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Item Ships From: Florida
Bronze Sculpture Figure with Beast American Modernist Leonard Baskin Museum Art
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Surfside, FL
Leonard Baskin, American 1922-2000 Homage to the Un-American Activities Committee Bronze relief sculpture plaque This is not editioned, nor signed or numbered, on the piece but accor...
Category

1950s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Relief Rhinoceros with Tree American Modernist Leonard Baskin
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Surfside, FL
Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) Fruitfulness From Permanence signed, edition 3/8 Bronze, 1967 19.5 X 16 X 1.5 inches The inspiration for this work was a Bernini sculpture Elephant Carryi...
Category

20th Century Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Joonsang Park Ceramic Tiger Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Joonsang Park (b. 1977) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Country of origin; materials: South Korean; ceramic Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Younger brother
By Volodymyr Tsisaryk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze
Category

2010s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Victor Salmones “Nude Juggler” Bronze Sculpture, 21"H
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof Materials: bronze, stone (base) Dimensions (H, W, D): 21"h, 12...
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20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Murano Glass and Bronze Sculpture with Two Birds by Zanetti
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century sculpture depicting two hand blown cockatoos perched on a doré bronze tree on a glass base signed Zanetti.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Ross Richmond Glass PORTRAIT Bust / Sculpture
By Ross Richmond
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ross Richmond (b. 1971) Marking(s); notes: signed; 2007 Country of origin; materials: American; blown and hot-sculpted glass, metal (stand) Dimensions (H, W, D): 12.25"h, 7.25"w, 5"d Additional Information: Ross Richmond (b. 1971) is a contemporary American glass artist renowned for his mastery of hot-sculpted and blown glass techniques. A former assistant to William Morris, Richmond developed a distinctive approach to figurative glass sculpture...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Joy of Life (sculpture on table mirror)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze relief sculpture on table mirror. Incised Erte signature with stamped numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 250. Certific...
Category

1980s Art Deco Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Expressionist Wall Sculpture by Chris Riccardo
By Chris Riccardo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
renown sculptor Chris Riccardo Terracotta with under glazes EDUCATION: 1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: PRESENT STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT 1998-2014 SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL 2012 SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT 2010 ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL 2008 DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH 2003 DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL 1998 - 1996 RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL EXHIBITIONS: 2015 CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 2014 ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA 2013 NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL 2012 ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Ross Richmond Glass “Portrait” Bust / Sculpture
By Ross Richmond
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Ross Richmond (b. 1971) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Country of origin; materials: USA; blown and hot-sculpted glass, metal (stand) Dimensions: 15.25″h, 8″w, 5.5″d on stand Additional Information: Ross Richmond (b. 1971) is a contemporary American glass artist renowned for his mastery of hot-sculpted and blown glass techniques. A former assistant to William Morris, Richmond developed a distinctive approach to figurative glass sculpture...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Igor
By Chris Riccardo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta with under glazes EDUCATION: 1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: PRESENT STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT 1998-2014 SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL 2012 SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT 2010 ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL 2008 DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH 2003 DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL 1998 - 1996 RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL EXHIBITIONS: 2015 CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 2014 ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA 2013 NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL 2012 ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Glaze

"Semaphore IV" by David Hostetler
By David Hostetler
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze, patinaed 68″h x 12″w x 11″d on bronze base An elegant sculpture for a garden, office or home. She is part of the dream inspired sculptures in which the aspects of femininit...
Category

2010s Surrealist Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Big Fish Story
By Jane DeDecker
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of two boys displaying a sizeable catch. Edition of 50
Category

1990s Realist Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Mickey Lagerfeld Balloon (Grey, Black, Pink)" sculpture by artist Skyler Grey
By Skyler Grey
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Mickey Lagerfeld Balloon (Grey, Black, Pink)" resin and metal sculpture by artist Skyler Grey. Depicts Mickey Mouse as Karl Lagerfeld holding grey, black and pink mouse-shaped ballo...
Category

2010s Pop Art Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Seated Figure Clay Sculpture
By Walter Bastianetto
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Seated Figure Modern Pre Columbian style, large sculpture edition 21/30, artist signed. This one was made approximately between 1982/83. Walter started making giant size copies of ...
Category

