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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Art Nouveau
"Sombra" Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Number 1/6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the breathtaking Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Signed & Numbered 1/6.
The piece is titled "Sombra" or Shadow.
This extraord...
Category
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Studio Murano Glass Female and Male Sculpture by Dino Rosin
By Dino Rosin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1990’s Italian studio Murano glass female and male sculpture by Dino Rosin.
Stamped Studio Rosin Murano Venezia on the back and hand signed Dino Rosin on the front.
Measurements:...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Owl misteltoe figurine porcelain Hutschenreuther art dep Prof. Klee 1918 Germany
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful perfectly preserved owl sculpture on a pedestal, made of white porcelain, partly gilded, handmade in the world famous German porcelain manufactory Hutschenreuther.
The pol...
Category
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Kong Black Gorilla Floor Lamp, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Horse Sculpture, Daum Numbered 95/195
By Daum
Located in Madrid, ES
Horse sculpture, Daum
Glass and crystal
Molded and embossed crystal, signed Daum, France', numbered 95/195.
Tail split and glued.
Dimension: (width) 44 cm.
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Jugendstil Austrian Bronze Oriental Woman with Bowl Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil cold-painted bronze sculpture of an oriental woman with a fruit bowl by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By: Franz Bergmann
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint
Techn...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Iridescent Amber Cornucopia Sculpture Vase in Blown Murano Glass 1990s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Iridescent Amber Cornucopia Sculpture Vase in Blown Murano Glass 1990s Italy.
This exquisite cornucopia, crafted from amber-hued Murano glass, is...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
8 ft Monumental Abstract Modern Painted Modular Cube Painting Totem Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Incredible stacked cube contemporary geometric sculpture circa 1990s
Six individual plywood cubes with each facet painted a unique design and color way
Secured with steel pins allow...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Pair of Profiles of Roman Emperors in Plaster and Wood.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of profiles of Roman Emperors in plaster and wood.
Reissue of profiles of Roman Emperors in the Cameo style made in the 18th century during the ‘Grand Tour’. They were particu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
U. Zaccagnini for Walt Disney Sleepy Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1940s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Miniature signed Ugo Zaccagnini, in hand-glazed ceramic, depicting the dwarf Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney. Italian production from the 1940s. Signature ...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Crystal & Gold" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade Italy, 2025 Centerpiece
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fus...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$3,044 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Standing Terrier" by Edith Parsons
Located in London, GB
An endearing early 20th Century patinated bronze study of a standing terrier with excellent textured surface detail and colour, raised on a bronze base and signed PB Parsons
ADDITI...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giraffe woman, water carrier, in the style of Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Bronze of an African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956), 1970’s, Bronze with double black and gilt patina, pierced for electrification
Dimensions : 163.5 cm / 64,37 inches
Stunning life-size bronze sculpture of an African woman...
Category
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Pottery
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Stoneware Eagle Sculpture by Karl Larsen for Royal Copenhagen, 1947
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large stoneware sculpture of an eagle, designed by Karl Larsen and produced by Royal Copenhagen in 1947.
This piece is numbered no. 3 out of a limited edition of just 15 and bears th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Icarus : plaster and iron sculpture in the taste of Germaine RIchier - C.1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Icarus: Large strange patinated plaster sculpture representing a winged man, the wings partially burnt
Circa 1980, France
Dimensions: L 98 x H 58 x D 29.5 cm
Good general condit...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Painted ceramic rabbit with Pierrot outfit
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Painted ceramic rabbit with Pierrot dress: A playful and refined elegance
A work of art that enchants
This magnificent painted ceramic rabbit, dressed as Pierrot, is a perfect fusi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Miners Lantern Lighter & Marble Ashtray Vintage German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1920s Art Deco Winners Lantern lighter on Marble Pedestal Ashtray. This exquisite German Art Deco ashtray is a testament to the opulence and c...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bronze Gates by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze gates by Mary Brogger
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 219 x H 219 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Custom sizes and finishes available.
Mary Brogger is an internationally recognized ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$196,822 / item
Fountain of Lies, Objet d'Art with Painting and Found Objects
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece has a figurative painting mounted as a shrine then set upon a corinthian capital and a granite stand. A metal plaque at the top as well as at the bottom give the piece it's title 'The Fountain on Lies".
John Seubert
The Fountain of LIes
mixed media
Measures: 22.50h x 13.50w x 4d in
57.15h x 34.29w x 10.16d cm
JSE069
In the early Nineties, John Seubert was living in a former hotel in a high-rise building on St. James Place in Chicago. The apartment was tiny, as hotel rooms tend to be, and clad with paper-thin walls allowing sound to pass from one apartment to the other. At the time, John’s artwork consisted of pounding copper sheets into tables which was a noisy endeavor to say the least. Following several noise complaints from the neighbors, John had a dream that he was living in a ramshackle house but with plenty of room to work and no attached neighbors. The following day after lunching at the McDonalds in Lincoln Park, John wandered the neighborhood a came upon a shabby, falling-down old Victorian house. He located the real estate agent, put in an offer, and weeks later was pushing a shopping cart full of his belongings to his new home.
