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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Arts and Crafts
C.1900 Articulated Wooden Hands - Artist's Model or Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exquisite C.1900 Articulated Wooden Hand on stand
Unleash your creativity or add a touch of history to your space with these captivating antique articulated wooden hands.Carved from warm beech wood, their timeless design whispers of a bygone era.
Originally crafted for artists' models or store glove...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lamp, Glass Beads, Teresczchuk (1875-1963) Austrian
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very special bronze figural lamp besides its beauty retains the original glass beads that the young woman holds. We were most surprised and pleased to find this piece in such...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Carved Marble Bust of Young Beauty Signed A. Cipriani
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Florence, Italy circa 1910, this two-piece white Carrara marble bust is a true representation of European elegance. The antique figural sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and superb condition, extra large ( diameter 38.6 inches) pendant light.
If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carved owl chandelier could be flying your way soon (no pun intended). Because of its size and quality it must have taken one very skilled German artisan weeks rather than days to fully handcarve this unique light fixture. With a diameter of 38.6 inches this is one of the largest, hand carved wooden chandeliers...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Decorative Art Nouveau Pewter ornamental Pot stamped B&G Imperial Zinn, 1900
Located in Chesham, GB
An art nouveau pewter ornamental vase with glass cabochons.
Stamped - B&G Imperial Zinn
Design Period - 1900 to 1909
Style - Art Nouveau
Detailed Condition - Good with minimal d...
Category
1990s Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Pompeiian Bronze Co Bronze Clad Figural Bookends Circa 1920's
Located in Toledo, OH
Pompeiian Bronze Co bronze clad figural bookends circa 1920's. Depiction of a seated man with a book.
Category
1920s North American Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Signed E Rossi Art Nouveau Life Size Bronze Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 75in W: 37in D: 20in
This Italian signed Eduardo Rossi (1867-1926) Art Nouveau life size bronze sculpture of a woman is an exceptional sc...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Animalier Bronze entitled "Worried Rabbit"
Located in London, GB
An endearing French bronze study of a worried rabbit reading from a sign telling him 'Hunting Season is now Open' with excellent hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown &...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Horse This is a rare and beautiful find
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Horse
This is a rare and beautiful find, it was probably made for Liberty but there is no label
This handsome beast is free standing, he has a sad...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Female Nude Statue by Georges Flamand.
Located in Gainesville, FL
Art Nouveau gilded bronze nude statue by George Flamand. Very fine period work. Sits on 3 3./4" square base. Signed "FLAMAND"
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique & Unique, Hand Carved Wooden Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture / Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking and meaningful work of religious art.
This beautifully stylish hand carved and large size Sacred Heart of Christ statue is another one of our recent great finds. In our vie...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Henri GAUQUIE The Sower French Sculpture, ca.1910
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French bronze sculpture by Henri Désiré GAUQUIE (1858-1927), France, ca.1910. The sower. Height : 18.25"(46.4cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), Depth : 8.1"(20.5cm). A sharp line, an indisputa...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Sculpture by Paul Adolphe Lebègue, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculpture by Paul Adolphe Lebègue, Early 20th Century.
Terracotta sculpture by Adolphe Lebègue (1833-1928), signed and dated 1924 with the title "Too late for soup".
H: ...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Orientalist Sculptures, Forming a Jardinière, Ottoman Art.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Orientalist sculptures, forming a jardinière, Ottoman Art.
Pair of jardinières decorated with Orientalist sculptures in regula, The Sultan and the Sultana at a dance, Ottoma...
Category
19th Century Turkish Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Bronze Figure of a Beautiful Young Girl by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful young woman is a fine example of the creations of the noted French sculptor, Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914). You will find his works to be predominantly art nouveau wo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"
Located in London, GB
A very sweet early 20th Century American bronze group study of three sleeping bunnies nestled together. The bronze with very fine rich brown & green pat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Crystal Peacock Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Peacock sculpture. It depicts a clear and frosted crystal sculpture. The peacock appears to be confident and proud standing o...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Small Art Nouveau bronze figure "Bull" on a black marble base . France 1915s
Located in Köln, NW
Fine Bronze of a small bull on a black belgian marble base.
The Original Bronze figure propably dates from the Art Nouveau or early Art Déco period in France.
