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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Art Deco Sculpture of A Swaying Dancer After Claire Collinet
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Bronze Sculpture of A Swaying Dancer after Claire Collinet. It depicts a young girl with dark wavy hair and wearing an exotic short dress dancing over a round bronze platfo...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Wall Sculpture Napoleon #4271, Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wall sculpture „Napoleon", model #4059, designed by Carl Aubock II back in 1953. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in V...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
“Elegant Lady” Stunning Large Art Deco Sculpture Signed by D.H Chiparus
Located in Beirut, LB
Very beautiful Art Deco sculpture depicting a sitting woman petting her greyhound. It is constituted of a bronze patinated green color mounted on a beautiful Portoro marble (5 cm of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Laughing Buddha Chinese, Ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha CHinese Antique.
China, finely carved wooden statue.
Additional information:
Material: Wood / Bamboo
Region of Origin: ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Figural sculpture by artist Ted Gall in Steel, secured to black laminated wood base. Signed.
Theodore T. Gall began his career in the arts in the mid-sixti...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Grand Tour – Bronze Sculpture Representing Mars, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Grand Tour – Bronze Sculpture Representing Mars, Italy, 19th Century"
Fine bronze sculpture depicting Mars, the Roman god of war, shown standing in a composed and authoritative pose...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Verdigris Bronze statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and high quality French 19th century Verdigris Bronze statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. This stunning statue is modeled after the original circa 190 BCE sculptu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Adam", Handsome, Lustrous Bronze of Crouching Nude Male, After Bartlett
By Paul Wayland Bartlett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The remarkable bronze of "Adam," crouching in fear and shame after being expelled from Eden, is one of the finest nude male bronzes ever sculpted by an American artist. The original...
Category
Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Sculpture Ornament Rose Blossom Solid Block White Statuary Marble
Located in Ancona, Marche
Rose blossom sculpted entirely by hand starting from a solid block of white statuary marble.
Dimensions: D 12 x H 12 cm. Available in different marbles, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 19 x D 14 x H 23 cm
Materials: Red clay, Brown semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,135 / item
A cast depicting the head of Eleanor of Aragon by Laurana, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Over the wooden black painted base is set a cast of Eleonora D’Aragona head. Copy of the marble sculpture by Laurana. Cast for drawing teaching in Academy. Italy circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Woman Bust, Alabaster, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming alabaster bust of a young woman. Her head is covered with a small peasant bonnet. On this bonnet, a pretty bow is perfectly sculpted. A few strands of wavy hair are escaping...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$2,486 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Solid Carved Wood Nude Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Solid Carved Wood Nude Female Torso Sculpture on Walnut Pedestal Base. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 20" H x 9" W x 7" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Neoclassical Marble Sculpture of the Three Graces after Canova
Located in Essex, MA
Large 19th century neoclassical carved marble sculpture of the three graces after Canova. A Beautiful execution of one of Canova's Masterpieces. Ours amazingly accurate to the sculpt...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Early 20th century French Jean Baptiste Carpeaux Terracotta Laughter Sculpture
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful terracotta bust after Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, made in the early 20th century and depicting the famous Rieur Napolitain (“Laughing Neapolitan”), one of the sculptor’s most e...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lifesize Bronze Finish Atlas Sculpture Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Expertly cast and lacquered bronze finished sculpture of an atlas type figure supporting a bevelled 1" thick glass top. The base is a stepped and black lacquered rectangular plinth.
Category
1980s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Lacquer, Resin
Mid-Century Ceramic Woman by Atelier Le Murier Gustave Reynaud, Vallauris, 1960s
By Le Murier
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century Ceramic Woman by Atelier Le Murier Gustave Reynaud, Vallauris, 1960s
The ceramic is a glazed sculpture of a woman in shades of grey, blue and green.
It is signed below ...
Category
1960s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$592 Sale Price
31% Off
Goddess Circe Italian Neoclassical Sculpture Early 1800s Carved Ebonized Re-gilded
Located in Milano, MI
Circe Italian Neoclassical Sculpture of Early 1800s the figure is a fascinating depiction of the Goddess Circe, made in Italy in the early 19th century. The pine wood carving and ebo...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Leon Bronstein Bronze Outdoor/Indoor Large Rare Modern Sculpture “The Swing”
By Leon Bronstein
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Leon Bronstein's work is intimate, elegant and graceful. A sculptor of remarkable talent, he explores the power and beauty of relationships, magically transforming the human figure i...
Category
1980s Israeli Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling - The Archer, Bronze Sculpture, Germany, Berlin 1900
Located in Greven, DE
The Archer - Antique bronze sculpture by Julius Paul Schmidt-Felling
Dimensions: H x W x D: 32 x 10 x 12 cm
Description:
Bronze figure mounted on a cuboid base made of serpentine s...
