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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Folk Art
H Fournier, Ballerina Dancer, signed Bronze Sculpture, Art Deco, 20th Century
By Hippolyte Fournier
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Elegant ballerina dancer in bronze with multi-colored patina, on her toes, mounted on a marble base
This sculpture is signed H Fournier (Hippolyte, 1853-1926)
Light wear to the pat...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Herend Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figurine Death of Cleopatra
By Herend
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A porcelain blanc-de-chine figurine of a dying Cleopatra from the 1920's by Herend. The figure of Cleopatra with a venomous snake. 10 inches tall, 5 inches wide, 3.5 inches deep
Category
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1961 New York's World's Fair Unisphere Rare Collectible Metal Sculpture Souvenir
Located in San Diego, CA
Discover a piece of history with this rare Art Deco metal sculpture, a captivating souvenir from the 1961 New York World's Fair, featuring the iconic Unisphere. This striking piece e...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Male Mannequin designed by Moth Figuren, Germany , 1930s
By Moch Figuren
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare male adjustable mannequin antique 1920’s art deco German display mannequin. Lovely art deco period hand painted face and real hair. Beautiful ...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Plaster
Sarreguemines Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Lady, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic lady, France, 1920s. Measures: Height: 9"(23cm), Width : 7.6"(19.4cm), Depth: 6.7"(17cm). Intaglio stamp "Sarreguemi...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Franz Haganauer Art Deco Musicians
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Franz Hagenauer musicians from the early-mid 20th Century for Werkstätte Hagenauer. 2 musicians, one on piano and one with saxophone of nickel plated metal.
Each figure sta...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Nickel
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by stylized Etruscan and African sculpture, this heavy-lidded female head is a classic example of Art Deco design. The artist was Jean de Marco...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Art Deco Style Lamp Clarté Standing Nude Sculpture Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass shade, CLarté, Lumina.
Measures: H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall.
Des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Art Deco Bohemian Pirkenhammer Porcelain Flower Girl Figurine
By Pirkenhammer
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique circa 1910-1923 painted and gilded porcelain figurine titled Blumenmädchen or Flower Girl by Pirkenhammer Kunst-Abteilung of Czecholslovaki (Bohemia). Marked Prof. W Ger...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Cast Iron Foundry Workers Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking Art Deco cast iron panel is a recast of an original design by Heinrich Moshage, a renowned artist known for his industrial-inspired works. The panel captures the dynami...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Acrylic Plaque on Stand After Lalique's "Masque de Femme"
By Lalique
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic Plaque on Stand After Lalique's "Masque de Femme"
Offered for sale is an acrylic mounted plaque on a stand after Lalique's "Masque de Femme" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic, Lucite
"Spear Dancer", Spectacular, Rare Bronze with Male Nude by Brenda Putnam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when artists were capturing the exoticism and athleticism of modern dancers, such as Richmond Barthé's depiction of Féral Benga dancing with a large, curved sword or Paul Colin's drawings of Josephine Baker with her skirt of bananas, this sensuous presentation of a nude male dancer with a long spear stands out. The bronze was sculpted in 1926 by Brenda Putnam, who is best known for a series of bronzes showing children at play, often placed in gardens and parks. However, Putnam was ambitious to do more, leaving academic sculpture behind as she collaborated with architect Paul Philippe Cret to create the Puck Fountain for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., executed a number of portraits in bronze, exhibited at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, and created "The Crest" -- consisting of a a large male nude swimming...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Art Deco Style Lamp Nude with Scarf by Fayral for Max Le Verrier Séréntité
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass.
Design ca. 1930.
Posthumous cont...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Josephine Baker Female Dancer Brass Statue, Austria 1930 Karl Hagenauer
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exceptional Karl Hagenauer statue of a female dancer sculpture, commonly titled as Josephine Baker, cast and nickel plated brass, circa 1930s. , manufactured by Werkstätte Hagenauer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture of Icarus winged male nude.
Signed by Max Le Verrier Art metal with lovely patina mounted on a Black marble base.
With foundry seal.
