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Thai Puppets

Antique Thai Shadow Puppet, Buffalo Hide, Nang Yai
Located in New York, NY
Antique Thai Shadow Puppet. Puppet is hand carved and constructed of buffalo hide. Overall measures
Category

20th Century More Art

Materials

Animal Skin

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Thai Shadow Puppet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Thai shadow puppets are used in both classical and folk theater. There are two types of shadow
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Thai Shadow Puppet
H 36 in W 24 in
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Thai Puppets For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of thai puppets for sale on 1stDibs. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add thai puppets that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black and more. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in animal skin, leather and wood — can elevate any room of your home. Large thai puppets can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 5 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are Thai Puppets?

Thai puppets can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,000, while the lowest priced sells for $1,600 and the highest can go for as much as $3,600.

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.