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Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1920s
Period: Early 1900s
Karl Moritz SCHREINER (1889-1948) : "Standing horse", original plaster, 1922
By Carl Moritz Schreiner
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Karl (Carl) Moritz SCHREINER
(1889-1948, Germany) : "Cheval debout" /"Standing horse"
Sculpture originale en plâtre patiné représentant un cheval nu debout en mouvement /Original s...
Category
1920s French Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French Terracotta and Marble Figural Centerpiece
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive antique French terracotta and carved marble figural tazza-form centerpiece,
circa 1900.
A hand carved marble bowl rests over a terracotta sculpture depicting three finely sculpted frolicking standing putti, raised on a beautiful round marble plinth...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Edouard Marcel Sandoz, Seated cat, circa 1920
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
The cats of the sculptor Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, born in Basel (Switzerland) on March 21, 1881, was the son of Marcel
Sandoz, founder of the chemical company and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Egyptian Brass Sphinx on Onyx Base
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Egyptian Brass Sphinx on Onyx Base.
Category
1920s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Vintage Cubitt car Mascot of Cupid by LE Jeune
By A.E. Lejeune
Located in Dereham, GB
Vintage Cubitt car mascot in the form of brass Cupid with bow & arrow,stamped Cubitts Cupid, R/D LE JEUNE
Cast Brass
original car mascot 1920s
Dimensions: Cupid Figure H 13.5cm x ...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Déco Porcelain Figure Korean Dance by C. Holzer-Defanti Rosenthal Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Dancer in an oriental costume with traditional Korean looking headdress, with raised, bent legs and arms performing a dance pose, a Chinese pagoda leaning against her leg. The figure...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Art Deco Austrian Bronze Rabbits Signed R. Desset
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Art Deco Austrian Bronze Rabbits Signed R. Desset
Each rabbit mounted on a block of variegated green serpentine marble.
Rabbits are ea...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Biscuit porcelain bust Tourangelle by Georges Delperier
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This very finely modelled bust, entitled "Tourangelle", is made of high fired biscuit porcelain and is by the noted French sculptor Georges Delperier (1865-1936). She wears an elabor...
Category
Early 1900s French High Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Déco Sculpture by Darny .G , Archer
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Great Art Déco sculpture archer by G .Darny
Nice patine « vert de bronze »
Sculpture is signed on marble top
The archer is very sculptural and muscled with a nice finition of details
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Windy Day" Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann, c. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann with excellent detail throughout depicting a young exotic dancer swirling her skirt hinged to lift and reveal her naked body stan...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large Goldscheider Art Deco Odalisque 'Aida' by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very exceptional decorated Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1920's:
Depiction of a standing lady proudly looking to the side in oriental garb, wrapped in a large blue-gree...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Figure, Harlequin with Umbrella, by B. Haniroff, circa 1922
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Goldscheider Figurine of the 1920s after an Art Nouveau Design:
Representation of a thoughtfully walking harlequin in an elaborate costume decorated with a large floral ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Swan Jardiniere, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white & pink swan jardiniere, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Pigeon Sculpture by Jacques Adnet 1920s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Extraordinary ceramic dove by the renowned French artist and designer Jacques Adnet and exhibited for the first time at the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries in Paris, specifically in the ladies' room of La Maitrise. This historic piece captures the essence of the Art Deco style of the period and represents a true gem for collectors and design lovers.
The Adnet Ceramic Dove is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and detail. Each graceful curve and flowing contour reflects the influence of geometry and the modern aesthetic of the time. The delicacy and precision with which this piece has been sculpted make it a testament to Adnet's talent and artistic vision.
The carefully worked ceramic presents a combination of subtle glazes, creating an effect of depth and texture.
This Adnet Dove...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Bunch of Alabaster Grapes
Located in Nijlen, BE
Exceptional specimen, Italian bunch of grapes in alabaster.
Large item with exceptional patina.
Color shades in sand tones.
Unique piece.
We ship worldwide with insurance.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Other Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The dramatic lion, known as a shishi in Japan, is ca...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Large French Parian Classical Nude
Located in Seaford, GB
An extremely impressive Large Size French Parian Figure. Very well Modelled as a classical nude. In excellent original condition bar a few nibbles round the bottom of the base as is ...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Ceramic Stippled Black & Crimson Glaze Panther signed Vago Weiss
By Vago
Located in New York, NY
This gleaming Art Deco Ceramic Panther sculpture signed Vago Weiss Originates from France, Circa 1925. Rendered in an optical mixture of stippled charcoal and cool crimson ceramic gl...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1929 René Lalique, Car Mascot Coq Houdan Rooster Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car mascot "Coq Houdan" (Rooster) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1929.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Some very light amethyst reflects.
height: 20 cm
Félix Marci...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Rhinoceros Sculpture by Antonio Amorgasti, Bronze Signed and Dated, 1928
Located in Brussels, BE
Rhinoceros Sculpture by Antonio Amorgasti, Bronze Signed and Dated, 1928
Category
1920s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Green Apple Glass Sculpture, Italy, 1926, signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano Art Glass Green Apple Sculpture, Italy, c. 1926. acid-etched signature; Murano green cased glass with app...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Signed: Prof. R. Volpi 2359 Made in Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculptor for a
company called "Carli et Fréres".
