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Item Ships From: USA
Fiber wall sculpture: 'Vicino'
By Federica Patera and Andrea Sbra Pereg
Located in New York, NY
Federica Patera & Andrea Sbra Perego, bridge language and cosmogony. Starting from a single linguistic element like a verbal root, they trace its evolution around the world and throu...
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2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

"Zeke & Zach 11/18" Abstract Figurative Bronze sculpture of a man and horse
By Wayne Salge
Located in Edgartown, MA
The historic tradition of cast bronze provides a contemporary avenue for the creation of Wayne Salge’s abstracted human and animal figures. Thoroughly modern and distinctly impressio...
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2010s Modern USA - 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...
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Late 19th Century French School USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Guardian Red, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Long fascinated by the brilliant spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, Richard MacDonald has brought sculptures to life that have the intrigue, allure and beauty that has made Cirque du Sol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor series. The WPA era work is made of plaster. Max Kalish (1891 – 1945) Barge Toiler 12 x 8”x 4 inches Patinated plaster Signed and monogramed BIO Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti and Herbert Adams...
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1930s American Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Rearing Horse
By Wendy Klemperer
Located in Bozeman, MT
Wendy Klemperer was born in 1958 in Boston, MA. Raised in Cambridge and Watertown, she was most able to explore her passion for animals and nature during summers spent at her grandmo...
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2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Steel

"Spirita", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 15x14x7 in., 330/350, white
By Frederick Hart
Located in Dallas, TX
"Spirita" Dimensions: 15" x 14" x 7" Medium: Clear Acrylic Resin Edition of 350 Hart wanted to sculpt light, from which forms move in and out, that defined the very delicate sense of...
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1980s Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic Polymer

Hebru Brantley Gaia (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia)
By Hebru Brantley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley GAIA (Hebru Brantley Lil Mama as Gaia): Hebru Brantley’s ethereal art toy features his much iconic, Lil Mama character as Gaia, the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

Abstract Totem Sculpture By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is currently on display at the Zimmerman Gallery in Carmel, CA Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for out...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

"Raphael"
By Auguste-Joseph Carrier
Located in Astoria, NY
Auguste-Joseph Carrier (French, 1800-1875) "Raphael" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, mid-19th century, depicting the Old Master Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, cast by "Deniere" fondeur, on ...
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Mid-19th Century French School USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Trophy #1 (Baseball) by Yoram Wolberger, 2008
By Yoram Wolberger
Located in Orange, CA
Trophy (Baseball #1) by Yoram Wolberger, 2008 Additional information: Medium: Cast stainless steel Dimensions: 84 × 65 × 29 in (213.4 × 165.1 × 73.7 cm) Edition 3/3 + 2AP Yoram Wol...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Farmer Han and the Farmer's Wife, 30" figurative bronze
By Dee Clements
Located in Loveland, CO
Farmer Han and the Farmer's Wife by Dee Clements Figurative Bronze Pair. Excellent condition, reviewed by the artist. See condition notes. Additional images available upon request. ...
Category

1980s American Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Surrealist Figurative Sculpture, "Zephyr"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 28" x 44" x 15". A Certificate of Authenticity will follow the delivery of this piece...
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2010s Surrealist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"MOVIN' ON UP, Ceramic Sculpture, Apartment Building on Fire, Disaster, Humor
By Andrew Smenos
Located in Toronto, Ontario
From the Apathy Series, Andrew Smenos' recent body of ceramic sculptures, comes "MOVIN' ON UP" – an apartment building in flames and on fire... At 17x11x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Vintage Art Deco Signed Original Bronze Woman Portrait Limited Edition Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage signed and numbered art deco sculpture by Erte. Painted Bronze cica 1987.
Category

1980s Art Deco USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Toy Soldier #4 (Offhand Position) by Yoram Wolberger, 2015
By Yoram Wolberger
Located in Orange, CA
Toy Soldier #4 (Offhand Position), 2015 Additional information: Medium: 3D digital scanning, CNC digital sculpting, Reinforced Fiberglass Composite, Urethane Dimensions: 72 × 60 × 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Henri Godet "L'Aurore" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
By Henri Godet
Located in Astoria, NY
Henri Godet (French, 1863-1937) "La Reveil de L'Aurore" [The Awakening of Dawn] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, on a circular base with applied plaque "La Reveil de L...
Category

Early 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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 USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Madame X (original lego art with frame)
Located in New York, NY
Madame X (original lego art with frame). Made completely of legos. About the Artist: Joseph Kraham is an "engineering artist". He combines thousand...
Category

2010s Conceptual USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

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 USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Printemps
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
Erté originally created this delightful image representing the feminine energy of Spring for a scene in “Les Rois des Legendes” at the Folies Bergère. Catalogue - Erté: The Last Wor...
Category

