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Milarius Dogonarus
Michel Flamme
Sculpture - 48 x 26 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 10.2 x 11.8 inch
$2,623
Whimsical palette in plexi-square pink melody & purple shadow play : echoes of kawaii in plexi-verse
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
$11,977
Contemporary Milpa
Contemporary Milpa
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 2 inch
$14,000
Temps qui passe
Nathalie Decoster
Sculpture - 200 x 200 x 15 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 78.7 x 5.9 inch
$85,548
Soleil, Les cyclades
Roland Zobel
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$3,308
Richterstuhl (Judge's chair)
Lothar Fischer
Sculpture - 19 x 7 x 8.7 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.8 x 3.4 inch
$2,738
Investigation 1 Lane 179 Wulumuqi Road House 62
Mao Tongyan
Sculpture - 26 x 55 x 5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 21.7 x 2 inch
$3,194
Couple fusionnel
Marina Cartiant
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$5,589
Ring-shin Gold
Teruri Yamawaki
Sculpture - 45 x 34 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.4 x 11.8 inch
$3,653
Petit cheval au trot
Alessandro Montalbano
Sculpture - 21 x 19.5 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.7 x 3 inch
$4,019
Cardines à l'huile de Nys
Hervé Nys
Sculpture - 4 x 9 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 3.5 x 4.9 inch
$194
Cuckoo Block "Frankfurt"
Guido Zimmermann
Sculpture - 78 x 26 x 14 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch
$5,589
Optimus Metallicus / TrashFormers series
Simon Vega
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 26 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 10.2 inch
$7,984
Young flower
Sergii Shaulis
Sculpture - 104.1 x 62.2 x 33 cm Sculpture - 41 x 24.5 x 13 inch
$11,500
The Love of Pain (Pink and Silver)
Dan Baldwin
Sculpture - 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 7.1 inch
$4,300
Artemis - Glazed Majolica Statute
Carlo Lorenzetti
Sculpture - 48.5 x 30 x 23 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
$9,125
L'escalier du 29
Christian Paix
Sculpture - 156 x 76 x 23 cm Sculpture - 61.4 x 29.9 x 9.1 inch
$9,695
Black and gold panther
Shan Project
Sculpture - 120 x 80 x 70 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 31.5 x 27.6 inch
$13,688
Portrait de Katarina
Sylvie Bourely
Sculpture - 27 x 19 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.5 x 7.9 inch
$3,080
Craftsman (purple) from the Cheese edition series
CJ Hendry
Sculpture - 40.6 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 16 x 16 x 3 inch
$8,900
Chromoplastiques 1025
Luis Tomasello
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
$7,984
Pollinisation - Hommage à Jeff Koons
Livia De Poli
Sculpture - 43 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$14,714
Bibliothèque d’eau de mer
Anne-Laure Wuillai
Sculpture - 70 x 42 x 10 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 16.5 x 3.9 inch
$7,414
Bonbon Marbre Strié Hommage Lucio Fontana
Laurence Jenk
Sculpture - 77 x 32 x 24 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch
$79,845
Poisson archer
Sid Bruce Short Joe
Sculpture - 58 x 108 x 29 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 42.5 x 11.4 inch
$7,300
Le voyageur et son chien
Bruno Foullon
Sculpture - 39 x 30 x 33 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 13 inch
$411
L'oiseau rare
Antoine Halbwachs
Sculpture - 51 x 31 x 15 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 12.2 x 5.9 inch
$3,992
Traction #1
Florian Pugnaire
Sculpture - 125 x 68 x 80 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 26.8 x 31.5 inch
$13,688
Township home #01
José Luis Lopez Lara
Sculpture - 24.2 x 16 x 25.7 cm Sculpture - 9.5 x 6.3 x 10.1 inch
$456
Eléphantasme organique
Anis Dargaa
Sculpture - 36 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$20,532
Cancelled Culture No. 1
Dana Widawski
Sculpture - 23.9 x 14.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.7 x 6.7 inch
$5,703
Tennis player
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Sculpture - 28 x 27 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 10.6 x 3.1 inch
$5,133
Art's Cubes - Rubik Cube H Tribute
Aurélie Anger
Sculpture - 15 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$5,133
Chihuahua Montecarmelo
Elvira Carrasco
Sculpture - 24 x 11.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 4.5 x 5.7 inch
$2,505
Double plongeuse
Jean-François Bollie
Sculpture - 38 x 27 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$7,756
Cocci-révolution bleue
Salvy de Saunhac
Sculpture - 12 x 37 x 24 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 14.6 x 9.4 inch
$2,852
Bigfoot Géant No Sex
Nicolas Tempé
Sculpture - 230 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 90.6 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$17,110
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Modern and Contemporary Sculptures for Sale
Although humans began sculpting for ritualistic purposes or to create tools very early on, the history of sculpture can be separated into two key periods.
