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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Naturalistic
Death Before Dishonor
Located in New York, NY
I did a lot of carving years ago. Hand-carved mahogany and oxidized silver leaf.
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1980s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Mahogany

"Chernobyl" abstract wood sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Vessel #11: Chernobyl" Free-standing abstract sculpture from Jeff Key's 80+ piece 'Vessel Series'. Constructed from wood and flax, a natural plant material. ...
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Early 2000s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

"Icehouse II" abstract wood sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Vessel #84: Icehouse II" Free-standing abstract sculpture from Jeff Key's 80+ piece 'Vessel Series'. Constructed from wood and flax, a natural plant material. Born and raised in Sa...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Organic Material, Wood

Michele Brody, Drawing Roots: Fairy Ring, Handmade Paper, Flax Sprouts, Wax,
Located in Darien, CT
Michele Brody, Drawing Roots: Fairy Ring, Handmade Paper, Flax Sprouts, Wax, 11" x 14" x 2"d, 2016 The essence of Michele Brody’s work thrives on the inter...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Wax, Handmade Paper

Rare Beetroot sculpture in black wrough iron by fine Italian blacksmith Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
The work can be dated to 2005, when Luciano Zanoni (Ivan's father) was at the height of strength and skill. Characteristics allowed him to bring to life an object that is unique in i...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Iron

"LOTUS TEMPLE #9", Encaustic and Mixed Media, Framed, Temple, Black, White, Tan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Eva Ennist, a mixed media and fiber artist, travels extensively through the Far East, gathering materials and techniques for her practice. The encaustic art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood, Board

"SOMEWHERE ELSE #3", Watercolor on Sal Leaf Plate, Black Frame, White, Tan, Gold
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Eva Ennist, a mixed media and fiber artist, travels extensively through the Far East, gathering materials and techniques for her practice. The artwork "SOMETHING ELSE #3" uses materi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Watercolor

A sculpture - amulet with two dolphins. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
A coral sculpture - amulet with two dolphins, fruits and leaves, symbols of abundance and life. Nineteenth century. Weight 17gr Created from a single sprig of coral, carved, engra...
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19th Century Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Engraving, Intaglio

Drawing in sand - blue
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand. Made during the artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Drawing in sand - pearl white
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand. Made during the artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Drawing in sand
Located in Helsinki, FI
Glass fused in sand.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Paranthropus Robustus
Located in Oswestry, GB
Paranthropus Robustus. An early man (hominid), one of the Australopiths from the subepochs of the early to middle Pleistocene period 2.6 - 1.5 million years ago. Some distinctive fea...
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15th Century and Earlier Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

A large late 19th century French animalier bronze of a recumbent greyhound dog
Located in Bath, Somerset
A large late 19th century bronze figure of a recumbent greyhound after French animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (1801-1864), with a warm brown patina on a rouge griotte marble base. Signed 'FRATIN' on collar. Bronze length: 37cm Base length: 41cm Bronze height: 18cm Total height: 22cm Christophe Fratin was born in Metz in France in 1801. He first studied sculpture under Pioche in Metz under whom he honed his technical skills. He then became a pupil of the painter Theodore Gericault in Paris where he pursued his career as a sculptor. Fratin first exhibited at the Paris Salon as early as 1831, where he showed ‘Fermer – An English Thoroughbred’. The popularity of Fratin’s sculpture in England had a significant impact on his career. His modelling style reflected his imaginative mind and sense of humour, particularly in his humorous modelling of bears. Fratin was asked to sculpt life-size monuments for French cities, including his home town of Metz. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London he was considered the greatest animalier sculptor of the day. Fratin’s bronzes...
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1880s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Trilobite fossil
Located in Oswestry, GB
This trilobite fossil was delicately hand carved in herculite (a fine casting plaster). These marine arthropods first appeared around 521 million years ago living in the Cambrian per...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

