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Message in a bottle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Dana Widawski’s ceramic works can be compared to the form of wild thinking. She transcends genre boundaries and one-sided classifications by repeatedly c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass

Hero
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Dana Widawski’s ceramic works can be compared to the form of wild thinking. She transcends genre boundaries and one-sided classifications by repeatedly c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Cancel Culture No 1
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Dana Widawski’s ceramic works can be compared to the form of wild thinking. She transcends genre boundaries and one-sided classifications by repeatedly c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

A Tous Les Etages
Located in PARIS, FR
Enamelled plates on metal 70 x 70 x 3 cm (27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 in) Unique artwork Signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Judaica Silvered Copper Repousse Sculpture Relief Plaque Shtetl Yeshiva Bochur
Located in Surfside, FL
Arieh Merzer was a prominent Israeli artist and metal worker. Arie Merzer, an artist who worked in hand-hammered copper, was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1905, the scion of a large Has...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Green & Yellow Amphora", Mixed Media, Ceramic, Sculpture, Stoneware, Plastic
Located in St. Louis, MO
Maxwell Mustardo is a ceramic artist whose highly textured forms are the result of meticulous research into the chemistry of kiln firing. He includes materials such as glass, metals,...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Plastic, PVC

Espalier: Candelabrum
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Nicholas Crombach (BFA, 2012) is an artist working in Kingston Ontario. Crombach has been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. His solo exhibition, Behind Elegantly Carved Wooden Doors, was presented at Art Mûr...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

BAMBOO (SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture. Incised Erte signature with stamp numbered edition, foundry and date. From the edition of 375. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent co...
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1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion Ever (Hand Signed and Dated '00 by KAWS)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Historic Collectors item! RARELY found hand signed by the artist. KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Cast Vinyl (Hand Signed & Dated by KAWS) 7 3...
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1990s Street Art Figurative Sculptures

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Paint, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Resin, Plastic, Board, Offset

'Tulips' Black and White
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2023. The frame is included. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3 wor...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

The sun Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman dream
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

''Night Owl" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mixed Media Artwork -- Portrait of My Pod
Located in Troy, NY
This is a mixed media art work that by its use of materials makes a statement about sustainability and the ephemeral. The artist portrays a group of figures connected by space and th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Fabric, Foam, Paint, Wood Panel

Daphnis Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Two Sui Tang Groom Figures
Located in San Antonio, TX
This set of two Earthenware Groom burial figures are from the Sui-Tang dynasty (581 - 618 AD). The two pieces are in great condition for their age with minor repairs to head and mini...
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware

