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Murano, Italy. Large sculpture depicting a cobra snake crafted in art glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Large sculpture depicting a cobra snake crafted in art glass.
The glass features
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sculpture of Suckler Cow with Calf in Marble, Late 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Earthenware turkey with harlequin pattern from the early 20th century, height 31 cm.
Additional information:
Material: Earthenware & Ceramics.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Green and Orange Horse Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass from Venice
Located in NICE, FR
This beautiful animal sculpture, depicting a galloping horse crafted from Murano glass in vibrant
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculpture Panther in Plaster Limited Edition 45/100 by J.B Vandame, 2015
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture panther in plaster.
Limited and numerated edition 45/100.
Made in France By J.B Vandame
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture Rhinoceros in Plaster Limited Edition 45/100 by J.B Vandame, 2015
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Rhinoceros in plaster.
Limited and Numerated Edition 25/60.
Made in France by J.B
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Venini Anatre Glass Duck Sculpture in Black and Gold by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Anatre sculpture by Toni Zuccheri. Numbered edition for year. Sculpture handblown glass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Sculpture Orangoutan in Plaster Limited Edition 65/100 by J.B Vandamme, 2015
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture double Orangoutan in plaster.
Limited and numerated edition 65/100.
Made in France by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Unknown sculptor. Large sculpture in the shape of a horse on a plinth.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Unknown sculptor. Large sculpture in the shape of a horse on a plinth.
In patinated metal. Heavy
Category
20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
English Brass Lion Sculpture from the Late 19th Century in Reclining Position
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English brass lion sculpture from the late 19th century, in a reclining position. Born in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
White Marble Sculpture of a Reclining Lion in the Taste of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White marble sculpture of a reclining lion in the taste of ancient Egypt, 20th century.
A white
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Fish Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass Red Opaque black handcarved, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Astonished Italian Venetian, Fish Sculpture, Blown Murano Glass, Red, Opaque, Black, 1990s.
This
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Swan Sculpture in dark grey smoke Murano glass by Formia Venezia Italy
Located in Venezia, IT
Sculpture in Murano glass, dark grey swan with crystal details, Italy
Dimensions: L 21 cm x H 34
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Wonderful Murano glass sculpture in the shape of an owl by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Vigevano, PV
Wonderful owl-shaped glass by Archimede Seguso.
Amber colored artistic glass in excellent condition, for owl lovers
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Parrot sculpture in Murano glass, white yellow art glass by Formia Murano
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
Sculpture in Murano glass, white parrot with yellow details, Italy
Dimensions: L 19 cm x H 37 cm x
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculpture in Murano glass, green parrot with silver leaf by Formia Venezia Italy
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
Sculpture in Murano glass, green parrot with silver leaf details, Italy
Dimensions: L 15.5 cm x H
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Norwegian Teak Sitting Bear Figure Sculpture Midcentury in Tjomsland Style
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage 1950s solid hand carved teak sitting bear cub figure. Burnished markings; Genuine teak, made in Norway. Designer is unknown, but in the manner of Arne Tjomsland, and from t...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$1,396 Sale Price
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Parrot bird sculpture in real Murano glass, blue and gold leaf, Formia Venezia
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
Parrot sculpture in Murano glass, blue with crystal details and gold leaf, original Vintage by
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculpture of a Pair of Sphinxes in White Marble, Style of Ancient Egypt.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a pair of Sphinxes in white marble, contemporary work in the taste of Ancient Egypt
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Murano, Italy, Large Mouth-Blown Sculpture in Art Glass, Exotic Bird, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. Large mouth-blown sculpture in art glass. Exotic bird.
1960s.
In great condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Sculpture ruby pink Murano glass swan bird, by Formia Murano in stock
By Formia Murano
Located in Venezia, IT
Sculpture in Murano glass, pink swan with crystal details, Italy in stock
Dimensions: L 21 cm x H
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
"Bull" sculpture in lacquered wood pulp mounted on a wrought iron base - c. 1970
Located in Madrid, España
"Bull" sculpture in lacquered wood pulp mounted on a wrought iron base - c. 1970 - Spain
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Fox Sculpture in Decorative Florentine Ceramics Black Pure Gold Italy 1980
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large fox sculpture in decorative florentine ceramics in black pure gold, Italy, 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,325 Sale Price
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Josuë Dupon (1864-1935, Belgique) ; "Condor in flight", Bronze sculpture, c.1920
By Josue Dupon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Josué DUPON (1864-1935, Belgium) : "Condor flying away"
Green-brown patinated bronze sculpture
Category
Vintage 1920s French Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid Century Modern Travertine Fish Sculpture in the style of Enzo Mari
By Fratelli Mannelli, Enzo Mari
Located in Roma, IT
A mid-century miniature sculpture set depicting a large Fish.
