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Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

BRUTALIST STYLE

The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave. 

ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN 

  • Use of industrial materials — tubular steel, concrete, glass, granite
  • Prioritizes functionalism, minimalism and utilization of negative space
  • Spare silhouettes, pronounced geometric shapes
  • Stripped-down, natural look; rugged textures, modular construction
  • Interiors featuring airy visual flow and reliance on neutral palettes

BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.

Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.

Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.

Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.

Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.
1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.

1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Sculpture.

By Edgar Degas, Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1970s Austin Production "Uttermost Welcome Home" Patinated Resin Brutalist Sculpture. Features a molded sculpture of a father hugging a girl, inspired by Degas' "Little Ballerina" s...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.
1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture.

By Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1960s Austin Production "Loving Touch" Brutalist Sculpture. Features two nude figures in a tender embrace, inspired by Auguste Rodin's "The Kiss." Molded in resin, patinated to recre...

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1660s American Antique Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

MARYLYN HYDE Post-War British Ceramic Sculptural Stoneware Pottery Vessel
MARYLYN HYDE Post-War British Ceramic Sculptural Stoneware Pottery Vessel

MARYLYN HYDE Post-War British Ceramic Sculptural Stoneware Pottery Vessel

Located in Torquay, GB

Striking British studio stoneware pottery sculptural vessel by Marylyn Hyde, dating from the late 1970s to early 1980s. This monumental stoneware jardiniere is formed as a fragmented...

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Mid-20th Century English Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy
Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy

Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Brutalist Mid Century Steel Metal Family Table Sculpture Signed Hardy. Item features a sculpture of a man, woman, and child (in the man's arms) unique brutalist design. Signe...

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Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Monumental Patinated Fiberglass Figure Sculpture Style of Alberto Giacometti
Monumental Patinated Fiberglass Figure Sculpture Style of Alberto Giacometti

Monumental Patinated Fiberglass Figure Sculpture Style of Alberto Giacometti

By Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Located in Long Island City, NY

Monumental Patinated Fiberglass Figure in the Style of Alberto Giacometti A monumental fiberglass sculpture with a bronze tone patinated finish, executed in the style of Alberto Gia...

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Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass

Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback
Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback

Eddie Hackman The Shearer Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Eddie Hackman "The Shearer" Bronze Figure Limited Edition 1986 Australian Outback, Signed to Rear. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 4" H x 3.75" W x 2.5" D.

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Late 20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950, The wood is olive wood. Signed Falcon Spain...

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1950s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern
Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern

Khadim Diop Bronze Sculptures African Ethnic Art Statue Musician Vintage Modern

Located in London, GB

Khadim Diop, the Senegalese artist renowned for his bronze sculptures that adorn many private collections worldwide, has crafted two captivating and expressive pieces that showcase his mastery of the medium, a rare find in the market outside Africa! The first sculpture portrays a dynamic figure playing the Djembe drum...

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2010s Senegalese Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved  in an Olive  Wood Block France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved  in an Olive  Wood Block France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved in an Olive Wood Block France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the Olive wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in France, circa 1950, US PLUG ADAPTATOR W...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base
Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

By Brancusi, Rene Brancusi

Located in Houston, TX

Large Brutalist male torso abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base in the manner of Brancusi. This midcentury figural male torso sculpture is finely detailed and dates to the mid-...

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1960s Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture
Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture

Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture

By Harry Bertoia

Located in New York, NY

"Untitled" (Bush) Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1970's made of welded bronze. Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC
1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC

1960's Brutalist Art Sculpture Solid Bronze Figural Bookends Artist Signed WLC

By Paul Evans, Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Located in San Diego, CA

Wonderful brutalist solid bronze sculptural figural bookends, circa 1960's. Great form and design. The sculptures are signed on the bottom with the artist initials "WLC". One is mark...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore
Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore

Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore

By Henry Moore

Located in New York, NY

Period 1970's Brutalist sculpture depicting a stylized female figure executed in cast brass, mounted on a stepped walnut plinth base. Well crafted work, in excellent original condit...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures
Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures

Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures

Located in Troy, MI

Grouping of three stylized copper egg sculptures circa 1990s Patchwork copper clad eggs of graduated sizes fastened with brass rivets Unmarked 3 - 5 inch diameter 4 - 6.25 inch hei...

