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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of an early Qing-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 18th century, the sculptur...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Age Art Deco Porcelain Figurine from Hungarian Porcelain Hollóháza
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Age Art Deco porcelain figurine from Hungarian porcelain Hollóháza
About Holloaza
Hollohaza porcelain is one of the oldest porcelain manufactory ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Robin Hood and Little John Spill Vase by Staffordshire, England 1860’s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
As opposed to the Mel Brooks parody of the Robin Hood story, it appears that Staffordshire in the mid 19th century depicted their men WITHOUT thights!
This charming antique Staffordshire spill vase...
Category
1860s British High Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Finely Cast Asian Bronze Holy Man Sculpture
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A finely cast Asian bronze holy man sculpture.
Age: Contemporary
Size: Height 46.6 C.M. / Width 29 C.M. / Depth 29.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
‘Le Grand Jockey' by Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Isidore Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901)
‘Le Grand Jockey ‘
Signed 'I Bonheur' and with foundry stamp PEYROL EDITEUR'.
Bronze, rich mid-brown pa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Puget french bronze Art Deco "Faun" circa 1900.
By Pierre Puget
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible PIERRE POUGET french art nouveau "Faun" bronze circa 1900 on marble base.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jerry Soble Signed Scarlett 1995 Contemporary Female Nude Pink Marble Sculpture
By Jerry Soble
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A marvelous, pink marble table sculpture on an acrylic lucite base depicting a nude woman, "Scarlett" by Michigan artist Jerry Soble. Signed, titled, and dated 1995. Inspired by mode...
Category
1990s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$1,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Mr. B 2001 Designer Toy by Michael Lau in Near Mint Condition
Located in Weesp, NL
Mr. B limited edition of 200 pcs 2001 Art Toy from the Crazy Children series by Michael Lau. Produced by Crazy Smiles. This rare piece comes with it's orig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Paper
Greek Black Glazen Column Krater (4th Century BC)
Located in Soho, London, GB
Black Glazen Column Krater
mid-4th century BC, Apulia
With broad avoid body on a short echinus foot and thick mouth.
The two handles form loops around the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Contemporary "Picture White & Red", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
$506 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Figural French Bronze Spinario Boy With Thorn 10.5" Sculpture. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 10.5" H x 7.5" W x 8.5" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century 1970s Italian Blue Purple Lucite Grapes Fruit Cluster on Driftwood
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning midcentury piece, this oversized blue and purple Lucite grape cluster on a natural driftwood stem is an elegant addition to any space. The grapes, each individually wired ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Driftwood
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
French Ceramic Sculpture of Lady Liberty with Early 20th Century Flower Holder
Located in Milano, MI
French ceramic figurine of a lady carrying flowers, made in the early 20th century.
The figurine is in good condition, has some chipping due to ageing, detailed photos of which ha...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$619 Sale Price
20% Off
H.Gladenbeck: "Bust of Hermes by Praxiteles" - Patinated Bronze - end XIXth c.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Hermann GLADENBECK (1827-1918, Germany): "Bust of Hermes by Praxiteles"
Bronze bust with a medium brown patina mounted on a pedestal base representing Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, ...
Category
1890s French Greco Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Luca Madrassi Jeune Couple Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Luca Madrassi (Italian, 1848-1919) Jeune Couple, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, retailed by Tiffany and Company, depicting embracing lovers on a naturalistic base, st...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
French, circa 1925
Measures: Height 55cm, width 59cm, depth 23cm
The important Fr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Large Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri-Honoré Plé
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé.
Signed Henri Plé to the base.
The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sw...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #4061 'Architect' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4061 'Architect' Brass Sculpture
Designed in the 1950s as an homage to the Auböck family's background in architecture, this incredibly refined and sculptural figu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique German Bronze Figure by Hermann Gladenbeck
Located in Newark, England
GIRL WITH GOSLINGS
From our Antique Bronze Sculptures collection, we are delighted to offer this German Bronze Figure by Hermann Gladenbeck. The Bronze beautifully cast with a dark...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jim Davidson (American, B. 1962) Bronze, Youth with Basketball
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A boy dribbling a basketball, on a round textured base. Mounted on a tiered black marble base. Signed on the bronze base. The artist is known for bronzes of young sportsmen.
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Men, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Chinese Su Sanci Glazed Horse Figure and Men, from 19th Century.