Son of Chronos Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta mythology totem
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Hand-signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolatio...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a bronze sculpture by Bill Nebeker. Signed on reverse base "Bill Nebeker CA 6/30". The full size is 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Bill Nebeker is an American artist ...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair - contemporary bronze sculpture of a seated couple on a wooden block
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Pair III" is a bronze sculpture of a couple sitting on a wooden block. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. The wooden block has a concrete aesthetic. Comes with t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled II, Wall SculptureTridimensional Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled II (Wall Sculpture) by Hunter & Gatti From the series All is Flux Acrylic tridimensional wall sculpture Sculpted pigment print on Forex acrylic 69 in. H x 42 in. W x 9 in. D...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Untitled I, Wall sculpture tridimensional portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled I (Wall Sculpture) by Hunter & Gatti From the series All is Flux Acrylic tridimensional wall sculpture Sculpted pigment print on Forex acrylic 43 in. H x 24 in. W x 5 in. D ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Margaret Roleke, White World View, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Bronze Architectural Abstract Theater Model French Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Guillaume Couffignal (French b. 1964) Theatre, 2014. Bronze. 19 7/8 x 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. Signed on the base: Couffignal. Beautiful texture and patina. Guillaume Couffignal is a French Postwar & Contemporary self taught, outsider artist who was born in 1964. He works in bronze casting complex, fantastic, architecture models, abstract theater and boat models that look like relics from the past. He learned the art of lost wax casting with a traditional African foundry in Koudougou, Burkina Faso in Africa when he was 23, blessed to find his way so young. He felt the deep alchemy of the process combining the elements of Nature to produce a concept that did not previously exist in our world. He saw the potential of this earth magic. It forces chance and pushes the limits of bronze because each sculpture can never be exactly reproduced. Like the use of clay, this art has a deep connection with the primitive elements of Nature. There is the wind and the sky and the earth and the fire. There are ashes and dust. Here exists a collaboration with the spirit of the Illusionist, an artist in all his unpredictability. But it is not an art of chance. The Illusionist / artist masters the elements of accident and surprise. He is a magician who controls the secrets of his process. In the case of Couffignal, this has to do with the three-dimensional collage of carefully chosen fragments and shapes and with its earth-like textures, carefully perfected over many years of experimentation. Its textures make the materials lie. They have an irregular patina of wear and bad weather. They make bronze itself secondary with this creamy pigmentation of the earth burnt by the sun. The texture then becomes a painting. Couffignal sets the scene for the pure drama of the void. He fills it with memories and voices. This decor is visually minimal, but this very minimalism points to the importance of his other intentions. Its boats are "soul boats" caught between two universes. Its architectural pieces evoke ruins and nevertheless attest to their own existence. Although this process is ancient, and in this case learned from the African tradition, the true testimony of the power of Guillaume Couffignal is that not a single element of his work derives from something existing. As a true iconoclast, he has taken up a traditional language, learned this language, and starting from this language has created a poetry completely unique and unique to him. Randal Morris, 2013. His work is from the tradition of outsider art, art brut, folk art, naïve art, visionary art and intuitive art with a sophisticated subject matter. A kind of symbiosis of jean Dubuffet and Daniel Arsham. Sculptures as forgotten images of a world where the trace always precedes presence. As in the art of raku, ancestral Japanese pottery where the cooking accident and the patina of use - wabi and sabi - testify to an intimate cosmogonic geography. Omnipresent memory of the color and the smell of the earth - mud, noble material which in Africa is used to erect huts, houses, palaces and mosques. Historically and up to the margins of the caravan route, on the borders of the great Arabic Muslim...
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Native North American Hopi Katsina (Kachina) Doll.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Native North American carved wood and painted effigy figure, Hopi Katsina or Kachina doll. This is one of a group of eight dolls all individually priced, or available as a set, and o...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Prima Luce Gala Version III ( Casted 2023 ) Bronze Sculpture Head In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Prima Luce Gala Version III ( Casted 2023 ) Bronze Sculpture Head In Stock - Measured without stone pedestal Each Edition of Casting is different, so each sculpture is unique. Jung...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Woman on all fours Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes an...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Large Bronze Bas Relief Danse Macabre Expressionist Sculpture Totentantz
Located in Surfside, FL
We have not located any markings on the piece and it does not appear to be signed. it bears similarities with works by Wilfredo Lam and other Cuban and Latin American masters and it ...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The ride Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel couple woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Diosa Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Diosa. Original bronze multiple. Esculpture Modernist Julien Caussé (also given as Cadet-Julien Caussé, Cadet Julien Caussé and Julien Cadet Caussé) (1869–1914) was a prolific French...
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Victoire
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935) Victoire Original bronze Size : 105 x 22 x 20 cm Copy No. 1/8 Signature and numbered on the base. Original bronze m...
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Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Grande danseuse au tutu vert
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Original bronze and Millefiori Unique piece Height: 37 cm, 14,57 in Width: 17 cm, 6,69 in Signed on the base. Work sold with invoice and certificate of authenticity Fast shipping in a secure box with insurance. Yannick LE BLOAS...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Great menina dancer Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Valentines Deep Red glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This red glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment. handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel the balloon creates tension betwen ligtht vs. heavy, temporary vs. enterninty, fragilie vs. solid and more. The baloons can be installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a unique installation for every space and making it an art tool for designers and architects as well as home owners. Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Coating, Glaze

