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Bird-Original Wooden Sculpture, Signed (carved into wood) by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Original Wooden Sculpture
Approximately 20.5 × 6 × 5.5 inches
Signed by Artist-signature carved into side of sculpture
Good/Fair Condition-signs of wear consistent with age and ha...
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Veil of Light by Frederick Hart
By Frederick Hart
Located in Cleveland, OH
Frederick Hart is America's greatest figurative sculptor. Not only did he create works of great beauty and gravitas, he was singularly responsible for restoring to American public mo...
Category
1980s USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kate Hudson, Portrait, Tridimensional Wall sculpture
By Hunter & Gatti
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the power traditionally attributed to image, Hunter & Gatti wanted their works to perpetuate the wildfire velocity of fashion and the fast cycle of this industry which vo...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Merda D’Artista", Contemporary, Figurative, Ceramic, Sculpture, Satire, Humor
By Alessandro Gallo
Located in St. Louis, MO
“Animals carry strong associations that make them ideal in portraying, sometimes humorously, our basic disposition or nature. Some animals have a long cultural history while others d...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze, Mixed Media
Owl III, Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Antonovici
By Constantin Antonovici
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antonovici was born in Neamt, Romania on February 18, 1911, and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Iasi, Romania, in 1939. In 1940, Antonovici studied in Zagreb with the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovici, until his arrest by Italian fascists...
Category
1940s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Andy Vision
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Narrative figures in various combinations of human, animal and natural forms are the main characters of this work. This blending of forms is reflective of nature, mythology and story...
Category
20th Century Conceptual USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Coin Cunt XLII
By Suzanna Scott
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLI" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies
Suzanna Scott is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Found Objects
Sunna Cat
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Narrative figures in various combinations of human, animal and natural forms are the main characters of this work. This blending of forms is reflective of nature, mythology and story...
Category
20th Century Conceptual USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
On the Avenue
By Erté
Located in Greenwich, CT
On the Avenue was created originally as a gouache and presents a female figure wearing a typical 1920's flapper outfit. During the 1920s, fashion for young women focused less on the ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,850
Lemon Drops
By Jane DeDecker
Located in Greenwich, CT
grandfather sitting with grandchildren
Category
21st Century and Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Wild Boar" contemporary realist bronze cinghiale sculpture, life-size, Fenske
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
‘Wild Boar’, the striking new bronze sculpture by Ben Fenske and Richard Zinon, vibrantly illustrates the ‘new’ Renaissance currently under way.
Ferocio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cutting Machine
By Ulla-Stina Wikander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Cutting Machine" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measures approximately approx. 11....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Thread, Found Objects
Hippos on the Mara
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
The picturesque Mara River flows through the plains of Tanzania and Kenya and lies across the Serengeti/Maasai Mara reserve. The area is famous for its Great Migration...
Category
Early 2000s Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Muse of Dance, Early 20th century French bronze sculpture of woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Armand Bardery (French, 1879-1952)
Muse of Dance
Bronze with green and brown patination
Signed and stamped with foundry mark
18 x 6 inches
Louis Armand Bardery was a student o...
Category
Early 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Slumber, Rodger Jacobsen bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with big head
By Rodger Jacobsen
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Slumber, Rodger Jacobsen bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with a big head
Slumber, small bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with a big head...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Moveable Occurrence in Time
By Jay Riggio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This work titled "A Movable Occurrence In Time" is an original artwork by Jay Riggio made of paper, print, multi-layered UV resin and hand-shaped wood panel assemblage. The piece measures 14" x 11.5" x 1.5".
Jay Riggio, a self-taught visual artist, was born in Long Island, New York in 1978. Utilizing original source material from discarded magazines and books, Riggio’s work brings new life to once forgotten imagery through complex, mixed media collages. His works depict dream-inspired stories through unique, surrealistic visual pairings: a reflection of the artist's interpretations on life, love, humor and the human condition.
In addition to exhibiting work in galleries around the world, Riggio has done commercial illustrations for brands like Gather Journal, The New York Times, Brooklyn Magazine, Alice McCall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paper, Black and White
Untitled (Hulda Goeller)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition Charles Goeller: A Wistful Loneliness.
Carved and painted wood and gesso, 23 x 15 3/4 x 3 inches, Signed verso "Carved by Charles L. Goeller...
Category
1930s American Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Monument in Honor of Dead, Bronze Sculpture by Neizvestny
By Ernst Neizvestny
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ernst Neizvestny, Russian (1926 - )
Title: Monument in Honor of Dead
Year: 1970-1974
Medium: Bronze Sculpture on Wooden Base
Edition: 7 + AP's
Size: 16 x 10 x 6.5 in. (40...
