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"The Bigger Picture", abstract sculpture, found frame, wood, paint, geometry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"The Bigger Picture" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on pine wood and reclaimed picture frame. The Bigger Picture measures...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Found Objects

Two Figures
By Robert Chester Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Two Figures, 1949, ebony wood, 24 x 7 x 5 inches, unsigned, but comes from Thomas' daughters ...
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1940s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ebony

Concentric, Amagansett, NY, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT “There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages. “Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?” “Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood stools...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Driftwood, Wood

Spanish
Located in Toronto, CA
As a young person, Gordon Rayner learned to paint from his father, a commercial artist and weekend painter, and from his father`s close friend, Jack Bush. He spent 17 years working i...
Category

1980s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Hand-Carved Iron Wood Swordfish Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
A large late 20th Century sculpture of a jumping swordfish. Made of Ironwood, the sculpture shows fine details. An elegant coastal decor to elevate the style of any room or interior....
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20th Century Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

WARM CIRCLE QUILT - Framed, Textured, Sculptural, Molded Acrylic Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In WARM CIRCLE QUILT, Natalie Harrison draws on the historically domestic crafts of molding and quilting to create a new work of collage. Shaping yell...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Churro- Basswood 21" High X 9" wide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Churros Basswood 21" High X 9 Wide Wood, oil, steel Lautz's Zen like sculpture is formed from Linden wood also known as basswood, which was considered sacred in Slavic mythology. T...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Sweet Drinks
Located in New Orleans, LA
JEFF, or José Emilio Fuentes Fonseca (JEFF), is a Havana based sculptor whose works gives the impression of simplicity while keeping the complexity hidden from view. Threads of lov...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Jesse Hickman, Note Three Twenty Two Sixteen A, 2016, Enamel, Wood, Glue
Located in Darien, CT
Over the past few years, Jesse Hickman has been making minimal abstract paintings on wood with few constraints. He calls this series Notes, thinking of these pieces as drawn sketches...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Monumental Italian Rationalist Marble Sculptures of Hercules and Discobolo
Located in Rome, IT
This monumental pair of sculptures in "Bardiglio" marble represent Greek Athlete of Discobolo and the Hercules figure with a lion pelt, on a cylindrical base . Exaltation of the male...
Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

1961 Coty Award Plaque Kenneth Hairdresser Jacqueline Onassis Bronze Fashion
Located in New York, NY
1961 Coty Award Plaque Kenneth Hairdresser Jacqueline Onassis Bronze Fashion Bronze on wood. The wood plaque measures 12 3/4" by 20 3/4 inches. The bronze plaque itself is 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches and the the bronze inscription, which reads "COTY, American Fashion Critics Special Award 1961 to KENNETH of LILY DACHE...
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1960s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Loren Eiferman, 1v, 151 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood Sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material. First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she takes a daily walk in the woods surrounding her studio and collects tree limbs and long sticks that have fallen to the ground. She never chops down a living tree or uses green wood. Eiferman allows the wood time to cure in the studio to make sure it won’t check or crack. Next, she debarks the branch and looks for shapes found within each piece of wood. Using a Japanese hand saw, she cuts and connect these small shapes together using dowels and wood glue. Then, all the open joints get filled with a home made putty, which is then sanded so she can see the newly formed shapes. This process is until the new sculpture appears like the original line drawing but in space. She wants the work to appear as if it grew in nature, when in fact each sculpture is composed of over 100 small pieces of wood that are seamlessly jointed together. Her work can be called the ultimate recycling: taking the detritus of nature and giving it a new life. We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark off with our fingernails. Her work taps into that same primal desire of touching nature and being close to it. Trees connect us back to nature, back to this Earth. Her work has a meditative quality to it—a quiet, calming energy. Her influences are many; from looking at nature and plant life on this Earth to researching the heavenly bodies in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and designs to delving deeper into quantum physics. And from researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are exhibiting her newest body of work, inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and purpose. Written in an unknown language and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all attempts in the intervening centuries to decode or decipher its purpose and meaning. This enigmatic book is divided into 6 different sections (herbal, astronomical, biological, cosmological, pharmaceutical and recipes). Having discovered the images contained in this codex over the Internet, Eiferman felt an immediate, profound and inexplicable connection to this manuscript and its creator. The artist is currently transposing the “herbal” section of manuscript into sculptures. This section has drawings in it of plants and flowers that do not really exist in nature—past or present. These aren’t just pretty images of flowers—they also contain the wacky root systems and seemingly out of proportion leaves, stamens and pistils. Loren Eiferman was born in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Tri-State region including gallery and museum exhibitions in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Her work is included in numerous corporate and private art collections. In 2014 she was awarded a NYC MTA Arts & Design art commission to produce steel railings...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

