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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
18th Century Buddha Wooden Statue
Located in New York, NY
18th century Carved Wood Buddha. Chinese antique Buddha Statue of carved wood. Gesso like coating to wooden surface, with pigments and gilding. ...
Category
1790s Asian Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
20th Century Group Np2 Nerone Ceccarelli Wooden Sculpture
Located in Turin, Turin
Nerone Ceccarelli was an Italian sculptor. He worked under the banner of research characterized by the integration of art and architecture, while he developed sculptures linked to a ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture in Resin and Marble Powder, the Sculpture of Discophorus.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing a fragment of the sculpture of Discophorus
This fragment of the bust of Discophorus comes from a reproduction of an original bronz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed A. Batacchi, Italy, Florence, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Teak Wood Sculpture of a Cambodian Apsara Goddess
Located in Chicago, IL
Newly carved from reclaimed teakwood, this bust takes the form of a Cambodian apsara. With origins in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Apsaras are female spirits of the clouds and water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Pair of Cold Painted Orientalist Figures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique French Moroccan figures cold painted over spelter with striking detail, colorfully dressed and ready for action with one holding a rifle.
Category
Late 19th Century French Moorish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Maiden
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble bust of a young maiden, signed R. Batelli. The wonderfully charming statue depicts a young maiden wearing a finely...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
"Windy Day" Vienna Bronze Sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann, c. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann with excellent detail throughout depicting a young exotic dancer swirling her skirt hinged to lift and reveal her naked body stan...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large French Art Deco Grape Picker Couple Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco couple of grape pickers, France, 1920s. These large plaster sculptures adorned the entrance to a cellar of a vineyard. Measures: The woman - height 35.4" (90cm), widt...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Life-Size 19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman
Located in Lymington, GB
A dynamic, life-sized marble bust of a Roman in a toga with a leopard’s head clasp, raised on a variegated grey socle.
Mid-19th century.
This impressive antique bust of an - as yet to be identified - Roman, is in good condition. Some tentative comparisons have been made to Caracalla, also known as Antoninus.
Possibly a ''Grand Tour'' item.
The Grand Tour was an extended excursion to the Continent undertaken by English gentlemen...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'The Dying Gaul', Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'The Dying Gaul', Italy
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: cast, molded, polished, metalwork, patinated
D...
Category
1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Bronze Sculpture by Carmelo Cappello
Located in Milan, Italy
Bronze sculpture designed and produced by Carmelo Cappello in 1944.Single piece. Original signature and date.
Biography
Carmelo Cappello was born in 1912 in Italy.
Carmelo Cappello ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Samuel Mazy Glazed White & Pink Porcelain Cyclamen Sculpture
By Samuel Mazy
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years in Paris. He sculpts porcelain flowers to create poetic floral compositions. His work is directly inspired by the masters and manufacturers of Sevres Porcelain. This Cyclamen is handmade in hand painted glazed porcelain with copper leaves...
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Tired Face", Black & Gold, 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin. Ltd.
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
Marble, Gold Leaf
Art Nouveau Group 'Mother With Child', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Mother in a dress decorated with elaborate Art Nouveau decor sitting on a fabric-covered stool and playing with her son, who is wearin...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Ormolu, Bronze, and Marble Statue on Original Pedestal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning museum quality French 19th century ormolu, patinated bronze, Rouge Griotte, Coquillier de Bilbao, and Sarrancolin marble statue and original pedestal named "Gloria Victus...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Royal Dux Czech Porcelain Equestrian Huntsman Fox Hunt Horse Hound Dog Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
Large vintage Royal Dux Czech porcelain fox hunt sculpture showing an 18th century colonial huntsman, carrying a French horn and wearing a sword, rid...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Signed Farnsworth bronze Sculpture Of Sitting Southern Gentleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Bronze southern Gentleman sculpture in original paint. This sculpture depicts that of a man smoking a cigar sitting on a high stool or bench with a cane in the other hand. Ther...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Statue
Located in Esbeek, NL
19th century bronze sculpture depicting mozes (michel Angelo).
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Painted Terracotta Figure of a Young Boy
Located in London, GB
The action and intense concentration of the young boy almost make us forget he is made of terracotta! This piece bears be Friedrich Goldscheider mark, as well as a signature. (1845-1...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Dancing Faun Candle holder in bronze by Patrick Laroche
By Laroche
Located in Paris, FR
Dancing Faun with candle holder.
Materials: Patinated bronze Brown, signed and justified EA on the base.
Made in France by Patrick Laroche, Meilleur Ouvrier de France award in the Sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Classical Bronze Group Signed Pigal "Le Merchand De Plaisir"
Located in Dublin, IE
A superb bronze model of a classical maiden and a putto entitled 'Le Merchand de Plaisir' the winged putto holding a posey vase, the maiden with a rose, on ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Monumental Grand Tour Bronze of Michelangelo David 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant monumental Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Michelangelo's David, circa 1880 in date.
