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Pair of Male and Female Bust Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of male and female ethnic figural bust lamps. While these resemble Hawaiian in style
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC) Important
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Queen of the Night, narrative, partial nude figure, red colors, ethnic fabrics
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also curator, gallerist, educator an...
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Vintage Ethnic Figures Converted to Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a pair of vintage polychromed ceramic figural lamps depicting exotic figures clad in native
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Other Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Banjara Ethnic Embroidered Chaakla with Mirrors, Wall Hanging, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, fuchsia orange, blue, and decorated with mirrors, late 19th century, ethnic folk hand-embroidery textile
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Linen, Silk

Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Located in London, GB
medium, a rare find in the market outside Africa! The first sculpture portrays a dynamic figure
Category

2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Barsony Duron Era. Table Lamp Ethnic African Couple in Canoe '50s
By Barsony Ceramics 1
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful figural lamp of a man and woman paddling in a canoe on waves of water. Done in the
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Anthromorphic Figural Vessel in Blackened Terracotta
Located in Leuven , BE
This fine, round, dark grey vessel depicts a complete figure which is rare. It was made by the
Category

20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

African Big Bongo Peoples Stone Female Figure
Located in South Burlington, VT
Africa, Bongo Peoples, stone female commemorative figure from Southern Sudan. A fine specimen in
Category

Mid-20th Century Sudanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Figure 8/Infinity, Orignal Abstract Sculpture, 2020
By Donna Hapac
Located in Boston, MA
. The figure eight or infinity symbol was a form that gave the piece the strength it needed to jut out
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Linen, Organic Material, Wood, Wax

Vintage Mexican Blanket with Aztec Figure, Throw Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77849 Vintage Mexican blanket with Mayan Aztec Figure, 02'06 x 04'09. With its expressive design
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Navajo North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ken Beldin Figural Pendant, Midcentury, Made in Mexico, Copper
By Ken Beldin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
vintage pendant is made of copper and bears a lovely green patina. It depicts an ethnic male figure and
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Copper

Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure Embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People
Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Beads

African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
holes and four strings on pegs. Hand carved, in the shape of a wooden figure wearing a textured cloak or
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling mid century nude figure study of a black woman reclining by Raul Anguiano (Mexican
Category

1960s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

Ken Beldin Figural Kinetic Midcentury Mexican Copper and Mixed Metal Necklace
By Ken Beldin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
sections of mixed metals and patinated copper wired together to create an ethnic male figure. The pendant
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Copper

"Ghostly Meditations (martyrs of the arts academy)" drawing figure cartoon skull
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Phoenix, AZ
diverse elements: from pre-Columbian mythology, Western religious iconography, ethnic stereotypes
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Saturday Morning (Market, Taos Plaza, New Mexico), 1950s Figural Linocut Print
By Barbara Latham
Located in Denver, CO
tradition into a contemporary, multi-ethnic village. Sharing some of the spirit of WPA photographs, these
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s
Located in Germantown, MD
the King. The king, a bearded figure, a symbol of wisdom, sits in his carrier chair, accompanied by
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Diana and the Three Fates, Vintage 1970s Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
artist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993). Female nude figure of the the Roman virgin goddess, Diana, the
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ethnic look that works in many spaces from Modern or traditional. The Tribal or ethnic look adds
Category

20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Two Ladies Trying to Out-Mystify Each Other, Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
painting portraying two female figures with still life. Figural abstraction, oil paint on burlap, estate
Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Four Winter Months, Semi-Abstract Figure Oil Painting, Red Black Orange Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Brunswick, near Cleveland, Ohio. When he turned twelve, his family moved to a multi-ethnic neighborhood of
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
Catrina symbolic skeleton figure. La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is
Category

20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paper

West African Bambara Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
West African Bambara Sculpture depicting a Female Figure. Bambara sculpture is primarily devoted
Category

20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

West African Bambara Sculpture
West African Bambara Sculpture
H 21 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Cecilia Tono Mexican Sterling Silver Bird Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Mexican modernist 925 Sterling Silver figural jewelry brooch designed by Cecilia Tono
Category

Mid-20th Century Native American Brooches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Altar Vessel.
Located in brussel, BE
This pottery vessel, embellished with high relief figures, was made by women of the ethnic group of
Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Vessel
Located in Leuven , BE
ethnic group of the Bariba (or Baatonu) in the northern provinces of Benin. The Bariba potters passed
Category

20th Century Beninese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Mid-Century Modern 1960s Burmese Ice Bucket by DesignerJames Mont in Faux Bronze
By James Mont
Located in COLMAR, FR
the 1960s. Due to its ethnic design and elaborate, exotic relief pattern, this model is often referred
Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Barware

