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Sculptures For Sale
Cotton Candy Cumulus Candy Blue - Contemporary Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dogman thought a bird in the hand is always better 20/50 - bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Gillie and Marc’s art is designed to be accessible; their popular hybrid sculptures are playful, but love and an appreciation for the spiritual connection that humans share with anim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Ceramic #14" 2017 original handmade signed unique Talavera plate 18x18x2in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
"Ceramic #14", 2017
Ceramic plate in Uriarte's Talavera
17.72 × 17.72 × 1.8 in (45 × 45 × 4.5 cm)
Hand-signed by author
______________________________...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Cotton Candy Cumulus Gum Drop - Original Blue Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Another World - modern, abstract, contemporary, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture was hand forged in aluminum by Philippe Pallafray.
The provocative abstract sculptural work of Philippe Pallafray has found an international audi...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"BRAT" Layered Hand-Cut Paper with Glitter Effect by Charles Clary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BRAT" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary as part of the artist's popular "Text-i-monial" series. To create the artwork, Clary hand cuts a series of individual sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
Mafalda by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, frog, green patina
Located in Paris, FR
Mafalda is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 20 × 26 × 33 cm (7.9 × 10.2 × 13 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Standing Cub by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
Standing cub is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Eric Valat.
This artwork represent a cub standing, head in the clouds, gently lifting one paw.
Dimensions: 3.93 x 5.11 x 3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pumpkin, Yellow/Black, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Foundation, Nao...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Halcyon Gold - contemporary, abstract, gold-plated, steel, outdoor sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract sculpture was created from stainless steel and painted gold.
This impressive monumental sculpture by Viktor Mitic was forged from stainless steel and pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Shamsé - minimalist, contemporary, geometric abstract, steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This monumental outdoor sculpture is rendered in a contemporary geometric form.
Amin Sadraei Tabatabai creates arresting sculptural work that embraces tradition and re-imagines it i...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, innovation, energy
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm (18.1 × 61 × 28 in).
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Steel
F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Blueprint of Chaos (Abstract Geometric Blue White Wood Wall Sculpture)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric, minimalist three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in blue and white
"Blueprint of Chaos", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Wallin...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Stonehenge by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
Located in Paris, FR
Stonehenge is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 43 × 12 cm (16.9 × 16.9 × 4.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Category
1990s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady w/ Pedestal
Located in Beachwood, OH
Italian, Late 19th Century
Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady
White marble, garment in veined buff colored marble on fitted green marble pedestal
Bust: 22 x 18 x 9 inches
Pedes...
Category
Late 19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Amena by Nando Kallweit. Bronze figurine of a nude woman with outstretched arms
Located in Coltishall, GB
Amena is a striking bronze sculpture epitomizing elegance and minimalism. The piece showcases a highly stylized female human figure, characterized by elongated limbs and an abstract ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze of the Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
The Borghese Gladiator, 19th Century
Bronze on marble base
Musée du Louvre signed on base
15 x 12 x 8 inches
Since its discovery in the early seventeenth century, the Borghese Gladi...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century
Porphyry marble & gilt bronze
20 x 4.25 x 4.25 inches
Porphyry is an igneous rock, not marble, known for its...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signal C14 - Abstract Multi-Dimensional Red Minimalist Sculptural Artwork
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Entrapped 7 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, yellow & white, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 7 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 30 × 30 × 24 cm (11.8 × 11.8 × 9.4 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Patinated Bronze Torso after the Antique, 19th/20th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Patinated Bronze Torso after the Antique, 19th/20th Century
Bronze
Torso: 22 x 13 x 11 inches
Including base: 27 inches high
Category
Late 19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 and holding a caduceus. Created after one of Giambologna's most celebrated sculptures in the Renaissance, Mercury, was designed as part of a fountain for the Villa Medici in Rome.The head on which Mercury steps symbolizes the figure being “exhaled, purified, unburdened.” When the Giambologna sculpture...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design
By Yves Klein
Located in Madrid, Madrid
L'OURS POMPON - EDITION YVES KLEIN
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments
Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly)
Size: Plexiglas bell size - 49 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plexiglass, Pigment
Theia by Richard Perry - Abstract sculpture, Carrara marble, colourful, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Theia is a unique ink, paint and wax on Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 20.5 × 23 × 19 cm (8.1 × 9.1 × 7.5 in).