This 144-year-old Painted Lady provided a blank canvas for this inimitable artist. For many years the house remained so empty that John was able to ride his Japanese fold up bike throughout the 1st floor. “Some people want to have sex...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot.
Height / 12 inches.
Diameter / 12 inches.
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hippopotamus Hand crafted and hand painted porcelain figure Nymphenburg
Located in München, Bavaria
This is a figure in hand crafted porcelain by Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The collection Circus by the artist Luise Terletzki Scherf is a joy to have in your space. She crafte...
Category
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Igor Balbi Murano Pauly Venice Pair of Turtoise Murano Glass Goblets
By Pauly & Co., Igor Balbi
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Two collector's goblet.
The finesse and details of his pieces are excellent. See the photos.
Finish is different. One has a sort of feather patter and has aquamarine light transparency. The other is darker and from outside the cup might look black but against the light shows it's beauty
Young Igor Balbi is a world wide known glass artist. He developed his finish and teaches at Corning Museum. Belongs to the new generation of Lume artist, starting from Cesare Toffolo, Lucio Bubacco and Vittorio...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Magnificent Italian Torso Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian Torso Carrara Marble Early 20th Century H: 127cm
The height is including the base
good conditions
weight: 800kg
This sculpture needs export certificate
Delivery t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
2009 Yvan Muñoz Life Size Doberman Dog Papier Mâché Mexico City
By Yvan Munoz, Sergio Bustamante
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Poetic Art Doberman Pinscher dog sculpture by artist Yvan Munoz
Life size dobie in Papier Mâché Mexico City, 2009.
Fierce protector. Exquisite Art. Beauti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Old Garden Ornament Cast Iron Pig Corn Cobs Statue Rust Color
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful old and heavy garden ornament, statue of a cute pig depicted with a pumpkin and corn cobs, made of cast iron, the statue has a beautiful rusty age patina, estimated first h...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Iron
C. Conndray Bronze Figural Art Nouveau Sculpture Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Louis Icart
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Beautifully patinated, absolutely exquisite Art Nouveau figural bronze coffee table by C. Conndray. This coffee table is a perfect example ...
Category
1960s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Art Nouveau Style Bronze Piece / Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A truly stunning gilt bronze Art Nouveau style decorative piece / vase with Exterior hand carved design details. The piece / vase is in great condition . Minor wear consistent with a...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exceptionally Cubist Murano Glass sculpture by Loredano Rosin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Exceptionally beautiful and very rare cubist Murano glass sculpture of a panther.
Fabricated by Loredano Rosin in the late 80's.
This sculpture is hand blown.
Originally signed wit...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze
By Constantino Barbella
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Art Nouveau "Ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses.
It bears at the base the signature Barbella and the wording “Rome Palm Sunday 31 III 1912”
Brand...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Italian Art Glass Duck Sculpture Vetri Di Murano, Italy Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This stunning vintage Murano Italian art glass duck sculpture was purchased at an estate sale in Rovereto, Italy. It was made in the tradition...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Handmade Blackened and Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No 4.
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2024
Blackened and waxed iron
This is a unique architectural object made entirely of iron. J.M. Szymanski uses a unique process of metal sculpting to ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Italian Murano Glass Artistic Sculpture Attributed to Tagliapietra, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano Glass Artistic Sculpture Attributed to Tagliapietra, 1990s.
This is an amazing sculpture realized with transparent Murano glass and ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 3 Chromed Metal Hexagon Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish set of 3 chromed metal hexagonal candle holders. The set can be set aside with each piece of placed apart. The hexagonal design and chrome finish give a very industrial clean...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
$148 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Philippe Berry Sculpture Sans Les Mains
Located in Hudson, NY
Philippe Berry (French, 1956-2019), number 2 of an edition of eight, entitled: ''Sans les Mains'' (Without Hands), 1996, cast aluminum, initialed ''P.B.'', dated, and inscribed ''Fon...
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Dia Contemporary LED Chandelier, Config. 2, Solid Brass, Handmade/finished, Art
Located in Torslanda, SE
Dia is a sculptural chandelier inspired by the heterophony of natural sound. Each frame (or melody) is hand-rolled with all joints cleverly concealed within the circular light source...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1980s Italian Pop Art Sculpture of a Purse, Museum Mounted
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1980s Italian Pop Art Sculpture of a Purse, Museum Mounted
A striking and possibly one-of-a-kind 1980s Italian Pop Art sculpture, designed as a purse and expertly mounted on a muse...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Tony Evans Raku Bear Sculptures
By Tony Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Tony Evans handcrafted Foss Creek Pottery "Raku" Bear Sculptures. Figurines. Statues. Featuring a seated Grizzly Bear with Arms Together (7.5H x 7.75W x 7D) showing Green to...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,500 / set
Heather Jansch Signed British United Kingdom Sculptor Abstract Wood Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and engaging organic natural elements sculpture by renowned UK/United Kingdom artist Heather Jansch (1948-2021). Jansch was widely recognized in the British artworld for...
