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Realist Sculptures

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
Verist Italian sculptor - 19th century bronze sculpture - Shepherdess with sheep
Located in Varmo, IT
Bronze sculpture - Shepherdess with sheep. Italy, late 19th century. 18 x 18 x 46 cm. Crafted entirely of finely chiseled bronze. - This item is sold with a certificate of authen...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Larva
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Larva, ca. 1940 Carved brown soapstone 9.5" long, 4" wide, 3.75" tall Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Education: Un...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

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Stone

Larva
Larva
$1,600 Sale Price
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Sifaka Lemur -original modern wildlife bronze sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

The Age of Innocence - New Sculpture bronze bust by Alfred Drury
Located in London, GB
ALFRED DRURY, RA (1856-1944) The Age of Innocence Signed: A DRURY Bronze on green marble base Height including base 45.5 cm., 18 in. Born in Islington...
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1890s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Pelican s
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Orchard Porker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number. 6/35
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

Victor Salmones Father and Son
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Salmones. 1937-1989. Very well listed sculptor who lived in worked in Mexico. He said Auction results as high as $23,500. This powerful work measures 10 inches high by 6 inche...
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1960s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana
By Abraham Harriton
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a carved glass panel. I belive this is milk glass. it is a classic Americana scene of a cowboy or frontier trapper and an Indian or Native American with a feathered headdress...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures

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Glass

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

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Bronze

Chip Chip Hooray
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

"The Farewell Kiss"
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a beautiful original bronze casting by the foremost Russian sculptor of his day Evgeny Lanceray. Artist signed on the base in Cyrillic (image 5) and is also inscribed on the ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Nehemiah 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Slatoff’s sculpture is a biblical reference to the central figure in the book of Nehemiah, which describes a ...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Jules Moigniez Animalier, Bronze Sculpture of Pheasant Weasel
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze 48 cm hoch signed Jules Moigniez (1835–1894) was a French sculptor best known for his highly detailed bronze animal sculptures, especially birds. Born: 1835 in Senlis, Fran...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Eagle with a Snake"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This sculptural work depicts a dramatic scene of a struggle between a mighty eagle and a snake. The eagle, a symbol of strength, courage and victory, has spread its wings wide, demon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Blue-Eyed Girls Series, #6: Charlotte
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “Charlotte is from a series I did, called ‘Blue-Eyed Girls.’ They take their names from heroines of Jane Austen, an...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Marble

The march of the crabs, series of wrought-iron sculptures by Italian blacksmith
Located in Milan, IT
Ivan Zanoni's expert craftsmanship shows us this composition of 5 handmade and unique sculptures that provide the effect of watching crabs emerge from the sea. The measure written a...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Iron

Self-Made Man 24"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signature of the Artist engraved in the bronze base of the piece with an edition number. 201/350
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Jaguar
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “I like to think of the jaguar as the welterweight of big cats. Even though this sculpture is small my aim was to c...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893), Marguerite
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze patinated bronze, H 69 cm Signed on the bronze base bornJean Didier Début (Moulins 1824 - 1893 Nimrod) Mythological or allegorical subjects Fine detailing and smooth fini...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Fifth Position Maquette (resin sculpture)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original one of a kind resin sculpture. Initialed and dated "CJF 85" by Carole A Feuerman. Artwork in Excellent Condition. Please do not hesitate to ask us any further questions. ...
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1980s Realist Sculptures

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Resin

Fly Away
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. 45/75
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Bountiful River
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture inscribed by the artist with a signature and edition number. 19/20
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Quiet Descent"
Located in Denver, CO
"Quiet Descent" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Panel, Digital

Bollel Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
BOLLEL. Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
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1980s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

A Week of Coffee
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Portrait of Jesse Jackson by Daniel Edwards, Polylactide and Wood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 10.5" x 6" x 8" 3-D printed bust of Jesse Jackson was created by California based artist, Daniel Edwards. It is a unique 3D printed sculpture from the Civil Rights Portrait Seri...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Plastic, Polyester, Wood

