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Medium: Wood
Pair Flying Angels
Located in Wien, Wien
MUSEUM PAIR FLYING ANGELS
Brabant/Brussels
Around 1500
Oak wood, full round carved
Height 40/38 cm
These two figures are a pair of flying angels mad...
Category
16th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak
$38,000
Journey-V, Figurative, Metal
Wood by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Journey-V
Metal & Wood, H 22 x W 25 x D 9 inches, 2021
Born : 1970
Qualification:
B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012
M.F.A. in Sculpture from...
Category
2010s Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Two- contemporary minimalist bronze sculpture nude couple standing in wood-frame
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Two VIII" is a bronze sculpture of a nude standing couple on a white wooden frame. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom. The wooden block can be hung on a wall (com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chased, Contemporary Wood and Metal Sculpture by Michael Stevens
By Michael Stevens
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Stevens, American (1942 - 1989)
Title: Chased
Year: 1980
Medium: Hand-Carved and Painted Wood Sculpture, signed, titled and dated under base
Size: 17.75 x 37 x...
Category
1980s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Natural Game, Figurative, Bronze
Wood by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Paul - Natural Game
Bronze & Wood, H 21 x W 26 x D 7 inches
About :
Subrata Paul ( b 1972) is one of the empanelled sculptors of Abundant Art Gallery. Subrata Paul’s favoured materials are bronze embellished with wood. His signature fusion of the two different materials with his stitching style lends an unique texture to his sculptures. Our collection, includes some of his remarkable creations including “Fish”, “Goat” and “Bull”.Paul’s ‘Fish’ represents contrasting characteristics. The Buddha like drooping eyes of the ‘Fish’ is contrasted paradoxically against the frenzied fins, reminding us of Medusa’s dishevelled hair. Calmness and restlessness in one form, the ‘Fish’ resembles the life force.It is a metaphor for the inner human strength to swim against the tide of adversities. His ‘The King’ represents an imperial image. The statute is looking towards heaven, as if seeking some inspiration to perform his royal duties. His crown is like a crown of thorns. It is not a pleasant task but it has to be performed. His attire declares he has to modify his own life into the straightjacket of his royal duties. Another creation of his, ‘Bull’ recalls the interpretation of a bison of the Altamira cave paintings. Paul’s ‘Meditation’ series defines peace in different perspectives through various aspects of Buddha figures. Inspired by sculptors such as Sunil Kumar Das...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joel Urruty - Red stripes, Sculpture 2024
By Joel Urruty
Located in Stamford, CT
Medium: reclaimed wood, dye , lacquer
As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Joel Urruty - Free form #4, Sculpture 2024
By Joel Urruty
Located in Stamford, CT
Medium: whitewashed oak
As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual languag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Cangrejo / Wood carving Lacquer Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE!
Artisan: Juan Zeferino Rivera
MASTERPIECE
Made with Tzomplantli wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with traditional ...
Category
2010s Folk Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Freedom Wagon
Located in Buffalo, NY
James C. Litz is a self-taught artist who has a "primitive-naive" style of oil and acrylic paintings that features colorful and humorous characters and scenes. His paintings have a very child-like quality to them and you can see the artist's active imagination at work transforming everyday life into art. In 1994, the fine arts magazine Sunstorm, described him as having a "natural wit and style".
Permanent displays: The National and International Vietnam Veterans War Art Museum, Chicago, IL; the American Folk Art Museum, NYC; the President Bush Library, Houston, TX; Museé D'Art Naïf de l'lle De France; the International Folk Art Museum, La Jolla, CA; and the James Fennimore Coopers Museum, Cooperstown, NY.
Private Collections: Jackie Gleason (deceased); Roy Rogers (deceased); the Flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya (deceased); opera singer Patrice Munsel, cellist Lynn Harrell, and Bill Cosby.
