French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Nouveau sculpture with a clock decorated with a pair of women rejoicing in the season's harvest.
Marble, Pewter
French Art Nouveau Alabaster Bust of Young Lady, Marble Base, ca. 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau Alabaster and Marble Bust of a Young Lady, France, ca. 1900 A beautiful French Art Nouveau sculpture dating from circa 1900, this elegant bust of a young lady is ...
Alabaster, Marble
Emmanuel Villanis REBECCA Art Nouveau Bronze Bust – France 1900
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Antwerp, BE
A particularly attractive and well-documented example of Emmanuel Villanis' Art Nouveau sculpture, combining the elegance of the female portrait with the decorative vocabulary of lat...
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th Century French La Belle Époque life size plant sculpture handcrafted in iron having a palm plant on a distinctive Art Nouveau style wrought iron base, all with a time e...
Iron
Large French Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Water Carrier Sculpture by Dupond
By Dupond
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Art Nouveau polychrome terracotta sculpture depicting a water carrier, created by Dupond in France circa 1890.
Terracotta
Eugène Marioton French 1854 - 1933 Bronze Sculpture Art Nouveau 1900 Signed
By Eugene Marioton
Located in Berlin, DE
Eugène Marioton was a French sculptor, best known for his contributions to the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements.
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure Statue Sculpture "Prise de Corsaire"
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique large French Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Sculpture, titled "Prise de Corsaire" by Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914), circa 1900.
Bronze
Maurice Bouval Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Maurice Bouval (Fr. 1863-1916) Art Nouveau sculpture. French Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Woman Cast by E.
Bronze
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, Polychrome Plaster, France, ca. 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pierrot Under the Moon Sculpture, France, circa 1900 A rare and poetic French Art Nouveau sculpture depicting Pierrot seated beneath a crescent moon, playing his mandolin in a dream...
Mirror, Plaster
Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) Art Nouveau Bronze France 1890
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Berlin, DE
Artist: Émile Louis Picault (1833–1915), a highly decorated French sculptor of the Historicist and Art Nouveau periods, best known for his expressive allegorical bronzes.
Bronze
Edouard Drouot (1859 – 1945) Bronze Art Nouveau Signed Stamped 40cm France
By Edouard Drouot
Located in Berlin, DE
Édouard Drouot (1859–1945) was a prolific French sculptor and painter, best known for his dynamic bronze sculptures spanning the late Academic, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco periods.
Bronze
Raoul Larche French 1860–1912 Patinated gilded bronze Art Nouveau 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
The artist was a leading figure of the French Art Nouveau style.
Bronze
Eutrope Bouret (1833 Paris - 1906) Bronze French Art Nouveau 19th Signed
By Eutrope Bouret
Located in Berlin, DE
This is an outstanding bronze statue of Eutrope Bouret, signed on the base, by the very well-known French artist Eutrope Bouret (1833-1906). French antique bronze sculpture by Eutro...
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Bronze Female Bust "Phryne" Emanuel Villanis 1900
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Portland, OR
Antique, Art Nouveau bronze of a beautiful maiden in the Neo-Classical manner by Emmanuel Villanis, Circa 1900. The bronze, titled "Phryne" depicts a beautiful Neo-Classical maiden, ...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bust of a child chrysoelephantine marble, after G. de Thouin France
Located in Valladolid, ES
However, their legacy influenced later art, and in the 19th and 20th centuries, the term was revived to refer to small sculptures, especially in Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
Marble, Bronze, Gilding
Bronze Art Nouveau Sculpture from France
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A cast bronze sculpture with original markings. Stamped "Made in France" "LN PARIS JR".
Bronze
Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Art. Nouveau The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art".
Iron
Early 20th Century French Young Dancer Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
A 1910s beautiful and extremely rare terracotta sculpture, Our company has been present on this platform for many years, with numerous sales made and just as many excellent reviews ...
Terracotta
Pair of French Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Sculptures
By Auguste Moreau, George Maxim
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Art Nouveau patinated spelter sculptures French, early 20th century Measures: Figure with lyre: Height 92cm, width 48cm, depth 38cm Other figure: Height 90cm, width...
Spelter
Antique French Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze Sculpture or Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Art Nouveau silvered bronze sculpture or charger.
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by François‑Raoul Larche
By François-Raoul Larche
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A refined French Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by celebrated sculptor François‑Raoul Larche (1860–1912).
