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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Fully Signed Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861 ~ 1936)
This exquisite Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by F...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-carved Napoleon Bonaparte in nut-wood
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Hand-carved Napoleon Bonaparte in walnut on a colorful marble base.
You often see sculptures of Napoleon Bonaparte in bronze, rarely in wood.
Category
1920s French Empire Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Crystal Sailboat Sculpture by Daum, France
By Daum
Located in San Diego, CA
Large crystal sailboat sculpture by Daum, France, circa 1970s. The piece is invery good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 8"W x 4.5"D x 16.5"H. The sculpture is...
Category
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Staffordshire Spill Vase
Located in Charlottesville, VA
These pieces have so much charm. A great addition to your collection.
Category
19th Century British Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Spaghetti Sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage spaghetti sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli, circa 1990s. This handmade ceramic sculpture has white gloss finish and a wonderful Brutalist look. The piece has a lot...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Very Rare Antique Oak Wall Coat Rack w. Acrobatic Jester Figure Hooks, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative wall coat rack with at least ten hooks.
One of the main reasons for people wanting to own antiques is for their decorative appeal and this hand-crafted work-of-art wall rack certainly fits that bill. This good condition wall coat-rack with the finest quality cast iron wall hooks...
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Classical Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand Tour 19th century bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Narcissus. Years later it was identified as Dionysus. Mounted as a lamp. Early 20th century. Beautiful marble finial.
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Small Pedestal Marble For Display Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Great piece of .5" walls with beveled edges, in Italian Carrara marble perfect for display sculptures, etc.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Homage to Marino Marini Bronze Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Bronze sculpture with wooden base, Homage to Marino Marini 1950s/60s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Corbels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved temple corbels from the 19th century, mounted on black bases. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ramiz Barquet Modernist Bronze Figural Sculpture Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of two figures seated upon a cast stone pedestal, ca. 1980s, by the internationally renowned mid century sculptor Ramiz Barquet (1920-2010) of Mexico City.
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture , Depicting Playing Golfer #1
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1758 Bronze golfing sculpture made of bronze on wood base in a full backswing positin.
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stylized Art Deco Standing Sculpture of Jesus Christ by Karl Hagenauer
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Deco standing sculpture of Jesus Christ (may be influenced by Christ the Redeemer "Cristo" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) by Austrian desig...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Wood Monk Table Lamp Attibuted to Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture table lamp in wood and metal attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
It depicts a bearded monk holding a stick (removable) in ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Leather Elephant Sculpture in the Manner of Dimitri Omersa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Leather Elephant Sculpture in the Manner of Dimitri Omersa from the 1940s.
It is a gorgeous hand-made stuffed leather figurine of an elephant.
Original condition. Faux ivory tusks.
...
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Erotic Copper Repoussé Relief of an Orgy with French Soldiers, Mid- 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This rare and damaged copper repoussé relief 18 people in erotic play involving French soldiers of various rank and state of undress. The artwork has a horizontal crack across the center of the scene. The relief is backed by a sold bronze...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of French Antique Cast Brass Belle Epoque Style Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Patinated Cast Brass
Style: French Antique
Category
1920s French Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Solid Cast Brass Medieval Armored Knight on Horse Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and well detailed solid cast brass medieval armored knight on horse sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and...
Category
20th Century American Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
German Bronze Nude Male Archer, Emil Dittler (1868-1902)
By Emil Dittler
Located in Petaluma, CA
This German nude strongman archer is one of the finest examples of a nude male figure that I have seen in my 50 years of selling antique bronzes. His musculature is perfect and rema...
Category
Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wooden African Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand carved head of Hardwood. A stunning sculpted and carved piece. A stand alone decorative piece or can be used as a large book end. Trul...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Bronze Statue of a Farrier
Located in Delft, NL
A bronze statue of a farrier.
A male figure in bronze on a black marble base.
The tools are separate parts.
The bronze is signed, not decipherable by whom.
The height of ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Meissen Porcelain Cubist French Horn Musician Figurine by Peter Strang
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Meissen porcelain figurine.
By Peter Strang. Strang was born in Dresden in 1935 and received a degree in Sculpture from the Academy of F...
Category
20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Male Nude Torso Blue Man Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Modern nude male sculpture made of solid Lucite and finished in the manner of Yves Klein's blue pieces of art. This particular shade of blue, called IKB (International Klein Blue...
Category
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Large 1960s Brutalist Austin Production Sculpture by Edward Schillaci
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern Brutalist sculpture by Edward Schillaci for Austin Production. Signed by the artist. Dated 1962.
