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Else FÜRST (1873-1943), Fasane Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas
Located in Berlin, DE
Else Fürst was a German sculptor and medalist who was murdered by the Nazis. Biographical data: Bronze signed Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas. 25 x 73 cm Born: June 25,...
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1930s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

30 MG Love Chill Combo (blue, red, white) - 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 2 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Synthesis S by Tom Price - Resin, tar, acrylic, steel and LED sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis S is a sculpture by the English artist Tom Price. Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 200.5 cm × 40 cm × 40 cm (Dimensions include the stand). In the Synthesis series, Tom Pr...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Zephyr 7ft Mirror Stainless Steel - large, abstract, polished, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Jeremy Guy's new sculpture series are available in Mirror Polished Stainless Steel, Gold Finish or Painted in Black or White. This Zephyr sculpture can be ordered in multiple sizes u...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

20 MG Magic pills (black, red and white) - figurative sculpture, pop 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 2 ce...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

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Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Andromeda - large, abstract, 24kt gold plated, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
‘Andromeda,’ Viktor Mitic’s grand contemporary outdoor sculpture forged from stainless steel is has a patina finish and is accented in 24 kt. gold. The abstract fluid lines of this p...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Marble, Gold, Stainless Steel

Mecanique Celeste Rouille 3/10 - abstract, aluminum, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculpture is forged from stainless steel and designed for the outdoors. Philippe Pallafray’s ‘Mecanique Celeste’ series of dynam...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel, Metal

Untitled, Landscape With Clouds - Contemporary Photography - Painting Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Magdalena Peszkowska born in 1980 in Gdańsk, Poland. Studied in Department of Painting at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (1999-2004). Diploma with special recognition in painting in 2004. The character of Magdalena Peszkowska's works Series Stand is like an poetic archive of memories, which call for a classification and reconstruction of the time of childhood and the intense experience of time with everything around it. Gdansk - where the artist comes from - becomes a mythical place, This city, with a very strong symbolic potential inherent in its history, needs editing from a single point of view. Magdalena Peszkowska uses her own photos or those from the family album. She transfers them to gray field blankets and camp beds with her own secret technology Then she paints on the used objects. Many of her objects show figures from the closest circle of Peszkowska, often it is herself, her family or places close to her in Gdansk. Her objects have intentional signs of use. The field blankets have a sewn-in wooden bar to hang them on the wall. The field military beds...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Ultramarine Oval (Colorful Abstract Three Dimensional Wood Wall Sculpture)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large vertical abstract three-dimensional wood wall sculpture with colorful pops of acrylic paint in blue, red, yellow, and red "Ultramarine Oval" by Hudson Valley artist, Peter Hoff...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Monumental Lying Figure by Pierre Yermia - Large bronze sculpture, outdoor art
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Lying Figure is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 110 × 310 × 60 cm (43.3 × 122 × 23.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numb...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Girl with Eye Patch "Untitled" 3 Deck Triptych Set
Located in Draper, UT
Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist best known for his paintings of children and animals that appear simultaneously sweet and sinister. A contemporary of Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo ...
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2010s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Wood Panel

Greg Chann "Guerdon" 2024 Acrylic and ink
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann Guerdon, 2024 Acrylic and ink 31 x 23.5 x 1 in. (cha012)
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink

Pumpkin (Yellow and Black)
Located in Bristol, GB
Cast resin Open edition Stamped on base (not signed or numbered) New. Sold in the original box Benesse Museum, Japan
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin

The Ladies’ Table by Cécile Raynal - Smoke-fired stoneware sculptures, bronze
Located in Paris, FR
The Ladies’ Table is an installation by the contemporary French artist Cécile Raynal that brings together portraits of women from the artist’s entourage, friends or people she has in...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Baroque Italian master - 17/18th century figure sculpture - Saint
Located in Varmo, IT
Carved and painted wooden sculpture - Figure of a saint - Italy, 17th-18th century. 36 x 25 x 74 cm. Made entirely of carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Some signs of wear and pa...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

“Starstruck”
Located in Warren, NJ
Erte "Starstruck" original signed and numbered serigraph. In good condition. Measures 45x35. I have another one as well with a different frame and number of the edition. 221 out of 300
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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Lithograph

