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Sculptures For Sale
Mark Kostabi - Divine Embrace - Bronze Sculpture
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Mark Kostabi - Divine Embrace - Bronze sculpture
Divine Embrace is a unique bronze sculpture by renowned artist Mark Kostabi, featuring two faceless figures in an intimate embrace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Shark!" Stoneware, Ceramic, Shark Motif, Children's Toys, Cartoons, Nostalgia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Shark!" is an original piece by Jeff Rubio made from Stoneware, glaze, epoxy clay. This pieces measures 17"h x 12.5"w x 1.75"d and comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Epoxy Resin, Glaze
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Visage au nez noir, Pablo Picasso, Pitcher, Design, Multiple, Atelier Madoura
Located in Geneva, CH
Visage au nez noir
January 9th, 1969
Ed. 176/200 pcs
White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes engraved by knife under partial brushed glaze, grey patina
Stamped and inscribed un...
Category
1960s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
"Temple Guardian", Contemporary, Fiber, Life Size, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Yarn
By Ethan Meyer
Located in St. Louis, MO
"My work, both in painting and sculpture, involve networks of intricately connected, overlapping, and morphing shapes and patterns, reflecting the complex and ever-changing nature of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Yarn, Foam, Mixed Media
Looking - tall, geometric abstract, powder coated outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this intriguing sculpture by Ryan Van Der Hout, a multitude of mirrors reflect the images of sky and land that surround it. Forged from powder-coated steel, each lens is mounted o...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Grand Chèvre-cou" Poem-object MUSEUM piece
By Jean Cocteau
Located in CANNES, FR
Jean Cocteau. ( 1889-1963 )
Grand Chèvre - Cou . " Poem -Objet "
Signed Jean Cocteau at the base ; incised and dated Jean Cocteau 58.
marked and numbered Edition originale de jean Co...
Category
1950s Surrealist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
SCULPTURE TEXTILE RAFFIA PADINA III BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024 NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pablo Picasso 'Chouette femme' (A. R. 119) Madoura Owl Vase 1951
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Chouette femme (A. R. 119)
Terre de faïence vase, 1951, from the edition of 500, partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Picasso and Madoura stamps.
Category
1950s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
"Felicity" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 16" x 9.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Felicity" Bronze Sculpture 15" x 16" x 9.5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Fishermen At Kanagawa", Dimensional, Wall Sculpture, Hand Made Paper, Silver
Located in St. Louis, MO
Glover did not begin her career as an artist. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School, she served as an international consultant in strategy, industry best practices, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Origins, Atelier, Platinum
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
1978 Italy Abstract Bronze Nickeled Finish Sculpture by Carmelo Cappello
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an artwork created by the well known Italian artist Carmelo Cappello. It is a multiple, an Abstract Sculpture one of the identical 99 specimen edited in 1978. This piece is ...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An accumulation of Experiences - figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture is by Roch Smith. Inspired by life’s big questions, Roch Smith creates thoughtful and playful contemporary sculptures. This figure cast in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chanel Petrol Pump
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original, life size mixed media sculpture.
This colourful and exquisitely finished sculpture features the iconic Chanel logo on a life size petrol pump.
This fantastic sculpture is...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Missing The Blue Sky (Unique)
Located in Bristol, GB
Mixed media, fiberglass and metal
Artist proof edition of 50, aside from the main edition of 200
Signed and numbered
New, as issued. Minor imperfections may appear due to the nature ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
White Marble 19th Century Sculpture in of Eros Trying Out one Of His Arrows Sign
Located in Roma, IT
A white marble Sculpture of Eros trying out one of his arrows, after Nicolas-François Gillet (1709-1791) and Jacques-François-Joseph Saly (1717-1776), French, 19th century.Resting ...
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Portrait of Michele - Nickel Plated Sculpture by M. Berrocal - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait de Michéle -Opus 110, is realized by Miguel Berrocal (Villanueva De Algaidas 1933 - Antequera 2006), in 1969.
