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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique 18-19th Century Bronze Naga Meditating Buddha Statue
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bronze Buddha depicted in meditation pose sheltered by a Naga (a seven-headed snake). I two parts.
Naga's body coiled up to serve as a cushion for the Buddha with 7 pronged head prov...
Category
Mid-18th Century Burmese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Porcelain Figures of Attendants, Set of Five
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Figures of Attendants,
Set of Five,
Circa 1780
The set of five Chinese Export porcelain figures are painted in famille rose enamels with a purple robe and s...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ecce Homo. Sculptor active in Lombardy, mid-16th century
Located in Milano, IT
Wooden sculpture depicting Ecce Homo. Christ, whose figure is cut off at thigh level, is standing, arms crossed at waist level. Long ringlets frame a face with a pointed beard, a hal...
Category
16th Century Italian Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large 18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful large Baroque angel-wing with its original color and gilding. Extremely rare to find in this size.
Very decorative item placed on a wooden base.
Italy, circa 1750. Weathere...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Vintage Sonambient cattails sound sculpture in the manner of Harry Bertoia circa 1970. It is in great vintage condition with patina throughout, four rows of four copper colored sound...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Delightful Marble Sculpture Of Two Putti
Located in Southall, GB
A enchanting white marble sculpture of two childlike putti, one standing the other seated, with a floral wreath wrapped around them. And a birds nest with two eggs at their feet.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Elegant Sculpture Of Two Putti In White Marble
Located in Southall, GB
A elegant white marble sculpture of two childlike putti, merrily walking with one drinking from a cup as the other leans against a bough.
The carving is clear and detailed from the ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Maschera Cornuta by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture in perforated plate and silver metal.
Sabattini production. Signature under the base.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891-1979) graduated in Mi...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I was able to obtain a very rare item.
This is a sculpture of the god ``Shinzo''.
"Shin" = God
"zo" = statue
Since ancient times in Japan, it has been believed that gods reside in all things in the universe, and there have been many shrines.
In the 6th century, Buddhism was introduced and gradually spread throughout Japan.
Around the 8th century, the idea that gods follow the teachings of Buddha spread.
Until the Edo period, God and Buddha became one and the idea of ``Shinto and Buddhism syncretism'' was established.
This statue was created during such a history.
Originally, the image of God was invisible and could not be understood as something tangible.
However, with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, idol worship was also introduced, and the idea that the gods follow the teachings of Buddha was also propagated at the same time in order to spread the teachings of Buddhism.
Around that time, around the 9th century, the first statues of gods...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cypress
Pair of 18th Century Painted Wood Italian Antique Cherubs Sculptures, 1740s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of 18th century Italian sculptures. Wooden works of great size and impact, pleasantly carved, depicting cherubs. Sculptures painte...
Category
1740s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Calcite Cluster with Citrine Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a calcite crystal cluster and adorned with citrine points. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair Of Round Marble Wall Reliefs/Plaques In The Classical Style
Located in Southall, GB
A very attractive pair of round marble wall plaques, depicting two female figures in side profile. The features are crisply carved and clear with detailing to the braided hair which ...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
18th Century Austrian Baroque Carved Figure of a Beggar Musician
Located in Stamford, CT
Carved bone and walnut figure of a beggar with a very expressive face holding a flute, with a satchel over his shoulder carved from wood with a leather strap. With inset glass eyes. ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Walnut
"The Potter" by Acoma Art Large Cast Embossed Paper 3D Acrylic Shadow Box Frame
By Acoma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Potter" by Acoma Art Large Cast Embossed Paper in 3 Dimensional Acrylic Shadow Box Frame. Item features limited edition cast paper artwork (104/1000), artist signed, large impre...
