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Contemporary 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
Linda Stein, Knight of the Garden 612 - Contemporary Metallic Ceramic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism, and is made of ceramic with metallic paints. Stein's ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic

Cheetah Running , Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Moving Cheetah
Located in Utrecht, NL
After studying Fine Art in the Netherlands Ans Zondag (1959) spent several years abroad in order to explore different artistic areas and to establish which technique suited her best....
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Blue with yellow poppies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Shaped aluminum with stainless steel centers, powder coated, mounted on polished stainless steel base. Sultan, an internationally recognized artist who rose to prominence in the lat...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Boulder #2 - The Slide by Tom Price - Rock-like bronze sculpture, smooth
Located in Paris, FR
Boulder #2 - The Slide is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price, dimensions are 85 × 200 × 130 cm (33.5 × 78.7 × 51.2 in). This artwork is available on commission. 8 e...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

"Element 15"
Located in Rye, NY
Vaclav's work reflects what is stored somewhere in the depths of the soul. He does not seek inspiration on the surface of things but in what is hidden under the surface, inside the s...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"Element 15"
"Element 15"
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"Pop" Abstract Steel Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This small free-standing sculpture of an abstracted magenta pink flower by Jeffie Brewer is made with powder coated steal. The sculpture features a simplified floral form with two cu...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

French Contemporary art by Fanfan - Toudou 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Sculpture with resin Fanfan is a French female artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Sare, France. As atechnical virtuoso, she is constantly searching for innovative pigment m...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Resin

Sunset 2/2 - vibrant, orange, blue, tondo, laser cut design, mirror wall relief
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A pigment print of sunlit blue waves is perforated with a brilliant orange concentric design in this tondo by Ryan Van Der Hout. The precise, laser cut design glows with orange and r...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital

Pose by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, pink
Located in Paris, FR
Pose is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 80 × 61 × 16 cm (31.5 × 24 × 6.3 in). It is a unique signed piece and comes ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay

Partytime by Peter Brooke-Ball - Wood sculpture, organic forms, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Ash wood and lead on Portland limestone, 47 cm × 39 cm × 10 cm. The dimensions include the base, which is attached. Dimensions of the base: 8 H x 10 cm diameter Unique work delivere...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Limestone

Squirrel by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, fable, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Squirrel is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin and plaster sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 75 × 30 × 60 cm (29.5 × 11.8 × 23.6 in). This scul...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

Joonsang Park Ceramic Tiger Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Joonsang Park (b. 1977) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Country of origin; materials: South Korean; ceramic Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic

French Contemporary art by Fanfan - Colorfield 5
Located in Paris, IDF
Sculpture in resin Fanfan is a French female artist born in 1962 who lives and works in Sare, France. As atechnical virtuoso, she is constantly searching for innovative pigment mate...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Resin

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, Geologic Editions #4, 2018 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Linda Stein, Strength 596 - Contemporary Mixed Media Wonder Woman Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious icons such as Wonder Woman, Princess Mononoke...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Study of Light and Life
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed and dated 2018 His father nearly sold 5-year- old Erik Johnsen in 1965 for $600. What followed was a chaotic journey into beatings, sexual abuse and groundlessness. Moving co...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Polymer

Carrara Marble "LOL"
Located in Miami, FL
Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and comtemporary vision. From...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Marble, Steel

Textile Sculpture: Jacket
Located in New York, NY
Judy Rushin-Knopf (1959) was born in Dallas Texas and lives in Tallahasee, FL. Her work addresses bodies, access, and connection. She has exhibited her paintings, sculptures, and tex...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Dylan Martinez - Pink Water Balloons with Droplets, Sculpture 2024
Located in Stamford, CT
A hyper-realistic glass sculptor, Dylan's playful creations deceive the eye with their lifelike appearance. Whether mimicking water balloons or plastic bags filled with water housing...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Fetch - contemporary, figurative, bronze, indoor tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor tabletop figurative sculpture includes a dog and is forged from bronze that is patinated. The award-winning sculptures of Susan Valyi were often created from an imaginat...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Red Dress, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Red Dress, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald captures a moment of quiet intensity and grace, as the female figure stands enveloped in the fluid motion of her dress. Cast in bronze with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Torso ten voeten uit Bronze Sculpture Torse Standing Figure Female Nude
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Torso ten voeten uit Bronze Sculpture Torse Standing Figure Female Nude KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Proud to be Canadian No 3 - contemporary, figurative, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor figurative sculpture is a metal maple leaf. This iconic image of a maple leaf, a national symbol, was hand-cut ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Steel