WARM SQUARE QUILT - Framed, Textured, Sculptural, Molded Acrylic Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In this piece, Natalie Harrison draws on the historically domestic crafts of molding and quilting to create a new work of collage. Shaping pink, orang...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Drawing in sand
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Drawing in sand - pearl white
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand. Made during the artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Drawing in sand - blue
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand. Made during the artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Untitled #499
Located in New York, NY
Untitled #499, 2019 Wood, gesso, acrylic 9 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

Six Rings - large, symmetric, abstract, rings, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Jake Goertzen creates a symmetrical design with six stainless steel rings in this elegant outdoor sculpture. "The circle is associated with wholeness, symmetry, har...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Calling II
Located in New York, NY
Marble and wood
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Winter's Cub
Located in New York, NY
Alabaster and wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

MuseMama
Located in Readsboro, VT
Original, one-of-a-kind wall hanging sculpture Upcycled fabric, recycled polyester filling, thread, wood 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free Artwork is signed by the artist
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Amethyst Blossom
Located in Readsboro, VT
This one-of-a-kind artwork was sustainably made with cotton, recycled polyester filling, wood, and thread. It is a 100% vegan and cruelty-free wall hanging sculpture to ensure it has...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood

Arrel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Mahogany Wood, Roots
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mahogany roots with gold leaf The Ingravidesa Sculpture Alliance is formed by an international group of sculptors and designers who collaborate to create abstract sculpture inspired by nature. They often work together for months on monumental projects. The pieces are the result of collaborations where each artist and craftsman are invited to assist in the creation of these sculptures. Their mahogany and teak root sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fernathyst
Located in Readsboro, VT
Original, one-of-a-kind wall hanging sculpture Upcycled fabric, recycled polyester filling, thread, wood 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free Artwork is signed by the artist
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

'Single Shape System' large-scale abstract, modern, black, white, green, symbols
Located in Atlanta, GA
This large-scale abstract work features organic and undulating shapes in black, white and green. Wall Sculpture. Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Ocean Wave
Located in Readsboro, VT
Original, one-of-a-kind wall hanging sculpture Upcycled fabric, organic kapok fiber, thread, wood 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free Artwork is signed by the artist This sustainable wall s...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood

Virgin of the Annunciation, Burgundy, early 15th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Virgin of the Annunciation Burgundy, cercle of Claus de Werve (Haarlem? - Dijon, 1439) Early 15th century Walnut carved in the round Hight: 60 cm The Virgin Mary stands, her right ...
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Willitts Designs International Gold Lady Jazz Singer Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An impressive lady in gold jazz singer sculpture by Willitts Designs International and Shen Lung. The sculpture is cold painted and made of hand cast resin. The singer is wearing gold gloves...
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Paint

Sinuosity mini in Absinthe (pop green slick metallic smooth small sculpture
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mid sized. Absinthe Green Metallic keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Pianissimo (Abstract Wood Wall Sculpture in Pastel Shades of Pink, Blue, Green)
Located in Hudson, NY
abstract three-dimensional wall sculpture, acrylic and wood on panel carved strips of painted wood in shades of pastel blue, green, pink, and purple 22 x 19 x 2 inches, can be oriented vertically or horizontally Dynamic and graphic wall sculpture...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

18th Century Polychromed Wax Portrait of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique carved and polychromed wax portrait of Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Attributed to Isaac Gosset (British 1713-1799). In the original frame. Inscribed ...
Category

18th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wax

Memo (Alchemy)
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: aluminum (found cans), wire Available in multiple color/finish options (inquire with gallery). Installations are made to order, sizes and shapes of butterflies vary. Unique, open edition. Ships with installation template and loaner tool kit. Installation can be arranged with JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY. Paul Villinski is a professional visual artist who has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. A scenic route through the educational system included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studios in Long Island City, NY. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally, recently including the solo exhibition “Passage: A Special Project,” at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin; “Making Mends,” at the Bellevue Museum of Arts, Bellevue, WA; “Second Lives: Re-purposing the Ordinary,” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; and “Prospect .1,” an international Biennial in New Orleans, LA. “Emergency Response Studio,” a FEMA trailer redesigned and rebuilt into a solar-and wind-powered mobile artist’s studio, was the subject of a solo exhibition at Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX; the exhibition also travelled to Ballroom Marfa, in Marfa, TX; Wesleyan University’s Zilkha Gallery, Middletown, CT; and the trailer was featured in the New Museum’s “Festival of Ideas for the New City”, in New York, NY. Villinski’s work is widely collected, including major public works created by commission. His studio is currently at work on “SkyCycles,” three full-scale “flying bicycles...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Wire