Category
Late 20th Century Native American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Venus With Dolphin 1600 Italian Bronze Sculpture On Gray Marble Base
Located in Milan, IT
Venus With Dolphin In Bronze 1600, small 17th-century Italian sculpture ending in a ferrule at the bottom. He holds a sphere in his right hand and with his left hand holds the dolphi...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Wang Jida "Woman Riding a Heron" Bronze, 1988
Located in New York, NY
Wang Jida (Chinese, b. 1935), "Woman Riding a Heron", Burnished and Patinated Bronze, signed and dated "Wang Jida. 88" to plinth, and marked "c RFA 1988 / 52/300 CRF". Approx. 10.75...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mexican modern Terracotta sculpture of a woman by Manuel Felguerez, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mexican modern Terracotta sculpture of a woman by Manuel Felguerez, 1980s
Ethnic sculpture in terracotta painted in black and red. The subject is a woman with her hair tied in a brai...
Category
1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1970s Large Scale Terracotta Chinoiserie Figurine Depicting Woman Att. Chapman
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s large scale chinoiserie figurine depicting a female holding a brass umbrella. This piece is attributed to Chapman and in very good condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Silver Metal Sculpture Model Diavolo by Gio Ponti for Sabbatini
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture depicting the devil designed by Gio Ponti and created by Lino Sabattini in 1978 in hallmarked silver metal.
Biography
Architect, designer and artist, Gio Ponti (Milan 1891...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of cereriferous angels, Flanders, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of ceraferous angels sculpted in the round in a very lively position (the movement in the hair is remarkable), almost Baroque.
Very fine execution of the plastron armo...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Charming Sculpture of Two Putti In Marble
Located in Southall, GB
A charming white marble sculpture of two childlike putti, warming their toes on a delicately carved wood fire.
The carving is skillful and detailed from the ruffled hair of the putt...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Very large pair of armchairs, Italy, Tuscany, 17th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional pair of armchairs, in carved wood, decorated with acanthus leaves and volutes, the armrests ending in lions' heads, the footrests in dolphins' heads.
Traces of "a mecca" ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Maitland Smith Life Size Tusk Tessellated Stone & Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
This dramatic tusk was realized by the esteemed Mid Century American design firm Maitland Smith, circa 1975. It features an elegant tusk in cream hued tessellated stone whose organic...
Category
1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Brass
18th Century Italian Gilt Angel Wing on a Hematoid Slab with Citrine and Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved brown and gilt angel wing adorned with citrine and quartz crystals and mounted on a polished hematoid slab. The hand-carved angel wing was...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Antique Bronze Statue of Athena
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Italian 18th century antique bronze statue of Athena ex. private collection. Over 240 years old, this striking bronze depiction of Athena is ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Life size artistic lay figures set of 2, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wooden articulated artistic Lay Figures.
These life size mannequins are made with great care and have a lot of positioning possibilities.
What is remarkable, is the en...
Category
1980s Belgian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Michael Wilkinson "Crystal Vision" 1999 Signed Acrylic Sculpture on Pedestal
By Michael Wilkinson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Michael Wilkinson "Crystal Vision" 1999 Signed Acrylic Sculpture on Pedestal. Item featured is a limited edition, 46/500. Artist signed. Includes certificate of authenticity and book...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross - Umbria, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Base of a carved wooden candelabrum, polychrome and gilded; cross painted on both sides.
Umbria or Tuscany, 16th century
136 x 43,5 x 30 cm
(The cross and the base of the candelabrum were later assembled)
The base of the candelabrum is intricately carved and adorned with polychrome and gilded finishes. The shafts take on the shape of balusters reminiscent of ancient columns, feature ornate foliage decorations, garlands and winged cherub faces. The feet are crafted in the likeness of lion paws. The base is further embellished with depictions of four saint martyrs, among them Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The plasticity of the figures, outlined with strong contour lines, the clear and vibrant colors, are stylistic elements linked to the Umbrian tradition of the sixteenth century.The precisely defined and elegant drawing, along with the clear color palette applied with refined chiaroscuro modulations, became the signature of a style that would leave a lasting mark on the era to come. This is exemplified by a preference for vibrant, multicolored images, accentuated in this case by the use of red and pink in the saint's attire.
