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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Medieval
Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Marble Obelisks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Italian Neoclassical style marble obelisks.
Classic pair of Antique Italian marble obelisks with a crest. These Italian Neoclassical style marble obelisks would...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French Neoclassical Style Verdigris Bronze Large Bacchus Cherubs Putti Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Neoclassical Style Verdigris Bronze Large Bacchus Cherub Putti Grouping Sculpture Weighing Approximately 80 lbs. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25" H x 24" W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Statue Of Ariadne Signed Signed F. Vichi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely detailed and very impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Ariadne on its original Verde Mare marble pedestal, signed signed F. Vichi...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Antique York Stone Sculpture of Greek God
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique carved York stone sculpture of a Greek god.
This Victorian carved stone bust of a bearded man is thought to be Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea, earthquakes, and h...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Concrete Roman Ruin Style Figure of Foot with Sandal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Concrete Roman Ruin style figure of foot with sandal. Exact replica from the antique. Identical pair available.
Dimensions: D 33" W 15" H 19.5"
CW4206
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft
By Frederick Ernst Triebel 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and larger-than-life and very realistic museum quality patinated bronze bust of President William H. Taft (1857–1930) by Frederick Ernst Triebel (American, 1865-1944) cast by Nelli Foundry in Rome, Italy. William H. Taft, the 27th President of the United States and Jurist, is depicted with his renown thick mustache and wearing a bow tie, vest and coat. Inscribed on the back: F.E. Triebel. Sculp and Fond. Nelli, Roma, circa first quarter 20th century.
Due to its size, subject and high quality, this bust was probably commissioned for a Museum or public exhibition, such as an embassy or government building, the same way as other similar works by the sculptor.
The Roman foundry operated by the Nelli family during the last quarter of the 19th century cast works for many leading sculptors of the day, including Alfred Gilbert and Anton van Wouw...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Classic Italian sculpture Antonio Frilli
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Classic Italian sculpture Antonio Frilli
Origin Italy Circa 1900
Reason: Beatrice
Artist: Antonio Frilli (1860-1920)
Mterialies: Alabaster W...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Biscuit de Sèvres Statue of Venus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century neoclassical style Biscuit de Sèvres statue of Venus. The masterfully sculpted statue is raised by a square base with cu...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gothic Canopy, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic canopy
France, 15th century
Alabaster, some traces of polychromy
33 x 23 x 20 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection Genève, Switzerland
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Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century French Statuette
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century French bronze statuette is a masterful representation of Neoclassical artistry, showcasing the grace and romanticism characteristic of the era. The sculpt...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. Georges Bareau French Bronze Marble Sleeping Ariadne Statue Sculpture
By Georges Bareau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
19th C. Georges Bareau French Bronze Marble Sleeping Ariadne Statue Sculpture. Item features finely cast drapery, hair, feet, and hands. This sculpture ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Sterling Made in Italy Silver Horse and Knight Armour
Located in VALENZA, IT
Horse in black lacquered resin with a sterling silver armor with Italian XIV Century Knight in sterling silver armor with golden and enamelled details.
Category
1980s Italian Medieval Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Spectacular Clay Goddess of Summer in a Matching Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
19th century spectacular clay Goddess of summer.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Antique Neoclassical 34” Plaster Sculpture of a Nude Woman C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote***Antique Neoclassical 34” Plaster Sculpture of A Nude Woman C1920
Measures - 34"H x 11.5"W x 16.75"D
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20th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Louis Auguste Mathurin Moreau (1855-1919) French Bronze Sculpture of a Boy
Located in New York, NY
French 19 century Patinated statue of a boy by Louis Auguste Mathurin Moreau (1855-1919).
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Splendid Set of 4 Grand Tour Style Cast Stone Miniature Columns Sculptures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Eye catching set of 4 decorative Grand Tour style neoclassical columns, table top sculpture, made of cast stone and sitting on square lucite bases. A flourish of brass is around the...