The sculpture is signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cotton Candy Cumulus Sour Cherry - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Foundation, Nao...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Cotton Candy Cumulus Green Apple - Original Three-Dimensional Sculpture Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wall mirror “with fold” I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Wall mirror “with fold” I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 92 × 92 × 3 cm (36.2 × 36.2 × 1.2 in).
The sculpture ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Subway Textures, Assemblage of Sewn Aluminum Foil, Paper, Textile and Cardboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Subway Textures" is a one-of-a-kind piece created from Eustace Mamba, as part of his ongoing series of sewn mixed media cityscapes. This wall-hanging sculpture is made from sewing a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Foil
19th Century Bust of Antinous as Bacchus/Dionysus w/ Gilt Floral Wreath
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bust of Antinous as Bacchus/Dionysus with Gilt Floral Wreath, 19th Century
F. Barbedienne foundry
Gilt bronze
23 x 12 x 14 inches
Antinous, also called Antinoös, was a Greek youth f...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude Torso
By Lorrie Goulet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall dynamic chipped wood standing nude torso mounted on a stone base.
Great form and patina.
Stone, wood and ceramics sculptor Lorrie Goulet, who also makes drawings and lithograp...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Farblichtung grün gelb orange - abstract contemporary modern sculptural painting
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farblichtung grün gelb orange is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern sculptural painting by German artist Sybille Pattscheck. Her sculptural paintings are made by applying num...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Wax, Pigment
Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Schwerelos Gold
Materials: Bronze sculpture with a dark patina on black granite base
Size: 65cm height of upper sculpture, base: 18 x 18 cm x 8 cm
Lim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Holi by Romain Langlois - Figurative bronze sculpture, dark, man, spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Holi is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 62 × 24 × 23 cm (24.4 × 9.4 × 9.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Red, Yellow and Blue - minimalist, abstract, powder-coated steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This outdoor abstract figurative steel sculpture is by Robert Clarke-Ellis.
The engaging, theatrical and colourful work of Robert Clarke-Ellis has found an audience in both Canada a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
White Carrara Marble Sculpture of Hercules Italian 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
an important and impressive white marble sculpture of Hercules as torso. The figure standing in contrapposto position wearing on the left shoulder a rest of a drapery with a sculpted...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$17,960 Sale Price
40% Off
Dylan Martinez - Limited Edition Goldfish Cracker Water Bag 254, Sculpture 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
Limited Edition Goldfish Cracker Water Bag 254/300
Dylan Martinez
Blown glass, with ceramic Goldfish
Signed by the artist
A hyper-realistic glass sculptor, Dylan's playful creations...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Inside/Out - large, abstracted, figurative, outdoor stainless steel sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal sculpture of a mask is kinetic and was created by a Canadian artist.
This unique, one-of-a-kind ethereal sculpture was hand-forged by the masterful artist, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Cotton Candy Cumulus Blush Peach - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Leslie Fry_Arise_2022_Sculpture_Cast Bronze_Feminist
Located in Darien, CT
Leslie's public projects respond to site, history and the body. Figures are female or hermaphroditic, of imaginary descent, often melded with animal, architecture and plant forms. I ...
Category
2010s Feminist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Leslie Fry_Support Quartet_2014_Sculpture_Glazed Vitrious China_Koehler Artist
Located in Darien, CT
Leslie's public projects respond to site, history and the body. Figures are female or hermaphroditic, of imaginary descent, often melded with animal, architecture and plant forms. I ...
