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Item Ships From: Tri-State Area
"Jules Bastien LePage" Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bas Relief of French Painter
By Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Located in New York, NY
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Jules Bastien LePage
Bronze
14 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in 1848 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Bern...
Category
1880s Realist Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Emile Boisseau "Ense et Aratro" Patinated Bronze for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Emile Andre Boisseau (French, 1842-1923) "Ense et Aratro" [By Sword or by Plow] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, retailed by Tiffany & Co., late 19th century, the standing warrior holding...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flying Fish with Boy, Resin and Wood Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Long Island City, NY
A resin sculpture by Sergio Bustamante from 1987. A piece from Bustamante's animal sculpture period in which his whimsical style is portrayed in fantasy-like animal figures.
Artist...
Category
1980s Folk Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Colombe sur lit de paille, Ceramic Plate by Pablo Picasso 1949
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973)
Title: Colombe sur lit de paille, (Dove on a Straw Bed) [Ramie 79 variant]
Year: 1949
Medium: White earthenware clay, white enamel brushe...
Category
1940s Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare and Important Italian White Marble Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Important Italian White Marble Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850
A truly exceptionally carved marble relief of Holy Jesus Christ. Ver...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Spirit of Zorba, Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
By Anthony Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anthony Quinn, American (1915 - 2001)
Title: Spirit of Zorba
Year: 1984
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature, date and edition inscribed
Edition: 49, AP
Size: 16.5 x 9.5 x 8....
Category
1980s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Family Of Lions Bronze By Paul Édouard Delabrierre
By Paul Edouard Delabriere
Located in Norwood, NJ
A family of lions having green patination depicting a male lion feeding two cubs; mounted on a naturalistic base - signed and applied entitled plaque "Lion 1st Gibier"
Paul Edouard Delabrierre...
Category
Late 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mathurin Moreau Bronze Mother and Child Statue
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU
French, (1822-1912)
Signed ‘Math.Moreau’
36 in. x 14 1/2 in.
Notes: Fine Quality Patinated Bronze Group of a Mother and Child
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Keith Haring Bearbrick 1000% (Haring BE@RBRICK)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring 1000% Bearbrick Vinyl Sculpture:
A nicely sized (27 inch), highly collectible Keith haring Bearbrick statue piece. The partnered co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Polo Player Bookends in Bronze
Located in Brookville, NY
Polo Bookends in bronze for the sporty library. These were purchased from the collection of a polo player on Long Island who had a beautiful library of sporting books. He also owne...
Category
1960s Academic Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"CALL NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST", Ceramic Sculpture, Sinking Ship, Disaster, Humor
By Andrew Smenos
Located in Toronto, Ontario
From the Apathy Series, Andrew Smenos' recent body of ceramic sculptures, comes "CALL NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST" – a cargo ship sinking slowly... At 6x3x3"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Fine Patinated bronze Flore et Zephyr Statue by Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU (FRENCH, 1822-1912)
Flore et Zephyr
Signed 'Mthrin Moreau' (to the base), rotating socle applied with engrave plaquette 'FLORE ET ZEPHIR / PAR Mathurin MOREAU / MEDAI...
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Basquiat Warhol Haring Bearbrick 400%: (set of 3 works)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Basquiat Bearbrick 400%: set of 3 works (c. 2019-2021):
Unique, timeless Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat collectibles, each trademarked...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Horse - Taal Mayon, Sculpture by Ben Gonzales
By Ben A. Gonzales
Located in Long Island City, NY
Title: Horse - Taal Mayon
Year: 1981
Medium: Terra Cotta Sculpture, signed and dated
Size: 20.5 in. x 23 in. x 6 in. (52.07 cm x 58.42 cm x 15.24 cm)
Category
1980s Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rigoletto, Erté
By Erté
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Erte, Romain de Tirtoff (1892-1990)
Title: Rigoletto
Year: 1988
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 345/375 Numbered, 37 AP
Size: 8 x 7 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Incised w...