Happy Bear- 21st Century Dutch Bronze Sculpture of a Polar Bear
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

22" Who Rescued Who 21/60
Located in Napa, CA
Lorri Acott is a critically acclaimed American sculptor whose impressionistic figurative works are held in prominent private and public collections throughout the United States and ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marinus Bronze Sculpture Green Frog Animal Water
Located in Utrecht, NL
Marinus Bronze Sculpture Green Frog Animal Water Pieter Vanden Daele was born in Belgium in 1971. He grew up between lakes and the river Scheldt. The rive...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Freedom, handmade porcelain sculpture of butterflies coming out of a book
Located in Dallas, TX
Freedom is a contemporary porcelain sculpture by Katharine Morling, featuring a dynamic flight of hand-sculpted butterflies emerging from an open book. Executed in fine white porcela...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

P.230501 by Toshio Iezumi - Glass, half mirror, abstract, wall sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
P.230501 is an artwork by Toshio Iezumi, from his “Projection” series. Dimensions are 50 × 25 × 7 cm (19.69 × 9.84 × 2.76 in). The sculpture is signed and available in 5 editions and...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Glass, Mirror

Pig Tail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Christine Knapp. Edition 3/35.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Perpetual motion by Francesca Bernardini - Large marble sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Perpetual motion is a unique Bardiglio marble and glaze sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini, dimensions are 60 × 160 × 80 cm (23.6 × 63 × 31.5 in). The sculpture i...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Nothin
Located in Houston, TX
Joseph Havel Nothin, 2008 Double woven silk taffeta labels, acrylic construction, plywood 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Fabric, Plexiglass, Plywood

Contemporary Nude Figurative Ballet Dancer Bronze Sculpture Siesta , brown
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Siesta by Benson Landes. A bronze figurative sculpture of a woman reclining in a hammock captures an exquisite balance between relaxation and elegance. The sculptor presents the fem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vrouw met Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom
Located in Utrecht, NL
Uil Owl Bronze Sculpture Girl with Owl on Head Wisdom Contemporary The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting. They breathe the atmosphere of a narrative poem, where the reader not only encounters the artist, but also himself. Though the statues are realistic, there is still enough room for interpretation. Do the artist and the viewer see the same story? It doesn’t really matter, because the beauty in his work has a autonome quality. How can we interprete the work in the conscious and unconscious brain? The first will be hit by the clear styled forms and the technical know-how. The second by his favourite theme, nature, the loving images of men and animals, often together in harmony. Very common in his work is the symbolic worth within the story. The viewer experiences an emotion, seeing a human or human presence, funny or vulnerable. You sympathize with the myth and feel the power of the methaphorical meaning. This is confirms we are dealing with a real artist. Erwin Meijer managed very well to give his sculptures a classic universality, timeless, surpassing the boundaries of reality. With a signature beyond countries and cultures. . East and west meet each other in many sculptures, like Europe and the bull...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Zittend Eendje Sitting Duck Resin Corten Steel Coating In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Zittend Eendje Sitting Duck Resin Corten Steel Coating In Stock Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at the Rotter...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Head with Bandana – High-Temperature Sea Glazed Refractory and Iron Sculpture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
High-temperature glazed refractory and iron sculpture evokes Mediterranean earth and sea through layered blue-green tones and tactile textures. Aldonza’s Head with Bandana (38 × 36 ×...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Tin Glaze

Mother Child
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
The sculpture titled "Mother & Child" by Bettina Seitz beautifully captures the intimate bond between a caregiver and an infant through its elegant form. Crafted from a unique white ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"MySpace Tom No. 1" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet Acrylic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 1" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Yarn, Acrylic, Textile

Teamwork, large
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1958 Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years of working in business, Rennert was inspired to ex...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Sin Título
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Mexican contemporary art, geometric, abstract, unique piece.
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