Category
1980s Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
19th Century Primitivist Carranca Sculpture, Brazil
Located in Madrid, MD
This hand-carved Carranca sculpture in solid Umburana wood originates from the São Francisco River region in Brazil, dating back to the 19th century. Traditionally, Carrancas were mo...
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Big Thaw
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$18,400
Codina Corona Tetrabrik Original- wood realistic sculpture-
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Magnificent sculpture on wood by Spanish artist CODINA CORONA.
Sculpture of one piece of wood without pieces superposed
Josep Maria Codina Corona (Igualada, 1935 - Barcelona, 2006) w...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood
Cloth created in Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 22" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be c...
Category
Early 20th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Family, Relationship, Sculpture, Wood, Fiberglass by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sunil Kumar Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Kumar Das - Family - 37 x 12 x 6 inches
Wood & Fiberglass.
Style : In his works, Das strives to simplify, elements and features- as if he wants...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass
Colors of the Real World 71 (2022)
By RH Doaz
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz.
Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles...
Category
2010s Street Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint
"TOP DOG" Golden Nanmu Sculpture 31.5 x 14 x 18 in Edition of 8 by Huang Yulong
By Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"TOP DOG" Golden Nanmu Sculpture 31.5 x 14 x 18 in Edition of 8 by Huang Yulong
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Huang Yulong was born in 1983 in Anhui Province, China. In 2007 he graduated with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Face Mask, " Wood and Cowry Shells created in New Guinea circa 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This mask was created by an unknown artist from New Guinea. It depicts an elongated face with carved wood and cowry shells for eyes.
Mask: 29 x 8 in, incl...
Category
1940s Folk Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Silence of Victoria, Metal
Wood by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Silence of Victoria
Metal & Wood, H 23 x W 16 x D 7 inches
Born : 1970
Qualification:
B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012
M.F.A. in Sculpture ...
Category
2010s Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pandemic Panel, Figurative, Wood
Metal by Contemporary Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Pandemic Panel
Wood & Metal, H 42 x W 54 x D 12 inches, 2020
Born : 1970
Qualification:
B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012
M.F.A. in Sculptur...
Category
2010s Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Speed, Figurative, Bronze
Wood by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Paul - Speed
Bronze & Wood, H 19 x W 37 x D 10 inches
About :
Subrata Paul ( b 1972) is one of the empanelled sculptors of Abundant Art Gallery. Subrata Paul’s favoured materials are bronze embellished with wood. His signature fusion of the two different materials with his stitching style lends an unique texture to his sculptures. Our collection, includes some of his remarkable creations including “Fish”, “Goat” and “Bull”.Paul’s ‘Fish’ represents contrasting characteristics. The Buddha like drooping eyes of the ‘Fish’ is contrasted paradoxically against the frenzied fins, reminding us of Medusa’s dishevelled hair. Calmness and restlessness in one form, the ‘Fish’ resembles the life force.It is a metaphor for the inner human strength to swim against the tide of adversities. His ‘The King’ represents an imperial image. The statute is looking towards heaven, as if seeking some inspiration to perform his royal duties. His crown is like a crown of thorns. It is not a pleasant task but it has to be performed. His attire declares he has to modify his own life into the straightjacket of his royal duties. Another creation of his, ‘Bull’ recalls the interpretation of a bison of the Altamira cave paintings. Paul’s ‘Meditation’ series defines peace in different perspectives through various aspects of Buddha figures. Inspired by sculptors such as Sunil Kumar Das...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Grocery Getter, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Willie
Joe
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
KHALID Wooden Sculpture Hand-Carved and Signed by the Artist with Gngraving
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Khalid (2017) by Wolfgang Shott
Wooden sculpture hand carved with chainsaw and chisel
Signed by the artist with engraving
74 cm (29 inches) height including base, 25.4 x 20 cm (9 ½ x...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 32" high and 9" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows.
Wayang (Kram...
