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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
1980 Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Muse
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Rodica Tanasescu. The title " Musa" Muse.
Rodica Tanasescu was born in Rumania and now lives in and works in Mestre, (Venezia, Italy)....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid 20th Century Limited Edition Salvador Dali "Venus aux Tiroirs"
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 20th Century limited edition bronze figure of the Venus de Milo incorporating multiple drawer compartments to her head, breasts, torso and left leg to symbolise the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze by Mathurin Moreau, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Sculpture in patinated bronze, base in griotte marble, 19th century, Napoleon III period by Math...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant Art Deco sculpture of an athletic scouting / watching male figure by Jean de Roncourt from France around 1930.
Very good original condition, greenish patinated Spelter / Zinc...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,655 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese antique two-piece stone statue of a monk/God of the road/Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a rare stone Buddha in stock.
This is a small twin-figure stone carving made in the early to middle Edo period (1600–1800). It features two standing monk-like deities side b...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Extraordinary Carved Wood Antique British Ship's Figurehead for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine massive and elaborate 18th/19th century English
hand carved, geso and paint decorated
ship's masthead of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Traditionally carved in Maritime tradit...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Amanti
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and complete...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen.
Beautifully hand painted figurine group in porcelain. Depicti...
Category
Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sculpture Representing the Bust of a Greek Sportsman in the Hellenistic Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the bust of a Greek sportsman in the Hellenistic period, 21st century.
Sculpture on base of a bust of a Greek sportsman, in patinated plaster and resin, 21st ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Stoneware sculpture by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Sculpture model 81 designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby in Sweden in 1947-48. A striking, large-scale ceramic figure of a seated woman with a dark body and vividly glazed pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Sculpture Representing the Bust of a Roman Soldier, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the bust of a Roman soldier, 21st century.
Sculpture on base of a bust of a Roman soldier, Gladiator, in plaster and patinated resin, 21st century, modelled o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Signed Heavy Bronze ''Trojan Executive" Sculpture/ Paper Weight
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Signed Heavy Bronze ''Trojan Executive" Sculpture/ Paper Weight
Category
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Terra Cotta Fertility Figure - Made in Turkey
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage terra cotta pottery figurative sculpture of a seated fertility goddess. Made in Kula, Turkey by replica artist S. Askit and marked on the base.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
1930 Annie Fokker Cottrau Art Deco Silver Bronze Sculpture Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Sculpture
Annie Fokker Cottrau
Italy, 1930-1940
Silver Bronze
"Annie Cottrau" and "Fond Laganà Napoli" signed
Rare Sculpture
Annie Cottrau (Blitar, 1887 – Capri 1949)
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Wall Brass Decor Sculptures of Seagulls, Austria, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Iconic wall sculptures.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$462 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Edouard Drouot Antique Large Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Boy Eating an Oyster
Located in New York, NY
Large Edouard Drouot, Siot-Decauville Fondeur Paris patinated bronze sculpture of a youth enjoying an oyster. The young boy stands on a rock formation, leaning forward to avoid the oyster juices on his body, with his left arm raised to his mouth holding the mollusk in its half shell. Clad in just a loin cloth, with his right hand jauntily perched on his hip, the youth is intent on enjoying the sea's bounty emblematic of life's pleasures.
Rare, wonderful subject in excellent condition with lovely original patina.
Interesting conversational centerpiece for a seafood feast raw bar...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dino Rosin Maternity Signed Colorful Italian Murano Art Glass Table Sculpture
By Murano 5
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Dino Rosin "Maternity" Murano glass table sculpture. This table sculpture is stunning in its form and color. The hand crafted glass sculpture depicts two figures closely embracing ...
Category
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Makonde Carved Figure
Located in London, GB
A fascinating large hand carved Shetani figure from the Makonde people of Tanzania. Named 'Daudi' which roughly translates to 'beloved'. The Shetani carved figures represent good spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$1,755
Antique Mazarin 6-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier w Bacchus God of Wine Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful quality, turn of the century craftsmanship pendant light.
This stunning bronze chandelier of practical size is in excellent condition. The top quality workmanship is unlik...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gand...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Schist
Original Italian Hand Carved Nude Sculpture/ Lamp Signed Umberto Stiaccini
Located in New York City, NY
Hand carved white alabaster sculpture of a nude woman reclining inside a clam shell with three winged putti carrying her
aloft from shell laden waters.
