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Modern Figurative Sculptures

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Stardust Inside. From The Inner Light Box series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In INNER LIGHT, Eduardo Rezende transforms the silhouette into a threshold — a boundary between the visible self and the hidden territories that dwell inside each person. Photographe...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lights, Textile, Archival Pigment

New Zealand Modernist Abstract Bronze Maori Head Sculpture Colin Webster Watson
Located in Surfside, FL
Colin Webster-Watson (1926, Palmerston North, New Zealand – 2007, Eastbourne) Sculpture portrait of a head, This appears to be a native New Zealander, A Maori Warrior. It is not numb...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cuando il cielo ti accarezza, 2010
Located in Atlanta, GA
“Making sculpture is a very complex matter. A word added to a form, ultimately helping to better define it. And ultimately helping to understand the whole.” Ugo Riva is probably the most eminent and affirmed artist represented by the Frilli Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron

Mannequin II
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Byblos lebanon, in 1946, is a contemporary plastician artist franco-canadian. Artistic journey Early days (1970-1975) Paris (1976-2001) Quebec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Niños en cuerda
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gerardo Fernandez South American Artist set of 10 bronze stick bugs with iron antennas. Some bugs have circles on their feet in order to make an art ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1970s Steel Modernist Abstract Kinetic Puzzle Sculpture "The Test" William King
Located in Surfside, FL
"The Test (1970)" Man holding a woman steel sculpture with attachable pieces by William King. signed with cipher, numbered and dated 1970. William Dickey King...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Pastel Totem - Glazed Ceramic Sculpture For Outdoor Garden or Indoors
Located in Carmel, CA
Midsize colorful ceramic totem in peach, lavendar blue and chartruce give a sweet n peaceful feeling to a garden or interior space. Please note: The base is not included. We will gui...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Frog singing on a log, Original Naturalistic Wood Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Frog singing on a log 2.0 x 5.0 x 10.0, 1.0 lbs Wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "Whimsical frog singing in harmony on a log, as content as can be. This sculpture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Nude of Woman - Sculpture by Anton Russev - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Chalk sculpture realized by Anton Russev in 1960s. Very good condition. Engraved signature on base.
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Chalk

Eternal Recurrence #16, DEiNERI Acrylic Glass Stand Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Steel

Venus Figure
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Sorel Etrog (1933 - 2014) is arguably Canada's most famous sculptor. His works can be found in numerous museums and private collections including the Tate, the AGO and LACMA. His public sculptures can be found on iconic corners in Toronto, Montreal, Israel and beyond. The Art Gallery of Ontario organized a major retrospective of his work that ran in 2013. This work is the earliest Etrog sculpture Caviar20 has handled to date. It is from Etrog's debut period and may be one of his first works to be casted. This untitled work aka "Venus Figure" merges two signature elements that Etrog employs or combines frequently - the primitive with modernist figuration. The proportions and curves of this work recall the ancient "Venus of Willendorf" sculpture - filtered through Etrog's abstracted bronze lens. Similar sculptures, referred to as "Venus Figurines...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

The Struggle, Rare Sterling Silver Israeli Judaica Cubist Sculpture Plate Plaque
Located in Surfside, FL
Sculptor Jacques Lipchitz Terling Silver Anniversary Silver Sculpture Plate Israel This is a beautiful sterling silver commemorative plate. It was specially made for the Silver Anniv...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Silver, Bronze

Large Bronze Modernist Sculpture Acrobats 1/3 French German Artist Gerard Koch
Located in Surfside, FL
Untitled (it depicts acrobats, trapeze artists or gymnasts in mid pose) bronze cast sculpture signed and numbered from small edition (1 of 3). Gerard Koch was a French Post War & C...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

