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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Late 18th Century
Art deco galss sculpture by Sabino
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco galss sculpture by Sabino.
Model (silhouette nude).
Opalescent glass material.
Origin France Circa 1930. Excellent condition.
Signed on the bottom.
Marius Sabino was bor...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Goldscheider Vienna Standing Nude with Large Cloth by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
The standing pretty young lady with her hair combed back and pinned up at the neck merely covers her nakedness with a large, gre...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Christine Gregory Art Deco Pottery Mother & Child Glazed Sculpture Dated 1933
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A beautiful Art Deco pottery sculpture of a mother and child by Christine Gregory (British, 1879-1965) dated 1933. This very tender and well observed portrayal shows the mother holding the child wrapped in her arms and held cheek to cheek...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Chinoiserie Style Ceramic Male Figures Hand Painted Decorative Objects, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of hand-painted ceramic Asian male figures, Chinoiserie style, circa mid-20th century, British Hong Kong. Hand painted in both rich and bri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hans Kongslev Bronze Sculptor 'The Princess & The Pea' - H. Ch. Andersen, 1940s
By Hans Kongslev
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small patinated Art Deco bronze sculpture by Danish sculptor Hans Kongslev. Depicting a scene from a Fairy tail 'The Princess and the Pea' by Hans...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurative Mid-20th Century Black Ceramic Sculpture circa 1960 Woman Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Figurative ceramic sculpture, circa 1960
Elegant black ceramic glaze color
Original mid-20th century form
Perfect condition
Measures: Height 18cm, large 12cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Giant Sneaker Bata Super Bullets Store Display High Top Basketball Shoe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large collectible sneaker store display from the 1960's. All original with nice patina. Free USA shipping on this item!
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
A bronze sculpture of a family by Charles Stratos
Located in Southall, GB
Beautiful bronze sculpture depicting family of four. Sculpted and signed by the artist Charles Stratos in 1953.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bas Relief Plaque or Bowl with Fishes 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Bas Relief Plaque or Bowl with Fishes, Europe, 1950s.
This is a very elegant bas relief bowl or plaque in metal with stylized fishes, made in the middle of the 20th century. Can be ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Figurines by Dr. Harley Niblack
Located in South Charleston, WV
This grouping of 3 figurines and 9 sculpture head figures were obtained directly from Dr. Harley Niblack by the consignor's father (who was also a woodt...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Italian Toleware Palm Trees
Located in Essex, MA
Decorative palm trees with green leaves with oval yellow pots with gilt details.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Alessandro Mendini Model Stoa 12 Colonne Collection Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture of the 12 columns collection designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 10 pieces. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Alessan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Lady Clad in Long Dress Model 8896 Made, circa 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna Rare Figurine: Lady with Shawl
Designed Before 1937
Made circa 1937
Model number 8896 / 8
Hallmarked:
Goldscheider Wien (= VIENNA) stamp mark / Made in ...
Category
1930s Austrian Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze Crouching Bathing Girl, France 1930s
By Chana Orloff
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco bronze sculpture with a beautiful aesthetic composition reminding of the crouching nudes of Chana Orloff's. Cast bronze, two patina, unsigned. Very good original condition
...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Golf Themed Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of vintage golf themed bookends, American. Golf balls & driver heads (one a Top Flite by Spaulding) in brass bookend stands.
4" w., 5 7/8" h., 5" d. each.
"We are a family busi...
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1940s by Omero Taddeini Esoteric Masonic Silver Metal Sculpture Musical Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare musical box by Omero Taddeini
Silver metal and wood base
Perfect working order
Perfect condition.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Wendy Hendelman White Marble Torso Sculpture, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's White Marble Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The small s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1960s Metal Tree Sculpture On Quartz Stone Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Metal Tree Sculpture On Quartz Stone Base
Beautiful piece of sculpture in the form of a large tree with leaves atop a free form rock cryst...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many murals and other artworks in the 1930s, presents the bearded fig...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Scott Gordon, Succession, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Succession
welded steel
Measures: 6-1/4 x 13-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.
Artist statement:
I seldom use stock material, but prefer distressed and rusted steel that has been scarred, bent, and made imperfect. In this state, the material becomes quite beautiful. There are figurative elements in my work, though I am more drawn to the non-figurative, to the raw and essential aspect of steel. The Industrial purpose of steel must be considered, its use in construction, manufacturing, the military. Steel is forged with enormous energy and power. The process is violent, loud. Here, it is still and approachable.
