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Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certificate of the artist and the Editor who made the artworks. The iron oxidized rust sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certific...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certificate of the artist and the Editor who made the artworks. The white painted metal sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Wrought Iron Candelabra
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage rare pair of post-modern wrought iron candleholders. The two pieces are graphic and clean lined. Wrought iron in wave-like shapes peak with a golden disk that holds the candl...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wrought Iron

Postmodern Lacquered Earthware Decorative Item of a Mermaid In a Bathtub, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This item is made in lacquered earthenware and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition a...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware

1980 Italy Post-Modern Set 6 Cardboard Sculptures Renato Borsoni Save the Tree
Located in Brescia, IT
This little and nice sculpture is a cardholder. Cardboard and newspaper print are the materials. The recycled paper of the newspaper represents one of the first times when the word "to recycle" was used. The tree that give a card is a gesture of love towards the nature and the men. The set is useful as placeholder. The table setting become funny and contemporary with the artworks on a dinning table. This set of sculptures...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Paper

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Amanti Lovers
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and complete...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Pulcinino
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and complete...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and complete...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Upupa
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Contemporary Art Bronze Sculpture Marinaio by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary Art Bronze Sculpture Partenze by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

David L Deming Centurion II Abstract Modern Sculpture in Flat Black Steel, 1985
Located in Dallas, TX
An astounding abstract sculpture hand crafted by renowned Texas artist David Deming executed in 1985. It was titled "Centurion II" because of its ominous...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Altair, Black Contemporary Sustainable Vase-Sculpture
Located in Livorno, LI
Vase-sculpture by DygoDesign. A singular design vase; These sculptures are inspired by a mythological oriental tale remembered during the ”Star Festival” where its celebrated the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Postmodern Plaster Lady with Parrot Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional postmodern silver plaster sculpture. Displays a woman with her parrot.    
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Bust of a Woman in the Style of Brancusi by Austin Productions, 1981
Located in Miami, FL
Bust of woman with open hands lifted rendered in lavender and violet painted plaster composite with a silver sparkle glaze on a black mica base, signed Austin Prod, 1981.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Composition

Vintage Postmodern Geometric Abstract Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage postmodern sculpture. A cool composition of polished chrome on a black plinth. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate. Unsigned.
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Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Chrome

Fountain with Noir Belge by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Fountain with Noir Belge by Pierre De Valck. Dimensions: W 70 x D 70 x H 90 cm. Materials: Patinated brass with Noir Belge. Weight: 65 kg. Each pie...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Brass, Bronze

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Dippers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a multiple bronze with wood base create by the Italian artist Tino Stefanoni in 1980 circa. This artwork is following Pop Art and its philosoph...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Pens
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a multiple bronze with wood base create by the Italian artist Tino Stefanoni in 1980 circa. This artwork is following Pop Art and its philosophy...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy, 1980, Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Jackets
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a multiple bronze with wood base create by the Italian artist Tino Stefanoni in 1980 circa. This artwork is following Pop Art and its philosophy...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Bottles
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a multiple bronze with wood base create by the Italian artist Tino Stefanoni in 1980 circa. This artwork is following Pop Art and its philosoph...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Monumental Lucite Head Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An amazing large three dimensional sculpture of the silhouette of a person’s head, neck, and shoulder constructed from two pieces of black lucite. The two pieces each have a cut out ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Lucite

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Archictectures
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Edmondo Cirillo, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Postmodern Solid Polished Carved Italian Marble Female Figurative Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern female sculpture carved from a solid block of Italian marble, 1980s. This piece was removed from a built in pedestal and was attached using a bolt. Due to the size, we ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Contemporary Art the Butterfly Bed in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique pieces hand made by the artist. The silk velvet fabrics and the embroidery are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Silk

Pedro Friedeberg Snake Bar / Server / Table / Candle Holder / Sculpture, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pedro Friedeberg Snake bar, Mexico, c. 1970s. Made of carved and gilt wood, antique statuary, and glass. The stretched out hands hold the round removable glass tray and the upper han...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Bronze Sculpture La Rosa Dei Venti by the Artist Giampaolo Talani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Going ahead in the blowing wind.
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Concetto Pozzati
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a joyful bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the well known Italian artist Concetto Pozzati. Title Pear (O'pera) This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 p...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1970s Style Erotic Chromed Bronze Kneeling Nude Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1970s style erotic bronze re-cast of a kneeling nude woman with one hand resting against her wind blown hair, one hand on her leg. Kneeling on a black mirror-finished marble square b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze, Chrome

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Bather
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Roberto Nanut, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbered ed...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Postmodern Hand Carved and Burnished Stone Egg and Holster Set, Memphis Inspired
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carefully curated set of semi-precious stone eggs in vibrant pastels with corresponding stone platform bases for display. Set is comprised of 5 eggs and 3 stone bases and one white e...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Alabaster, Granite, Marble

Tessellated Stone Obelisk in the Style of Marquis of Beverly Hills
Located in San Diego, CA
Tessellated stone obelisk in the style of Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills, circa 1980s. The piece was made in the Philippines and measure...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Kinetic Bronze Sculpture The Dove Colomba
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Bruno Chersicla, a well known artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 500 pieces; we c...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Art Fountain Pio Tempio D'empio Tempo by Luigi Ontani
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only) The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

John Miller Blue Plate Special Curly Fries 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and liv...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Maurizio Bonora, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1970 Post Modern Aluminium Abstract Sculptures the Twins and Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
The twins in aluminium are a pair of metaphysical houses, the moon in black plexiglass is free and can be put on the top of one or other roof. This sculpture means the freedom to cr...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Aluminum

