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Scott Gordon, MAN, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Man
welded steel, found objects
24 x 5 x 4.5 in.
In Man, Scott Gordon distills masculinity into a singular, vertical gesture—spare, elon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$3,500
Steve Tobin Cast Bronze Shoe Sculpture with Onions, 1980s
By Steve Tobin
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Steve Tobin (b. 1957) is an American sculptor who works primarily in bronze, steel, clay and glass. This whimsical cast bronze shoe with onions is from a s...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Coastal Punch Cut Palm Tree
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a monumental statement with this captivating Vintage Coastal Punch Cut Palm Tree Wall Sculpture, a unique work of art that beautifully marries rustic charm with tropical allure....
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Attila Tivadar Abstract Female Body Sculptures
By Attila Tivadar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of cast stone abstract sculptures depicting female bodies with exaggerated curves seating in different reclining poses.
The sculptures are finished...
Category
20th Century Expressionist North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
$2,950 / set
Colima Seated Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully aged with a rich patina and pitted wear, this seated ceramic male figure is attributed to the Colima region of Western Mexico. The stylized form of this male figure follows the conventions of Colima pottery...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wendy Hendelman Brown Alabaster Torso Sculpture, 2018
By Wendy Hendelman
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Brown Alabaster Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the prim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Hermanos Calavera, Traicionera in Walnut by Miguel and Ilse Silva
By Miguel Silva, Wooda, Ilse Silva
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Carl Schmitz Plaster Sculpture, circa 1940
By Carl Schmitz
Located in Sharon, CT
Schmitz was an important German-American figurative sculptor of the 1930s-1940s. Studied with J.Wackerle. Commissions include: Brooklyn B...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Midcentury Solid Bronze Sculpture Of A US Army Helmet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Midcentury solid bronze sculpture of a US army helmet.
The helmet is heavy and sits of a black painted metal stand.
This is one of 3-5 other helmets made...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$620 Sale Price
82% Off
MCM Petite Red Enamel and Brass Crucifix / Cross on Base
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM petite red enamel and brass crucifix / cross on base, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #2475
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Scott Gordon, Altar II, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Altar II
Welded steel and found metal components
23 18.5 x 5in.
This compact yet expressive steel sculpture evokes a sense of watchful presence and poised stillness. Constructed from welded and repurposed industrial fragments, Altar II assembles a seemingly abstract figure atop a rectangular base. A gently arched form with an affixed ring suggests a head in profile—open-eyed and alert—while a curved appendage anchors the composition with an anthropomorphic grace. Deeply evocative, the work explores gesture through geometry, invoking the timeless ritual of silent observation.
Measures: 5 x 18.5 x 23 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 North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Unique Bronze Head Sculpture on Marble Solid Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine detail, lovely factions and subtle smile on this rare bronze head sculpture
Fix to a black marble base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,280 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Grand Tour North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
John Demott Brutalist Mid-Century Torch Cut Metal Clipper Ship Boat Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid Century era torch cut metal sculpture by John DeMott. The Brutalist style clipper ship has gold, copper and bronze colors to the metal. The stone base appears to be onyx. DeMott’...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Bronze Sculpture "The Spirit (Eagle Catcher)" By Wally Shoop
Located in Norwood, NJ
Patinated cast bronze sculpture titled "Spirit I (Eagle Catcher)," 1986, depicting a Native American man leaping, arms outstretched, to catch an eagle with a bearskin cloak falling b...
Category
1980s Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Figural Lucite Sculpture by Carol Marks
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century figural lucite sculpture by Carol Marks, circa 1970s. The piece depicts two swirling figures on a large base; it is in very good vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wooden Folk Art Male Figure, Early 20th century USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and unusual late 19th/early 20th century antique carved wooden folk art male figure from a small fishing town on the east coast of the United States.
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Allows Me To Inhabit The World More Comfortably Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Art Allows Me To Inhabit The World More Comfortably Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 40 x D 5 x H 50 cm
Materials: Green Cantera.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans p...
