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Lotus, Bronze Sculpture Thai Original Early 20th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
Origin: Thai Artist: Unknown Age: Early XXth Century Title: Lotus Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina Size: 62 x 16 x 14 in.
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Early 20th Century Rajput Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pierced Gargoyle Box
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pierced Gargoyle Box Materials : Wood Fired Porcelain Date : 2016 Dimensions : 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 4″ Description : Wood fired cast and altered box with pierced ga...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze

FUTURA Train art toy (Futura 2000 subway)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Futura Break Train Art Toy circa 2020: A 20" long replica of Futura's seminal 1980 subway car. Vinyl art toy featuring hanging materials. New in original packaging. 5 x 20 inches. U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Face Jar
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Bernard Rives. Male Torso. TROSE 2010 original resin sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Represents the torso of a man separable pieces and Interior color pink New construction and Perfect condition Limited Edition 8 copies + 3 Artificial Test Bernard Rives was born 194...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Sissone, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hound 2/8 - grey, white, blue, figurative, dog, wildlife, resin sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This tabletop indoor figurative sculpture of animals is made of resin. Award-winning sculptor Nicholas Crombach’s detailed and realistic figurative pieces often explore the complex...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Paint

For Big Mistakes
Located in Kansas City, MO
Keith Young For Big Mistakes Collage on Canvas; Rubber, Glue, Wood, Cotton Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 16x16x3in Signed by hand COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1135 ------------...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

For Big Mistakes
For Big Mistakes
$1,700 Sale Price
39% Off
Think Green, Two Children, Green Patina Bronze Sculpture, "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Think Green - H: 13 Inches x W: 12 Inches X D: 4 Inches Bronze Sculpture. Subrata Biswas’s three sculptures ‘Think Green’, ‘Amigo’ and ‘City Bred’ a conscious selec...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Le Dresseur De Lion
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Art Deco patinated metal sculpture modelled as an athletic male walking alongside a stylized lion utlizing cubist elements. The work is set on a black polished stone base whic...
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Modern Artifact 001 - NY Baseball Cap
Located in London, GB
Daniel Arsham Modern Artifact 001, 2021 plaster and cast resin 12.7 (h) x 19.5 cm (dia.) Edition of 500 Daniel Arsham's Eroded Series is a captivating exploration of time, memory, a...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

Traveler with Camel, Orientalist Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergmann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Franz Bergmann, Austrian (1861 -1936) - Traveler with Camel, Year: circa 1900, Medium: Cold painted Bronze sculpture, Size: 4.75 x 6 x 3 in. (12.07 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm)
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Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Benvenuto Cellini
Located in PARIS, FR
Benvenuto Cellini attributed to Jules SALMSON (1823-1902) Bronze with a dark brown patina unsigned old edition cast Titled "Benvenuto Cellini" Bears on two plaques mentionning "Souv...
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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Saving Gaia III
Located in Dallas, TX
Deborah Ballard is best known for conceiving of figures and groupings of figures who relate to one another (and the viewer) through their body language, relationships and dialogue. S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Siamese Fighter Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Seahorse Couple (verdigris)-original wildlife marine sculpture-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Siamese Fighting Fish II, Gold-original bronze marine animal wildlife sculpture
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Octopus-Green Patina-wildlife-bronze table top sculpture-modern-Contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hippocampus-original figurative bronze animal sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Two Vintage Painted Metal Roosters or Fighting Cocks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout set of two pugilistic roosters crafted in metal in action poses and hand painted in dramatic colors. Signed "Made in Italy" on a brass bracelet. Left: H: 6 W: 12 D: 7 Rig...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Astarte
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Phoenician goddess of fertility and sexual love, she is also regarded as a moon goddess." Quote from the monograph "Anita Huffington," Photographs by David Finn...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bouteille Tête de femme
Located in CANNES, FR
Jules Agard ( 1905 - 1986 ) " Tête de femme " Sculpture surréaliste réalisée en terre rouge de Salernes et montée au tour . le corps est bombé et creusé alternativement . le col se...
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1970s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Blind Courage, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Blind Courage, Atelier" we witness Richard MacDonald’s vision come full-circle. The feminine counterpart to “Blind Faith”, “Blind Courage, Atelier" embodies the call to live life...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Naiad - Sculpture by Mario Rutelli - 1905
Located in Roma, IT
This bronze sculpture is a model of the one of the Naiads of the Fountain of the Naiads in Piazza Esedra, Rome, Italy. Realized by Mario Rutelli in 1905 ca. Very good condition.
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Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Awaiting, Contemporary Bronze Figure Sculpture
Located in Taichung, TW
Growing up in the fishing village of Anping, Cheng-Hsiung Chen was deeply influenced by the lives of local fishermen. Their struggles at sea and their humble joy in a good catch beca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

