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Art Subject: Baby
Death of a Spirit Guide
Located in New Orleans, LA
"This narrative questions the storyline that the wolf was the threat; but rather the Huntsman was the predator." KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box into a tenement building in Affordable Housing 2017, a jewelry box into a wheelchair in Last Lily Foot 2016, an old shoe shine box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

"As the Crow Flies" -- Assemblage by Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

KAWS UK Holiday KAWS Passing through (set of 2 KAWS companions)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS UK Holiday Companion Brown & KAWS Passing through: 2 works: KAWS UK Holiday: KAWS' signature character COMPANION presented in an upright and seated position with its eyes covered. Published to commemorate the debut of KAWS’ large sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Neapolitan Girl
Located in Astoria, NY
Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941) Neapolitan Girl Alabaster Bust, late 19th century, depicting a young girl hiding her face behind her hands, on a socle, signed "E Fiaschi" to back...
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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

St. Joseph with Child Terracotta Bolognese School 18th Century Gabriello Pio
Located in Milano, IT
St. Joseph with Child in Terracotta beautiful example of Bolognese plastic from the 1700s, circle of Angelo Gabriello Piò (Bologna 1690 - 1770). Modeled as a full-length figure, th...
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18th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Figurative Functional Dish, "Courtney" 2023
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original ceramic functional dish by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 5.25" x 5.25" x 1". A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery. ...
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Marble Statue of a Young Maiden by Cesare Lapini
Located in New York, NY
CESARE LAPINI Italian, (1848-1893) Segreto Al Cuore Signed Prop ta Fratelli; Lapini; Firenze 29 1/4 x 8 x 11 inches Notes: A fine quality white marble sculpture of a you...
Category

Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Group of three
By Wolfgang Stiller
Located in PARIS, FR
Wolfgang Stiller has been working as an artist for almost 40 years. He faced the fall of the Berlin Wall and the prime of popular culture in New York....
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

KAWS Companion 2016 (set of 2 works)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Companion 2016:Set of 2 works. Each new and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at the Mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Keith Haring Bearbrick 400%: set of 4 works (Keith Haring BE@RBRICK)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Bearbrick 400% Figures: Set of 4 works (c.2019-2021): Unique, timeless Keith Haring collectibles, each trademarked & licensed by the artist's estate. The partnered figur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Clean Slate - Artist Proof - Bronze Sculpture - KAWS contemporary collectable
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
KAWS, Clean Slate (Bronze) (Artist's Proof), 2022 Bronze Sculpture 14.5 x 7.1 x 7.4 cm (5.7 x 2.8 x 2.9 in) AP number 30/50 - aside from a main edition of 250 Signature and Date...
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The tribe Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel colour totem
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 Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Marble Sculpture Of Venus And Cupid
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully detailed and lifelike, Venus and Cupid share a soft embrace in this remarkable Italian white marble sculpture. The feminine beauty gracefully leans against roughened rock...
Category

19th Century Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Liggend II Lying Down Bronze Sculpture Torso Torse Nude Figure Female
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Liggend II Lying Down Bronze Sculpture Torso Torse Nude Figure Female KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgiu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Seated Terracotta Figure”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original signed terracotta sculpture by Alexander Ney (Russian-American, 1939-2023) depicting a stylized seated figure with the artist's signature perforated and patterned surface te...
Category

1980s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Human face gargoyle/grotesque man with mustache; Gothic Limestone Carving
Located in Indianapolis, IN
This gothic style architectural segment of a building facade located ion Harlem, NYC, was carved 1924-1926 by William Bradley & Son Cut Stone Contractors. In 2020, each limestone scu...
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1920s Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Wild Kong
Located in Porto, 13
WILD KONG Is a signature Richard Orlinski piece. It declares itself invincible with its open mouth and fearsome teeth as it beats its chest with mighty fists. But the ferocious beast...
Category

2010s Pop Art Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

La Vierge Noire (The Black Virgin), c. 1975
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created around 1975, La Vierge Noire (The Black Virgin) is an acrylic on wood sculpture that is hand-signed ‘Appel’ by Karel Appel (Amsterdam, 1921-Zürich, 2006) in blue on the front...
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1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Exceptional Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble Statue
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Italian Neoclassical Sphinx Carrara Marble sculpture designed as entrance guardian, this mythical lady sphinx statuary display the head and chest of a neoclassical woma...
Category

1790s Academic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Woman and Child, Early 20th Century Ceramic, Female Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Thelma Frazier Winter (American, 1903-1977) Woman and Child, c. 1935 Glazed stoneware, painted plaster 14 x 7 x 5.875 inches Thelma Frazier Wint...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Plaster, Glaze