"Eucalyptus Candle Holder" (2024) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Eucalyptus Candle Holders" (2024) is an original handmade bronze candle holders that are made to look like eucalyptus plants. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of u...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Ralaxing moment.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical ballet was my main source of inspiration. Grace and beauty of ballerinas combining with extremely hard work they do. This combination is shocking and inspiring in the same...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Embracing Impermanence"
Located in Denver, CO
"Embracing Impermanence" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Panel, Digital

"Into the Blue"
Located in Denver, CO
"Into the Blue" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Panel, Digital

Bronze, Monkey With Skull, 1900, German, Signed
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Hugo Wolfgang Reinhard Oberlahnstein 1853 - 1900 Berlin Monkey with Skull, circa 1900 Bronze, signed Foundry: Gladenbeck "HG" Size: approx. 12.5 x 6 x 8 cm, plus 2 cm base Rare cas...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Fruity Cup (Honduras)
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Goose with Outstretched Wings Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, high polished sculpture of a goose with outstretched wings by Dale Eugene Schoth (American, 1925-1984). Appropriate to view in the round. Signed and dated by the artist "Dale Schoth '79" on the base. He was a carpenter and wood carver in Twin Falls Idaho. His grave stone...
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1970s Realist Sculptures

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Wood

Bronze cast, Hoopoe arranging its feathers by Alfred Dubucand (1828-1894)
Located in Gent, VOV
Hoopoe arranging its feathers A fine quality, a nineteenth-century bronze cast of a hoopoe mounted on an elegant plinth by Alfred Dubucand (1828-1894). Rare model. Old cast in a lig...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Mountain Goat
Located in Missouri, MO
Jules Moigniez "Mountain Goat" Bronze approx 11 x 9 x 4 inches Signed Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) Jules Moigniez was born in Senlis sur L'Oise, France ...
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1870s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Pointer / - The elegance of the hunting dog -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anton Büschelberger (1869 Eger - 1934 Dresden), Pointer, around 1930, made by the Karl Ens porcelain manufactory in Volkstedt (Thuringia), model number 2478, 6. Porcelain with underg...
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1920s Realist Sculptures

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Porcelain

"In My Dreams I Can Fly, " Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Bill Starke's "In My Dreams I Can Fly" is a limited edition, cast and patinated aluminum sculpture created by Bill Starke depicting a male figure free falling through the air. ( 3/99 ) Note: Images 4 and 5 depict additional available patinas. About the artist: Human beings interacting, colliding, cooperating, striving, & achieving are the themes I wish to portray in my sculptures. My observations on the human condition are meant to be both humorous and thought provoking. Bill Starke's "Free Man" is everything that good art should be: technically superb, brilliantly composed, emotionally powerful and visually arresting... like George Stubbs, the 18th century English...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Other Medium

King of the Rusted Crown
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibited "Distilled Beauty: Select Artists from the 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon" at American Legacy Fine...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Torso in Drapery Sculpture, Realist Style, Stone and Bronze, 1980s
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical theme of a Greek art inspires me. I am a big fan of a Greek mythology, so I depict it often". This sculpture shows beautiful woman in wet fabrics that emphasize body curve...
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1980s Realist Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
Located in Milan, IT
The sculpture is a unique, unrepeatable piece. Can be an outdoor sculpture. The Lynx belongs to the cycle dedicated to local animals that the sculptor has been working on. The artwork has just been exhibited in the prestigious museum in Rovereto, the Mart, Italy's leading museum of modern and contemporary art. It has been created with a technique that the artist has perfected over his long experience. Furthermore, he learnt a few technical skills from his father, a sculptor of wrought iron too. A few artworks made by father and son are in significant private and public collections, the best known of which is the Melinda and Bill Gates...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Iron

