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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Baroque
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Two children with colorful hoops:
Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Sculpture "Zeus & Io" by Kai Nielsen, Denmark
By Kai Nielsen, Kähler
Located in Odense, DK
Monumental sculpture by Danish artist Kai Nielsen made in 1922 at "Kähler" workshop ("HAK"). The sculpture depicts a scene from the Ancient Greek legend of "Zeus & Io". It is made fr...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Art Nouveau Bronze Statue of a lightly draped Nude Woman by Sylvain Norga
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A patinated bronze Art Nouveau style statue of a lightly draped standing nude woman with her arms behind her head fingers run through her hair in a the manner of Rodin by Belgian S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Meissen Group 'Allegory Of The Volga' for Catherine II of Russia, Kaendler, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent porcelain sculpture:
Kändler created this group in 1772, right at the beginning of the work on the large order, as a personification of one of the two great main
rivers of the vast Russian Empire, the natural waterways Volga and Dnieper, important for economy and traffic, which promised prosperity and wealth to the Empire:
The Volga in the form of a river god, seated sideways on heavily relieved fully sculptured rock covered with shells and coins as well as fern and reed plants, fully bearded and crowned with laurel, wrapped in floral patterned purple loincloth. He looks pensively to the side and rests his right arm on an overturned baluster vase, from which water flows together with shells and fish, on the wall of the vase the crowned, rocaille-framed Polish-Lithuanian royal coat of arms with the coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony. At the same time he touches with his hand an oar with gold ornamentation and crossed red swords, in his left he holds a cornucopia with plastic flowers, ears of grain and coins, symbols of fertility and wealth.
The group is based on the front curved plinth with relief gold heightened meander and ribbon border.
The design of this group belongs to the models of the 'Great Russian Order...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Beautiful Italian " Ippocrate " Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Ippocrate " Bust early 20th Century Carrara Marble
H: 56 cm
perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Art Nouveau Low Relief Sculpture in Walnut, Woman with Cigarette
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined low relief sculpture from the Art Nouveau period in walnut wood. A woman elegantly dressed in the fashion of the Art Nouveau era lighting a cigarette.
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Baroque Style Silvered Bronze Statuette of a Putto Carrying a Fruit Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Baroque style vintage bronze statuette of a putto carrying a wicker fruit basket with silver patina. Inspired by the drama and opulence of the B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Italian "Goethe" Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian " Goethe " Bust early 20th century Carrara marble
Measures: H: 41 cm
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Owl misteltoe pedestal 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
Magnificent Italian Bas-Relief "Athena of Piraeus" Carrara Marble, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian Bas-relief "Athena of Piraeus"
Carrara marble
20th century
Measures: height: 110cm
width: 70
Weight: 70kg
Very good condition
The Athena of Piraeus is a bronze s...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair Of Antique Virtue Figures, French, Bronze, Statue, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique virtue figures. A French, bronze decorative female statue in Art Nouveau taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightful elegance and ap...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amazing "Minotaur of the Labyrinth of Crete"
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Italian "Minotaur of the Labyrinth of Crete".
20th century.
carrara marble.
Measures : height: 206 cm.
width : 65 cm.
depth : 51 cm.
weight : 240 kg.
head Size : 43 cm x 39 c...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Spanish Sculpture of Saint Jerome, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A late 17th-century Spanish wood sculpture of a penitent Saint Jerome, possibly Seville, circa 1680.
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Marble Sculpture of Two Figures Kissing
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a stunning Art Nouveau marble sculpture, of two females kissing in front of a pool. Carved in marble, early twentieth century but...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Mask in White Carrara Marble 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN MASK IN WHITE carrara MARBLE 19th century
Mask in white class P carrara marble
HEIGHT 20cm
WIDTH 20cm
THICKNESS 10cm
WEIGHT 12Kg
MOUTH WIDTH 23 cm
Good condition for the age.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt slit high at the front and ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Statue of Saint Hand Carved in Wood
Located in Houston, TX
Large statue of saint hand carved in wood during the late 17th century, or early 18th century. Some restoration. Sculpture portrays a saint and originall...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19 Th century Lady Bronze with mandolin, Signed
By Paul Eugène Mengin 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19Th Century Large and impressive bronze with golden bronze patina of a girl holding a musical instrument .Signed P. Mengin 1853-1937. in very good condition. Made with a base that...
Category
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Le Secret" Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Felix Masseau
Located in Chicago, US
Fix-Masseau set up his workshop in Paris where he attracted the admiration of Rodin. The latter was unable to convince him to join his studio. The quality of his sculptures was notic...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ornamental Wrought Iron Pot Rack Or Herb Drying Rack
Located in Free Union, VA
A sturdy half dome shaped pot rack of wrought iron, a Continental shape known as a 'Dutch crown,' featuring fleur-de-lys and scrolling decorative elements. 20th century. Very good co...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
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 Nouveau Glazed Italian Torino-Like Porcelain Figurine of a Boy and his Dog
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Nouveau glazed italian Torino-like porcelain figurine of a boy and his dog
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel
Technique: glazed, pressed, molded, painted, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
17th Century Baroque Italian Winged Putto Giltwood Silvered Angel Figure
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Baroque Winged Putto Sculpture 17th Century Lombard School Carved Giltwood and Silvered Angel Figure
Winged Putto Lombard Italian Figure from 1600 Angel in Gilded and Silvere...
Category
Mid-17th Century European Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Minotaur of Knossos Labyrinth in White Limestone, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Minotaur of knossos labyrinth in white limestone 20th century.