Category
Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
Japanese Netsuke of Hyottoko, Depicted through a Mask in Noh Play as an Idiot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Playfully carved out of boxwood, this Meiji period hyottoko noh mask netsuke features a figure of a crouching man on the reverse. In Iwate Prefecture, there is a myth about the origi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Apple Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Dimensions. 3” W ; 3” D ; 3.50” H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental "Cabina Dell'elba" One-Off Piece by Aldo Rossi, Italy, 1980s
By Aldo Rossi
Located in Milan, IT
Cabina dell'Elba construction by Aldo Rossi.
This piece was manufactured in 1984 for Pitti Fashion Week show.
It's equipped as changing room with wall mirror, stool, wall hang and ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bisque Porcelain Couple in Conversation, French, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
A 19th century French bisque porcelain figurine of a couple seated and engaged in a conversation. The figurine is marked on back and ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Nude Bronze Sculpture by Peter Breuer, Berlin, 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
A finely cast bronze sculpture depicting a standing female nude, created by the German sculptor Peter Breuer (1856–1930). Executed in Berlin around 1890, this work shows Breuer’s cha...
Category
1890s German Jugendstil Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Freevolle" Sculpture Table Lamp, ivory lampshade, Brass Body
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE
Twist and go!
The Freevolle Lady lamp captures a quiet elegance, with its refined curves, delicate and airy silhouette, it moves with grace—striking the perfect balance b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Face Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in Attleboro, MA
A true embodiment of the Artist's style of combining different mediums, this wall sculpture echoes a festive moment in time, Drawing inspiration from the Artist's moroccan roots. This sculpture is an hommage to the talented women weavers of Morocco that the artist got to meet on her last weaving in retreat in Marrakech.
This wall hanging shaped out of hand wrapped manila rope using naturally dyed recycled silk yarn, sisal and. raffia. The ceramic face...
Category
2010s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Silk, Hemp, Raffia
Gio Ponti Silver Metal Sculpture Model Hand 5 Fingers for Sabattini, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Silver metal model hand 5 fingers designed by Gio Ponti for Sabattini in 1978.
Signed.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891-1979) graduated in Milan in 19...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff France 1945
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff.
Signed G. Lavroff in the bronze, on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1945.
This panther is illustrated in the book:
George...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Staffordshire Porcelain Manor House Figurine 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain flatback figurine in the shape of a brown stone manor house with tall central tower, two chimneys and a yellow roof, trimmed with flowers...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut
Located in Newark, England
NAMED PORTEUR D’EAU TUNISIEN
From our Antique Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut. The figure named Porteur d’eau Tunisien (Tunisian Water Bearer) is exceptionally cast upon a slightly rounded plinth base with a natural textured surface. The figure stands bearing two pales of water dressed...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small 17th Century Carved Oak Statue from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This small French statue from the 1600s depicts a person in a two- piece robe with the bottom right hand portion of the robe attached above the knee. He is standing on a small carved...
Category
17th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Musicienne Par Flora Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful musicienne par flora sculpt of Female playing the violin. Bronze on marble base signed "musicienne par flora sculpt" having beautiful patina.
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cast Iron Art Deco Wall Relief „Unsere Arbeit“ by Heinrich Moshage 1929 Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing and highly decorative wall relief by Heinrich Moshage (1896-1968), 1929. Cast by the foundry 'Buderus', Germany, 1930s.
This piece is part of a series of six works 'Unsere Ar...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique French Cabinet Size Bronze of Cupid with a Quiver of Arrows
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely modeled, cabinet-sized sculpture.
In the style of Jean-Marie Pigalle.
Cast in bronze.
With a dark chocolate brown patina.
Depicting Cupid (or a cherub with wings) by a t...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted by four-legged animal, over round face, with mouth ajar and incised jagged teeth exposed, protruding almond shaped eyes, scattered remnants of pigment, full raffia fiber fringe, mounted on wood stand.
A superb museum quality example, this remarkable tribal folk art sculpture is a wonderful way to add rustic warmth, rich historical depth, and fascinating cultural interest to any space!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 26" High, 9" Wide, 10.25" Deep;
Mask only: 15" Tall;
7 lbs total
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas.