20th Century Art Deco USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Acrobats, 2010
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jean-Louis Corby was born in 1951 and was predominantly influenced creatively by the 1970s. The 1970s were a period of consolidation and growth in the arts, most often characterised ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Rose, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Rose, Atelier draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer and displays all the quiet beauty of a private moment of reflection. A study of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pablo Picasso 'Yan petites têtes' (A. R. 515) Little Faces Madoura Pitcher 1963
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Yan petites têtes (A. R. 515) Terre de faïence pitcher, 1963, numbered 142/300, inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and 'Madoura', painted, with the Madoura stamp.
Category

1960s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a wonderful original hand carved unique marble sculpture by one of America's most treasured artists, Chaim Gross. For more than sixty years Chaim Gross's art has expressed op...
Category

20th Century American Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Figure vase by Beatrice Wood BEATO
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Morton Grove, IL
A rare and beautiful vase by Beato! Beatrice Wood, It is signed. Beatrice Wood (American, 1893–1998) was a painter, draughtsman, and sculptor best known for her luster-glazed ceramic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Terracotta, Ceramic

Leap of Faith, Atelier, Platinum, One Drop Special Edition
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Leap of Faith One Drop Special Edition Atelier is a special platinum Atelier edition of Richard MacDonald's iconic Leap of Faith sculpture, in support of the "One Drop" Foundation. L...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Samson, Bronze Sculpture by Arnold Goldstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bronze sculpture of blind Samson collapsing the temple in the ultimate act in the story of Samson and Delilah created by American artist Arnold Goldstein...
Category

1970s American Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"GORBUNOK" Sculptural Lamp by 25" x 13" inch Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"GORBUNOK" Sculptural Lamp by 25" x 13" inch Grigorii Gorkovenko A desk lamp which is made of genuine wood and filled with special energy and handmade work by the “GV design” master...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Job
By Donald De Lue
Located in Boston, MA
Edition of 12. Signed and inscribed on front right of base: "De LUE sc '86 © 1987 4/12 Tx". Cast at the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, NY. "Job, as much as any work of De Lue, shows t...
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20th Century Art Deco USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Female Figure Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian School Female Figure Carved Alabaster Bust, late 19th century, the portrait with tied back hair and flowing dress tied at her breast, on a rockwork plinth, unsigned. 26" H x ...
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Late 19th Century Italian School USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Contemporary Bronze Sculptor. Dance of Life.
By Marsha Gertenbach
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"Sculptor Marsha Gertenbach signed and numbered this bronze sculpture, edition 5/10. Here is the artist's message about this unique piece: In every loving relationship we experience...
Category

2010s USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Botero's Womans
By Fernando Botero
Located in Miami, FL
FERNANDO BOTERO (Medellín, Colombia, 1932) for ARTIKA. "Botero's women", 2018. Unique, limited, and numbered edition of 2998. Includes Art Book, Study Book and sculpture-case. Meas...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Handmade Paper

Casualties of War, 1918 Bronze by Richard Claude Belt, English Sculpture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Richard Claude Belt (English, 1851-1921) Signed: R. Belt 1918 (base verso) " Casualties of War " 1918 Bronze Height 26" Width 15" Depth 13" In very good original condition w...
Category

Early 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
By Jeff Koons
Located in Aventura, FL
Porcelain sculpture with metallic finish. Signed and numbered (signature and edition number are fired onto the back of edition). Edition of 2300. Published by the Museum of Contem...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
BALLOON DOG (YELLOW)
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Pendant Poodle sterling silver miniature sculpture/heart Paul Eaton of England
Located in Charleston, US
From Great Britain Paul Eaton VPRMS MAA hand carved a Poodle pendant an elegant sterling-silver miniature dog sculpture made into a jewelry piece you ca...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Georges Van der Straeten "The Harpist" Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Georges Van der Straeten (Belgian, 1856-1941) "The Harpist" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the elegant lady in a flowing dress holding a harp, on a square plinth sign...
Category

Late 19th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tellina, Fiber Glass Sculpture by Elisabeth Cibot
By Elisabeth Cibot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, the sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabeth Cibot. She finds it again wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

A MOMENT OF....
By Phillip Shore
Located in Three Oaks, MI
"In developing forms and compositions, my process involves a balance between reason and intuition mediated by formal concerns. Within my work I connect disparate elements, an acorn c...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Trumpeter Nude, Half life
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Trumpeter represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from her outstretched fingers to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair, Red Woven Abstract Tapestry of Figures, Textile Sculpture
By Lilla Kulka
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair, sisal, wool, stilon, 125" x 77", 1989. This large figurative, abstract tapestry was done by textile artist, Lilla Kulka (b. 1946, Krakow, Poland). Artist Statement: "I creat...
Category