Category
1970s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"MySpace Tom No. 4", "MySpace Tom No. 1" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 4" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This piece measures 30"h x 33"w framed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Yarn
Wanna Ride
By Jane DeDecker
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a boy riding a toy pony.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - Eagle, Medium: Hand carved wooden sculpture, Size: 13.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 in. (34.29 x 19.05 x 13.97 cm)
Category
1970s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
"Jim Jim" is an ebony carving by Tom Brun, sculptor and Detroit Zoo Keeper, who cared for the real Jim Jim at the Detroit Zoo. This ebony sculpture is in beautiful condition with slight exposure to the lighter streak of wood sometimes found in ebony. It is said that Tom would often go into a house and pick up one of his sculptures and say that it was unfriendly – meaning that it had not been handled enough.
Morley Driver has said of Brun in a newspaper article from the 1950’s “In Any Animal He Sees Beauty”: No one who has ever seen a Tom Brun hippopotamus will ever again think of it as ugly or ungainly, meaning that the artist not only gives you beauty but teaches you to see it. Tom has said: “Small pieces are like a proverb – a gem of meaning that one can dissect.” They are meant to be picked up, caressed and held. Tom knew Jim Jim from birth and cared for him with love and attention. Brun was a compassionate zookeeper and advocated for less cages and more space for an animal to roam.
Brun was born in England in 1913. A few years after the end of World War I his father moved the family in 1919 to Detroit, Michigan. In 1935 at age 23, he officially became a U.S. citizen. He served in the army during World War II for five years and upon discharge and at the age of 36 took advantage of the GI Bill and applied for admission to Society of Arts and Crafts (now known as the College for Creative Studies) where he was gladly accepted.
While at Arts and Crafts his instructors and established artists such as Sarkis Sarkisian, John P. Foster, Morris Brose, Richard Koslow, Patricia Burnett, Lloyd and Renee Radell...
Category
1950s Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
F. Soriano Man Torso "Fugues"original steel unic piece abstract sculpture
By Ferran Soriano
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Fugues"original steel unic piece abstract sculpture
Sculpture by the Spanish artist FERRAN SORIANO
Artist well known for his large format works on the street.
Iron and Steel
Ferr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
'Greetings' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Colleen Madamombe
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Greetings' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's wor...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Ray Gun 56" Mixed Media Sculpture
By Corey Pickett
Located in Denver, CO
Corey Pickett's (US based) "Ray Gun 56" is an original, handmade mixed media sculpture made out of wood, foam, and fabric.
About the Artist:
Corey Picke...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Jennifer Lopez aka JLO Portrait tridimensional wall sculpture
By Hunter & Gatti
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by the power traditionally attributed to image, Hunter & Gatti wanted their works to perpetuate the wildfire velocity of fashion and the fast cycle of this industry which vo...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Acrylic
“Glitter Balloon Red Bandaged” – Deep Acrylic Glittered Cast Wall Mount - Large
By Plastic Jesus
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Glitter
Guitar Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fender Guitar Multi Layers Glass Sculpture
Artist signed and dated '98. Fabulous mixed media, layers of multi color dichroic glass, ceramic tiles, aluminum on wooden base.
William Wertz was born in 1946 dide in (2021 Los Angeles). American artist, teacher and photographer. Known for his unique assemble layers of glass sculpture.
His art can be found in Musee des Decoratifs, Paris, the country of Oman (stained glass dome...
Category
1890s USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Howdy, Rodger Jacobsen, bronze cowboy sculpture, gold patina, Texas edition
By Rodger Jacobsen
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Howdy, Rodger Jacobsen, bronze cowboy sculpture, gold patina, Texas edition
registered, numbered, edition of 100
cowboy
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coin Cunt XLIV
By Suzanna Scott
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLIV" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies
Suzanna Scott i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Found Objects
'Grandmother' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Colleen Madamombe
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second-generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's w...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
James Jean Mickey & Minnie Mouse 90th Anniversary Porcelain Statues Signed
By James Jean
Located in Plainview, NY
James Jean Mickey & Minnie Mouse 90th Anniversary Porcelain Statues Signed , limited edition 270/500:
In celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary, Good Smile Company, in coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Black Guard 633 - Contemporary Mixed Media Armor Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Black Guard 633 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such as Wonder Woman, Princess Mononoke and the Buddhist goddess of mercy Kannon, and addresses protection, safety and upstander behavior.
