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Item Ships From: Belgium
Sculpture 37 - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary outdoor indoor Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
VALTON Charles. The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed.
By Charles Valton
Located in Paris, FR
The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed and titled.
Charles Valton was a French sculptor known for his works created in the animalier style, a 19th-century movement ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture 8 - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary outdoor indoor Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
106-Nœud Serpen - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Sculptural Metal Floor Lamp with Samurai-Inspired Design, 2024 – 'Yasuke'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
"MIES" is a sculptural floor lamp designed by Iskandar Jani, inspired by the structural columns of the German Pavilion, designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 International Expos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Contemporary White Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Dove'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bucephalus – Bronze Sculpture by Manolis Tzobanakis
Located in Gent, VOV
In Bucephalus (1973), also known as Alexander, the King of Macedonia, Manolis Tzobanakis crystallizes the explosive encounter between ancient myth and modern form into a single, comp...
Category
20th Century Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Edgard Degas: Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work 48 /certified by Comité Degas)
By Edgar Degas
Located in Gent, VOV
Horse Clearing an Obstacle (work number 48)
Bronze with dark brown green patina bearing the stamp of the signature "Degas",
Numbered IV/IX and dated 1998
Posthumous lost wax casting as of 1998.
Stamp of Valsuani.
Signed Degas
The work is a sought-after rarity in terms of Degas’ sculptures. This bronze is distinguished by the fact that it is a Valsuani bronze, meaning it faithfully records Degas’ wax version’s as it appeared at the time of its creation. Most Degas' bronzes that are found on the market were cast by Hébrard – these serialized bronzes are surmoulages, or “aftercasts,” that were cast from the modèle bronzes currently in the Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena). Because these Hebrard bronzes...
Category
1880s Impressionist Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sèvres terracotta Bust Sculpture of Moliere after Jean Antoine Houdon
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Gavere, BE
Sèvres terracotta Bust Sculpture of Moliere after Jean Antoine Houdon
Bearing the Sèvres mark underneath the base
Additional information about the work:
Title: Bust of Moliere
Med...
Category
1940s Other Art Style Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
ANTIQUE FRENCH GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MARS
Located in Milan, IT
BRONZE FIGURE OF MARS, 18th Century
gilt bronze on marble base
35.6 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm
14 x 3 1/2 x 3 in
Category
18th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Located in Milan, IT
ANCIENT ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Rome, 1st Century b.C.
marble
23 x 15 x 5 cm without base
9 x 6 x 2 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carpeaux etnic bronze : Le chinois (1868). N1 (scetch) Observatory fountain
Located in Gent, VOV
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX 1827 - 1875
Le Chinois N°1 (study for Asia) (1868). Model from the observatory fountain. Sketch
Height ca.60 cm
A similar copy auctioned on June 22, 2023, at ...
Category
1860s Realist Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE SCULPTURE FIGURE OF A ROMPING DOG
Located in Milan, IT
"Roman Bronze Figure Of A Romping Dog"
Roman Empire, circa 1st Century B.C.- 1st Century A.D.
Bronze
width 7 cm
width 2 3/4 in
Provenance:
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) Private Collection, Zurich, prior to 1986
American Private Collection, acquired in 1991
Literature:
A.P. Kozloff, et al., More Animals in Ancient Art...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman and Panther - Bronze by Albert Poncin (1877-1954), Art Deco influence
Located in Gent, VOV
Albert Poncin’s Femme à la Panthère is a striking and elegant Art Deco bronze sculpture that perfectly encapsulates the movement’s characteristic blend of stylized modernity and clas...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
105-Noeud et boule cristal bleue - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
PAIR OF JANUS SCULPTURES
Located in Paris, FR
Janus.
Pair of bronze sculptures. Edition by Artcurial. Numbered 27/250 and 28/250.
He was born Henri Étienne-Martin 4 February 1913 in Loriol, Drôme, France. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Lyon from 1929 to 1933, where he met Marcel Michaud. Martin moved to Paris in 1934, working at the studio of Charles Malfray at the Académie Ranson where he came into contact with such painters as Roger Bissière, Jean Le Moal, Jean Bertholle, Alfred Manessier, Zelman, Véra Pagava...
