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H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Aphrodite at Middle Age, Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Aphrodite at Middle Age, 2022 Series of 9 plus one artist's proof Mixed media including brass
Brass
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H 6.7 in Dm 8.27 in
Alex Withdrawn, Unique Multiple Resin and Metal Figure
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Anastasia This listing is for the edition with the dark brown finish in the photos. 2022 Resin, epoxy clay, metals, acids 7 inch high x 8 inch diameter 17 cm high x 21 cm diameter ...
Metal
Torso of Anastasia, Bronze finish, 2022
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Torso of Anastasia 2021 Bronze, patina (each unique) This listing is for the bronze edition in the photos. 8 inch high x 8 inch diameter 20 cm high x 20 cm diameter
Bronze
Ajitto, Green/Brown finish, 2021
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Ajitto 2021 Edition of 9 (plus 1 AP marked 0/9) This listing is for the green/brown edition in the photos. Bronze, custom patinas 10 inch high x 8.5 inch diameter 26 cm high x 22 ...
Bronze
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H 6.7 in Dm 8.27 in
Fiona’s Choice, Unique Multiple Resin and Metal Figure
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Fiona’s Choice 2021 Resin, epoxy clay, metals, acids 7 inch high x 8 inch diameter 17 cm high x 21 cm diameter Late 19th Century France Les Tuileries, Paris Malliol, La Nuit
Metal
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H 9 in Dm 8 in
Gregorio of the Garifuna, Unique Multiple Resin Figure
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Gregorio of the Garifuna 2021 Resin, custom patinas 9-inch high x 8-inch diameter 23 cm high x 20 cm diameter
Resin
Marathonman, Abstract Print, 2022
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
MARATHONMAN, 2022 68 cm high x 50 cm wide Edition of 9 plus 1 artist's proof
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
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H 7.5 in Dm 7.1 in
"Alex Withdrawn" Figurative Sculpture, Blue, Grey - Unique Multiples
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Figurative Small Sculpture, Blue, Grey, Brown Unique Multiples - Up to 25 will be produced, each with the same form but different finishes: ground metals, dyes and patinas will be a...
Marble
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H 12.5 in Dm 19.6 in
"Sarah as the Dying Gaul" Nude Figurative Sculpture, Grey, White, Clay
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Nude Figurative Sculpture, Grey, White, Clay I've been fascinated by the statue of the Dying Gallatian in the Capitoline Museum in Rome, dated to c. 230 BC, as well as the Wounded G...
Clay, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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H 7.5 in Dm 7.1 in
"Alex Withdrawn" Nude Figurative Sculpture, Beige - Unique Multiple
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Nude Figurative Sculpture, Beige Unique Multiples - Up to 25 will be produced, each with the same form but different finishes: ground metals, dyes and patinas will be applied by han...
Marble
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H 7.5 in Dm 7.1 in
Four Piece Set of "Alex Withdrawn" Nude Abstract Figurative Sculptures
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four of the "Alex Withdrawn" Series of Unique Multiples These four are in the colors and finishes shown, each one different and complementary to the others in the set Garth E...
Marble
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H 18 in Dm 11 in
"Frances of Auxerre" Nude Figurative Medium Sculpture, Red, Green, Blue
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
I’m interested in the abstracted figure more than the literally “accurate” figure. Just as in painting, where photography has made it less appropriate to convey every detail of a hum...
Brass, Iron
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H 15 in Dm 9 in
"Litigator at Rest" Nude Figurative Medium Sculpture, Red, Gray
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Pose inspired by "Boxer at Rest," the Hellenistic statue in Museo Nationale Romano, Italy. In 2013, the over-lifesize, non-idealized work traveled to Metropolitan Museum of Art where...
Metal
"Alex Withdrawn" Nude Figurative Small Sculpture, Copper
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Nude Figurative Small Sculpture, Copper Garth Evans is considered one of the best living sculptors - his work is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Collect...
Mixed Media
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H 7.5 in Dm 7.1 in
"Alex Withdrawn" Figurative Sculpture, Blue, Green - Unique Multiples
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Figurative Sculpture, Blue, Green Unique Multiples - Up to 25 will be produced, each with the same form but different finishes: ground metals, dyes and patinas will be applied by ha...
Marble
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H 36 in Dm 36 in
"Skull on my Dining Room Table (April 2020 Lockdown)" Figurative Painting
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
I work mostly in sculpture, with forays into drawing and painting as the mood strikes. This piece was made in my NYC apartment in April 2020. I always wanted to have a skull, since I...
Acrylic
"Alex at Jock's" Nude Figurative Sculpture, Brown, Green
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
2018, Reworked 2021 Mixed media (clay, epoxy clay, iron, copper, acids)
Copper, Iron
"Copper and Bronze" Two Piece Abstract Small Sculpture
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Two-Piece Abstract Small Sculpture (Price includes both)
Metal
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H 17 in Dm 9.5 in
"Erika Enthroned" Nude Figurative Sculpture, Grey, White, Clay
By George Petrides
Located in New York, NY
Medium Nude Figurative Sculpture, Grey, White, Clay
Metal
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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