1980s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Terracotta, Oil

Alexander Ney Figure Sculpture
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Alexander Ney (Russian/American, b. 1939) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: white terracotta, wood (base) Dimensions (H, W, D): 12.75"oah; sculpture...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

DIANA (GLASS)
By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Limited edition encased glass Art Deco vase with raised and etched design in frosted and cranberry glass colors. Holds Erte signature to lower right of figure. Stamp numbered with fo...
Category

Early 2000s Art Deco Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

DIANA (GLASS)
DIANA (GLASS)
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Pair Of Modern Art Glass Candy Sculptures
By Studio Ahus
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair Of Modern Art Glass Candy Sculptures Large hand blown green, red dot and strip art glass candy by Studio Ahus Sweden signed and dated 1996, limited edition. 14Lx6Wx4.5H
Category

1990s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Fractured Series
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fractured Series Red Abstract Sculpture Aluminum, metal sculpture black base, from the Fractured Series 1978, signed and dated. Paul Sisko has over thirty years of experience as a...
Category

1970s Abstract Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Lovers Tribute to Chagall Murano Glass Sculpture
By Walter Furlan
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Amanti (Lovers) Tribute To Chagall Signed, artist logo stamp, and title. Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a furnace c...
Category

1980s Expressionist Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Alexander Ney Sculpture, Painted Details
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Petite portrait has painted eyes, circlet and necklace in blue and gold. Provenance: Private Collection New York, from a collector of many petite works by the...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

FLORES BLACK (SCULPTURE)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Aventura, FL
Shaped aluminum with black flock mounted to a polished stainless steel base with flocked feet. Size: 25 x 21 x .375 inches (base 3.5 x 9 x .25 inches). Engraved artist signature on...
Category

2010s Pop Art Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Music Night Composition 3D Art Sculpture
By Erik J. Erikson
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Night Composition 3D Wall Art under museum-quality plexiglass. Thematically this construction titled ‘Night Composition” centers on Erikson's romance in working with black, brass an...
Category

2010s Assemblage Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Arabesques Horse - Blue & White Resin sculpture
By Patrick Schumacher
Located in Miami, FL
Arabesques Horse is a resin sculpture made by Patrick Schumacher, a French contemporary artist. This white Horse sculpture with blue "arabesques...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

LOVE Silver
By Robert Indiana
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Indiana LOVE Silver, 2009 Aluminum 3,5 x 3 x 1,5 in Robert Indiana was an American Pop artist whose work drew inspiration from signs, billboards, and commercial logos. He i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Alexander Ney Head Sculpture
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Alexander Ney (Russian/American, b. 1939) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: white terracotta, wood (base) Dimensions: 11.5″oah; sculpture: 6.75″h, 3.5″w, 4.5″d; b...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Monumental Tom Suomalainen Figural Sculpture
By Tom Suomalainen
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Tom Suomalainen is a ceramic artist known for his creative and imaginative sculptures. Marking(s); notes: signed Country of origin; materials: USA; stoneware
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

"Olive Chanel Pearl Can (Patina Green)" mixed media sculpture by Skyler Grey
By Skyler Grey
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Olive Chanel Pearl Can (Patina Green)" resin, enamel, automotive paint and automotive gloss sculpture by artist Skyler Grey. Skyler Grey © signature below label on sculpture. Depict...
Category

2010s Pop Art Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

LIMINAL STATE Amethyst crystals, bronze sculpture
Located in Naples, Florida
The sculpture is patinated bronze with naturally occurring amethyst crystals. The cementitious pedestal base is unique and hand made in the artists studio under the watchful eyes of the artist and is hand finished. The artist is James Edward Lomax who is English in his early 30’s who is internationally recognized for his prodigious talent and individuality He studied art in Cornwall in the Southwest of England, where he specialized in sculpture. His prodigious talent was soon recognized, and he developed his own unique and exquisite approach to sculpting. He is currently based in Bali, Indonesia where he continues to experiment with different natural materials creating mystical sculptures for his many international collectors. He has exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Show in London for many years and is permanently represented at The Englishman Fine Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alexander Ney Sculpture
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection New York, from a collector of many petite works by the artist. Marking(s); notes: signed Country of origin; materials: unknow...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Serpiente dorada- Figurative Sculpture
By Cristina Rank
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media sculpture
Category