Category
1980s Art Deco Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charles Levy "Salome" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
By Charles Octave Levy
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles-Octave Levy (French, 1820-1899) "Salome" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure holding a sword between her hands, on a plinth, signed to base. 32...
Category
Late 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An Important Henri Godet Patinated Bronze Group Depicting Cupid and Psyche
By Henri Godet
Located in New York, NY
The love story of Cupid and the beautiful princess Psyche. Godet’s mastery is evident in this figural group, especially Cupid’s pointed wings, the gaze, the drapery, curved body, and...
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% (Keith Haring BE@RBRICK)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%):
A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Keith Haring. The partnered collectible reveals the late iconic artist’s artwork from the mid 1980s wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a standout Keith Haring collectors box. Complete sold out & out of print.
Medium: Vinyl Figurine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 1000% figure (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jackson Pollock 1000% Bearbrick Figurative Sculpture:
A nicely sized (27 inch heigh), highly collectible Bearbrick Jackson Pollock statue piece, splattered from head to toe in Pollo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Le Garde Du Harem, A Monumental Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by G. Coudray
By Georges Charles Coudray
Located in New York, NY
Le Garde Du Harem, "The Harem Guard" A Monumental Orientalist Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Georges Charles Coudray (French, 1862-1932)
Le Gar...
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Baggage" Norma Minkowitz, Contemporary, Figurative mixed media wall sculpture
By Norma Minkowitz
Located in Wilton, CT
This figurative mixed media textile wall sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b. 1937). The interlacing technique that Minkowi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Thread, Resin, Mixed Media
Nefertiti
By Anthony Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anthony Quinn
Title: Nefertiti
Medium: Unique hand-carved black Marble sculpture on marble base, signature inscribed
Size: 34.5 x 8 x 7.5 inches (39 in. with base)
Category
1980s American Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Carson
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful figurative female sculpture is by René Romero Schuler.
This powerful female figure speaks to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean Baptiste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883) "Zingara" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1857, cast by F. Barbedienne, the Neapolitan dancer upholding a tambourine, signed "J Clesinger, Rom...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Male Classical Torso
By Larry Scaturro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Male classical torso.
Category
2010s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Red Devil
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Red Devil", Wooden Figurative Folk Art Sculpture, 30 H x 10 W x 6 D, 20th Century, ca. 1989
Colors: Red, Brown, Black
Proven...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hot Dog Man, Found Objects and Paper Mache by Kay Ritter
By Kay Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter
Title: Hot Dog Man
Medium: Papier-mache Figure Sculpture with Mixed Media Found Objects, signed
Year: 1981
Size: 48 x 16 x 15 in. (121.92 x ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Papier Mâché
Colors of the Real World 71 (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz.
Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles...
Category
2010s Street Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint
Construction & Garment Worker, WPA Bronze by Robert Cronbach
By Robert Cronbach
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Cronbach, American (1908 - 2001)
Title: Construction & Garment Worker
Year: 1938
Medium: Bronze sculpture with Brown Patina, signature and date in the cast
Size: 18 ...
Category
1930s American Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Gilt and Patinated Bronze Jockey on A Horse, circa 1875
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in New York, NY
Isidore-Jules Bonheur (French, 1827–1901)
A Rare Gilt and Patinated Bronze Jockey on A Horse, circa 1875.
Introducing a truly exceptional and highly so...
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surreal Bronze Sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Surrealist bronze sculpture by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn depicting a male figure with hands reaching into his chest. Published to benefit the World ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luca Madrassi "The Fencer" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Luca Madrassi (Italian, 1849-1919) "The Fencer" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure dressed as a fencer holding his sabre, a mask and glove at his feet...
Category
Late 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman with Dog, Table-top Bronze Sculpture by Branko Bahunek
By Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - )
Title: Woman with Dog
Year: circa 1990
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature 'BB' inscribed
Size: 12 x 6 x 5 in. (30.48 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm...
