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Luxury Art Toffee - Leather look
Ad Van Hassel
Sculpture - 33 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$255
Le Choc des Titans
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 27 x 51 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 20.1 x 4.3 inch
$7,921
Here's your tea, darling!
Gaspard Mitz
Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch
$792
I Hit The Jackpot
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$4,200
Burn Hollywood Burn
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
$4,200
Alien artefact - slimy
Guillaume Carabin
Sculpture - 50 x 10 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,078
Forms and shapes
Guillaume Carabin
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,407
Ripple serie - Raw
Guillaume Carabin
Sculpture - 50 x 10 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,909
Alien artefact - Engineer
Guillaume Carabin
Sculpture - 50 x 10 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,078
Ripple serie - Sinkhole
Guillaume Carabin
Sculpture - 50 x 28 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11 x 1.2 inch
$1,574
Je t'embrasse (meisje)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 80 x 68 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 26.8 x 14.2 inch
$9,336
Faire beaucoup avec presque rien. Sm 779
Jean-Paul Boyer
Sculpture - 51 x 38 x 38 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 15 x 15 inch
$1,075
Three Muses in Triplicate
Jim Grice
Sculpture - 50.8 x 23.4 x 23.4 cm Sculpture - 20 x 9.2 x 9.2 inch
$1,200
Piaf Classic Uni
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.1 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.2 x 4.7 inch
$1,075
Le Rhino danseur bleu ultra mate
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$3,282
Glass ball with rings
Kazumi Ohno
Sculpture - 15.2 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm Sculpture - 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
$2,000
Mon petit gamin (My little kid)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 89 x 39 x 29 cm Sculpture - 35 x 15.4 x 11.4 inch
$8,487
Orang-outan sage
Valerian Sioridzé
Sculpture - 34 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch
$1,075
Dos rond 3/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 39 x 42 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 10.2 inch
$16,974
Per l'amore di Venezia
Charles Fazzino
Sculpture - 48 x 44 x 8 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 17.3 x 3.1 inch
$7,921
Art Bottle n2
Filippo Citterio
Sculpture - 45 x 27 x 12 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 10.6 x 4.7 inch
$1,132
Nicador's nightmare
Arman
Sculpture - 167 x 144 x 44 cm Sculpture - 65.7 x 56.7 x 17.3 inch
$181,061
Autoritatto
Gianfranco Meggiato
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$50,000
Pilote
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 31.5 x 13.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 12.4 x 5.3 x 7.1 inch
$6,790
Giraffe and his greyhound
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 62 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13 x 5.9 inch
$4,640
A bear named Sisyphus
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 38 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch
$4,300
In the Arena or My Favourite Bull
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 4.7 inch
$4,753
La petite merveille ou à iris / A little wonder
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$3,961
Wild Kong Mauritanius
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 3.5 inch
$4,979
Wild neck - blue céleste
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 44 x 110 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 43.3 x 17.7 inch
$21,388
Peyote, Sculpture
Yunior Marino
Sculpture - 159.8 x 164.8 x 79.8 cm Sculpture - 62.9 x 64.9 x 31.4 inch
$12,000
Magic Mushroom Sculpture
Yunior Marino
Sculpture - 198.1 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm Sculpture - 78 x 31 x 31 inch
$12,000
La Souris
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 45 x 63 x 27 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 24.8 x 10.6 inch
$18,106
Mycéenne
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 129 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 50.8 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$3,734
Cobalt Composition
Tomáš Brzon
Sculpture - 63.5 x 58.4 x 6.4 cm Sculpture - 25 x 23 x 2.5 inch
$14,000
Le Rhino danseur Apple green
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$3,282
The Weight of Man in Olympus
Mattia Novello
Sculpture - 39.9 x 15.2 x 19.8 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6 x 7.8 inch
$3,000
Gibraltar 2/8
Jean-François Gambino
Sculpture - 47 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$11,316
Panthère Bronze
Michel Audiard
Sculpture - 25 x 50 x 23 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 19.7 x 9.1 inch
$10,185
Codde-barres (PDE61)
Pierre Demonchaux
Sculpture - 36 x 99 x 3 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 39 x 1.2 inch
$679
Course de vaisseaux, Pilote 2
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 64 x 25 x 43 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 9.8 x 16.9 inch
$20,369
Pilote de vaisseau
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 88 x 62 x 62 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 24.4 x 24.4 inch
$28,291
Crocodile Born Wild
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 44 x 44 x 110 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 17.3 x 43.3 inch
$16,409
Sans titre
Patrick Chappert-Gaujal
Sculpture - 195 x 70 x 5 cm Sculpture - 76.8 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$11,882
Le Stratège
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 85 x 37 x 46 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 14.6 x 18.1 inch
$46,046 $40,521
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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.