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Mid-Century Modern Porous Stone Table Sculpture Abstracted Figure on Wood Base
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, porous stone sculpture of an abstracted figure, on a wooden
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Betty Jacobs Modern Ballerina Figure Bronze Brutalist Sculpture on Pedestal 1970
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist bronze sculpture depicting a ballerina by Michigan artist Betty Jacobs. The
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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Louis Mendez Abstracted Female Figure Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Mendez (American, 1929-2012), abstracted female figure ceramic sculpture, with a female torso
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Erika Hoglund Crystal Figure Sculpture
Located in Fairfield, CA
A beautiful vintage crystal sculpture by artist, Erika Hoglund, for Maleras of Sweden. Features a
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Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Abstract Figural Limestone Sculpture, France 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage figural limestone sculpture with porous textural details. A beautiful, organic piece
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Ann Aptekar Figural Group Marble Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Ann Aptekar (American, XX-XXI) Figural Group Pink Marble Sculpture, signed, atop a black base
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20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Studio Made Ceramic Male Figure Table Sculptures
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a pair of eye-catching, handmade ceramic table sculptures of seated men
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Signed Surrealist Human Figure Metal Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Surrealist abstracted human figure or avian creature metal sculpture, illegibly signed to underside
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Studio Pottery Abstract Figural Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract stoneware figural pottery sculpture from an estate in Western Pennsylvania. Resting on
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Stylized Bronze Figural Sculpture on White Marble Base
By Henry Cliffe
Located in New York, NY
Stylized bronze figural sculpture on white marble base by Henry Cliffe. Signed H.C. 3/14.
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Engaging Finesse Originals Gilded Resin Figural Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré, Finesse Originals, Frederic Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Engaging gilded resin wall sculpture produced by Finesse Originals. Figural design depicting city
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Midcentury Ruth Kessler Vodicka Bronze Figural Male Sculpture
By Ruth Kessler Vodicka
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage sculpture of a male figure in bronze by Ruth Kessler Vodicka, January 1954. Studied
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Figure with Beast American Modernist Leonard Baskin Museum Art
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture plaque This is not editioned, nor signed or numbered, on the piece but according to the catalog
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alfonso Iannelli Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture
By Alfonso Iannelli
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Signed Alfonso Iannelli (1888-1965) modern bronze nude figural sculpture stamped with Boston
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Vintage 1910s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Lalique "Deux Poissons" Figural Koi Fish Sculpture
Located in Danville, CA
Cast and frosted large cast glass sculpture of two intertwined Koi fish by Lalique, France.
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Vintage 1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Pair of Large Figural Steel Sculptures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Feature cut steel with abstracted figural shapes. Hallmarked and dated '95 on top of base. Areas of
Category

1990s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cut Steel

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Free Form Large Tree Root Driftwood Figural Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large vintage Mid-Century Modern freeform tree root driftwood figural sculpture. Item features
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Mid-20th Century North American Rustic Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sivah - Bronze Sculpture, Flying, Floating Figure with Mask and Harlequin Gown
Located in Chicago, IL
College of Marin, studied Fine Art, Marin, CA University of California studied Figure Sculpture, Davis, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Abstract Forged Steel Figural Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary forged steel abstract sculpture of two figures reaching out to one another on a
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Pair of Figural Murano Glass Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of female nude sculptures in Murano glass.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Female Figure Abstract Woman Bronze Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful circa 1970 abstract female sculpture signed Dives Cast bronze on wood base No damage or
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Abstract Figural Sculpture by Nerses Ounanian, 1957
By Nerses Ounanian
Located in Queens, NY
sculpture is composed of bronze and represents two abstract figures perched upon an ebonized wooden base.
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20th Century Uruguayan Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Bronze Brass Figure Table Sculpture John Baldwin Numbered 2/6
By John Baldwin
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fabulous bronze table sculpture of an abstracted figure, signed and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Carlos Salas Ceramic Nude Figure Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Curvilinear abstract female form masterfully sculpted in black clay by Carlos Salas.
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1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Figural Bronze Sculptures by Hugo Daini
By Hugo Daini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Figural Bronze Sculptures by Hugo Daini, Italian, 1919-1976. These sculptures are
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tall Studio Wood Sculpture Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun folk art style wood carving. Great scale. Great for decor and collections. Original fine vintage condition...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Figural Wooden Sculpture by Suzanne Sumner, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
An abstract figural hand carved wooden sculpture by Suzanne Sumner, 1970s. This piece features
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Figure with Guitar Bronze Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid-century modern bronze wall hanging sculpture depicting a brutalist figure with a guitar-like
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Mid-20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Bending Figure"
By Chrissy Harris
Located in Southampton, NY
Marble free form sculpture by Chrissy Harris. Composition is cipollino green marble from Greece
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Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Mid-20th Century Belgian Bronze Figural Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful slender mid-20th century Belgian bronze figural sculpture mounted on a custom steel
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Louis Mendez Modern Ceramic Horned Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Mendez (American, 1929-2012) Modern Ceramic Art Pottery Sculpture of a Horned Figure with
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Esther Fuhrman "Seated Figure" Modern Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Esther Fuhrman (American, b. 1939), "Seated Figure," modern contemporary bronze sculpture
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Copper Figure on Stilts with a Bird Sculpture, 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Hammered copper sculpture of a tall angular figure on stilts with a bat over his shoulder. Signed
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