2010s Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique Tribal Guardian Dog Wood Statue BALI
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Rare Guardian Dog Figure, Kalimantan Island 19th Century, this figure was carved from one piece of very strong and hard Ironwood. The statue of a dog was to protect the house agains...
Category

19th Century Tribal Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
In celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, Hunt Slonem’s iconic muse is revisited in timeless powder-coated aluminum. Each edition is signed, numbered, and comes with a certificate of...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Powder Coating

Fast Track
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9 + APs
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Imbalance
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hammock, Ed. 1/6
By Bruno Lucchesi
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bronze sculpture of a woman resting in a hammock.
Category

1980s Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Playboy Magazine Cover - College Cheerleaders at Football Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing revolutionary female illustrator/art director Bea Paul creates a three-dimensional mixed media assemblage of cut-out photos, fabric, and cut paper. It depicts two jumpi...
Category

1950s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

UNTITLED (TWO WOMEN)
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in Aventura, FL
White onyx sculpture. Incised artist signature with date. Size includes base. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authe...
Category

1970s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

LA FEMME ET LE CENTAURE
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in Aventura, FL
Cast in bronze in 1968 in an edition of 8. Wood base. Incised 'Lobo' with edition and foundry. From the edition of 8. Sculpture size not including base 5.25 x 6.25 x 4 inches. Artw...
Category

1960s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze #116 by Hanneke Beaumont
Located in Cleveland, OH
Bronze #116 by Hanneke Beaumont Beaumont's sculptures are realized in terracotta, bronze and cast iron, and she is known for sculpting figural life-s...
Category

Early 2000s Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Perspective, study
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 12 + APs
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alexander Ney Head Sculpture
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Alexander Ney (Russian/American, b. 1939) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: white terracotta, wood (base) Dimensions (H, W, D): 7.75oah; sculpture: ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

LIMINAL STATE Clear quartz crystals, bronze sculpture
Located in Naples, Florida
The sculpture is patinated bronze with naturally occurring amethyst crystals. Unique edition. The cementitious pedestal base is unique and hand-made in the artists studio under the watchful eyes of the artist. The artist is James Edward Lomax who is English in his early 30’s who is internationally recognized for his prodigious talent and individuality He studied art in Cornwall in the Southwest of England, where he specialized in sculpture. His prodigious talent was soon recognized, and he developed his own unique and exquisite approach to sculpting. He is currently based in Bali, Indonesia where he continues to experiment with different natural materials creating mystical sculptures for his many international collectors. He has exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Show in London for many years and is represented at The Englishman Fine Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Polish Modernist Prancing Horses Bronze Expressionist Art Sculpture
By Dominik Albinski
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) He started carving at the age of twelve. When he was eighteen he went to Pari...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Double Flapman
By Ernest Trova
Located in Boca Raton, FL
AP 2 Ernest Trova was an artist whose signature creation, a gleaming humanoid known as “Falling Man,” appeared in a series of sculptures and paintings and became a symbol of an imperfect humanity hurtling into the future. Mr. Trova was largely known as a sculptor, but his “Falling Man,” a standard of Pop Art, began life as a painted figure, taking shape on his easel in the early 1960s. Faceless, armless, with a hint of a belly and, its name notwithstanding, of indeterminate sex, the figure struck a variety of poses, sometimes juxtaposed with other like figures, sometimes with mechanical appendages. In October 1963 his one-man show, “Falling Man Paintings,” was the inaugural exhibition of the Pace Gallery on West 57th Street in Manhattan; it sold out, with the works purchased by the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the architect Philip Johnson and others. In three dimensions, the “Falling Man” figure was made from different materials over the years — nickel and chrome-plated bronze, enamel on aluminum, stainless steel — and often, like the Oscar statuette, was polished to an industrial sheen. It was clearly a space age creation, a forerunner of C3PO, the golden robot in “Star Wars.” “He found the space age both inspiring and dehumanizing,” Arne Glimcher, who founded the Pace Gallery, now PaceWildenstein, said in an interview on Friday. By the end of the 1960s, “Falling Man” had become Mr. Trova’s trademark, provoking Hilton Kramer, the art critic of The New York Times, to write that Mr. Trova had subjected his favorite figure “to almost as many variations as the Kama Sutra describes for the act of love.” Ernest Tino Trova Jr. was born in St. Louis on Feb. 19, 1927. Shortly after his high school graduation his father, an industrial tool designer and inventor, died, and young Ernie, as he was known, went to work, most significantly as a window dresser for a department store. His early paintings were in the Abstract Expressionist mode, but his attentiveness to the mannequins had an influence on his art. Through the 1970s and 1980s he continued with “Falling Man,” though he also became interested in formalized, almost mechanical-seeming landscapes, and the figures began to appear, reduced in size, within the context of abstractly rendered gardens. A self-taught artist with an impish wit and an eccentric turn of mind, Mr. Trova craved the recognition that was available to artists only in New York City, but he never visited for more than a week at a time and made almost no friends among New York artists. He did befriend Ezra Pound. As a fevered fan of Julio Iglesias...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fortnight
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9 Fortnight - a two week period, created during the Covid pandemic
Category