The first sculpture period stretches from Antiquity to the 19th century. The various artistic movements which cover these 20 centuries were deeply inspired by ancient Greek art and in particular by their sculptures, which adorned the temples and paid tribute to their mythological Gods by representing the human body in its most ideal form. The first to be inspired by this art were the Romans, who copied many ancient Greek sculptures and modeled them in the likeness of Gods but also of important figures in society. Medieval art, just like Roman art, took a more political turn but also a religious one as Catholicism spread across Europe.
Churches were built and sculpture became an integral part of their architecture, in particular in Romanesque and Gothic art. It was finally during the Renaissance that sculpture once again became closely linked to classical works, especially with creation of life size sculptures. Nude sculptures became very popular and represented a real feat and sculptors who knew how to create them were held in high esteem. Heavily inspired by painting, the subjects represented became increasingly more expressive…
In the 17th century, sculptors began to push the style of Antiquity further and sculpture became dramatic and picturesque. It wasn't until the 19th century that classicism became fashionable again.
The end of the 19th century was a pivotal time in the history of sculpture. It marked the end of centuries of inspiration from Antiquity. The instigator of change was none other than Auguste Rodin who, after an inspiring journey to Italy, brought a breath of fresh air to the world of sculpture. Even if his style remains quite academic, he influenced many 20th century sculptors.
Different ideas about art were born in the 20th century with modern and contemporary sculpture. Cubists like Pablo Picasso depicted perspective from different angles; Brancusi and his simple, refined wooden sculptures led the way for abstract art in the years to follow; Dadaism, a provocative style free of any kind of artistic norms, produced the first ready-mades with Marcel Duchamp; Jean Tinguely grappled with technology to create his imperfect machines…
It wasn't until the 1960s and 70s that contemporary sculpture appeared with Conceptual Art, where the idea behind the work took precedence over the aesthetic and the Fluxus movement which radically questioned the foundations of artwork. The 60s also saw the rise of minimalism and artists putting into practice Mies Van Der Rohe's conviction that 'less is more'. Other contemporary artists such as Richard Serra, Carl André and Donald Judd created architectural works. There was Pop Art but also Land Art, monumental artworks created in the very heart of nature, and of course, Arte Povera, which rejected consumer society and turned its focus towards nature and the ephemeral.
On Artsper, you'll find a carefully chosen selection of sculptures which cover all the latest sculptural trends in contemporary art. You will find sculptures made from a variety of materials including bronze, marble, clay, paper, plaster, steel, neon, metal, glass, resin, iron, terracotta and wood. When looking for a sculpture to buy; you can either choose a large-scale work or one of a more reasonable size. You could opt for a sculpture piece which easily fits in with your interior design or you could go for a monumental piece as a bold addition to your collection. You could even choose an outdoor sculpture like those made by artists like Nicolas Dubreuille. In our “Famous Artists" category you will find artists such as Arman, Carlos Cruz Diez, Philippe Pasqua and Damien Hirst and in our "Emerging Artists" category we have Gaspard Mitz and other rising talents.