Modern Figurative Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
26 Niobe Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Niobe Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass and signed on the base. For further information please see authenticity i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Chartreuse Accord" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Etched Marble Lover's Embrace by Bernard Simon
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Fine example of the rough and polished sculpting work of Bernard Simon, featuring two figures joined in an embrace, mounted on a square wood block and able to rotate on metal pin.
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Medusa Handmade Ceramic Head, 2021, Unique Piece, Centerpiece, Italian Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
In Greek mythology, Medusa, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair.
Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.
Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Sculpture in Resin and Marble Powder, the Sculpture of Hermes.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing a fragment of the sculpture of Hermes.
This bust represents Hermes, son of Zeus and messenger of the Gods. It is a fragment of a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Christian Caudron, Lamborghini Adventador LP700-4 Sculpture, Marble Rock Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This sculpture in fine white P marble, black Belgian marble and rock crystal is a tribute to the famous car manufacturer Lamborghini, specifically the Aventador LP700-4.
The Lamborghini Aventador is a mid-engine sportscar produced by the Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini launched on February 28th, 2011, at the Geneva Motor Show five months after its initial unveiling in Sant’Agat Bolognese.
The first model, the Aventador LP 700-4, was designed by Filippo Perini. It was inspired by Lamborghini's limited-edition Reventón and the Estoque concept car and is the successor to the Murciélago. Among the design features were its signature scissor doors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Rock Crystal
$36,420 Sale Price
60% Off
Sculpture of Venus in Solid Silver 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture of venus in solid silver
Elegant sculpture of the roman goddess Venus on a malachite pedestal. The sculpture is made of solid silver and is pu...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Arthur Waagen '1869-1910' Sculpture American Boxer's Boston Strong Boy
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
White metal molding Presumably France, around 1895 Arthur Waagen (1869-1910) - Franco-German sculptor Incised signature "Waagen" on the base
Figures characteristic of the American-American boxers 'Boston Strong Boy' John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918) in combat posture and James Corbett...
Category
19th Century French Antique Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
2 "Abissi" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Design, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1970 Roy Adzak Pop Art Aluminum Sculpture Hand Ear_ set of 2
By Roy Adzak
Located in Brescia, IT
Roy Adzak
1970s
Aluminum Sculpture
Very Good Condiction
Ear: 19 x 16 cm
Hand: 19.5 x 16.5 cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Unique Modern Piece of Werner Schmidt, 1990 "Faltsessel" Beechwood Folding Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
This unique piece is a prototype, that never went in production.
Material used is beechwood.
Technical data
Width 57 cm (22.44 inch)
Height 83 cm (32.68 inch)
Depth 47 cm (18.5 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beech
Sculpture in Resin and Marble Powder, Fragment of Apollo's Foot.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing the sculpture of Fragment of Apollo's foot.
A fine reproduction of an imposing fragment of a foot, almost certainly the remains of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Decorative Sculpture Ornament Rose Blossom Solid Block White Statuary Marble
Located in Ancona, Marche
Rose blossom sculpted entirely by hand starting from a solid block of white statuary marble.
Dimensions: D 12 x H 12 cm. Available in different marbles, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
13 Malide Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The 13 Malide glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Malide Glass” collection. Made in Murano glass, and signed on the base “E.Sottsa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Gigantic Hand Sculpture Goldleaf Plated by M. Treml, Austria, 2021
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind, contemporary modern golden hand sculpture made by renowned Austrian wood artist M. Treml. An extraordinary, gigantic floor standing "hand" sculpture (just see the size...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Young Bach" Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro, Spain Depicts Bach at The Pipe Organ
By Lladro
Located in Incline Village, NV
Entitled "Young Bach", or the Spanish presentation "Juan Sebastian Bach"; this was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made in 1994 and retired the same year; manufactured by Ll...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
THE ONE, Japanese Samurai Sculpture in Solid Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Japanese sculpture made in solid brass and titled THE ONE.
The sculpture shows great attention to detail, the brass has aged and has a verdigris patina towards the bottom...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Totem Model D by Alessandro Guerriero for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture of the Totem collection designed by Alessandro Guerriero and produced by Superego Editions. Prototype. Signed.
