Manifestation I
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. The s...
Found Objects, Pins
"Senufo (Gbon) Statute of Royalty, " Wood, Ivory, & Cowry Shells created c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Senufo (Gbon) Statute of Royalty" is a sculpture by thr Senufo peoples of Gabon. It is wood, mixed fiber, textiles, and cowry shells. 14" x 8" x 3" The Senufo are made up of a nu...
Wood, Found Objects
Price Upon Request
Wheat - Skins Series
By Melissa Meier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wearable sculpture created with wheat. Dimensions variable depending upon how the work is displayed.
Found Objects, Mixed Media
$15,000
Magic
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Wood, Found Objects
At Delphi
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Wood, Found Objects
Dudaway, 23 x 16 x 10 inch, Glass Beaded Surface on Mixed Media, Jan Huling
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
In addition to seed beads, Huling’s colorful sculptures incorporate a variety of found objects, such as buttons, coins, tokens and costume jewelry.
Glass, Plastic, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium
Snakey, 10 x 13 x 4 inch, Glass Beaded Surface on Mixed Media, Jan Huling
By Jan Huling
Located in St. Louis, MO
In addition to seed beads, Huling’s colorful sculptures incorporate a variety of found objects, such as buttons, coins, tokens and costume jewelry.
Glass, Plastic, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium
Treasure 2.7
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Aluminum can-tabs chained together with safety pins are layered, massed and attached to an MDF backing creating a dense sparkling texture. The can-tabs are reflect...
Found Objects, Pins
Lovesuite
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Keywords: abstract, softsculpture, bulbous Artist Biography: Bobbi Meier is a Chicago-based visual artist working in various mediums, including; sculpture, collage, drawing, and ph...
Found Objects, Other Medium
Margaret Roleke, Toyland, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
By Margaret Roleke
Located in Darien, CT
In the body of work for “Child’s Play” Roleke has created diminutive worlds in which toys tell the story of consumption, consumerism, war, and the misuse of power and religion. The m...
Enamel
Price Upon Request
The Weight of Man in Olympus
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
This sculpture represents the idea of human balance in infinity. The symbol of construction while balancing a feather, symbol of freedom and lightness.
Plaster, Found Objects, Mixed Media
"Superpowers" Hand embroidery, Collage, and Embellished Paper by Kelly Kozma
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Superpowers" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, stickers, glitter paper and acrylic paint on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13...
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
"Soft Swirl" Vibrant Hand Embroidery and Color Pencil on Paper
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fibers, drawing, and sculptural work titled "Soft Swirl" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand-embroidery, colored pencil, and acrylic paint on paper. The artist us...
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
"You Are Here: Black" String and Acrylic in Circular Pattern on Panel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Black" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collectin...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
"You Are Here: Pink" Spiral Threads and Acrylic on Panel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Pink" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collecting...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
$1,250
Patricia Miranda, Pearls Before Swine 2020, cochineal dyes, pages, sewn pearls
By Patricia Miranda
Located in Darien, CT
Patricia Miranda's work includes interdisciplinary installation, textile, paper and books. The textiles incorporated in these new pieces are vintage linens from her Italian and Irish...
Thread, Dye, Found Objects
Patricia Miranda, Lamentations for Ermenegilda; 2020, lace, cochineal dye, thread
By Patricia Miranda
Located in Darien, CT
Patricia Miranda's work includes interdisciplinary installation, textile, paper and books. The textiles incorporated in these new pieces are vintage linens from her Italian and Irish...
Ceramic, Fabric, Thread, Dye, Found Objects
Colors of the Real World 71 (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz. Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles. RH Doaz is a contemp...
Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint
The Future Has Been A Terrific Disappointment (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz. Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles. RH Doaz is a contemp...
Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint
$4,000
Margaret Roleke, Barbie Lives In A Police State, 2015, children's toys, wood
By Margaret Roleke
Located in Darien, CT
Roleke creates politically aware work. Her wall reliefs are composed of multitudes of plastic toys, oddly sexualized Disney characters and Happy Meal trinkets. Through investigation ...
Found Objects, Spray Paint, Wood Panel
Price Upon Request
Sauvage
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events, and the people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings. In 2018 at the Dubai Glob...
