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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Italian Ceramic Elephant Sculpture by Bruno Gambone, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Ceramic Indian motif white elephant by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). This is an absolutely charming ceramic white elephant with an Indian-style blanket and headdress, large whimsical ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kelvin LaVerne Rare and Important "Giacometti's Soul" Sculpture 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional cast sculpture "Giacometti's Soul" in bronze with hand-painted enamels on a patinated bronze base by Kelvin LaVerne, American late 1980's (Engraved signature on ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Tiger's Eye Water Moon Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A magnificent natural Tiger's Eye sculpture depicting the compassionate Bodhisattva Water Moon Guan Yin, Avalokiteshvara. Seated on a lotus base in rajalilasana, the ‘posture of royal ease...
Category
2010s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Multi-gemstone
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
This old BAT (British American Tobacco) advertising figure made of wood and plaster advertising the cigarette brand "Gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ginevra Egg-Shaped Box
Located in Milan, IT
Reminiscent of Fabergé-style eggs, this luxury box exudes pure opulence with its intriguing design. The amber-toned silhouette in fine crystal is adorned wi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Bronco Buster Handcrafted in Thailand
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a circa 1940's second casting of the iconic bronze by Frederick Remington, entitled "Bronco Buster"; originally cast by the Roman Bronze Works Foundry in upstate New York bet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorative African Wooden Sculpture, Mid Century, Handcrafted in the 1940-50s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful hand carved wood sculpture / figure. Made in Africa in the 1940-50s,. Bought from a collector of African art.
Great patina and overall a good vintage condition. This figu...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Murano shot glasses color "Multicolor" handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six shot\café glasses color Multicolor (petrol green, blue, red, ivory, periwinkle, mustard) - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspired by t...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
French Painted Metal Life Size Figure of a Geisha by Charles Mass'e
Located in Essex, MA
Figure standing wearing kimono with arms out front. On an iron base. Signed Ch Masse , Sculp, Paris. Provenance , Estate Of William Hodgins. Interior d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Steve Tobin Cast Bronze Shoe Sculpture with Onions, 1980s
By Steve Tobin
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Steve Tobin (b. 1957) is an American sculptor who works primarily in bronze, steel, clay and glass. This whimsical cast bronze shoe with onions is from a s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
1970s Porcelain Sculpture 'Lady with Hat' by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage porcelain statue called 'Women with hat', produced by famous Royal Dux in former Czechoslovakia in the 1970's.1970s Porcelain Sculpture 'Lady with Hat' by Royal Dux
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
18th Century Polychromed Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning polychromed wood santo from the early 1700s. Likely from a Roman Catholic Church. Very good condition considering age. Huge amount of presence. Beautiful religious artifact.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Large Alabaster Sculpture P. Emilio Fiaschi 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid antique Italian carved alabaster sculpture of a figural group titled 'The Artist's Muse' by P. Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941), circa 1890 in date.
This finely carved sculpture depicts a beautiful young couple modelled as a young artist in Renaissance dress holding a palette and leaning over a maiden seated in a Savonarola chair with paw...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Metal Seated Buddha
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive Chinese bronze metal Buddha sculpture depicted sitting. Beautifully crafted in the Ming style with intricate details. The bronze has a rich pat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Porcelain Hand Glove Mold
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural bone white porcelain hand latex glove mold.
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini-Caryatid Puzzle Sculpture 8284/10K, Original Box
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini-Caryatid Puzzle Sculpture 8284/10K, Original Box
Offered for sale is a Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini-Caryatid puzzle sculpture stamped Berrocal and numbered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Fine French Louis XV Rocaille Style Sevres Porcelain Gilt Bronze Ormolu Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning fine quality Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) doré bronze (gilt bronze ormolu) shelf clock with signed Japy Freres eight-day time and strike movement.
Born in Paris, France in the third quarter of the 19th century, exceptionally executed in luxurious 18th century Louis XV Rocaille taste, the curvacious sculptural case...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Miniature Dollhouse Round Metal Table - Made in India
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a vintage miniature dollhouse round metal/ possibly brass table. Can be used as a small stand or trinket holder. This piece has nice patina and character. Vintage condition a...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lips Dragon Girl Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is a sculpture made entirely by hand, with a mixture of plaster and cement mortars. It can be hung to the wall through a special recess at the back thanks to brackets supplied w...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
"In the Deep Blue" Fluorescent Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Seated Meissen Porcelain Wiggling Pagoda, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a seated, laughing female Buddha figure from a series of folk types. Full-figured body with the hair tied back tightly and the robe tightly fitting the body with wide sl...