Category
2010s Post-Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
American Victorian Child Mannequin
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian style life size child mannequin with metal shoes and black upholstery (19/20th Cent)
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Mid-Century Abstract Reclining Figure Wood Sculpture by Joseph Martinek
By Joseph Martinek
Located in Middleburg, VA
Large Mid-Century Abstract Reclining Figure Wood Sculpture by Joseph Martinek
Joseph Martinek (1915-1989) was an American sculpture who studied ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Scott Gordon, Odyssey, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Odyssey
welded steel
Measures: 18.5 x 19 x 18 in.
Rooted in industrial materiality and abstract expression, Odyssey invites the viewer into a narrative of motion and emergence. A spiraling steel ribbon unfurls around a central, columnar form—ribbed and machined with mechanical precision—suggesting a journey inward or upward. A sharp, angular plane rises nearby like a sentinel or waypoint, introducing tension and verticality. The contrast of machined and hand-forged surfaces echoes the balance between human intention and mechanical force. With a commanding presence on its rough-edged steel base, Odyssey reflects on structure, evolution, and the persistence of form through time.
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 North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$12,000
Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Sculpture by Scott Gordon (Bird I, 2009)
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Bird I
sheet metal, wood, and found objects
31 x 12 x 8 in.
Bird stands as a figure in a state of quiet awareness. A vertical line rises from a grounded base. At its center, a singl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pair of vintage iron tricycle sculptures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of charming vintage hand-wrought iron tricycle sculptures with wicker cargo baskets.
Large tricycle: 18.5"w x 9"d x 14.5"h
Small tricycle: 14"w x 9...
Category
1940s Rustic Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,580 / set
Set of 3 Bill Curry Gold Bronze Finished Cast Iron Jacks Sculptures Atomic Age
By Bill Curry, Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 Jack Sculptures, Door Stopper, Paperweight or decorative accent pieces, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967.
Features a Mid-Century Modern atomic, geometric shape ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Space Age North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Bookends Depicting an Indigenous Warrior
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the peri...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Berea College 1984 female Figurine Sculpture
Located in South Charleston, WV
A remarkable piece from the Woodcraft Student Craft Industries of Berea College, 1984. 25.5" tall, 10" wide and 6" deep. While the artist is unknown - as...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
Scott Gordon, Woman, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Woman
welded steel, found objects
13 x 5 x 5 in.
With Woman, Scott Gordon channels the archetypal feminine through a language of raw for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Matchbook Sculpture, 1996 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome, patina'ed bronze statue of a matchbook, signed by artist and dated 1996. Tremendously heavy at approximately 50 pounds. Gorgeous silhouettes throughout and a lovely organic...
Category
1990s North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Whimsical Carved Stone Garden Lawn Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Interesting fun whimsical carved stone garden sculpture. Base measures: 12 x 9 at 6" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Scott Gordon, Venus, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Venus
welded steel
Measures: 12-1/2 x 17-1/2-37 in.
This vertical steel sculpture presents a commanding, almost anthropomorphic figure, assembled from industrial components and softened by age-worn patina. A central oval form anchors the piece—suggesting a torso—while angular extensions imply limbs or mechanical appendages. The upward-reaching element at the top introduces a sense of gesture or alertness, reinforcing the piece’s totemic quality.
Sturdy yet expressive, the work balances raw materiality with suggestive figuration. Its posture hints at motion held in pause, evoking associations with tools, guardians, or relics of an unknown past.
Artist Statement
I work with materials that have already lived a life — steel that’s rusted, bent, scarred. These imperfections hold a kind of quiet beauty, one that speaks not of utility but of presence. Though my work sometimes carries figurative echoes, I’m drawn to the non-figurative: the essential, the raw. Steel, once loud and forceful in its industrial context, becomes still and intimate in this new form.
Each composition emerges through direct interaction with found parts. I rarely alter the materials beyond what is necessary. Instead, I allow them to dictate form — interlocking, balancing, and aligning until their relationship feels complete. The process is intuitive, the engineering elemental.