This artwork was exhibited in a group exhibition titled "Beware: Women Working...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lucite, Wood, Mixed Media
$36,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Business is Bad, 20th Century Sculpture of Seated Man, New York Woman Artist
By Helen Beling
Located in Beachwood, OH
Helen Beling (American, 1914-2001)
Business is Bad
Finished plaster
21 x 9 x 9 inches
Helen Beling was an American sculptor.
Beling was a native of New ...
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Too Many Teardrops Suncatcher
By Roxana Azar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mixed Media piece titled "Too Many Teardrops Suncatcher" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of digital print on acrylic, plastic chain, metal, and glass. The piece measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nike Air Mag Girl Surrealism Vinyl Figure Designer Con 2017
Located in Draper, UT
Celebrate the iconic fusion of art and sneaker culture with Reina Koyano's "Air Mag Girl," a limited edition collectible released exclusively at Designer Con 2017. This meticulously ...
Category
2010s USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl
Boxeur Nain, 2014
By Mauro Corda
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mauro Corda’s figurative sculptures maintain a reverence for classical and modernist traditions, while also expressing the artist’s voice. Though born in France, the artist hails fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
White Marble Sculpture Statue by Antonio Piazza
Located in New York, NY
ANTONIO PIAZZA
Italian, (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)
signed 'A. Piazza Carrara'
33 1/2 x 14 in. x 13 in.
Notes: A Fine Italian Carrara Marble Figure of a Boy Holding a Hat
Category
Late 19th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
“Santa Cruz de las Huertas Jalisco”, Ceramic, Glaze, Colors, Mexican Folkart
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
“Santa Cruz de las Huertas Jalisco” is a whimsical, charming and colorfully ceramic rendition painted blue and red of a local bus that traversed the town where the artist Candelario Medrano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Hope, Sculpture, Hydro Stone, Dust Marble Handmade by Garo, One of a kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: (Garo) Karapet Balakeseryan
Medium: Hydro Stone, Dust Marble, One of a Kind
Year: 2023
Style: Classic, Impressionism,
Subject: Hope,
...
Category
2010s Impressionist USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Niemand (UE)
Located in Denver, CO
In German, the meaning of the word "niemand" ranges from nobody, none, and no one to anybody. Apply that to Viktor's unique sculptures and a dose of humorous social commentary meets...
Category
2010s USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Polyurethane
CARIBBEAN MIRROR (One Of A kind Seashells Encrusted Round Mirror W/ Wood Frame)
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th*
*This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year*
One of a kind seashells encrusted round mirror.
There are many s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Hungarian Israeli Tourists Diorama Folk Art Doll Judaica Sculpture Magda Watts
Located in Surfside, FL
Magda Watts (Israeli, b.1928)
Handmade Folk Art Sculpture
Tourists.
Hand signed to underside,
Dimensions: 12"h x 14.5" l x 7.5"d.
Magda Watts, Holocau...
Category
20th Century Folk Art USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mixed Media
Bollel Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
BOLLEL. Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Category
1980s Realist USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cheval
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Melun in 1957, Jager is a French sculptor and painter. Passionate about equitation, he is famous for making representations of horses in plaster and bronze in all their forms. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon and is currently living in France. Rather than just being an artist, he describes himself as a dreamer: unpredictable and passionate. For Frédéric JAGER, beauty is a must. His style, classic, figurative, is stunning in this world of contemporary art. Bringing bronze to life, his works always capture the energy and beauty of the horse “Because unlike men, a horse is always beautiful, always strong, always sad.”
Several large companies, such as HERMES, NINA RICCI, goldsmith MELLERIO, CHEVIGNON, SOCIETE GENERALE, HORSE WOOD, watches PEQUIGNET, SWEATERIE, have called upon him for sculptures, decorative objects, advertising works, or trophies for the races.
He has had numerous solo exhibitions, and has also participated in a myraid of art fairs such as the ‘Salon International de Saumur’, the Animal Sculpture Biennale of Rambouillet, the Derby Horse in Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$39,000
"Be My Guest", Figurative Porcelain Sculpture, Dynamic Composition, Glaze
By SunKoo Yuh
Located in St. Louis, MO
The ceramic sculptures of SunKoo Yuh are composed of tight groupings of various forms including plants, animals, fish, and human figures. While Korean art, Buddhism, and Confucian be...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze
Susi Con Cavallo - Horse and Female Figure One-of-a-kind Cubist Bronze Sculpture
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"MySpace Tom No. 2", Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet Acrylic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 2" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This piece measures 30"h x 33"w framed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Yarn, Acrylic
Standing Apache Drummer, bronze sculpture, Allan Houser, solid cast, Nambe
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 1992. Allan Houser's father Sam, was part of the small band of Apaches who traveled wit...
