France - Sculptures

Primavera / Petitjean. Stylized Art Deco guinea fowl in decorated terracotta. Seedling of white enamel in dots all over the body, except on the beak and tail treated in green and bl...

Patinated terracotta bust representing Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) son of the architect Alexandre Théodore Brongniart (1739-1813), future mineralogist and director of the nation...

Sculpture Guepard Bronze with aluminium and bronze structure in bronzed highlight finish.

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...

A rare stoneware sculpture attributed to Jöelle de Roubaix, La Borne. Perfect original conditions. Unique piece. circa 1960-1970.

French Art Deco plaster child sculpture, France, 1900s. Child reading a book. Polychrome plaster. Measures: height : 11.4"(29cm), width : 9.2"(23.5cm), depth : 7.5"(19cm). Signed and...

Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics, Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest) Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm ----- Height: 13 cm Diameter...

This is a set of 3 sculptures representind ducks from the 1970s. It has been made in France.

Michel Lanos (1926-2005) Large abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by french artist Signed under the base Blue, red and black ceramic glazes colors Painted ceramic 20th...

Immerse your living space in a sense of tranquility and artistic beauty with this vintage 1950s horn Buddha sculpture. Crafted from horn with exquisite detailing, this unique piece e...

Antonine de Saint Pierre, signed. Sculpture entitled “Monsieur Jouve”, in black lacquered metal. Dimensions: H 194 x W 50 x D 72 cm Referen...

Superb and rare sculpture of the hunt by Salvado Voltas. In bronze with medalized patina on a base of green and brown white veined alabaster, Spanish Art Deco school...

Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century. Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century. h : 37cm, w : 26cm, d...

Bronze sculpture signed Moreau, Napoleon III period, 19th Century. Sculpture in patinated bronze signed Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon ...

Couple of ceramic Staffordshire spaniels, England, ca.1950. Each - Width: 10.8"(27.5cm), Height:13.8"(35cm), Depth: 5.1"(13cm). Marked "Seswick England 1378-1" under the bases.

Exceptional gilded bronze and bicolor concentric Agate sculpture called Sarpedon by Georges Braque (1882-1963), inventor of cubism. It is Signed 'Heger de Loewenfeld à Georges Braq...

Sculpture representing a bust of the Emperor Augustus, 21st century. Sculpture of a bust of the Emperor Augustus, in patinated plaster and resin, 21st century, model from the Musée ...

A ceramic sculpture by Jean-Pierre Viot. Perfect original conditions. Unique piece. Signed at the base " viot ". circa 1970-1975.

An important ceramic sculpture by Tim Orr. Signed under the base, circa 1970.

Japanese old man statue, Tenmei Era, dated 1781 represented seated, wearing a long dress, decorated with flowers and foliage, slightly smiling face, glass eyes, wearing a cap, remov...

ITEM: A MARBLE FIGURE OF THE CAPITOLINE VENUS AFTER THE ANTIQUE. MATERIAL: MARBLE. ORIGIN: ITALY. PERIOD: LATE 18TH CENTURY Dimensions: 40 ¼ in. (1...

This stylished bird is made of nickel-plated and shell (the shell has a small repair). This is a very interesting work in the style of famous designer Franz Haguenauer, Circa 1960 (t...

This sculpture is an figurative sculpture in wood. We have a old Patina, and the condition is fair with wears consistent with age. Some tracks of whrite painting all over the item

This pierced brass decorative element from France was originally the cover of a bassinoire from the 1600s. A bassinoire is a device where hot coals are inserted into a vented recept...

Emperor penguin set of 2 sculpture in white lacquered resin. Set of 2 price: 10900,00€. Small model, L50xD40xH85cm. Price: €4900,00 Large model, L70xD5...

Tall terracotta water carrier sculpture by Dupond, France, ca.1890. Polychrome Terracotta. Height : 28.5"(72.5cm), Width : 17.3"(44cm), Depth : 9.4"(24cm). Signed by the artist and ...

Glazed ceramic wall lamp with geometric relief made by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in green, yellow, blue, pink, brown, and matte white colors and in two sizes. Made...

Very beautiful statuette of a Nuraghic warrior dating from 18 century before J-C. The warrior rests on a hollow base. He carries in his right hand a weapon, surely a knife, and in his left hand a shield decorated with a four-petal flower. He is wearing a headdress decorated with two horns. This statuette was realized in bronze by a technique of casting of "lost wax" (a process of precision), and carries a label in the hollow base: "bronzetto nuragico guerriero" (bronze nuragic "warrior"). The Nuraghic culture makes its appearance in Sardinia, in the age of bronze...

Paper weight or sculpture in Resin.

Originally used as a symbolic object by the indigenous ethnic groups of Upper Xingu, this bench is a contemporary creation made using traditional techniques and materials. Carved fro...

Stone sculpture, carved stone, contemporary work. Sculpture, carved stone sculpture, 20th century, beautiful reproduction of a Pierre Balbal sculpture. These Balbals, carved around 3,000 years ago, were memorial stones planted...