Category
1980s Folk Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eugéne Marioton (French, 1854-1933) The Dance of Zephyr and Psyche
By Eugene Marioton
Located in New York, NY
BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP “LA DANSE” BY EUGENE MARIOTON (FRENCH, 1857-1933)
This exceptional work by Eugéne Marioton is a dynamic expression of true love. It is presumed to be an allegor...
Category
Early 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mustang, Bronze Sculpture by Arnold Goldstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bronze sculpture of a wild mustang horse created by American artist Arnold Goldstein. This artwork has the signature and numbering inscribed. Numbered...
Category
1970s American Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Rare Italian White Marble Relief of "Young Saint John the Baptist" circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Italian White Marble Relief of "Young Saint John the Baptist" circa 1860 after Desiderio Da Settignano.
The original pietra serena relief by Desiderio Da Settignano, is in Th...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ettore Ximenes "The Pilgrims" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Ettore Ximenes (Italian, 1855-1926) "The Pilgrims" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting a male pilgrim holding a staff carrying his female companion down a rocky ...
Category
Late 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Futura 2000 'Johnny' vinyl art figure (Futura art toy mindstyle)
By Futura
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Johnny' by Futura 2000:
The ‘Johnny’ vinyl art figure from NYC graffiti legend Futura is inspired by a classic 80s horror film. The 10-inch figure features a stylized rendition of h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
Abstract Figure, Unique White Marble Sculpture by Mario DeNoto
By Mario DeNoto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A white marble sculpture by Mario DeNoto. A modern abstract figure of subtly human-like features and slight gray veining.
Artist: Mario DeNoto
Title: Abstract Figure
Medium: White...
Category
1970s Abstract Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
American Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude Athlete during Shot Put.
By Clemente Spampinato
Located in New York, NY
Clemente Spampinato, born in 1912 in Calabria, Italy, was a versatile artist and sports enthusiast. He created Bronze Trophies and Medallions for the Olympics and Italian sporting events in the 1930s and '40s. After becoming a U.S. citizen in 1947, he moved to New York, where he channeled his artistic passion into capturing the essence of the American West, specializing in sports and Western-themed sculptures. His work, celebrated for its realism and dynamic portrayal of athletic movements, is exhibited in museums, galleries, and private collections across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Selected sculptures can be seen in various locations, including Washington DC, Cooperstown, NY, Canton, OH, New Orleans, LA, and the complete collection is on display in Sea Cliff, New York.
Large Bronze Nude Of Male Athlete During A Shot Put...
Category
1950s Academic Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Opossum, Resin and Patina Sculpture by Marian Weisberg
By Marian Weisberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marian Weisberg, American XXth
Title: Opossum
Year: circa 1969
Medium: Resin-cast Sculpture, signature inscribed on base
Size: 7 x 7 x 3.5 in. (17.78 x 17.78 x 8.89 cm)
Category
1960s Art Deco Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% companion (Haring Mickey Mouse BE@RBRICK)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Mickey Mouse Bearbrick: Set of two (400% & 100%):
A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Keith Haring. The partnered collectible reveals Keith Haring's Mickey Mouse artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
R2D2 Blue Cars Resin Sculpture Pop Art Star Wars
By Alben
Located in New York, NY
Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context.
Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media
Fausto Biggi Romeo and Juliet Italian Marble Sculpture .
Located in New York, NY
Capturing a climactic moment from Shakespeare’s famed tragedy, this exquisite marble sculpture was created by acclaimed Italian sculptor Fausto Biggi in t...
Category
19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture in the Form of a Bicycle Saddle Claes Oldenburg surreal pop sculpture
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
Playful, surreal Claes Oldenburg sculpture re-contextualizing a ceramic bicycle seat as a small mountain or geological feature, sitting on a bed of sand atop a square mahogany base. ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Mahogany
Faure de Brousse "Mephistopheles & Monkey" Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Vincent Desire Faure de Brousse (French, 1876-1908) "Mephistopheles and Monkey" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure in Renaissance costume and accompan...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Boris Lovet-Lorski Limestone Art Deco Head, circa 1930
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in New York, NY
White stone head in the art deco style.