2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Maqueta las toninas
Located in Miami, FL
Maqueta las Toninas, 1944 BMY-022, 1970 Edition 1/25 Bronze 22 x 22 x 10 cm 8.6 x 8.6 x 3.9 in ABOUT THE ARTIST Narvaez was born in Porlamar, Venezuela, in 1905; he was the fifth son of eleven siblings; his parents were Jose Lorenzo Narvaez and Vicenta Rivera. Don José Lorenzo, a multifaceted and creative man, sowed the seed of creativity in his son. “My father did not fit in with his fantasies of cabinetmaker, bricklayer, master builder, and self-taught architect.”1 From an early age, Francis was led to the artistic activity, he traced, carved, made replicas of the furniture and the saints restored by his father. In 1920 he obtained his first professional assignment, a San Rafael for the Church of Carupano, and, in 1922, his father authorized him to travel to Caracas to pursue his studies as an artist. He studied at the atelier of Marcos Castillo, at of the Angel Cabre y Magriña and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Caracas, where he was introduced to the painters and intellectuals of the time. In 1928 he presented his first solo exhibition at the Club Venezuela. With the money raised from the sale of the works and the support of Monsignor Sosa, and the Ministers Centeno Grau and Arcaya, he studied in Paris on a scholarship. Once there, he enrolled at the Académie Julian, where Tito Salas, Cristóbal Rojas and Arturo Michelena had also studied. It was in Paris where, unable to work in wood, he turned to stone carving. “In Paris, I didn’t have wood, so I carved a lot in stone (…), when there were demolitions I purchased chunks of stone, I would take them to the workshop and carve them.”2 His first attempts at volumetric sculptures and painting in plain colours, linked to the thematic of American miscegenation and Creole reality, can be traced back to that first trip to Paris. During his stay in the French city, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Alfredo Boulton, and Finita Vallenilla supported the artist both financially and logistically, and in February of 1930, the trio of friends arranged another exhibition for him at the Club Venezuela. Narvaez describes his exhibition as follows: “(…) in it I feel that the sculptural work is more my own, done with more assurance, a response to my pursuit of large planes, stylisation and synthesis.”3 By then, as Boulton himself noted in his book about the artist, Narvaez departed from most of the artistic traditions that prevailed by that time in Venezuela. In 1931 he returned to Caracas and established his atelier at the Barrio Obrero in Catia. The atelier became the hub of the intellectual life of the time. “In those years, the atelier of Francisco Narvaez was the hub of the greatest Venezuelan hope. Nothing comparable to it can be found either before or since.”4 From that year onwards, exhibitions, projects, trips, and awards we multiplied. He was awarded the President of the Republic of Venezuela Prize, the National Sculpture Prize of the 1st Official Venezuelan Art Salon, and the John Boulton Prize of the 3rd Annual Venezuelan Art Salon; for the Military Academy, he produced a spectacular relief entitled La Patria. In 1945, commissioned by the architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva, he produced two groups of sculptures known as Las Toninas, both located in the O’Leary Square. There, as he himself states, he incorporates some baroque patterns into the figures to the source itself: “It is a work of balance between the decorative requirements and the sculpture of planes and angles.”5 In 1948 he was awarded the National Painting Prize. In the same year, he was called upon by the architect Carlos Raul Villanueva to participate in the project for the arts integration in the Universidad Central de Venezuela. Francisco Narvaez’s public output continued with works such as the statue of Fermín Toro, La Educacion, La Ciencia, three murals (produced by María Luisa