Wanted - Modern White Minimalist 3-D Abstract Wall Sculpture Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media

Dylan Martinez - Light Green Water Balloon, Sculpture 2025
Located in Stamford, CT
A hyper-realistic glass sculptor, Dylan's playful creations deceive the eye with their lifelike appearance. Whether mimicking water balloons or plastic bags filled with water housing...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Amancio Man Guerrero Herido original bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ bronze. Series limited to 7 copies. Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio Gon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Icarus
Located in PARIS, FR
Icarus by René ANDREI (1906-1987) A bronze sculpture with a greenish brown patina signed "R. Andrei" on the base cast by "Susse Frs Edts Paris" (with the stamp and the foundry mark...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lapis 286 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss, clay, feathers and other natural elements into beautiful abstract compositions. Primarily inspired by nature, repetition, patterns, texture and geometry are essential elements that are omnipresent in her works. About Lapis and Flos series: Laforey recent ceramic works are unique pieces that alter in patterns to give an illusion of movement and depth by using clay’s potential for building sculptural dimension. The repetitive use of a unique element, the circle is centered to her work. The circle has often been associated with the female and to Mother Earth. It has no beginning and no end, it is the whole, the essence of things. It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Laforey’s Lapis mural ceramic series...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay

KAWS "Share (Black)" Toy Sculpture
By KAWS
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: KAWS, Title: Share (Black) Series: Toys Date: 2020 Medium: Sculpture Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 6" Signature: Stamped Edition: Open Edition KAWS (American, b.1974...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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PVC

Victory (La Vittoria) - Sculpture by Adolfo Wildt - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Second Edition of 6 copies plus 3 Artist’s Proofs, realized in 1990 after the famous homonymous sculpture realized by Wildt in 1918/19. Authorized by Wildt's heirs, from the original...
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1990s Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

Balloon Dog (Blue)
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Dog (Blue) Year: 2021 Medium: Porcelain with metallic chromatic coating Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 18 7/8 x 6 3/16 inches (40 x 47.9 x 15.7 cm) Edition: 7...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"MJ-b61a71b56ed1" Striped Hanging Tufted Tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MJ-b61a71b56ed1" is a crafted original piece by Tuft the World as part of the inaugural collection of TTW Editions. This piece measur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wool

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Spinnaker
Located in Paris, IDF
Spray acrylic, latex, black cherry, MDF & matte varnish Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Latex, Spray Paint

Kasing Lung LABUBU Big into Energy Have A Seat Blind Box Unopened Mint Condition
Located in Draper, UT
LABUBU, Kasing Lung, LABUBU, Big into Energy "Have A Seat" Blind Box Unopened Mint Condition Japan, 2025 ABS/PVC/Polyester 6 7/10 × 3 7/10 × 2 7/10 in 17 × 9.4 × 6.9 cm From an open...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Polyester, PVC, ABS

Mazatlan Sculpture: Huichol Alteration Series, Pop Art, Beaded
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B8", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B8" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material

IRIS IV - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
Located in San Francisco, CA
a mesmerizing sea of light amber, emerald and aqua color tones, from an ongoing photography project since the late 1990s, capturing the details of the human iris and a pupil's unique...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...

Blithe Spirit
Located in Columbia, MO
"Blithe Spirit" Alabaster Sculpture, 1983, signed to underside of sculpture. Victoria Blumberg (American, 20th century) is an American sculptor whose work is often described as Bran...
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1980s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Granite

