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Vanitas Sculpture, Italy Beginning of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Above the gilded wooden base is a Vanitas, a painted plaster sculpture depicting a human skull
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Vanitas Sculpture, Italy End of 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Over the carved wooden painted base depicting a rock, is set a Vanitas, plaster cast sculpture of a
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
urgency to enjoy the beauties that life offers us during our passage on earth. This Vanitas sculpture
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

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Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
custom this vanitas displays. We have seen many marble sculptures during our lifetime but this one is
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

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Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Marble

Vanitas Vanitatum
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, metal, bronze patina
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Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Vanitas Vanitatum
Vanitas Vanitatum
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H 70.48 in W 29.14 in D 21.26 in
Vanitas Vase 7
Located in New Orleans, LA
I’ve long taken inspiration from the Dutch/Flemish tradition of Vanitas still life painting in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Ceramic

Vanitas Vase 7
H 22 in W 11 in D 11 in
Contemporary Spanish Artist, Pop Art Sculpture Vanitas Skulls by Demo 2022
Located in BARCELONA, ES
collector. A multidisciplinary artist, he has focused his work fundamentally on sculpture, which he
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Fiberglass

Vanitas Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
By Tom von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Vanitas hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel Dimensions: D15 x W23 x H69 cm Materials
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

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Carrara Marble

Memento o Vanitas scolpito su bianco Carrara e Emperador spagna
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
memento marmo, vanitas marmo, busto vanitas, romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca
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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Darth Vader - Bronze Sculpture - Unique Piece
By Alain BELLINO
Located in Miami, FL
structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Busto di faraone egizio, (memento- vanitas ) scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Vanitas, memento, busto egiziano, busto antico, busto faraone, egizio vanitas , arte
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Marble

Vert de Peur - Skull Bronze Sculpture - Unique Piece
By Alain BELLINO
Located in Miami, FL
structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Aranae Ex-Machina - Spider Bronze Sculpture - Unique Piece
By Alain BELLINO
Located in Miami, FL
structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
fly zapper - a veritable memento mori in the 'Vanitas' tradition. In many of Hirst's works the glass
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

'Horse', a Unique Handmade Porcelain Book and Table Light Sculpture
By Charlotte Cornaton
Located in Paris, FR
‘Horse‘ is a unique handmade porcelain book and table light sculpture. It is part of the ‘Insomnio
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2010s Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Lignum Ex-Machina
By Alain BELLINO
Located in Miami, FL
structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lignum Ex-Machina
Lignum Ex-Machina
H 20.87 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull Signed and copyrighted Indistinctly, possibly by
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vanitas 17
Located in Chicago, IL
. He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite

Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Laugher with Fluxed Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled (ornate frame)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Setting Sun (Version 2)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

The Laughers (Version 1)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Landscape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Brick
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Brick
H 18 in W 15 in D 4 in
Post Position
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Accumulation
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Accumulation
Accumulation
H 20 in W 18 in D 6 in
Flux #10
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Flux #10
Flux #10
H 34 in W 27 in D 2 in
The Structure of an Image
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Beyond A Shadow
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Wood, Epoxy Glue

Beyond A Shadow
Beyond A Shadow
H 22 in W 22 in D 22 in
Intrusion
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Intrusion
H 24 in W 22 in D 8 in
Vanitas Vanitatum - Lithograph - 1964
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Vanitas Vanitatum is a Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vanitas Vanitatum - Lithograph - 1964
Vanitas Vanitatum - Lithograph - 1964
H 18.9 in W 13.78 in D 0.04 in
Vanitas Vanitatum - Lithograph - 1964
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Roma, IT
Vanitas Vanitatum ("Vanity of Vanities") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Vanitas Vanitatum - Lithograph - 1964
H 19.1 in W 13.78 in D 0.08 in
Hold On Tight, You Just Might
Located in New Orleans, LA
wall sculpture [Portland, OR b. 1971 - Hunstville, Alabama] Dirk Staschke is a full time studio
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Study #1
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Study #1
H 19 in W 17 in D 4 in
Cranio umano scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara -memento- made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Cranio marmo, teschio marmo, memento marmo, vanitas marmo, busto vanitas, marmo bianco Carrara
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Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Exceptional large Memento Mori sculpture in polychrome depicting a half flayed Monk. German 17th century. The
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Antique 17th Century German Industrial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
late 16th century, and it was reflected in the artistic genre of vanitas, where symbolic objects such
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Antique 18th Century German Gothic Mounted Objects