Born in Lithuania at the end of the nineteenth century, Boris Lovet-Lorski studied art at the Imperial Academy of Art in St. Petersburg before working briefly as an architect. He immigrated to New York in 1920 and became an American citizen five years later. His sculptures epitomize the ideals of the Art Deco decades: comprised of sleek lines and smooth surfaces, the streamlined compositions reflect the new technological forms of the machine age. Despite their modernist treatment, Lovet-Lorski’s elegant, stylized figures reference both ancient and classical sources and are characterized by a universal and serene sensibility. Concentrating on figural busts, familial groups, and standing female nudes as his subject matter, the artist rendered them in a variety of media. The materials range from the traditional bronze and marble to exotic woods and unusual stones; each is carefully selected so that its surface texture and color contribute to the emotive aura of the work.
Carved out of a block of limestone, Untitled (Head) depicts a female visage nearly androgynous in its idealization. The delicate features of her face, the long, straight nose, thin pursed lips and high cheekbones, are made even more diminutive by the massive bulk of the stone that serves as their backdrop. The prominent widow’s peak of her hairline and the strong arch of her brow, two of Lovet-Lorski’s most distinctive characteristics, are elongated to accentuate the linear rhythms of the composition. The layers of her hair are delineated by stepped striations reminiscent of archaic precedents, which meld into structural columns and connect the form architecturally to the stone’s mass.
Unlike the majority of Lovet-Lorski’s sculptures, in which the heads of the figures are tilted to the side or downward to convey a pensive mood, the woman in Untitled (Head) looks straight ahead. Her frontal positioning gives the composition a nearly perfect symmetry, in turn endowing the work with a still, eternal sensibility. The notched surface of the surrounding limestone stands in sharp contrast to the smoothness of her skin. In the twenties, the artist tended to finish his sculptures to a highly polished degree of refinement, but in the thirties he began to experiment with contrasts of texture and the aesthetic of the fragment. In this respect, the work is vaguely evocative of Egyptian funerary sculptures, in which the figures were carved with an eye for three-dimensionality but were left intact in a larger piece of stone to give them physical durability and permanence. Embodying classical ideals of stoicism and universal beauty, the sculpture ultimately exudes a surface allure that is difficult to resist.
A similar example of this approach can be seen in the 1937 sculpture Diana, which resides in the permanent collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. Carved from a piece of black Belgian marble, the work is a stylized bust of the Greek goddess Diana...
Category
1930s Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMAN
Austrian, (1861-1936)
A Fine Quality Austrian cold-painted Bronze Table Lamp and Sculpture Depicting an Arab merchant, stamped...
Category
Early 20th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
Category
2010s Surrealist Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Keeping the Ball Rolling
By Jane DeDecker
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a bare-footed boy balancing himself atop a ball.
Category
1980s Realist Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dancer" David Hare, Male Nude, Figurative Sculpture, Mid-Century Surrealist
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare
Dancer, circa 1955
Bronze with integral stand
68 high x 17 wide x 13 1/2 deep inches
“Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the caveat, “and what we are most afraid of.” No one could accuse David Hare of possessing such fear. Blithely unconcerned with the critics’ judgments, Hare flitted through most of the major art developments of the mid-twentieth century in the United States. He changed mediums several times; just when his fame as a sculptor had reached its apogee about 1960, he switched over to painting. Yet he remained attached to surrealism long after it had fallen out of official favor. “I can’t change what I do in order to fit what would make me popular,” he said. “Not because of moral reasons, but just because I can’t do it; I’m not interested in it.”
Hare was born in New York City in 1917; his family was both wealthy and familiar with the world of modern art. Meredith (1870-1932), his father, was a prominent corporate attorney. His mother, Elizabeth Sage Goodwin (1878-1948) was an art collector, a financial backer of the 1913 Armory Show, and a friend of artists such as Constantin Brancusi, Walt Kuhn, and Marcel Duchamp.
