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Located in Atlanta, GA
The universal theme of travel has always inspired Bruno Catalano. Since he started to knead clay
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
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Albino Peacock Taxidermy Display on White Wood Platform, USA, 1990
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
H 70 in W 8 in D 12 in
Albino Peacock Taxidermy Display on White Wood Platform, USA, 1990
Located in Pueblo, CO
This is an extraordinary display item for the discerning home, full scale taxidermy albino, white, peacock! There is a 9.5 x 6.5 white wood platform, the platform to head is 29", th...
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Late 20th Century American Taxidermy
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Feathers
Fine Italian Porcelain Dinner Service, Verbano Laveno, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
FINE ITALIAN PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE, VERBANO LAVENO, 20TH CENTURY The Verbano Laveno dinner service, originating from the 20th century, boasts exquisite craftsmanship and timeless...
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20th Century Porcelain
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A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Taxidermied Tiger Skin Rug, 1960s Mounted on black felt, with glass eyes. Dimension: Length: 215 cm Width: 165 cm Height: 19 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collector Acquire...
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20th Century Taxidermy
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Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain
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Porcelain
René Lalique Ceylan Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the celebrated French glassmaker René Lalique, this enchanting Ceylan vase is molded from opalescent glass with a blue stained wheel. The design, conceived by Lalique on M...
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20th Century French Art Deco Vases
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Magnificent Antique Limestone Mantel
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Each jamb of the fireplace has a brown bear standing on a plinth holding a heraldic shield. Above the bears are carved capitals supporting a substantial breakfront cornice shelf. The...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels
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An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
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MUR, 21st Century Unique Contemporary Brass Large Freestanding Sideboard
$183,862 / item
H 35.83 in W 131.89 in D 18.9 in
MUR, 21st Century Unique Contemporary Brass Large Freestanding Sideboard
By Privatiselectionem
Located in Sofia, BG
MUR - 21st century unique contemporary brass large freestanding sideboard No matter how you look at MUR sideboard – from the top or from the side, it resembles a busy city’s skyli...
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Brass
Gold Tree Dining Table with Walnut Root Top Polished Brass Base
$69,098
H 29.93 in W 129.93 in D 51.19 in
Gold Tree Dining Table with Walnut Root Top Polished Brass Base
Located in Paris, FR
Dining or conference table gold tree with a walnut root veneer top which include fossils textured details. Base is in high polished brass. Exceptionnal piece, each piece is unique.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dining Room Tables
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Brass
Unique Jacob Kjaer Sofa in Original Niger Leather and Mahogany
$94,500
H 33.08 in W 93.31 in D 28.35 in
Unique Jacob Kjaer Sofa in Original Niger Leather and Mahogany
By Jacob Kjaer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jacob Kjaer, sofa, original Niger leather, brass, stained mahogany, Denmark, 1930s Exemplifying the quintessential essence of Danish design of the thirties, this rare sofa by Jacob...
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Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
$103,112 / set
H 18.9 in W 34.26 in D 23.23 in
Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Tableware
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Assembled Copeland and Garrett Part Dinner Service, Early 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
UPDATE: SOLD 12 dinner plates, 10 soup plates, one well-and-tree platter. Each piece transfer-printed in blue with panels of classical figures and vases, comprising: a soup tureen an...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Porcelain
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Tiffany & Co. San Lorenzo Silver Flatware Service, 248 Pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
$60,000
H 12 in W 14 in D 7 in
Magnificent French Antique Porcelain 116-Piece Dinner Set, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Three Train Clock By Smith & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
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BARELY LEGAL SET
By Banksy
Located in Aventura, FL
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Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Prints
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A Close Look at Modern Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Finding the Right Figurative-sculptures for You
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
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