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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Articulating Wood Model Figure Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
An articulating wood figure sculpture piece, circa late-20th century. Used as a tool for learning to draw the human figure since the Renaissance. A fun, adjustable, artist model for ...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Silver and Abalone Shell Madonna Sculpture by Emilia Castillo for Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking mixed-media sculpture by Mexican artist Emilia Castillo for the renowned Los Castillo workshop in Taxco. This stylized figure—reminiscent of a Madonna or cloaked female fi...
Category
1980s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Faun mask in flamed sandstone from Rambervillers
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The flamed stoneware of Rambervillers was created in 1900 by Alphonse Cytère, its renown began with the complicity and works of the artists of the Nancy School (Gruber, Majorelle, Sc...
Category
1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Louis RICHE French Art Deco Nude Lady & German Shepherd, 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco nude lady and german shepherd by Louis RICHE, France , ca.1920. Polychrome glazed terracotta. Height : 17.5"(44.5cm), Width : 27"(68.5cm), Depth : 10.8"(27.5cm). Sign...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pedro Ramirez Vasquez for Daum Crystal Athena Cubist Torso Female Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a spectacular Daum Nancy France crystal Athena art glass paperweight or sculpture designed by the Mexican architect and statesman Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (1919 - 2013). The stu...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Hermes - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Classic Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey
Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Charles LEMANCEAU Ceramic Leda & the Swan Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Leda & the Swan ceramic sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1920s. Leda & the swan. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalogue, pag...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Guframini Pratone
Located in Milan, IT
Gufram icons have become smaller and have turned into Guframinis! Designed in a 1:8 scale the new miniatures perfectly reproduce the famous original sculptures. Each "mini" creation ...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$315 / item
Pair of Venetian Glass Pomegranate Sculptures by Romeo Gigli for Pauly & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Murano glass fruit figures.
Designed by Romeo Gigli for Pauly & Co.
In the form of a pomegranate.
The body, stem end, and crown with gold inclusions and the seeds c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage 3ft 95cm Model of a Ferrari Arno XI Hydroplane 1954 37" Long 20th
Located in London, GB
This is a superb Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane 1954, late 20th Century in date.
Ferrari's cars are adored on all corners of the globe and are seen as the ultimate status sym...
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
THE LAOCOON GROUP Bronze SCULPTURE by FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, Italy 1880-1890
Located in PARIS, FR
A patinated bronze sculpture reproduction of the Laocoon group by the Napolitan world famous Fonderia Chiurazzi, Italy 1880-1900.
Rediscovered in 1506 in Rome The Laocoon Group is believed to be created sometime between 42-20 BCE by three sculptors from Rhodos – Hagesander, Athenodoros and Polydorus, after the work of more ancien Hellenistic sculptors.
Recreated and issued (with several sizes and creative variations) by Fonderia Chiurrazzi, this piece is more than just an incredibly precise and expressive reproduction of the iconic antic sculpture...
Category
1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Harlequin Clown Metal Money Box Piggy Bank, Antique Austria 1880s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous antique metal money bank. A beautiful decorative item in metal with a lock. Made in Austria, circa 1880s or older. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living room or c...
Category
1880s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Head of Medusa" Austrian Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Josef Müllner
By Josef Müllner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This Medusa head was marked J. Müllner, dated 1918 and stamped ‘Österr. Gesellsch. Z. Förderung D. Medaillenkunst und Kleinplastik’, with the stamp GMK 16 and Eisengiesserei A. G. Wi...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eugene Marioton '1857-1933', La Reconoissance, Spelter Statue, France, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
EUGENE MARIOTON (1857-1933),"La Reconoissance",statue in spelter,France,1930.
It is in excellent condition considering its age and is 56 cm high. Signed by the artist, it is on a ma...
Category
1930s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
$525 Sale Price
53% Off
Large Postmodern Haeger Lovers Sculpture - 1990
By Haeger
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large postmodern figurative ceramic sculpture by Haeger. Beautiful deco stylized detailing to the embracing couple, finished in a high gloss white finish. Sticker on the base, made...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco mid Century Italian porcelain 2 roosters on a tree trunk
Material: Porcelain, Ceramic, Tin glazed
Design: In the manner of Cacciapuoti
Origin: Italy, first half 20th century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Stella Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Nude Ball Dancer Maurice Guiraud Rivière, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent Art Deco bronze sculpture of a Ball Dancer STELLA by Maurice Guiraud Rivière, signed Guiraud Rivière, Etling Paris.
Created circa 1920, this exquisite French Art Deco bro...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Style bird Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwood bird ornament.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses and old repairs
Measurements include the wooden base.
H:23cm W:41cm D:6,5cm
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$472 Sale Price
50% Off
Marcela Cure Le Gambe Small Hand-Crafted Resin and Stone Legs Sculpture
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Our Le Gambe sculpture is composed of two individual legs which can be set in different ways creating striking poses.