This miniature set made in Italy in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Dolphin Sculpture in Orange Murano Glass Attributed to Seguso from the 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Milano, MI
Dolphin sculpture on an orange Murano glass ball, whose creation is attributed to Seguso in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$541 Sale Price
20% Off
J Townsend Sealife Clownfish in Coral Bronze
Ceramic Sculpture Signed 7/399
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This sculpture by J. Townsend, numbered 7/399, presents a playful scene of clownfish among coral
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Glass Seagull Sculptures from the Movenpick Hotel in Zurick, Switzerland
By Roberto Niederer
Located in New York, NY
The seagulls were made specifically for the Movenpick Hotel by glass artist
Roberto Niederer's company, Glasi Hergiswil. The seagull being the logo of the Movenpick ice cream chain...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Lying Down Cat Sculpture in Cream Lacquer and Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cat (Lying Down) Sculpture
Cream Lacquer
Antiqued Copper Eyes
Copper Base
Hand Repoussé
Repoussé
Category
2010s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Decorative large heavy lifelike 1960
s horse head sculpture in brown soapstone
Located in München, DE
Very nice decorative large horse head sculpture made of brown soapstone.
Very heavy and lifelike
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Brutalist Owl on Bench Sculpture in Raw Metal on Quartz by Ken Rains
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical brutalist owl on bench sculpture in raw metal on quartz base by Ken Rains, circa 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal
Italian Modern Sculpture of Standing Bulldogge Dog in Beige Black Ceramic, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Sculpture of standing bulldogge dog in beige black ceramic, 1970s
Sculpture of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jeanne Grut for Aluminia, Colossal Sculpture in Glazed Ceramics, Musk Ox Calf
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jeanne Grut for Aluminia. Colossal sculpture in glazed ceramics. Musk ox calf. 1950s.
Measures: 41
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Armand Petersen: "Hippopotamus", Uniq known sculpture in white mat china, C.1932
By Armand Petersen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
we can provide the source ...untill we discover the real sculpture !
Signed : "AP", underneath. one
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Parrot Sculpture in the Style of Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century mixed metals parrot on perch sculpture in the Ssyle of Sergio Bustamante, circa 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Foo Dog Hitching Post Sculpture in Solid Granite, Early 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Solid carved granite Chinese foo dog sculpture. Late 19th-early 20th century antique stone carving
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Mid-century Abstract Lucite Sculpture by Astrolite for Ritts in Los Angeles
By Astrolite, Shirley Ritts
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era Abstract Lucite sculpture featuring two fish swinging in the shape of a yin-yang
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modernist Hand Carved Rosewood Polar Bear Sculpture in the Style of Tjomsland
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool modernist hand carved rosewood polar bear sculpture in the style of Arne Tjomsland
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture in Regule on Black-Marble Socle, France 1930s
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Ulm, DE
A majestic illustration of an elephant raising high his trunk.
The sculpture is made in the style
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Tin
Couple of Sculptures in Brass and Wood Design De Stijl Firenze, 1960s
By De Stijl
Located in taranto, IT
splendid pair of original sculptures from the 1960s designed by De Stijl Firenze, made of brass and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Couple of Sculptures in Brass and Wood Design De Stijl Firenze, 1960s
By De Stijl
Located in taranto, IT
Wonderful pair of sculptures produced by Se Stijl Firenze, 1970s, made of brass and hand-worked and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Fine Art Sculpture Shaped Butterfly in Copper Terracotta Tile
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Fine Art sculpture shaped butterfly in copper on a terracotta
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Lea Von Mickwitz
1884-1978
, Arabia, Large Sculpture in Glazed Stoneware, Lama
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lea von Mickwitz (1884-1978) for Arabia. Large sculpture in glazed stoneware. Lama. Beautiful glaze
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Spotted Fawn", Art Deco Sculpture in Brown and Gold by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,720 Sale Price
30% Off
A small brass sculpture of an owl in a brutalist style - France - 1970s
By César Baldaccini, Germaine Richier
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A small brass sculpture of an owl in a style reminiscent of Germain Richier or César Baldaccini
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$740 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Dog in brown Patina, Austria, ca. 1920
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
bronze of a Dog antique figure.
Offered is a Viennese bronze figure of a Dat dating to the early 20th century. He shows an antique patina .
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
René Lalique, France. Large art glass sculpture of a bird in clear glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
René Lalique (1860-1945), France.