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1990s Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Copper

Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century

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...

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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture
Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture

Theodore "Ted" Gall Figural Steel Sculpture

By Theodore Gall

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Figural sculpture by artist Ted Gall in Steel, secured to black laminated wood base. Signed. Theodore T. Gall began his career in the arts in the mid-sixti...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fantastic steel & iron figurative sculpture of a lifesize nude woman created by artist Hy Suchman. Sculpture is approximately 5ft 2 inches tall with a width and depth of 24 X 20. Am...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Iron

20th Century Standing Figures Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950
20th Century Standing Figures Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950

20th Century Standing Figures Brutalist Copper Sculpture, Circa 1950

By Jordi Bonet

Located in Montréal, CA

A sculptural grouping composed of four stylized standing figures in copper, arranged in a tight circular formation. Each figure is defined by a simplified, architectural silhouette—f...

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Mid-20th Century Canadian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

A Zoomorphic BRUTALIST Ritual SCULPTURE Unique PIECE from LA BORNE France 1980
A Zoomorphic BRUTALIST Ritual SCULPTURE Unique PIECE from LA BORNE France 1980

A Zoomorphic BRUTALIST Ritual SCULPTURE Unique PIECE from LA BORNE France 1980

By La Borne Potters

Located in PARIS, FR

An exceptional, spectacular and "mystical" phantasmagorical sculpture, inspired by nature and the wild, mineral or organic and animal or even... shamanic! in 3 nested parts, Zoomorph...

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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha

Vintage Boho Brutalist Sculpture of Don Quixote De La Mancha

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking vintage Brutalist sculpture portrays the legendary literary figure Don Quixote de la Mancha in a masterclass of mid-century metalwork. Hand-crafted using intricate wire...

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Late 20th Century Spanish Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Copper, Iron

Brutalist Art Pottery Studio  Sculpture Man with Gun Riding a Camel signed
Brutalist Art Pottery Studio  Sculpture Man with Gun Riding a Camel signed

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...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer
Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer

Train on Track with Smoke by Brutalist Artist Chet Blacketer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wonderful and Heavily Patinated, very large example of Brutalist - a train on a track. The entire piece is a solid unit, very stable and also quite heavy. In the manner of Jere, ...

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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Contemporary Brutalist Style Bronze & Marble Jazz Musician Band Figures 5 Pc Set
Contemporary Brutalist Style Bronze & Marble Jazz Musician Band Figures 5 Pc Set

Contemporary Brutalist Style Bronze & Marble Jazz Musician Band Figures 5 Pc Set

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Contemporary Brutalist Style Bronze & Marble Jazz Musician Band Figures - 5 Pc Set. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: (5) Standing Musicians: 13" H x 4.5 W x 5" D

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Late 20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid Century Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Tree Stump Log
Mid Century Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Tree Stump Log

Mid Century Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Tree Stump Log

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Spectacular Brutalist expression of a standing tree stump log in Bronze. Artist unknown, but definitely from the early 1970s. Amazing artistic craftsmanship. The stump is well balan...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gladiator and Jester, Brutalist Sculptures in Mixed Metal, 1966-1967
Gladiator and Jester, Brutalist Sculptures in Mixed Metal, 1966-1967

Gladiator and Jester, Brutalist Sculptures in Mixed Metal, 1966-1967

By B. O'Byrne

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Superlative examples of welded, Brutalist sculptures from the 1960s, this pairing of Gladiator and "King's Clown" were executed in steel, brass and slate by B. O'Byrne. The sculptor ...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Reclining Woman Sculpture in Chamotte Clay, France, 1970s
Reclining Woman Sculpture in Chamotte Clay, France, 1970s