These small bronzes wer...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Hound Family" by Alfred Jacquement
Located in London, GB
A charming late 19th Century French animalier bronze group of a family of hounds. The bronze of three seated dogs including a mother, father and pup exhibiting excellent rich brown p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Porcelain Fortuna Goddess Tyche Statue, Art Nouveau, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau stunning French porcelain statue of the goddess of Fortune, Tyche, depicting the goddess holding a cornucopia overflowing with gold coins, surrounded by a cherubim and...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Maurice Bouval "Woman with Iris" Gilt Bronze & Marble Bust
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Bouval’s "Woman with Iris" is a nude gilt bronze bust of a woman. The woman’s hair clings to her face and body as if wet. The delicate sloping...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
A pretty polychrome plaster bust of a young girl wearing a headscarf with her eyes cast downwards.
The piece features carvings of b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Maurice Bouval (French 1863 - 1916), Patinated Bronze Of An Art Nouveau Woman
Located in Germantown, MD
Maurice Bouval (French 1863 - 1916), Patinated Bronze Figure Of An Art Nouveau Woman Bronze on Marble Plinth.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Holy Figure Of Mary With Child Made Of Cast Iron. 1900 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Material cast iron
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Netsuke Soapstone Figure Pig
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful small Pig figurine. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made probably of soapstone or resin. A beautiful nice desktop item or j...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Great Quality Carved & Superb Condition Wooden Corpus Christi on Crucifix, 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique Arts & Crafts crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina.
This remarkable and good size sculpture of Christ (who has just bowed His head) on the cross is different to almost all others. The artist who hand-sculpted this impressive work of religious art has created a church relic that, in our view, is second to none. And that is because this uniquely hand carved corpus comes with numerous stylized details that are unlike anything you will have ever seen. It is a style of carving that is very recognizable for being from the European Arts and Crafts...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood, Beech
scultura Fauno dormiente in marmo giallo Cleopatra
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura italiana, fauno, scultura marmo, scultura fauno
Scultura di un "Fauno dormiente" scolpito su marmo egiziano Giallo Cleopatra.
Attaccato su bas...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her hair pinned up in two side bunches, the younger child in a red-purple dress sitting on the ground, holding her by the arm and pulling her up.
The model is part of a series of beach motifs by Alfred König.
Based on a white round base with a relief structure on the side and a gold rim.
Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details
Designer:
ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 - 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc.
Model B 290...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Finely Crafted Elephant Porcelain Figurine Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A naturalistic shaped and fine detailed elephant figurine from the Art Nouve era dating to around 1910.
The elephant is marked with a green unidetified manufacturer's mark.
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1890s Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Walnut Wood Sicilian Fragment of an Angel
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This art nouveau sicilian carving it was part of a larger composition from a piece of furniture, it's in original very good conditions. The walnut wood has been a suitable choice for...
Category
Late 19th Century Sicilian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Antique Italian Carved Shell And Silver Cameo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late Victorian period Italian 900 coin silver hand carved shell cameo brooch or pendant; the right facing young woman is wearing long barrel curls, or ringlets popular at the time. ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Terra Cotta Statue by Goldscheider
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage rare Austrian Art Nouveau period terra cotta figural clock statue is signed by Albert Domingue Rose, an artist at the Friedrich Goldscheider terra cotta company. This sc...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Theseus & The Centaur" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and very impressive bronze group entitled ‘Theseus and the Centaur’ by Antoine L Barye. The bronze with rich autumnal green, black, brown and orange patination and excell...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Cheval Debout" by Isidore Bonheur
Located in London, GB
Magnificent late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing thoroughbred with rich brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Chicken Jardinière Planter Stamped Italy, circa 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica Chicken jardinière Italy, circa 1960.
Stamped: Italy
A real treasure for the ceramics' collector.
With best wishes, Geert.
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
An Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Ewer by Auguste Ledru
By Auguste Ledru
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Ewer Modelled With A Water Nymph by Auguste Ledru, Cast by Susse Frères.
Inscribed 'Susse F. Paris Edt.', stam...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nude Figure Bud Vase by Charle Korschann.
Located in Gainesville, FL
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated bronze figural bud vase by well listed
sculptor Charles Korschann. Signed at base.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th CENTURY AUGUSTE MOREAU'S BRONZE STATUETTE DIONYSUS CHILD
Located in Firenze, FI
Important lost wax cast bronze sculpture with dark patina depicting Dionysus as a child. The god holds his characteristic attributes in his hands: a laurel branch in his left hand, s...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
James Hadley Royal Worcester Rare Majolica Camel & Howdah
By James Hadley
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and unusual antique Royal Worcester majolica pottery figure of a camel and howdah by renowned potter James Hadley (British, 1837-1903) and dated 22nd June 1870.
James H...