Excellent Condition:
Nicely aged distressed patina over the whole. Highly desirable wear consistent with age and indicative of use, including scattered losses, antique character marks and typical signs of aging throughout. Retaining scattered remnants of original pigment. Overall a superb museum quality example
Primitive Arts Of Africa:
Among the Suku of the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, masks plays crucial role in protecting boys during initiation, the vulnerable period between boyhood and manhood. The power contained in Hemba masks...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984
Hand carved wooden sculpture, presented on a dark wooden base. The sculpture is somewhat figural, but rather abstract. Th...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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
Art Deco Porcelain Nude Female By Royal Dux, c1930
By Royal Dux
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this exquisite Art Deco nude female figurine by Royal Dux. Made from porcelain, bisque which is beautifully painted with attention to detail from the blushe...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Post-Modern Glazed Ceramic Penis/Phallic Sculpture, United Kingdom
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century Post-Modern painted and glazed ceramic penis/phallic sculpture, United Kingdom
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay
...
Category
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Large Murano Sommerso Art Glass Pear Sculpture by Fratelli Toso Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful color controlled bubbles nice heavy excellent condition pear sculpture Murano Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
'African Venus' Bronze Sculpture by C. Marnyhac, France, Circa 1878
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional life-size two patina bronze figure, representing a young African woman taming a snake, dressed with a feathered loincloth and a long drape in her hair, and wearing Afr...
Category
1870s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Two Centaurs, " Highly Important Original Maquette for Palais de Tokyo, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and important example of stylized Art Deco figural sculpture, this bas relief of two centaurs -- a father centaur being embraced by a baby centaur -- is the original plaster maquette by Marcel Armand Gaumont for a sculpture adorning the facade of the Palais de Tokyo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Italian Crucifix on Emerald in Matrix on Mica
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on emerald in matrix on a reflective mica base.
The crucifix artifact is originally hand carved wood with silver leaf from a church ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
French, 19th Century Bronze Gilt Putti
Located in Delft, NL
French 19th century bronze gilt putti
A set of bronze putti figures on a square marble base. A torch and a flute carrying putti, which are graceful objec...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,629 / set
Almaric Walter Pâtes de Verre Art Glass Figure of Pan Playing his Pipes
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and fine French pâtes de verre cast glass figure of Pan attributed to Victor Almaric Walter and believed to have been made in Nancy circa 1920. Th...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair, Victorian Period Hand Forged Suit of Armor Knight Figures, Articulating
Located in Atlanta, GA
Great victorian models with partial moving hands and arms. Hand crafted figures of great quality and mounted to wood bases.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Lladró Atlas Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
This wonderful Atlas, handcrafted in matte white porcelain, is now joining the Myths Collection, a series dedicated to the great Greek and Roman gods of old. Atlas, son of Iapetus an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / item
Amazing Gothic Revival Bronze Chandelier with Flying Phoenix Firebird Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and remarkable, phoenix arms, five-light chandelier with unique, stylish and multi-colored alabaster shades.
This rare and stunning antique chandelier is made in France and it embodies everything that European craftsmanship stood for in the early 1900s. With all its ancient and less ancient châteaux, its many Gothic churches and with all the monasteries, France is the country where most of the European Gothic Revival art and antiques were created. This sizeable, Medieval style chandelier is very impressive for two very good reasons. First of all, the design is unlike anything you ever saw. The five large and flying phoenix sculptures with their detailed wings, their long necks, their fierce looking heads and their pointy-flame-tails truly make this chandelier a work of lighting art. Secondly, when you realize that this chandelier is entirely handcrafted and put together with bronze parts only then you get an idea of the workmanship that it took to create this work of art. To make it even more impressive and special, this antique bronze light fixture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Pair of Italian Rococo Painted and Parcel Gilt Columns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Patinated Gilt-Wood
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Anatomical model: the skeletal part of a foot, Germany 1970’s.
Located in Milan, IT
Anatomical model depicting the skeletal part of a foot, made by Somso, Sonenberg. Germany, circa 1970.
Category
1870s German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s, Greece
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This striking bronze sculpture, originally found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria, is inspired by the elegant forms and symbolic motifs of ancient Etruscan art. Crafted in Greece...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Brass Unicorn Sculpture Figurine on Black Wood Base
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A stunning embodiment of myth and mid-century glamour, this brass unicorn captures motion and imagination in equal measure. The creature is portrayed in a proud trotting stance, its ...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Sommerso Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Male Female Farmer Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink with gold flecks Italian art glass couple of a man and woman farmer / gardener sculptures. Attributed to designer, and Master glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Brutalist Sculpture Abstracted Plant Forms on Terracotta Base
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist stylized plant form growing out of the terracotta earth base. Well done metal work reminiscent of Paul Evans, or Jere.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Traditional Bronze Hotei / "Happy Buddha" Wandering Monk Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A well cast mid-century traditional bronze "Happy Buddha" wandering monk sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 9"W x 6.5" D x 10" H. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Victorian Quality Bronze Figure of a Cossack on Horseback
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality bronze figure of a Cossack on horseback kissing his wife farewell with his sword and rifle at his side and mounted on quality bronze horse
A splendid exam...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,909 Sale Price
20% Off
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.