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Large Antique East African Carved Wood & Bronze Antelope Deer Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
African folk art sculpture with beautifully aged distressed patina. Handmade in East Africa, dating to
Category

Antique Late 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Monkey Head Natural Sisal Fiber Clay Sculpture Chimpanzee Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without exploiting
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Tapestry, Clay, Wood

Panther Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Puma Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
astonishingly realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Tapestry, Clay, Wood

Lions Head Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Lion Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without exploiting
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Tapestry, Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Stunning pair of African lady carrying water, in the style of Hagenauer 1970
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
, famous for his stylized and modern figures. We also feature in our gallery a life-size bronze of the same
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Bronze of an African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenaue
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
/ 64,37 inches Stunning life-size bronze sculpture of an African woman carrying water. The woman's body is
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
! This incredible hand carved ebony wood bust is super heavy and almost life-sized! It is signed by
Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

Tête de cariatide Head of Caryatid
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in New Orleans, LA
known sculpture that Modigliani carved in wood rather than stone. Commissioned posthumously by
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Hindu Nandi Temple Guardian, Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
instilling strength and wisdom. A superb example, the life size work is in great overall shape, and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
wearily leans on the circle - the world? - symbolizing the interrelatedness of life on earth and the
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
that special quality is achieved in my eyes.” Being able to create is an essential part of my life. It
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Board, Oil

YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a professor at the university at
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a professor at the university at
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The 4th Skate Deck by Henry Taylor
By (After) Henry Taylor
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Venus figurines to traditional African sculpture and early Renaissance Madonnas.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Maternity Group
Located in London, GB
Yoruba Maternity Group  Wood, polychrome, pigment, scorching Old collection name to base: ‘Sealy
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Yoruba Maternity Group
Yoruba Maternity Group
H 22.75 in W 9 in D 11 in
"Sistas" Figurative, Portraits, Words, Frontal, Acrylic
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
managing whatever life has to hand them. That they are visually beautiful is actually beside the point for
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

CRUSADERS FOR JUSTICE Signed Linocut, Thurgood Marshall Portrait, Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
FOR JUSTICE was created as a tribute to Thurgood Marshall, civil rights lawyer and first African
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Signed Color Lithograph, Lawyer and Clients, Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
fine arts degree in sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

RECLINING NUDES, Signed Original Watercolor Drawing, Warm Gray, Graphite
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
bronze sculptures alongside his wood and stone pieces, and in 1957 and 1959 he traveled to Rome to work
Category

1980s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mixed Media, Graphite

CRUSADERS FOR JUSTICE Signed Linocut Portrait, Thurgood Marshall, Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
FOR JUSTICE was created as a tribute to Thurgood Marshall, civil rights lawyer and first African
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Man
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Missouri, MO
understood best—African American women. The work below, entitled, “Man”, is "carved from a block of wood
Category

Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut, Woodcut

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Signed Lithograph, Black Lawyers Civil Rights Social Justice
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor best known for her
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Nancy Graves 1988 “Borborygmi”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
work, which was sculptures of life-size Bactrian camels. In 1966, she moved to New York City and
Category

Vintage 1980s American Prints

Materials

Paper

Nancy Graves 1988 “Borborygmi”
Nancy Graves 1988 “Borborygmi”
H 51 in W 51 in D 1.75 in
CHILDREN WITH FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Multicultural Portrait, Fabric Collage
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
the renowned African American female print maker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett. Paper size - 32.75 x
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

KEISHA M. Hand Drawn Lithograph, Young Black Female Portrait, Afro Hairstyle
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
KEISHA M. is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African-American
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR Signed Relief Print, Black Woman Rainbow Figures
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
documentation provided. THERE IS A WOMAN IN EVERY COLOR is an impactful graphic statement by the African
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
master of fine arts degree in sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a
Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

PROVINCETOWN FISHING NETS Signed Lithograph, Cape Cod Fisherman, Blue Sky, Sand
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
portraying realistic subject matter from the typical daily life activities of Cape Cod fisherman. Print size
Category

1970s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

SECOND GENERATION Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Protest
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor best known for her
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ALL THE PEOPLE Signed Lithograph, For My People-Margaret Walker, Rainbow Faces
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
sculpture at the University of Iowa. The Regionalist painter Grant Wood, a professor at the university at
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Baboon- Contemporary sculpture, Carved Jacaranda wood, 21st Century
By Friday Jibu
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa
brothers) how to carve different type of wood”. In 2008, Friday travelled to South Africa for the first
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Horn Bill- Contemporary sculpture, Carved Jacaranda wood, 21st Century
By Friday Jibu
Located in Johannesburg, South Africa
brothers) how to carve different type of wood”. In 2008, Friday travelled to South Africa for the first
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
presented almost as sheets. The most striking, though, are his large almost installation sized pieces of
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
presented almost as sheets. The most striking, though, are his large almost installation sized pieces of
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
presented almost as sheets. The most striking, though, are his large almost installation sized pieces of
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Lacquer, Paper

