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Sculptures For Sale
Artist: Richard MacDonald
Joie de Femme, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Conceived early in Richard MacDonald’s career, the ideas involving three carefree figures of seemingly enchanted origin continue to stir the artist’s imagination. “Joie de Femme”, ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
O-Flier, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“O-Flier” is one of the more dynamic works to spring from the inspiration Richard MacDonald has found in the creative choreography and the artistic physicality of the extraordinary p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rain, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s latest work entitled “Rain, Atelier” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cheetah Bust, Life Size
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s “Cheetah, Bust” reveals an intimate study of “Samburu”, the two and a half year old Nambian cheetah the artist used as the subject for his “Diana and the Coursing...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Penche Monet, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Penche Monet is an exploratory piece that reveals the depth of Richard MacDonald’s study of classical ballet as he builds toward the realization of a central coda for a grand monumen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flight in Attitude, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “Flight in Attitude”, the clean lines of the dancer’s form suggest purity and strength. With fingers elegantly outstretched and back arched, she is the embodiment of athletic perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith, Atelier, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Blind Faith is an emphatic expression of the call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited vision...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coursing Cheetahs, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Coursing Cheetahs, Atelier," MacDonald creates a unique composition with tremendous movement: the long strides of the cheetahs are powerfully executed and charged with energy as ...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Rose, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Rose, Atelier draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer and displays all the quiet beauty of a private moment of reflection. A study of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cheetah Bust, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s “Cheetah Bust, Atelier” reveals an intimate study of “Samburu”, the two and a half year old Nambian cheetah the artist used as the subject for his “Diana and the ...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grip Study, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Created to preserve a lasting legacy of the US Open at Pebble Beach, MacDonald’s creation of “Grip Study” came from an exploration of spirit and form. Inspired from the US Open Monum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dance to Paradiso, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In "Dance to Paradiso," Richard MacDonald masterfully captures an exceptional moment of observation as two figures engage in a dynamic dance with utter trust and harmony. This contem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rain, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s latest work entitled “Rain, Atelier” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind...
Category
Early 2000s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Fuite du Temps, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Reflecting MacDonald’s lifelong creative exploration of the nature of human reality, La Fuite du Temps, Atelier reveals a powerful statement about the passage of time as it is measur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Repose Fragment, Marble Dust, Resin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In working his way through the Louvre, The Vatican and other historic art museums, Richard MacDonald is particularly engaged by the ancient pieces and the fragments that remain of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Allonge, Female, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Allonge captures the line and athleticism of a world-class dancer and we are reminded of the essential perfection of the human form. Beckoning a sense of joy, youth, and hope, Allong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality, Atelier, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Duality, Atelier, Platinum" is derived from a major work by Richard MacDonald and explores a timeless artistic principle—the paradox that opposites coexist in harmony and define one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Platinum
Joy Fragment, Marble Dust, Resin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In working his way through the Louvre, The Vatican and other historic art museums, Richard MacDonald is particularly engaged by the ancient pieces and the fragments that remain of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Anatomy of a Golfer II, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer Il, Atelier is the second in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brilliance Fragment, Marble Dust, Resin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In working his way through the Louvre, The Vatican and other historic art museums, Richard MacDonald is particularly engaged by the ancient pieces and the fragments that remain of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Blossom Fragment, Marble Dust, Resin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In working his way through the Louvre, The Vatican and other historic art museums, Richard MacDonald is particularly engaged by the ancient pieces and the fragments that remain of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Gymnast Bust
Located in London, GB
Created by artist Richard MacDonald for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form. While its message is universal, Flair Across America also embodies the Olympic credo stated by the father of the modern-day Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Angelic Crystal, Terracotta
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Intrigued by the stature and carriage of a particular figure, MacDonald pursued Angelic Crystal, the study of a ballerina in the studio. Inspired by a continuing appreciation of danc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Study for the Head of Piper
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Piper represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from the wind in her cheek, to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and hope ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Diana, goddess of the hunt, has long inspired artists, but Richard MacDonald’s interpretation in "Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs, Atelier" captures her essence with unmatched power ...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Anatomy of Golf I-V, Atelier, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
The Anatomy of a Golfer l-V, Atelier is the first in Richard MacDonald's series of golfers that were inspired by the creation of his heroic sculpture, MOMENTUM, which marked the 100t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transcendance, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
As with Richard MacDonald’s entire Cirque series, Transcendance has many layers of metaphor and meaning to challenge and intrigue viewers. Transcendance is a striking example of Rich...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sissone, Half Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Faith, Third Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Blind Faith" is an emphatic expression of the call to live life with passion, faith, and courage. Such a life is shaped by vision: not the vision of the eyes, but the unlimited visi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dancing Waters, Column, Stainless Steel
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Dancing Waters, Stainless Steel” is a striking new work that captures the movement and fluidity for which the artist has become so recognized. Standing approximately eight feet tall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Duality, Third Life Column, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a prin...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Showtime, Half Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blind Trust, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Courage is a kind of salvation.” —Plato.