Landende Uil no. 4 - 2023 Landing Owl Bronze Sculpture Animal Bird In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Landende Uil no. 5 - 2023 Landing Owl Bronze Sculpture Animal Bird In Stock Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

'Cyclamen Flowers' Black and White
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2023 The frame is not included. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Margaret Roleke, Toyland, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

The tribe Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel colour totem
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Mario, red 2023
Located in PARIS, FR
Young Nancy artist born in 1991, Théo MHS, from an early age, had a strong taste for artistic creation. Self-taught from the Street Art culture, he was able to develop his artistic s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Varnish, Spray Paint

Frammento
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Green Turtle Flask (Porcelain, Hand-made, Unique, Original, Gift Idea)
By Brandon Schnur
Located in Kansas City, MO
Brandon Schnur Green Turtle Flask Materials : Porcelain, Cork, Steel Dimensions : 7.5 x 5 x 2 inches Functional 10oz Flask, Slipcast and Handbuilt Cone 10 porcelain, Oxide and Slip d...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Ipazia
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 7", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Woman Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Ex Nihilo Fragment 7 is a detail from the full-scale plaster from the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of the Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathe...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Flight in Attitude, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Flight in Attitude”, the clean lines of the dancer’s form suggest purity and strength. With fingers elegantly outstretched and back arched, she is the embodiment of athletic perf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Isaac Cordal - Miniaturization World - Sculpture
By Isaac Cordal
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Isaac Cordal Cement Eclipse Unique Resine Sculpture. Signed Dimensions: 23 X 51 x 30 cm With the simple act of miniaturization and thoughtful placement, Isaac Cordal magically expan...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Narcissus Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman totem
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta unique sculpture Hand-signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolatio...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Nightfall, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% (Keith Haring BE@RBRICK)
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

20 MG Love pill Combo (mint green, blue and light pink) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 3 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

20 MG Happy pill Combo (blue, yellow and orange) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 3 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Fish, green scale Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Hand-signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolatio...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Marie
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935) Marie Original bronze Size : 56x39x17cm Copy No. 4/8 Signature and numbered on the base. Original bronze made with ...
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Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dreaming in Technicolor, Hand built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dreaming in Technicolor, 2023 by Alex Hodge From the series Behind Closed Doors Hand-built plate with sgraffito and collaged transfers 8.25 x 8.25 x 0.25 inches Unique In this new series of wall plates, Behind Closed Doors, I reimagine source imagery from a book titled In Praise of the Backside. The book’s collection features women from behind, as captured most often by men, frequently untitled and anonymous. In my reinterpretation of these images, the women transcend their status as objects of line and shade, to become subjects with emotion, thought, and a place of belonging. ____________ Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Dye Transfer, Porcelain

Margaret Roleke, Barbie Lives In A Police State, 2015, children's toys, wood
Located in Darien, CT
Roleke creates politically aware work. Her wall reliefs are composed of multitudes of plastic toys, oddly sexualized Disney characters and Happy Meal trinkets. Through investigation ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects, Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Amancio Bronce negrita original sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ. ej. 63/250 Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Amancio González is a sculptor from Leon and an internationally cel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Murano Glass Toucans
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of rare Murano handblown glass Toucans sculptures. 20"and 19" height 15" and 14"wide depth 5" base 4"x4" Artist signed (engraved), artist's seal.​ Wa...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Sculpture Artwork Polaroid hand painted by French Artist Maxime Siau
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Limited edition of 12 pieces. Maxime Siau, born in 1993 in the south of France, is a sculptor artist whose work embodies a deep eco-conscious approach. W...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Acrylic

KAWS Black Companions: set of 4 (KAWS Companion 2016-2019)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016-2019: A curated set of 4 individual Black KAWS Companions new & unopened in original packaging. KAWS Clean Slate, 2018: 14.25 x 8 x 8 inches. KAWS Black Compan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Margaret Roleke, Religious Toys, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Ornament Owl (MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Ornament Owl (Medium)" Year: 2021 Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, Gold Lus...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Bring Figurative Sculptures into Your Home

Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.

While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.

Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.

Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.

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