Category
1970s Expressionist Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
30-Merci-Gracie - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
12-Love-Rime - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
140-Gratte Ciel - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Jeune Femme Debout, les Bras sur la Tête – Bronze by Henri Parayre (1879-1970)
Located in Gent, VOV
Henri Ernest Parayre’s Jeune femme debout les bras sur la tête is a striking embodiment of early 20th-century French sculpture, seamlessly blending classical inspiration with the eme...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sokol-Athlete, a Sculpture of Movement and Strength by Jan Vítězslav Dušek
Located in Gent, VOV
Sokol-Athlete by Jan Vítězslav Dušek is a masterpiece of athletic dynamism, national pride, and sculptural ingenuity. Its exuberant motion, expressive anatomy, and symbolic power mak...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Extreme Effort - Powerful Bronze Sculpture by Alfredo Pina (1883-1966)
Located in Gent, VOV
Alfredo Pina’s Extreme Effort (Le Suprême Effort) is a striking bronze sculpture that embodies the raw struggle of human perseverance. This expressive work portrays a muscular male f...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Round Contemporary White Ceramic, 2024 - 'Essence 2'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Diana and the Hounds, a bronze sculpture by Giuseppe Joseph D’Aste (1881–1945)
Located in Gent, VOV
Diana and the Hounds by Giuseppe Joseph D’Aste is a finely executed silvered bronze sculpture from the 1920s, cast using the lost-wax (cire perdue) metho...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Spirit of Dance – Monumental Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in Gent, VOV
Three years after surprisingly winning the commission for the Paris Opera House—today known as the Palais Garnier—Charles Garnier entrusted one of the four major sculptural groups fo...
Category
20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust in patinated plaster " terracotta style " 19th century with Louvre seal
Located in Gavere, BE
Important patinated plaster bust representing the Faun of Vienna.
the original of which is in the collections of the Louvre museum (marble statue discovered in Vienna in 1820 and dat...
Category
1870s Baroque Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Sculptural Black Ceramic Piece with Rough Surface, 2024 - 'Untitled 84'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Laura Pasquino (b. 1987, Estonia) is a ceramic artist based in Amsterdam,Netherlands. Before opening her own studio in 2019, she honed her craft inKyoto, Japan, and Lisbon, Portugal....
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vagabond by Édouard Fortiny (Born in 1862)
Located in Gent, VOV
Édouard Fortiny’s sculpture, "Vagabond", is a deeply emotive bronze piece that portrays a man from the margins of society. Standing at 28 cm, the sculpture captures the essence of a ...
Category
20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Polar Bears – Bronze by Marcel Debut (1865–1933), Art Deco Influence
Located in Gent, VOV
This rare bronze sculpture by Marcel Debut (1865–1933) presents a unique departure from his more frequently encountered mythological and allegorical themes, venturing into the realm of animalier sculpture. The piece depicts two polar bears, one resting and the other in an alert posture, rendered with a masterful blend of naturalism and expression. The textured modeling of the fur and musculature reflects Debut’s strong academic training while incorporating an impressionistic approach to surface treatment.
A notable aspect of this sculpture is its curved base, a subtle yet clear indication of Art Deco influence. Unlike traditional animalier works, which often rest on rigid, symmetrical bases, this dynamic foundation lends a sense of fluidity to the composition, reinforcing the motion and interaction between the two animals. This element suggests that the piece was created during the later period of Debut’s career, as Art Deco aesthetics—with their emphasis on stylized and elegant forms—began to shape sculptural design.
The choice of subject, polar bears, is also intriguing within the animalier tradition. While French sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries frequently depicted felines, horses, and other terrestrial animals, this work stands out for its intimate, contemplative depiction of arctic wildlife. Rather than emphasizing a dramatic hunting or combat scene, Debut captures a quiet moment of interaction between the two bears, showcasing his ability to infuse emotion and realism into his subjects.
The patina of the bronze is rich and varied, enhancing the play of light on the textured surface and contributing to the lifelike quality of the sculpture. The artist’s signature “Debut” is clearly visible, further confirming its authenticity.
With its balance of academic realism, impressionistic texture, and Art Deco design principles, this bronze sculpture is a remarkable testament to Marcel Debut’s versatility as an artist. Its combination of naturalistic observation, expressive modeling, and modernist elegance makes it a rare and desirable piece within the canon of French animalier sculpture.
Category
20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big Grey Ceramic with Experimental Glaze, - 'Untitled 27'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino explores the beauty of imperfection and the express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Bust Sculpture Goldscheider 19th
Located in Gavere, BE
Terracotta bust of a young girl, the color mimicking the shadow of bronze sculptures,
a feature that established the fame of the Friederich Goldscheider ceramic manufactory in Vienna...
Category
1940s Art Nouveau Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Terracotta
Bronze Mask Sculpture, 2024 - 'Mascara'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Concrete Staircase Sculpture, 2021 - 'Escalier droite droite'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Mattia Listowski(b. 1987, Paris, France) is a French sculptor, draughtsman, and photographer with French, Italian, and Polish origins, coming from a creative family. He lives and wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
A pair of ducks by Carl August Brasch.
Located in Gent, VOV
A very finely detailed and stylized bronze sculpture of a pair of ducks on a marble plinth. Signed C. Brasch. In terms of approach and style, this work is modern and somewhat reminis...