Materials

Metal

Ox by Noland Anderson, Mixed Media Painting of Black Woman & Wildlife, Gold Leaf
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Watercolour on Handmade Paper Laid on Vélin d'Arches of an African Sculpture.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper possibly of a 'Fang' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper, Watercolor

Samoyed Heritage: Portraits of Siberian Tradition in Summer and Winter Attire
Located in Langweer, NL
cold. The dress appears to be made of a lighter fabric than the fur-heavy clothing of the male figure
Category

Antique 1810s Prints

Materials

Paper

Play it on the B side by Noland Anderson, Vibrant Black Jazz Trumpeter
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

The Ellington Finesse Effect by Noland Anderson, Black Male & Cocktail Jazz Club
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Progressive Youth
By Tim Okamura
Located in East Quogue, NY
nuances of relationships of ethnicity, social identity, and inner-city sub-culture into his subjects
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Ancient Greek 350BC South Sicily Campanian Black Terracotta Handled Kylix Vase
Located in Miami, FL
blackened pigments. It is embellished in the center with a incised geometric wheel figure and signed in the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Emissary of Tradition: Portrait of a Jewish Scholar from the Past, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
This original antique print depicts a figure labeled "JUIF," which is the French word for "Jew
Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil, Pigment

Blue Crain Wall, by Noland Anderson, African American Woman in Blue
Located in Charelston, SC
figure drawing was formed at an early age. Noland attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale where he
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Blue Plate Special by Noland Anderson, Spirited Jazz & Dance in Oil on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled by Noland Anderson, Painting of Black Male Saxophonist with dreadlocks
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Smoke by Noland Anderson, African American Male @ Cigar Lounge Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
settings. Born in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Rohingya, ' by Chris Brizzard, Charcoal Drawing on Paper, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
. This grayscale portrait features a male figure with a hardened, somber expression and a haunting, tired
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Engravings Depicting the Dress and Manners of the Yakouti Tribes in Russia, 1814
Located in Langweer, NL
known as the Sakha, an ethnic group who live in the Russian republic of Sakha (Yakutia). These images
Category

Antique 1810s Prints

Materials

Paper

Woman with a Bull by African Ameriican Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
woman appears as a savior figure of blended ethnicity, a mysterious presence as she holds and supports
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Oil, Pigment, Canvas, Archival Ink

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil, Pigment

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil, Pigment

LE Hand Embellished Giclee on Canvas : Transcendent Achievement Through Transfor
Located in Charelston, SC
in Newport News, Virginia with roots in Sumpter, SC, Noland's passion for figure drawing was formed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Giclée, Canvas

Nature Call 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
call of nature. The figure of the woman immersed in her musical expression serves as a conduit between
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Royal Indonesian Buginese Gold and Buffalo Horn Badek Dagger
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sulawesi are decorated with inlaid gold figure on the blade called jeko. The handle is made of wood, horn
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Antiquities

Materials

Gold

Royal Indonesian Buginese Gold and Buffalo Horn Badek Dagger
Royal Indonesian Buginese Gold and Buffalo Horn Badek Dagger
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Nature Call 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
figures. The human figure typically embodies the narratives he wants to share with his audience. He
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nature Call 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
figures. The human figure typically embodies the narratives he wants to share with his audience. He
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Trip Wire - Abstract Painting with Brown, Yellow and Blue Colors
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
abstract, there is a perception of figuration. Parris was born in NY and grew up in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Conjugal Bond
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
. Highly known for his distorted human figures. The human figure typically embodies the narratives he
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

'Zeus, Venus and Hera' - 1980s Semi Abstract Painting, Nude Figures, Mythology
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
mythology. Central to the painting is a male figure depicting Zeus, the Greek god of the sky, shown in the
Category

1980s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Emily Suite #1, ' by Paul Medina, Mixed Media on Canvas Painting, 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
featuring images of his daughter. Clad in a hooded robe in values of blue, the figure stands behind vertical
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Striking Afshar Bidjar Antique, Collectible Investment Piece at Special Discount
Located in WYNNUM, QLD
of ancient Afshar ethnic origin, comprising several villages within 20 kilometers of the town of
Category

Antique 1880s Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Untitled (After Ophelia)
Located in London, GB
situations with a sense of autonomy. Brice has discussed the significant fact that historical figuration in
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Afobaje (King Maker)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The central figure in Afobaje is a majestic and regal woman, representing the embodiment of
Category

Late 19th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media

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Ethnic Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate ethnic figure for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many contemporary, abstract and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for an ethnic figure may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right ethnic figure for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, brown, black and red. An ethnic figure from Quimetta Perle, Parris Jaru, Edward Marecak, Salvador Dalí and Roland Ayers — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, fabric and canvas.

How Much is a Ethnic Figure?

The price for an ethnic figure in our collection starts at $76 and tops out at $250,000 with the average selling for $2,567.