A notable addition, introduced later, is a polylobed cross painted on both sides. On one side, the Crucifixion is vividly portrayed:The treatment of the corpus itself is in line with High Medieval practice, emphasizing pathos by showing Jesus dead, his arms sagging from the weight of the body. The upper section displaying a pelican pecks at her breast to feed her young with her own blood; a symbol of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross whose body and blood similarly nourishes the celebrant during Mass.
The lower part depicts Golgotha. On the reverse side, the Resurrection is artistically presented in a Renaissance iconography, reminiscent of the renowned composition painted by Piero della Francesca, now housed in the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro. In terms of composition, with the frontal depiction of Christ holding the banner, this motif became particularly widespread in central Italy, spanning from Tuscany to Umbria throughout the 16th century..
The double-sided construction suggests that it may also have been carried in liturgical processions. In Umbria from the 14th century, the use of portable crosses painted on both sides had become a widespread practice, aimed at satisfying the monastic clientele that had significantly increased following the establishment of new religious communities.
The earliest surviving Tuscan painted crucifix represent Christ as Christus Triumphans, or the “Triumphant Christ” with his head up and eyes open. This form was supplanted in the 13th century with the Christus Patiens, or “Suffering Christ” type who is shown often with his head fallen on his shoulder and his eyes closed, as In our cross. The iconography of the suffering Christ appears to have developed out of a new interest in Christ’s human nature, the development of the feast of Corpus Christi and with increased importance given to the Eucharist. The process of humanizing the figure of Christ reaches its peak with the abandonment of all the previous expressive conventions in favor of more realistic details we can observe in this Crucifix, such as the swollen belly, the arms stretched to the limit of muscle tearing, the body falling heavily forward, the abundant blood on
the wounds, and the cross firmly embedded in the rock of Calvary.
It's worth noting that Renaissance candelabra...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Angel Wing on Aragonite with Tangerine Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on aragonite and adorned with tangerine quartz crystals and a baroque pearl.
The hand-carved angel wing was once part...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Terracotta Nude Sculptures, Set of 2, from the 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern terracotta nude sculptures depicting two women by the water. One signed and dated to the hip. In good original condition, no chips, normal wear.
Dimensions: Height...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Group of altarpiece representing the life of a Saint, Saint Renualde?
Engraved by the sign of Antwerp hand on the hat of the central character
Carved oak, traces of polychromy
Fir...
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Tang Dynasty Fat Courtesan Lady
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady or Female Courtesan.
Period (618 - 907AD)
Estate / Collection: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Fo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Life size artistic lay figures set of 3, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wooden articulated artistic Lay Figures.
These life size mannequins are made with great care and have a lot of positioning possibili...
Category
1980s Belgian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Life size artistic child sized lay figures set of 4, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wood articulated artistic Lay Figures.
These life size mannequins are made with great care and have a lot of positioning possibilities.
What is remarkable, is the engi...
Category
1980s Belgian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Fransisco Zuniga (1912-1998): Woman with Scarf (Mujer Pie Con Robozo) 1970
Located in Budapest, HU
Bronze sculpture on wood pedestal
Excellent quality
Size: 50,5 x 15 x 13 cm
Francisco Zúñiga (1912–1998) was a Costa Rican-born artist who later gained prominence in Mexico. Primarily a sculptor, he focused on themes of female nudes and motherhood in his works. Zúñiga's sculptures are characterized by strict composition, simple forms, and the portrayal of emphatic female figures.
He began his artistic career in Paris in the 1930s and settled in Mexico in 1936, where he had a significant impact on the Mexican art scene. Zúñiga became a leading figure in Mexican surrealism...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 20th Century Dominican Carved Varnished Wooden Hand Sculpture/Cigar Holder
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century dominican hand-carved varnished wooden hand sculpture/cigar holder
By: unknown
Material: wood
Technique: carved, hand-carved, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Dominican Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Rare porcelain figurine. Young girl with ice cream.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Rare porcelain figurine.