Torso of Ryan
Located in London, GB
Bronze Numbered 2/10 57cm × 18cm × 40cm (incl. base) Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK an...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Athabasca White 1/10 - tall, white, geometric, modern, stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A small pillar of stainless steel is patinated in matte white by Philippe Pallafray. This minimalist inspired sculpture is designed with jagged polished ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cigar Store Indian, Early 20th Century, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration. A now controversial subject, but none the less charming rendition, of a native North American man originally probably used as an advertising figure. Wonderful quality of carving capturing the stance of the man looking out to the distance, hair flowing to his back and plait to the side, all the details of his costume, his native dress and hairpipe breastplate (suggesting he is possibly a Comanche) and chest ornament, apron, trousers, mocassins, shield and arrows. The original Polychrome decoration has weathered beautifully as has the wood itself to present a sculpture that would adorn any collection or interior. Because of the general illiteracy of the populace, early store owners used descriptive emblems or figures to advertise their shops' wares. American Indians and tobacco had always been associated because American Indians introduced tobacco to Europeans. As early as the 17th century, European tobacconists used figures of American Indians to advertise their shops. Because European carvers had never seen a Native American, these early cigar-store "Indians" looked more like Africans with feathered headdresses and other fanciful, exotic features. These carvings were called "Black Boys" or "Virginians" in the trade. Eventually, the European cigar-store figure...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Man Standing, 21st Century Contemporary Wooden Sculpture by Pedro Quesada Sierra
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This ceramic buste is made by Spanish artist Pedro Quesada Sierra. The Spanish sculptor, despite his only 39 years, is already a lot of laureate artist. In March 2018 he received, ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood

"Lucy", Abstract, Large-Scale Outdoor Metal Sculpture in welded steel
Located in New York, NY
"Lucy" by Carole Eisner Abstract, Outdoor Sculpture in welded steel Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in st...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Unzip The Earth GEO 3/9 - large, figurative, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
"Unzip The Earth GEO" is a playful, outdoor sculptural installation consisting of a steel zipper handle and concrete brick teeth that give the illusion...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

The Craftsman ed.2/2 - surrealist, canoe, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bronze figurative tabletop sculpture by Roch Smith features a canoe. Canadian sculptor Roch Smith has turned his attention to a cherished national and historic pastime—canoeing...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

KAWS TOGETHER Companion (KAWS Black Together)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Together Companion 2018: This rare 2018 KAWS TOGETHER features the artist's iconic “Companions” interlocked in a permanent hug. KAWS first debuted this embracing Together ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Tangled Column Red - Tall, bright, geometric abstract, coated steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This imposing, rich red metal sculpture by Canadian artist, Shayne Dark is part of the ‘Entangled Series’ he has worked on for years. The contemporary series began in wood, then in s...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Inspiratio, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Inspiratio, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald captures a powerful moment of harmony between two dancers—a male and female form united in perfect poise. With one arm each extended skywar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Composition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

Four Columns #1497
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional 4 column tower work by Vasa Mihich. Great colors used on this piece which tend toward the pastel. Great for an entryway or room that has a lot of natural light. On ...
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1980s Minimalist Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tete de Femme after Modigliani, produced by Austin Productions in 1961. Austin Productions started in Brooklyn in 1952 and began manufacturing reprodu...
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1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Sculpture of hare or jack rabbit Taking it Easy
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Edition of 12. Taking it Easy by Richard Smith. A bronze sculpture of a crouching hare, finished with a mottled brown patina and speckles of white, captures the animal in a moment of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

B.U.M. by Marcelo M. Burgos - polished bronze sculpture, golden, monkey
Located in Paris, FR
B.U.M. (for Big Ugly Monkey), from the Monsters series. Polished bronze sculpture, 88 cm × 83 cm × 35 cm. Edition of 8 + 4 A.P.
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Basquiat Bearbrick 400% 100% art toy (Basquiat Be@rbrick)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%) c.2023: A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The partne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Hand Signed Dated 1993 Colorful Acrylic Vasa Laminated Lucite Triangle Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Irregular triangle, 1993 Laminated acrylic Hand signed and dated: Vasa / 1993 4" H x 12" W x 3" D (size is approximate) Vasa Velizar Mihich (born 1933), known as Vasa, is an America...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Sculptures