In the 1920s, the entire family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and later to Colorado Springs, in the hope that the change in altitude and climate would help to heal Meredith’s tuberculosis. In Colorado Springs, Elizabeth founded the Fountain Valley School where David attended high school after his father died in 1932. In the western United States, Hare developed a fascination for kachina dolls and other aspects of Native American culture that would become a recurring source of inspiration in his career.
After high school, Hare briefly attended Bard College (1936-37) in Annandale-on-Hudson. At a loss as to what to do next, he parlayed his mother’s contacts into opening a commercial photography studio and began dabbling in color photography, still a rarity at the time [Kodachrome was introduced in 1935]. At age 22, Hare had his first solo exhibition at Walker Gallery in New York City; his 30 color photographs included one of President Franklin Roosevelt.
As a photographer, Hare experimented with an automatist technique called “heatage” (or “melted negatives”) in which he heated the negative in order to distort the image. Hare described them as “antagonisms of matter.” The final products were usually abstractions tending towards surrealism and similar to processes used by Man Ray, Raoul Ubac, and Wolfgang Paalen.
In 1940, Hare moved to Roxbury, CT, where he fraternized with neighboring artists such as Alexander Calder and Arshile Gorky, as well as Yves Tanguy who was married to Hare’s cousin Kay Sage, and the art dealer Julian Levy. The same year, Hare received a commission from the American Museum of Natural History to document the Pueblo Indians. He traveled to Santa Fe and, for several months, he took portrait photographs of members of the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni tribes that were published in book form in 1941.
World War II turned Hare’s life upside down. He became a conduit in the exchange of artistic and intellectual ideas between U.S. artists and the surrealist émigrés fleeing Europe. In 1942, Hare befriended Andre Breton, the principal theorist of surrealism. When Breton wanted to publish a magazine to promote the movement in the United States, he could not serve as an editor because he was a foreign national. Instead, Breton selected Hare to edit the journal, entitled VVV [shorth for “Victory, Victory, Victory”], which ran for four issues (the second and third issues were printed as a single volume) from June 1942 to February 1944. Each edition of VVV focused on “poetry, plastic arts, anthropology, sociology, (and) psychology,” and was extensively illustrated by surrealist artists including Giorgio de Chirico, Roberto Matta, and Yves Tanguy; Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp served as editorial advisors.
At the suggestion of Jacqueline Lamba...
Category
1950s Abstract Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Antique Marble Bust of Apollo of Belvedere
By Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881) specialized in allegorical and genre subjects as well as copies of Antique and Renaissance sculpture. Regarded as one of the most talented sculptors of h...
Category
1860s Academic Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cat Under the Bridge -miniature cat bronze sculpture by NY artist Noa Bornstein
By Noa Bornstein
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Cat Under the Bridge" is a miniature bronze animal sculpture with a black brown patina. The cat seems to have been suddenly discovered and looks very surprised. It is very life-like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silvered Bronze Figure of Psyche
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
MATHURIN MOREAU
French, (1822-1914)
Silvered Bronze Figure of Psyche
Silvered bronze; Signed ‘Moreau Mathurin’
30 3/8 x 15 x 13 inches
Category
Late 19th Century Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buffalo, Silver Realist Sculpture by Arnold Goldstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Silver cast metal sculpture of an American buffalo created by American artist Arnold Goldstein. This artwork has the signature inscribed on the belly.
Category
1970s American Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Francois Bosio "Henry IV" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
After Francois-Joseph Bosio (French, 1768-1845) "Henry IV of France" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, depicted as a child, on a square base, inscribed "Bosio". 46" H x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kneeling Nude
By Bernard Simon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primarily a figure sculptor in marble and wood, he was born in Russia. In New York City, he studied at the Educational Alliance and Art Workshop and was active in numerous art associ...
Category
1960s Modern Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Margaret Roleke, Toyland, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
By Margaret Roleke
Located in Darien, CT
In the body of work for “Child’s Play” Roleke has created diminutive worlds in which toys tell the story of consumption, consumerism, war, and the misuse of power and religion. The m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Tri-State Area - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