Category
1860s German Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Small Song Dynasty Carved Wood Bodhisattva, 13th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and very fine Chinese carved sandalwood figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Avalokiteshvara (Guan Yin), Song Dynasty (960 to 1276), circa 13th ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Tibetan Buddha
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th century bronze Buddha.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An articulated life-size artist model, Italy end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Articulated painter's mannequin, depicting a teenage boy, life-size. The mannequin is made of walnut wood, the articulated spheres are made of maple wood. The limbs are fully articul...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Maple, Walnut
"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
'Eve' a Beautiful Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A rich brown patinated bronze sculpture by Břetislav Benda (1897-1983) depicting Eve holding the forbidden fruit.
Dimensions: H 31cm W 7cm D 6cm
Origin: Czech
Date: Circa 1920
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frank Coronado Mid-Century Modern Picasso Style Cubist Wood Figurines
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Group of five mid-century modern wood carved figurines by Dominican artist Frank Coronado. Each figure is hand painted in brilliant white, red, ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dominican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Limoges Monvoisin Porcelain Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning pair of mid to late 19th century French Limoges Bisque porcelain figurines from circa 1870.
One is of a lady in period dress/attire cradling a Dove. All hand-painted and decorated to the finest quality. The base is marked with the makers initials “C.H.”. She is made of fine bisque porcelain in the Old Paris porcelain style.
The other is of a gentleman set...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Large Umberto Stiaccini Carved Alabaster 'La Perla' Lighted Sculpture or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved alabaster sculpture of lamp is unsigned, but being attributed to Umberto Stiaccini of Italy and dates to approximately 1890 and done in a Neoclassical Reviva...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Rene Lalique Suzanne opalescent glass statuette C1925
By René Lalique
Located in Devon, GB
Rene Lalique Suzanne opalescent glass statuette. Suzanne is one of Rene Lalique's most iconic pieces and has probably featured on the cover of mor...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Burza 'The Storm' by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Dancing Girl by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1920s
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO COLD-PAINTED BRONZE "GIRL IN THE TRICORN HAT" BY JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950)
Vienna, Austria, circa 1920s; marked verso "MADE IN AUSTRIA / REAL BRONZE", signed "Lorenzl" in script
Item # 105BNP14A
An exquisite cast of a dancer by Josef Lorenzl and executed in Vienna, Austria circa the 1920s, this inordinately fine model features crisp features, intricate garment work and a wonderful overall green cold-painted surface. It is situated over an original onyx plinth...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Find, Large Swedish Ceramic Egg, Speckled Glaze in Gold and Purple, 1970s
Gulkroken Hjöm Sweden
Monogram artist's signature.
Height 18.5 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Josephine Baker Brass Sculpture Hagenauer Dancer
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Hagenauer Bronze Figure of Josephine Baker, 20th century Impressed mark to foot: WHW
Hagenauer workshops were opened in Vienna in 1898 by Carl, the father of both Karl and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
In The Quiet Hours When The World Is Still Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
It's Easy To Have Wished For More Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 120 x D 5 x H 100 cm
Materials: Red and White Cantera
Weight: 75 Kg.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice s...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bronze Statue of Cupid by Denise Delayigne, 19th C
Located in Houston, TX
This bronze is a figure of Cupid with his hands tied behind his back.
The face is sweet with a demure smile. It was sculpted by the artist
Denise Delayigne in France. It is 19th ce...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique 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
Meissen Pair Of Figurine Groups 'Tailor & Tailor's Wife On Goats', Ca. 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive, extravagant work of art in ideas, richness of detail and craftsmanship, based on a legend according to which the court tailor longed to be allowed to sit at the table ...