Art, for me, is a spiritual act — a practice of selflessness and stillness. It doesn't seek acclaim or commercial appeal. It simply exists, honest and sacred.
Biography
Scott Gordon (b. 1966, Ridgewood, NJ) lives and works in Vermont. He studied business at the University of Denver and earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. During his time in Seattle, he worked at David Gulassa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$12,000
Rare American Western Sculpture “Desert Rat” (1928) by J. Clinton Shepherd
Located in Shippensburg, PA
J. CLINTON SHEPHERD
United States, 1888-1975
"The Desert Rat" (1928)
Patinated bronze signed "(c) 1928 J. CLINTON SHEPHERD", cold stamped "GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QGCB"
Item # 405KOB04A
An exceedingly rare cast of J. Clinton Shepherd's study of a Western miner and his pack mule titled "The Desert Rat", it features a tired old-timer with his worn and weathered features trodding along with his pickaxe resting on top of the full pack and a sturdy walking stick in his other hand. The sheer rarity of the cast perhaps is due to the timing of his model, which was modeled in 1928 and started production at Gorham almost in sync with the beginning of the Great Depression. Shepherd saw his income from sculpture dwindle to such a degree that he was forced to begin illustrating thriller novels during the 1930s. The only other model we have seen on the open market was offered at Christie's in New York on November 30th of 1990 (lot 86) with an estimate of $ 10-15,000. An example of this sculpture is recorded in the Smithsonian American Art Museum index of American Art as being preserved in the permanent collection of the University of Delaware (acc. no. 64.2.007); it is also held in the Birmingham Museum of Art (acc. no. 1978.41).
Joy Clinton Shepherd was born on September 11, 1888, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Charles and Emma Shepherd. He was the third of five children, and his family lived on Twenty-third Street. His father, a men's suit salesman, enabled Joy to attend college after high school. Joy studied at the University of Missouri at Kansas City before leaving in 1909 to travel to the Northwest with his brother, where they lived with the Crow Indians and learned their customs.
In 1910, Joy moved to Chicago and enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago where he graduated in 1914. He subsequently studied at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and afterwards worked as a freelance artist. He married Gail English, a fellow art student, in 1915. In 1916, he joined the Illinois National Reserve as a bugler. Despite a hearing defect, he served until 1919 when he moved to New York City to work as a freelance artist for magazines like Colliers and The Saturday Evening Post.
Joy adopted the signature "J. C. Shepherd" and found success throughout the 1920s. He and Gail moved to Westport, Connecticut, and had two children, Joy and Charles. In addition to illustration, he pursued a career as a sculptor of western bronzes.
The Great Depression shifted his work to pulp magazine covers...
Category
20th Century North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Brass and Walnut Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice brass and walnut crucifix, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #1199.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
This minimalist steel sculpture features a rhythmic progression of three arching forms, each rising from a shared rectangular base. Varying slightly in scale and curvature, the arcs evoke a sense of motion—like a wave cresting and falling, or stages in a structural evolution. The oxidized surfaces lend a rich patina, highlighting the tactile character of the metal and the passage of time.
Balancing repetition with variation, the work engages the viewer through its quiet presence and industrial materiality. It is at once architectural and organic, a study in form, balance, and endurance.
Artist statement:
I work with materials that have already lived a life — steel that’s rusted, bent, scarred. These imperfections hold a kind of quiet beauty, one that speaks not of utility but of presence. Though my work sometimes carries figurative echoes, I’m drawn to the non-figurative: the essential, the raw. Steel, once loud and forceful in its industrial context, becomes still and intimate in this new form.
Each composition emerges through direct interaction with found parts. I rarely alter the materials beyond what is necessary. Instead, I allow them to dictate form — interlocking, balancing, and aligning until their relationship feels complete. The process is intuitive, the engineering elemental.
Art, for me, is a spiritual act — a practice of selflessness and stillness. It doesn't seek acclaim or commercial appeal. It simply exists, honest and sacred.