My Heart is Like the Ocean - contemporary bronze sculpture, female with starfish
Located in Hamburg, DE
"My Heart is Like the Ocean" is a small, free-standing bronze sculpture with a femlae in a dress in the wind carrying a starfish. Edition 18, signed, numbered and dated on the bottom...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Headland Swell 3 by Richard Perry -Abstract sculpture, Istrian stone, colourful
Located in Paris, FR
Headland Swell 3 is a unique acrylic and lacquer on Istrian stone sculpture by contemporary artist Richard Perry, dimensions are 10 × 11.5 × 13 cm (3.9 × 4.5 × 5.1 in) The sculpture ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stone

Roofvogel met Vis no. 1 Bird of Prey Bronze Sculpture Animal Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Roofvogel met Vis no. 1 Bird of Prey Bronze Sculpture Animal Contemporary Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Another World Minor I - geometric abstract, modern, polished aluminum sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary indoor metal sculpture was hand forged by Philippe Pallafray. The provocative abstract work of Philippe Pallafray has found a...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Maya - Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract figurative, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Dimensions include marble base STANISŁAW WYSOCKI (b. 1949) Wysocki studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (1978-1980) and then at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin under p...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Body Parts" Garden Sculpture - Large Totem -Glazed Ceramic by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA. Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for outdoor or indo...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Geisha Noir
Located in Porto, 13
Immerse yourself in the vibrant and imaginative world of Mozart Guerra with "Geisha Noir," a captivating sculpture that showcases the artist's innovative use of materials and his uni...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Umbrella , Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of Mother and Baby Elephant
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Syncopation XIV
Located in Burlingame, CA
Soft yellow and creamy white low fired glazed ceramic on wood sculptural wall work of art from Pop Art pioneer Jane B. Grimm, whose artistic career began in the 1960’s, when her free-form sculptural jewelry exploded onto the fashion scene in NYC. Her designs spoke to a new generation well into the 1970's, when they were regularly featured in, and graced the covers of, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue magazines. In the 1980's, Grimm shifted her focus to clay while earning her MFA from the California College of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Wood Panel

Man met Kraag Man with Collar Unique Bronze Sculpture Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Man met Kraag Man with Collar Unique Bronze Sculpture Contemporary The statues of Erwin Meijer are subtle with a recognizable, personal handwriting. They breathe the atmosphere of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Char by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, fable, clay
Located in Paris, FR
Char is a unique smoke-fired stoneware, resin, plaster and clay sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 84 × 28 × 48 cm (33 × 11 × 18.9 in). This sculpt...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay, Stoneware, Resin, Plaster

John Van Alstine, Twister 23 II, Sculpture 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
Twister '23 II slate and pigmented and sealed steel 34.5" (height) x 11.5" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Slate, Steel

"Quiet Bolt", Woodcarving, Bird in flight, Lightning, Owl, Symmetrical, Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Quiet Bolt" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Dennis McNett made from woodcarving, sculpted epoxy head, woodcut prints and acrylic . This pieces measures 24.5"h x 15"w x 3.5"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic, Woodcut

The ride Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel couple woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture Signed by the artist The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Terracotta

Tropical Venus II. From Venus Nostalgia series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The series "Venus Nostalgia" is a collection of sculptures inspired by the famous Venus de Milo, an emblematic work in the history of art that has had a great impact on Castello's wo...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

Mini moon 1.5 - J. Margulis - kinetic wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This unique piece by Margulis is from his latest body of works and is part of an edition of 9. After assembling the Plexiglas sheets onto the aluminium core, he uses acrylic paints t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Constructivist contemporary modern cube sculpture Diagonal Red Yellow Blue
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Diagonal Red Yellow Blue is a unique small size contemporary modern cube sculpture by the famous Dutch artist couple Nel Haringa and Fred Olijve exploring a more intuitive compositio...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Amancio Character Man Auriga 1 original Wood sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ wood Fantastic piece of art representing Spanish sculpture Amancio González is a sculptor from Leon and an internationally celebrated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Iron

Ballerina - Bronze sculpture of a figurativ swirling ballerina contemporary art
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Ballerina" is a unique bronze scultpure (2024) of a dancing ballerina with a gold-pink dress by Bulgarian mid-career artist Günay Aliev. In this sculpture the artist depicts a ball...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Coin Cunt XLII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLI" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

"Neighborling Maquette 32" Wall-Mounted House with Windowpane and Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 32" is an original wall-mounted sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating stru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin

Contemporary sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 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, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, KAWS, and HIRO ANDO. 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available.