Spear Fighter / - The Fighter s Concentration -
Located in Berlin, DE
Ludwig Eisenberger (active in Berlin between 1895-1920), Spear Fighter, around 1910. Brown patinated bronze with residual gilding on a cast terrain plinth with marble base (8 cm high...
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1910s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Field worker with rake / - The Humility of the Farm Worker -
Located in Berlin, DE
Paul Ludwig Kowalczewski (1865 Mieltschin - 1910 Berlin), Field worker with rake, around 1900. Brown and brown-greenish patinated bronze with ...
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Early 1900s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

The Foundry Worker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This sculpture "The Foundry Worker" c.1925 is a bronze sculpture by German artist Albert Caasmann, 1886-1968. The signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 11.15 x 8.15 x 3.15 inches, including marble base, the size is 13.15 x 8.15 x 5 inches. It is in excellent condition. about the artist: Albert Caasmann (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1968) was a German sculptor and porcelain artist. Caasmann designed toy figures for the Berlin toy company Lineol and from 1919 to 1952 was the lead designer and production manager for the company. He designed figurines for the porcelain companies Rosenthal AG and Volkstedt. Caasmann's work for the company Rosenthal are exhibited in the Porzellanikon's Rosenthal Museum. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland. Albert Caasmann was born on 2 June 1886 in Berlin, Germany. From 1909 to 1919, he worked as a freelancer for the Berlin toy company Lineol, founded by Oskar Wiederholz in 1906. After service as a soldier in the First World War, he became the leading designer and production manager of Lineol from 1919 to 1952. He designed over 600 figures for Lineol, including soldiers, animals, Indians, knights, fairy figures, and railroad figures. His toy figures were widely used in the region by children. Lineol ceased operations in 1965, and in 1985 the company Lineol Duscha has the trademark rights to Lineol. Lineol Duscha reproduces Lineol figures modeled before 1945. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland. Caasmann spent time in the Berlin Zoo, where he modeled his animal models. He made a model for a porcelain cheetah...
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Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Woman with child. Metal, marble, onyx, 39x51x15 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Maxim Geo Woman with child Metal, marble, onyx, 39x51x15 cm small defect
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1930s Realist Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

FLORAL OUD IX
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Honesty Candle Holders" (2015) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Honesty Candle Holders" (2015) are original handmade candle holders made from bronze. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual animals and botanical subjects. H...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Honesty Plant" (2023) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Honesty Plant" (2023) is an original handmade sculpture made from bronze and dyed flamed maple. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of unusual animals and botanical s...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W 2019 in Los Angeles Collaborative Artwork - Irena Orlov-Zeev Orlov SPECIFICATIONS: Combines Painting and Sculptur...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Alabaster

Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory in Riga was founded in 1841 as a factory ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bear Creek
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture engraved with the Artist's signature and edition number. Open Edition
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

FLORAL OUD VIII
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Ceramic

FLORAL OUD VI
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Ceramic

FLORAL OUD V
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Ceramic

La cruche cassée
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Nice, 19th-century gilt bronze cast by Emile Francois Carlier Exhibited: Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1865 (another cast) Salon, Société des Artistes Français, Pari...
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Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Vikki
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Note: Bronze available
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Resin

"Eve"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The sculpture "Eve" embodies the image of a primitive woman, a symbol of the beginning of humanity, the harmony of nature and life. Made of bronze, it has classical proportions that ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

A Still-Life Realist Bronze Sculpture, "How Sweet It Is"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 30x24x24 Still Life Realist Bronze Sculpture executed by artist Maidy Morhous. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery. An acc...
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2010s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Big Scale Hand Carved Table Top Wood Lion Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details. This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...
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19th Century Realist Sculptures

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Wood

Hippos on the Mara
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description The picturesque Mara River flows through the plains of Tanzania and Kenya and lies across the Serengeti/Maasai Mara reserve. The area is famous for its Great Migration...
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Early 2000s Realist Sculptures

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Bronze

Realist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist 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, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Frederick Hart, Gary Alsum, SOPHIE MARTIN, and Peter Brooke. 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 Realist sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $935,000, while the average work sells for $7,200.