The compositions are constructed mainly from found parts. Their relationships manifest as I interact with the material. The pieces interlock, balance, and become fitted before I fasten or weld them together. The engineering is elemental. Altering the material is avoided. The number of parts kept to a minimum.
Art is my spiritual exercise, my selflessness. It identifies me as a creator and satisfies my human longing for place and purpose. It needs not to be great, or preeminent, or commercial. Art speaks because it is Primitive. It exists because it is sacred.
Biography:
Scott Gordon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Barbini Salviati Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Clown Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown black and orange with gold flecks accents Italian art glass clown sculpture and bowl. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, for the Salviati company. The figure has a green hat with gold, pink hair, clear head with large eyes and exited facial expressions. The arms are in clear glass with Sommerso gold leaf and yellow gloves on the hands. The body is the actual bowl with black outside and orange inside. The clown stands on oversized white and gold leaf shoes with large black soles. Would make a great display piece on any desk, coffee table or credenza. It can be displayed 2 ways. Fill it with candy when laying down or display it as a sculpture standing up. Mid-century era. A must for the Barbini clown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Scott Gordon, Portal, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Portal
welded steel
Measures: 8.5 x 12.5 x 17.5 in.
Artist statement:
I seldom use stock material, but prefer distressed and rusted steel that has been scarred, bent, and made imperfect. In this state, the material becomes quite beautiful. There are figurative elements in my work, though I am more drawn to the non-figurative, to the raw and essential aspect of steel. The Industrial purpose of steel must be considered, its use in construction, manufacturing, the military. Steel is forged with enormous energy and power. The process is violent, loud. Here, it is still and approachable.
The compositions are constructed mainly from found parts. Their relationships manifest as I interact with the material. The pieces interlock, balance, and become fitted before I fasten or weld them together. The engineering is elemental. Altering the material is avoided. The number of parts kept to a minimum.
Art is my spiritual exercise, my selflessness. It identifies me as a creator and satisfies my human longing for place and purpose. It needs not to be great, or preeminent, or commercial. Art speaks because it is Primitive. It exists because it is sacred.
Biography:
Scott Gordon was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey in 1966. He attended the University of Denver where he studied business and the University of Washington where he pursued an MFA in creative writing. While he was in Seattle, he was introduced to steel as an employee of the David Gulassa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Desert Samuraï Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Desert Samuraï entirely made of rubber
from new tires, hand-sculpted, hand-assembled tires.
Exceptional and unique piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
Scott Gordon, MAN, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
MAN
welded steel
Measures:
Artist statement:
I seldom use stock material, but prefer distressed and rusted steel that has been scarred, bent, and made imperfect. In this state, the material becomes quite beautiful. There are figurative elements in my work, though I am more drawn to the non-figurative, to the raw and essential aspect of steel. The Industrial purpose of steel must be considered, its use in construction, manufacturing, the military. Steel is forged with enormous energy and power. The process is violent, loud. Here, it is still and approachable.
The compositions are constructed mainly from found parts. Their relationships manifest as I interact with the material. The pieces interlock, balance, and become fitted before I fasten or weld them together. The engineering is elemental. Altering the material is avoided. The number of parts kept to a minimum.
Art is my spiritual exercise, my selflessness. It identifies me as a creator and satisfies my human longing for place and purpose. It needs not to be great, or preeminent, or commercial. Art speaks because it is Primitive. It exists because it is sacred.
Biography:
Scott Gordon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Galileo marble sphere paperweight
Located in Firenze, FI
Looking for a way to add some style and sophistication to your home? Our marble sphere is the perfect choice! With its chic design and high-quality const...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Hand Carved 20th Century Wooden Cherub Angel Candlestick by ANRI, Italy
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden cherub angel, found at an estate sale in Germany. We believe that this piece is from the mid-20th century. A nice addition to any room. Beautiful to disp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red, vintage Mid-Century modern pair of Italian Japanese farmers with a large clear hat made of hand blown colored, smoked Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Arc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Scott Gordon, Caravan, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Caravan
welded steel
Measures: 8 x 16 x 15 in.