Acrylic, Found Objects
Easy Chair/Failed Odalisque
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Keywords: softsculpture, abstract, figurative Artist Biography: Bobbi Meier is a Chicago-based visual artist working in various mediums, including; sculpture, collage, drawing, and...
Found Objects, Other Medium
"Infinite Purpose: Purple & Pink" Color Pencil and Acrylic Gradient
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Infinite Purpose: Purple & Pink" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of retired colored pencils & acrylic on panel. The piece measures 12”h x 7”...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood
"You Are Here: Gold" String and Paint in Radial Pattern
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Gold" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. The piece measures 4"h x 4"w x 1.75"d. Kelly Kozma is ...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
"You Are Here: Green" Thread Assemblage in Spiral Pattern by Kelly Kozma
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Green" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. The piece measures 4"h x 4"w x 1.75"d. Kelly Kozma is...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
"Desert Boots" Vintage Cross Stitch Embroidery on Vintage Shoes"
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Desert Boots" is an original needlepoint embroidery and vintage object artwork measuring approx. 5"h x 9.5"w x 11"d made by Ulla-Stina Wikander. Ulla-Stina Wikander was born 1957 i...
Thread, Found Objects, Fabric, Yarn
Front and Center and all Around - Found Objects Abstract Sculpture
By Gwen Samuels
Located in Boston, MA
Front and Center and all Around 20.0 x 23.0 x 9.0, 3.0 lbs Mixed Media Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Front and Center and all Around is part of series called: Mind ...
Mixed Media
"Have A Day" Layered Plastic Take Out Bags Mounted on Wood Panel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Have A Day" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This collection is made up of meticulously fabricated ...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
Fruits of War
By Varujan Boghosian
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he atten...
Found Objects
Manifest Destiny
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
The Ancient One
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Over Land And Sea
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
An Apple A Day
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Heaven and Earth
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Story Time
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
A Bone To Pick
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Excerpts
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Land Of The Giants
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Breathe Easy
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Oswald Home Laundry
By Susan Lenz
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: It all starts with Linnie Rose Oswald. She was my Great-Grandmother, the eighth of Elnore Rose's nine children. (All but one were girls.) During the 1920s she op...
Paint, Found Objects, Mixed Media
Brave Little Tailor
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Rock Bottom
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Trapped in History
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Obstruction Cascade
By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
Obstruction II
By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
Aurae
By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Canvas
Double Obstruction
By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
Bent Pipe Obstructions
By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
"You Are Here: White" Stark Striped Pattern with String and Acrylic
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: White" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collectin...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Thread
$500
"What If I Told You I Believe in You?" Mounted Sewing Needle with Pastel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "What If I Told You I Believe in You?"is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This exhibition is made up of met...
Found Objects, Paper, Oil Pastel
Pile-up at The Gates of Hell
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Keywords: abstract, softsculpture, figurative Artist Biography: Bobbi Meier is a Chicago-based visual artist working in various mediums, including; sculpture, collage, drawing, and...
Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium
$5,000
Teddy
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Kaleidoscopic Dream
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Willie & Joe
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
$3,600
Typo
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
$3,600
Run
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
The Boy Orator
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this way, I have greater control over the placement of each object as well as the direction of the entire composition.
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
$30,000
Shoes
By Tim Hawkinson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract sculpture by Post War artist Tim Hawkinson depicting yellow shoes encased in plaster in a red shoe box. Signed underneath, "Tim Hawkinson, Tim Hawkinson 1933." Provena...
Found Objects, Plaster, Cardboard
Seeking Arrangement
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This soft, pepto-bismol pink sculpture intertwined around a found traditional lamp and wrapped around the table it is sitting on reminded me of people who are look...
Found Objects, Other Medium, Oak
"You Are Here: Purple" Thread and Acrylic in Wavy Pattern on Panel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Purple" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collecti...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Thread
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 metal — bronze 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.
For nearly three decades, San Francisco–based Todd Hosfelt has curated against the grain — with a show on the legendary modernist Harry Bertoia the latest case in point.
Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.
Get to know the innovators behind the pottery countercultural revolution.
The world’s top designers explain how they display art to elicit the natural (and supernatural) energy of home interiors.
By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.
KAWS art toys have developed an avid audience in recent decades, and as in any robust collectible market, counterfeiters have followed the mania. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.