White Spiral
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Durot was born in Paris on April 22, 1939. He was something of an enfant terrible, and managed to be expelled from various schools for bad conduct. His ambition, as stated to his parents, was to earn money without having to work, and for a time, he was an “escort-boy” for a Parisian Grande Dame. He did, however, manage to get a good education in spite of himself, and received his Baccalaureate degree from Lycee Louis Pasteur in 1956. In 1960, he enrolled in the Facultie de Sciences, where he studied mathematics. He terminated his math studies in 1963, and turned his attention to engineering, working for Equipel, where he was responsible for calculating and measuring resistance for prototype nuclear generators. Equipel became a research facility, and offered Durot the opportunity to study organic chemistry. Durot directed numerous research projects for Equipel between 1966 and 1972. During this time, in fact, starting in 1964, he made many friends in the art world, gathering together artists from a variety of disciplines to form an artists commune — the Freelane Studio. Among the members were jazz journalist Gilles Brinnon, and a young painter, Jean Ihallero — a friend of the painter Maxime Defert. Through them, he met the artist Francois Arnal, who was interested in Durots’ engineering expertise for his sculptures. They got on well, and worked together for two years. Also in this circle were the actress Micheline Presle and the actor Daniel Gelin. In 1968, Arnal and Presle created Le Festival de Theatre de Chateauvallon, and through this, Durot became friends with the noted film director Ulysse Reynaud. In 1966, Francois Arnal introduced Durot to the artist Cesar, with the idea that Durot’s talents as a chemical engineer would be useful. Durot spent a year helping Cesar to master the techniques of working with polyurethane foam, with Durot searching for ways to make this fragile and ephemeral substance more stable and permanent, and more amenable to control. Cesars’ first works in this medium were flat, due to the difficulty of controlling the foam, but he went on to create his famous “expansions”. In 1968, Durot conceived a project to create more three-dimensional sculptures following a simple and precise design. It was during this time that Durot made his first polyurethane sculptures — the Champignons and Plantes Carnivores. Also in 1968, he He opened his first technical studio at 35, rue Leon. In order to support this new endeavor,( he needed more space, equipment, time and money), he created La Societe Durgalith. 1971 saw the Durat’s first works exhibited at the Salon Batimat in Paris. With this exhibition, Durot was hoping to attract the attention of architects with whom he could collaborate. Between 1971 and 1974, Durot created sixty sculptures inspired by fantastical “alien” life, mushrooms, and carnivorous plants. In 1974, Durot”s Societie Durgalith ran into problems with the Italian firm that owned Batimat. Credit Lyonnaise seized his studio and many of his sculptures, and quite a number of them were destroyed. This same year, Durot worked with the architects Sloan and Lecouter on an inflatable structure for the Pavillion Franaise in Osaka. Unfortunately, the project was never realized. Durot continued to pursue his research on polyurethanes, and gained world-wide recognition for his developments in this field. In 1977, a “student prank” had un-expectedly bad consequences. Durot was employed as an engineer at L’Usine Francaise de la Monnaie (the French mint) in Pessac. He took three kilos of “blanks”, and used them for playing slot-machines. For this, he spent seven weeks in jail, which was ended by an amnesty granted by Mitterand in 1981. During Durot’s time in prison, he took up weight-lifting, and also designed his next generation of sculptures. The spirals, feet, lips, and a series of erotic chairs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Polyurethane

Russian French Judaica Jewish Shtetl Wedding Klezmer Musician Bronze Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze Double Bass Player Klezmer Musician Sculpture signed Mane-Katz at base. Numbered 8/8. -Katz (1894-1962) was a Litvak painter born in Ukraine best known for his depictions of...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Danseurs et Joueur de Diaule (Dancers and Diaulos Player), 1956
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Danseurs et Joueur de Diaule (Dancers and Diaulos Player), A.R. 341 can be compared to several other white earthenware pieces created by Picasso in 1956. Each depicts the carefree imagery of dancers, musicians, and fauns to which the artist returns time and again. Framed under a sloping mountain, two figures dance with arms raised above their heads, hands clasped in a spontaneous gesture. Leafy trees and flowers mark...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Gold Reindeer, Bronze Sculpture by Mattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mattakitkosol Somchai Title: Gold Reindeer Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Bronze Sculpture mounted on Marble Base Size: 10.5 x 15.5 x 4 in. (26.67 x...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Upswing, Figurative, Wood, Iron Metal by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rakesh Sadhak - Upswing Wood, Iron & Metal, H 24 x W 14 x D 12 inches Born : 1970 Qualification: B.V.A. in Sculpture from Govt. College of Art & Craft 2012 M.F.A. in Sculpture from ...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Iron