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
as sheets. The most striking, though, are his large almost installation sized pieces of lacquer work
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Hemp, Paper, Lacquer

Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
presented almost as sheets. The most striking, though, are his large almost installation sized pieces of
Category

2010s Japanese Other Lacquer

Materials

Foam, Paper, Lacquer

Eve Out of Eden
By Patrick Dougher
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Patrick Dougher Title: Eve Out of Eden Medium: Acrylic, Oil stick, enamel, collage on wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Eve Out of Eden
Eve Out of Eden
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
EVENING
By Patrick Dougher
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Patrick Dougher Title: EVENING Medium: Acrylic, Oil stick, enamel, collage on wood panel
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

EVENING
EVENING
H 48 in W 36 in D 1 in
Homage to Millet
By Maurice Newman
Located in New York, NY
School of rural landscape painting. Signed lower right. Framed in 2.5 inch wood frame with antiqued gold
Category

1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s life-size African carved wood fertility statue. Acquired from a Greenwich, Connecticut estate.
Category

Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

African Woman Pregnancy Sculpture Midcentury Mod Belly Body Art Mask
Located in West Hartford, CT
fertility. What sets this sculpture apart is the fact that is life-size, see measurements below.
Category

Vintage 1960s Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Nike Trainer (size 42)
By Paa Joe
Located in New York, NY
indeed an affirmation of life. The works are wholly African and are a contemporary embodiment of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Nike Trainer (size 42)
Nike Trainer (size 42)
H 28.38 in W 22.44 in D 61 in
Franz Hagenauer Modernist Sculpture Wood and Metal Tennis Player
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Oakland, CA
younger brother, Franz, focused more specifically on sculpture, often drawing from African art as his
Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Three Graces
By Morton Dimondstein
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful bronze sculpture with dark patina titled "Three Graces" by Morton Dimondstein. Size
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"AMERICAN BISON" BUFFALO BRONZE 1987 20 x 30 x 17
By Sherry Salari Sander
Located in San Antonio, TX
on self-base, h. 18 1/4 in., w. 38 in., d. 16 1/2 in., marble and wood base, overall h. 22 in Sherry
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1980s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Desert Greys
By Cathy Goodale
Located in Loveland, CO
size ABOUT THE ARTIST: “If you pay attention, art transcends all parts of life and makes the
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas, Oil

Desert Greys
Desert Greys
H 18 in W 12 in D 3 in
Samuel Pepys 1666 Oak Library Bookcases Pair High Provenance Carved by Forsyth
Located in GB
highly acclaimed, perhaps the best known, at the local level is the life size carving of St Richard of
Category

20th Century English Charles II Bookcases

Materials

Oak

"Branding Time" Texas Western Regionalist Painting
By Seymour Fogel
Located in San Antonio, TX
his death in 1984. Painted and raw wood sculpture was also reflective of this style. Another mural
Category

1940s Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Rare Wood Sculpture Monk or Knight Design by Wenzel Profant, circa 1950s
By Wenzel Profant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Extremely rare original wood sculpture by Wenzel Profant (1913-1989). Absolute minimalist carved
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Vintage 1950s Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Lovers Embrace, Dancers
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1896
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

George Aarons Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Ruth & Naomi
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Family w Baby Mother, Father
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1896
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

SENOFU HORNBILL
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Superb African hand-carved tribal Senufo Hornbill bird statue. This Ivory Coast figure represents
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The 4th Skate Deck by Henry Taylor
By (After) Henry Taylor
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Venus figurines to traditional African sculpture and early Renaissance Madonnas.
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Figurative - Pagliacci The Clown
Located in Soquel, CA
. Signed lower right corner. Presented in rustic wood slat frame. Carved wood accent with oil paint. Image
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Conversation
By Cathy Goodale
Located in Loveland, CO
Conversation by Cathy Goodale Oil Painting of a myriad of birds image: 16x20", 22x26" framed size
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Conversation
Conversation
H 22 in W 26 in D 2 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic piece of life size African wood sculpture available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. If you’re shopping for an item from our selection of life size African wood sculpture, we have 4 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of life size African wood sculpture, those designed in folk art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made object in our assortment of life size African wood sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by (After) Henry Taylor are consistently popular.

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