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base
Located in Houston, TX
W. R. Stevenson's abstract bronze sculpture titled "Bird". The unique sculpture stands on a sleek wooden base and has a plaque that includes the artist and title. Artist Biography: William Robert Stevenson was born in 20 May 1925 in Eugene, Oregon. His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army at age 17 years old in early 1942. Being a strong swimmer, and having worked at stables as a child, he initially served in the last US Cavalry Corps, and also as a Swimming Instructor for the United States Army. Upon the abolition of the Cavalry Corps, he was trained as a Gunnar and Tank Commander for the M-4 Sherman Tank under General Patton...
Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Natural Agate gem stones pair of bangles
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural Agate gem stone pair of bangles weight 160
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Dom Perignon 2008, 2020 edition of 50
Located in Atlanta, GA
A great addition to any collection and conversation starter. This genuine metal fire extinguisher re-designed into a Dom Perignon bottle, with gold leaf in a custom wooden case with ...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Grey Streak Transparency", Waxed Linen Sculpture with Mixed Media, Copper, Iron
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mary Giles (1944-2018) received her BS in Art Education from Mankato State University in Minnesota. After receiving her degree she began exploring various textile processes. She honed her fiber techniques through workshops with such fiber artists as Fern Jacobs, Lissa Hunter, Diane Itter, Jane Sauer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Fighting over
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

Espalier: Candelabrum
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Nicholas Crombach (BFA, 2012) is an artist working in Kingston Ontario. Crombach has been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. His solo exhibition, Behind Elegantly Carved Wooden Doors, was presented at Art Mûr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Sculpture of Rabbit crawling up wood ladder: 'Talking about Hard Things'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Jordan is an artist working primarily in sculpture and whose work uses multiple materials to produce unique, organic forms. In addition to a solo and group shows at Ivy Bro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

FUGA PAPILIO II
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hanna Heino is a contemporary artist from Finland known for her delicate form language that honours the beauty and subtle nuances of nature and its textures, shapes and depth. Her pi...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Primitive Yoyo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hugh Findletar is perhaps best known for his bustlike vases, which he calls "flowerheadz." They are created in glassblowing workshop on Murano, an Italian island near Venice. The "z,...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Standing Engel
Located in Wien, Wien
Standing angel with banner Flemish Around 1450/60 Sandstone 60 x 21 x 15 cm This museum figurine shows a standing angel with a banner in his right hand and a small box in his left. The youthful, ageless figure wears a coat held together with a triangular, floral brooch in front of the chest over a long robe. The angel’s gaze is directed forward, his head tilted slightly to the left. The elongated face is sculpted: the large almond-shaped eyes with accentuated upper and lower eyelids are alertly open and sharp eyebrows lead directly into the root of the nose. The straight nose above the pronounced mouth completes the idealized oval face of the angel and his calm, internalized facial expression. What is particularly remarkable, however, is the magnificent curls, which are only partially tamed by a simple headband. As if puffed up by the wind, the hair, which is sometimes streaked in parallel, sometimes wildly twisted and richly curled, stands out dynamically from the ears. The tilted head with these sideways protruding waves of hair thus conveys an immediate impression of movement. The physicality of the sculpture is expressed particularly through this organic, lifelike movement of the loosened hair. The lively overall impression of the figure is further enhanced by the multiple rolled banners that the angel presents to the viewer. The outstretched palm of the right hand appears both intimate and confidential as well as mystically revealing. This banderole winds in gentle curves in front of the figure’s body, throws a fold over the second attribute in the angel’s left hand and falls downwards in a loose manner. The volute-shaped rolled up end of the banner clearly shows the fine texture of the banner and at the same time draws the viewer’s attention to the small cube-shaped box that the angel is holding in its slender, long-limbed fingers. The cube is decorated with a Gothic quatrefoil motif, which is often seen in the architectural tracery of windows, but was also often used to decorate caskets and other small treasures. The sweeping gestures in the presentation of the attributes suggest three-dimensionality, in contrast to the tubular folds at the base of the neck and the intricate draperies in flat and multiple overlapping garment sections. The soft curves of the folds give the impression that the clothing is made of a heavy fabric that falls diagonally down the front and is laid in several bowl folds under the right hand. Overall, the sculptural work testifies to the highest artistic skill, which emphasizes the virtuosity of sculpture in its precious and representative overall impression. The memorable characteristics recognizable here can be seen in comparable pictorial works from Utrecht around the middle of the 15th century, when sculptural art – especially stone sculpture – was characterized by a remarkably high quality. Particularly noteworthy is the accentuated Utrecht head type with an elongated oval face, almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids and dense, vividly protruding tufts of hair framing the head. For example, the figure is comparable to a capital of an angel on the east side of the rood screen of the Joriskerk in Amersfoort (province of Utrecht) from the second quarter of the 15th century. Not only the physiognomy and hair, which in the comparative example stand somewhat more horizontally to one side, but also the garment puff above the girdle are similar. Even more related motifs, such as the cleverly placed bowl folds, can be found on the limestone figure...
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15th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Via Combusta
Located in Albuquerque, NM
2023 Clay, wild kaolinitic slip, volcanic rock-based engobe, glaze 10.5” x 6.5” x 4” Robert is a self-taught potter who respectfully collaborates with wild clay, found rocks, mine...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Apocalypse- Abstract Sculpture, Brightly Colored Geometric Intertwined Form
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting method...
Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Acrylic

Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer
Located in Plainview, NY
Peruvian Figural Wood Carved Sculpture After Moche Stirrup Vessel, Dreamer: A stirrup vessel takes on the shape of a seated man with closed eyes, animated facial features, draped ...
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20th Century Tribal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Petit Slurp Pomegranate
Located in Readsboro, VT
In this wall sculpture, the marriage of plush textures with the sturdy permanence of wood birthed a wall sculpture that pulses with life and coziness. Infusing spaces with its rich, ...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Wood

Kelly C. Frye Collaboration with Jacob T. Frye, Traditional Vase
Located in Albuquerque, NM
$750 A collaborative work by Jacob and Kelly Frye. Vase has a Hopi slip with hand painting in a tansy mustard glaze. 6”x 5”x 5” Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jacob Thomas Frye is a fourth-generation potter and painter from Tesuque Pueblo. Frye’s passion for art and learning beginning at five years old when he worked alongside his parents, both of whom are artists. He learned traditional Tesque ceramics from mother and other media from his father, an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. Frye’s work reflects his inspirations, including Sikyatki-style by the Hopi potter Nampeyo, Matte black-on-polished black by Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo, and painting by his great-grandfather Thomas Vigil...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Holding Light by the Hem
Located in Albuquerque, NM
2023 Stoneware and earthenware clays, wild kaolinitic slip, manganese. 14.5” x 10” x 10” Robert is a self-taught potter who respectfully collaborates with wild clay, found rocks, mi...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Le Rieur napolitain
Located in Como, IT
Sculptor probably active in France in the late 19th century. The sculpture depicts a particularly famous subject by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), titled "Le Rieur napolitain," ...
Category

Late 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Lissome
Located in Readsboro, VT
This textile wall sculpture is infused with a burst of dynamic energy, creating an interplay of form and color that leaps off the wall. Each plush element represents the fluidity of ...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wood

Kelly C. Frye Collaboration with Jacob T. Frye, Traditional Vase
Located in Albuquerque, NM
$750 A collaborative work by Jacob and Kelly Frye. Vase has a Hopi slip with hand painting in a tansy mustard glaze. 6”x 5”x 5” Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jacob Thomas Frye is a fourth-generation potter and painter from Tesuque Pueblo. Frye’s passion for art and learning beginning at five years old when he worked alongside his parents, both of whom are artists. He learned traditional Tesque ceramics from mother and other media from his father, an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. Frye’s work reflects his inspirations, including Sikyatki-style by the Hopi potter Nampeyo, Matte black-on-polished black by Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo, and painting by his great-grandfather Thomas Vigil...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Antique Neapolitan shepherd depicting rustic belonging 18th century
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Antique Neapolitan shepherd depicting rustic. The sculpture features wooden hands and feet with a terracotta head and crystal eyes according to the Neapolitan nativity tradition. T...
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18th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Foxfire Ottoman
Located in London, GB
'Foxfire Ottoman' 45 x 45 x 45 cm, 2023 Woven jacquard acrylic yarn, 100% natural sheepskin, wood and medium density foam. Edition of 2 only. The jacquard textile is woven from ac...
Category

2010s Conceptual Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Yarn, Wood

Glass Canteen
Located in Albuquerque, NM
$300.00 2023 Hand-blown glass 5” x 5” x 2.5”
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Applause for the Inevitable
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Bevan Ramsay completed his graduate degree in sculpture nearly a decade ago, but it's only now that he feels he has truly graduated from his MFA. This liberating feeling comes with a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Knife
Located in Westport, CT
This aqua resin and acrylic sculpture is an abstract female for created by Kevin Kelly. The dimensions are noted include a 4 inch high white base. The pedestal is separate. Kelly wor...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Spillway
Located in Lincoln, RI
Spillway is a low relief, bent laminated, wall-hung sculpture made from ash veneer and formed using a vacuums technique. The shapes mimic two bodies of water connecting through a "s...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

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 metalbronze 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.)

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