Tovar) for the Instituto de Medicina Experimental, El Cristo; el Atleta, the equestrian statue of General Rafael Urdaneta. In 1953 he was appointed Director of the School of Plastic and Applied Arts, and in July of the same year, he exhibited “Francisco Narvaez, Maderas, Piedras y Bronces” (Francisco Narvaez, Woods, Stones and Bronzes) at the Museum of Fine Arts. Narvaez is, unquestionably, one of the great Venezuelan sculptors, his work goes through various stages and interests; as the art world evolves, the artist does not remain in his initial scopes of work. His creations are not imposed by the prevailing trends or fashion but do evolve by experimenting with new materials and interests. When one peruses the artist’s lengthy list of exhibitions, commissions, and awards, it is worth remembering the Narvaez who embark on his career as a child and who, overcoming obstacles, knew how to make the most of his curiosity. He did not settle for living off his successes. He did not remain stagnant as many creators of his environment did. Narvaez managed to understand the changes in the history of art around him. We must not overlook the fact that Francisco Narvaez is an artist amid all the changes occurring in the art world. He moves from the classics to the great transformations in the art world. It is the Europe of Picasso, Braque, Arp. He observes, he is aware of what is happening in the centres of the world of art, but between his craft and his sensitivity, the result is NARVAEZ, his stamp, and his identity. Francisco Narvaez comes from tradition, and his first stage is linked to the classics, to the exploration of his heritage, but always with his very own language. Throughout his prolific career, he knew how to remain true to himself, without disregarding the influences of his surroundings or his artistic interests: his ability as a sculptor, his selection of materials, whether they were wood, stone or bronze; his choice of the subject of his work…His mastery and great craftsmanship are a constant that over time have made him a leading player in the history of contemporary Venezuelan and world art. From his beginnings, no subject was foreign to him. His paintings, drawings, aquarelles, and sketches are testimony to his prolific output. Among his themes are portraits, our traditions, still lifes, and landscapes. Narvaez is an artist who represents his time. Later, he evolved towards purer and simpler forms, abandoning figurative art for short periods. In 1956 he declared to the newspaper El Nacional: “Every day I am freeing myself, it is a soul that frees itself from the ephemeral wrappings of the circumstantial always, as well as from the inevitable weight of the anecdote. This second stage of my work is remarkably close to abstractionism, even if there are still certain figures or figurations in the sculptures that I will shortly be showing. However, pure, and absolute abstractionism, it will treat the form itself as the sole reason for its existence on the plane of artistic excellence.”6 The artistic development was his professional life. Each period of his life as an artist, he went one step further, searching, solving, seeing plenty of things and understanding how diverse expressions were transforming themselves. His hands followed his gaze and his mind, always inquisitive. He added movement to the volumes. Arturo Uslar Pietri, “Formas Nuevas”, Cromotip editions, 1956 “Francisco Narvaez is a path: the path that Venezuelan sculpture...
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1940s Baroque Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Bronze Modernist Biomorphic Sculpture Abstract Bird Colin Webster Watson
Located in Surfside, FL
Colin Webster Watson (1926-2007). A patinated cast bronze sculpture of a stylized bird with a steel ring. Signed, numbered and dated (1985). With a Tallix foundry mark. Measu...
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1970s Modern Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

