$5,686
Ram - Frans Van Straaten, 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Animal Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
A Nice Place - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Monkey Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten A Nice Place 33 x 8 x 9 cm Bronze Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and mov...
Bronze
Wild Horse - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Horse
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten Wilde Horse VII Bronze on bluestone pedestal H 65 cm W 65 cm D 35 cm Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching...
Bronze
$11,314
Catch me if you can!- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Squirrel
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This squirrel is made by Dutch Artist Frans van Straaten. Van Straaten should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination w...
Bronze
Reflectia, Woman with Monkey- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Female Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 74.81 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Prima Donna, 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Horse Sculpture Frans van Straaten
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Gorilla- 21st Century Dutch Bronze sculpture of a Gorilla
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Pride- 21st Century Bronze sculpture of a rooster
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 14.97 in W 7.88 in
Falcon- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Falcon
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 16.54 in W 16.93 in
Swinging III - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Woman On A Swing
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 9.06 in W 7.88 in
Barn Owl - Frans van Straaten, 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Animal Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 9.06 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Taurus- 21st Century Contemporary Sculpture of a Prancing Bull
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This sculpture of bronze is made by Dutch artist Frans van Straaten. With the sokkel of Belgian Natural Stone it's height is 30 cm.
Bronze
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H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Owl-21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an owl by Dutch Artist
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 14.97 in W 7.88 in
Falcon- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Falcon
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bronze
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H 9.85 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Bull Power- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Bull Running
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space.
Bluestone, Bronze
Bronze Horses Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s cast bronze horses sculpture by renowned designers Curtis Jerè. The sculpture has a beautiful patina and its mounted on a wooden lacquer base. The sculpture is s...
Bronze
Black Stone Stylized Monkey Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A black stone stylized monkey anonymous work.
Stone
Art Deco Style Brass Ram Sculpture
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant art Deco style ram sculpture, circa 1970s in patinated brass finish.
Brass
Mario Buccellati Silver Squirrel
By Mario Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Mario Buccellati Silver Squirrel, silver texted fur with glass eyes, enamel nose and gilt acorns. Signed on one leaf Mario Buccellati, 925, and 15-MI Measurements: height 7⅞ in. ...
Silver
$2,088
H 17.33 in W 17.72 in D 3.75 in
1990s Bronze Horse Sculpture with Dynamic Posture and Rectangular Base
Located in Marbella, ES
This refined bronze sculpture captures a horse in a dynamic pose, emphasizing its strength and grace. The detailed design features a stylized mane and flowing lines, lending a modern...
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Rob Cerneüs
Located in Asaa, DK
Bronze sculpture by Dutch sculptor Rob Cerneüs (1943-2021) Figurine depicting a woman with flowing garments. Signature on base.
Bronze
Murano smokey glass sculpture Squirrel V. Nasson Italy 1970s
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A beautiful piece of animal murano glass art. This Vincenzo Nason glass squirrel is done in a smoke grey glass and is in excellent condition. This adorable animal will be a definite...
Murano Glass
Vintage Bronze Monkey Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Bronze Monkey Sculpture. Offered is a beautifully cast seated bronze monkey sculpture with what appears to be a bowl and tray. This lovely whimsical patinated monkey figure w...
Bronze
$4,409
H 16.93 in W 13 in D 4.34 in
Horse II-S by Pierre Yermia - Animal Bronze Sculpture, 16.9 In. Tall
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Horse II-S is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 43 × 33 × 11 cm (16.9 × 13 × 4.3 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Bronze
Large Terracotta Majolica Squirrel Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Terracotta Majolica Squirrel signed Bavent Normandy. H / 13.5 inches , L / 10.5 by 6.5 inches.
Terracotta
Art Deco Ceramic Squirrel by Charles Lemanceau
By Charles Lemanceau
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Charming Art Deco ceramic squirrel in cream by French artist Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980). A stylized depiction set on an integral architectural plinth with stylized pine cones. Si...