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Plastic, Lucite

Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
A new middle class began to emerge in Colonial America and a migration into urban areas began. Unlike farmhouses, these new homes were elegant two-store homes designed in the new Georgian style, imitating the lifestyle of the upper middle class of England. The interiors consisted of a passageway down the middle of the house with specialized rooms off the sides, such as a library, dining room, sitting room or a primary bedroom. Unlike the multi-purpose space of the farmhouse, each of these rooms served a separate purpose. This new middle class had leisure time to entertain guests. In this sitting room, the Kupjacks have replicated this stately room with upholstered furniture, a working fireplace, decorative ceramics and silver accent pieces. This miniature room is presented in a custom leather bound case with faux books on either end as if it could be placed in a bookshelf. the room can also be installed in a wall. Kupjack Miniatures Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760, circa 2009 mixed media 14.25h x 28.75w x 15.25d in 36.20h x 73.03w x 38.73d cm KJK003 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Decorative plate "Interaction". Porcelain h 5 cm; w 20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Decorative plate "Interaction". Porcelain h 5 cm; w 20 cm
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Duo 10/50 - elegant, smooth, engineered black granite, abstract, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Smooth-surfaced, black granite has been engineered into an elegant figure eight shape by sculptor Jeremy Guy. Duo is supported by a fixed base, available in the following finishes:...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Decorative plate "Interaction" porcelain h 5 cm; w 35 cm; d 21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Decorative plate "Interaction" porcelain h 5 cm; w 35 cm; d 21 cm Elegant white decorative plate from porcelain
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

One Way Ticket Please (blue balloons) - figurative, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative steel indoor sculpture is made by Derya Ozparlak. Derya Ozparlak has been a full-time artist since 2006 and continues to create distinctively unique sculptures. Her ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Linda Stein, Knight of Tomorrow 542 - Contemporary Metal Stone Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Knight of Tomorrow 542 - Contemporary Metal Stone Wood Sculpture Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York downtown studio for a year post-9/11. Stein’s Knights function both as defenders in battle and symbols of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such as Wonder Woman, Princess Mononoke...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Celadon 3 (teal blue thick textile linen fold monochrome pop floral design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Celadon 3 from Chloe Hedden’s Fold Series envelops the viewer in the quiet drama of form, color, and materiality. Created from hand-dyed linen on linen, the piece merges tonal subtle...
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2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Textile

"Seated Frog Fountain" (2024) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Seated Frog Fountain" (2015) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a frog sitting on a rock. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual animals an...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

