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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Antique Vienna Bronce Bear on a Crystal Rock
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Vienna Bronce Bear on a Crystal Rock
Item e7254
A beautiful small bronze statue of a wandering bear mounted on a crystal rock. A magnificent, realistic example of the famous ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pedro Friedeberg Untitled (Hand Truck) Table Top Sculpture. Mexico, 1978, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Surrealist sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. This piece was created in 1978 featuring carved and gold leaf hands, carved walnut birds, carved wood hands, and brass elements attached to the lacquered wood truck...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
Category
1950s African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small wooden Buddha statue from the Edo period in Japan/17th to 19th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We are pleased to present a small wood carving of a flanking Bodhisattva made around the Edo period.
This work is thought to be one of the Kannon ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cypress
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Antique Indian Brass Claw Foot Bell with Hand-Painted Floral Enamel
Located in Seattle, WA
This possibly antique Indian hand bell is likely crafted from solid brass and features a distinctive claw-footed base and a domed body richly decorated with hand-painted enamel flora...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Cement Garden Sculpture of a Woman in Thoughtful Pose
Located in Doylestown, PA
Lovely antique weathered solid cement garden statue of a woman in a thoughtful pose, circa 1890-1910. She displays the patina of many years spent in an English garden. With her pens...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figure from "All the world
s children."
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figure from "All the world's children."
Height 11 cm.
In perfect condition.
Marked.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
30% Off
Very Fine Spanish Carved Polychromed Saint Santos Statue c. 1720-50
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FIGURE OF A PENITENT SAINT
Probably Spanish, circa 1720-50
14" H x 6" D x 5 1/8" W
A carved wooden figure of a bearded saint, richly polychromed and gilded in the estofado techniqu...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Bronze Dancing Shiva, Nataraja, 19th/20th Century, South India
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and well cast South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, or Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in the Chola style, late 19th or early 20th century, India.
Shiva is portrayed here in his form as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. An iconic and powerful image, Shiva is portrayed engaged in his dance of creation, protection, and destruction, bringing together all his aspects into one sublime form.
Shiva dances ecstatically, facing the viewer with his body twisted, his long locks of hair streaming out around him, his four arms in action, with one leg raised, the other stomping on the dwarf demon Apasmara, who represents spiritual ignorance.
In one hand he holds a damaru, or ritual drum...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Panamá City, Set of 6 Murano Drink\water Glasses Color "Multicolor" Handmade
Located in Roma, IT
Set of six water\drink\wine glasses color Multicolor (petrol green, blue, red, ivory, periwinkle, mustard) - Murano glass - Made in Italy.
These individual Murano glasses are inspir...
Category
2010s European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Jean-Michel Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Jean-Michel model glazed ceramic sculpture from the new collection École d'Art s by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions. Limited edition of 50 pieces. Signed and numbered.
Biograph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Etruscan Shadow Statuettes in Bronze, Italian Antique Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This set of 2 statuettes offers a faithful reproduction of the Ombra della Sera, a hallmark of Etruscan art from the 3rd century BCE, originally cast in Volterra, Italy, and preserve...
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nuragic Bronze Warrior Figurine Sculpture Sardinian Bronze Age Style Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking bronze represents a four-armed warrior in the style of Sardinian Bronze Age figures, known as "bronzetti."
Crafted in the 1960s in Italy, the figure exudes a unique pa...
Category
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Male Sculpture, Spelter, Marble, France circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant Art Deco sculpture of an athletic scouting / watching male figure by Jean de Roncourt from France around 1930.
Very good original condition, greenish patinated Spelter / Zinc...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,662 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Category
19th Century French Moorish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$28,950 Sale Price
35% Off
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Max Le Verrier Figurine sculpture Signed Guerbe, Art Deco French Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original metal figurine of a Dancer by Max Le Verrier / Pierre Le Faguays, called GRISERIE, and signed GUERBE, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1930 .
The fig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Sensual Realistic French Sculpture of Male Nude Mythological Figure Hercules
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive realistic plaster statue of a muscular nude male that sits on top of a square block base. The elegant design shows intricate detail and qualit...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Kosta Boda Fortress Hidden Stairs
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
In the hands of Bertil Vallien, the message through glass is both visible and hidden. With a love for nature – with his daily walks in the woods and along the water – he has learned ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$250 / item
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Golfer Sculpture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Golfer Sculpture
This figurine measures: 7 wide x 4 deep x 14.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lig...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Terracotta Han Guards in Polychrome Paint China Han-Dynastie, TL Tested
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of terracotta Han guardsmen in polychrome paint China TL tested
Pair of rare standing male terracotta sculptures/warriors of the Chinese Han dynasty from the 2nd century BC.