Multiple sculpture in nickel-plated Zamak dismountable into 17...
Category
1960s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Barricada #14 aip S45 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, silver
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #14 aip S45 is a polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 45 × 45 × 26 cm (17.7 × 17.7 × 10.2 in).
The sculpture is...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Marble Figure of a Recumbent Lion, 19th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Figure of Recumbent Lion, 19th Century
Carved gray veined marble
4.5 x 8 x 4.5 inches
Category
19th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Sculpture Bronze Patinated and Gilded Barbedienne Fondeur
Located in Pistoia, IT
"Helen of Troy," large bronze sculpture with brown patina signed at base J.Clesinger-Rome 1864-F. Barbedienne foundryman and bearing Collas mechanical reduction seal.
Auguste Clésin...
Category
1860s French School Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
She-Wolf by Cécile Raynal - Animal smoke-fired sandstone sculpture, fable, dark
Located in Paris, FR
She-Wolf is a unique smoke-fired sandstone sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 63 × 58 × 52 cm (24.8 × 22.8 × 20.5 in).
This sculpture is unique an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Cube.
Located in Zofingen, AG
sculpture CUBE was made in 2005. An abstract geometric form made of bronze. Interior sculpture, that may looks your place fancy and original.
One of a kind art piece.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pinocchio" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
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ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huich...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Mixed Media
Noche Crist Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Sculpture is made from polyester resin. Catalogue of a postumous retrospective...
Category
1970s Outsider Art Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Rondo (Blue and Yellow) - Contemporary Art, Artist Plate
Located in London, GB
Rondo (Blue and Yellow) (1965) by Carmen Herrera - Artist Plate
Fine Bone China
Edition of 250
Printed signature and edition details on verso
comes wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Flight
Located in Bozeman, MT
Molly Schulps is an artist and educator living in both California and Oregon. She grew up in Southern California and was deeply influenced by her father who was a successful educator...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze
“The golden egg”
Located in Warren, NJ
Theo Faberge 1986 "the golden ring" with Box Ltd Edtion 151/750. In great shape. Signed on the bottom.
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Oil
Planet X Large Red Metal Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Planet X Large Red Metal Sculpture
Aluminum, and urethane car paint, Edition 2/5 artist signed base.
The sculpture is in three seperate parts dis...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Elegance , Contemporary women bronze.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Sculptor Marsha Gertenbach signed and numbered this bronze sculpture, edition 2/25. Here is the artist's message about this unique piece:
"She has the quality of being graceful and ...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Composition 175 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Vintage Moth III (Wall Piece/Dish) (MADE TO ORDER) (~50% OFF LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
Vintage Moth III (Wall Piece/Dish (handpainted)
Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Brass Wire (for hanging, can be removed)
Year: 2022
Size: 4.5x6x0.5in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1328
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My ceramics are handmade and painted with the finest overglazes from Europe. The gold luster used is 24k liquid Gold from Germany. Every piece is unique. My imagery is inspired by vintage Meissen dinnerware...
Category
2010s Rococo Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Greg Chann "Stack XIX" 2024 Acrylic and ink
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann
Stack XIX, 2024
Acrylic and ink
9 x 8 x 6 inches
(cha028)
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Infinite Diversity Aqua Geometric Wall Sculpture Three Dimensional Circular Art
Located in New York, NY
Infinite Diversity Aqua Geometric Wall Sculpture Features A Bold Three Dimensional Design With Interlocking Circular Forms That Evoke The Movement Of Ocean Waves And Marine Life. Cre...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Materials
Birch, Plywood, Acrylic
Mecanique Celeste 9/10 - tall, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is available by commission with 4 to 6 weeks required before delivery. It is edition 9 of 10.
There are also versions available in sizes up to 10 feet, with multiple spheres, and finishes in red, black or brown.