Large art glass sculpture of a bird in clear glass.
Handmade
Category
Vintage 1970s French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Panther sculpture, black ceramic, 1930
s, in the style of Saint-Clément
By Saint-Clément
Located in BELFORT, FR
French Art Deco ceramic panther sculpture, 1930's. Black glaze.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Hand-Carved Fish / Whale Sculpture in Solid Teak, USA, c. 1960
s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a truly one of a kind hand-carved sculpture resembling a fish or a whale. Ideal for
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
French sculpture of a pigeon in Cracked Ceramic circa 1960 France White Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French sculpture of a pigeon in Cracked Ceramic circa 1960 France White Color. Can be used as a
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture by Max le Verrier, Ashtray in Brass, France circa 1960, Old Patina
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculpture by Max le Verrier, Ashtray in Brass, France circa 1960, Old Patina
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Stone Sculpture of Dog in Sitting Position from the 1920s-1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage stone dog sculpture with weathered appearance from the first half of the 20th
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Brutalist School of Fish Brass
Burlwood Sculpture in the Style of Curtis Jere
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and unique brass welded school of fish sculpture circa 1970s in brass finish, sitting on
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Vintage Steel Fish Sculpture 1960
s in the Manner of Fantoni
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage Brutalist steel sculpture of fishes fashioned from old pliers and a sheet metal snip
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
In Bocca al lupo Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions, Massimo Giacon
Located in Milan, Italy
Limited edition ceramic sculpture part of the "Pop Will Eat Himself" designed by Massimo Giacon and
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Greyhound Sculpture Dog in Carved and Gilded Wood, Italy, pp S.XX
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular Greyhound from the beginning of the 20th century, carved in wood with golden patina and stamped on the made in Italy base.
Condition: Good condition in general, to hig...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Hammered Copper patinated Owl Sculpture in the Style of Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Eclectic MCM patinated copper, hand-hammered, owl sculpture in the style of Mexican artisans Los
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Curtis Jere Bird in Flight Sculpture on Stone for Artisan House
By Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage abstract 'Bird in Flight' sculpture signed C. Jere for Artisan House, circa 1970s. This
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
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Animals In Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of animals in sculpture you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and bronze, every item from our selection of animals in sculpture was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of animals in sculpture, we have 662 options in-stock, while there are 145 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of animals in sculpture, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of animals in sculpture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Curtis Jere, Mosche Bianche and Lalique produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Animals In Sculpture?
The average selling price for a piece of animals in sculpture at 1stDibs is $1,542, while they’re typically $53 on the low end and $101,825 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Animal-sculptures for You
Invite the untamed wonders of the animal kingdom into your home — and do so safely — with the antique, new and vintage animal sculptures available on 1stDibs.
Artists working in every medium from furniture design to jewelry to painting have found inspiration in wild animals over the years. For sculptors, three-dimensional animal renderings — both realistic and symbolic — crisscross history and continents. In as early as 210 B.C., intricately detailed terracotta horses guarded early Chinese tombs, while North America’s native Inuit tribes living in the ice-covered Arctic during the 1800’s wore small animal figurines carved from walrus ivory. Indeed, animal sculpture has a long history, and beginning in the 19th century, the art form started becoming not only fashionable but artistically validated — a trend that continues today. At home, animal sculptures — polished bronze rhinos crafted in the Art Deco style or ceramic dogs of the mid-century modern era — can introduce both playfulness and drama to your decor.
In the case of the frosted glass sculptures crafted by artisans at legendary French glassmaker Lalique, founded by jeweler and glass artist René Lalique, some animal sculptures are purely decorative. With their meticulously groomed horse manes and detailed contours of their parakeet feathers, these creatures want to be proudly displayed. Adding animal sculptures to your bookcases can draw attention to your covetable collection of vintage monographs, while side tables and wall shelving also make great habitats for these ornamental animal figurines.
Some sculptures, however, can find suitable nests in just about any corner of your space. Whimsical brass flamingos or the violent, realist bronze lions created by Parisian sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye are provocative and versatile pieces that can rest on windowsills or your desk. Otherwise, the brass cat shoehorns and bronze porcupine ashtrays designed by Viennese artist Walter Bosse are no longer roaming aimlessly throughout your living room, as they’ve found a purpose to serve.
Embark on your safari today and find a fascinating collection of vintage, modern and antique animal sculptures on 1stDibs.
