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Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Travertine Skyline Relief of Construction Blocks, 2025 - I-XV (travertine)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Travertine Alphabet Created for Timeless Remnants — the collaborative exhibition between Grège Gallery and CWART — this travertine relief captures the essence of Conrad Willems’ scu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Travertine

Belle Attente
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture Original bronze BELLE ATTENTE Wax lost bronze signed on the thigh: N °: 2/8 foundry stamp CHAPON Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Ital...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vliegende Uil no. 3 Flying Owl Bronze Sculpture Wild Animal Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Vliegende Uil no. 3 Flying Owl Bronze Sculpture Wild Animal Contemporary Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tellina, Fiber Glass Sculpture by Elisabeth Cibot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Born in 1960 in a family of artists collecting the bronzes of the Italian Renaissance, the sculpture has always been part of the environment of Elisabeth Cibot. She finds it again wi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass

"Alicia Graf" contemporary bronze table, mural sculpture figurative dancing
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Alicia Graf is a bronze sculpture with green patina, it is connected to a steel base. The edition size is 25. This sculpture stands on shelf as well as be hung on wall. Joan’s lates...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Bull VII by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, figurative, grey patina
Located in Paris, FR
Bull VII is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 59 × 55 × 15 cm (23.2 × 21.7 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Arctic Bear , Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Arctic Bear
Located in Utrecht, NL
Nichola Theakston (1967) has established herself as one of the UK’s foremost contemporary sculptors working within the animal genre. With the ''Arctic Bear'' Nichola shows how exqu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Focus Bronze Sculpture Woman Lady Figurine Brown Patina Limited Edition
Located in Utrecht, NL
Focus Bronze Sculpture Woman Lady Figurine Brown Patina In Stock Limited Edition The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Not the Priceless Historical Ceramic Jar! (Funny, Witty, Installation, ~40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Allyson George Not the Priceless Historical Ceramic Jar! (Funny, Witty, Installation) Porcelain, glaze, stoneware, enamel spray paint, epoxy Year: 2025 Size Large Sitting Cup: 20 x 1...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Demna Baby – Balenciaga-Inspired Edgy Mixed Media Sculpture by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ZURA (Georgian-American, b. 1969) DEMNA BABIES, 2024 Mixed media H. 35 x W. 12 x D. 10 in. (89 x 30 x 25 cm) Clear acrylic plexiglass included Zura’s Demna Babies are edgy, mixed-me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Burlap, Plaster

Innocent Life, Figurative Bronze by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Biswas - Innocent Life Bronze, H 6 x W 11 x D 4.75 inches Style : The motive of a child in its most basic form appears quite repeatedly in the works of Subrata Biswas. The e...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Instant Tree Burja by Ondřej Oliva - Large metal sculpture, geometric tree
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Tree Burja is an aluminium and nickel sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 150 × 105 × 30 cm (59.1 × 41.3 × 11.8 in). This sculpture is a un...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Bronze, hand cast, patiead: Chubby Centaur
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Bronze Corkscrew #4 (Silver Patina)
Located in Napa, CA
David Tanych has been building objects since his father gave him a saw, hammer, nails and a block of wood at the age of 10. A veteran home and furniture builder, David turned his in...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Adolescent Unicorn T-Rex Skull with No Fear Bedazzlement
Located in New York, NY
The Aurora-Rhoman Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics explains- "This is the most complete example of a Unicorn T-Rex Skull that has ever been discovered. During the Auroral...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

New York Times Double Chuck
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Polystyrene, Mixed Media

Protected by Spirits original stone Shona sculpture by Marowa Chideu
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Protected by Spirits' is an original springstone sculpture by the Zimbabwean artists Tendai Marowa and Stanley Chideu. The sculpture presents a tall and curving face with a ring-sha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Transform I by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary sculpture, large-scale, red
Located in Paris, FR
Transform I is a sculpture by Czech artist Pavlína Kvita. This sculpture features an abstract figure in artificial stone on a steel plinth. This sculpture is presented on a steel pli...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Steel