Lovers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract marble sculpture of two lovers, unsigned, in the manner of Lithuanian American artist William Zorach (1887-1966). Zorach was born in Eurberg, Lithuania, was brought t...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

American Contemporary Book Sculpture by Alexander Korzer-Robinson - Alice in
Located in Paris, IDF
Book Sculpture, signed Alexander Korzer-Robinson Robert Robinson is an American artist born in 1960 who lives and works in London, UK. He creates 3-D media artworks using comic boo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper

American Contemporary Book Sculpture by Robert Robinson - Punch Magazine, 1859
Located in Paris, IDF
Book Sculpture, signed by Robert Robinson Robert Robinson is an American artist born in 1960 who lives and works in London, UK. He creates 3-D media artworks using comic book encycl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Six Sculptures From The In Light of Her Series Porcelain with handpainted detail
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The three series that make up her thesis show all center around the woman as an art historical trope who becomes a contemporary archetype of tenderness and tenacity with her own narrative. The tradition of the woman as muse or object is questioned and turned upside down as she gives her women the position of subject, i.e., the position of power. The jars, which uphold pairs of women, are the ultimate overturn of male dominance as she removes and replaces all male characters from famous artworks with women...
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Tangled - silver, abstract human face, stainless steel and cable wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A continuous strand of slender, silver aircraft cable is threaded through polished squares of stainless steel to create an ethereal mask. The compelling work by Dale Dunning is powde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Metal

La Diabolique . " Devil inside "
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau ( 1884 - 1963 ) la diabolique . 1963 . Plat : 30 cm Signed and dated Jean Cocteau 1963 . made and numbered 15 / 25 . partially glazed terracotta plate Reference R 25...
Category

1960s Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Teddy Bear
Located in Porto, 13
Introducing "Teddy Bear," a stunning and innovative sculpture by Valay Shende, which transforms the familiar and beloved form of a teddy bear into a contemporary art piece crafted fr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

La Perla Alabaster Birth of Venus Table Lamp by Umberto Stiaccini
Located in New York, NY
La Perla; The Pearl  A mesmerizing alabaster table lamp depicting the birth of venus by Umberto Stiaccini. Three winged putti stand on a piece of coral as they carry a scallop shell...
Category

19th Century Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Owl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Latcholassie Akesuk (1919 - 2000) Owl, 1976 Stone sculpture Cape Dorset This is a classic example of this renown Cape Dorset artist's work. Some of the fi...
Category

1970s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Contemporary Diptych Sculpture: Glass, Porcelain, and Wood Elements
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Bevan Ramsay completed his graduate degree in sculpture nearly a decade ago, but it's only now that he feels he has truly graduated from his MFA. This liberating feeling comes with a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Porcelain, Wood

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

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

TRAPPED (CEMENT PLAQUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Trapped is an original cement plaque made by the street artist KAI. It is a unique prototype made aside the original edition of 20. Comes with its origi...
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2010s Street Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

TRAPPED (CEMENT PLAQUE)
TRAPPED (CEMENT PLAQUE)
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Slumber, Rodger Jacobsen bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with big head
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Slumber, Rodger Jacobsen bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with a big head Slumber, small bronze sculpture skinny man sleeping bed with a big head...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Niemand (UE)
Located in Denver, CO
In German, the meaning of the word "niemand" ranges from nobody, none, and no one to anybody. Apply that to Viktor's unique sculptures and a dose of humorous social commentary meets...
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Polyurethane

Sonate Wooden Sculpture Basswood Classical Mythology Music In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sonate Wooden Sculpture Basswood Classical Mythology Music In Stock The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect command of the old craft of modelling and sculpting, wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pikachu Charmander - 2 Of A kind Metal Pokemon Sculptures
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** ***The artist is moving on to a new full time venture in 2026**...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Madre Terra - hand carved figurative Carrara marble sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
MADRE TERRA (Mother Earth) by Lorenzo Vignoli (2012) striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical referenc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble

Cosmonaut Resin White Sculpture Space Astronaut
Located in Draper, UT
Introducing the breathtaking sculpture by Jeremy Geddes featuring a cosmonaut, a stunning tribute to the wonder and beauty of space exploration. Jeremy Geddes is an Australian artist...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gruppo in Marmo Allegoria Putti e Leoni Rinascimento Italiano XVI secolo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Piccolo gruppo in marmo raffigurante una scena con putti e leoni che si sussuegono a tutto tondo, Rinascimento italiano, 16 secolo. Nella scultura rinascimentale del XVI secolo, l'a...
Category