Signed to verso by the Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Adrien Gaudez "Acteon" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Adrien Etienne Gaudez (French, 1845-1902) "Acteon" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure upholding a spear and holding a hunting horn, on a rockwork base...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Puerto Rican Santos De Palos/Wood Carved Sculpture of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A renown tradition in Puerto Rico is the making of Santos de Palos by Masters Carvers since the 19th century. They hand carved and hand painted the saints inspired in their personal ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Bronze Statue 3 Horse Rider Hunt Scene after Evgeni Alexandrovich Lanceray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Bronze Statue 3 Horse Rider Hunt Scene after Evgeni Alexandrovich Lanceray. Item features a large impressive size, marked to base, believed to be a 20th Century reproduction of...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Hand-Carved Italian Marble Busts of Roman Emperors
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant set of four marble busts representing Roman emperors, hand-carved in Italy from various colored marbles. Each sculpture showcases individual facial features, classical attire...
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$5,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 6 White Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Curtis Jere Style Starburst Pom Pom Sea Urchin Brass Plate Metal Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Starburst, Pom Pom, Sea Urchin Brass Plated Sculpture or Paper Weight,
Decorative Object.
This piece is unmarked, although similar in this style are att...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Charles Lemanceau for Saint-Clément fawn sculpture, 1930's, green glaze
Located in BELFORT, FR
French Art Deco ceramic fawn sculpture, designed by Charles Lemanceau for the ceramic manufacture Saint-Clément in the 1930's. Perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Beaded Bird of Paradise Stems, France
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of Hand Beaded Bird of Paradise Stems made in the late 1990's in France. Custom made in the 1990's of antique and new Czech beads. Set of 2 each: Flowerheads/ Matte black and iri...
Category
Early 2000s French Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$1,595 / set
Large Meissen Porcelain Group 'Dance Of The Horae' By C. G. Starcke, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and extremely rare museum-quality Meissen figurine group from the 19th century:
Group of six fully sculpted porcelain figures, young pretty women barefoot in antique-style,...
Category
1880s German Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940 Forlani Laveno Art Deco Italian Pottery Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Figure Art Deco
Italy, 1940
White Pottery
Pink and Gold Finishing
Perfect Condiction
Mark signed under the base
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Natural Steer Horns on Lucite Bases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A chic pair of steer horns each mounted on Lucite bases. These highly decorative horns add a unique air of sophistication to the décor of any space 6 inches square base, 20.5 inches ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Horn, Lucite
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by Giuseppe Armani
Located in Cincinnati, OH
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by G. Armani
The piece is mounted on a wood base with a brass plate "G. Armani"
The back is marked 1983 Florence and also an "N" with a crown ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful and Heavily Patinated, very large example of Brutalist - a train on a track. The entire piece is a solid unit, very stable and also quite heavy. In the manner of Jere, ...
Category
20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Belle Époque French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy with Overall and Hat by Louis Kley
By Louis Kley
Located in North Miami, FL
Belle Époque french bronze sculpture of a boy with overall and a hat by Louis Kley
By: Louis Kley
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: cast, patinated, molded, metalwork
Dimen...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal, Copper
Large Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture "Dying Galata" /Dying Gaul, C. 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture "Dying Galata"/Dying Gaul, C. 1875, Attributed to Naples Foundry
A remarkable large Italian Grand Tour bronze sculpture titled "Dying Galata" or "Dying Gaul," dating circa 1875 and attributed to the renowned Naples Foundry. This exquisite piece, an expertly cast bronze, retains its original black-brown patina and boasts a substantial size, standing 12 inches high, 26.5 inches wide, and 13.5 inches deep. It is a distinguished example of the iconic Grand Tour sculptures, which were popular souvenirs for affluent travelers during the 19th century.
The sculpture is a faithful rendition of the ancient Roman marble statue "The Dying Gaul," also known as "The Dying Galatian" or "The Dying Gladiator." The original marble, now housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, is a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze sculpture...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Crystal Samurai’s Perfume Bottle
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Sculpture Perfume Bottle. It depicts a clear and frosted crystal Samurai sculpture standing over a round crystal bottle tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$432 Sale Price
27% Off
Chinese Carved Zitan Figure of a Bodhisattva, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A finely carved Chinese zitan wood figure of an unidentified bodhisattva, possibly Guanyin, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The androgynous figure has a plump, almost matronly face, with downcast eyes and a gentle smile. The hair in long tresses, gathered and tied in a high chignon.