Mask #244
Located in PARIS, FR
Wall sculpture - stacked and painted wood sticks, acrylic paint. Unique and original wall sculpture by Gil Bruvel. From the iconic Mask sculpture series. Gil Bruvel is a visual a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

"Cradle of Consequences" Sculpture 21" x 23" x 15" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cradle of Consequences" Sculpture 21" x 23" x 15" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko Unique sculpture Medium: Concrete, plumbing steel pipes, steel replica hand grenades, steel vires Teti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete, Steel, Wire

Indian Elephant - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects

Amancio. 88 Man Leteo. Original sculpture bronze
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and bronze. AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio González is a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A Hand Once Held
Located in Loveland, CO
A Hand Once Held by Denny Haskew Figurative Male Nude Bronze Sculpture with Gold Leaf on granite base 16x7x7" limited edition #2 of 2 (mold was destroyed early) "The last day of my ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The American Way
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: vintage wood boxes containing 20 vintage handmade & painted wood toy game men, vintage handheld dexterity game that reads “The American Way – Liberty and Justice for All...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Pair of Elegant Brass Sculptures of Greyhound Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze Greyhound dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting. Excellent condition.
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Un Christ by Cécile Raynal - stoneware sculpture, steel, oak plinth
Located in Paris, FR
Un Christ is a unique smoke-fired stoneware sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 174 × 53 × 35 cm (68.5 × 20.8 × 13.7 in). Dimensions include wooden ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware, Wood

BANDANNA - Large Painted Hangable Wood Sculpture, Dark Blue and White
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
BANDANNA is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2021 from painted and carved poplar wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Poplar, Wood, Acrylic

Joyeux - neon light art
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang. This piece is offered in the following c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Neon Light

Instant Moules II by Ondřej Oliva - Large sculpture, column totem, mollusc shell
Located in Paris, FR
Instant Moules II is a nickeled aluminium and bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 360 × 40 × 34 cm (141.7 × 15.7 × 13.4 in). This sculpture i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Cobalt Swallows (Qty 25)
Located in Napa, CA
Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is a highly accomplished glass artist who resides and operates his studio on picturesque Vashon Island, Washington. With nearly thirty years of dedi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

RITUAL OBJECT#5
Located in Three Oaks, MI
"I am influenced and gain insights through the exploration of artists and authors who consider the land and our place within it. This information along with my own investigations, re...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Transformation 60" high Bronze
Located in Loveland, CO
Transform by Denny Haskew Figurative Bronze with Gold Leaf 5ft x 3ft x 2ft Nude stretching her arms up to fluttering butterflies above her head. Stone is not included. Shipping cost ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

GRAND POOL by Ramon Enrich - Minimalist iron sculpture, pool, unique, swimming
Located in Paris, FR
GRAND POOL is a unique painted iron, oxidized patina and wax finish sculpture by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 23 × 50 × 30 cm (9.1 × 19.7 × 11.8 in). This unique...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Ekstase Ectasy Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Classic Art
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ekstase Ectasy Bronze Sculpture Contemporary Classic Art . Including pedestal 194 cm. The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Hog Heaven In Ring 10/99
Located in Napa, CA
Giuseppe Palumbo’s whimsical, anthropomorphic sculptures delve into the human psyche through irony, wit, and humor. By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Pal...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Nailed it
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Sculpture, Artist Proof, edition of 9 Fantastic sculpture made entirely from nails, this unique sculpture has been Chromed to create a beautiful shine. Each nail has been ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Portrait – Sculptural Head with Expressionist Minimalism by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A haunting, elongated head rendered with raw, expressive surface detail—Zura’s newest sculpture evokes a psychological intensity that feels unearthed rather than crafted. Stark and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Viceroy by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Polished bronze sculpture of a robot, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Viceroy is a work by contemporary Argentinian artist Marcelo Martin Burgos. ‘The Robots’ series was developed during the imposed global lockdown at the beginning of 2020. During th...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Horse III by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, elegant, dark patina
Located in Paris, FR
Small Horse III is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 40 × 33 × 9 cm (15.7 × 13 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is pa...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Standing Cub by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal
Located in Paris, FR
Standing cub is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Eric Valat. This artwork represent a cub standing, head in the clouds, gently lifting one paw. Dimensions: 3.93 x 5.11 x 3...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jaguar Cultivated Marble Casted Sculpture Wildlife In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jaguar Cultivated Marble Casted Sculpture Wildlife In Stock Chris Tap (1973, Amsterdam) attended university where he studied economy and cultural anthropology, before he became a fu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Cast Stone, Marble

