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Pre-Columbian Nayarit Seated Figure Redware Statue
Located in New York, NY
Ancient pre-Columbian, Nayarit, Mexican, circa 100 BCE to 250 CE, hand-built ceramic pottery
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Small Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Man with Walking Stick
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Small Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Man with Walking Stick
This statue depicts a man
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Large Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Man with Walking Stick
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Large Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Man with Walking Stick
This statue depicts a man
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Pre Columbian Narino Carchi Coquero Coca chewer Figure Columbia
Located in London, GB
upon a bench, the coca quid in his right cheek, with black negative resist design
Pre-Columbian
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
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H 7.09 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Vintage Large Cross-Legged Terra Cotta Statue of Xochipilli or Prince of Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Large Cross-Legged Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Statue of Mesoamerican God Xochipilli or
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 65 in
Vintage Small Cross-Legged Terra Cotta Statue of Xochipilli or Prince of Flowers
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Small Cross-Legged Pre-Columbian Style Terra Cotta Statue of Mesoamerican God Xochipilli or
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 7.5 in
Framed Collection of Mesoamerican Pre-Classic Period Sculptures & Arrow Heads
Located in New York, NY
Incredible collection of pre-columbian clay sculptures / figures / statues / pottery, mounted and
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier North American Pre-Columbian Figurative...
Materials
Hardwood, Precious Stone, Clay
H 29.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
Primitive no.5
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Primitive No. 4
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Primitive No.1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Primitive No. 3
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
House no.07
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
The Endless Loop
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Folded Steel no.1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Model no. 1 (Rotating stairs)
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Paper space 1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cardboard
House of cards
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cardboard
House no.12
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
House no.09
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 6
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 5
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 4
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 2
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 3
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Six Sided Piece Side 1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Vasque
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Sacred Place
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Primitive no.1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Concrete Disclosure
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Cloister
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Money Tree
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Cantilever
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
House no.09
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Déambulatoire no.3
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Puzzle no. 1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Architecture no.4
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Gateway V.2
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Ghost Tower no. 1
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock dwellings, god statues
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Vase no.4
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Urn no. 13
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Cubic Geometry TWELVE:5 OXIDIZED
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Stairway no.21
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Cubic Geometry TWELVE:5
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Concrete Disclosure
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Exceptional Terracotta, Pre-Columbian Style, 19th Century, Mexico
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional terracotta
Pre-Columbian style.
19th century, Mexico
Dimensions: H 21 X 14 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Statues
Materials
Terracotta
Guatemalan Folk Art Sculpture of Maximon AKA San Simeon
Located in Lenox, MA
, "Brother Saint Simon Peter." Maximon is actually a pre-Columbian Mayan god of the underworld formerly known
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Guatemalan Folk Art Sculpture Maximon AKA San Simeon Parade Head
Located in Lenox, MA
actually a pre-Columbian Mayan god of the underworld formerly known as Maam ("grandfather"); his modern
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Guatemalan Folk Art Carved Head of Maximon aka San Simeon
Located in Lenox, MA
Simon Peter." Maximon is actually a pre-Columbian Mayan god of the underworld formerly known as Maam
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mayan Figural Statue Of Glazed Terra Cotta
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent pre-Columbian style glazed terracotta statue of a Mayan figure on glazed ceramic base.
Category
20th Century Mexican Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Mayan Figural Sculpture In Glazed Terra Cotta
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent pre-Columbian style glazed terracotta statue of a Mayan figure on glazed ceramic base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nude Woman
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Palm Desert, CA
often incorporated pre-Columbian motifs into his works.
The subjects of Zúñiga’s works are almost
Category
1960s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Stairway no. 12
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Monument no.22
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Déambulatoire no.5
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Untitled (D-1)
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Déambulatoire no. 4
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Déambulatoire no. 2
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Stairway no. 10
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Cubic Geometry SIX:23
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Antigravité
By David Umemoto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
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Pre Columbian Statues For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of pre columbian statues available for sale. There are many contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add pre columbian statues that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, white, beige, brown and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by David Umemoto and Francisco Zuniga are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in cast stone, concrete and stone, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are Pre Columbian Statues?
The average selling price for pre columbian statues we offer is $900, while they’re typically $120 on the low end and $18,000 for the highest priced.
David Umemoto for sale on 1stDibs
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standing on far-away lands. The images conveyed in the mind by these works are numerous. They refer to the archaic and the ephemeral, despite the solidity and the modernity of the medium. Appearing before our eyes are pre-Columbian rock dwellings, god statues from the Andes or Easter Island, steles deteriorated by rain, remnants of modern cities having survived a cataclysm, fragments of Babylonian cities, colonial settlements brought down to their foundations, cenotaphs abandoned in the jungle…
The production of David Umemoto’s works follows a process of slow and silent transformation. The creative process seeks to imitate the cycles of nature, which are cycles of erosion and re-creation. Lines shift, change and are in a state of perpetual mutation due to the influence of time and weather. The natural architectures of geological strata and crystals stand as models: They inspire the design of the moulds in which the concrete is cast. The ductile and infinitely adaptive nature of the material enables the production of objects that are both similar and different. The development of the works is thoughtful and iterative yet it makes room for improvisation, adaptation, and spontaneous inspiration. The shapes created by Umemoto line up in sequences of combinatorial variations. Each work offers a different face but these faces all belong to the same lineage. This kinship gives a strong unity to Umemoto’s production and allows for the exploration of the theme of transformation through time and tradition.
All of Umemoto’s pieces are handmade, in order to respect an economy of means. The pressure of modernity imposes on man the obligation to evolve constantly, which leads him into an endless race towards technological improvement. As an artist, Umemoto chooses to react by taking a step backwards. His manual activities result from a desire to simplify artistic practice. Aesthetics and formalism are thus combined with a commitment to plainness. Opting for a low-tech stance, the artist wants to resist the demands of progress. He creates structured and modular pieces but these never perfectly fit together, a result of their willingly imperfect mode of production.
Umemoto’s art is rooted in Americanness: His varied creations take their impetus from a desire to start settlements and to colonize wild lands, where nature is always on the verge of resuming its rights. When one sees Umemoto’s architecture sculptures, one thinks of the modernist complex of Brasilia by Niemeyer, lost in the Amazonian jungle, or of the complex of Chandigarh by Le Corbusier, in the heart of India. The walls rising towards nowhere, the curves running into ceilings, and the staircases leading into the void are reminiscent of the mysterious Prisons of Piranesi. One way or another, these are always works where imagination joins forces with a contemplative discipline.
A Close Look at contemporary Art
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right figurative-sculptures for You
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.
Browse 1stDibs for an extensive collection of figurative sculptures and find the next addition to your collection.
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