Category
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Brass
Signed Polychromed Bronze Sculpture of Woman in a Dress after Auguste Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Bronze. Painted. Figural. 35 3/4" h x 16" w x 12" d.
Condition
Good condition.
Category
1990s European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gothic Virgin and Child with a Phylactery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Virgin and Child is wearing clothes with a limited number of folds and showing a thickness characteristic of the Burgundy region. As a result of the presence in the region of th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Austin Productions Father & Son Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice sculpture by Austin Production, in plaster stamped 1969.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1930s Hubley Cast Iron Pink Basket of Roses and Phlox Floral Bouquet Doorstop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Hubley cast iron doorstop showing a bouquet of yellow and pink roses along with blue and pink colored phlox, held by a pink, handled...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique French Sculpture Copeland And Garrett
Located in Buxton, GB
This antique French sculpture from the early 20th century is a very pretty piece of art. The beautiful Copeland brand sculpture is made of biscuit material, intricately carved with R...
Category
19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Italian Bronze Sculpture Group of the Farnese Bull, 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This Italian bronze sculpture group of the Farnese Bull, after the antique, is handsomely modeled and detailed throughout with a lovely blackish to cocoa ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures of Fortuna and Mercury after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures of Fortuna and Mercury after Giambologna
French, Late 19th Century
Mercury: Height 190cm, width 46cm, depth 92cm
Fortuna: Height 169cm, width 4...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Greek Revival White Bisque Porcelain "Bacchus" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist neoclassical sculpture was realized in Germany. The piece depicts a bacchanal featuring Greek goddesses; young cherubic children; and even a bear, executed in ...
Category
1980s German Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large and Rare Christ on the Cross ( height 130. cms ) 14th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Very large Christ on the Cross ( height 1,30 m),
Painted and carved in the round in poplar wood.
Some old traces of polychromy.
Restorations to the fingers. but not recently.
South...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Poplar
Figure representing Matrimony, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An attractive allegorical figure of Matrimony, reprsented by a woman in her best clothing, holding a cage.
The Bow Porcelain factory was the first English porcelain producer; these ...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Cloisonné Enamel Heart Valentine Ornament
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage polychrome enamel cloisonné on brass Valentines Heart ornament. Great decorative pieces or memorable gift.
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Metal Sculpture of a Young Boy by Auguste Moreau, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th Century Belle Époque metal sculpture of a young boy lifting a faced amphora by Auguste Moreau, France
By: Auguste Moreau
Material: metal
Technique: cast, molded, polished,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Madame Juliette Recamier Bronze Bust After Joseph Chinard
By Joseph Chinard
Located in New York, NY
Madame Juliette recamier bronze bust after the original model Joseph Chinard (1756-1813), mounted on a granite base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century.
The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Carved Dummy Board Oil Painting of an Angel & Crown of Thorns
Located in London, GB
19th Century Religious Dummy Board Oil Painting of Angel & Crown of Thorns.
Rare life size 19th Century religious oil painting on carved pinew...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Neoclassical White Porcelain Reclining Man with Cornucopia Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical style white porcelain sculpture of a reclining man holding a cornucopia
Italy, Circa 1960s
Measures: 11.25"W x 4.25"D ...
Category
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Val D'Osne Cast Iron Sculpture on Stone Pedestal
Located in Astoria, NY
French Cast Iron Sculpture on Stone Pedestal, cast by Val D'Osne Foundry, Paris, 19th century, depicting a classical male figure represented as a sculptor, upholding a sculpture of a...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Iron
French Gilt Metal Sculpture on Neoclassical Pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in London, GB
French gilt metal sculpture on Neoclassical pedestal by Ernest Rancoulet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 165cm, width 34cm, depth 34cm
This fine sculpture group is b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Italian Smiling Girl White Marble Bust Sculpture by Bossi Aurelio
By Aurelio Bossi
Located in Milano, MI
A 20th Century Italian white marble bust of a smiling girl, a carved Carrara marble figural sculpture, signed on the base by the Italian artist Aurelio Bossi, 1884-1948, whose sculptures are displayed at Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, whereas at the Duomo Milan Cathedral there is his Statue of Cardinal Borromeo, while two busts adorn the facade of the chapel of the Niguarda Hospital.