Prince Charles Fabric Sculpture, whimsical and comical, by Anne Valérie Dupond
Located in Dallas, TX
ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Since...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fabric, Trimming

Urbanut II by Ondřej Oliva - Bronze sculpture, contrasts, figurative, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Urbanut II is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Czech sculptor Ondřej Oliva, dimensions are 40 × 50 × 40 cm (15.7 × 19.7 × 15.7 in). This artwork is from a limited edition of 6, eac...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 24
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Enchanting Rituals by Marine de Soos - Seated Female Nude, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Enchanting Rituals is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 30 × 18 × 13 cm (11.8 × 7.1 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Contemporary Art by Paul Gallaud - Acrylic Osmose 01
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic glossy glass + inkjet painting Paul Gallaud is a French visual artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Croix, near Lille, France. After graduating with a BAC STI Applied ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Acrylic, Inkjet

Aries
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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Off-White Plaster Head Sculpture, 2025 - Mask 3
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Plaster

Ilithyia III by Yann Guillon - Female nude sculpture, figurative, bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Ilithyia III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 26 × 16 × 18 cm (10.2 × 6.3 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19" Looking For Perspective 2/49
Located in Napa, CA
Lorri Acott is an internationally collected sculptor known for her impressionistic, figurative works that explore themes of connection, resilience, and the shared human experience. H...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Falling Up - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Woman Falling Off a Bicycle
Located in Chicago, IL
A split second moment is frozen in time as a rider falls from her bike, just barely making contact with the ground. The fluidity with which the artist is able to capture this specifi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

Small Pox vessel
Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954] Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

The Worry Series, Stoneware head: Faith
Located in New York, NY
The Worry This series began in reaction to photos of politicians and world leaders during any number of the current world crises. As news cycles proliferate, these images swirl past ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Lazy Summer on Sphere a Contemporary Nude Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Lazy Summer on Sphere' by Carl Payne is a stunning Contemporary Nude Bronze Sculpture. Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Martinet" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 5" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Martinet" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 5" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Rebel Journey" contemporary table bronze figurative sculpture whale freedom
Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong
"Rebel Journey " is a bronze whale sculpture created by Mireia Serra in 2021, as an extension of the Big Journey Whale Series. Cast by the lost wax technique, the sculpture is hand-p...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

American Contemporary Book Sculpture by Alexander Korzer-Robinson - The Quiver 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Book Sculpture, signed Alexander Korzer-Robinson, The Quiver, 1888 Robert Robinson is an American artist born in 1960 who lives and works in London, UK. He creates 3-D media artwor...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Paper

Downtime
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9. Jim Rennert was born in 1958 and was raised in the Southwest United States. Rennert began exhibiting his work in 1993 and has since become an important figure in conte...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Norbert - contemporary, figurative, male, paper mache and wire sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
He stands tall—a slender naked figure, arms crossed, head slightly tilted. This is Norbert. He is one of a series of figures sculpted from paper mache and wire by Paul Duval. The Que...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Wire

Anatomy of a Golfer I, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Contemporary figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, Beth Carter, and Evert den Hartog. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.