$7,800
H 20.48 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
"Vigils Echo 5" Contemporary Nude Sculpture of a Woman with Bunny Mask
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Bronze
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H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
"Nocturnal Devotion" Contemporary Bronze Nude Sculpture of a Woman
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by the British artist Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world
Bronze
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H 16.93 in W 13 in D 3.94 in
"Echo's of the Night Tide" Contemporary Bronze Nude Sculpture of a Woman
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by the British artist Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world
Bronze
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H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
"Nocturnal Devotion" Contemporary Bronze Nude Sculpture of a Woman
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by the British artist Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world
Bronze
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H 20.48 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
"Vigils Echo 4" Contemporary Nude Sculpture of a Woman with Bunny Mask
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Bronze
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H 34.26 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
"Large Vigils Echo" Contemporary Bronze Nude Sculpture of a Woman
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Bronze
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H 13.78 in W 3.55 in D 5.91 in
"Puck" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with Yoyo and Mask with Horns
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Bronze
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H 15.36 in W 11.42 in
"Nocturnal Devotion" Contemporary Nude Sculpture of a Woman, Cold Cast Polystone
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Powder Coating
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H 34.26 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
"Large Vigils Echo" Contemporary Bronze Nude Sculpture of a Woman
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Bronze
Sold
H 15.36 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
"Nocturnal Devotion" Contemporary Nude Sculpture of a Woman, Cold Cast Polystone
By Rachel Ann Stevenson
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mysterious artworks by Rachel Ann Stevenson invite you into a dream world. Rachel Ann sees
Powder Coating
Sold|$2,200
H 8.25 in W 4.75 in D 3 in
Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
By Dylan Martinez
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...
Glass
Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne
By Carl Payne
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A stunning Nude Bronze Sculpture 'Rapunzel' with inspiration taken from the German fairytale. Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Pain...
Bronze
So Still (Sidewinder) - analog, mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
So Still (Sidewinder) - 2005 Edition 1/5 or 2/5, 150x128cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Pr...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,650
H 21 in W 30.5 in D 0.8 in
Nude Woman, Figurative, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman, Size: 21" x 20.5" x 0.8''...
Canvas, Oil
$900Sale Price|25% Off
H 22.2 in W 35 in D 0.05 in
No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Museum-quality archival pigment print on archival paper, personally signed by th...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
$7,941
H 13.78 in W 11.42 in D 8.67 in
Inner Energy by Yann Guillon - Bronze sculpture, male figure, nude torso, dark
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Inner Energy is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 35 × 29 × 22 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 8 ed...
Bronze
$5,000
H 23 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Located in Beachwood, OH
Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...
Marble, Bronze
$4,581
H 24.81 in W 18.51 in D 5.52 in
Magdalena II by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of a female nude figure
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Coltishall, GB
Magdalena II is an elegant figurative bronze sculpture by Nando Kallweit. Tall and elongated, with throws hanging from outstretched arms, this is a beautiful piece. The slender figu...
Bronze
$5,500
H 27.5 in W 14.25 in D 5.5 in
Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus, Antique Grand Tour
By Giambologna
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608) Mercury Standing on the Breath of Zeus Bronze 27.5 x 14.25 x 5.5 inches The sculpture depicts Mercury wearing his winged helmet and sandals an...
Bronze
$1,500
H 31 in W 15 in D 0.8 in
Nude Woman, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Nude Woman, Size: 31" x 15" x 0.8'' i...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
H 24 in W 19 in D 16 in
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, Large Marble Sculpture after Canova, 19th C.
By Antonio Canova
Located in Beachwood, OH
After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss Marble 24 x 19 x 16 inches 135 lb. The love affair between Cupid and Psyche is one of the best known classic...
Marble
$1,900,000
H 9 in W 2 in D 2 in
"Pearl Royale" Platinum Sculpture 9' x 2' in Edition of 3 by Colin Burn
By Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pearl Royale" Platinum Sculpture 9' x 2' in Edition of 3 by Colin Burn Pure Platinum, Diamond & Pearl Sculpture Limited Edition - 3 Only Edition: Artist Proof 1/1 NOTE: pr...
Platinum
$2,584
H 10.63 in W 3.55 in D 1.97 in
Standing Ballerina Sculpture, Bronze, Academic Style, Signed, 2/5
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptures. This sculpture depicts a dan...
Metal, Bronze
$18,000
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 4.73 in
''Winged Sideways" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Barn Owl
By Anthony Theakston
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Bronze
HEAD
By Fernando Botero
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture with brown patina. Head of a young girl.
Bronze
$29,000
H 51 in W 12 in D 13 in
One Way Ticket Please (blue balloons) - figurative, steel sculpture
By Derya Ozparlak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative steel indoor sculpture is made by Derya Ozparlak. Derya Ozparlak has been a full-time artist since 2006 and continues to create distinctively unique sculptures. Her ...
Steel
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.
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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