Ceramic
Bronze Bighorn Ram Bust Sculpture Entitled "Majesty" by Steve Retzlaff
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful bronze bighorn ram bust sculpture on black marble base entitled "Majesty" by Steve Retzlaff, circa 1998. The sculpture has amazing detail and a life like look and is in ver...
Marble, Bronze
$9,632
H 9.45 in W 35.44 in D 7.88 in
Feline IV by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
By Pierre Yermia
Located in Paris, FR
Feline IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 24 × 90 × 20 cm (9.4 × 35.4 × 7.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
Bronze
$1,508
H 7.88 in W 13 in D 13 in
Ram's Head Contemporary Plaster Sculpture with Green Patina Ancient Rome Style
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary plaster sculpture of a ram’s head is inspired by the art of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece with a reference to Neoclassicism and Neoclassical period old masters, w...
Plaster, Lacquer, Paint, Chalk
Ulises Jimenez Obregon Cubist Sculpture Monkey
By Ulises Jimenez Obregon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A really fabulous cubist sculpture of a monkey or chimpanzee by the noted Costa Rican artist Ulises Jimenez Obregon titled Volca and made out of the rare wood known as Cenizaro. This...
Wood
Midcentury Handmade Terra Cotta Squirrel Figurine
Located in Stamford, CT
Midcentury handmade terra cotta squirrel figurine.
Terracotta
Art Deco Style Silvered Brass Etruscan Horse Sculpture
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art Deco style silvered brass / bronze Etruscan horse sculpture on 12-karat white gold leaf base. We also have larger version of this horse sculpture in our other listing.
Brass
Curtis Jere Horse Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal Curtus Jere horse sculpture with bronzy patina.
Metal
$5,477Sale Price|20% Off
H 86.62 in W 70.87 in D 1.46 in
Large Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting. Horse Painting 220 x 180 cm
By Rubins J. Spaans
Located in ALP, ES
This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of a painting by Francisco de Goya, Retrato ecuestre de Fernando VII, 1808. A unique oil painting on the finest quality Belgi...
Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil
$2,900
H 16 in W 19 in D 8.5 in
Mid-Century French Patinated Bronze Horse Sculpture After Pierre Lenordez
By Pierre Lenordez
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this beautiful horse sculpture. Created in France circa 1950 and attributed to Pierre Lenordez, the composition depicts an elegant tethered Arabian s...
Bronze
$162,469
H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Marble
$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable|$4,864
H 39.38 in W 45.28 in D 12.6 in
Large Bronze Horse Sculpture with Green Patina, 20th Century
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Large Bronze Standing Horse Sculpture with Green Patina Magnificent handcrafted bronze sculpture of a standing horse with fine detailing and a beautiful green antique patina. This f...
Bronze
$1,600
H 4.75 in W 8 in D 4 in
Thoroughbred, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Loet Vanderveen, Dutch (1921 - 2015) - Thoroughbred, Medium: Bronze sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed on bottom, Edition: 235/500, Size: 4.75 x 8 x 4 in. (12.07 x 20.3...
Bronze
Bronze Roman War Horse
Located in Islamabad, PK
Bronze Roman War Horse. When someone speaks of the Roman Empire, an initial thought to cross a person’s minds is the magnificent size of her dominions. Because of this vastness, R...
Marble, Bronze
$1,895
H 12 in W 3 in D 3 in
Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Metal, Bronze
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$205,221Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
$92,839
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
Horse
By Aga Ousseinov
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bronze sculpture, from 1996, is a powerful rendering of a horse rearing. It is not uncommon to see stallions rearing; it is a tactic that can be used to dislodge a predator, to...
Bronze
Frans van Straaten is a Dutch artist and known for his bronze sculptures. He was born on January 23, 1963, in The Hague. In 1985, van Straaten obtained his second-level teaching certificate in drawing and handicrafts. He continued his education in Rotterdam at the Willem de Kooning Academy. Frans van Straaten is known in Europe as an artist who produces sculptures in both traditional and original styles. Because of the difficulty of combining both styles, he sculpts in either category.
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.
Browse 1stDibs for an extensive collection of figurative sculptures and find the next addition to your collection.