ANCIENT MONUMENTAL MARBLE LION FOUNTAIN HEAD ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
Large roman carved marble fountain head representing a lion Rome, I-II Century AC Bonham's London, 22 September 1998, lot 485; formerly in the pr...
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Mermaid
Located in Greenwich, CT
Whether in the draping of a silk gown worn by an opera diva, or in the sparkle of an intricately beaded headdress worn by a woman of society, Erté had an exceptionally acute visual memory of every detail of his early design creations. It was no wonder then that his fashion designs were so adeptly applied to the sculpture format. In Mermaid, we have a fine example of how Erté carried the technical possibilities of the sculpture medium to a new level. This attention to detail added to his legend as one of the Twentieth Century’s foremost artist-designers, with work represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Paris Opera House, the Smithsonian Institution and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Through Mermaid, Erté takes us beyond the female form by choosing the intriguing legendary sea creature whose upper body is that of a woman, and whose lower body is that of an aquatic creature. In quintessential Erté style...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Ultramarine Seahorse I by Chésade - Bronze sculpture, animal, seahorse, ocean
Located in Paris, FR
Ultramarine Seahorse I is a unique bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Chésade, dimensions are 25 × 10.5 × 6 cm (9.8 × 4.1 × 2.3 in). The specified dimensions include the stand a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% figure (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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Vinyl

Minerva driving her chariot
Located in PARIS, FR
"Minerva driving her chariot" by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910) Very beautiful group in bronze with old gilded patina Cast by BARBEDIENNE France circa 1900 height : 54 cm length : 54...
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Early 1900s French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cup with Interior I (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Kaneko, Christa Assad, Anderson)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Cup with Interior I Porcelaneous Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze, Porcelain Paint, Hand-made Vintage Decals, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster Year: 2023-Current Size: approx...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze, Paint, Luster

Nureyev, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Considered to be one of Richard MacDonald’s greatest achievements, “Nureyev” draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays all the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Karel Appel, Close Together, original hand painted wood sculpture
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original rotating hand-painted multiple wood sculpture created by Karel Appel in 1977. It was published by Editions Press of San Francisco. This piece is hand sign...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

EveryThing (Flag) 2015
By Doug Aitken
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Doug Aitken EveryThing, 2015 Mirror, Fibreglass & resin 92.5 x 119.5 x 12.5 inches Edition of 4 plus 2 AP's Provenance: NB: Available on sale
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Mirror, Resin, Fiberglass

Bronze naturalistic bee hive indoor sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
The elegant and significant sculpture is made of bronze. The artist has been working for over twenty years on the world of bees (and in general on those species of animals that need...
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2010s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

German Expressionist Bronze Relief Plaque Mans Best Friend, a Man and His Dog
Located in Surfside, FL
Mans Best Friend C.M. Junghans 1985 This is done in a German Expressionist style. It is bronze over some sort of fill. It depicts a man gentleman and his dog. a Cocker Spaniel or Co...
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha
Located in Long Island City, NY
Myanmar (Burma) Mandalay Standing Buddha Title: Standing Buddha Medium: Painted hand-carved wood sculpture with gold and jewel detailing Size: 60 x 26 x 8 in. (152.4 x 66.04 x 20.32...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Small Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture "Bull Terrier 3/12"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A small, limited edition bronze Bull Terrier sculpture. Edition 2 of 12. FREE SHIPPING
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Elegance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Archipenko, this piece embodies the elegance and grace of the human figure in abstract form. Edition of 12. Custom sizes and pricing available upon request.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin

Elegance
Elegance
$3,040 Sale Price
44% Off
Female Warrior
Located in New York, NY
A very unique bronze that touches upon the classic, female strength in form and the details beaux arts style in America. A work that really is for a collector and to be put in a spo...
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1910s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jenkell - Wrapping Bonbon Red - Sculpture
By Laurence Jenkell
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Laurence Jenkell Wrapping Bonbon Red Plexiglas Sculpture I/I Signed and Numbered Dimensions: 90 x 33 x 28 cm Laurence Jenkell lives and works in Vallauris, in the French Alpes-maritimes. Self-taught, she started to create on her own in the middle of the 90s. Her artistic research led her to experiment with various techniques such as inclusion, dripping, firing, casting, etc. After multiple attempts, she successfully mastered and dominated Plexiglas, obtaining the “wrapping” technique, which will allow her to produce the Candy sculpture...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Plexiglass

Susumu Kamijo - The Sinner at Dusk Sculpture, 2021
Located in Central, HK
Susumu Kamijo The Sinner at Dusk, 2021 Walnut wood and oil paint with a matte protective coating 11 × 8 3/10 × 13 4/5 in 27.9 × 21.1 × 35.1 cm Edition of 50 Published by Avant Arte ...
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2010s Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Woman 2
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Polish Sculpture Granite Stone, Metal Judaica Jewish Holocaust Memorial Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1923, alumnus of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Student of the Warsaw University of Technology, is an extraordinary artist, searching for his own artistic way. Ambitious,...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Iron

Icarus VII by Nando Kallweit. Elegant bronze sculpture of a winged female figure
Located in Coltishall, GB
A bronze figure with the mythical wings of Icarus. Nando Kallweit's work celebrates the modern human form whilst acknowledging that our individuality is shaped by our heritage. Herit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Face Jar Vessel 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

