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with founder s...

Madonna, Mary Mother of God South Germany, circa 1760 Linden wood, painted Dimensions: 69 x 32 x 21 cm Painting damaged in places Authenticity guaranteed in writing

Sculpture "Awakening." Cast Bronze. 1994 vintage. The inspiration for this sculpture was my beloved wife. One day, I saw her naked in the morning light. Her skin was soft and tender,...

Indian Ponies, realistic bronze sculpture, dark brown patina, horses, Nambe Foundry limited edition bronze solid casting Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914-1994) Selec...

Limited edition of 8 copies and IV artist’s proofs. 31 cm × 17 cm × 8 cm. The Banks of the Irrawaddy River is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, represe...

Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Size: 15 x 12 x 6 inches. Published by Fine Art Acquisitions. C...

A superb smaller version of a large scale commission work that stands in Bordeaux at the Hotel Fruges! Lovely patina - a lighter but rich and warm brown tone that is rare to see in ...

El Tenista by Bruno Luna, Mexican (1963) Date: circa 1990 Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition of VIII/XXX Size: 19 in. x 6 in. x 8 in. (48.26 cm x 15.24 cm x 20....