Bronze
Bronze Cherub Sculpture After Auguste Moreau, Art Nouveau, France
Located in Toronto, CA
The flowing lines of this piece are typical of the Art Nouveau period. Auguste Moreau was a distinguished French sculptor.
Bronze
Art Nouveau Brown Patinated Bronze Sculpture
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau bronze sculpture in brown patinated bronze, representing The Hand of God (1917) in a modern 20th century interpretation. The sculpture depicts a large hand gently holdin...
Bronze
Ségoffin Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Figural Sculpture
By Victor Segoffin
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau patinated bronze figural sculpture, depicting a dancer with scarves and cymbals by Victor Ségoffin (1867-1925).
Bronze
Pair of Large Art Nouveau Style Wall Ornaments, 20th c. French
Located in El Monte, CA
This pair of Art Nouveau Style hand-carved wood ornaments feature a highly detailed and flowing floral design and tapestry inset panel. Large intricate florals are featured prominent...
Tapestry, Wood
Terracotta Sculptures, Art Nouveau Period, 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculptures, Art Nouveau period, 1900. Terracotta sculpture of a woman's face, Art Nouveau period, 1900, unsigned. Dimensions : H: 59cm, W: 42cm, D: 28cm Contact us befo...
Terracotta
Serpent Goddess - French Nouveau Realisme Edition of 7
By Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in London, GB
This painted polyester sculpture is signed by the artist ‘Niki’ on the base. It is also numbered from the edition of only seven on the base. There were three artist’s proofs aside fr...
Polyester
"La Fée" French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Louis Chalon
By Louis Chalon
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Fairy" or "La Fée" bronze sculpture by Louis Chalon.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th Century French La Belle Époque life size plant sculpture handcrafted in iron having a palm plant on a distinctive Art Nouveau style wrought iron base, all with a time e...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique Bronze Sculpture of Naked Boy, Art Nouveau, France, 1940s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Antique Bronze Sculpture Naked Boy Shipping & Location This item is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We offer secure, professional packaging and reliable international shipp...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Lady Sculpture Original Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Nouveau standing lady chained to the globe with a sword. Gold medal winner. Signed on the base by the Artist (August Paris) Missing part in her right hand. Large sculpture at 33"...
Bronze
Vine Tree Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Art. Nouveau The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art".
Iron
Art Nouveau Large Bronze Sculpture Daphne by Jules Dercheu, France, circa 1900
By Jules Dercheu
Located in Bochum, NRW
A refined and expressive bronze statuette by Jules Alfred Alexandre Dercheu (1864–1912), Daphné suivie par Apollon - a dynamic interpretation of the classical myth rendered with eleg...
Marble, Bronze
Signed French Art Nouveau Nude Figural Sculpture on Sienna Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A signed French Art Nouveau figural sculpture depicting a nude female figure in a graceful, dynamic pose, set on a sienna marble base.
Siena Marble, Bronze
Gérald Vatrin Glass Sculpture: Hand-Blown Art Nouveau from France
By Gerald Vatrin
Located in Paris, FR
"Poésie du Hasard VI" is a remarkable unique piece by glassmaker Gérald Vatrin. This hand-blown sculpture in translucent blue glass highlights the exceptional talent and technical ma...
Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Art Nouveau Wooden Sculptures by G. Van der Mersch, France
By G. Van der Mersch
Located in Queens, NY
2 Art Nouveau life size carved wood figures of dancing women with original paint colors (Priced Each).
Wood, Paint
Art Nouveau Brown Patinated Bronze Fairy Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau bronze fairy sculpture in brown patinated bronze, style of the 20th century. This decorative bronze sculpture represents a standing fairy holding birds, mounted on an orn...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gold Patinated Bronze Bust Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau gold patinated bronze bust sculpture from the 20th century. This bronze bust represents a young woman with softly modeled features and a flowing, asymmetrical composition...
Bronze
Art Nouveau pewter Sculpture lady with casket by Mattei France 1900
By Louis Octave Mattei (
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exquisite Art Nouveau sculpture of a lady holding a casket, created by French artist Louis Octave Mattei (1877-1918).
Pewter
Art Nouveau Pâte de Verre Sculpture Lizard
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This exceptional sculpture exemplifies the essence of Art Nouveau at its finest. Crafted in pâte de verre, a technique that blends powdered glass and pigments to achieve translucent ...