Category
2010s Feminist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY. Limited edition sculpture. Kinetic Op Art
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Madrid, Madrid
YAACOV AGAM - INFINITY TRANSPARENCY
Date of creation: 2017
Medium: Colored acrylic panels and wood
Edition: 45
Size: 63 x 14,4 x 12,6 cm
Condition: In mint conditions
Infinity Trans...
Category
2010s Op Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer
Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large contemporary clear acrylic sculpture of a piano was inspired by the artist’s love of music.
This beautiful and magical piece of modern art is the unique vision of an award-winning author and music lover. Years ago, Ruth Kassinger noticed how sunlight streaming through her living room windows bounced off white walls, through a glass coffee table, and splashed rainbows around the room. When her eyes drifted to the black baby grand piano in the room, she had an epiphany. The idea for a full-scale, transparent piano sculpture filled with colors was born.
To create the piano, she worked with a talented team of acrylic glass artisans who created the piano’s body and its keyboard. Using laser technology, thousands of holes were drilled both by computer and by hand to ensure that all of the threads are perfectly parallel. Then, using small acrylic boxes as models, Kassinger spent a year testing various threads to determine spacing and color combinations until they expressed her vision of music. “It takes me months to thread a piano. I use embroidery needles that I manipulate with long-handled surgical forceps. The highly polished, clear acrylic form allows light to flow through the sculpture, illuminating the thousands of multi-hued nylon and French silk threads. The threads change color as you move around the piano and, thanks to an optical phenomenon called moiré, they appear to move as if being played.”
Kassinger is best known for her books about science, history, and gardening. As a science writer, she has studied and written about the concepts of transparency and color. As a music lover, Kassinger’s personal experience of listening to music is heightened by a form of synaesthesia where she actually sees colors when she hears music. And, having grown up in a family of craftsmen (her parents had a custom furniture business and she later designed several pieces for her own home), she has the skills to undertake her first sculptural piece: a ‘glass’ piano...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Acrylic Polymer
Cuerpos Magnéticos #17. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
After Botero - Horse Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After Botero Bronze Sculpture Bird
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pumpkin Cast Resin Figure - Red & Yellow (Set of 2)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Manchester, GB
Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin Cast Resin Figure - Red & Yellow (Set of 2)
Medium: Painted cast resin
2 x 3.94 x 3.35 x 3.35 inches (10 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm).
Accompanied by the original box
Stam...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
ZT 210307 - contemporary modern red & black abstract geometric painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
ZT 210307 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Hewrman Coppus. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut, bend and glued cardboard paper ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
After Botero - Horse Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,072 Sale Price
44% Off
Cuerpos Magnéticos #14. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
“Shattered” wall mirror I by Franck K - steel wall sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
“Shattered” wall mirror I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 97 × 97 × 3 cm (3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dandelion Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
''Arctic Bear'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Arctic Bear
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre.
With the ''Arctic Bear'' Nichola shows how exqu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pumpkin Sculpture (NGV)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in London, GB
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin sculpture with holes, 2025
Hand-painted zinc alloy metal pumpkin with perforated dots.
Individually numbered. print signed on the base.
Packaged in a custom box ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.12" Large red and yellow textured, patterned rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled DALL·E 2023-04-23 11.28.12 is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measures 57"h x 57"w and is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Cuerpos Magnéticos #6. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Figure of Crouching Venus/Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
Bronze Figure of Crouching Venus, or The Naked Aphrodite, 19th Century Italian School
Bronze raised on a marble base
21 in. h. x 10 in. w. x 7 in. d., overall
18 in. h. x 8.5 in. w....
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cuerpos Magnéticos Gold, Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Pigment
Spiraling Upward by Kuno Vollet Contemporary Steel Sculpture for indoor/ outdoor
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
This beautiful large corroded steel sculpture can be used for indoor or outdoors. It makes for an elegant statement in any garden, lobby or private home. Please specify if you want ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale
The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.
Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metal — bronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.
If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.
And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of exceptional sculptures for sale. Browse works by your favorite creator, style, period or other attribute.
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