Young girl with ice cream.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
First factory quality.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm. x Di...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Gilded Metal Sculpture on White Marble Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An abstract modern sculpture. Brass and marble.
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English porcelain figure of a Putto holding a basket of flowers by the renowned Staffordshire factory Bow and dating from aro...
Category
1760s English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 1970s Glossy Black Ceramic Head Germany - MCM Home decor
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Rare vintage ceramic head, produced in West Germany in the 70s, made of glossy black glazed ceramic. A great piece of craftsmanship, with delicat...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Betty Jacobs Modern Ballerina Figure Bronze Brutalist Sculpture on Pedestal 1970
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist bronze sculpture depicting a ballerina by Michigan artist Betty Jacobs. The ballerina sits elegantly on towering pedestals. Circa 1970s. A unique modern sculpture....
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Larry Rivers Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculptures "The King & Queen" 42/50
By Larry Rivers
Located in Miami, FL
Larry Rivers Hand Cast Bronze Sculptures "The King & Queen" 42/50
Offered for sale is a pair of hand-cast gilt bronze brutalist-style sculptures by the American sculptor and artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural 18th Century Multi-color Italian Angel Wing on Chalcopyrite & Kyanite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a chalcopyrite and adorned with kyanite. The hand-carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction i...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Italian Limestone Venus Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This Italian Limestone Venus Sculpture is a stunning depiction of the goddess of love, carved with incredible detail and from authentic 18th century limestone sourced from Italy. The...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
A deep and well carved panel English oak 16th century
Located in Bakewell, GB
A deep and well carved panel English oak with many figures in deep relief and a good colour
Circa 1520
33cms wide x 21cms high
Category
16th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair of fruitwood gothic revival carved cherubs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of gothic revival carved cherubs circa 1970.
Good quality pair of hardwood cherubs which are coloured to match walnut.
Each figure seated on a plinth base of carved rock, tree...
Category
Late 20th Century English Gothic Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Nickel Silver Over Brass Art Deco Stylized Tall Head Bust Figurative Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This very stylized elongated chic figurative head bust sculpture has been nickeled silver over the brass over 15 years ago and looks amazing. New green...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 4.5"D x 6.5"H.
Very good vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Brutalist Wall Cross - Blue & Khaki - Modernist Studio Pottery, Hand Made Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This exceptional wall cross, crafted by a modernist Studio Pottery artist, hails from Europe. It is a powerful Brutalist design with hues of blue and khaki.
The cross exhibits volum...
Category
Late 20th Century European Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sancai-Glazed Pottery Figure Of An Official, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
The figure stands with arms crossed in front, a pose that is often seen in tomb figurines which were intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The long robe and facial feature...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Set of Two Faux Elephant Tusk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic set of faux elephant tusk date to the late 1990s and are very much in the manner of the Hollywood Regency period. And the pieces are very much in the manner of...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
17th Century Baroque Figure Of «Madonna and Jesus», Portugal
Located in Lisbon, PT
A late 17th-century figure in polychromed chestnut wood with excellent carving and gilding, dressed in a flowing veil and cashew hair down the shoulders. The cheekbones and nose are ...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tang Dynasty Fat Courtesan Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady or Female Courtesan.
Period (618 - 907AD)
Estate / Collection: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Fo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Hand-Carved Jadeite Figurine of an Oriental Woman on a Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand-Carved Jadeite Figurine of an Oriental Woman on a Wooden Base
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Winston Churchill Bench Bronze Statue Garden Casting Seat British PM
Located in Potters Bar, GB
We'll fight them on the benches!
You are viewing a wonderful bronze casting of Sir Winston Churchill sitting on a garden bench
The statue itself is a great size at almost five feet t...
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Acrobatic Man Sculpture by Pieter Florizoone
Located in Brussels , BE
Sculpture of a human in an acrobatic position on a pole.
Textured bronze
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
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