Designed circa 1930.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
'Hick Kick' An Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'High Kick' an Art Deco bronze figure of a dancing lady. Excellent deep rich patination.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco sculpture Ecstasy by Amadeo Gennarelli
Located in Miami, FL
The Ecstasy Art Deco sculpture is one of the Italian sculptor, Amedeo Gennarelli, nude female figures. This is sculpture is made in Patinated Bronz...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Signed Dakon (Stefan))
By Stefan Dakon
Located in NANTES, FR
Cold-painted Austrian bronze.
Dancer with her hands raised on a port marble base.
Signed Dakon on the marble.
Total height: 47 cm
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Weight: 5 Kg
Stefan Dako...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Spartiate by Max Le Verrier Spartan Archer Warrior Sculpture in Spelter
Located in Ulm, DE
“Spartiate”
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973)
Art Deco style, France
Sculpture made in “Régule” (spel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Period Onyx Marble Catchall Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A brass female dancer sculpture and green onyx marble base vide-poche catchall, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century. Sculpture's head is resin and body with a gold overlay on b...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Woman Figure by Cia Manna Mod "Samara", Turin, Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Incredibly stunning large Art Deco woman figure signed by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy, 1950s.
Semi nude form of a young woman.
It is made in painted and glazed ...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1930 Ugo Zaccagnini Art Deco Ceramic Nude Woman Earthenware Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Sculpture
Ugo Zaccagnini
Italy, 1930
Earthenware Sculpture
Wood Base (h7x18x15 cm)
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Handsome Art Deco Sculpture of a Swinging Male Golfer, Circa 1920
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome Art Deco Sculpture of a Swinging Male Golfer
USA, Circa 1920s
This exceptional Art Deco sculpture captures a fashionably dressed young male golfer in mid-swing, embodying ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Satyr and Nude Women Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Figure by Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
"Pas de Deux," Superb Satyr and nude women pairing inspired by Ballets Russes. Glazed Ceramic Sculpture - Figure By Le Faguays & E. Cazaux
Sculpted by Pierre Le Faguays, one of France's most important artists...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 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
Rare Swedish Grace Bronze Sculpture. Sweden, 1930s.
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautifully sculpted, cast and finished, this 1920s Swedish Grace relief sculpture is made from bronze and has an amazing patina. It was made in Sweden by an unknown artist. Art Deco...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Olimpia': Art Déco Spelter Sculpture with Stone Base by Le Faguays (Fayral)
Located in North Miami, FL
'Olimpia': Art Déco french spelter sculpture with stone base by Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral) for Max Le Verrier
By: Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral), ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Spelter, Zinc, Lead
Larger Than Life Extravagant Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous larger than life piece of Folk Art painstakingly composed of found objects such as sea shells, beads, toys, vintage jewelry buttons, and bottle caps (to name a few). There...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Joe Descomps dit "Cormier": "Woman removing a veil", Terracota sculpture, C.1940
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Joe DESCOMPS said "Cormier" or Joseph Emmanuel CORMIER orJoseph CORMIER (1869-1950, France) : "Woman removing her veil"
Finely shizzeled and patinated terracota figuring a woman rem...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco style Sculpture Nude Hoop Dancer ILLUSION by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture dancer Illusion signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
Patinated Art Metal on a Black marble base.
With the Le Verrier foundry mark.