Contemporary Art Sculpture Se Dio Carving on Rough Wood by Urano Palma
Located in Pistoia, IT
Chair sculpture on rough wood. ... So many chairs, so many benches, so many big tables, all with the wrinkled skin of old tree trunks or of rusted metal sh...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Figurative Bronze Sculpture by Marisa Ruberti
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Marisa Ruberti, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbere...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ugo La Pietra, Porcelain "Archeologo" Vase, 2013
Located in Milan, IT
Ugo La Pietra, "Archeologo" Handmade Glazed Porcelain Head Shaped Vase, 2013. Produced by Artisan Nicolo' Morales - Caltagirone. Signed and Dated by A...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

1980 Post-Modern Italian Design Bull in Turquoise Enameled Ceramic
Located in Brescia, IT
1980 Italian Post-Modern design bull in turquoise enameled ceramic with abstract drawings. Piece colored in vibrant turquoise. Late 20th century Italian handmade production. Surface...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Annie Lambert
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Annie Lambert, a talented young artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary Art Fountain Le Colonne White, Light Blue by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 99 numbered and signed copies of the Column composed by 3 elements, base in polychrome ceramic, 24 white grés tiles with decorations and a bronze fish sculpture. This fountain is called “Le Colonne...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Little Universe on Earth
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Vanni Viviani, a well known artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbered ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Maurizio Bonora, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. The other side of the moon. This...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Roland Gebhardt, Morgan, Chair/Rocking Horse, Signed, Dated, Sculpture, Laquered
By Roland Gebhardt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just an amazing and sweet rocking horse by the well known artist Roland Gebhardt, this is part of a series that the artist started in 1973 and like this one, was painted and finished...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Postmodern Sculpture by Tony Emilson, The Old Cyclope, Sweden, 1982
Located in Oslo, NO
Unique sculpture in painted wood by Tony Emilson. Titled "The old cyclope" (Le vieux cyclope "). Monogram signed and dated TE 82 below. Measures: Height 42 cm, 38 x 32 cm.
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Ugo La Pietra, Porcelain "Avvocato" Vase, 2010
Located in Milan, IT
Ugo La Pietra, "Avvocato" Handmade Glazed Porcelain Head Shaped Vase, 2010. Produced by Artisan Nicolo' Morales - Caltagirone. Signed and Dated by Artist and Artisan on rear-bottom p...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Midcentury Postmodern Steel and Wood Coat Stand in the Shape of a Man
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This playful Postmodern coat stand is not only a smart space saver in a hallway, pantry or dressing room, it is also a pleasant and cheerful interior e...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Sculpture by Tony Emilson, Sweden
Located in Oslo, NO
Unique sculpture in painted wood by Swedish artist Tony Emilson, (1925-2015). Titled ´Undercover". Measures: Height 25, diameter 16cm. Provenance: From Tony Emilson's personal ...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Bronze Sculpture Adam and Eve by Melonski
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic bronze sculpture depicts a modern interpretation of Adam and eve with the apple and the snake. The sculptor is Melonski and we are uncertain of the date of crea...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Travertine, Brass, Bronze

Vintage 1980s Jim Pruitt Hand Carved Mahogany Female Figurative Large Sculpture
Located in San Antonio, TX
This hand carved figurative sculpture is in overall good condition. Hand chiseled texture. Mahogany. Made by local artist Jim Pruitt, a well-known San Anton...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mahogany

Artisan Hand Beaded Grape Ornament
Located in Riverdale, NY
Hand beaded grape ornament made of vintage and contemporary glass beads in vibrant colorations. Neon yellow grapes beaded on foam and cork bases with rasbe...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

Surrealist Sculpture 'Girl 3' by Edward Lipski, Post Modern, UK, 2002
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Surrealist Sculpture 'Girl 3' by Edward Lipski, Post Modern, UK, 2002 Edward Lipski (UK, b. 1966) is an artist and sculptor known for successfully expressing uncomfortable places in the human psyche through super-real mannequins as well as cartoonlike figures. This piece, entitled 'Girl 3', depicts a human child (female?) torso with its facial features covered in dark, upswept hair, seated on a down-filled pillow, encased in plexiglass. It is composed of fiberglass, horsehair, feathered pillow and plexi case on a wood platform base. Will be shipped in its original gallery crate. Provenance Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago. Signed and dated. Recent solo exhibitions of Edward Lipski include Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle; The Approach, London; Alan Koppel Gallery, Chicago; Entwistle Gallery, London; and Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp. Lipski also participated in numerous group exhibitions at international institutions, including MARTa Herford, MUDAM, Luxembourg; White Flag Projects, St. Louis; Maison Rouge, Paris; Athens Biennial, Athens; Tate Modern, London; MoMA, New York; and ICA, London. His work is featured in several international public collections, such as MUDAM, Luxembourg; The Arts Council, UK; La Maison Rouge...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Wood, Plexiglass

Modern Bronze of Mother and Child signed Devorah Sperber, 1993
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A modern bronze on black base of a stylized mother and child, signed Devorah Sperber 1993 Devorah Sperber was born in 1961 in Detroit, MI, and moved to Denver, Colorado at the age o...
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1990s North American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Post-modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, John Miller, Mirabili, and Riccardo Dalisi. 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 $73 and tops out at $168,000 while the average work can sell for $1,949.

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