Category
20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small White Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Drops Sculpture 6'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture, called 'Fragile'
Located in Oostende, BE
Ceramic sculpture called 'Fragile'.
Category
2010s Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black and White Textured Wooden Sculpture 'Terramare'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Giorgio Petracci (born in 1974, Fermo, Italy) is an artist based in Paris, whose work is deeply inspired by the seaside landscapes of his childhood and the personal experiences that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Bronze life-size statue of a woman standing, called 'Red Right Hand'
Located in Oostende, BE
Unique life-size bronze statue of a woman standing. The hands were painted red, hence the name 'Red right hand'. Very impressive statue and a real eye catcher.
Category
2010s Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Contemporary White Ceramic Sculpture, 2024 - 'Divide Sculpture 3'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Delicate Small Wood Sculpture, Curved Leaf Shape, 2024 - 'Feuille courbée'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Victor Giannotta, known as Sepa (b. 1994, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), is an artist whose journey began in West Africa. His passion for wood and fascination for distant places were nurtu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
GROTESQUE MASK
Located in Milan, IT
GROTESQUE MASK
Italy, 15h Century
stone
30 x 31 x 20 cm
11 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Sea Lion by Greta van Puyenbroeck (1943- )
Located in Gent, VOV
sea lion
Artist: Greta van Puyenbroeck
Dimensions: 22 h x 44 l x 30 cm w without base with base 29 x 33 x 38 cm
Foundry: Artcasting
Sign
Greta Van Puyenbroeck was born in Antwerp in ...
Category
20th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antoine - Louis BARYE (1795-1875)Tiger surprising an antelope Bronze
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Gent, VOV
Tiger surprising an antelope (terrace without profile)
Bronze with a shaded green patina, circa 1880
Signed 'BARYE', stamped 'H' by the founder Brame
Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-187...
Category
19th Century Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture 82 - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary outdoor indoor Steel sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Animal Bronze Ewe and Ram by Alberic Collin (close friend of Rembrandt Bugatti)
Located in Gent, VOV
A fine quality, twentieth-century bronze model of a ram and a ewe by Alberic Collin (Belgian 1886-1962). Cast by the Rocher Paris foundry signed, inscri...
Category
1930s Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
41-Eclosion - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Sculptural Metal Floor Lamp - Design, 2024 – 'Okinawa'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
"MIES" is a sculptural floor lamp designed by Iskandar Jani, inspired by the structural columns of the German Pavilion, designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 International Expos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dancer fastening the shoulder strap of her bodice – Edgar Degas, bronze cast by
By Edgar Degas
Located in Gent, VOV
A superb bronze cast of Edgar Degas’ iconic dancer, Danseuse agrafant l’épaulette de son corsage presents a moment of disarming intimacy: a young ballerina absorbed in adjusting the ...
Category
20th Century Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Raven with prey - bronze by Ludwig Vordermayer (1868-1933), Fonte Noack Friedena
Located in Gent, VOV
Ludwig Vordermayer's Kolkrabe mit Beute (Large Raven with Prey, 1909) is a strikingly realistic bronze sculpture. It depicts a raven perched on a naturalistic rock base, firmly holdi...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small White Ceramic Sculpture with a Crackled Glazing, 2025 - 'Nest 1'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Georges Flamand Bronze Danseuse (c. 1900–1910)
Located in Gent, VOV
This elegant and finely balanced bronze sculpture by Georges Flamand (1866 – ca. 1931) represents a Danseuse—a female dancer poised in a moment of lyrical movement, one arm arching g...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
9-Envol - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tree of life #6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Description for all series "Tree of Life": "One day I was in the furniture workshop of my friends and noticed wooden logs in the corner. I have been working with wood all my life and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
61-Marcheur - Giovanni Gelmi - contemporary patinated Steel Corten sculpture
Located in DE
A stunning and dynamic contemporary sculpture crafted from patinated corten steel, perfect for both indoor and outdoor spaces. This exquisite piece is designed to elevate any environ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze sculpture of a man standing, called 'At that time'
Located in Oostende, BE
Bronze sculpture of a man standing, called 'At that time'
Category
2010s Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panther heads.
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panther heads by Irenee Rochard, France 1930.
The bronze has a green patina and stands on a Belgian Black marble base.
Information on the artist:
Ani...
Category
1930s Art Deco Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young Bull Fighting – Bronze Sculpture by Guido Righetti (c. 1926)
Located in Gent, VOV
Guido The bronze patina, a rich dark brown with subtle reddish and golden undertones, enhances the sculpture’s texture and depth, accentuating the anatomy of the animal and evoking t...
Category
20th Century Modern Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tree of life series, Wings
Located in Zofingen, AG
Description for all series "Tree of Life": "One day I was in the furniture workshop of my friends and noticed wooden logs in the corner. I have been working with wood all my life and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Belgium - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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