Modeled and cast as two Two Geese with a Child
Beautif...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Foundry: Eug. Blot Paris, Design: JOUANT
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Design: Jules Jouant (1863-1921)
Pitcher sign: Foundry: Eug. Blot Paris / Design: Jouant
Material: Silver plated
Biography
Auguste Jules Alphonse Jouant was born in Paris, Cité Fénelon, in the 9th arrondissement, on June 19, 18632, son of Étienne Alphonse Jouant, carpenter, and Louise Carré.
A student of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris3, Jules Jouant was one of Auguste Rodin's practitioners. He exhibited the Bust of Prince Gedroyc at the Salon of 1883 and sculpted busts of musicians such as Richard Wagner, Frédéric Chopin or Ludwig van Beethoven. He obtained an honorable mention at the Salon of 1913.
Jules Jouant is renowned for his works of art (vases, dishes, lamp bases, pitchers, candlesticks, table bells, trinket bowls, etc.) typical of the Art Nouveau style, produced in pewter by the Barbedienne founders This link leads to a disambiguation page, Eugène Blot and Ettlinger Frères. He also collaborates with the workshops of the Daum brothers This link returns
He was appointed professor at the Ecole Boulle in Paris.
He is buried in the Cimetière de Passy (2nd division).
Public collections
-Museum of Art and History of Belfort
seaweed, pewter
The Holly, pewter
-Mignard, marble bust, Paris, Manufacture des Gobelins7. Plaster model preserved in Angers in the Maine-et-Loire prefecture8
-Léo Delibes, marble bust, National Opera of Paris9. Plaster model preserved in the town hall of Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)
-Two bas-reliefs, stone...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Figural Traveler Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-634 Black Forest German hand carved walnut traveler figural sculpture.
Category
1920s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
1920s Art Deco Stylized Native American Indian Vintage Table Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Most-likely was a route 66 touring souvenir from somewhere in the old west. Almost geometric in its simplicity, and stylization. Poured red stone marbilite. Showing wear, and smal...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Early 20th Century Gilt Spelter Small Bust Jesus Christ
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique bust of Jesus Christ. Made of gilded spelter (zinc alloy). On a black marble plinth. No signature. Minor wear to the gilt patina.
Dimensions: 14 (h) x 6 x 6 cm
Free...
Category
1920s French Gothic Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: Argentor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Silver plated
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the butt...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carved Limestone Heads from a Building Facade
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of carved limestone heads from a Chicago Hospital. Heads depict ancient medical practitioners. Custom iron mounts are recently made.
Category
1920s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Metal
Large Porcelain Figurine 'Cabaret', by R. Marcuse, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1920
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau beauty with chin-length dark brown hair, in a strapless dress with a deep neckline decorated with elaborate floral embroidery at the front and back and a softly falling, wave-like billowing skirt hem, posing bent to the side and playing a lute.
Based on a round, white, fluted plinth, artist's signature 'RUDOLF MARCUSE...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Wooden French Hat Molds or Blocks, Set of 3
Located in Birmingham, AL
A wonderful set of three wooden French hat molds or blocks once used by a milliner to shape his or her hats, circa 1900. Each mold is mounted on an oxidized steel base and is unique,...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Birch
Art Nouveau french bronze representing naked young lady circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible bronze Art Nouveau representing young lady naked circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Flapper Girl Statue on Marble by Affortunato Gory
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An early 25" Art Deco bronze nude sculpture of a Flapper Dancer by Affortunato Gory. This is one of the most spectacular pieces we have been able to offer. The darkly gilded patina i...
Category
1920s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture whale in the waves by Marcel André Bouraine 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture whale in the waves by Marcel André Bouraine
Bronze with silver patine, alabaster waves, on a Belgian Black marble bas...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
English Victorian Parian Ware Figure
Located in Newark, England
The figure sat upon a hollowed oval pedestal base with a beautifully detailed scene of cupid sat upon a lion, the figural group named The Power of Love to the front centre dates to t...
Category
Early 1900s Classical Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Sculpture of Giuseppe Bessi Bust on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Sculpture of Giuseppe Bessi Bust on Stand
Country: France
Materials: Alabaster
Condition: Original Condition
Style: Fr...
Category
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Terracotta Italian Dog Statue
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Terracotta Italian Dog Statue
A slender and refined shape, this hand-crafted early 20th century terracotta dog statue would hav...
Category
1920s Italian Early Victorian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground suspension merry go round. Iron. Original paint. Lacks 2 struts. With a custom made metal display bracket.
14 1/4" h., 13 3/4...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Terra Cotta Sculpture of Classical Face on Marble Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Terra cotta sculpture of classical bust on marble base. Great condition
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Sculpture the Wounded Bird by H Moreau
Located in NANTES, FR
Sculpture circa 1920 in spelter entitled "The Wounded Bird".