Reclining Woman Sculpture in Chamotte Clay, France, 1970s

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Modernist sculpture of a reclining woman in black chamotte clay, made in France in the 1970s. This figurative sculpture depicts a reclining woman in a contemplative and minimalist p...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Clay

21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

Located in Augusta, GA

Bronze abstract floral sculpture Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist Made with a beautiful verdigris patina Made in the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze

1960s Bronze Sculpture by Thure Thörn – Seated Female Figure (3/7)
1960s Bronze Sculpture by Thure Thörn – Seated Female Figure (3/7)

1960s Bronze Sculpture by Thure Thörn – Seated Female Figure (3/7)

By Thure Thorn

Located in Silvolde, Gelderland

An exceptional and highly decorative bronze sculpture by renowned Swedish artist Thure Thörn, dating from the 1960s. This powerful piece depicts a seated female figure, rendered wit...

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1960s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Macabre Surreal Brutalist Steel Step Sculpture
Macabre Surreal Brutalist Steel Step Sculpture

Macabre Surreal Brutalist Steel Step Sculpture

Located in New Windsor, NY

Torch cut steel and mixed metals Surrealist sculpture of a headless seated figure. Haunting and thought provoking piece dating from the late 1960s-the early 1970s. Unsigned. The ...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Steel, Cut Steel, Wire

Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards
Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards

Brutalist Steel Sculpture of “Amphetrite” by Dale Edwards

By Dale Edwards

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Welded steel sculpture of “Amphetrite” goddess of the ocean. By American sculptor Dale Edwards. Signed Dale and dated 74 (see detail photos). In origi...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN
Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN

Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN

Located in New Windsor, NY

Amazing mixed metals and wood Brutalist Period couple sculpture. A wonderful mix of copper, brass, nails and wood that have been manipulated, cut, carved, heated, tacked, and welded ...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Copper

Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture
Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture

Small Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture

Located in Norwalk, CT

This small charming abstract bronze figure stands on its own with a curious look on its face. This piece would make a great desk accessory or a ...

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20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Two Dancers" Bronze Sculpture, Kostas Dikefalos (B.1956) Signed
"Two Dancers" Bronze Sculpture, Kostas Dikefalos (B.1956) Signed

"Two Dancers" Bronze Sculpture, Kostas Dikefalos (B.1956) Signed

Located in London, GB

‘Two Dancers’ bronze sculpture by Kostas Dikefalos (born 1956). Beautiful from any angle and signed. Kostas Dikefalos was born in Zakynthos in 1956. He studied sculpture with...

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1980s Greek Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Boho Bronze Sculpture of Winged Man
Vintage Boho Bronze Sculpture of Winged Man

Vintage Boho Bronze Sculpture of Winged Man

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This captivating vintage figural sculpture is a masterclass in modern surrealism, capturing a hauntingly beautiful winged human form. Expertly cast with a stunning, multi-tonal verdi...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Other

Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

Pair of 21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture

Located in Augusta, GA

Pair of bronze abstract floral sculpture Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist Made with a beautiful verdigris patina Made...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Green Clay Sculptures, France, 1970s
Pair of Green Clay Sculptures, France, 1970s

Pair of Green Clay Sculptures, France, 1970s

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Pair of modernist sculptures in green patinated clay, made in France in the 1970s. This pair of sculptures depicts two seated female figures with free and expressive forms. Made of ...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Clay

Vintage Plaster Head Sculpture on Wood Base
Vintage Plaster Head Sculpture on Wood Base

Vintage Plaster Head Sculpture on Wood Base

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Exuding an air of quiet contemplation, this vintage plaster head sculpture is a striking example of Mid-Century artistic expression. The piece features a serene facial expression wit...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture
Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture

Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture

By Curtis Jeré, Hivo Van Teal

Located in San Diego, CA

A sculptural interpretation of an organic shape that is enigmatic, poised and unpredictable. A study in form, this vintage lucite piece dates to the early 1960s. In essence it is min...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Lucite

French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman
French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman

French Vintage Massive Plaster Bust of a Woman

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A monumental French vintage bust of an anonymous young woman in larger-than-life scale, her unforgettable likeness rendered in plaster that has been pigmented and faux-finished to ap...