Ceramic foot with geometric relief produced by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in different colors for the foot, and different fabrics for the oval lampshade...

This sculpture is in terracotta. It is representing a women Head. It is dated XXth century.   

Sculpture cherry gold Large all handcrafted in ceramic, in gold finish. Large: L 33 x D 31 x H 91 cm. Price 1980,00€. Also available in cherry medium large. Medium: L 23 x D 22 x H 6...

A stoneware sculpture by Jeanne Grandpierre with a wood base. La borne. circa 1970-1980. Unique piece, perfect conditions.

Sculpture La Ferrari with all structure in assembled aluminium pieces (4mm thickness), all painted with original Ferrari rosso corsa paint. Limited Editio...

A ceramic sculpture signed A.C, circa 1980. Perfect original conditions. Unique piece.

Oak and Brass Sailor’s Rum Barrel with Bronze sculpture of a Russian Cossack

Sculpture Boyington dog all in painted ceramic.

Sculpture Earth globe black and teak n°2 all in hand-carved natural teak root and with black volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy rotative syste...

Pink glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour. Artist signature under the base. 2024. Unique piece. H : 25.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches.

Sculpture Rhinoceros in plaster. Limited and Numerated Edition 25/60. Made in France by J.B Vandame in 2015.  

Gilt bronze and silver plated bust of Diana, 20th century, Napoleon III style Early 20th century gilt bronze and silver-plated bust of Diana, Napoleon III style. h: 37cm, w: 20cm, ...

Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" sculpture, bamboo in balance, lightness and flexibility, Bamboo, rope and counterweight, France, circa 2000. M...

Sculpture in bronze with black patina Signed and numbered 8/8. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky) The model from 1929, the present cast is a Post...

Paper Weight or Sculpture in Art Glass Eagle Sculpture France 1970

French Art Deco ceramic lion sculpture, 1930's. Black glaze.

Sculpture Mr Boy Robot Warrior, 2004 Important steel sculpture from 2004 made up of an assembly of mechanical parts from various welded automobile salvage. Representing a robot...

Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. Bronze sculpture with brown patina by Mathurin Moreau, 19th century, Napoleon III period. H...

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on...

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener o...

This exquisite alabaster sculpture is a refined interpretation of "La Baigneuse" (The Bather), originally created by the renowned French sculptor Étienne-Maurice Falconet in the mid-18th century. Known for his delicate treatment of the female form and his ability to convey grace and sensuality with subtlety, Falconet’s Bather became one of the most iconic representations of neoclassical taste in the decorative arts. The figure is depicted nude, in a moment of quiet intimacy, holding a small sphere and resting one hand on a column draped with fabric. Her head is slightly bowed, and her gentle expression evokes a sense of introspection and softness. The figure’s elegant posture, with one leg subtly bent and the weight shifted delicately to the other, creates a harmonious balance and a fluid sense of movement. Carved in alabaster, the sculpture has a luminous, velvety surface that enhances the refined modeling of the body, the finely detailed hair, and the naturalistic folds of the drapery. This material lends the figure a timeless quality, echoing the marble originals of the 18th century while bringing its own delicate glow. This piece exemplifies the neoclassical fascination with antiquity, ideal beauty, and the private moments of mythological or allegorical figures. A beautiful addition to any collection, it brings the charm and elegance of 18th century French sculpture...

Bronze circa 1935 woman with fawns in bronze with green and brown patina on a black marble base (surfin from Belgium) Son of a Florentine sculptor Ugo Cipriani, 1887 - 1960, studied...

Riccardo SCARPA (1905-1999, Italy) : "Portrait of a young African" Black varnished patinated terracota showing a cute portrait of a young african kid hairdressed with typical tribal...

This resin, lucite sculpture, has an regangular form. Inside. It is an inclusion of a Vanilla plant. This has been done in France circa 1970.  

Adam and Eve, 1925 Lost wax bronze. 62cm high (base: 85x40cm). Signed on lower right edge of self-base: LAWRIE 25. German born Lee Lawrie, a pupil of Augustus Saint Gaudens, was o...

Erwin Miserre "Rhino" sculpture, circa 1990 Bronze Measures : H. 51,5 x 62 x 16 cm. Quite fascinating story. Erwin Miserre was the spy name of Horst Meier a german secret agent...

This sculpture is a wig holder, made in the 1970s in France. It is a Female Head, in a brown color.

Carlo Ramous (1926-2003) Bronze sculpture, with a brown patina. Signed ‘C Ramous’ and numbered 1/3. Measures: Height : 78 cm Width: 86 cm Depth: 24 cm Inside, there ar...

Cracked earthenware sculpture, signed LEJAN, the elephant Dolly, circa 1930. An Art Deco period cracked earthenware sculpture, 1930, signed LEJAN, depicting an elephant Dolly. H: 30...