This collection is inspired by the se...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Tall 12" Japanese Kokeshi Doll
Located in Fairfield, CA
A tall vintage Japanese kokeshi doll. Made of wood with a lovely hand painted design of red flowers.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antinoo Head Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Deftly handmade of gypsum rendered with the marbling technique, which dates back to Ancient Roman times especially typical of the Pompeian paintings,...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$2,205 / item
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture "Polo Players" by Fred Voelckerling, 1919
Located in Bochum, NRW
A German Expressionist bronze sculpture "Polospielers" (Polo Players). Signed and marked 'Fred Voelckerling, 1919' on the base. In very good condition, normal wear and patina.
Dimensions: 45x28x36.5 cm
The aesthetic composition is depicting two polo players on horseback, in full competition. The horses' movement has a special elegance and sobriety, and the finish is of remarkable sensitivity, the anatomical elements are distinguished, without the stylization becoming of a trivial naturalism.
The polo players are caught in a moment of maximum tension, struggling to keep both the horses in check and the clubs in play. The whole ensemble exudes the emotion of movement and competition, being a perfect example for the expressionist sculpture.
Alfred (Fred) Hans Voelckerling (1872-1945) was a German artist who worked as both a sculptor and a painter. He has created many works of art that have been exhibited in different countries. His works are very impressive and often show people or animals in different situations. Voelckerling's art is well known and admired by many people around the world.
After graduating from the Dresden school for arts and crafts where he worked in the studio of Robert Diez...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Testa Di Fauno Statue
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite piece represents the head of a bearded faun, clearly depicted with his goat horns and elongated ears. The faun was the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek satyr, a m...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,040 / item
Art Deco "Elegante Aux Biches" on Alabaster Base signed D.Constan by Chiparus
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Art Deco sculpture, titled “Élégante Aux Biches,” is an iconic work by Demétre Chiparus, one of the most celebrated artists of the period. Cast in detailed bronze and ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Bronze Figural Angel Bird Bath
By Franz van Severdonck
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Cast Bronze Cupid Bird Bath in the Manner of Franz Von Stuck
The Cupid Holding the Decorated Shell shaped bowl
Ideal for outdoors or in
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indian Chief Desk Sculpture or Bookend in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate cast bronze bookend depicting Indian Chief in full headdress. It was made in the US or continental Europe circa 1930-60. Measurements: H: 14.5 cm, W: 12 cm, Dept: 8 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Bronze and Marble statue of the Arc de Triomphe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative French 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze and Rosso Levanto marble Arc de Triomphe statue/box. This wonderfully decorative and highly detailed Ar...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures.
Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings
Circa Mid 20th c...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Marcela Cure Le Gambe Hand-Crafted Resin and Stone Leg Sculpture
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
Our Le Gambe sculpture is composed of two individual legs which can be set in different ways creating striking poses.
This collection is inspired by the se...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Important Frank Lloyd Wright Concrete Architectural Elements, Signed
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Important Frank Lloyd Wright American Art Deco Concrete Architectural Stylized Figural Elements of American Indians, (Signed) (PRICED AS PAIR)
1 figure repaired
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
1950s Beninese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Man And Woman Bronze Sculpture By Nelide Bertolucci Ca' 1980's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting and well made bronze sculpture by Nelide Bertolucci, Brasil, ca' 1980's. Depicting a man and woman in a stylized abstracted way.
Category
1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Capitoline Venus Grand Tour Mid 19th century bronze
By Praxiteles 1
Located in Mobile, AL
This grand tour bronze sculpture depicts the version of Venus so important to the history of art and literature in the U.S. that the original was temporarily loaned to the National Gallery of Art from the Capital Museums in Rome in 2011. Mark Twain visited Rome and upon his return home in 1867 he published "The Capitoline Venus" and he described the work as the “most illustrious work of ancient art the world can boast of". (with credit to the National Gallery of Art catalog...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,080 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Girl with Flower Basket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German porcelain figurine.
By Meissen.
In the form of a barefoot young girl in a dirndl dress carrying a wicker basket full of many different flowers. Atop a Rococo-style gilt plinth.
Marked to the base with Meissen's blue underglaze crossed swords mark / an impressed 9 / an incised 'No. 5'.
Simply a wonderful antique Meissen figurine...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Sunburst Wall Sculpture by William Friedle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
This striking Brutalist sunburst wall sculpture by William Friedle captures the essence of Mid-Century Modern design with a dynamic arrangement...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Old Bronze Figure Grand Tour Discus Thrower Ancient Greek Verdigris 10"
Located in Wilton, CT
Nice old bronze Grand Tour figure of the ancient Greek discus thrower. This version with the head facing forward, probably based on the Roman marble copy in the British Museum. Circa...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Hellenistic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Lacquered Wood Italian Articulated Mannequin
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A charming vintage mannequin from the 1950s, beautifully crafted figure is a perfect blend of functionality and folk art, making it a unique and striking decorative piece. The manneq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Stunning German Yard or Garden Gnome Statue, Antique Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural gnome statue. This character statue has been made by a unknown Company in Germany, in the 1910s or older. Absolutely gorgeous item with lots of c...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fish Tank
Located in Milan, IT
A stately addition to any baroque-style decor, this fish tank is rich and bold in every detail. Equipped with an illumination system for the six glass panels composing the base in sa...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
$77,980 / item
Tom of Finland. Bookend ‘Pekka’
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tom of Finland. Bookend ‘Pekka’
Bookend, painted cast resin, height 12.8 in., base 6 x 6 x 0.8 in.