Nothing worthwhile springs from fear: fear is the serpent in the garden,
the hole in the boat, the flaw in the plan—it can steer us from danger, but ungoverned by courage it is just as likely to steer us toward a bad outcome. We all have the capacity to be brave, and it is by finding our courage that everything we value comes into being—there can be no love without courage, no kindness without courage, no creativity without courage.
As we all face this crisis of unusual scope, we are all living as the figures in Richard MacDonald’s “Blind Faith...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Origins, Two Thirds Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dance to Paradiso
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Dance to Paradiso, Richard MacDonald masterfully selects an exceptional moment of observation as two figures dance with utter trust and harmony. Her foot one with his, their legs ...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Romeo & Juliet III, Third Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Richard MacDonald's sculpture, "Romeo & Juliet III." This captivating artwork captures the essence of Shakespeare's timeless tale of love and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Duality
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Duality, originally introduced to collectors under the working title of Yin and Yang II, represents a prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Gathering of Graces, Quarter Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Greek mythology records the Three Graces, considered the fairest daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, as representatives of the blessings of nature. Followers believed that each spring, their fertility dance caused seeds to sprout and flowers to bloom. On another creative level, the young goddesses were believed to influence artistic achievement. While Boticelli’s expression of the soft, linear forms inherent in the Three Graces influenced the rebirth of classical mythology, Richard MacDonald is inspired to foster the renaissance of figurative art with his own interpretation of “grace.” Employing the classical tradition of undulating lines, precise contour and soft, fair forms, MacDonald created first his masterpiece “The Three Graces” followed by an exploration into the personae of each of the three sisters, Agalia, Euphrosyne and Thalia. In "The Gathering of the Graces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheo, Lucite
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be translated into words. Richard MacDonald’s mythological sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Study for the Rose, Half Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Study for the Rose, Half Life” draws on Richard MacDonald’s highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays all the quiet beauty of a private moment of reflection.
In half-life size the supple and delicate form of the ballerina has real substance—an almost-breathing presence that immediately draws us to wonder at the thoughts of the ballerina toying with the ribbon on her shoe. Her youth and preoccupation give a sense of life and warmth to the sculpture; the beautiful line of her arm draped over the bar is a study in the effortless grace of the well-trained dancer. Her soft cheek rests on her shoulder, and we feel the tenderness of her childish daydream—yet she holds the posture of an accomplished professional. A study in contrasts, this piece has the timeless appeal associated with the ballet works by Degas, with the unmistakable character that can only be attributed to Richard MacDonald himself.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Diana and the Coursing Cheetahs, myth is brought to the present. MacDonald portrays the female at her height during the close of the 20th century as a synthesis of physical streng...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yin & Yang, Third Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald’s sculpture Yin & Yang, represents a principle that is fundamental to art from all time periods and cultures—it is the timeless paradox that opposites exist in harm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brazilian Feathers, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Brazilian Feathers" does not spring from the refined world of ballet, but from the elemental, tribal rhythms of a far earlier form of dance. Bedecked w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elena Study II, Extended Drapery
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Like all of Richard MacDonald’s most important works, Elena Study II transcends the definition of it’s initial concept and becomes a metaphor of wide ranging meaning: different for e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chroma, Third life, Column
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Royal Ballet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orpheus Ascending
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some works of art are exploratory; they ask questions, but offer no answers. Some are the distillation of a lifetime of experience, and the answers they give cannot easily be translated into words. Richard MacDonald’s latest mythological sculpture, “Orpheus Ascending...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Capeo Flamenco
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Some say the word Flamenco comes from the Spanish, flama, or “flame.” Richard MacDonald’s Flamenco Series employ that definition on many levels. While the studies depict a male figur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
I Am
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“I am” symbolizes balance and the ability to stretch beyond our perceived limits. An extremely difficult posture, the model is extended from his core, arched back, and yet seems at e...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Suspended, Man on a Rope