Biography
In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero e...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of black marble, natural height sculpture, one of a kind piece.
It is a unique piece for collectors.
Dimensions of the sculpture: cm 170 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Plaster Sculpture of the Pied de Diane.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plaster sculpture of the Pied de Diane.
A magnificent fragment of the Pied de Diane, originally used as a model for the Beaux Arts sculptors' workshops in 19th century Paris.
Mate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$650 / item
Neoclassical Marble Bust of a Roman General
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely detailed neoclassical marble bust depicting a Roman general in full armor, adorned with intricate reliefs of mythological figures and a commanding lion head motif at the cen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Alioth Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alioth Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1983. The Venetian glass vase features blue fusions and black threads. Signed on the base.
Ettore Sottsass was b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Petite Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Petite Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Dimensions: D 7.5 x W 10.2 x H 30.5 cm.
Materials: Walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbered on the bottom of the base. Wood grain will v...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$875 / item
"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bonsai "Sakura in Italy", Handmade in Italy, Signed by the artist. Bespoke
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Unique piece sign by the artist.
The Cherry Blossom bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese trees and their flowering.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"Summer Stroll" Porcelain Figurine by Lladro, Spain, "Young Girl with Umbrella"
By Lladro, Juan Huerta
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made and retired in 1991 by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it is entitled "Summer Stroll...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sculpture with Erotic Theme by Gerhard Henning
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sculpture with erotic theme. Man and woman
By Gerhard Henning, 1880-1967
Made in plaster,
circa 1900-1920.
Not signed
Gerhard Henning, was a Danish-Swedish sculptor. His name was Nilsson before he took the name Henning. The art historian Peter Hertz mentions the name change in his book "Gerhard Henning" from 1931. In it, Henning's Sketches of Women...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Feng Shui Bonsai "Towards the sky", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Towards the sky Bonsai is inspired by Tuscany, a wonderful country.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Mother Nature.
Sc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
A Bronze Wall Sculpture of a Bomber Jacket by Scott Hanson
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A unique patinated bronze sculpture in the form of a 1940's leather bomber jacket hanging on a wall mounted coat rack. The 1940's bomber jacket. It is one of the few items that has really transcended both fashion and trends. People are wearing these jackets today in the same way they have for the last six decades. It's a symbol of freedom, of the rebel in us, or a certain kind of social stigma, a certain attitude.
Hanson chooses to isolate and immortalize a man's leather jacket. The choice becomes a comment on the power in our culture of image per se. A comment on the ascendance of personal style and image, via our possessions and fashion, to a consuming culture value. Seemingly casually tossed over a hook, yet frozen there in bronze, the jacket evokes an entire range of masculine stereotypes celebrated by the media-cowboys, mavericks and rebels of our time. The open road, macho bravado, rugged individuality, sex appeal. Yet the presence of this lone jacket equally evokes the very personal, if anonymous, history of its wearer. Like the cast-form-life sculpture of George Segal, it expresses mystery, even poignancy, of its owners absence. As in much of Hanson's art, this culture manages both to critique and also to value such material icons of our culture.
Scott Hanson...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Sombra" Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Number 1/6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the breathtaking Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Signed & Numbered 1/6.
The piece is titled "Sombra" or Shadow.
This extraord...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Rainbow", Murano Glass centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Gerhard Henning Male & Woman Clay Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
A sculpture made in fired clay depicting an erotic couple.
Titled: No 1.
Signed Gerhard Henning, 1927
NB: The plinth has been repaired, the sculpture itself is in mint condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Bomb Pop Handmade Modern Glass Sculpture Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
Have the tastiest dessert in town this summer with this new Bomb Pop inspired by the classic frozen treat. Bands of red, white and blue color are added to a hot bubble before blowin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Feng Shui Bonsai "Reinassance", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Reinassance is inspired by the Maple Tree.