Features a textured image of a standing couple holding hands...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Ugo Cipriani Terracotta Naked Woman, 1920
By Ugo Cipriani
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960), France, ca.1920. This striking large-scale sculpture by Ugo Cipriani (1887-1960) exemplifies the bold elegance...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bibendum Michelin Man Bronze Car Mascot, Hood Ornament, Automobilia
By Michelin Man
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This is a highly collectible Bibendum Michelin Man bronze car mascot, Hood Ornament, Mascotte voiture.
It´s approximate 4 inch tall depiction of ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1930 Angelo Biancini Ceramics Morelli Sculpture Ivory Pottery Maternity
Located in Brescia, IT
"Maternity"
Angelo Biancini
Morelli Ceramics
1930s
Ivory Ceramic Figure
Rare Sculpture of Angelo Biancini by Morelli Manufacture 1920-1930
"Morelli" Sign under the base
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"The Vision" Brutalist Figural Sculpture by Krishna Reddy
By Krishna Reddy
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool brutalist sculpture in resin entitled "The Vision" by noted mid-century artist Krishna Reddy, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 14.5"W x 3.5"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Henry Moore "Reclining Figure: Stiff Leg" Bronze
By Henry Moore
Located in Astoria, NY
Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) "Reclining Figure: Stiff Leg" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1977, signed "Moore" and numbered edition "3/9". 5.5" H x 10.5" W x 7.25" D. Provenance: P...
Category
1970s British Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Early 18th Century Terracotta Fragment
Located in Bozeman, MT
Italian early 18th century terracotta fragment of an face mounted on stand. Ca 1690 - 1710 Italy. Measurements with stand H 15 W 9 D 6.6 cm.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Group Schola Cantorum, ''The Choirboys''
By King, Bruno Merli
Located in Den Haag, NL
The choirboys. Three choirboys singing, directed by a priest, this
Capodimonte porcelain made on a kidney shaped base. Very nice
Romantic scene, included a music box. Not working a...
Category
1960s Italian Romantic Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sculpture of a Male Torso in the Hellenistic Style, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a male torso in the Hellenistic style, 21st century.
Sculpture of a male torso in the Hellenistic style, 3rd century BC, Contemporary work, 21st century.
H: 92cm, W: 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Swarovski Crystal Macaw Chrome Green Large Parrot in Birds of Paradise #685824
By Swarovski
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A beautiful 9.25" tall Swarovski Crystal Macaw, chrome green, #685824 comes with original box and paperwork. This Paradise bird is made of green crystal and is beak is made of chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Grand Tour "Dancing Faun" of Pompeii Bronze Statue
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Bronze Statue, "Dancing Faun" of Pompeii. The 'Dancing Faun' is a mythological creature associated with nature and revelry made of bronze with brown patina. This wa...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900s French Barbotine Majolica Mourning Flowers, Rose Violet Peony Carnation
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of twenty four hand made and hand painted barbotine majolica ceramic early 1900s so called mourning flowers.
In this set you find:
Roses, violets,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Chinese Qing Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Seated Guanyin Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and attractive Chinese Qing Dynasty turquoise glazed figure of Guanyin dating from the 19th Century or possibly earlier. The hollow biscuit porcelain figurine...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Located in London, GB
Khadim Diop, the Senegalese artist renowned for his bronze sculptures that adorn many private collections worldwide, has crafted two captivating and expressive pieces that showcase his mastery of the medium, a rare find in the market outside Africa!
The first sculpture portrays a dynamic figure playing the Djembe drum...
Category
2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hellenistic Grotesque Theatre Mask of Maccus
Located in London, GB
Grotesque theatrical mask of Maccus
Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial period, circa 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D., likely from Southern Italy.
Terracotta with remains of pin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large 20" Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Lemon Topiary Centerpiece
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely large 20" Mid-Century Italian majolica basket of lemons topiary centerpiece. No maker's mark. Freshen up your kitchen or breakfast room with this charming hand painted arran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Large Grand Tour Sculpture Bronze Greco-Roman Uffizi Wrestlers Barbedienne
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand tour circa 1860s bronze of the Wrestlers. Rich fine dark brown patina. Marked "F. Barbedienne Fondeur." The Wrestlers also known as The Two Wrestlers, The Uffizi Wrestlers...
Category
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Cast Bronze Octopus Sculpture
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a hollow-cast bronze octopus. This piece features wonderful detail and resemblance to a real specimen. An exotic piece certain to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Homenaje a Frida Kahlo Sergio Bustamante Sculpture, Ceramic 15/25
Located in Miami, FL
Homenaje a Frida Kahlo Sergio Bustamante Sculpture, Ceramic 15/25
Offered for sale is a Sergio Bustamante ceramic sculpture titled "Homenaje a Frida Kahlo" created in the 1990s, sig...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bouraine Bronze Art Deco "Balance"
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco sculpture in silvered bronze signed M.Bouraine.