W...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
Sculpture Art Deco in Spelter "The Archer" (ca. 1920) by Jean De Rancourt
Located in Ixelles, BE
- The Artwork:
This sculpture by Jean de Roncourt embodies a striking dramatic tension through the figure of an archer in full action. Kneeling, with a taut torso and prominent muscles, the man draws his bow in a gesture of controlled power. The dynamic, almost choreographic posture reveals a perfect knowledge of human anatomy, typical of the Art Deco movement to which de Roncourt belonged. The grey-patinated spelter confers an antique nobility...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
44” Vintage Whimsical French Chef Sculpture Charcuterie Restaurant Display Sgn
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Whimsical figure of French chef for charcuterie restaurant display sign.
Category
1950s American Country Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
$437 Sale Price
75% Off
Charming Northern Swedish Handmade Folk Art Wooden Figurines
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming hand-carved wooden figurines in folk art from northern Sweden. The set of 6 figurines are made by hand in solid Swedish pine and painted by My...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Original Italian Hand Carved Nude Sculpture/ Lamp Signed Umberto Stiaccini
Located in New York City, NY
Hand carved white alabaster sculpture of a nude woman reclining inside a clam shell with three winged putti carrying her
aloft from shell laden waters.
Signed to verso by the Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, and crafted with traditional tri-color gla...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Representation of the god Mercury standing on Aeolus, the god of the wind
(after Gianbologna)
Origin France Circa 1900
Base of green Alpine marble...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Pair of Grey-Black Smoked Murano Glass Sculpture Heads
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late vintage Mid-Century modern pair of similar Italian sculpture heads made of hand blown smoked Murano glass in the style of Picasso, in good condition. The detailed décor pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
English Michelangelo
s David Statue
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1940
English Michelangelo's David Statue
Cast stone with great colour, patination and detail
sku 279
W50 x D28 x H130 cm
Weight 94Kg
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,884 Sale Price
20% Off
Classical Gilt
Patinated Bronze of a Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
Classical Gilt and Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Greek Woman, 20th century, the standing figure adjusting her dress, on a square plinth. 31.5" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by Giuseppe Armani
Located in Cincinnati, OH
"The Nativity" Italian sculpture signed by G. Armani
The piece is mounted on a wood base with a brass plate "G. Armani"
The back is marked 1983 Florence and also an "N" with a crown ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
French Bronze Sculpture of "Mercurio Volante" by F. Barbedienne Fondeur, Ca.1850
Located in CH
French Bronze Sculpture of "Mercurio Volante"( Mercury Volant) cast and signed by F(erdinand) Barbedienne Fondeur, Ca.1850
After Giambologna (1529–1608)
This finely cast bronze fig...
Category
1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in London, GB
Nineteenth century bronze of the Borghese Gladiator, Italian or French, mounted on a richly figured Convent Sienna marble base.
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Picasso Ceramic Plate "Tête De Chèvre De Profil
Ramié 110
Located in Norwood, NJ
This Picasso ceramic plate "Tête de chèvre de profil' Ramié 110 is one in a small edition of only 60 and is glazed and painted, with the Empre...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Ferdinando Vichi Marble Sculpture Sitting Woman On Pedestal
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Ferdinando Vichi", Florence 1875-1945. Romantic figure of sitting woman.
Made in marble, sitting on a chair made of bronze, original pedestal of green, Italian marble.
Sign. Vichi. Ca. in 1900.
(In two pieces)
Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1945) was a central figure in the production of Florentine sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$42,970 Sale Price
40% Off
"Pompeii" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Karl Springer Standing Buddha Sculpture in Gilt Bronze 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully made large 19th century Siam standing Buddha sculpture in gilt bronze sold through the Karl Springer showroom on custom ebonized wood ...
Category
19th Century Thai Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Lladro Daisa 1978 In the Gondola Couple Sculpture No. 2413 Large Porcelain
By Lladro
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lladro Daisa 1978 "In the Gondola Couple" Sculpture No. 2413 Large Porcelain. Item features a large impressive size, original signature, sculpture rests o...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Greco Roman Style Vintage Verde Bronze Statue of a Male Nude with Grapes in Hair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Greco-Roman style bronze nude statue from the 20th century with verde patina and wooden pedestal base. Created with the traditional technique o...