Always Ready to Handle the Heaviest Load - Get Your Books Sandwiched and Add Some ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$469 / item
'Polpo' Octopus Hand Blown Glass Sea Creatures Marine Ocean Underwater Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
This extraordinary borosilicate glass sculpture by Italian artist Simone Crestani captures the elegance and mystery of the octopus in exquisite detail. Hand-blown with masterful prec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
1940s Art Déco Glazed Ceramic 'Ambretta Dancer' by S. Vaccetti for Essevi, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s Art Déco Torino painted and glazed ceramic figurine 'Ambretta Dancer' by Sandro Vaccetti for the firm Essevi, Italy
By: Sandro Vaccetti
Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay
...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Art Deco Mythological Bronze Ornament of Atlas, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A mythological piece depicting Atlas. In Greek mythology, Atlas (Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan/God condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarf Figures porcelain, 19th Century
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a pair of Derby Porcelain "Mansion House" Dwarfs or "Grotesque Punches" both with incised model numbers and dating to the 19th century.
Both figures, male and female are m...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Dynamic female nude sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a dynamic female nude sculpture by Auguste Rodin. This suggestive sculpture is beautifully executed in the impressionist style. This museum restrike stands on a black marble ...
Category
1970s Unknown Expressionist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Samuraï Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï all in stoneware, hand-crafted
piece with subtle engraved details and decorated
with enamels.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
$6,561 / item
Porcelain Figure, Russian Dancer designed by Dimitri Iwanow for Lomonosov
By Dimitri Ivanov, Lomonosov
Located in Bochum, NRW
Tamara Karsavina, a Ballets Russes Dancer, impersonating the "Firebird" in the Ballet by Igor Strawinsky. Porcelain Figure by Dimitri Iwanow for Lomonosov, St. Petersburg Manufactory...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Italian Dancing Angels with Baroque Pearls on Aragonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian dancing angels with coordinating baroque pearls on aragonite crystal clusters.
The dancing angels are hand-carved wood, polychromed and gilded, original...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Roman Archer Statue by Hermann Eichberg
By Hermann Eichberg
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Art Deco Roman Archer Statue by Hermann Eichberg
Dramatic statue of a Roman Archer with bow and arrow in the Art Deco style by German sculptor Hermann Eichberg. The finely detailed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Mid-century Bronze Sculpture "Neptune" 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large mid-century bronze sculpture "Neptune," 1950s
Marble base.
Replica of the central statue of the Fountain of Neptune (God of the Sea) in Bologna.
This fountain was created betwe...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Faded Wooden Milliners Head, 1900's
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Beautiful faded wooden gent milliners hea from the early 1900's.
The faded lines and the non-treated wood give this head his beautiful character. Absolutely top of the line decorati...
Category
Early 1900s Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$659 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Travertine Stone Sculpture, Roman Empire - 130 AD, Gallery Display, HAAND
Located in St Petersburg, US
Inspired by the grandeur of the ancient Hadrian's Gate, this handcrafted travertine sculpture captures the essence of history and craftsmanship.
Commissioned in the year 130 AD to h...
Category
2010s European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Large Bronze Sculpture of a Jockey on Thoroughbred by Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional casting and finely patinated bronze sculpture of jockey on thoroughbred racehorse by Isidore Jules Bonheur (1827-1901), measuring 24 in tall, 26 in wide and 6 in deep....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Sculpture After Picasso by Renato Anatra, Signed c1980
Located in Miami, FL
Murano Glass Sculpture After Picasso by Renato Anatra, Signed c1980
Offered for sale is a rare circa 1980 abstract blown Murano glass sculpture after Picasso signed Renato Anatra. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Asian Lacquered Head In Carved Wood Early 1900s
Located in Milano, MI
Lacquered Head In Sculpted Wood Early 1900s mounted on a plexiglass base 3 cm. high with the neck truncated for attachment to the body by means of a pin. Despite having widespread co...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus.
Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Dramatic Bronze Egyptian Sculpture of King Tut
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic in scale, huge cast bronze sculpture of King Tut holding two scepters that are removeable. Great detail and patina.
Category
1970s Egyptian Egyptian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demetre CHIPARUS "Echo" Woman with Shell Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Demetre CHIPARUS (1886-1947), France, 1920s. Named "Echo". There are two versions of the Echo sculpture by Demeter Chiparus. One with bare chest and one ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
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.