MACHO B
Located in Tempe, AZ
MACHO B is the name given to a wild jaguar living in the Northern Jaguar Preserve in Sonora Mexico. I created this piece for the Premium Outlets power center in Marana, AZ to show v...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Snail shell
Located in Oswestry, GB
Always greatly fascinated and sculpturally inspired by a simple yet geometrically complex snail shell. I moulded an actual shell and modelled the base. However the technical difficul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stenopterygius Quadriscissus
Located in Oswestry, GB
Stenopterygius quadriscissus is an ichthyosaur, an extinct animal that lived during the Jurassic period whose body shape closely resembled that of today's fast-swimming fishes such a...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Natural Red garnet pair 3.55 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
This beautiful pair of garnets is a must-have for any gemstone lover. With a stunning red colour, these oval-shaped gems are 3 mm in length and width, and have a weight of 3.55 carat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Xiphactinus
Located in Oswestry, GB
Xiphactinus (higher classification Ichthyodectidae) lived during the late Cretaceous period 90 - 65 million years ago.It was a predatory fish weighing approximately 1000lbs and measu...
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15th Century and Earlier Naturalistic Sculptures

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Bronze

Natural white topaz 16.35 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural white topaz gem stone not treated 16.35 carats
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Natural Agate gem stone bangles pair
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural gem stones bangles pair weight 160 grams
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Natural white Beryl gem stone 49 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
This exquisite White Beryl gemstone boasts excellent cut grade and loupe-clean clarity. Measuring at 10mm in length and 20mm in width, this oval-shaped gem was naturally created and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural white topaz 16.15 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural white topaz gem stone weight 16.15 carats
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Natural Pink morganite pair 0.90 carat
Located in Lagos, NG
This beautiful pair of natural pink morganite gemstones, with a weight of 0.90 carats, is a stunning addition to any jewellery collection. The gemstones are cushion-shaped and have e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural blue aquamarine not treated 6.85 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural blue aquamarine not treated 6.85 carats
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Natural Zambia emeralds 3 pieces set weight
Located in Lagos, NG
Enhance your jewellery collection with this exquisite 3-piece set of natural emeralds from Zambia. The gemstones have an excellent cut grade and polished form, with a beautiful trans...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural light Pink sapphire & ruby pair 4.80 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
This exquisite set of loose gemstones includes a stunning 2-piece collection of natural, light pink sapphires and rubies. The oval-shaped sapphires boast a beautiful cut grade of "Ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural blue sapphires & yellow spinels 6.35 carsts
Located in Lagos, NG
Add a touch of elegance to your jewelry collection with this stunning 3-piece set of natural blue Sapphires and yellow Spinel gemstones. The set includes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural gem stone bangles pair
Located in Lagos, NG
Enhance your accessory collection with these stunning green gemstone bangles from the United Arab Emirates. Crafted to perfection, these bangles are polished to a flawless finish, ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Natural purple sapphires not treated not heated 6.35 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural purple sapphires not treated not heated weight 6.35 carat This stunning set of three natural purple sapphires, with a total weight of 6.35 carats, is a must-have for any gem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural spesitite garnet & Zambia emerald pair 5.05 carts
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural Zambia emerald and spessitite garnet both weights 505 caratsAdd a touch of elegance and sophistication to your jewellery collection with this stunning pair of Natural Zambia ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural Agate gem stone bangles
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural Agate gem stones bangles 3 pieces set total weight 210 grams Add a touch of elegance to your outfit with this stunning set of natural agate gemstone bangles. The multicoloure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural natural blue and white Sapphires set 5.7 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural blue and white Sri Lanka sapphires total weight of 3 pieces is 5.7 carats
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Natural green sapphire not heated not treated 5.35 carats
Located in Lagos, NG
Natural green Australia sapphire not heated not treated with slight natural inclusions weight 5.35 carat Add a touch of elegance to your jewellery collection with this stunning 5.3-c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Precious Stone

Monkey Head Natural Sisal Fiber Clay Sculpture Chimpanzee Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson Sisal fiber wall sculpture Monkey Head (# 1) Hand signed to verso Dated 2009. Measures approx. 11" height x 10" width x 6 1/4" depth. Her sculptures are made of natural sisal Fiber from an agave and meticulously hand painted. The eyes are hand blown glass. Anne Andersson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a great desire to explore Nature and a Passion for Art. She received a degree in science in 1981 from Kjällbergska University in Gothenburg and a degree in Art from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She now works from her studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as a Sculptor, illustrator and painter. Her work calls to mind the animalia artworks of Henri Maik and Gustavo Novoa. Anne Andersson's artwork serves as an homage to our planet’s charismatic and rare wild animals. Inspired by the majesty and beauty of exotic wildlife, and motivated by an urge to preserve them, Anne’s astonishingly realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without exploiting them. Her sculpted work using natural materials and clay, provides a humane alternative to big game trophy hunting and taxidermy. She combines her talents in painting, tapestry weaving and illustration with an intuitive attention to the smallest detail to truly bring her sculptures to life. She has created lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, bobcats, lynxes, pumas, panthers, elephants, rhinos, bears, water buffalo, bison, moose, wolves, coyotes and more—but she feels closest to the big cats. Anne graduated with honors at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1989. It was then that she met Don Moore...
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Early 2000s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Tapestry, Clay, Wood