Category
1970s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Linda Stein, Slow Curve 352 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metallic Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Slow Curve 352 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which are shield-like forms made of mixed media that hang on the wall. They function simultaneously as defenders in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mother and Child, Mid-20th Century sculpture, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Walter Sinz (American, 1881-1966)
Mother and Child, 1949
Plaster
Signed and dated on base
23.5 x 6 x 9 inches
Walter A. Sinz was an American sculptor born in Cleveland, Ohio on Jul...
Category
1940s USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Guerrier Arabe Sur un Dromadaire
By Émile Pinedo
Located in New York, NY
EMILE PINÉDO
French, 1840-1916
Guerrier Arabe Sur un Dromadaire - Warrior On a Camel
Signed Pinédo with the bronze Garanti au Titre seal, titled
Patinated bronze, brown patin...
Category
Late 19th Century USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Preservation
By Molly Schulps
Located in Bozeman, MT
Molly Schulps is an artist and educator living in both California and Oregon. She grew up in Southern California and was deeply influenced by her father who was a successful educator...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze
"Chaps" - UV inks printed on acrylic hand formed
By Maeve Eichelberger
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Music (attributed)
By Philip Kran Paval
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Music (attributed), brass and wire construction, c. 1936, 28 x 14 x 5 inches; perhaps exhibited at Hollywood Riviera Gallery, 1936 (third prize); provenance includes Estate of Jon Spencer Helfen (Los Angeles, CA
About the Sculpture
In 1935, Philip Paval bought a box of metal in a “blind auction.” Paval, a painter, sculptor, and jeweler, had hoped the box contained silver. To his dismay, it was brass. Seeing an opportunity, Paval started to make sculptures from the brass sheets. His subjects included Cinema, Hollywood, Radio, Dance, Aviation and Music. The works were well-received with the Hollywood crowd and critically acclaimed. Actor and comedian, Ben Bard, purchased four of them for his theater, and novelist and screenwriter, Vicki Baum ordered four more for her drawing room. Movie director King Vidor also purchased them. Los Angeles Times art critic, Arthur Millier, described Paval’s “contraptions” as “ingenious, decorative, different.” Paval exhibited these works for several years in the late 1930s, including at the American Artists’ Congress Gallery in Los Angeles in an exhibition called Formalism and Abstraction in 1938 and at a solo show at Stendahl Galleries in 1939. The appeal of these works must have been irresistible, as a 1936 Los Angeles Times article noted, “Two feet of brass art has been stolen from the Hollywood Riviera Galleries. The work is an abstraction. It portrays the spirit of music and rested on the grand piano in the main hall. The work of Philip Paval, it won third prize in the current gallery exhibition at the gallery.” One can only wonder whether this is the “contraption” which was pilfered from the gallery nearly one hundred years ago. Given the description of the work, its subject matter and size, it seems likely.
About the Artist
Philip Paval was a sculptor, painter, and jeweler. Born in Denmark, Paval was apprenticed to a silversmith and studied art in Denmark. He immigrated to the US in 1919 and first worked as a merchant seaman in New York. The following year, Paval settled in Los Angeles where he later opened his own jewelry shop featuring works he designed and produced. Paval became a favorite in the entertainment world, making a good living selling silver...
Category
1930s Art Deco USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Amancio 19 Man la casa II. original sculpture iron bronze
By Amancio Gonzalez Morera
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ
Artist well known for his large format works on the street.
Iron and bronze. 7 copies
AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 )
Amancio Gonzále...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
"Water Tower III" Hyper realistic cityscape sculpture, mixed media
By Drew Leshko
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original miniature water tower sculpture by Drew Leshko made from archival paper, basswood, acrylic, enamel, dry pigments, birch wood strips, and steel mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
'Grandmother' original signed Shona stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work: a woman with a round face and wearing a billowing, layered dress. Here, a woman leans on her cane, suggesting her old age. The imagery reminds of Madamombe's larger themes of womanhood, sisterhood, and matrilineage. As is so desired of her work, this sculpture is a play in texture: their faces and hands are polished and smooth, which is juxtaposed with the rough-hewn surfaces of the clothing and hair.
black serpentine
28 x 15 x 10 inches
Signed along the base on the reverse
Acquired directly from the artist (C-51)
Excellent condition with no chips or signs of wear
Colleen Madamombe (1964–2009) was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Considered to be among the finest new talents from Zimbabwe, she won the award of Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe three years in a row, and became an established figure of the Second Generation of Zimbabwean stone...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Garden Totem - Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This Totem by Marc Zimmerman is currently on display at Earthbound Farm, nestled in California's Carmel Valley.
Farm features including chickens ,birds and various produce form the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