The full-length portrait statue is of David, the 14ft marble statue depicts the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude, David looks tense and ready for battle after he has made the decision to fight Goliath, but, before the battle has actually taken place. His brow is drawn, his neck tense, and the veins bulge out of his lowered right hand and holding his slingshot over his shoulder.
This impressive scuplture is 107cm (3ft 6" ) tall and weighs over 36kgs (79lbs).
This high quality hot cast solid bronze was produced using the traditional 'lost wax' process.
The attention to detail of this sculpture is absolutely fantastic.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 107 x Width 41 x Depth 24.5
Weight 36.3 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 10 inches
Weight 80.0 lbs
Michelangelo's David
This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504. It is a 14ft marble statue depicting the Biblical hero David, represented as a standing male nude. Originally commissioned by the Opera del Duomo for the Cathedral of Florence, it was meant to be one of a series of large statues to be positioned in the niches of the cathedral’s tribunes, way up at about 80mt from the ground. Michelangelo was asked by the consuls of the Board to complete an unfinished project begun in 1464 by Agostino di Duccio and later carried on by Antonio Rossellino in 1475. Both sculptors had in the end rejected an enormous block of marble due to the presence of too many “taroli”, or imperfections, which may have threatened the stability of such a huge statue...
Category
1880s Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture by Antonio Del Donno Untitled, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Signed sculpture by Antonio Del Donno from 1989, numbered : this is 14 out of 20 : 14/20. The sculpture is entitled Untitled. Made with a travertine base. Under the travertine base we find the artist's signature and numbering. The entire work is made of hand wrought iron. In fact, the artist as a true Italian...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Iron
18th Century Carved Venetian Polychromed Gondola Figurerhead
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century carved Venetian polychromed gondola figurerhead, realistically carved and painted, raised on a 6.5" diameter base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Louis Giraud Nude Ceramic Sculpture Vallauris 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Louis Giraud to Vallauris France sculpture
' Swimmer ' in grey ceramic original base in wallnut signed Giraud Vallauris
20th century circa 1940
Dimensions
62 cm x 28cm x 18 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964
By Chaim Gross
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964. This sculpture is number 5 of a very low edition size of six.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lladró African Soul
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Sculpture paying tribute to African women in a bust with traditional headscarf. The culture, symbolism and color of Africa are the sources of inspiration. The facial features of the woman depicted in this bust are exquisitely sculpted in matte porcelain while the headscarf is one of the most widely used and recognizable accessories in African clothing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Parian Figure of a Flower Maiden
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century parian figure of a flower maiden, the lady holding a basket of flowers and leaning on a floral log, wonderful detail all around. The base has some damage in a few places...
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ranieri Signed Antique French Cast Metal Figural Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique patinated bronze cast spelter table lamp was designed by A. Renieri and made in France in circa 1890 in the Victorian style. The casting is quite detailed and is entitle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Pair of Vintage Metal Pineapple Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality. Here is a chic pair of mid century pineapples ambitiously handcrafted in metal in a stylized modern form.
Four pairs available.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Bronze-Gold Crucifix Mounted on a Crystal Geode
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian bronze-gold crucifix with coordinating gold leaf shells and crystal points mounted on a crystal geode. The gold leaf shells adorn the crucifix and the base of th...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Medusa Handmade Ceramic Head, 2021, Unique Piece, Centerpiece, Italian Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
In Greek mythology, Medusa, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair.
Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.
Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Antique Bronze Sculpture or Bust of a Laughing Boy aft. Desiderio Da Settignano
By J. Petermann
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare bronze sculpture of a joyous boy from the early 1900s.
The sculptor of this Fine work of art has managed to capture the pure innocence and joy of a young child.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna on Laughing Boy — The representation of children belongs among the most charming motifs revived by Renaissance art under the influence of Hellenism. Like a number of similar statuettes of equally unaffected charm, this one is probably the portrait of a child conceived as the infant Jesus. Such statuettes were commissioned to be set up in private chapels. The Laughing Boy is considered to be the last work of Desiderio da Settignano...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Queen of the Fields Sculpture by Auguste Moreau, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A late 19th Century Belle Époque spelter statue and column of Queen of the Fields / Reine Des Pres, a young woman in a flowing dress with a wheat arrangement in her hand.
Signed “Aug...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Vibrant Fluorite Obelisk from China
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Fluorite obelisk comes from China, a region renowned for its vivid and highly prized Fluorite specimens. With its captivating bands of purple, green, and blue, Fluorite...
Category
2010s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Archimede Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Bird Dove Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass dove bird figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" series. The figurine still retains an intact original "Archimede Seguso - Murano - Made In Italy" label underneath. Nicely detailed piece, giving it great character. It has a little tail as well. Would make a great desk companion, or display it on a side table or curio cabinet. Midcentury era. Collectors item. Measures: 4 3/4" long x 2 3/8" wide x 3 1/8" tall.
Literature:
Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of German Christmas Figures Tree Papier-Mâché Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of German christmas tree figures made in papier-mâché in green with snow glitter.