Artist statement:
I seldom use stock material, but prefer distressed and rusted steel that has been scarred, bent, and made imp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
“A Lady with her Borzoi dog” Art Deco Sculpture Signed Godard
Located in Beirut, LB
Stunning French Art Deco bronze patina spelter figure with a decorative motif design sitting on a beautiful Portoro marble (5 cm of thickness), signed Armand Godard, depicting an ele...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on Every Sides in Wood, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is a sculpture, representing a male and Females face, carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made i...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Indian Chief Desk Sculpture or Bookend in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate cast bronze bookend depicting Indian Chief in full headdress. It was made in the US or continental Europe circa 1930-60. Measurements: H: 14.5 cm, W: 12 cm, Dept: 8 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
2003 Unique Triple Signed Blackball T90 Art Toy NIKE Set by Michael Lau
Located in Weesp, NL
Get your hands on a truly rare and unique set of urban vinyl with the Michael Lau x Nike Blackball T90 2003 Designer Toy Set. This one-of-a-kind opportunit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather, Plastic, Paper
Moses Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This alabaster work recreates one of the most famous statues of Renaissance Italy, Michelangelo's Moses. The bearded prophet is seated with his head...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Lladró The Guest by Henn Kim Figurine. Small model. Numbered Edition
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
The porcelain figurine of this charismatic character, created by the celebrated designer Jaime Hayon, now arrives in a version by the Korean illustrator Henn Kim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and valuable modernist sculpture of a centaur, 20th century. Hand carved out of solid bronze with felted base. D’après Picasso with clear influence from Giacometti and Henry M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michelangelo prèt-a-porter by Andrea Salvatori, Ceramic Sculpture Contemporary
Located in London, GB
"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " -Testone - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware
A Ring Thing collection
A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pair of Carved Soapstone Scholar- Warrior Bookends
Located in Denton, TX
Substantial hand carved soapstone Asian warrior sculptures, most commonly used as bookends.
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
French Art Deco Bronze Ballerina Sculpture by JD Deposee, 1950s
By Warranty Paris JB Depose
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant mid-century bronze sculpture of a ballerina by JD Deposee, France, 1950s. This beautifully detailed figure captures a young dancer in mid-pose, arms gracefully extended and s...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Poseidon Calming the Sea, " Sculpture w/ Swimmers by Joe Brown Awarded by AAU
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sunbathing Lady Decorative Centerpiece, Handmade Italy, 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Murano Mid Century Pair Art Glass Cased Copper Aventurine figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage pair hand crafted Italian mid-century art glass figures originating from Murano. The figures comprise of a lady and man in typical period dress with flat matching hats and both with matching clear glass encased copper aventurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Apple Sculpture, White Bronze by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apple
white bronze
hand repousse
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repousse is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto she...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Khmer Style Sandstone Frieze of Buddhist God Brahma
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
The Buddhist god Brahma(ghe creator god) in Tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism, is depicted in Khmer art, particularly during the Angkor period often as a dancing figure with multiple ar...
Category
1950s Cambodian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Plaster Sculpture of the Pied de Diane.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plaster sculpture of the Pied de Diane.
A magnificent fragment of the Pied de Diane, originally used as a model for the Beaux Arts sculptors' workshops in 19th century Paris.
Mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Ceramic Sculpture Proust Model by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
The famous Proust in miniaturized ceramic of the "Ceramic Proust Monochrome Collection" designed by Alessandro Mendini e produced by Superego Editions. Yellow color. Limited edition ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wounded Boxer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This sculpture by Raffaello Romanelli is a modern rendition of Romano Romanelli's piece of the same name originally made in 1929-31. Made in plaster, the piece maintains the accurate...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Orange Ceramic Chess Pieces Sculpture by Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Five chess pieces in orange ceramic by Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Full F'in Day" - Stoneware Sculpture by Eric Serritella
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture by Scott Gordon (Charlie, 2018)
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Charlie
steel, found object
17 x 9 x 26.5 in.
Artist statement
I seldom use stock material, but prefer distressed and rusted steel that has been scarred, bent, and made imperfect. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Sun Bathing Beauty Terracotta Sculpture 1960's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1705 Vintage Italian glazed sunbathing terracotta beauty
Category
1960s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Cambodian Hand Carved Princess Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1463 Hand carved Cambodian sculpture
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
A strong and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculpture, unique piece by artist ESOJ, France 2020.
We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event.
Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive.
For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...
Category
2010s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Crucified Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Limited edition ceramic sculpture part of the "Pop Will Eat Himself" designed by Massimo Giacon and produced by Superego editions, Italy. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Massimo Gia...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Viking Rune Stone Paperweight in Bronze, Scandinavia, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Detailed model in bronze depicting what we believe is the famous Jellingestenen/Jellinge Stone in Denmark. It is executed in cast bronze and can be displayed decoratively or used as ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"China Cabinet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Midcentury 1960 Rosenthal Netter Striped Ceramic Vase for Bitossi, Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Created by Bitossi’s creative director, Aldo Londi and distributed worldwide by Rosenthal Netter. Midcentury Italian art pottery vase b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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.