Materials

Marble

German Memento Mori Carved Skull
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
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H 4.33 in W 3.07 in D 3.66 in
A big diorama with butterflies and flowers with a Memento Mori Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
wood and glass case, with a veneered wood base where the vanitas is depicted. In the upper part, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

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Glass, Wood

"Traveler" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
. He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite

"Eyes Wide Open" drawing by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Located in Chicago, IL
. He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite

Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Time to Save" Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
; her work encompasses painting, sculpture, and photography. From Audrey Flack: 12 Photographs 1973 to
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Royal Flush" Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
painting, sculpture, and photography. From Audrey Flack: 12 Photographs 1973 to 1983. A set of this
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Pop Art Vintage Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Leonardo's Lady" Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist. Her work pioneered the art genre of photorealism; her work encompasses painting, sculpture
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1980s Photorealist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer

Broken Vessels
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In Broken Vessels, Yektai continues to blur the edges of painting and sculpture. Recently he
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects, Linen, Epoxy Resin, Oil

Time to Save
By Audrey Flack
Located in Fairlawn, OH
paintings of still lifes that drew from 17th-century Dutch vanitas painting—updated through a contemporary
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1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

A Course in Miracles
By Audrey Flack
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dutch vanitas painting—updated through a contemporary lens—and brought feminine identities under
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1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Plate with Antler, Flowers, Egg Shells, Onions and Fish (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
sizes available upon request COA provided arita, aritaware, bones, ceramic Sculpture, ceramics, china
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Empresses (Set of 5), Laminated Giclée Print by Damien Hirst, 2022
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
as something infinitely more relentless. Compared to the tearful sadness of a vanitas scene, the
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21st Century and Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Glitter, Giclée, Screen

Mirror Atomic by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy, Contemporary, 2017
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Paris - Eresie - a collection of 15 unique handblown glass sculptures 2004 Artcodif - Muse´e des Arts
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2010s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Blue Murano Glass Centerpiece, VELENI by L+W, 2022 - Limited Edition collectible
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
VELENI’s communicative and elegant Centerpiece CE-20db is a vanitas leading to reflection. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass

Materials

Murano Glass, Plastic

White Murano Glass Centerpiece, VELENI by L+W 2022 - Limited Edition collectible
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
VELENI’s communicative and elegant Centerpiece CE-20w is a vanitas leading to reflection. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass

Materials

Murano Glass, Plastic

Contemporary Lamps Atomic Gold Leaf by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
15 unique handblown glass sculptures 2004 Artcodif - Muse´e des Arts De´coratifs, Paris - Diabolique
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Metal

Murano Glass Pills Bottle, VELENI by L+W, 2022 - Limited Edition collectibles
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
sculpture to communicate a statement at dinners, triggering a conversation on awareness? VELENI is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass

Materials

Murano Glass, Plastic

Lead-Balls Glass in Murano Glass, Veleni by L+W, 2022, Limited Edition
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
. VELENI is a collection of 12 glass sculptures designed by Lanzavecchia + Wai and crafted by the expert
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Green Murano Glass Martini Cup, VELENI by L+W, 2022 - Limited Edition
By Lanzavecchia + Wai
Located in Milan, IT
of waste in the environment. VELENI is a collection of 12 glass sculptures designed by
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

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Vanitas Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact piece of vanitas sculpture you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Photorealist style, while we also have 14 Photorealist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of vanitas sculpture from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of vanitas sculpture to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, beige, brown, red and more. Creating an object in our assortment of vanitas sculpture has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Audrey Flack, Damien Hirst, Gershom, Alain BELLINO and Cornelis Le Mair are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in ceramic, paint and oil paint.

How Much is a Vanitas Sculpture?

The price for a piece of vanitas sculpture in our collection starts at $320 and tops out at $160,000 with the average selling for $5,203.