A polished stainless steel ball...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"After a Summer Rain" (2023) By Andy Evansen, Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Beasts of Burden" (2023) by Andy Evansen is an original handmade watercolor painting on paper that depicts a midwestern plain, with a sunset from a passing storm. This piece measures 11 x 15 inches, and 16 x 20 inches in its frame.
Andy Evansen’s interest in art started in childhood, as he can’t recall a time when he wasn’t drawing. He began painting watercolors in the mid 1990s as a change of pace from his career as a medical illustrator. Choosing a ‘style’ was not difficult, as Andy was always inspired by the watercolor paintings of British artists Trevor Chamberlain, David Curtis...
Category
2010s Impressionist Sculptures
Materials
Oil, Board
Razz Ma Tazz No. 1 / ceramic wall sculpture
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ceramic wall sculpture from Pop Art pioneer Jane B. Grimm, whose minimal and meditative sculptures and wall reliefs are comprised of ceramic, using a low fire method. New works take ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mooseconstrue 1/4 - contemporary, pop art, Canadian, aluminum sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The unmistakable silhouette of a moose—one of Canada’s iconic images is celebrated in this sculpture by Charlie Pachter. As a little boy, pop artist Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
'Running Hare' Limited Edition Sterling Silver Sculpture by Lucy Kinsella
Located in London, GB
A 'Running Hare' sterling silver sculpture by Lucy Kinsella, the limited edition finely modelled hare depicted at full stretch bounding across the ground, his hind legs lengthening b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Princess February" Ceramic Vessel Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This glazed porcelain vase by Jon Puzzuoli features a burnt umber and white body and a wide neck finished with 18K gold luster. The artist's stamp is located at the base of the sculp...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Lotte- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a sitting Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Lotte
50 x 21 x 30 cm
Bronze
The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. Like this girl watching ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
SCULPTURE TEXTILE ORGANIC I BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024 NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience.
Elisabet Urpí Ràfols and Nacho Umpiérrez Fripp, collectively known as ELIURPI, are the creative duo behind our brand. Based in Barcelona, we specialize in shaping unique pieces through a fusion of culture, architecture, and contemporary art.
Founded 14 years ago, ELIURPI originally gained recognition for our sculptural hats. Over time, our artistic scope has broadened to encompass sculptures and art-design pieces. Recently, we showcased our latest creations at the Milan Fair, including an individual exhibition at Palazzo Litta titled "Shadows and Poems," inspired by Junichiro Tanizaki’s "In Praise of Shadows," which extols chiaroscuro as the pinnacle of beauty. Raffia served as the central material uniting all exhibited pieces, creating a harmonious narrative throughout the exhibition space.
Our professional and personal lives intertwine, enriching our distinctive artistic language that blends cultural traditions with contemporary aesthetics. We draw inspiration from the interplay of light and shadow, while craftsmanship, creativity, and integrity guide our use of natural materials such as wood, straw, raffia, linen, and silk.
Notable milestones include our ongoing exhibitions during ARCO week in Madrid, as well as appearances in international art galleries and craft biennials. In 2023, our work "Sculptural Head Object...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Jessie- 21st Century Bronze Sculpture of a Young Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniëlle
29 x 6,5 x 6,5 cm
Bronze
The theme van der Kraan likes most is to show the growing of young girls. Living in their own world. The narrative sculptures show 'the woman' and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Darth Vader is one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars saga.
In this prized sculpture you can see the character in an unusual way. Full of color and complex patterns, and ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Mixed Media
A lady - Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract & figurative, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
5 out of 8
STANISŁAW WYSOCKI (b. 1949)
Wysocki studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (1978-1980) and then at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin under prof. J.H. Lonas. He ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
KAWS Kubrick Bus Stop Set 2 (KM002)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ready to display super cool Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set-2.
Released in 2002.
Comes complete with 2 mini Kaws figures.
Figures are stamped with “KAWS..02” on back of leg.