Biography
Scott Gordon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Powerful Hermanas: Irene, Female Nude Bronze Sculpture by Dean Kugler
Located in Chicago, IL
Kugler's "The Powerful Hermanas: Irene" expresses his profound admiration for the human form. The nude figure stands vulnerable before us yet a cloth is draped over her eyes as she gives herself over, blindly, to an unseen force. Hermanas, meaning sister, brings power to the female form. The nude from Ancient Roman art...
Category
2010s Greco Roman North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Dancing Showgirl , by Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland
By Koninklijke Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco colored ceramic dancing showgirl pair, by Etha Lempke for Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland Gouda, featuring one solid colored statue and one two-tone statue.
Circa 1930.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$763 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Composite Sculpture Mounted on Black Marble
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful and interesting form in this Brutalist sculpture depicting a couple dancing. Classic modernist sculpture, well executed.
This mid-century modern figurative sculpture will ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Marble, Brass
1960s Giant Strainer Kitchen Sign Wall Art Sculpture Chrome Basket Tool
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Giant Strainer Wall Art, 55 inches long. Has a repair, one of the strainer reinforcement welds popped, sewn repair with blue wire.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Art Pottery Studio Sculpture Man with Gun Riding a Camel signed
Located in New York, NY
1970's Brutalist Studio Art Pottery sculpture depicting a Arab man, carrying a rife, riding a camel. The sculpture is signed illegibly on its base, this example is in very good, or...
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Stylized Life Size Bronze by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, life size, stylized, cast bronze sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Whimsical Landscape Sculpture in Bronze sitting on Onyx Base Jere style
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
whimsical table sculpture circa 1970's in bronze sitting on onyx base figurative landscape , signed Jason nice well done piece .
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Yes...! No...! To The Risk, To The Unknown Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Yes...! No...! To The Risk, To The Unknown Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 47 x D 5 x H 72 cm
Materials: Onyx.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans painting, sculpture,...
Category
2010s Post-Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Murano Calcedonia Glass Sculpture Signed Dino Rosin
By Dino Rosin
Located in Stamford, CT
Murano Calcedonia glass sculpture, signed Dino Rosin. Titled: "Aphrodite", circa 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Frederick Hart Sculpture "The Divine Milieu", #292/395 Cast Acrylic Resin
By Frederick Hart
Located in Miami, FL
Frederick Hart Sculpture "The Divine Milieu", #292/395 Cast Acrylic Resin
Offered for sale is a Frederick Elliot Hart signed and numbered cast acrylic resin sculpture titled "The Di...
Category
Early 2000s North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Resin
$6,000 Sale Price
73% Off
Scott Gordon, Tortoise, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Tortoise
welded steel, found objects
17 x 10 x 4 in.
In Tortoise, Scott Gordon evokes the steady, grounded presence of its namesake through an abstracted, almost calligraphic form. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Scott Gordon, Monument, 2020
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Monument
welded steel, found objects
20.5 x 16 x 4 in.
Monument stands as a stark, enigmatic structure—part signal, part shrine. With its twin-columned base and vertical shaft crowned by a cantilevered horizontal arm, the piece recalls ancient markers or industrial relics repurposed for reverence. The form is at once rigid and reaching, grounded yet gestural.Its silhouette suggests a memorial to unseen histories—a tribute to labor, endurance, or forgotten architectures. The off-center balance and weathered presence give it a sense of quiet authority, as though it were a relic unearthed from a future past.With minimalist economy and ritual poise, Monument invites contemplation on permanence, presence, and the symbols we choose to elevate.
Artist Statement
I work with materials that have already lived a life — steel that’s rusted, bent, scarred. These imperfections hold a kind of quiet beauty, one that speaks not of utility but of presence. Though my work sometimes carries figurative echoes, I’m drawn to the non-figurative: the essential, the raw. Steel, once loud and forceful in its industrial context, becomes still and intimate in this new form.Each composition emerges through direct interaction with found parts. I rarely alter the materials beyond what is necessary. Instead, I allow them to dictate form — interlocking, balancing, and aligning until their relationship feels complete. The process is intuitive, the engineering elemental.Art, for me, is a spiritual act — a practice of selflessness and stillness. It doesn't seek acclaim or commercial appeal. It simply exists, honest and sacred.