Measures: Height 125cm
Width 60cm
Depth 60cm
Weight 160kg
Base height included 40 cm
Museum-type base included height ...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Diana the Huntress Bronze Bas Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century diana the huntress bronze bas relief wall plaque. Diana with raised bow and hunting dog near her side.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amalric Walter Nancy, Fish In Glass Paste, Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Fish in glass paste in a gradient of green and blue, signed A Walter Nancy
Good general condition, small chip at the mouth of the fish and below the tail
Art Nouveau
Amalric Walte...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Glass
An 18th Century Carved Cherub, Continental Circa 1750
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Deftly carved in what appears to be butternut with remnants of peg joinery, and exhibiting a fine mellow, old patina overall. The reverse showing an old eye screw previously used for...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
WONDERFUL ITALIAN GIANT ANTIQUE STONE BATHTUB end 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
WONDERFUL ITALIAN GIANT ANTIQUE STONE BATHTUB end 19th Century
Bathtub with a beautiful motif taken from the Greek iconography of the Golden Age (400 BC).
The feet are in terracotta...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Marble Sculpture of a Saint, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A late 17th century marble sculpture of a saint, possibly Central Italian. Monogrammed on the marble base "F G F."
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze lion on marble base. Antique chased gilt bronze recumbent lion on rare green speckled marble base. Italy, late 17th century.
Dimensions: Ov...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Carrara White Bas-Relief "Pallade Atena" began 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carrara white bas-relief
"Pallade Atena"
Italy
beginning 20th century
Measures: Height 50 cm
Width 50 cm
Thickness from 4 cm to 5 cm
Weight 27 kg
Material white carrara marble
Very g...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Porcelain Lady Sculpture by Rosenthal from the 1940s
By Rosenthal
Located in Milano, MI
Porcelain figurine of a lady, made by Rosenthal in the 1940s
Ø cm 13 Ø cm 12 h cm 23
Rosenthal is a German company founded in 1879 in Bavaria. It produces porcelain and tableware. ...
Category
1940s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Putti With Rock Crystal Spheres
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive 19 century pair of bronze babies with rock crystal spheres..
Can be placed everywhere and make a big statement.
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Life Size Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of a Woman Leopold Savine French (1861-1934)
By Léopold Savine
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, or anyone who loves beauty, here is a life size bronze beautifully cast young maiden finished in a warm rich patina. The young woman's countenance is so l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Baroque Style Faux Bois MAC Gilt Candlestick Floor Sculpture, Mar Co.
By MAC
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Tall floor torchère sculpture by Mar Co.' and 'M.A.C. Sculpture, Inc. California. This baroque inspired sculptural floor candlestick is made of resin with a reflective gilt painted f...
Category
Early 2000s American Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Playing children, hand carved
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Hand carved playing children, original painted white.
There is missing a part, a tree of life or something similar (see picture 6).
Category
1750s Dutch Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
"Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
An entrancing mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an alert hare. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and good ri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil German Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Woman with Seashell by Lauchhammer
By Lauchhammer
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Jugendstil german patinated bronze Sculpture 'Nude woman with Braids and Seashell' by Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
By: Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
Material: bron...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
18th Century Jesus Child Terracotta Figure Holy Devotional Italian Art
Located in Milan, IT
18th century Jesus Child Terracotta Sculpture an Italian Holy and devotional art polychromed figure depicting Baby Jesus standing on an a carved and go...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood
Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze "Rabbits at their Burrow" by Emile Truffot
By Émile Louis Truffot 1
Located in London, GB
Charming mid 19th Century French gilt bronze study of two rabbits standing in alert positions outside their burrow. The bronze exhibiting excellent han...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique George van der Straeten Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of Woman with Cherries
Located in Hampstead, QC
Georges Van Der Straeten (Belgian, 1856-1941) created this lovely bronze bust sculpture of a young woman with two cherries held between her teeth. It is in excellent condition with n...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes,
Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship.
Weathered
Measurement ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Animalier Bronze "Taureau Vainqueur" by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger
Located in London, GB
An impressive late 19th century French bronze study of a majestic bull with standing in a proud stance exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and fine rich brown patina. Rai...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Porcelain Pink Pig Figural Catchall Antique, German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pink pig figural catchall. Made of Porcelain. A beautiful decorative piece of art for any room.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Large Roman Terracotta Antefix, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Roman terracotta antefix early 20th century
Italy
Measures: height 83cm
width 39cms
thickness 4cm
weight 8kg
material terracotta
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948) The Kiss patinated plaster casting sculpture for kissing nudes fountain sculpture signed to top of base.
Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California.
His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York."
In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Art Nouveau Lamp w/Partially Nude Woman, Jean-Baptiste Germain, French
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are art nouveau lovers as one might be able to see looking at our inventory. Lamps are always at the top of our "want list". We found a beauty here. She is gracefully standing in a leafy plant base as she holds ups a stem with leaves. The quality casting and rich warm patina all are present. The artist Jean Baptiste Germain...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Carrara Marble Sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare, vintage English sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a car in the Art Nouveau manner.
The body of this stylised Jaguar style car has a plain moulded form.
This exceptional model surmounts the original carved stained oak wood plinth, accented with a vacant silver inscription plaque to the lower rim.
This exceptional vintage silver presentation ornament is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches.
Condition
This vintage sterling silver...
Category
Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Porcelain Girl Bust signed Georges Rogron Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau white bisque porcelain girl bust with bronze fittings base. Bust of a girl with averted gaze and her hair tied up. Signed "Georges...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of large baroque statues , Italy Genova 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of large statues carved in the round, probably representing cerulean angels (although there is no evidence of wings on the back), or allegories of fortune (in which case we can ...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis, 1896
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts of a young woman Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis.
Both with beautiful patina and foundry mark.
France 1896.
Mignon:
E. Villanis, initial...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau 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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