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By Manuel Mendive
Located in Miami, FL
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Early 2000s Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

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By Erté
Located in Aventura, FL
Limited edition encased glass Art Deco vase with raised and etched design in frosted and cobalt blue glass colors. Holds Erte signature to lower right of figure. Stamp numbered with ...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

STARSTRUCK (GLASS)
STARSTRUCK (GLASS)
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Alexander Ney Figural Sculpture
By Alexander Ney
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Unfinished base may not be original to the piece. Provenance: Private Collection New York, from a collector of many petite works by the artist. Marking(s); n...
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20th Century Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Ian Edwards The Emergence - Bronze
By Ian Edwards
Located in Naples, Florida
Ian Edwards’ journey as a sculptor began when he left school aged 16 and began an apprenticeship. "The day I walked into the woodcarving sh...
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2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

JE T'AIME - BLACK SPLASH (SCULPTURE)
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Aventura, FL
Acrylic paint on cast resin sculpture. Black and white color. Hand signed, numbered and dated on the underside by the artist. Edition of 20. Each is unique. Includes original box....
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2010s Street Art Florida - Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Brandi
By Curt Brill
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"My search in the visual arts is for the hidden Human spirit. That small part that makes us each unique, yet finds us a common home. I have been a paid professional as well as an active volunteer in state run mental institutions, private and county run nursing homes and been a drug rehabilitation counselor. Overriding this vein is the love of movement and dance and the shear...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Shared Space, 2021' Signed Ltd. Ed. Ceramic & Original Box
By Brian Calvin
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Brian Calvin Title: Shared Space Size: 14 Inches Dia (35.6 cm Dia.) Medium: Ceramic Edition: of 100 Year: 2021 Notes: Numbered on Bottom. Artwork is in excellent c...
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2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nimrod Messeg I Violeta - Wrought iron
Located in Naples, Florida
Nimrod began his creative life at a very young age sculpting in his father’s workshop. After travelling around the world for many years Nimrod finally settled in Marbella, Spain in 1...
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2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Monumental Tom Suomalainen Figural Sculpture
By Tom Suomalainen
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Tom Suomalainen is a ceramic artist known for his creative and imaginative sculptures. Marking(s); notes: signed Country of origin; materials: USA; stoneware
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20th Century Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Rhino Jewelry Box
By Patrick Schumacher
Located in Miami, FL
Rhinoceros adorned with a zebra skin - Rhinozebros is a resin sculpture made by Patrick Schumacher, a French contemporary artist. This sculpture represents a rhinoceros adorned with a zebra skin. "Through my artistic work, I try to highlight the possible parallels between animals and human beings, at the crossroads of humor and mockery." P. Schumacher Enlargements or reductions - Edition of 8 Equipped with a portfolio of internationally renowned artists, Gauchet Fine Art...
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2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Cube & Balloons
By Jeon Kang Ok
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Jeon Kang Ok currently lives and works in South Korea. Her work resides in permanent collections of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
 / Pohang Museum of ...
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2010s Pop Art Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Linger Longer
By Jane DeDecker
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 31 American, b. 1961 Jane DeDecker’s energetic and dynamic bronze sculptures serve as a reflection of her own life experiences and those of her closely-knit family. Her twelve nieces and nephews are the primary source of her inspiration, though DeDecker’s sculptures are not portraits. In fact, her loose style leaves her viewers with room for interpretation, so as to see their own lives within her sculptures. This imprecision, combined with her unique ability to capture specific moments to which each viewer can relate on a personal level, regardless of age, give DeDecker’s work a timeless quality that spans generations. DeDecker began her artistic training as a painter at the University of Northern Colorado, until a professor, noticing her joy in the portrayal of shapes and forms, suggested she try her hand at sculpture. Taking his advice, DeDecker went on to study at Gobelins School of Tapestry in Paris, and in returning to Colorado, spent five years as master craftsman to the notable bronze sculptor George Lundeen. DeDecker is a member of the National Sculpture Society and has gone on to receive copious awards, such as the Critics Choice Award from the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX. Major installations of DeDecker’s sculptures are located at the Presidential Library in Washington, DC; the Mayo Clinic...
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2010s Contemporary Florida - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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