Handmade from the original antique mold in Germany.
In th...
Category
2010s German Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Wagtail Sculpture in Resin and Silver Art Deco style Kneeling Lady, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wagtail sculpture in resin and silver Art Deco style Kneeling Lady 1970, resin sculpture covered with silver foil.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Etruscan Bacchus Terra Cotta Head - Vintage Statuette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Tuscan clay head of Dionisio Etrusco Bacco made of hand crafted terra cotta, in good condition. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Italian Chinoiserie Porcelain Nodding Head Figures, Mid 20th Century, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Italian porcelain chinoiserie nodding head figures of a Chinese Mandarin couple, made for the Marbo Lamp Company, circa 1960's, Inl...
Category
1960s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1930 Napoleon Martinuzzi CVM Cappellin Glass Murano Art Deco Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Napoleone Martinuzzi
CVM
Venice 1930
Nude of woman with amphora
Slightly iridescent glass with gold speck inclusion
Very rare glass sculpture
Has internal threads on the back of th...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Yellow Alabaster Mushroom Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Italian marble alabaster mushroom sculpture hand-carved in Italy, early 1960s. Yellow color with veining. Made in Italy sticker on base still intact.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Contemporary Cherries Sculpture in Dark Antique Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherries Sculpture
Dark Antique Copper
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditional...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair Patinated Neoclassical Bronze Female Figures Designed as Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French mid century Patinated neoclassical bronze female figures designed as torchieres. Sockets, wiring and glass shades may be added upon request.
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "IMPERIAL FRENCH CUIRASSIER 1804" - Italian mid 19th Century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Impressive Bronze Sculpture - "Imperial French Cuirassier 1804" mid 19th Century.
A beautifully detailed bronze sculpture of a soldier mounted on his horse bearing the insignia of Napoleon with silver and gold gilt and polychrome patina. On an onyx base (some small losses and chips).
Plate mentioning "Corazziere Imperiale Francia 1804 64/200". This piece is a limited edition and numbered 64 out of 200 made.
The phrase "Corazziere Imperiale Francia 1804" appears to be Italian. It translates to "Imperial French Cuirassier 1804" in English. Cuirassiers were heavy cavalry units in European armies, and "Imperial French Cuirassier" refers to a specific type of cavalryman serving in the French Imperial Army during the Napoleonic era, particularly around the year 1804 when Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French. The Imperial Guard...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Aritistic Murano Glass Holy Family Sculpture by Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
Artistic piece of Holy Family made in Murano glass with gold leaf 24-karat.
Limited Edition, 5 Piece.
Hand signed from Roberto Beltrami.
...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pop-Art Lighting Sculpture - Vacanze Romane by Marco Lodola
By Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Light sculpture
Curved acrylic sheet, Lighting with light tubes
"The intervention of an artist, citizen of the world, like Marco Lodola has created a climate of high cultural as well...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Auguste Moreau, Pair Patinated Bronze Figures Peasants on Marble Plinths
Located in Germantown, MD
After Auguste Moreau ( French 1834-1917), Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures Peasants on Marble Plinths
Price is for the pair
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Marble Sculptures Medici Lions, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
This is a beautifully sculpted pair of decorative composite marble lions with balls from the originals at Villa Medici, Rome, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century.
They ...
Category
20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Signed "Barye", Basset Hound, Antoine Louis Barye
Located in Greven, DE
This particular bronze sculpture of the famous model of Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) shows a great elaborated basset dog.
This version of Barye´s "Chien Ba...
Category
1920s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Nef Model in Repoussé Silvered Metal
Located in London, GB
This nef, made of silvered metal, takes the form of a galleon. A nef is a table ornament, usually made of precious metal such as silver, that takes the shape of a ship. This nef has ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Claude Lalanne, "Pomme Bouche", A bronze brooch, Arthus-Bertrand, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne (1924-2019)
Pomme Bouche
A patinated bronze brooch figuring an apple with a human mouth surmounted with a green patinated leaf next to the apple tail.
Monogrammed « C.L. » and « Lalanne » on the back. With maker’s mark « A-B PARIS ».
Edited by Arthus-Bertrand, Paris, France.
Circa 1990.
Note
This elegant brooch epitomizes the poetic universe of Claude Lalanne.
Mixing human, animal and vegetal elements is one the originalities of the Lalanne creative duo during their decades of collaboration.
Claude & François Lalanne...
Category
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze by Mathurin Moreau, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Sculpture in patinated bronze, base in griotte marble, 19th century, Napoleon III period by Math...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection.
The "Piping Faun" is...
Category
1870s English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Peace" Bronze Sculpture by Erté, 1984
By Erté
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Peace" patinated bronze sculpture by Erté, depicting a woman figure dressed in a beautiful long robe and wearing a crown/tiara that resembles rays, while also having a dove above he...
Category
1980s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
All That Jazz Figurine Collection
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a set of 16 pieces. The All That Jazz Collection by Enesco is a must have for the jazz enthusiast. There are 16 pieces of musicians and singers.
Category
Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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.