Good Witch (from "The Oz Collection")
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Good Witch (from "The Oz Collection") Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.75 x 0.25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to h...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Poinsettia - Red Flower (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Poinsettia - Red Flower (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.25 x .25 inches Signed verso COA provided Not...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Christmas Tree with Red Star
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Christmas Tree with Red Star Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 6.25 x 4 x .25 inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to hang Irma St...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Christmas Tree with Golden Star
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Christmas Tree with Golden Star Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 6 x 4 x .25 inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to hang Irma St...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Rooster - A Very Merry Christmas
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Gingerbread Pair - Small (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.5 x .25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Not...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
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H 6 in W 4 in D 0.025 in
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL TWAS THE NIGHT HOHOHO (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL TWAS THE NIGHT HOHOHO (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 6 x 4 x .25 Inches Signed vers...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
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H 6.25 in W 4.25 in D 0.025 in
Christmas Tree with Red Star and Red Candles (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Christmas Tree with Red Star and Red Candles (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 6.25 x 4.25 x .25 Inches Signed ...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
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H 6.25 in W 4.75 in D 0.25 in
Christmas Tree Ornament "JOY" (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Christmas Tree Ornament "JOY" (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 6.25 x 4.75 x .25 Inches Signed verso COA provi...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Union Station (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Union Station (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 3.75 x 5 x .75 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to ...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Gingerbread Pair - Small (from the Christmas Series)
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Gingerbread Pair - Small (from the Christmas Series) Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.5 x .25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Not...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Scarecrow (from "The Oz Collection")
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Scarecrow (from "The Oz Collection") Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 5.25 x 5 x x 0.25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to ha...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Lion (from "The Oz Collection")
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Lion (from "The Oz Collection") Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.75 x 0.25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to hang I...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Wicked Witch (from "The Oz Collection")
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Wicked Witch (from "The Oz Collection") Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 5.5 x 6 x x 0.25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to ...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
Good Witch (from "The Oz Collection")
By Irma Starr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irma Starr Good Witch (from "The Oz Collection") Materials: Terracotta, Colored Slip, Glaze Date: 2020 Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.75 x 0.25 Inches Signed verso COA provided Note: Ready to h...
Terracotta, Slip, Glaze
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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