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A bronze statue of a ballerina
Located in Delft, NL
A bronze statue of a ballerina
A beautiful abstract statue of a ballerina made in bronze on a rectangular base. The bronze ballerina in a beautiful pose of a dancing jump, mounted...
Category
20th Century Dutch Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Representing the Bust of a Greek Sportsman in the Hellenistic Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the bust of a Greek sportsman in the Hellenistic period, 21st century.
Sculpture on base of a bust of a Greek sportsman, in patinated plaster and resin, 21st ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Sculpture Representing the Bust of a Roman Soldier, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing the bust of a Roman soldier, 21st century.
Sculpture on base of a bust of a Roman soldier, Gladiator, in plaster and patinated resin, 21st century, modelled o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Art Deco Style Sculpture Dancing Nude Folie by Denis for Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant sculpture in Art Deco style, ball dancer signed by Denis.
With foundry mark.
Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry.
Designed ca. 1930.
Posthumous contemporary cast.
Patinat...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large 18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful large Baroque angel-wing with its original color and gilding. Extremely rare to find in this size.
Very decorative item placed on a wooden base.
Italy, circa 1750. Weathere...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$682 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Pop Art Pink Panther Umbrella Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really cool piece of pop art. Who doesn’t love the Pink Panther? This fantastic life-size pink Panther/umbrella stand measures 50 inches high by 17 inches wide by 17 inches deep. I a...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Polyester, Plaster
Original 20th Century Plaster Nude by Frank Van Der Loo (B.1956)
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Nude. Original Plaster Sculpture. Large, powerful, languid brutalist figure. Circa 1980. Frank Van Der Loo (B.1956) Netherlands.
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Antique Auguste Moreau French Bronze Seated Young Woman Sculpture Paris
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique bronze sculpture with beautiful patina, mounted on a black marble base, portraying the seated figure of a young woman in pastoral garb with flowers in her lap, designed by A....
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,645 Sale Price
30% Off
Jean de RONCOURT French Art Deco Lumberjack Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Sculpture “Lumberjack” by Jean de Roncourt, France, 1920s.
This striking French Art Deco sculpture, titled “Lumberjack,” was created by Jean de Roncourt.. A powerful...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Aluminum Bonsai "Prickly Copper", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Prickly Copper Bonsai is inspired by trees moved by a strong wind.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Mother Nature.
Scu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$3,135 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rare Gabon Mask From Tsogho Peoples with Character, Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early and rare mask from Gabon, Central Africa, created by the Tsogho peoples. Powerful large mask with carved open eyes, and black painted eyes above, below heavy carved eyebrows. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Gothic Corpus Christi 1480 -1530
Located in Doha, QA
An extraordinary and museum-worthy 15th century Gothic Corpus Christi, masterfully hand-carved in wood with exceptional anatomical detail and partially polychromed in white and royal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of young man in elegant attire.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Porcelain figurine of a young man in elegant attire.
Hand-painted in polychrome colors.
19th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensio...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$490 Sale Price
30% Off
Clock Man, Wind-Up Clock with Key, Spelter, Hand-Painted
Located in Verviers, BE
Clock Man - Wind-up clock with key - Spelter, hand-painted
We prefer to sell our items in 'uncleaned' condition so that the new owner still has the choice to remove the patina (si...
Category
1930s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
19th Century Flow Blue English Bobby Figure
Located in High Point, NC
19th century flow blue figure of an English policeman or "Bobby" as they're called. the detailing is lovely and the subject is so charming!
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Circa 1800 Giltwood Angels from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in Italy, circa 1800, this pair of giltwood angels is depicted in a double genuflection, or kneeling, stance. Both angels are completely gil...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$3,200 / set
Large Gilt Bronze Tibetan Buddha Statue Vasundhara
Located in Somis, CA
A spectacular piece featuring the Tibetan Bodhisattva Vasundhara, Goddess of wealth and abundance. Seated on double lotus, the multi-faced and multi-armed Buddha is powerful as she i...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Processional Reliquaries with Double-Sided Paintings Spain 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Processional Reliquaries with double-sided paintings, carved, gilded, and polychrome wood, Spanish School, 18th century, with original pedestals.
Important set consisting of...
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.