1980s Abstract USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Thread

He Who Fights With a Feather
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
He Who Fights with a Feather by Denny Haskew Figurative Bronze "Mother I reach for your warmth. But my heart seems to break. Memories now these spirits made to march and die. Know...
Category

1990s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century. The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...
Category

19th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Fisher Boy by Marcel Début
By Marcel Debut
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marcel Début 1865–1933 French Fisher Boy Signed "Marcel Début" on base Patinated bronze A rare and visually dynamic example of late 19th-century French bronze sculpture, Fisher B...
Category

Late 19th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Clio by Studio of Romanelli
Located in New Orleans, LA
Studio of Raffaello Romanelli Early 20th Century Italian Clio Inscribed "Executé sous la Direction du Prof. Romanelli" (on base) Marble Clio, the muse of history from Greek mytho...
Category

Early 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"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...
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1950s Abstract USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Butterfly
By Laurence Perratzi
Located in New York, NY
Laurence Perratzi is a French figurative artist exploring the body’s expression. Her work is a reflection on movement, strongly influenced by her athletic background where poise and ...
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2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mother's Tear, sculpture by Troy Williams, wood, steel, abstract, figure
By Troy Williams
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tears of a Mother, sculpture by Troy Williams, wood, steel, abstract, figure Our mother is sad and tired. The forest's song is gone, replaced with digital steel. Heartbroken, Mother...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pop Surrealist Sculpture, "La Cantina"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original wall sculpture by San Diego artist, Cheryl Tall. It's 29 inches tall, with a length of 17 inches and a depth of 13 inches....
Category

2010s Surrealist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lions and Deer, Bronze Sculpture by A. Ganso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: A. Ganso Title: Lions and Deer Year: 1973 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 23 x 15 x 13 inches (58.5 x 38 x 33 cm)
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1970s American Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Edith Parsons Pair of Terrier Pups - Bookends Bronze Sculptures
By Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Edith Baretto Parsons (1878-1956) pair of lost-wax cast patinated bronze dog sculptures. The seated pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons” and cold stamped Gorham Co. OFFW. It measures 5 3/4"high x 6 7/8"long x 2 1/2"wide. The leaping pup is signed in the cast “E.B. Parsons,” dated 1911 and cold stamped B. Zoppo Foundry, N.Y. It measures 6 1/2"high x 6 3/4"long x 2 ½"wide. These are part of Parsons' series of playful terrier dogs and are highly desirable. They are in excellent condition with no damage. Born in Virginia, Edith Parsons studied at the Art Students League in New York with John Twachtman, Daniel Chester French...
Category

1910s USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Tiny Celadon Green Jacket, ” Steel Sculpture
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form. Flattened with the center portion rolled out and the sides left open, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a miniature jacket. Coated with a mint green finish, the eroded metal appears as draped fabric, folded back to form a simple collar. The sculpture is finished with the artist's initials stamped...
Category

2010s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Double Walking Figure
By Ernest Trova
Located in Boca Raton, FL
rnest 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, he went to the singer’s concerts all over the United States. “Ernie had a fabulous fantasy life,” Richard Solomon, the president of Pace Prints, the publishing arm of PaceWildenstein, said in an interview. “He had a persona he used to hide behind that he called ‘Junior Person.’ He was a wonderful man, but an oddball to beat the band.” Mr. Trova left the Pace Gallery in the mid-1980s and signed with an inexperienced dealer in St. Louis. His profile went into decline, except in his hometown, where his donation of many of his works helped create the Laumeier Sculpture Park. He continued to work until shortly before his death. Most recently he was making collages using magazine...
Category

20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Floating Buddha head Statue - Black
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This Buddha head sculpture is a 3D print contemporary take on the traditional Buddha image. The statue can be hanged directly on the wall. It is a limited edition of 25 pieces. The s...
Category

2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Flautist, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Branko Bahunek
By Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - ) Title: The Flautist Year: 1990 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 10/15 Size: 20.5 in. x 8 in. x 8 in. (52....
Category

1990s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Anatomy of a Golfer IV, Atelier
By Richard MacDonald
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer lV, Atelier is the fourth in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked the 100t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Next Wave
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1958 Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years of working in business, Rennert was inspired to ex...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 4 works (Keith Haring BE@RBRICK)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% Figures: Set of 4 works (c.2019-2021): Unique, timeless Keith Haring collectibles, each trademarked & licensed by the artist's estate. The partnered figur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

"Dancer"
Located in Astoria, NY
Achille Chainaye (Belgian, 1852-1915) "Dancer" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, cast by H. Luppens & Co., Brussels, depicting a corset-wearing dancer balancing on a sphere, ...
Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau USA - Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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