$48,000
"Indonesian Loro Blonyo 19th Century Wedding Figures (Pair)" Hand-carved Painted
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The bride and groom figures were to be used at a traditional wedding in Indonesia. The Loro Blonyo, or the ‘Inseparable Couple’ as they are also commonly known, are part of tradition...
Wood, Paint
$2,450
H 24 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
$2,450
H 25 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Textile, Wood
$2,450
H 28 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 28" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
19th Century Burmese Statue
Located in New York, NY
19th century Burmese figure statue used to hold a gong. A solid teakwood carving of a man gong holder. Very good condition patina ware consistent with age and use. This figure would ...
Teak
$2,450
H 24 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
$2,450
H 24 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 24" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
$2,450
H 29 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 29" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
$2,450
H 20 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 20" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North A...
Textile, Wood
Asian Thai Angel Figures of Musicians Wood Sculptures
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Set of 2 antique Asian Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely hand-carved in wood. Large heavy Asian gilt wood sculptures depicting Burmese Thai angels figures playing flutes inst...
Wood
Antique Batak Ancestral Figure, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This striking ancestral figure is attributed to the Batak people of North Sumatra, one of Indonesia's most culturally rich regions, renowned for its powerful ritual sculpture and anc...
Wood
$1,700
H 19 in W 1.5 in D 9 in
Antique Indonesian Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Temple Statue, 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique temple statue carved and hand-painted in Indonesia in the early 20th century. This wooden statue shows an Indonesian dancing character. His dynamism is enhanced by his fly...
Wood
Asian Wood Carved Antique Burmese Musician Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique wood carved musician sculpture with gold leaf finish and crackle patina, circa 1960's.
Wood
$1,300
H 17.5 in W 5.5 in
"Wooden Figure, " Carved Wood created in Indonesia during the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This wooden figure was created by an unknown Indonesian artist and features a dark-skinned man with a mustache and a distended stomach. It is approximately 17 1/2" tall.
Wood
Timeworn Folk Art Pair Of Burmese Entrance Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A strongly carved pair of Burmese figures standing with upraised right hands in a gesture of greeting. The figures standing heel-to-heel wearing traditional dress with pantaloons , h...
Wood
Pair Antique Carved Indian Women Buddha Statues Rosewood, 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Wonderful pair of hand carved antique Indian women statues - Very collectable pair in rosewood we date to circa 1920 - Not sure of specific type of women or exact ethnicity - ple...
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Cambodian Polychrome Female Figurine
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20th century Cambodian polychrome female figurine. From circa 1900-1920 and from South Eastern Asia, most likely Cambodia based up on the style. This ...
Wood
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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