16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

The Infant Saint John the Baptist with a Lamb
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: James Byrnes, Los Angeles (1917-2011) Giusto Le Court was born Josse or Justus de Corte in the Flemish city of Ypres. His father Jean was a sculptor and presumably his earliest training was with him before he entered the studio of Cornelis van Mildert. The young artist was clearly influenced by the dominant Flemish sculptor of the time, Artus Quellinus the Elder, with whom he may have worked on the decoration of the Amsterdam City Hall. Following the lead of many northern artists he travelled to Rome, perhaps more than once, before settling in Venice around 1655. It was there, as one of a colony of expatriate artists, that he made his name as a sculptor. One of his first Venetian commissions was for the monument to Alvise Mocenigo in the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti, where Le Court sculpted the marble figures of Strength and Justice. He also collaborated with the celebrated architect Baldassare Longhena, most famously for the high altar of Santa Maria della Salute, where he carved the multi-figured altarpiece depicting the Queen of Heaven Expelling the Plague. The present marble sculpture depicts the infant Saint John the Baptist, reclining, wearing his traditional hair-shirt, embracing a lamb, and holding the bottom of his attribute, a reed cross. Attached to his shirt is a baptismal cup, with which he would become associated later in his life. Veneration of the infant Saint John the Baptist was prevalent throughout Italy and images of the saint in childhood—often called “Giovannino,” or little John...
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17th Century Renaissance Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze - Watching, 2022 Bronze Sculpture by KAWS Limited Edition of 250
By KAWS
Located in Hong Kong, HK

Bronze - Watching, 2022

Bronze sculpture with original case 

Incised signature, date and number on the bottom, 

Signed on the certificate  

16.2 × 7.7 × ...

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2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

NAOR - 45cm Bear CD Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
John Edward Jones (Irish – 1806-1862) “Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson” Signed and dated London 1858, and inscribed, “Lucy Henderson, Nee Durham” 28 ½” high x 20 ½” wide x 11” deep Provenance: Collection Saratoga Springs, NY About John Edward Jones was born in Dublin on May 2nd, 1806. He was the son of a miniature painter Edward Jones. He was trained as an engineer under Alexander Nimmo and worked with him on many important works in Ireland, including the building of the bridge at Waterford between 1829 in 1832, of which he was in charge. A taste and an aptitude for sculpture induced him to relinquish his prospects as an engineer and he commenced practice in London as a sculptor. He achieved considerable success, especially in portrait busts, and was employed by many notable persons of the time. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844 and continue to do so until his death. He executed a considerable number of bust of Irish personages. He paid occasional visits to Dublin where he contributed to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1847, 1852,1853 and 1854. A full-length statue by him of Sir Robert...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

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

Materials

Resin, Wood

Pieta II - contemporary interpretation of iconic embrace tabletop sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
PIETA II by Lorenzo Vignoli hand formed glazed ceramic sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli Sculpture dimensions: 14inch W x 8inch H x 11inch D 36cm W x 24...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Clay, Porcelain

Totally Unique Thing
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Totally Unique Thing By Grayson Perry Grayson Perry is a British artist and potter celebrated for his bold ceramics and tapestries that explore themes of identity, gender, and soci...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

KAWS Holiday UK Brown (KAWS United Kingdom)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS: HOLIDAY United Kingdom Brown (KAWS UK): KAWS' signature character COMPANION presented in an upright standing position with its eyes covered. New in their original packaging - published by All Rights Reserved to commemorate the debut of KAWS’ sculptural hot-air balloon — one of the world’s largest at 42 meters tall, flying over the English country-side of Bristol. Figure comes individually housed in a standout KAWS designed hard case. Medium: Painted cast resin vinyl figures. Dimensions: 12 inches in height. New, unopened; excellent condition. Stamped on the underside from a sold out edition of unknown. Includes artist card as pictured. A great wall or shelf set that would look fantastic displayed either in or out of the case. KAWS UK Holiday (further background): The sculptural hot-air balloon KAWS: HOLIDAY UK...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

KAWS COMPANION 2020 (KAWS black companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 2020 Companion (Black): KAWS COMPANION 2020 was created by KAWS to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his signature figure, Companion — and as cultural commentary on a year we...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Embrione - hand carved abstract figurative nude white Carrara marble sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
EMBRIONE by Lorenzo Vignoli striking hand carved Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary Italian sculptor Lorenzo Vignoli, incorporating classical references and contemporary Medit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble

Early 20th Century Cowan Pottery Ceramic Sculpture of a Native American
Located in Beachwood, OH
F. Luis Mora (American, 1874-1940) Native American, c. 1930s Ceramic Stamped on bottom, Cowan Pottery 9 x 7 x 5 inches Francis Luis Mora was one of the better-known American artists...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"MySpace Tom No. 4", "MySpace Tom No. 1" Textile Portrait, Glitch Motif, Crochet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MySpace Tom No. 4" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crochet acrylic. This piece measures 30"h x 33"w framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn

Alice Wabé Contemporary art wall sculpture colourful art papier mâché wild fun
Located in Paris, FR
"Alice in the house of the white R." Unique wall sculpture made of papier mâché painted with acrylic painting and varnished Hand-signed by the artist on the back Wabé is a French ar...
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Papier Mâché

Kira (Black) Roby Dwi Antono Kira Sculpture - Bronze sculpture
Located in Manchester, GB
Roby Dwi Antono, Kira Sculpture (Black), 2021 Medium: Bronze sculpture with black patina finish and crystal resin tears Edition 56 of 75 Size: 31 x 26 x 23 cm (12.2 x 10.2 x 9.1 in...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Cornbread Tags De Telegraaf: First Element of Hip Hop 1965", Acrylic on Paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork titled "Cornbread Tags De Telegraaf: First Element of Hip Hop 1965" is an original artwork by Cornbread made of acrylic paint on newspaper. The piece measures 58cm x 41c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Newsprint

First Steps, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
William Zorach (American 1891-1966) First Steps, 1918 Bronze 8.5 x 5 x 4 inches, including base Born in 1887 in Lithuania, William Zorach immigrated with his family to the United States when he was just four years old, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. Zorach displayed an exceptional artistic talent at a young age and, at the recommendation of his seventh-grade teacher, began studying lithography at night at the Cleveland School of Art. It was not long before he was apprenticing at a lithography company in Cleveland. It was there that he realized he wanted to become an artist - to escape the commercial end of the field in which he was suddenly immersed. In 1907, Zorach saved enough money to move to New York and study art at the National Academy of Design, where he received several awards for his paintings and drawings. He continued his studies in Paris in 1910 at La Palette. This year abroad would turn out to be quite fruitful because in Paris he was greatly influenced by the Cubist and Fauvist movements and had several paintings exhibited at the Salon d'Automme. This influence and subsequent success fueled his career back in the states where he was honored with his first one-man exhibition. Due to this new-found stability, he married a young woman he met at school in Paris, and they moved to New York and set up a studio. Shortly after, their work was accepted into the famous 1913 Armory Show. For the next nine years, Zorach continued to think of himself as a painter, although he had already begun to experiment in sculpting. He was experiencing modest success with his painting and was therefore reluctant to abandon it completely. However, he was impelled toward sculpting, and in 1922, he painted his last oil. Zorach's involvement with sculpture began largely be accident. While he was working on a series of wood-block prints, Zorach suddenly became more interested in the butternut panel than the print and turned the panel into a carved relief. With no formal training as a sculptor, Zorach's first sculptures were of wood and his carving tools were primitive, such as a jack-knife. I n fact, his early works have a certain stylized look, suggesting the influence of various primitive arts such as African and American folk. Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but was not unaware of what other sculptors were doing, both here and abroad. He soon allied himself with a growing number of modern sculptors who believed in the esthetic necessity of carving their own designs directly in the block of stone or wood rather than modeling them in clay. From the beginning he found a deep satisfaction in the slow and patient process of freeing the image from its imprisoning block, watching the forms emerge and appear. "The actual resistance of tough material is a wonderful guide," Zorach said in a lecture on direct sculpture in 1930. The sculptor "cannot make changes easily, there is no putting back tomorrow what was cut away today. His senses are constantly alert. If something goes wrong there is the struggle to right the rhythm. And slowly the vision grows as the work progresses." Zorach also found that the material itself had a constantly modifying effect on the artist's vision. The grain of the wood, the markings in the stone, the shape of the log or boulder all set limits and suggested possibilities. He was always sensitive to the characteristic qualities of his material and occasionally let them play a major role in determining his forms. In works such as these, the feel of the original material is preserved in the finished piece and is often heightened by leaving parts of the original surface untouched and other areas roughly marked by the sculptors tools...
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1910s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 6 Poetic Porcelain Plates. Wall Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values ​​women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative quali...
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2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Nebrida", Figurative, Mythic, Imaginary, Animal, White Resin Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white figurative sculpture titled "Nebrida" is an original artwork by Clémentine Bal made of polystyrene, resin, mastic, marble powder, and paint. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Polystyrene, Paint

Caryatid
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born March 15, 1943 in Szekelyudvarhely, Transylvania, Hungary (now Romania), Marton Varo studied sculpture at Ion Andreescu Institute of Arts in Cluj, Romania from 1960 to 1966. In...
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

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