"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...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ebony

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, the crow's wings are outstretched, read...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

A Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Jesus Christ
Located in Queens, NY
Magnificent and Monumental 16th Century Renaissance Carved Oak Bust of Christ, Flemish Netherlandish, C. 1550 A powerful and deeply expressive Renaissance carved oak bust of Jesus C...
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16th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Tête Solaire, Pablo Picasso, Unique Ceramic, 1950 s, Earthenware, Design, Tile
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête Solaire, Pablo Picasso, Unique Ceramic, 1950's, Earthenware, Design, Tile Tête solaire II Unique work 27.01.1956 Large white earthenware tile, green stripes on white enamel on ...
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1950s Post-War Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Chinese Wicker Capybara Animal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese wicker capybara box from the Shanghai collection with carved wood highlights and removable lid.
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Organic Material

Mother Happiness / - The ecstasy of maternal joy -
Located in Berlin, DE
Johannes Boese (1856 Ostrog - 1917 Berlin), Mutterglück, um 1910. Goldbraun patinierte Bronze auf gegossener rechteckiger Plinthe, montiert auf zweifarbigem Marmorsockel (9,5 cm Höhe...
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hero, Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Moreau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hippolyte Moreau, French (1832 - 1927) Title: Hero Medium: Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base, signature inscribed Size: 19 x 11 x 9 in. (48.26 x 27.94 x 22.86 cm) The tale of ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cats with 9 lives VI
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Signed and dated 2025. OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERTATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Mixed Media

Noche Crist Goddess Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful and one of a kind nude sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Sculpture is made from polyester resin. Catalogue of a postumous retrospective in 2008 at the American Universi...
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1970s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer

Rare Vintage Hasidic Wedding Jerusalem Wood Judaica Art Sculpture Frank Meisler
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage unusual piece. A cute couple, Chassidic bride and groom in their wedding best. Frank Meisler has sculpted the city of Jerusalem, its walls and buildings culminating in the Temple Mount. There is a little hole in his hand for the flower that is currently missing but can easily be filled with any small sprig FRANK MEISLER Gdansk, Poland - Israel, b. 1929 Frank Meisler (born 1929) is an Israeli architect and sculptor. He was born in Germany, grew up in England, before moving to Israel in 1960. Meisler was born into a Jewish family in Danzig (then in Germany, now Gdańsk in Poland). He was evacuated from Germany by the Kindertransport in August 1939, travelling with 14 other Jewish children via Berlin to the Netherlands and then to Liverpool Street station in London. His parents were arrested three days after his departure, held in the Warsaw Ghetto and later murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was raised by a grandmother, who lived in London. He attended school in Harrow, and then did national service in the Royal Air Force. He studied architecture at the University of Manchester, and was involved in the construction of the Heathrow Airport. Meisler moved to Israel in 1960, where he has a workshop in the Old City of Jaffa. He makes small Judaica sculptures, and also large public works. His public works include a memorial to Ben Gurion in Israel, a statue "Eternal Kiev" in Kiev, and a series of Kindertransport memorials: "Kindertransport - the arrival" erected at Liverpool Street station in London in 2006, "Trains to life, trains to death" erected at Friedrichstraße station in Berlin in 2008, "The departure" erected at Gdańsk Główny station in 2009, and "Crossing to life" erected at the Hook of Holland in 2011. Each includes bronze statues of a group of children, with luggage. Known for his whimsical Folk Art, Judaic sculptures he is a long time denizen of Jaffa along with Ilana Goor. He made large-scale sculptures commemorating various historical figures, including Joseph Stalin, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill at the 1945 Yalta Conference, and Christopher Columbus. Meisler also worked on a smaller scale, producing menorah, Jerusalem fountains, Jewish figurines...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Crusader with shield and mace / - Ready to strike -
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Moest (1873 Cologne - 1914 Rath), Crusader with shield and mace, around 1910. Bronze on a black marble pedestal (19 cm high). 57.5 cm (total height) x 21 cm (width) x 12 cm (de...
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1910s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Geometric Composition - Sculpture by Giuseppe Pulvirenti - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Composition is a sculpture realized in 1984 by Giuseppe Pulvirenti (Siracusa, Sicily, 1959).  Made in Italy. Steel. Signed and dated: G. Pulvirenti 84. The sculpture de...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in
Located in Dallas, TX
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 61/65. I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the metamorphosis of divine spirit and energy. The figures emerge from the nothingness of chaos, caught in the moment of eternal transformation — the majesty and mystery of divine force in a state of becoming. -Frederick Hart Ex Nihilo, Fragment No.3. Detail from the full-scale plaster for the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of The Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Chaim Goldberg Kaszmirez Polish Modernist Memorial Sculpture Spertus Museum
Located in Surfside, FL
Deaccessioned from the Spertus Museum in Chicago Hand signed by artist in wood carving Chaim Goldberg -- born in the Polish shtetl of Kazimierz Dolny Chaim Goldberg has worked in ne...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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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