Aspiration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tolla Inbar is an international sculpture artist. Born in Germany in 1958, Tolla attended the Merz school in Stuttgart until 1971. There she specializing in the art of ceramics and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Buffalo, 2008
Located in Atlanta, GA
Valay Shende is an Indian sculptor and video artist born in Nagpur, Maharashtra in 1980. He received his Diploma in Art Education in Nagpur in 2000 bef...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Brass

French Naif Modernist Sculpture In Metal Brutalist Head of Woman Valerie Hadida
Located in Surfside, FL
Cast metal on a wood plinth base Signed in cast at side with illegible name or initials This is being sold as attributed to her as that is how we acquired it. Dimensions: including integral plinth base 15.5 X 7.75 X 7.25 inches. Valérie Hadida...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Giant foot #2 - series of body parts, stoneware clay, color grey, black
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Giant foot #2. This sculpture is from my series of Body parts. It is a giant foot about 17 inches (46 cm) long, made with stoneware clay and fired in electric kiln. Styles: Expressio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Vintage Arthur Court Aluminum Sculpture Cast Bouquet Flowers, Ladybug Home Decor
Located in Surfside, FL
A designer decor bouquet of aluminum floral forms by Arthur Court Designs (California). Produced 1989. Includes: four (4) aluminum flowers on stems; and...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Allan Houser Native American Bronze Modernist Sculpture - "Waiting"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Allan Houser Native American Bronze Modernist Sculpture created 1978. Beautiful, large Allan Houser bronze - female figure titled "Waiting." The...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Bronze Sculpture Cast Head After Rodin "Petite tete au nez retrousse"
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Auguste Rodin Posthumous cast "Petite tete au nez retroussé" Featuring a bust of a woman. Limited edition bronze is mounted on a marble base and is signed on the lower right. Great detail. Dimensions: approx. 7-1/4" tall x 5" across x 5" deep with base Foundry mark on the reverse, #13 of 299 produced. François Auguste René Rodin (1840 – 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, Monument to Balzac, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais, and The Gates of Hell. He modeled the human body with naturalism, and his sculptures celebrate individual character and physicality. Although Rodin was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, he refused to change his style, and his continued output brought increasing favor from the government and the artistic community. Rodin became the preeminent French sculptor of his time. By 1900, he was a world-renowned artist. Wealthy private clients sought Rodin's work after his World's Fair exhibit, and he kept company with a variety of high-profile intellectuals and artists. His student, Camille Claudel, became his associate, lover, and creative rival. Rodin's other students included Antoine Bourdelle, Constantin Brancusi, and Charles Despiau. Rodin entered the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, a successful mass producer of objets d'art. Rodin worked as Carrier-Belleuse' chief assistant until 1870, designing roof decorations and staircase and doorway embellishments. With the arrival of the Franco-Prussian War, Rodin was called to serve in the French National Guard, but his service was brief due to his near-sightedness. Rodin took classes with animal sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. The teacher's attention to detail and his finely rendered musculature of animals in motion significantly influenced Rodin. Rodin won the 1880 commission to create a portal for a planned museum of decorative arts. Rodin dedicated much of the next four decades to his elaborate Gates of Hell, an unfinished portal for a museum that was never built. Many of the portal's figures became sculptures in themselves, including Rodin's most famous, The Thinker and The Kiss. With the museum commission came a free studio, granting Rodin a new level of artistic freedom. By 1900, Rodin's artistic reputation was established. Gaining exposure from a pavilion of his artwork set up near the 1900 World's Fair (Exposition Universelle) in Paris, he received requests to make busts of prominent people internationally, As Rodin's fame grew, he attracted many followers, including the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and authors Octave Mirbeau, Joris-Karl Huysmans, and Oscar Wilde. Rodin and Beuret's modest country estate in Meudon, purchased in 1897, was a host to such guests as King Edward, dancer Isadora Duncan, and harpsichordist Wanda Landowska. He left Beuret in Meudon and began an affair with the American-born Duchesse de Choiseul. From 1910, he mentored the Russian sculptor, Moissey Kogan...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Israeli Pop Art Abstract Cutout Trees Kinetic Gilt Sculpture Menashe Kadishman
Located in Surfside, FL
Renowned Israeli sculptor Menashe Kadishman (1932-2015), CONTINUUM, 1979, revolving metal sculpture, Dimensions 16.5 x 10 x 9.25 inches. Hand signed and numbered on dedication pla...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Made-To-Order Tile (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Made-To-Order Tile (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery) (Fully Decorated Example) Porcelain, Glaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Pla...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze

Sofia
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Sofia" - one of the series "Dreams about Sea". Unique cast bronze sculpture with patina. Representing a woman inspired by the sea. The elongated, stylized form emphasizes elegance...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Metal, Bronze

Loredano Rosin rare Buddha in calcedonia glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite rare vintage sculpture of a Buddha by Loredano Rosin executed in Calcadonia Glass. The sculpture is comprised of multi colored green glass and sits on a black glass cush...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Mort de fatigue
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the work of the sculptor and painter Samuel Salcedo, it is possible to raise a deep and at the same time fun reflection on the human condition. He st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Wood

Sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
A vertical ceramic figure, rendered in a refined and monolithic style.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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

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Ceramic

La gatta assise
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mauro Corda’s figurative sculptures maintain a reverence for classical and modernist traditions, while also expressing the artist’s voice. Though born in France, the artist hails fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

My favorite moment.., Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertil...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

Pair of Elephants at Play. Patinated Bronze Sculpture.
Located in Cotignac, FR
2 of 2 patinated bronze animal sculptures of a pair of African elephants at play by Dinah Neill, 2022. Dinah Neill trained in fine art and graduated with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tête Lion-Buffle, 2016
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mauro Corda’s figurative sculptures maintain a reverence for classical and modernist traditions, while also expressing the artist’s voice. Though born in France, the artist hails fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Walking Man
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Maxine Kim Stussy, a prolific sculptor and painter from the late 1940’s to present. Maxine led an incredibly artistic life traveling the world with h...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

Four-Leaf Clover - Sculpture by Fernando Codognotto - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Hand crafted sculpture realized by Ferdinando Codognotto in 2020 using Cimolo wood. Carved Signature. Excellent condition.
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Ballerina on a baroque chair
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptures. This sculpture depicts a dancer tying p...
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Vernal Equinox, 20th Century Bronze Figure of Woman, Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Edris Eckhardt (American, 1905-1998) Vernal Equinox, c. 1975 Bronze Signed on base 16.5 x 4 x 3 inches Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Alin...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Reliquia: Omaggio a Simone Martini
Located in Atlanta, GA
“Making sculpture is a very complex matter. A word added to a form, ultimately helping to better define it. And ultimately helping to understand the whole.” Ugo Riva is probably the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Serpent Goddess - French Nouveau Realisme Edition of 7
Located in London, GB
This painted polyester sculpture is signed by the artist ‘Niki’ on the base. It is also numbered from the edition of only seven on the base. There were three artist’s proofs aside fr...
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1980s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Polyester