She Carried Water (Minimalist Standing Sculpture in Shades of White and Gray)
Located in Hudson, NY
"She Carried Water", 2019 (Abstract Free Standing Tabletop Sculpture in Shades of White, Grey and Black) 31 x 12 x 8 inches Precision board, Venetian plaster, pigments, beeswax The ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Relining Nude (WG6)
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Waylande Gregory (1905-1971). Nude Reclining, ca. 1950's. Painted composite cast from original sculpted in 1930's. Casting sanctioned and approved by the artist during his lifetime in partnership with MPI, Museum Pieces Incorporated. Very few examples were produced and even fewer survive. Waylande Gregory was considered a major American sculptor during the 1930's, although he worked in ceramics, rather than in the more traditional bronze or marble. Exhibiting his ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, he also showed his ceramic sculptures at leading New York City galleries. Gregory was the first modern ceramist to create large scale ceramic sculptures, some measuring more than 70 inches in height. Similar to the technique developed by the ancient Etruscans, he fired his monumental ceramic sculptures only once. Gregory was born in 1905 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and was something of a prodigy. Growing up on a ranch near a Cherokee reservation, Gregory first became interested in ceramics as a child during a native American burial that he had witnessed. He was also musically inclined. In fact, his mother had been a concert pianist and had given her son lessons. At eleven, he was enrolled as a student at the Kansas State Teacher's College, where he studied carpentry and crafts, including ceramics. Gregory's early development as a sculptor was shaped by the encouragement and instruction of Lorado Taft, who was considered both a major American sculptor as well as a leading American sculpture instructor. In fact, Taft's earlier students included such significant sculptors as Bessie Potter Vonnoh and Janet Scudder. But, Taft and his students had primarily worked in bronze or stone, not in clay; and, Gregory's earliest sculptural works were also not in ceramics. In 1924, Gregory moved to Chicago where he caught the attention of Taft. Gregory was invited by Taft to study with him privately for 18 months and to live and work with him at his famed "Midway Studios." The elegant studio was a complex of 13 rooms that overlooked a courtyard. Taft may have been responsible for getting the young man interested in creating large scale sculpture. However, by the 1920's, Taft's brand of academic sculpture was no longer considered progressive. Instead, Gregory was attracted to the latest trends appearing in the United States and Europe. In 1928 he visited Europe with Taft and other students. "Kid Gregory," as he was called, was soon hired by Guy Cowan, the founder of the Cowan Pottery in Cleveland, Ohio, to become the company's only full time employee. From 1928 to 1932, Gregory served as the chief designer and sculptor at the Cowan Pottery. Just as Gregory learned about the process of creating sculpture from Taft, he literally learned about ceramics from Cowan. Cowan was one of the first graduates of Alfred, the New York School of Clayworking and Ceramics. Alfred had one of the first programs in production pottery. Cowan may have known about pottery production, but he had limited sculptural skills, as he was lacking training in sculpture. The focus of the Cowan Pottery would be on limited edition, table top or mantle sculptures. Two of the most successful of these were Gregory's Nautch Dancer, and his Burlesque Dancer. He based both sculptures on the dancing of Gilda Gray, a Ziegfield Follies girl. Gilda Gray was of Polish origin and came to the United States as a child. By 1922, she would become one of the most popular stars in the Follies. After losing her assets in the stock market crash of 1929, she accepted other bookings outside of New York, including Cleveland, which was where Gregory first saw her onstage. She allowed Gregory to make sketches of her performances from the wings of the theatre. She explained to Gregory, "I'm too restless to pose." Gray became noted for her nautch dance, an East Indian folk dance. A nautch is a tight, fitted dress that would curl at the bottom and act like a hoop. This sculpture does not focus on Gray's face at all, but is more of a portrait of her nautch dance. It is very curvilinear, really made of a series of arches that connect in a most feminine way. Gregory created his Burlesque Dancer at about the same time as Nautch Dancer. As with the Nautch Dancer, he focused on the movements of the body rather than on a facial portrait of Gray. Although Gregory never revealed the identity of his model for Burlesque Dancer, a clue to her identity is revealed in the sculpture's earlier title, Shimmy Dance. The dancer who was credited for creating the shimmy dance was also Gilda Gray. According to dance legend, Gray introduced the shimmy when she sang the Star Spangled Banner and forgot some of the lyrics, so, in her embarrassment, started shaking her shoulders and hips but she did not move her legs. Such movement seems to relate to the Burlesque Dancer sculpture, where repeated triangular forms extend from the upper torso and hips. This rapid movement suggests the influence of Italian Futurism, as well as the planar motion of Alexander Archipenko, a sculptor whom Gregory much admired. The Cowan Pottery was a victim of the great depression, and in 1932, Gregory changed careers as a sculptor in the ceramics industry to that of an instructor at the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was perhaps the most prestigious place to study modern design in America. Its faculty included the architect Eliel Saarinen and sculptor Carl Milles. Although Gregory was only at Cranbrook for one and one half years, he created some of his finest works there, including his Kansas Madonna. But, after arriving at Cranbrook, the Gregory's had to face emerging financial pressures. Although Gregory and his wife were provided with complimentary lodgings, all other income had to stem from the sale of artworks and tuition from students that he, himself, had to solicit. Gregory had many people assisting him with production methods at the Cowan Pottery, but now worked largely by himself. And although he still used molds, especially in creating porcelain works, many of his major new sculptures would be unique and sculpted by hand, as is true of Kansas Madonna. The scale of Gregory's works were getting notably larger at Cranbrook than at Cowan. Gregory left the surface of Kansas Madonna totally unglazed. Although some might object to using a religious title to depict a horse nursing its colt, it was considered one of Gregory's most successful works. In fact, it had a whole color page illustration in an article about ceramic sculpture titled, "The Art with the Inferiority Complex," Fortune Magazine, December, 1937. The article notes the sculpture was romantic and expressive and the sculpture was priced at $1,500.00; the most expensive sculpture...
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1950s Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Post Soviet Non Conformist Russian Cast Paper Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Mihail Mikhailovich Chemiakin (or Shemyakin, Russian: Михаил Михайлович Шемякин, born 4 May 1943) is a Russian painter, stage designer, sculptor and publisher, and a controversial re...
Category

1980s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Rag Paper

Greg Chann "Agis" 2025 acrylic and ink
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann Agis, 2025 acrylic and ink 16 x 13 x 2.5 in. (cha037)
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink

Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale

The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.

Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metalbronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.

If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.

And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)

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