Category
1980s British Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
Large Cut Crystal Multi-Faceted Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and weighty crystal ball - cut crystal is brilliantly multi-faceted,
The piece reflects light from every angle - also works well as a bookend or sit alone sculpture. Due t...
Category
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass
Green set of unique handcrafted fish handmade in Italy, ceramic and enamels.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The fish is a unique representation in a modern way. The animals are gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are done wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,780 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Hand-Stitched A&F Leather Pig, 1960s
By Omersa
Located in New York, NY
Hand-stitched leather pig designed by Omersa and Company for display at the Abercrombie and Fitch stores, England, 1960s.
Category
1960s English Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Untitled 2022 Semi-Refractory & Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by Alessandro Roma
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Alessandro Roma (born in Milan 1977) studied at Accademia di Brera in Milan and after he was invited for a residency at Kunstlerhauser Worpsede in Germ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Bronze Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Deconstructed Half Tower by Patrick Coard Paris is a masterpiece of modern design, meticulously hand-crafted from a luxurious bronze patina brass veneer inlaid on a fiberglass co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Liberty Sculpture in Bronze and Marble, Signed: Beer
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Liberty sculpture in Bronze and marble.
French-Austrian sculptor, Friedrich Solomon Beer (1846-1912)
Friedrich Salomon Beer (1846-1912) was a promin...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pablo Picasso, Bull, Turned round dish, 1957, edition Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Taureau
1957. 22 janvier
Plat rond tourné
D. 38 cm
R.A terre de faience rouge, décor à l'engobe, gravé au couteau, couverte partielle au pinceau
Noir
Tiré à 250 exemp...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hoodoo Stacks, Sculptural Concrete Planters by OPIARY (H28"-52")
By Robert Remer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature.
These modern, elongated towers are an organic, elegant, and chic way to introduce nature and sculpture into your space. They are named after the geological term for tall thin rock spires protruding from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Unlike spires, hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body". Hoodoos are common to the Great Plains...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cement
20th Century Glass Sculpture entitled "Chat Reposé" by Marc Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
A wonderful mid 20th Century frosted glass figure of a crouching cat with good hand finished surface detail, signed Lalique France
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Modern Giraffe Sculpture, American, Mid- Century
Located in Rochester, NY
A large and early sand cast aluminum Modernist sculpture of a giraffe by Cuban American artist Manuel Carbonell. Pedestal included. Height is 73” with base. Presented by Joseph Da...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
A Pair Of Glass And Brass Brutalist "Paradise" Sculpture By Amy Cushing
By Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
Paradise Aqua and Paradise Sunshine
Each glass element is handcrafted using delicate kiln-firing techniques. Not two are the same making every Paradise sculpture completely one-off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Console Entry Table Modern Tapered Legs Contemp Hand-Sculpted Carved Black Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
CONSOLE NO. 2
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
A refined and sleek design, this console table is carved out of blackened and waxed steel. The legs are finely tapered and make this elegant co...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Steel, Cut Steel
34 Agelada Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Agelada Glass Vase with pendant was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection. Made in blown Murano glass, and signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Plaster of Paris and Resin Red Abstract Totem Floor Indoor Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This monumental and arresting abstract tall life-size floor sculpture is a mixed-media of plaster of pairs over molded fiberglass with red rub paint. It rotates and pivots from side ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Sculpture in Resin and Marble Powder, Fragment of Apollo's Foot.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing the sculpture of Fragment of Apollo's foot.
A fine reproduction of an imposing fragment of a foot, almost certainly the remains of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sergio Bustamante Fish Boy Series Fantasy Figural Large Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Sergio Bustamante “Fish Boy” Series Fantasy Figural large-scale hand painted ceramic signed sculpture. Beautiful, repaired c...
Category
1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of Snake Charmer
Located in Forney, TX
A highly coveted Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of an Arab Snake Charmer on an alluring carpet of alluring colors and patt...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Alabaster Young Lady, 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau sculpture, France, ca.1900. Young Lady Bust. Alabaster & marble. In direct carving. Height : 12.2"(31cm), Width : 11.8"(30cm), , Depth : 6.7"(17cm)
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Vintage Abstract Modern Teak Driftwood Horse Head Bust Sculpture Statue 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 20th century bust / sculpture depicting a semi-abstract horse's head crafted of pieces of driftwood, mounted on a rectangular burl wood base.
Dimensions:
14" x 5.25" x 16.5"...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood, Burl
$468 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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