One with a small missing piece, please see the last photo, the black horse on the back blanket below...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in silver plated bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lo...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Silver Plate
Indian Carved Sandstone Frieze of Lakshmi, Central India, 10th-11th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Indian carved sandstone architectural frieze featuring a central image of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi flanked by two atten...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
"L'Effort, " Large Art Deco Bronze with Nude Males in Common Cause
By Joseph Witterwulghe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most powerful depictions of the male nude we have ever offered, "L'Effort" was sculpted by Joseph Witterwulghe, a Belgian sculptor, in the late 1920s. The sculptor studied...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Napoleon Sculpture, Signed Couturier, French Mid Century
Located in London, GB
A very contented Napoleon sculpture in dark bronze patina. Signed Couturier
On the terracotta base. France late mid century
Category
1940s French Régence Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Ceramic Life-Size Sculpture “Restoration of Hope” By Dan Snyder 1982
By Dan Snyder
Located in Bernville, PA
Stellar modernist Mid Century ceramic life-size sculpture of a man entitled “The Restoration of Hope” By Artist (B.1948)Dan Snyder . Commissioned in 1982 fo...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Terracotta Statue of a Woman at a Fountain
Located in Dallas, TX
This well detailed terra cotta statue of a woman filling a water jug is from the late 19th century and measures over 30 inches high. The woman is holding a jug under the spout of a fountain; the spout is depicted as a lion mascaron. Beneath the lion spout...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century large figurative Bronze Sculpture of a mother and her child.
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Cast bronze figural statue of a mother holding her baby. Measures 26.5" in widthX 10" in depth X 24" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Highly Styled Brass Bust, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive solid brass profile of an Art Deco female head surmounted on a stepped solid marble base. She dates...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
A small hand-carved malachite sculpture of an indigenous tribesman, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A hand-carved malachite sculpture depicting an indigenous tribesman - possibly Mayan or Aztec - , probably 20th century. A hole is carved on verso bottom of sculpture so he can be fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
31 Imera Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Imera Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Bronze Faun playing a flute.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century patinated bronze figure featuring the satyr Marsyas playing the flute. He is standing against a column, partially covered with his own skin, which re...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A large 16th century wood carving of an Angel
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large 16th-century hand-carved wooden fragment depicting a kneeling angel in adoration, arms extended and wearing a gentle, serene expression. Likely of Northern European origin, t...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Collection of Six (6) Grand Tour Bronze Marble Busts of Roman Emperors
Located in New York, NY
Collection of six (6) antique (19th century) Grand Tour busts of Roman emperors in patinated bronze with gilt bronze mounts and white marble pedestals, each measuring from 8 to 8 1/4...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Etling Car Mascot Naked Woman Sculpture in Opalescent Molded Glass
Located in NANTES, FR
Naked woman with long hair, creation of Mrs. Lucille Sevin in 1932.
Signed Etling France
In perfect condition
Measures: Height: 22.5cm
Diameter: 6.2cm
Weight: 700 Grams
Lucille Sévin is a French sculptor, active from 1920 to 1940. Lucille Sévin made many chryselephantine sculptures in the Art Deco style, using materials such as bronze, silver or gold, and ivory. His work was skillfully implemented and distributed by art publisher Edmond Etling. For a time, Sévin was artistic director of the Etling company. Her husband, the sculptor Jean Théodore Delabassé, also worked for Etling.
Sévina also worked with glass, ceramics and porcelain. Her sculptures of dancers in frosted and iridescent milky glass like Isadora Duncan of 1925 were made for Etling in a glass factory in Choisy-le-Roi.
Sévin exhibited at the Salon of the Society of French Artists in Paris and became a member of the Society. Lucille Sévin won the bronze medal in 1932 and the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris 1937. She also exhibited her works at the Society of the Salon d'Automne in Paris.
Edmond Laurent Etling (before 1909 – around 1940) was a French art dealer, gallery owner, designer, and a manufacturer of high-quality decorative objects made of bronze, ceramics and art glass in the Art Deco style.
He owned La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling (English: Edmond Etling Limited Company) for manufacturing, his foundry was named Edmond Etling & Cie, and sometimes the products are referred to as "Etling Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Couple Figures, Germany, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Meissen polychrome porcelain pair of tabletop statues with a male with a monkey and young woman playing a hurdy-gurdy.
The woman wears a richly detailed traditional costume in mag...
Category
20th Century German Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,389 Sale Price
23% Off
Large Statuette of Act by Bohumil Kokrda, Czechoslovakia, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century statuette of "act", made in 1980's, in Czechoslovakia,
- made of ceramic,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Freedom Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Freedom Bronze with all
structure in solid bronze in brown finish.
Base dimensions: L40xD20x0,5cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,678 / item
Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. The piece has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Buddha of Protection Udanaya 13" Gilt Bronze
Located in Somis, CA
A magnificent gilt bronze statue of Tibetan Buddha Udanaya. Poised upon a large lotus plinth, the Buddha is depicted in the "no fear" abhaya mudra gesture, symbolizing the dispelling...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$720 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Inuit Hand Carved Stone Bear Sculpture by Jonasie Faber
Located in San Diego, CA
A large Inuit hand-carved stone bear sculpture by Jonasie Faber circa 1986.
The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and meas...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large 36” French Bronze Sculpture of Warrior “Vainqueur” by Eugene Marioton
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE MARIOTON
French, 1857-1933
"Vainqueur"
Dark-brown patinated bronze signed "E. Marioton", foundry cachet for Siot-Decauville, cold-stamped D718 cast circa 1910
stock ref. ...