Black marble base (Belgian surfin).
In very good condition.
Total height: 30 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Base width: 11 cm
Base depth:...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila.
circa late 1600s
A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque.
The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog.
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep.
Figure: 14" High
1.5lbs
Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time.
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques, from an antique altar, church architectural salvaged building and ornamental elements, reliquary, tabernacle cabinet...
Category
17th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Abstract Figural Bronze Sculpture, 1993
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract bronze figural sculpture depicting lovers. Signed and dated 1993. Artist unknown.
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frederic Remington (after), Large Cast Bronze of The Buffalo Signal on Marble
Located in Morristown, NJ
After Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909), The Buffalo Signal, cast bronze signed in the base, on a black marble plinth with brass Remington Art Museum plate. This is a genuine ...
Category
2010s American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Hoop Girl" by Ferdinand Preiss
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a young girl in period attire standing holding a hoop behind her back , raised on a shaped marble plinth and sign...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Heavy Thai Siam Asian Ceramic Buddha Head Bust Sculpure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
This is truly a spectacular work A beautifully sculptured Buddha head (the features and finial suggest that it is Thai/ Siam) on a custom display stan...
Category
20th Century Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Discus Thrower
Located in London, GB
A remarkably fine example of Archaic sculpture. A figure of a discophoros, or discus bearer, standing with his right leg forward, gripping a discus in his right hand, the left arm raised with an open palm. Described with admiration in Münzen und Medaillen's 1961 auction, "The figure is a masterpiece and illustrates with rare vividness the essence of good Etruscan sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large 38” French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Camille Desmoulins by Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
"Camille Desmoulins at the Palais Royal" (1882)
Sand-cast patinated bronze signed in base "H. DUMAIGE" conceived in 1882, executed circa 1890
stock ref. C104802
38 1/8" H x 11 7/16" D x 11 5/16" W
Essay
Exhibited in plaster at the Salon of 1882 (no. 4331), Dumaige's statue of Camille Desmoulins has become well-regarded as one of his most powerful compositions. The original was given by Dumaige to the Musée de Rouen. It captures Desmoulins delivering his powerful and poignant call to arms before the Bastille storming, the drama of the scene almost operatic as he knocks the chair over behind him, grasping the loose pages of his speech in his closed fist while he loses himself in the rhetoric.
Camille Desmoulins was a French journalist, lawyer, and revolutionary, recognized for his pivotal role in the French Revolution. Born in Guise, France, he studied law at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris, where he befriended future revolutionary leaders, including Maximilien Robespierre. Desmoulins gained prominence on July 12, 1789, when his impassioned speech at the Palais-Royal incited the storming of the Bastille two days later, marking a critical moment in the Revolution.
As a journalist, Desmoulins founded and edited Les Révolutions de France et de Brabant, a radical publication that criticized the monarchy and aristocracy. His writing was instrumental in shaping revolutionary sentiment, blending incisive political critique with populist rhetoric. Despite his early radicalism, Desmoulins later advocated for moderation during the Reign of Terror, aligning himself with the Dantonist faction. This shift ultimately led to his downfall.
Arrested alongside Georges Danton...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Demetre Chiparus Art Deco Dancer Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Dancer. Cold painted spelter and marble. Measures: Width : 13.9"(35.2cm), Height : 10.4"(26.5cm), Depth : 5....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Set of Three Large Mid-Century Bronze Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three 9.5" tall bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The pieces are very heavy and solid and have a gorgeous dark patina; they would make a great mid-cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Ceramic TOTEM Trio, 3 Hand Built Sculptures, Rings on Arc'd Legs
Located in New York, NY
A trio of 3 hand built ceramic Modern TOTEMs from a series investigating the Totemic form. Each one is different, a soft rectangle, an oval and a circular ring on arcing legs. The s...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Girl with Wheat Bronze Sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Girl with Wheat bronze sculpture by Hippolyte F. Moreau. He is famous for his bronze statues of young women. He is also the son of another renown French sculptor named Jean Baptiste Moreau. It depicts a young lady with long curly hair who is dressed with a see-through robe. She is holding a basket of wheat with one arm and some branches of them with the other one. She appears to be in the countryside and is observing a pair of doves that are on the ground. The bronze sculpture is standing over two...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Skeleton
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational 19th century skeleton in bronze originating from the Louvain University Of Medicine - Belgium. An excellent addition to any doctor...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze & Marble Sculpture by Listed Artist Charles Renee Masse Jeune Arabe
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful tall bronze & marble base by listed artist Charles Renee Masse, signed title Jeune Arabe, this piece its part of a series that have many auction results. Signed dated " Ch....
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.