Glass
Art Nouveau white marble sculpture, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the morning star, in white marble from the Art Nouveau period. Dimensions : H: 69cm. W: 27cm, D: 20cm Contact us before ordering to confirm product availabil...
Marble
Woman Sculpture with Light in Marble, 1900, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Art. Nouveau The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art".
Marble
Art Nouveau "The Bather" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Art Nouveau "The Bather" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure on a rectangular plinth, indistinctly signed. 19.5" H x 8.5" W x 5" D.
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Style Terracotta Female Bust Sculpture
Located in Nottingham, GB
A charming French-style terracotta bust depicting an elegant young woman in romantic Art Nouveau-inspired dress.
Terracotta
Gérald Vatrin Océane I Hand-Blown Glass Sculpture, Art Nouveau, France
By Gerald Vatrin
Located in Paris, FR
Océane I is a remarkable unique piece by glassmaker Gérald Vatrin. This hand-blown sculpture in translucent blue glass highlights the exceptional talent and technical mastery of the ...
Glass, Blown Glass
Tree with Flowers Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Art. Nouveau The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art".
Iron
Emmanuel Villanis Style Art Nouveau French Virgin Mary Sculpture w/ Marble Base
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A turn of the 20th century Emmanuel Villanis styled Virgin Mary bust sculpture exudes the ethereal grace reminiscent of the virgin saint in an Art Nouveau style.
Marble, Bronze
French Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Knight by François A. Clémencin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Artist Listings & Bibliography: *Art Nouveau Sculpture, Alastair Duncan, Rizzoli, 1978, p. 70 *E.
Bronze
Art Nouveau Louis Chalon Maiden with Pansies Sculpture
By Louis Chalon
Located in New York, NY
This gilt bronze sculpture by Louis Chalon depicts a woman with outstretched arms and an upturned face, her windswept hair swirling around her body as she emerges through a heart-sha...
Marble, Bronze
Erotic Nude Statue, Art Nouveau style Bronze Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This erotic nude statue in the style of Art Nouveau sculpture depicts a kneeling nude woman adjusting a delicate necklace, combining sensuality and introspective grace in fluid, natu...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture 'Fortuna' by C. Tabora, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a nude mythological young woman on a horseshoe 'Fortuna' by Charles Tabora, France By: By: Charles Tabora, Georges Récipon (in the...
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Psyché Bronze Sculpture by Eutrope Bouret Frenc 19th Century Signed
By Eutrope Bouret
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze Sculpture, Bronze Statue, Figurine, Fine Art, Antique Eutrope Bouret (French, 1833-1906) Woman, Nymph, Fairy, Winged Figure, Angel, Mythology, Allegory Art Nouveau, Belle Épo...
Bronze
Jules Moigniez (1835–1894) Bronze France Sculpture of Pheasant & Weasel
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze sculpture Fasan / Pheasant / Bird statue / Bird figurine Animalier / Animal sculpture / Hunting decor / Antique/ 19th Century Art Nouveau / French bronze sculpture Bronze *Fra...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Silver-Tone Metal/Bone Elephant Sculpture with Stone Base, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Ealy 20th century Art Nouveau silver-tone metal/bone elephant and rider sculpture with stone base, France By: uknown Material: metal, bone, stone Technique: cast, molded, polished, ...
Stone, Metal
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of a Dancing Woman by É. Seger, France, circa 1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Seger, France, circa 1900 An elegant French Art Nouveau bronze sculpture depicting a dancing female figure, signed E.
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Green Patinated Bronze Eve Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
20th century Art Nouveau style green patinated bronze sculpture representing Eve. This green patinated bronze sculpture is a figurative decorative art piece mounted on a square base....
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hung on a wall or displayed on a table or ea...
Bronze
Sculpture By Nelson, Art Nouveau Woman, Circa 1900 In Electroplating.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture by Nelson, Art Nouveau Woman, circa 1900 in Electroplating. Art Nouveau period sculpture, circa 1900, by Nelson in Electroplating. H: 63cm, W:43cm, D:26cm Contact us befo...
Metal
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Wagner’s “Tannhauser” after Louis Chalon
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS CHALON French, 1866-1940 "Tannhäuser" Patinated bronze Cast after the model by Chalon during the first quarter of the 20th century Signed to the naturalistic base L. Chalon ...
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Ceramic Inkwell by Carabin
By François-Rupert Carabin
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Femme à la Coloquinte," glazed ceramic inkwell by François-Rupert Carabin.
Ceramic
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
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Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.