Figure vase
By Akio Takamori
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Akio Takamori porcelain, underglaze and glaze signed Past resident artist of the Archie Bray Foundation. Other past Archie Bray Foundation residents include David Shaner, Ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Andrianna Shamaris Figure Eight Mahogany Wood Sculpture
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully carved sculpture made from one piece of reclaimed mahogany wood sanded and polished
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Mid Century Modern Abstract Figurative Alabaster Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
A mid century modern alabaster figural sculpture in the Abstract Expressionist style by C
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

1950s Plaster Modernist Figural Three Graces Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage circa 1950s sculpture featuring a Picasso-esque version of the classical theme The Three
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Waldemar Sjölander Male Figure Bronze Plaque Sculpture
By Waldemar Sjölander
Located in Mexico City, MX
A weldel bronze plaque depicting a male human figure by Swedish-born Mexican artist Waldemar
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Zebra in Repose Sculpture or Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century zebra sculpture crafted in composition, hand decorated and captured in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Large Figural Sculpture, Female Form, Circa 1960
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large abstract figurative sculpture of a female form, hand-carved in black walnut, on a live-edge
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Modernist Figural Wall Sculpture/Art by Espada
Located in San Diego, CA
A three dimensional fiberglass wall sculpture of androgynous couples in frontal and profile poses
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Paint

Mid Century Large Marble Abstract Figural Sculpture After Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in Astoria, NY
An impressive, vintage, abstract, solid, black marble figural sculpture on a pedestal base after
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

American Figural Man Sculpture After Larry Mohr
By Larry Mohr
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Modern bronze figural sculpture after Larry Mohr, American, 1921 to 2013. Unsigned. Larry Mohr
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20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Signed Bronze Abstract Figural Sculpture in the manner of Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti, R. Bittel
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze abstract figural sculpture on wooden base, in the manner of Alberto Giacometti. Signed R
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid 20th Century Brutalist Head Figure Abstract Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Brilliant Mid Century Modern Brutalist Abstract Sculpture, Head Figure Designed
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

“Seated Female Figure”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful mid century modern original bronze sculpture of a seated female figure by the American
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Captivating Vintage Cubist Wood Sculpture with Figural Design
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage figural cubist wood sculpture is a striking and unique piece of mid-century artwork
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

“Figure with Bird”
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Original stone like ceramic sculpture of a figure holding a bird by the well known American artist
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Male Valet or Towel Bar Figural Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Male figural sculpture can be used as a towel bar or valet coat and pants rack.
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bronze Reclining Figure Sculpture by Eichengreen and Gensburg
By Eichengreen Gensburg
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful large solid bronze reclining figure sculpture by Arleen Eichengreen and Nancy Gensburg
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture on Stone Base, France
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous patinated bronze sculpture of a nude figure with realistic detailing. This piece stands
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Odalesque (Mid Century Modern Small Brass Copper Triangle with Nude Figure)
By Leon Smith
Located in Hudson, NY
11 x 10 x 2 inches brass and copper sculpture with acrylic figure Inspired by sleek mid century
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Danish Modern Stone Figure, "Standing Man", 1980s
Located in Odense, DK
Decorative stone sculpture of a standing / resting figure. Quite large and heavy, with a fine
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Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Figure de proue
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
from the edition of 300 in ink on verso. Catalogue Raisonné: Pablo Picasso Figure de proue, 1952 A.R
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Late 20th Century Cast Iron Modernist, Figural Sculpture
By G. None
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage late 20th century cast iron figurative sculpture. The sculpture is in black cast
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Large Mid-Century Leather Warpped Giraffe Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A charming large vintage hand painted leather giraffe figure. circa 1960s Hand-crafted in the mid
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Paint

"The Vision" Brutalist Figural Sculpture by Krishna Reddy
By Krishna Reddy
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist sculpture in resin entitled "The Vision" by noted midcentury sculptor Krishna Reddy
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

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Modern Figural Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of modern figural sculpture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and bronze, every piece of modern figural sculpture was constructed with great care. Find 428 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of modern figural sculpture now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of modern figural sculpture — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of modern figural sculpture made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made option in this array of modern figural sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jaru, Archimede Seguso and Dora Várkonyi are consistently popular.

How Much is a Modern Figural Sculpture?

A piece of modern figural sculpture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,250, while the lowest priced sells for $55 and the highest can go for as much as $94,500.

Finding the Right Sculptures for You

Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.

A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.

Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?

When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.

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Questions About Modern Figural Sculpture
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A figurative, or representational, sculpture depicts a recognizable person or object.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Modern day sculptures are typically made with bronze, which is an alloy of copper and tin. Sculptures can also be crafted with gold, silver, aluminum, lead and iron. Find a collection of sculptures from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Rodin was called the Father of Modern Sculpture because he turned away from the traditional aim of sculptors and inspired future artists with his new approach. Instead of seeking to capture just how subjects looked, Auguste Rodin attempted to convey their emotions and inner lives through his pieces. You can see evidence of this in the simple yet dramatic quality of his most famous works like The Thinker, The Gates of Hell and The Kiss. Find a variety of Auguste Rodin art on 1stDibs.