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Holding on to the rope above, we witness MacDonald’s uncanny ability to convey a sense of tension and release in Man on a Rope. Near the apex of the triangular composition, we witnes...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Ritual Female Dancer
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In “The Ritual, Female Dancer”, a wave of energy moves up the linear column and erupts from the architectonic strata of time to express the sensual, rhyt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
First Ribbons
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
First Ribbons draws on the artist's highly developed sensitivity for the experience of the dancer, and displays a personal moment of accomplishment. We witness the young dancer holdi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pas de Deux Elegance
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
After devoting more than twenty years to the perfection of the human form in bronze, Richard MacDonald focused on a series of sculptures based on his work with dancers from the Roy...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Origins
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Richard MacDonald has always been intrigued by opposites and he has the range to be able to create both sculptures of delicate, archetypal femininity and powerful, athletic masculini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rain, Heroic
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continuing in the spirit of his classical mimes, Richard MacDonald’s work entitled “Rain, Life Size” offers us an experience with rain, wind, movement, and joy. We feel the wind blow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sisters, Half life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In Sisters, Half life it is happiness in its purest, most youthful form-- without thought or care -- sparked by nothing more than the beauty of the dance, the thrill of movement, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transcendance, Platinum
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
As with Richard MacDonald’s entire Cirque series, Transcendance has many layers of metaphor and meaning to challenge and intrigue viewers. Transcendance is a striking example of Richard MacDonald’s rare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jacques, Half Life
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A richly flowing cape drapes his shoulders, as he crouches low, eyes looking upward, “Jacques” raises his hands to test the confining walls of his imaginary box. “Jacques” reminds us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nightfall Third Life, Red
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Cloaked in mystery, the female form of “Nightfall” intrigues us. Concealed is a beautiful face, but like nightfall itself, all is not revealed. The globes in each hand suggest the ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale
The history of sculpture as we know it is believed to have origins in Ancient Greece, while small sculptural carvings are among the most common examples of prehistoric art. In short, sculpture as a fine art has been with us forever. A powerful three-dimensional means of creative expression, sculpture has long been most frequently associated with religion — consider the limestone Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt — while the tradition of collecting sculpture, which has also been traced back to Greece as well as to China, far precedes the emergence of museums.
Technique and materials in sculpture have changed over time. Stone sculpture, which essentially began as images carved into cave walls, is as old as human civilization itself. The majority of surviving sculpted works from ancient cultures are stone. Traditionally, this material and pottery as well as metal — bronze in particular — were among the most common materials associated with this field of visual art. Artists have long sought new ways and materials in order to make sculptures and express their ideas. Material, after all, is the vehicle through which artists express themselves, or at least work out the problems knocking around in their heads. It also allows them to push the boundaries of form, subverting our expectations and upending convention. As an influential sculptor as much as he was a revolutionary painter and printmaker, Pablo Picasso worked with everything from wire to wood to bicycle seats.
If you are a lover of art and antiques or are thinking of bringing a work of sculpture into your home for the first time, there are several details to keep in mind. As with all other works of art, think about what you like. What speaks to you? Visit local galleries and museums. Take in works of public art and art fairs when you can and find out what kind of sculpture you like. When you’ve come to a decision about a specific work, try to find out all you can about the piece, and if you’re not buying from a sculptor directly, work with an art expert to confirm the work’s authenticity.
And when you bring your sculpture home, remember: No matter how big or small your new addition is, it will make a statement in your space. Large- and even medium-sized sculptures can be heavy, so hire some professional art handlers as necessary and find a good place in your home for your piece. Whether you’re installing a towering new figurative sculpture — a colorful character by KAWS or hyperreal work by Carole A. Feuerman, perhaps — or an abstract work by Won Lee, you’ll want the sculpture to be safe from being knocked over. (You’ll find that most sculptures should be displayed at eye level, while some large busts look best from below.)
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