Category
19th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Jorge
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Wellesley, MA
Jorge,Alaskan Cedar, Found Materials, Acrylic Paint, Epoxy, 14 x 11 x 5 Inches, is one of an extensive series of intricately carved portrait heads in wood and paint by an artist who...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$3,800
Museum Quality French White Marble Roundel Relief of Emperor Napoleon III, 1860
Located in Queens, NY
A Museum Quality French White Marble Roundel Relief of Emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860.
The quality of this marble sculpture of Napoleon III is trul...
Category
19th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Kossack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Kossack, c. late 1930s, polychromed cedar and walnut relief sculpture, carved signature under the base of the figure, 15 x 8 x 3 1/2 inches (figure), 10 x 19 inches (board), exhibited at Zeidler's solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art, November - December, 1942 (label verso), label verso reads "Kossack / cedar & walnut / Avis Zeidler"
About the Sculpture
Kossack is typical of Aviz Zeidler’s direct carved wood sculptures of the 1930s. The subject looks directly at the viewer, unfeeling behind a polychromed stare. Seemingly influenced by two of her major teachers, California’s Ralph Stackpole and New York’s William Zorach, Zeidler drew on primitive traditions to create what one critic described as her “gruesome wood sculptures.” Rigid, solid, and unmoving are other words that characterize Zeidler’s statues which often seem to have the deeply rooted ancient power of a totem. Zeidler’s “grimacing artificiality does, indeed, manage to hold a sense of force,” is how The San Francisco Examiner art critic put it in 1938 when describing the artist’s award-winning entry at the San Francisco Art Museum. The same words could have applied to Kossack when it was exhibited at the museum four years later. Perhaps the artist was trying to contain the power of the fearsome Kossacks, the enemy of so many Eastern European peasants, by freezing the image in wood.
About the Artist
Avis Zeidler (Nemkoff) was a California-based artist who is principally known for her sculpture and drawings. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, but moved to Northern California by the late 1920s where she majored in art at Berkely and studied with Lucien Labaudt, Ray Boynton...
Category
1940s American Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood
Fabric from Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 27" tall.
Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
DAD HAT - Blue Painted Wood Sculpture of Baseball Cap
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
DAD HAT is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2019 from painted and carved soft maple wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Wood, Acrylic
HOLSTER - Wood Sculpture of Western Style Gun Holster, Hyperrealistic Sculpture
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
HOLSTER is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2021 from painted and carved maple wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing ite...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple
$5,400 Sale Price
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Fishmonger
By Sally Grosz Bodkin
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Signed above base.
Category
1940s Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
11" Fusion Caracol-Venado / Wood carving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
By Taller Manuel Jimenez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE!
Artisan: Taller “Manuel Jimenez”
MASTERPIECE
Angelico Jimenez Carrillo & Isaias Jimenez Hernandez
Made with Copal woo...
Category
2010s Folk Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Jean-Bob
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Jean-Robert Drouillard lives and works in Québec City. Following studies in literature and creative writing, he took up sculpture. In 2000, he obtained a diploma from the École-ateli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
David Hostetler Wood Female Figurative Sculpture Beige Anasazi Petroglyph
Located in Nantucket, MA
David was tackling the surface on this sculpture- he first tried it rough with deep gouges. No, back to what he did with the maquette- Guardian II. He carved and sanded and the bold ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois Portrait Sculpture After Honoré Daumier
Located in Plainview, NY
A sculpture of the portrait of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois originally crated by Honoré Daumier ( French, 1808 - 1879).
The sculpture made of carved wood is signed in the bott...
Category
Mid-20th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Absinthe
Located in PARIS, FR
Magnificent sculpture by French artist Claude Gilli entitled “Absinthe” dating from 2000.
Made of wood and acrylic, this work measures 78,5 cm x 41,5 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Family
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Lohman studied at John Herron Art Institute, and Cranbrook and Yale for graduate work. Assisted Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy before becoming Director of Fine Arts there from 1947...