Category
1870s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Stylized Art Nouveau Eosin Green Porcelain Fox Sculpture by Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Nouveau eosin green porcelain fox sculpture by Zsolnay of Hungary, circa 1940s. Gorgeous piece with an iridescent finish that is in very g...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
Giuseppe Gambogi (1862 - 1938).
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Girl and child in clothing from around 1900, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
'Etoile de Mer' An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945). A partially nude woman holding a star fish in her outstretched arm, riding the crest of a wave with gu...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut G.Tart Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart.
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design ...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sculpture Ice Bear On Blue Ball Signed Franz Barwig Glazed Ceramic
By Franz Barwig
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful sculpture of an ice bear playing with a blue ball is a design by the Austrian Sculptor Franz Barwig (1868 - 1931) dating to 1915-1920. The sculpture was executed by th...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Women's bust Copper Wall Plaque Wood Framed Signed Luc
By Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti, Métiers D'Art Maredsous
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Women's bust Copper Wall Plaque Wood Framed Signed Luc
The piece is in Good condition and a real beauty!
Please don't hesitate to get in...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Austrian Cold Painted Peacock w/ Bergmann Signature, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This large and colorful bronze peacock is the work of Franz Bergmann. Signed on the back with his signature of a "B" inside an urn. Amazing detail and high quality work make this a ...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Stained Glass Table or Desk Lamp w. Hand Painted Poppy Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, large size, top quality made and great condition antique lamp.
This work-of-art-table-lamp from the earliest years of the 1900s is of museum quality and condition. Not on...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'The Mermaid Catch', by E. Herter, Meissen Ca 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Exceptional detailed depiction of an unclothed sturdy fisherman with thick beard, freeing his catch, a beautiful mermaid adorned ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Laughing Buddha Statue - Green Hard Stone - China - Period: Art Nouveau
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Very nice realization in green hard stone made in China.
This large statue depicts the standing "Laughing Buddha" wearing a necklace of pearls of wisdom in his left hand and a ball in his right hand known as the ball of wealth.
A large solar disc, symbolizing light, illuminates the Buddha's smile.
The meaning of the laughing Buddha with beads and/or a ball of wealth is that of meditation.
The representation of the wealth ball is a sign of wealth and prosperity.
Period: Late 19th century - Early 20th century - Art Nouveau
Dimensions: Height: 103,5cm x Width: 30cm x Depth: 18cm
The image of the Laughing Buddha is inspired by a wandering Chinese monk, Budai (Hotei, in Japanese), who lived there centuries ago and believed to be Maitreya, or the Buddha to come.
The plump figure and the benevolent attitude of the statue suggest contentment, magnanimity and plenitude. Often referred to as the Laughing Buddha, his signature smile symbolizes contentment and pure joy.
The Laughing Buddha is considered a symbol of good luck, and rubbing its big head or belly is believed to bring good fortune and wealth.
The fat belly of the Laughing Buddha is a symbol of tolerance, it also shows that prosperity and wealth can go hand in hand with enlightened consciousness.
If we talk about Hinduism, Lord Kuber is considered as the Lord of Wealth and Fortune. However, in China, people used to keep a Laughing Buddha statue...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Early 20th Century Bronze Dancer by Colinet
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Continental (French) bronze sculpture dates from the early 20th century. It features a partially nude exotic Egyptian dancer posed with outstretched arms & one hand hold...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on bl...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Rare Antique WMF Attr. Arts & Crafts Embossed Brass Coal Kettle /Firewood Bucket
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, decorative and top quality workmanship brass, copper and bronze bucket.
This one is for the connoisseurs, because it ticks all the Arts and Crafts boxes. The first owner who would have had this piece custom made or who bought it from one of the best craftsman/manufacturers in the early Arts & Crafts era (1890-1900) simply had incredibly good taste. This likely German made antique is among the best workmanship pieces that you will ever see and both design and materials wise it is most likely made by WMF (who need no further introduction). The artisan metal worker who crafted this lidded bucket took things to a whole new level, because this is a true work of art and a statement piece of unsurpassed quality, size and detail. 'Casually' on display next to a fireplace or perhaps used as a planter or other type of bucket, the first owner was communicating that money was not an object and that he was a worldly individual. Especially 125 years ago this would have been a very rare and desirable, work of art bucket that only very few people could afford. Its perfect balance, its stunning embossed Arts and Crafts floral...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze, Brass
French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Wax young girl bust sculpture by Mme Arondelle, 2 rue du Louvre, Paris, France, ca.1900. Polychrome wax. After the famous Wax Head from the Lille ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Synthetic
Table Lamp, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
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Iron
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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