Category
20th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eros on Dolphin Sculpture Made with Compressed Marble Powder 7.1" Large Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Eros, who is considered the god of love in Greek mythology, also appears as a savior. It is not only a symbol of love, but also of everlasting creative reproduction. The original of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Kai Nielsen '1882-1924' Bing & Grondhal Porcelain Mother & Child Sculpture
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish porcelain Mother & Child sculptural figure designed by Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) for Bing & Grondhal and dating from the early 20th century. The figure portraying a na...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Leda Art Nouveau Bronze Relief Signed by the Artist 1900s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular bronze relief that represents the Greek motif of Leda and the swan, according to which Zeus descended from Olympus in the form of a swan towards Leda, while this queen wa...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco style sculpture nude with ball LUEUR by Max le Verrier Paris
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture nude with ball by Max le Verrier.
This model is called LUEUR.
Patinated Art Metal on Belgian Black marble base.
Jade ball.
Design 1930.
Posthumous Cont...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Jade, Metal
Bronze and Marble Base Modernist Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze sculpture on marble base featuring abstract human figures in climbing poses integrated within a network of interwoven metal rings. The vertically structured composition combin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Native American Indian Carving By Clye Drew 1953
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture of a Indian is carved by Clyde Drew Mi kmac Native American Newfoundland ,Canada. Moose antler carving by Clye Drew circa 1953.
It is mounted on a hand carved wood base.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Horn, Wood
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Polychrome Venetian Blackamoor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian polychrome decorated and parcel-gilt Blackamoor, standing figure holding a torch raised on a gondola base. This decorative figure represents a Venetian gondolier, part of a ...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Modern Art Sculpture of Airplane Yoga Pose
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood
Large 1970s Mid-Century Artisan Nude Female Form Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Late 60s or early 1970s Mid-Century Modern organic hand-carved standing abstract nude female form sculpture. Tall sculpture at 27.63" of a nude female with long following hair, arms ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian alabaster bust.
Well sculpted antique Italian alabaster or marble bust of a classical female mounted on a plinth. This is a beautifully detailed antique alabaster bust...
Category
1860s Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Mid Century Modern 60" Life-Size Nude Male Carved Wood Statue Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Mid Century Modern 60" Tall Life-Size Nude Male Body Carved Wood Statue Sculp...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Brut Head Sculpture, Folk Art Male Profile in Carved Wood and Steel 1980s
By Robert Tatin
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Art Brut Head Sculpture, Folk Art Male Profile in Carved Wood and Steel 1980s
Impressive Head / Male Profile sculpture carved in oak wood.
Hand-carved with a gouge, the piece showc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Mid-18th Century Italian Polychrome & Gesso Santos Figure (Female Saint)
Located in Lincoln, GB
Mid-18th Century Italian Polychrome & Gesso Santos Figure (Female Saint)
This stunning and rare mid-18th century Italian Santos figure depicts a female saint, masterfully carved in ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$4,361 Sale Price
20% Off
Viennese Artist Heinz Frank for Woka Lamps, 1989 Lightbulb Lamp, Original
Located in Vienna, AT
Light, invalidated, two bulbs covered with clay and formed by the artists hands. If one measures the energy flow, one will know that the light is on. One Image shows the director of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Pietro Bazzanti, Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure Semi-Nude Young Bather Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a very Fine and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-shore. The smiling and posing young beauty, with bare breasts and back, her right arm juxtaposed over her head, while holding a blanket over her waist with her left hand and standing barefoot by a rocky seawall and wavy shoreline. Signed 'P. Barzanti/Florence' (on reverse) and raised on a cylindrical swiveling carved verde antico solid marble pedestal. circa: Florence, 1880-1890.
Pietro Bazzanti or Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) was a 19th Century Italian sculptor born in Florence. Together with his brother, Niccolò Bazzanti (Firenze, 1802-1869) who was also a sculptor, they both worked the sprawling Florentine studio 'Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio' a hugely successful sculpture studio, operated within the family at their gallery on Lungarno Corsini until the mid-twentieth century. The studio was a place where many talented professors and apprentice sculptors specialized in sculpting marble...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
$174,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Art Deco woman figure in black ceramic, by Eduard Hermanutz for Villeroy & Boch
Located in BELFORT, FR
Art Deco face of a woman, by Eduard Hermanutz for Villeroy & Boch in the 1930's. Black glaze. Perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical 9 Clowns Artisan Figurines
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique artisan sculpted and handpainted 9 circus clown figurines. Great collectors find.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$520 Sale Price / set
58% Off
Antique Italian Alabaster Sculpture of Leda & the Swan
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid-late 19th century antique Italian alabaster sculpture depicting Leda and the Swan mounted on a green marble base. This figure of neoclassical interest is brilliantly detailed, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
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.