Biography
Scott Gordon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Artisanal Unseen Force #68: Joel Escalona's Crafted Oak Table, Elegance & Form
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Artisanal Unseen Force #68: Joel Escalona's Crafted Oak Table, Elegance & Form
Sculptural coffee table made of solid wood with a natural water-based or carbonized finish. Due to the nature of the production process, each piece may vary in grain, texture, shape or even size.
The dimensions provided refer to the table only. The dimensions and shape of the sculpture may vary.
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About the Concept.
Unseen Force Coffee Tables and Side Tables, design by Joel Escalona for NONO
When Tables Talk Art...
Category
2010s Brutalist North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...
Category
2010s Folk Art North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Matte Brown Ceramic TOTEM w/ Gold Arc'd Crown on Soft Cube & Oval Forms
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...
Category
2010s Organic Modern North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Scott Gordon, Portal, 2021
By Scott Gordon
Located in Sharon, VT
Portal
welded steel
Measures: 8.5 x 12.5 x 17.5 in.
This abstract steel sculpture explores the balance between solidity and openness. A vertical arm rises from an irregularly shaped base, terminating in a cantilevered form that projects outward. The composition is simple yet evocative, suggesting movement or transition—an architectural gesture frozen in time. Surface textures, visible welds, and the rawness of the metal emphasize the hand of the maker and the industrial origins of the material.
The work invites contemplation of spatial tension, negative space, and the quiet power of restraint. Both grounded and reaching, it speaks to themes of structure, memory, and impermanence.
Artist statement:
I work with materials that have already lived a life — steel that’s rusted, bent, scarred. These imperfections hold a kind of quiet beauty, one that speaks not of utility but of presence. Though my work sometimes carries figurative echoes, I’m drawn to the non-figurative: the essential, the raw. Steel, once loud and forceful in its industrial context, becomes still and intimate in this new form.
Each composition emerges through direct interaction with found parts. I rarely alter the materials beyond what is necessary. Instead, I allow them to dictate form — interlocking, balancing, and aligning until their relationship feels complete. The process is intuitive, the engineering elemental.
Art, for me, is a spiritual act — a practice of selflessness and stillness. It doesn't seek acclaim or commercial appeal. It simply exists, honest and sacred.
Biography
Scott Gordon (b. 1966, Ridgewood, NJ) lives and works in Vermont. He studied business at the University of Denver and earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. During his time in Seattle, he worked at David Gulassa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
VALENTIN SHABAEFF 1891 - 1978 *Prototype* Samson slaying the Lion.
By Valentin Shabaeff
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VALENTIN SHABAEFF
1891 - 1978
Samson slaying the lion.
Signed and titled verso.
A PROTOTYPE for an Art Deco ceramic panel.
Incised and textured plaster with mottled gilt finish & mounted on a wood panel.
Panel size: 32" x 28" in.(81.3 x 71 cm.)
Valentin Shabaeff studied for nine years in Russia, mostly at the Moscow Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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By Jaru
Located in New York, NY
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
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Platinum
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Located in Sharon, VT
Toro
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14 x 36 x 12 in.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Figurative Sculptures
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Located in Omro, WI
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Category
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Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
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By Eric Serritella
Located in Chicago, US
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Category
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Pine
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By Walter Rotan, Roman Bronze Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Cast at the Roman Bronze Works in the 1930s or 1940s.
The bronze is stamped Roman Bronze Corp. NY to the reverse and bears an integral signature in the plinth.
Rotan was an important 20th century American sculptor. A student of Albert Laessle, Rotan's work is held in public and private collections throughout the country. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art.
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References include Beartrice Gilman Proske's 1968 book...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Category
20th Century Native American North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Category
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Materials
Other
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Located in New York, NY
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Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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