The artisan always takes inspiration from nature and natural events.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the streng...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Magna Beach Ball Handmade Modern Glass Sculpture Contemporary Art
Located in New York, NY
Compete with the sun for attention with the new Magna Beach Ball in Red, White and Blue. Revisit all of those fond memories of summer with this modern version of the classic beach ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Glass Sculptural Bust "Adonis" by Dino Rosin Murano
By Dino Rosin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous glass sculpture of Adonis in bust form on a black glass plinth by Dino Rosin. Murano, Venice Italy. Signed in numerous places. In excellent condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Hardwood, Paint
$3,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Gary Weisman Nude Male Torso Bronze Sculpture
By Gary Weisman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine bronze sculpture by Gary Weisman of a male nude torso.
With a mixed chocolate brown and verdigris patina.
Gary Weisman is an important living American sculptor active in Phi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
MIGUEL FERNANDO LOPEZ (MILO) - Bronze Rugby Player - Portugal - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
MIGUEL FERNANDO LOPEZ (MILO) - Vintage rugby player bronze sculpture on marble base - signed - Portugal - late 20th century.
Good vintage condition - no ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
After Antique Vintage composite Marble bust Anthony Redmile
Located in Seaford, GB
After the Antique Vintage Marble Bust by Anthony Redmile
This exquisite After the Antique Vintage Marble Bust by Anthony Redmile depicts a regal Roman empress draped in a traditional toga, reflecting both imperial grandeur and timeless elegance. Known for his masterful blend of classical themes and contemporary craftsmanship, Anthony Redmile’s work stands as a pinnacle of decorative arts, making this bust a highly sought-after piece for collectors and interior designers alike.
Crafted from a high-quality marble composite, this bust embodies the beauty and durability of authentic stonework. The material’s polished finish enhances the lifelike detail of the sculpture, capturing the serene expression and commanding presence characteristic of ancient Roman portraiture. The empress's finely sculpted facial features, from her calm gaze to the delicate contours of her lips, exude nobility and poise.
The draped toga, symbolizing Roman dignity and imperial authority, is meticulously detailed with flowing folds that create a dynamic sense of movement and texture. Each fold showcases Redmile’s keen eye for detail, elevating this piece from mere decoration to a true work of art. The bust rests on a stately socle base, completing the elegant design with a classical foundation that enhances its majestic appeal.
The Significance of an Anthony Redmile Bust...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Beach-Combed Mochaware" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Tom Corbin Signed Limited Edition Bronze Nude Female Reaching Torso Sculpture
By Tom Corbin
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by renowned American artist/ sculptor Tom Corbin. This piece of a figurative nude female/woman is titled Reaching Torso and features a fantastic rich green/brown pat...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Modern Iron Brutalist Sculpture of Divers on Marble Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Modern cast iron Brutalist style sculpture of divers on rings sculpture on marble stand.
Captured in mid-dive in cast iron, these handsome divers sculpture pay homage to the ...
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Cornflower Blue" Fluo Murano Glass Jellyfish, Venice, Handmade in Italy, 2025
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
M Ventura, Nude Of A Woman, Signed Bronze, Late 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large patinated bronze sculpture of a nude woman, seated on a wooden base
Signature M Ventura P under the foot - from the 1980s
Light patina wear - cracks on the wooden base
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Authentic LLadro Handmade in Spain Figurine, a Set of 3, Retired Models
By Lladro
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Authentic set of 3 retired ladies figurines handmade in Spain by LLadro. The set includes:
Figurine 1 entitled " Basket of Love " # 7622 marked in the bottom 1994 coll...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$595 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Jubokko Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Jubokko Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 10.2 x W 20.3 x H 34.4 cm.
Materials: Hard maple and walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbere...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Walnut
$1,821 / item
Signed Immi Storrs Modernist Female Nude Bronze Sculpture on Walnut Base
By Immi Storrs
Located in West Chester, PA
Signed Immi Storrs Modernist Female Nude Bronze Sculpture on Walnut Base
This work is number 5 from the edition of 5.