Category
1940s Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Robed in Indigo
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Robed in Indigo by Denny Haskew
Figurative Bronze Female Bust, mounted on granite and walnut base with turntable and brass nameplate as pictured. Features a gorgeous patina that is o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
"Il narratore" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Pink Wooden Sculpture, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The narrator".
Enamel, wood, charcoal and gauze.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Mexican Mid-XXst Century Sculpture In Rosewood "Maternity"
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautifull Mexican Modernist Madonna and Child ;
Maternity Midcentury wood sculpture. Probably caribbean rosewood characteristic of the ext...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,120 Sale Price
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Emerging Adult Figure: Exhibiting refined grace without conceit or arrogance
Located in Southampton, NY
Nicholas Cosmo has created a group of related sculptural figures known as the 6061 Collective.
The figures constituting the Collective were originally envisioned by Nicholas as memb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Stainless Steel
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire, " Carved Wood created circa 1900-1920 in Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hemba Stool-Monkeys Zaire" is a carved wood stool created in Africa circa 1900-1920. The base of the stool is domed in the middle a column goes upwards to...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Solarbunny 2009. Wood, fabric. 71x18x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Artis Adians (1986)
Solarbunny
2009. Wood, fabric. 71x18x18 cm
"Solarbunny" is a mixed-media artwork created in 2009. It combines wood, fabric, and a plush toy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,094 Sale Price
20% Off
At Eagle
s Glance
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"At Eagle's Glance" by Denny Haskew
Bronze on Granite and Wood turntable style base
Figurative Native American subject matter
24x18x18" ed/26, available...
Category
1990s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
"Dan Mask Ivory Coast, " Wood, Hair,
Mud created in African in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dan Mask Ivory Coast" is a mask sculpted out of wood with hair and mud. Slit eyes and an opened mouth with a heart shaped face.
6" x 9" x 2"
Da...
Category
1940s Tribal Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
SCULPTURE in brass by Jacques Jarrige "Angel #15"
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist yet complex sculpture in brass formed by two strips of cut brass, hand hammered and set on a wood base. Unique and signed
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
The Ambiguity of Threat
Located in Bozeman, MT
Artist Statement
My work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tragedy in the news cycle are swept away by the wave of informatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
standing sculpture, tabletop, rusted steel, figurative, wood, "Gathering 8"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal sculpture, wood sculpture, rusted steel; My series of "Gathering" sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ceremonial Figure w/Vessel For Offering. Nigeria-Yoruba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
African
Wood
c1930
Ceremonial Figure w/Vessel For Offering. Nigeria-Yoruba
32 1/2 x 16 x 10"
Category
1930s Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Heron Sculpture by Wayne F Williams
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze heron by American sculptor Wayne Williams. Signed and dated 1993. Edition 2/2. Mounted on a walnut base.
From Finger Lakes Magazine 2001:
Art is everywhere in the Finger Lakes. Inspired by the region’s diverse scenery and lifestyles, artists pursue their creativity outdoors, in studios and in workshops. In the many well-established museums and galleries or at the newer fledgling arts organizations, a wide array of artistic styles and talents are represented. Often the artists, like Wayne Williams, share their artistic skill and passion through teaching at local colleges.
Williams, who is retired after a 35-year career at Finger Lakes Community College, found his calling there. “I didn’t want to teach in public schools,” explains Williams of his career choice. “I wanted to be at the college level. CCFL (the Community College of the Finger Lakes, as it was then known) was literally creating a college, right from scratch.” The year was 1968 and Williams was charged with coordinating the new college’s art program.
Rand Darrow, a CCFL student in that first year, remembers attending Williams’ art classes in a commercial building on Main Street just south of the railroad tracks in Canandaigua. Darrow appreciated his instructor’s relaxed manner. “He was a great teacher,” recalls Darrow, “cracking jokes all the time.” Darrow graduated with a major in Liberal Arts and continued on to SUNY Oswego where he earned a BA in fine arts. He taught art to elementary and middle school students for 30 years.