Bus Stop has K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Vinyl
Monumental Bull I by Pierre Yermia - Animal bronze sculpture, figurative, wild
Located in Paris, FR
Monumental Bull I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 197 × 250 × 120 cm (77.6 × 98.4 × 47.2 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Balancing Elephant, Circa 1930s, Art Deco, Louis-Albert Carvin (1875-1951)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Balancing Elephant
Louis-Albert Carvin (France, 1875-1951)
Bronze, marble
Circa 1930s, Art Deco
8 x 7.5 x 2 (4 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 7/8 figure) inches
Artist Louis-Albert Carvin, born in Paris in 1875, was exposed to art from an early age through his painter father. Carvin's formal education in art began at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under artists like Émmanuel Frémiet and Georges Gardet. Over the years, artist Louis-Albert Carvin became a renowned sculptor, dedicating his life’s work to the modeling of human and animal figures. He studied under Fremiet and Gardet and became a member of the Société des Artistes Français, exhibiting at the Salon des Artists Francais from 1894 until 1933 winning the Medal of Honor in his first year in 1894.
Remarkably, he sculpted La Muse de l’Aviation, the bronze trophy...
Category
1930s Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wall 24-1- White porcelain abstract geometric organic style mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Artists Statement:
My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the forms come from architecture while the inherent organic quality of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Male Bust - Bronze Sculpture by Igor Mitoraj - 1991
By Igor Mitoraj
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing male bronze bust with a black patina. This work is the 6th from an edition of eight.
Its creator, Igor Mitoraj, is a polish sculptor deeply rooted in the classical tradition....
Category
1990s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large pair of signed Murano glass vases.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large pair of signed Murano glass vases by Olivier Guis. Late 20th century.
Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) is thought to have been...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ver Bronze Sculpture Nude Male Figure Boy
Wim van der Kant (1949, Kampen) is a selftaught artist. Next to his busy profession as a teacher at a high school, he intensively practises...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lunar Disk with Structure - Abstract Minimalist Sculptural Artwork
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cloud
Located in Dallas, TX
The alabaster of "Cloud," upon which this bronze is based, is in the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Anita Huffington's work is also included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Morris Museum in Augusta, Georgia; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; and the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Anita Huffington's history includes a long period in New York City starting in the late fifties when she studied dance with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. Huffington became acquainted with a circle of artists of the New York School, including Kline and de Kooning, as well as a diverse and individualistic group of painters, sculptors, musicians, and poets in this vital and idealistic period. These experiences, and her later choice to live in the woods of the Arkansas Ozarks, sowed the seeds for the sculpture she makes in stone, bronze, wood, and mixed media. Her work reflects both the world of art and the spirit of her life in the woods.
Anita Huffington states:
"I do direct carving in stone and make bronzes, often using the stone as part of the process. My sculpture is usually based on the human form, primarily the female nude. I often carve torsos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bintou Italy 1969 Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Andrea Picini
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze abstract sculpture and it was created by the Italian artist Andrea Picini. This artwork is a multiple of 70 specimens and it is numbered 69/70. It is signed...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Royal Purple Excess (thick impasto painting monochrome pop art square design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Royal Purple Excess is a thick and vibrant impasto painting on wood. The elegant texture is spontaneously built up and creates the dynamic surface composition. This creates an engagi...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Coming Through The Rye, Remington Bronze
By Frederic Remington
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large-scale bronze of "Coming Through The Rye", after Frederic Remington, American (1861–1909). Frederick Remington was an American painter, sculptor, and illustrator best known fo...
Category
20th Century American Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Plum, Sky Blue and Prussian Blue Excess combo (texture thick vibrant painting)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Plum, Sky Blue and Prussian Blue Excess combo is a trio of thick and vibrant impasto paintings on wood. The elegant texture is spontaneously built up and creates the dynamic surface ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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.)
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of exceptional sculptures for sale. Browse works by your favorite creator, style, period or other attribute.
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A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light
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These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life
Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.
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