This antique female...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stone
Large Carved Oak Grotesque Corbel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large heavy 18th century or earlier carved oak corbel. The corbel depicts a large male open-eyed smiling face with broad features. Finly carved details with wonderful old patina.
Category
18th Century European Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair of Bronze Plaquettes with Putti, Signed Clodion, French, 19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the first plaquette the putti drink wine, eat grapes, make music and wrestle in a field with a round temple in the background. Signed CLODION
In the second plaquette, young sat...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
14th Century Sculpture of the Head of an Angel from East of France or Rhineland
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This face with prominent eyes, open mouth and beautiful hairs with symetrical undulations may be the face of the Archangel Gabriel.
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Clodion "Bacchanal" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
After Clodion (Claude Michel, French, 1738-1814), "Bacchanal" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting two maenads, one upholding tambourine, the other clutching a bu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century German Enamelled Sterling Silver Armour on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in Sterling Silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 17.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century German soldier with sword ...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Comana
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed Comana.
This beautifully executed Italian Carrara marble sculpture is mounted on a green marble plinth.
Gorgeous!
Category
1920s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antoine-Louis Barye (French 1796 - 1875), Cougar Attack, Recast Bronze on Marble
Located in Germantown, MD
After Antoine-Louis Barye (French 1796 - 1875), Cougar Attack, Recast Bronze Figural Group On Marble Plinth.
Ever seen a piece of art that instantly transports you to another time an...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Allegorical Bronze of Music and Poetry After Guillaume Coustou II
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century French very well cast Allegorical Bronze of Music and Poetry After Guillaume Coustou II.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1890 Sterling Silver King Arthur Knight by B. Neresheimer & Söhne Hanau
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This antique sterling silver knight sculpture from the 19th century is based on the statue found at the Tomb of Maximilian I: King Arthur completed in 1513. Dressed in full medieval ...
Category
19th Century German Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of antique carved figurines. Italian, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two men, probably soldiers, in flowing robes with one arm out stretched.
The elegant fig...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Head of a crowned Virgin - Lorraine, first half of 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin
Lorraine, first half of 14th century.
H26 x 14 x 14 cm
Provenance :
- Private Collection, Paris France (1960)
Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (1980)
Ex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italian 19th Century Life Size Marble Group "Hebe and Eagle" by Aristide Fontana
By Aristide Fontana 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian 19th century Carrara marble life-size marble sculpture of "Hebe and The Eagle"; depicting a young maiden seated on a rocky outcrop holding an urn over her shoulder and serving water from a bowl to a thirsty eagle, raised on a circular base by Aristide Fontana (Italian 19th Century - Active 1870-1890), Carrara, Inscribed to the reverse; "Aristide Fontana Sc./Carrara", circa 1870-1880. Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, was the daughter of Zeus and Hera and was the hand-maiden and cup bearer of the gods and the symbol of youthful beauty and chastity. She is often depicted as a temptress tantalizing the eagle of Jupiter with a cup of ambrosia and her body. In her role as cup-bearer she offered nectar and ambrosia and here she holds the cup before the eagle, Zeus' messenger. This sculpture subject matter resembles Bertel Thorwaldsen's, marble sculpture of Ganymede and the Eagle, circa 1817 and currently at the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. The most notable difference between both sculptures is that, unlike in Thorwaldsen's work, this sculpture depicts a figure of a young semi-nude maiden bearing a pearl necklace centered with a charm engraved with the letter "S". This sculpture subject matter can also be attributed to Psyche, perched on a Stygian rock and threatened by dragons, is rescued from her task by Jupiter's eagle, who brings her a lekythos filled with the river's water. Although Apuleius' story of Cupid and Psyche had been a common theme in European art since the Renaissance, the particular incident of Psyche rescued by Jupiter's eagle was seldom illustrated.