These days Williams and Darrow typically cross paths at the Wayne County Arts Council in Newark where Williams and his wife, Marleen, are heavily involved. Williams offers classes in figure drawing and sculpture and hangs the gallery’s shows, including his former student’s “Slavic Tales of Novgorod” this past August. “I’d like to take a sculpture class from him,” says Darrow.
In 2003 when Williams retired, the college honored him and another retiring art professor, Tom Insalaco, by renaming its art gallery the Williams-Insalaco Art Gallery. It was known formerly as Gallery 34 to recognize its origins at 34 North Main Street in Canandaigua. Williams held professor’s rank from 1976 and served as director of the art gallery beginning with its opening in 1983.
Williams, who was born and raised in Newark, New York, says he began doing art at about age 8. By the time he was in junior high school his career direction seemed clear. He received local and national awards for his art and a scholarship to Syracuse University, from which he graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture. He continued with graduate work at Syracuse, receiving an MFA in sculpture in 1962. He worked full time as a sculptor until he began teaching.
At one point Williams admits he wanted to be a painter, but didn’t want to adopt the abstract expressionist style in vogue in the 1950s, preferring to pursue the realist tradition. He advises any would-be artist to “do what you do because you love it.”
After graduation he traveled abroad, spending time in Belgium, the land of his ancestors. “My family’s name was originally Willems,” explains the 73-year old who still relishes the time spent in the Flemish countryside. Williams speaks excitedly about art, referencing the lives of great artists. He acknowledges that American artists do not have the same stature as those in Europe, where Old Masters like Brueghel and Rembrandt are national heroes.
These days the energetic Williams, known primarily as a sculptor, is active at the Phelps Arts Center where he is on the board of directors. In mid-September when a group of visitors on a motor coach tour explored artworks displayed in the beautiful church-turned- gallery, they were treated to a large number of Williams’ bronze and metal sculptures, along with his charcoal drawings. “I’ve always loved his work because he deals with things, people, and animals you understand,” says the center’s Director Emeritus Marion Donnelly, who has known him for many years.
Outside the Phelps Community Historical Society, Williams’ life-size figure of a farmer raises his pitchfork above a colorful flower garden on the front lawn. Inspired by the peasants working the fields in Europe, the metal figure is shown with wooden shoes. This is Williams’ largest copper piece, loaned to the Phelps museum in connection with Artistry in Sculpture, a community exhibition in 2009. Williams added a new base using a metal wagon...
Category
20th Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Washing Board in Custom made Vinyl Slipcover:
Scrubbed Clean
Located in New York, NY
“My art explores the similarity between seemingly disparate cultures through the lens of my African American ancestry. I examine my family’s plight shaped by the history of racism an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mixed Media
standing sculpture, tabletop, rusted steel, figurative, wood, "Gathering 5"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal sculpture, wood sculpture, rusted steel; My series of "Gathering" sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
standing sculpture, tabletop, rusted steel, figurative, wood, "Gathering 7"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal sculpture, wood sculpture, rusted steel; My series of "Gathering" sculptures are table-top pieces made from laminated plywood and rusted s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Star Grazers
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Little Lion
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Jubilee Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture, 2018
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Animal walking in its sleep, sculpture:
A Beautiful Nightmare
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Jordan is an artist working primarily in sculpture and whose work uses multiple materials to produce unique, organic forms. In addition to a solo and group shows at Ivy Bro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Hang #1
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Kaleidoscopic Dream
By Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Dance For Me In The Dusk
Located in Hollywood, FL
Individually numbered from sold out edition of 75, with bespoke mounting hardware included.
Translating the boldly fragmented geometry of his painting into a wall-mounted wooden sc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Wood Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Wood, Walnut
Wood figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Wood figurative sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of green, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Elizabeth Jordan, Drew Leshko, Rachel Denny, and Betsy Enzensberger. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Pop Art, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Wood figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available