Design 1930...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze Sculpture entitled "Whip Girl" by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Art Deco bronze figure of a beautiful woman wearing a loose fitted figure hugging dress and high heels holding a riding whip, with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed Bruno Zach
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 45 cm
Condition: Very fine Original Condition with slight signs of wear
Circa: 1925
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
Book Ref: Art Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas
Page no. 224
SKU: 261
ABOUT
Zach Whip Girl
Zach Whip Girl – Bruno Zach (Austrian, 1891 – 1945) – Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze and ivory. He depicted both the healthy outdoor pursuits, and also the dream mistresses of the demi monde...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Goldscheider Art Déco Dancer In Butterfly Skirt, by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1931
Located in Vienna, AT
Gracefully posing dancer in a predominantly red costume: bustier and floor-length, wide, high-slit skirt with butterfly-wing-like decoration in blue and yellow, holding it up with ou...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Hans Arnoldt Signed Art Deco Nude Female Bronze Sculpture & Marble Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sculpture was done by the well known Hans Arnoldt of Germany and dates to the early 20th Century and done in an Art Deco style. The sculpture is composed of cast and pat...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Driving the Plow, " Large, Powerful Bronze Sculpture with Half-Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and rare, this bronze sculpture depicting a half-nude laborer in the field, straining to move his plow through the soil, was sculpted by Jeanne Bertrand...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Original Max Le Verrier Cueillette Art Deco Style Lamp in Spelter and Marble
Located in Ulm, DE
CUEILLETTE LUMINEUX illuminated pair of figures by Max Le Verrier
Original Max Le Verrier
Contemporary sculpture in Art Deco style
Color patinated white bronze and marble
Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Clarté Sculpture Lueur Lamp from the Important Art Deco Artist Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Smallest model of the famous "Clarté"
“Lueur Lumineuse”
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Art Deco style, France.
Table lamp, lighted sculpture made in spelter / white-bonze (french = Régu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Clarté Very Big Sculpture in Art Deco Style Floor Lamp Original Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
The figurative sculpture "Clarté" is the most important work of Max Le Verrier.
The nearly life-size floor lamp shows a nude lady holding a lighted glass ball.
Famous, very decorative Art Deco Style object...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
CLARTE Life Size Art Deco Bronze Lamp Standing Nude with Globe by Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Clarté life size Art Deco bronze lamp standing nude with globe by Max Le Verrier. Patinated bronze on octagonal wooden base and with crackled glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big Vintage Art Deco Sculpture Olympia by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
OLYMPIA
Big, dynamic sculpure of an Greek athlete.
Colored patinated white bronze with original patina.
Sloping stone base with signature.
Original ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Spelter
Art Deco Style Cold-Painted Dancer Sculpture After Demetre Chiparus
Located in Yonkers, NY
A captivating sculpture after Demetre Chiparus, this striking Art Deco dancer embodies the era’s fascination with movement, theatricality, and opulence. Inspired by the expressive pe...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Metal
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
A large Sicilian theater (Opera dei Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s.
The Sicilian Pu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Deer Table Lamps or Night Light Sculptures C1930
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming pair of Art Deco 'Deer' table lamps or night-light sculptures from 1930s France. A couple of male and female deer sculptures in iridescent bronzed spelter on marble plinths ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze entitled "Diana" by Pierre Le Faguays
Located in London, GB
An iconic early 20th Century Art Deco bronze figure of Diana the huntress dressed in a tunic with her hand lifted above her head releasing her bow. Exhibiting excellent rich green pa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Sculpture of Walking Man, Ecuador 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Primitive wooden hand-carved Folk Art sculpture depicts a walking man in wide, loosely draped clothes and a hat, carrying a bundle in his hands. Highly detailed carving emphasizes th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Olive
Art Deco Woman Sculpture Bookends, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco female figure - Sculpture bookends, France, 1920s.
Pair of female bookends in silver plated finish, great pose in the Art Deco style, made in France.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Female Artist Mannequin Figure Sculpture Lime Tree, France
Located in Munich, DE
Rare female articulated mannequin from an artist’s studio in Paris, circa 1910-1920. The charming figure is carved from lime tree and signed on the back: Marquette Artistique C.M.B –...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Robj, Templars and Saracen Chess Set, French Art Deco 1920s
By ROBJ
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and extremely rare ROBJ Templar and Saracen chess set from the French Art Deco Period circa 1930.
Beautiful and playful detail on the pieces. Exotic wood chess board of orig...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Art Deco Original Cold Painted Spelter Lady Figural Lamp, c1930
Located in Devon, England
An impressive 38 cm tall this original 1930's Art Deco cold painted spelter table lamp features a nude female holding aloft a milk white glass globe shade. Kneeling on an alabaster b...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, 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.