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Ceramic Sculpture Portraits

Vintage Ceramic Terracotta Portrait Bust Sculpture, Late 20th Century
Vintage Ceramic Terracotta Portrait Bust Sculpture, Late 20th Century

Vintage Ceramic Terracotta Portrait Bust Sculpture, Late 20th Century

Located in Bristol, GB

HEAD AND SHOULDER PORTRAIT STATUE Depicting a female head with a large collar. Skilfully executed

Category

20th Century British Busts

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta

George, Portrait of an Older Male, Raku Fired Ceramic
George, Portrait of an Older Male, Raku Fired Ceramic

George, Portrait of an Older Male, Raku Fired Ceramic

By Pavel Amromin

Located in Chicago, IL

Pavel Amromin George raku fired ceramic 17h x 15w x 9d in 43.18h x 38.10w x 22.86d cm PAM002 Pavel

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Portrait Plate
Portrait Plate

Nicolas PartyPortrait Plate, 2021

$678

H 10.52 in Dm 10.52 in

Portrait Plate

By Nicolas Party

Located in London, GB

Nicolas Party
 Portrait Plate, 2021 Fine bone china
 Diameter 26.7 cm
 Edition of 250 comes in the

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pink Hat, Impressionist Portrait on Ceramic Tile by Frank Gallo
Pink Hat, Impressionist Portrait on Ceramic Tile by Frank Gallo

Pink Hat, Impressionist Portrait on Ceramic Tile by Frank Gallo

By Frank Gallo

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Gallo, American (1933 - ) Title: Pink Hat Medium: Ceramic Tile, signed lower right

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Portrait d'homme
Portrait d'homme

Portrait d'homme

Located in PARIS, FR

Glazed ceramic signed the face opens and closes to give way to an inner space

Category

Late 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Defaced graveyard portraits

Defaced graveyard portraits

By Peter Olson

Located in New Orleans, LA

of imagery that play like sheet music around his ceramic garnitures. The kaleidoscopic photo-collages

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Inverted Portrait with Landscape
Inverted Portrait with Landscape

Inverted Portrait with Landscape

Located in New Orleans, LA

sculpture and painting and often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft. He

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy
Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy

Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy

$220Sale Price|35% Off

H 6.5 in W 4.14 in D 0.6 in

Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy

Located in Roma, IT

This Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica is an original decorative object realized in ceramic. An

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Majolica

Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori
Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori

Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori

Located in New Orleans, LA

sculpture and painting and often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft. He

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century 3D Wall Sculpture Woman Portrait by Cortendorf, 1955
Mid-Century 3D Wall Sculpture Woman Portrait by Cortendorf, 1955

Mid-Century 3D Wall Sculpture Woman Portrait by Cortendorf, 1955

$154Sale Price|50% Off

H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 2.96 in

Mid-Century 3D Wall Sculpture Woman Portrait by Cortendorf, 1955

By Cortendorf

Located in Andernach, DE

Original 1950s to 1960s West German 3D wall sculpture by well known Majolika ceramic makers

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid Century Modern Artisan Studio Crafted Ceramic Self Portrait Wall Art
Vintage Mid Century Modern Artisan Studio Crafted Ceramic Self Portrait Wall Art

Vintage Mid Century Modern Artisan Studio Crafted Ceramic Self Portrait Wall Art

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Artisan Studio Crafted Ceramic Self Portrait Wall Art, Artist

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun
Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun

Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun

Located in New Orleans, LA

sculpture and painting and often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft. He

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

From the Pyx Series, Portrait male unraveling

From the Pyx Series, Portrait male unraveling

By Peter Olson

Located in New Orleans, LA

of imagery that play like sheet music around his ceramic garnitures. The kaleidoscopic photo-collages

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.

Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.

By Alex Hodge

Located in Miami Beach, FL

small sculptures and creating stories for herself. Overall size: 11 H in x 22 DM in Individual size: 11

Category

2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Antique Mosaic Tile Portrait of Saint Barnabus C1930
Antique Mosaic Tile Portrait of Saint Barnabus C1930

Antique Mosaic Tile Portrait of Saint Barnabus C1930

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

H 30.75 in W 18.5 in D 1.25 in

Antique Mosaic Tile Portrait of Saint Barnabus C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

Mosaic Tile Portrait of Saint Barnabus C1930 Measures - 30 3/4"h x 18 1/2"w x 1 1/4"d DELIVERY $350 to

Category

Early 20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Self Portrait by Michael Schilkin for Arabia, 1930s
Self Portrait by Michael Schilkin for Arabia, 1930s

Self Portrait by Michael Schilkin for Arabia, 1930s

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A simple plaque in ceramic in rich brown glaze, of the artist himself.