Comparable to themes in mythology, Old Testament figures and heroines in particular were popular subjects of artworks in the mid-19th century. Several scenes from the Biblical (Gen. 24) story of Rebecca's meeting with Eliezer, and subsequent marriage to Isaac, were depicted in the 19th century. The most frequent representation shows Rebecca at the well with a pitcher. Other examples of the subject include those by the Italians Cesare Lapini, Giovanni Battista Lombardi and Domenico Menconi and American sculptors Brown, Mozier, and Chauncey Bradley Ives...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Figurative Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps
By J. Pradier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully cast pair of French 19th century neoclassical patinated figural bronze nine arm candelabra after a model by Jaen Jacques Pradier They are signed J. Pradier and were converted into lamps in the 20th century. Each candelabra is cast as classically draped maiden with one representing Phyrne and the other unknown, standing on a circular stepped dark green marble socle base. There are no visible foundry marks on the bronzes.
Born in Geneva in 1792 in Switzerland, Pradier was the son of a Protestant family from Toulouse. He left for Paris in 1807 to work with his elder brother, Charles-Simon Pradier, an engraver, and also attended the École des Beaux-Arts beginning in 1808. He won a Prix de Rome that enabled him to study in Rome from 1814-1818 at the Villa Médici. Pradier made his debut at the Salon in 1819 and quickly acquired a reputation as a competent artist. He studied under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in Paris. In 1827 he became a member of the Académie des beaux-arts and a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts.
At the Salon of 1834, Pradier's Satyr and Bacchante...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cast Iron Putti Figures
Located in London, GB
A charming pair of cast iron putti figures. Early to mid-20th century, great untouched patina.
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Demosthenes Bronze Sculpture by Barbedienne Foundry
Located in 263-0031, JP
A bronze figure representing Demosthenes (384-322 BC), a Greek statesman and orator. The sculpture is based on a Roman copy of an original Greek statue. The chocolate-brown patina of...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Discobolus Sculpture, circa 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sculpture -Discobolus is in Italy in our warehouse.
Category
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Beautiful Bronze & Marble Sculpture by Phyllis Beattie "Repose"
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful sculpture in bronze by artist Phyllis Beattie, circa 1990's sitting on a solid black marble base, the figure pins and can be removed for easy shipping and handling.
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Bronze and Ormolu statue of Aeneas and Anchises
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and richly detailed French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu statue of Aeneas and Anchises. This wonderful statue after a model by Pierre Lepautre...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Italian in Enameled Sterling Silver Armor on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in sterling silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 18 cm high and depicts a 15th century Italian...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
San Antonio Abad, Spanish School of the 15th Century '1440-1501'
Located in Madrid, ES
San Antonio Abad, Castilian school of the 15th century (1440-1501)
Carving in polychrome wood, measures: 45 x 15 cm
good vintage conditions.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
17th Century Carved Figure of a Saint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid 17th century Northern European carved figure of a saint.
This striking statue depicts a saint who is dressed in robes, whilst holding his hand over his heart. This figure is freestanding and is stood within a leaning position which makes him stand out.
It has been beautifully carved from oak and has remnants of its original paintwork.
Likely to have stood within a church for many years and would have been removed due to renovation reasons.
This historical figure...
Category
17th Century German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Paint
Comte de Nieuwerkerke "Napoleon I" Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Comte de Nieuwerkerke (Alfred Emilein O'Hara, French, 1811-1892) "Napoleon I" Patinated Equestrian Bronze, cast by Susse Freres, Paris, late 19th century, the emperor on horseback wi...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’
Located in Madrid, ES
On a round base stands the figure of the God of Love, Cupid. The sculpture in bronze, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure in classical mythology, was made b...
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.