Category
1860s German Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Vintage Molded Semi-Nude Neoclassical Styled Female Relief Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This mid-century era molded fiberglass wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1960 in a Neoclassical Revival style. The relief depicts ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Rare 19th Century Olive Wood Crucifix Altar Cross Engraved & Highly Decorative
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare 19th Century Jerusalem Crucifix Cross, Highly Decorative & Mounted To An Olive Wood Frame, Engraved With Jesus and Holy Figure
Category
19th Century Israeli Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Olive
Pablo Picasso, Grosse tête, profil gauche, 1965, Editon Picasso, Madoura
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Grosse tête, profil gauche,
1965,
Sculpture en terre
H. 28 cm, Larg. 9,5 cm
R.A Coulage à la barbotine
Blanc
Tiré à 50 exemplaires numérotés
R.747 à gauche
Editon Pi...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Male Écorché Sculptures by Brenda Putnam, c. 1939
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare pair of écorché sculptures by renowned American sculptor Brenda Putnam (1890–1975) offers a fascinating glimpse into both artistic process and anatomical study. Dating to 1...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georges BASTARD Art Deco Showjumper Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco showjumper porcelain bottle by Georges BASTARD (Paris), France, ca.1924. Designed by Margerie. White porcelain made in Limoges. Height : 10.5"(26.7cm), Width : 3.9"(1...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Midcentury 'Golden' Bronze Egg Ornament & Stand by Illums Bolighus
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A bronze egg displayed on a brass stand. Designed and made by Illums Bolighus in Copenhagen, Denmark circa 1960. The egg is hollow and rather light. Markings to the base reads: Illum...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Brass Unicorn Sculpture Figurine on Black Wood Base
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Did you now the unicorn is Scotland's national animal? They could have picked Nessie, but went with the most magical creature ever conceived. We're not certain if this brass beast ...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Roman Marble Foot
Located in London, GB
Roman marble Fragment of a Right Foot with Sandal
Circa 1st - 2nd Century A.D.
An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesized sandalled foot. The toes, nails, and bridge of the foot have been sensitively carved. The outer sole of the sandal remains, with delicate, pointed straps joining between the first two toes in a diamond shape.
This fragment once belonged to Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Egyptian Brass Sphinx on Onyx Base
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Egyptian Brass Sphinx on Onyx Base.
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Faberge's "The Big Egg Hunt N.Y." April 2014, #65 Egg by Artist Mary Mattingly
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of the famed Egg Sculptures from New York City’s celebrated Big Egg Hunt. The Sculpture features a great Mirrored Chrome Optic of Stylized Human Figur...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Large Brass Good Luck Elephant Sculpture Figures Over 2ft Tall
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Exceptional pair of vintage large scale brass elephant sculptures. One is larger, one is slightly smaller but they both stand over 2 feet tall! Each elephant’s trunk reaching upward, a symbol of good luck. These are beautifully crafted with detail in the modeling. The artist took care to represent the folds in the ears, creases in the skin, and spine on the backs. Elephants are revered by many, but are considered sacred in Hindu and Buddhist religious. The raised trunks are said to bring prosperity and protection to those in their presence.
Smaller brass elephant 20.6lbs
13.5” Wide x 21” Deep x 25.75” High
Larger Brass elephant...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Madonna Holy Virgen statue, France, 1920s. Oak. Hand carved statue from what appears to be a single piece of oak. The size is important and the silhouette fine. It sh...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Arsen Avetissian, Vintage Bronze and Marble Sculpture, Figure Standing
By Arsen Avetissian
Located in London, GB
This enchanting sculpture by Arsen Avetissian “Inaccessibility” radiates poetic beauty. This exquisite piece crafted with a rich bronze finish and deep green accents, presents a stri...
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Salvador Dali, Contemporary, Limited Edition ‘Invisible Personage’ Armchair
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Salvador Dali manufactured in Spain by BD.
"Invisible Personage" is extracted from the "Singularities" painting, painted by S...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
Botanic Model Brendel, Germany 1890
By Albert Heinrich Brendel 1
Located in Milan, IT
A rare botanical model of the Brendel, Conium maculatum N.60 (Umbelliferae). The round base in ebonized wood holds the botanical model which reveals th...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved and Hand Painted Wooden Sculpture of a Hunter with Dog
Located in Barntrup, DE
A masterfully carved and hand painted wooden sculpture of a hunter with his dog and gun. This adorable sculpture, beautifully crafted in detail, will decorate any room or make a grea...
Category
1970s German Folk Art Vintage 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.