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20th Century French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture

Vintage Boho Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Unearth a compelling work of art with this striking Vintage Patinated Bronze Abstract Figurative Sculpture, a piece that powerfully merges raw expression with refined form. Crafted f...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Brutalist Bust Sculpture
Bronze Brutalist Bust Sculpture

Bronze Brutalist Bust Sculpture

Located in Austin, TX

Brutalist bronze bust sculpture. Extremely well done, exquisite detailing.

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20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Boho Abstract Figurative Cast Metal Sculpture
Vintage Boho Abstract Figurative Cast Metal Sculpture

Vintage Boho Abstract Figurative Cast Metal Sculpture

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This powerful vintage sculpture captures a fluid, dynamic human form in motion, executed with the rough texture and expressive technique characteristic of Brutalist or Abstract Expre...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.
1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.

1970s Austin Production "Dress up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture.

By Edgar Degas, Austin Productions

Located in Miami, FL

1970s Austin Production "Dress Up Girl" Brutalist Sculpture. Features a molded sculpture of a girl in a dress inspired by Degas' "Little Ballerina" sculpture. Molded in resin, pati...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970
Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970

Metal rooster sculpture, signed, France, 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Metal rooster sculpture, France, 1970s, with an expressive and decorative style. Made of hammered metal, this piece is distinguished by its slender and stylized forms, giving the roo...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth
"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth

"Femur" Contemporary Decorative Golden Object in Cast Brass by Estudio Orth

By Estúdio Orth

Located in Sao Paulo, BR

Contemporary decorative object, in cast brass. Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This golden decorative object was meticulously handmade by master artisans one delicate piece at a time...

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2010s South American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960
Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960

Sculpture of a head in wood, France, 1960

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A wooden sculpture of a head, France, 1960s, with an expressive and profoundly organic character. Carved from a solid block of wood, this piece reveals a face with soft, introspectiv...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s
Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s

Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s

By Marei Keramik

Located in San Diego, CA

A striking pair of vintage West German art pottery vessels attributed to Marei Keramik, executed during the height of the celebrated Fat Lava movement of the late 1960s and early 197...

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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s
Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s

Brutalist Brass Tree Sculpture by Friedle, Circa 1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Brutalist brass sculpture of a Tree Cluster grouping by Friedle.

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20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Pair of West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Bay Keramik and Uebelacker Keramik
Pair of West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Bay Keramik and Uebelacker Keramik

Pair of West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Bay Keramik and Uebelacker Keramik

By Bay Keramik

Located in San Diego, CA

A striking and highly sculptural pair of authentic West German “Fat Lava” ceramic vases dating to the late 1960s–early 1970s, featuring vivid volcanic glazes in saturated lava red wi...

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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s
Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s

Bronze Figural Group Of African Royal Family On Carrier And Attendants, C. 1920s

Located in Germantown, MD

An Early 20th century Bamoun Bronze sculpture. The art of bronze in african art at the service of the King. The king, a bearded figure, a symbol of wisdom, sits in his carrier chair,...

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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of West German “Fat Lava” Pottery Vessels by Ankara Keramik, circa 1970s
Pair of West German “Fat Lava” Pottery Vessels by Ankara Keramik, circa 1970s

Pair of West German “Fat Lava” Pottery Vessels by Ankara Keramik, circa 1970s

By Marei Keramik

Located in San Diego, CA

Striking pair of vintage West German studio pottery vessels attributed to Ankara Keramik, featuring the iconic “Fat Lava” textured glaze movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. E...

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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Brutalist figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Brutalist figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Emaus, Curtis Jeré, Marco Celotti, and Austin Productions. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $190,575 while the average work can sell for $1,556.