Playful Girls Large Indoor Bronze Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Playful Girls Large Indoor Bronze Sculpture Artist signed and dated 1969 104"h x 45"w x 28"d base 24"x20" Carla Lavatelli was born in Rome, Italy, in 1928 - (January 18, 2006) wa...
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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Moth IV (Wall Piece/Dish) (MADE TO ORDER) (~50% OFF - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman Vintage Moth IV (Wall Piece/Dish (handpainted) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Brass Wire (for hanging, can be removed) Year: 2022 Size: 4.5x6x0.5in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1329 ------------------------ My ceramics are handmade and painted with the finest overglazes from Europe. The gold luster used is 24k liquid Gold from Germany. Every piece is unique. My imagery is inspired by vintage Meissen dinnerware, William Morris wallpaper and other historical sources. Porcelain, Ceramics, Pottery, Ornament Vintage Moth Wall Piece Ornament Small Dish Candy Sugar Tea handpainted handmade butterfly peacock 24k German gold luster ceramics porcelain charm, jewelry, personalized, family, tree, retro, heart, mother, moon, baby, feet, gemstone, flower, mom, birth, year, art, chinapaint, luster, lustre, contemporary ceramics, futility of pleasure, herend, meissen, sevre, pattern, arita, arita ware, imari, imari ware, dresden, germany, japan, jingdezhen, china, photography, momento mori, flowers, flower motif, drawing, illustration, peacock, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, kiku, 菊, kikka, 菊花, Ōka, 黄花, Kiku no hana...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Made-To-Order Tile (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Made-To-Order Tile (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery) (Decal Example) Porcelain, Glaze, Decal Year: 2025 Size: 7.75 x 15.75 x 0.125 inches...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze

"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

Bill Haendel Americana Cast Paper Relief Sculpture Overalls
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Other Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 21" x 21" Bas relief on hand-made paper; Visual statement of society’s role ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Cabeza de Caballo, Surrealist Iron Sculpture by Victor Delfin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Title: Cabeza de Caballo Medium: Iron Sculpture Size: 9 x 7 x 3.5 in. (22.86 x 17.78 x 8.89 cm)
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Texas Artist David Pryor Adickes John F Kennedy Bas Relief Painted Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
David Pryor Adickes American (b. 1927) John F. Kennedy bas-relief plaster relief sculpture in artists frame incised signature lower center. with gold stars. Deep relief, approximatel...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood, Paint

Head of Young Boy
Located in Roma, IT
This head of young boy is a rare, precious and unpublished sculpture by Marino Marini, belonging to a private collection for over 60 years. The same subject...
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1930s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Head of Young Boy
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Canopo - Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary Sculpture, Geometric Art, Italian artist
Located in New York, NY
This striking bronze sculpture by Angelo Canevari blends ancient symbolism with contemporary design, making it a captivating centerpiece for any sophisticated interior. The work's ar...
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Tamara
Located in London, GB
This one of a Ltd edition of 25 sculptures by the artist. Joan Artigas Planas was born in 1960 in Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona. In 1985 he graduated in Fine Arts at the University o...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Some days that’s me...", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility objects...
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2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

I lost myself..., Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertil...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint

The weight of your head.…", Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms which recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertil...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

The Moon, Porcelain Jar Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This sculptural jar is the first to feature the figure in combination with a collaged and carved surface. The women dance around in an homage to Matisse, yet the title acknowledges t...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Paint, Underglaze

Untitled, Stainless Steel Wire, by Indian Modern Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Dhananjay Singh Untitled Stainless Steel & Wire H 30 x W 13 x D 13 inches (Delivered) "I find tree has a form that connects both earth and sky. Branches tend to reach towards sky an...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Wire

The Calf (Il Vitello) - Silver Sculpture - Sculpture by Sirio Tofanari - 1900 ca
Located in Roma, IT
A sculptor of animals, Sirio Tofanari (Florence 1886 – Milan 1969) is not inclined to the school discipline, he decides to learn and train as self-taught by travelling around Europe ...
Category

Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Made-To-Order Vase (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Made-To-Order Vase (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery) (Fully Decorated Example) Porcelain, Glaze, Paints, 24k German Gold Luster, Platinum...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze

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