Category

Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pablo Picasso Pichet gravé gris, Picasso, Pitcher, Owl, Portrait, Design, 1954
Pablo Picasso Pichet gravé gris, Picasso, Pitcher, Owl, Portrait, Design, 1954

Pablo Picasso Pichet gravé gris, Picasso, Pitcher, Owl, Portrait, Design, 1954

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Tarzana, CA

Picasso Picasso : Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, by Alain Ramié, Editions Madoura, 1988

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Recent Sales

Portrait en Vert avec Tâche Orange
Portrait en Vert avec Tâche Orange

Ghada AmerPortrait en Vert avec Tâche Orange, 2014

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8.5 in D 20.3 in

Portrait en Vert avec Tâche Orange

By Ghada Amer

Located in New York, NY

Image Courtesy of Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai and Cheim & Read, New York

Materials

Ceramic

Portrait Bust with Amber Shirt and Faceted Base
Portrait Bust with Amber Shirt and Faceted Base

Portrait Bust with Amber Shirt and Faceted Base

By Elise Siegel

Located in New York, NY

Elise Siegel's series of highly expressive ceramic portrait busts vary stylistically as well as in

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Louis Mendez Ceramic Woman Portrait Sculpture
Louis Mendez Ceramic Woman Portrait Sculpture

Louis Mendez Ceramic Woman Portrait Sculpture

By Louis Mendez

Located in Astoria, NY

Louis Mendez (American, 1929-2012) hand-built pottery portrait statue sculpture of a realistic

Category

Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Pottery

Flight Risk Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture
Flight Risk Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture

Flight Risk Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The portraits, loaded with symbolic imagery, gaze out at the viewer, with a variety of intensities

Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Falling Backwards Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture
Falling Backwards Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture

Falling Backwards Portrait. Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture

Located in Miami Beach, FL

stories into the clay which are both personal and universal. The portraits, loaded with symbolic imagery

Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Portrait

Soojin ChoiPortrait, 2020

Sold

H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.5 in

Portrait

By Soojin Choi

Located in Kansas City, MO

, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, sculpture artists, fiber, fabric, wood, house paint, ceramic

Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Wood, Paint, House Paint

Antique Chief Hawata Figural Chalkware American Indian Portrait Sculpture
Antique Chief Hawata Figural Chalkware American Indian Portrait Sculpture

Antique Chief Hawata Figural Chalkware American Indian Portrait Sculpture

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique and large hand painted and gilt chalkware portrait sculpture depicts bust of Native

Category

20th Century American Native American Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Setting Sun (Version 2)
Inverted Portrait with Setting Sun (Version 2)

Inverted Portrait with Setting Sun (Version 2)

Located in New Orleans, LA

sculpture and painting and often uses meticulous representation as foil for examining skill and craft. He

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman with Hat  Charger, Platter)
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman with Hat  Charger, Platter)

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman with Hat Charger, Platter)

By Viola Frey

Located in Kansas City, MO

-decade career, Viola Frey has produced an body of artwork that varies from ceramic and bronze sculpture

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint, Glaze

Portrait Mask of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Germany 1910
Portrait Mask of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Germany 1910

Portrait Mask of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Germany 1910

Located in Milan, IT

A white ceramic portrait mask of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Germany circa 1910.

Category

Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hollywood Regency Portraits of Caligula and Otho in Bisque
Hollywood Regency Portraits of Caligula and Otho in Bisque

Hollywood Regency Portraits of Caligula and Otho in Bisque

Located in Astoria, NY

Hollywood Regency relief portraits of Roman emperors Caligula and Otho in bisque from West Germany

Category

Vintage 1950s German Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Modern Terra Cotta Tile Portrait Plaque with Figures 20thC
Mid Century Modern Terra Cotta Tile Portrait Plaque with Figures 20thC

Mid Century Modern Terra Cotta Tile Portrait Plaque with Figures 20thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

Mid Century Modern Terra Cotta Tile Portrait Plaque with Figures 20thC Measures - 19 3/4" x 48" x

Category

20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Meditation #219
Meditation #219

Michael WarrickMeditation #219, 2018

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H 15 in W 13 in D 6 in

Meditation #219

By Michael Warrick

Located in Loveland, CO

Meditation #219 by Michael Warrick Unique Ceramic Sculpture Figurative/Portrait 15x13x6" Anaangama

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

A Father (with Hyacinte), Male Portrait, Ceramic Sculpture
A Father (with Hyacinte), Male Portrait, Ceramic Sculpture

A Father (with Hyacinte), Male Portrait, Ceramic Sculpture

By Cécile Raynal

Located in Paris, FR

One-off smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, steel base. 2014. Dimensions: 174 x 50 x 41 cm. French

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone, Stainless Steel

David Gil for Bennington Pottery Male Portrait Ceramic Sculpture, 1960s
David Gil for Bennington Pottery Male Portrait Ceramic Sculpture, 1960s

David Gil for Bennington Pottery Male Portrait Ceramic Sculpture, 1960s

By David Gil

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Psychological portrait of a man in Ceramic, Lucite and Wood, 1949, by Bennington Potters Founder

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Lucite, Wood

Surprising Ceramic Portrait of a Female Face
Surprising Ceramic Portrait of a Female Face

Surprising Ceramic Portrait of a Female Face

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a very unique piece of sculpture. This ceramic shaped like an upside down jug or vessel

Category

Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

German Mid-Century Portrait Bust
German Mid-Century Portrait Bust

German Mid-Century Portrait Bust

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H 13 in W 11 in D 8 in

German Mid-Century Portrait Bust

Located in Round Top, TX

A German Mid-Century ceramic bust, the subject depicted with a gentle tilted gaze. Signed Piot.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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Ceramic Sculpture Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of ceramic sculpture portraits available for sale. Finding the ideal Contemporary, Modern or Surrealist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the ceramic sculpture portraits that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and blue. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Cécile Raynal, Tomasz Bielak, Johan Thunell, Viola Frey and Frida Fjellman produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ceramic, sandstone and stone.

How Much are Ceramic Sculpture Portraits?

Ceramic sculpture portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,701, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $29,068.

Finding the Right Sculptures for You

The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.

Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metalbronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.

If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.

And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)

On 1stDibs, find a broad range of exceptional sculptures for sale. Browse works by your favorite creator, style, period or other attribute.

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