Leonard Wells Volk was a famous American sculptor. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures. From 1855–57, Stephen A. Douglas, his wife's cousin, supported the family's travel to Rome so that Volk could pursue additional study. Returning to the United States in 1857, Volk and his family settled in the booming city of Chicago, where he helped to establish the Chicago Academy of Design in 1867 and served as its president until 1878. The Chicago Academy of Design was a precursor to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For eight years, he served as its director and taught numerous students, including Elbridge Ayer Burbank, who became noted for his more than 1200 portraits of Native Americans. In 1860, Volk made one of the only two life masks of the United States President, Abraham Lincoln after which, he went to posterity. In the early part of spring 1860, during Lincoln's visit to Chicago, Volk asked him to sit for a bust. He decided to start by doing a life mask to eliminate the need for several sittings. Lincoln found the process of letting wet plaster dry on his face, followed by a skin-stretching removal process, anything but agreeable. But he maintained good humor and was pleased with the final bust. He declared it the animal himself. Volk later used the life mask and bust of 1860 as the basis for other versions of Lincoln, including a full-size statue. The life mask was also studied by other artists, such as Daniel Chester French.
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln
By Leonard Wells Volk
Located in London, GB
Leonard Wells Volk was a famous American sculptor. He went to posterity after making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. I...
Plaster
$1,200Sale Price|29% Off
H 12 in W 4 in
19th century French Bronze of a naked woman standing up.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well modeled 19th century French bronze of a standing naked woman. Signed Cartinet, this piece is a wonderful example of the skill of a Sculptor. The piece retains all its origina...
Bronze
$6,800
H 22 in W 8 in D 5 in
Female Torso in Bronze Finish - Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work encapsulates Zura's deep exploration of the human form, rendered with raw immediacy and emotional resonance. The sculpture’s sensuous curves and rough, tactile surface invi...
Bronze
Large Antique Turtle Shell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large lofty wall hanging 19th century turtle shell with its iconic form and alluring organic variegated color scheme.
Organic Material
$400
H 1.5 in W 6 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Moth I (Made-to-order, Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Vintage Moth I (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster Year: 2025 Size: 4.5 x 6 x 0.5 inches Sig...
Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze
$76,621
H 16.34 in W 11.62 in D 11.62 in
Yves Klein Blue Earth Sculpture IKB Pigment Plaster Cast in Plexiglas Box
By Yves Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Concieved in 1957, this edition started to be executed in 1988 IKB pigment and synthetic resin on plaster cast, in plexiglas, signed Rotraut Klein Moquay and numbered HC XXX/L on the base on a label affixed under the base. 300 editions numbered from “1/300” to “300/300″ 50 editions numbered from”HCI/L” à “HC L/L” H. 36 cm With the Plexiglas box: 41.5 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm Yves Klein is an influential French conceptual artist who works in a wide variety of fields. Arguably best known for his use of a very vibrant shade of blue, he began to create his monochrome series in the 1950s by developing and patenting his own signature shade known as IKB or International Klein Blue. Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, the artist founded the New Realism movement with the art critic Pierre Restany...
Plaster, Synthetic Resin, Pigment
Whirling Dervish
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Franz Xavier Bergman Austrian, (1861-1936) Whirling Dervish Bronze, cold painted, signed 'B' in a vase Height: 6¾ inches Width: 2 inches Depth: 2 inch...
Bronze
$5,500
H 35 in W 12 in D 10 in
Demna Baby – Balenciaga-Inspired Edgy Mixed Media Sculpture by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ZURA (Georgian-American, b. 1969) DEMNA BABIES, 2024 Mixed media H. 35 x W. 12 x D. 10 in. (89 x 30 x 25 cm) Clear acrylic plexiglass included Zura’s Demna Babies are edgy, mixed-me...
Burlap, Plaster
$6,750
H 18 in Dm 11 in
Antique Austrian Orientalist Majolica Figural Pedestal by Gerbing & Stephen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th century majolica pedestal handcrafted in terra cotta. In an orientalist theme with a woman and an ostrich under a palm tree, decorated and glazed. Signed G & S 1847 on ...
Terracotta
$400
H 0.5 in W 6 in D 4.25 in
Vintage Moth II (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Vintage Moth II (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vintage Imagery) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster Year: 2025 Size: 4.5 x 6 x 0.5 inches Si...
Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze
Antique Italian Majolica Centerpiece with Mermaids
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical 19th century Italian hand decorated glazed earthenware centerpiece crafted in a fantasy composition with seashells and mermaids.
Earthenware
St Cecilia
Located in London, GB
D. BRUCCIANI & CO (19th Century) St Cecilia Polychrome painted plaster bust with mould lines visible (probably later painting) 47 cm., 18 ½ in. high Dom...
Plaster
$29,000
H 47 in W 19 in D 20 in
Life Size Female Figure Sculpture – Contemporary Figurative Art by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Female Figure” (2023) by Zura is a life-size sculpture measuring 39 × 16 × 12 inches (99.1 × 40.6 × 30.5 cm), crafted in plaster with an option for bronze casting. This unique work ...
Bronze