The enlightened being is portrayed seated in dhyanasana, bare feet resting on crossed legs, both soles pointing up.
Thick robes billow and drape around the full figured body. The hands display...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Los Castillo Abstract Fish- Pull Handles Malachite Sterling Mexican Modernist
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of pull handles by Los Castillo. Abstract Fish with malachite and silver. Mexico Circa the 1950s.
Dimensions: 3.75" W x 3" H x .75" D
Please visit t...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Edouard Drouot "Daphne" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Edouard Drouot (French, 1859-1945) "Daphne" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing nymph clad in reeds with flowing hair and upholding branch, on conforming base...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Teak Cow Figurine Sculpture by Sveistrup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Walnut
Santo Domingo, Set of 6 Murano glasses color "Millefiori" handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water/drink/wine glasses color Millefiori - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by the classic "Goto Botte" Murano glass.
Other co...
Category
2010s European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$208 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1930's English Marquee Cinema Letter - M
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930’s English Marquee Cinema Letter – M.
Classic English cinema letters used at cinemas as signage for the film title, actors and so on. Made in acrylic plastic they slotted into t...
Category
1930s English Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$25 / item
20th Century Italian Pair of Grey-Black Smoked Murano Glass Sculpture Heads
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late vintage Mid-Century modern pair of similar Italian sculpture heads made of hand blown smoked Murano glass in the style of Picasso, in good condition. The detailed décor pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Vintage Chinese Porcelain PROC Shou Lao Shiwan Figure, 1990/80s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Shiwan Figure. Dating to the 1980’s or 90’s.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin: China
Period...
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Gupta Empire Torso of Vishnu
Located in Chicago, IL
A mesmerizing Gupta Empire (mid-3rd century BCE - 543 AD) mounted terracotta torso of a standing Vishnu. Vishnu is the preserver god, which means he p...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Bangladeshi Hellenistic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$18,500
19th Century Articulated Wooden Figure of the Virgin Mary
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century articulated wooden figure of the Virgin Mary
Anonymous
Spain; 19th century
Polychrome wood, inset glass eyes
Approximate size: 37 x 11 x 7 cm
An antique ‘Virgin...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
$1,496 Sale Price
52% Off
Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Figure of Shouxing, the God of Longevity
Located in Austin, TX
A finely modeled Chinese porcelain figure of the Chinese God of Longevity, Shouxing, Republic Period, early 20th century, China.
The God of Longevity, called Shouxing or Shoulao, stands upright holding a dragon staff in one hand, a peach (a symbol of immortality), in the other.
He is dressed in a long yellow robe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$14,950 Sale Price
21% Off
Vintage Amber Lucite "Happy Buddha" Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage amber lucite "Happy Buddha" sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"W x 3"D x 4.5"H. A laughing or happy Buddha is the ultimate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Late 19th Century Alabaster Sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th Century alabaster sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss. The
sculpture depicts the mythological scene of Cupid (Psyche
Revived by Cupid's Kiss), a famous subject in Neoc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
R2D2 Life Size Model Sculpture Star Wars
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture R2D2 life size model star wars.
Set upon a millennium falcon base.
sculpted in resin and with accurate lights and sounds.
With rotative hea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Royal Copenhagen S. G-Kelsey Numbered Bronze Ballerina
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze figure in the form of dancing ballet girl. Dated 1975. Designed by S. G-Kelsey for Royal Copenhagen.
The ballet girl with a "flying" braid, her hands up gracefully, wear a leo...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Alabaster Bust of Greek God Apollo 20th C
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A beautiful composite alabaster bust of the famous Greek god Apollo, dating from middle of 20th century. The attention to detail throughout the piece is impeccable and the figure is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
D. Grisard Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Lady
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze sculpture of a happy nude lady. She is lifting her left arm/hand and holding a mirror while looking at herself in it. She is standing over a sloped shaped rock ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$596 Sale Price
25% Off
Wood Low-Relief Depicting a Werewolf and Saint George
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional polychrome wood low-relief depicting a werewolf and saint george after a woodcut by lucas cranach (“DER WERWOLF” 1512)
Provenance :
collection Brimo de Laroussihle
colle...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lwalwa Mother Figure Holding Baby DR Congo Africa with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved Lwalwa maternity figure holding a baby from Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa circa 20th century. The statue was acquired in 2006 from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection of African Art.
The figure, with her robust body and a strong stand, wears a classic Lwalwa mask...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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.