Executed by Hippolyte François Moreau.
Signed H Moreau.
Small chip on the marble, see on the l...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
ORIGINAL SiGNED AMEDEO GENNARELLI 1881-1943 CARVED MARBLE STATUE / SCULPTURe
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Carrara marble, signed Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) Italian Art-déco sculpture of a nude lady circa 1920
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) was a famous Italian Art-déco-sculptor. He is known for his nude female figures. Gennarelli was born in 1881 in Naples, Italy. In 1909 he immigrated to France, where he met with the great sculptors and artists of the period. In 1913 he exhibited its beautiful Marble Female Nude at the "Salon des Artistes Francais", where he exhibited regularly until 1936.
Paris was the ideal starting point to pay attention to the avant-garde. A lot of painters, sculptors and graphic artists visited the city at the river Seine to take part in the development of the new arts. Amedeo increasingly dedicated himself to the Art déco and already exhibited his first works in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1913.
The Société was a professional association of French painters and sculptors and was founded in 1881 in Paris, presenting still today the works of its artist in an annual Salon. When the first president of the association, the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, suggested in 1890 to dedicate the Salon young and unknown artists, a disagreement with the established artists, such as Auguste Rodin and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes started. The older ones founded their own Salon, exhibiting their own works.
The aesthetic sculptures of Amedeo are designed in the style of Art deco. The distinguished marks of this epoch that arose at the beginning of the 20th century are varied and multi-form, because they were influenced by many different artistic trends. But especially geometric forms, pithy and extensive ornaments and floral motifs were used.
He made these themes into erotic and athletic sculptures, as we can see for example at the sculptures The Carrier Pigeon and Towards Destiny...
Category
1920s French Classical Greek Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Fine Marble Sculpture of "The Young Sculptor Boy" - Attr. Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming French White Marble Sculpture of "A Young Marble Sculptor" depicting a kneeling young boy holding a hammer and a chisel, attributed to Adrien Etienne Gaudez (French, 1845-...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Thai Wood Flower Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Thai Flower Sculptures, early 20th Century.
Hand-carved out of reclaimed teakwood and repurposed from wheels to flower sculptures, these pieces are ...
Category
1920s Thai Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
The musical nymph is set on a square base
This is a pleasantly weathered piece in good detail to be ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bear 1920s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black forest bear. Hand carved 1920s. Good condition.
Category
1920s German Black Forest Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Meissen Mythological Group 'Thalia With Tree', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, c 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen group:
Thalia, the muse of theater and comic poetry, covered only with a large cloth, smiling and sitting on a rock under a cherry tree, holding a mask next to her...
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lejan French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1930
By LEJAN
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1925. "BOUNTY". One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), Height 19" (4...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann signed Nam Greb. Austria, circa 1900.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted bronze sculpture "Sacrifice of Cleopatra" by Franz Bergmann (1861-1936) signed Nam Greb, Austria, early 20th century.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Egyptian Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Louis Albert Carvin, Lovebirds, France Art Deco, 1920s
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful romantic Art Deco spelter sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin (1875-1951) of two lovebirds standing atop some grapes and a quiver filled wit...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique French Art Deco Pair Lifesize Bronze Parrot Bird Sculptures Statues 55"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite Antique Pair of French Art Deco bronze oversized Macaw Parrots or birds perched on stands with nice patina, circa 1920s. These monumental art sculptures feature a realistic...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Deco 1920s Collectable Original Mannequin Display Head
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful womens hand painted head made in the 1920s.
Made of paper -Mache.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Red Ceramic and Gilt Bronze Antique Ewer Urn
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very ornate French antique ewer urn with a gleaming, red ceramic jug body and gilt bronze foot and trimmings, dating from the beginning of the 20th century ...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hutschenreuther-Selb Porcelain Figurine "THREE DUCKS"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Three Ducks is a particular charming moment in time captured by the artist of this sculpture. Three ducks beautifully rendered, somewhat plump, and out for a walk perhaps at the edge...
Category
1920s German Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Art Deco Bronze Patina & Marble Sculpture of Women & Dog by Cham, c. 1920's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Splendid Art deco sculpture of a woman and her Borzoi dog sculpted from white metal and bronze patina finish; it is resting on a black marble base. Made by Cham (Amédée Charles Henri...
Category
1920s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
1928 René Lalique - Pair Of Bookends Car Mascots Tete De Belier Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of Bookends Car Mascots "Tete de Beliers" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1928.
Originally mounted on a black opaline glass base.
Molded signature on each head and acid...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Figurative Sculpture in Calamine and Biscuit, Art Nouveau signed G. Omerth.
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Calamine figure patinated in various golden tones, representing a woman in a period dress, carrying a chest.
Her hands and face are biscuit, with some wear to the face.
The base is i...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Jade
An early figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A 1920s figurine by Just Andersen. It is one of the early-works by Just Andersen and quit rare to find her with the mirror intact. A perfect detail for the modern space.
* A small ...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture Gustav Gurschner circa 1904 Patinated Austrian Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed
Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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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