The bronze is signed on bottom of foot "Storrs 5/5"
The walnut ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Miguel Pineda “Dios Pacal” Silver Sculpture with Turquoise & Lapis Inlay
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable and monumental sculpture by Miguel Pineda, titled “Dios Pacal”, crafted in .980 fine silver with elaborate gemstone inlays. The head is intricately inlaid with turquoise...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Silver
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Black
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Life After Life Board
Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa,
disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Sculture "CLETA" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B., Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic sculture CLETA handcrafted in bronze
cod. TE001
measures: Height 60.0 cm. - Diameter 16.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini Green Murano Glass "Bull" Table Sculpture, 1969
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Alfredo Barbini Venetian Murano Green & Clear Glass "Bull" Sculpture. Featuring hand made clear, green with dark interior Murano Art Glass Bull, with cl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
"Violet" Fluo Murano Glass Jellyfish, Venice, Handmade in Italy, 2025
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sergio Bustamante Fish Boy Series Fantasy Figural Large Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Sergio Bustamante “Fish Boy” Series Fantasy Figural large-scale hand painted ceramic signed sculpture. Beautiful, repaired c...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Freevolle Sculpture Feminine Table Lamp, Brass, raffia art silvered glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE
Twist and go!
The timeless “Made-in-Italy” celebrates the graceful Italian manufacture and offers new life expression at the Maison Sabrina Landini.
Creativity explores ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mizar Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Mizar vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. The piece features clear and blue glass with multicolored handles.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino One of the most influential and important figures of the last century, Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Vanadium Opal" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming Community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
A Large Figurative Sculpture By Manuel Pereira da Silva 1979
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, stylized sculpture of man by a Portugese sculptor Manuel Pereira da Silva. Made of pine, 1979.
A note about the artist: "Manuel Pereira da Silva was born in Portelas, in 14 de Maio Street, Vila Nova de Gaia, on 7 December 1920. In October 1928, he started his education at Cabanões primary school. After he sat the 2nd level exams, at Palhacinhas school, his father enrolled him in the Faria Guimarães Industrial School (currently Soares dos Reis Artistic Secondary School), to take the joinery course. The following year, he changed to the Drawing course. After completing his secondary school studies, he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Porto, in 1939. Here, he studied under the supervision of Joaquim Lopes, Acácio Lino and Rodolfo Pinto Couto, and had as colleagues Arlindo Rocha, Júlio Resende, Eduardo Tavares, Isolino Vaz, Nadir Afonso and Fernando Azevedo, some of which were part of the "Grupo dos Independentes" (Group of Independents). He received two awards: the Teixeira Lopes Award and the Soares dos Reis award. His final thesis was on Nuno Álvares Pereira, and he obtained a final mark of 18 out of 20.
In 1946, he left for Paris. He spent the following two years studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, shared the experience of the great masters at the Louvre, came into contact with the new artistic trends and attended open courses, where he learned, among others, the fresco mural painting technique, which was later used in the Santa Luzia Church, in Viana do CasteloIn his workshop in Afonso de Albuquerque Street, in Vila Nova de Gaia, he produced two types of works: realist sculptures, to meet the commissions he received, and more abstract and independent-type of sculptures, which can be found in many Portuguese and African cities, for instance, Viana do Castelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Bolama, in Guinea – Bissau, and Luanda, in Angola. Baixo relevo de D. Pedro Pitões entre os Cruzados no Palácio da Justiça do PortoAmong the sculpture work he produced, we highlight the torsos of his friends Fernando de Araújo Lima, Adriano de Sá Figueiredo and Adelino Gomes; the monument to the Athlete (1973), erected in the Gândara Square, in Vila Nova de Gaia; the monument to the American general and statesman Ulysses Grant (1822-1847), in front of Bolama City Hall (1955); and the low relief work in Ançã stone, for the Audience Room of the 3rd Court Division of the Porto Court House, depicting D. Pedro Pitões near the Porto Cathedral summoning the crusaders to help Afonso Henriques in the conquest of Lisbon, dated 1961. Estátua de Ulysses Grant (1955)Manuel Pereira da Silva also produced a low relief in multi-coloured ceramics for the façade of a building in Luanda, dated 1960; the figure of the Lavrador (Farmer), in Gulpilhares; the fire-fighters in Avintes and Gondomar; the monument to the benefactor of Sandim, Fernando Couto; the monument in homage to furniture...
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20th century
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