Questions About Animals In Sculpture
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Rosa Bonheur painted animals because she had a deep love for them. The French artist also produced realistic sculptures depicting various animals. Animals were a part of her daily life, as she had many pets, including lions, sheep, horses and gazelles. You'll find a range of Rosa Bonheur art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024The most famous animal sculptor of all time is arguably Antoine-Louis Barye. The French artist was acclaimed not only for his skill but also as the founder of what became known as the French Animalier School. Barye's specialty was wild game such as lions, tigers and elephants, but he also created equestrian groups and mythological figures, typically in bronze. In order to realistically depict animal anatomy, he spent much time at the Jardin des Plantes menagerie in Paris. Explore a variety of Antoine-Louis Barye sculptures on 1stDibs.
- What is additive sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
In additive sculpture — as opposed to subtractive sculpture, such as statues carved from stone — materials like clay or wax are built up to create a form.
- What is a figurative sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A figurative, or representational, sculpture depicts a recognizable person or object.
- What is a metal sculpture?1 Answer
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021A sculpture created from materials made of metal. This is a broad category. Metal sculptures can be made by fabrication, meaning assembled by hand or machine. Cast metal sculpture like bronze or steel is made from a complex casting process. - What is abstract sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract sculptures do not depict real objects.
- What are sculptures in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022In art, sculptures are three-dimensional works of art made by hand or with various tools and machinery. Bronze, marble, plaster, wood and stone are among the most traditional materials for sculptures. However, artists may also incorporate found objects, paper, fabric and other items into their work. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of sculptures.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024What sculpture is worth the most will vary over time as pieces continue to come up for auction and break existing records. Some of the most expensive sculptures ever sold at auction include Alberto Giacometti pieces. His L'Homme au doigt fetched $141.3 million at auction, while his L'Homme qui marche I and The Chariot sold for $104.3 and $101.1 million, respectively. Explore a large selection of sculptures on 1stDibs.
- What is contemporary sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022When referring to artwork, contemporary simply means “the art of today”, or artwork that was produced in the second half of the 20th century onward. This term extends to all art, including sculptures. You’ll find a variety of contemporary sculptures from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is geometric sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Geometric sculpture is a style of art that emphasizes mathematical shapes in an artistic way.
- What are illusion sculptures?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Illusion sculptures are pieces of art that the artist has crafted in a certain way so that it seems to come alive. Illusion art is also referred to as trompe l’oeil, which is a French term meaning “to fool the eye.” See the magic for yourself and shop a collection of illusion sculptures from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a sculpture series?2 AnswersLa ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021For bronze sculptures, a series is the limited number (eight plus four artist's proofs, in French legislation) of numbered specimens which qualify as original editions.Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021A sculpture series can mean a body of work created by an artist that is similar in design, style and media. A limited edition bronze sculpture or casting in another material (resin, concrete, plaster, etc.) are made from the same mold. The patina or color may differ but each work has been assigned a number in the series.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024A freestanding sculpture is one capable of standing on its own. It differs from reliefs and installed works, which are attached to a wall or other surface. Some famous examples of freestanding sculptures include Michelangelo's David, Rodin's The Thinker and Bernini's Apollo and Daphne. On 1stDibs, find a selection of freestanding sculptures.
- What is an alabaster sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An alabaster sculpture is one that is made out of alabaster, which is a soft white or translucent stone. A variety of gypsum, alabaster is described as fine-grained and marble-like. On 1stDibs, find a collection of alabaster sculptures from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In sculpture, perspective refers to how a piece fits into the space around it and what a viewer sees when they look at it from different angles. This differs from perspective in painting and drawing, which describes how to add depth to make two-dimensional objects seem three-dimensional. Find a wide variety of sculptures on 1stDibs.
- What is organic sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Organic sculptures have irregular forms derived from nature.
- Are bronze sculptures cast?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, bronze sculptures are indeed cast. The sculptures are made by pouring the molten metal into a cast or mold, and leaving it to set. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of bronze sculptures from top sellers around the world.
- How much is a marble sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021The cost of a marble sculpture will vary depending on the size, artistic time, warehouse space, engineering and administration. Since marble is rarer it is more expensive than other types of rocks used for sculpture. On 1stDibs you will find figurative, abstract, still-life and nude marble sculptures starting from a range of $200 and upward.
- Can tusk be used for sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Yes, ivory tusks can be used for sculptures and figurines. However, the U.S. and many other countries have banned the import of ivory, meaning many artists no longer work with the material. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of sculptures from some of the world's top galleries.
- Does KAWS make his sculptures?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, artist Brian Donnelly, known professionally as KAWS, does make his own art. He admits he has a regimented schedule now that he has children, and finds that this has made him more productive, allowing him to focus on sculptures and paintings in the mornings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.