Lions Head Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Lion Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson Sisal fiber wall sculpture Lion's Head (# 13) Hand signed to verso Dated 2009. Measures approx. 22 1/2" height x 14 1/2" width x 10" depth Her sculptures are made of natural sisal Fiber from an agave and meticulously hand painted. The eyes are hand blown glass. Anne Andersson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a great desire to explore Nature and a Passion for Art. She received a degree in science in 1981 from Kjällbergska University in Gothenburg and a degree in Art from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She now works from her studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as a Sculptor, illustrator and painter. Her work calls to mind the animalia artworks of Henri Maik and Gustavo Novoa. Anne Andersson's artwork serves as an homage to our planet’s charismatic and rare wild animals. Inspired by the majesty and beauty of exotic wildlife, and motivated by an urge to preserve them, Anne’s astonishingly realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without exploiting them. Her sculpted work using natural materials and clay, provides a humane alternative to big game trophy hunting and taxidermy. She combines her talents in painting, tapestry weaving and illustration with an intuitive attention to the smallest detail to truly bring her sculptures to life. She has created lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, bobcats, lynxes, pumas, elephants, rhinos, bears, water buffalo, bison, moose, wolves, coyotes and more—but she feels closest to the big cats. Anne graduated with honors at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1989. It was then that she met Don Moore...
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Early 2000s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Clay, Tapestry, Wood

Panther Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Puma Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Anne Andersson Sisal fiber wall sculpture Black Panther Head (# 1) Hand signed to verso Dated 2008. Measures approx. 12 1/4" height x 8 1/2" width x 8 3/4" depth Her sculptures are made of natural sisal Fiber from an agave and meticulously hand painted. The eyes are hand blown glass. Anne Andersson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a great desire to explore Nature and a Passion for Art. She received a degree in science in 1981 from Kjällbergska University in Gothenburg and a degree in Art from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She now works from her studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as a Sculptor, illustrator and painter. Her work calls to mind the animalia artworks of Henri Maik and Gustavo Novoa. Anne Andersson's artwork serves as an homage to our planet’s charismatic and rare wild animals. Inspired by the majesty and beauty of exotic wildlife, and motivated by an urge to preserve them, Anne’s astonishingly realistic life-size sculptures capture the experience of seeing these animals up close without exploiting them. Her sculpted work using natural materials and clay, provides a humane alternative to big game trophy hunting and taxidermy. She combines her talents in painting, tapestry weaving and illustration with an intuitive attention to the smallest detail to truly bring her sculptures to life. She has created lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, bobcats, lynxes, pumas, panthers, elephants, rhinos, bears, water buffalo, bison, moose, wolves, coyotes and more—but she feels closest to the big cats. Anne graduated with honors at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1989. It was then that she met Don Moore...
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Tapestry, Clay, Wood

Equisetum - Mineral and vegetal green nuances on marble
Located in Milan, IT
Jessica Carroll is an Italo- American sculptor (b. 1961), member of an artistic family (her father was a painter, her mother a writer and her grandfather directed the movie Totò, Pep...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Deep Breath" Tabletop Sculpture by Jenn Baker + David Marshall, Cast Glass+Alu.
Located in Benahavis, ES
" Deep Breath " This unique sculpture was created by David Marshall and Jennifer Baker from sand cast aluminium and cast glass. Mounted on sandstone base. Certified authentic by bot...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Balanced" Created by Jenn Baker, D Marshall, Cast Glass and Aluminum
Located in Benahavis, ES
" Balanced" This unique sculpture was created by David Marshall and Jennifer Baker from sand cast aluminium and cast glass. Mounted on sandstone base. Certified authentic by both art...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Metal

Flamingos, Original Naturalistic Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Flamingos 3.5 x 7.0 x 3.5, 1.5 lbs Wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The flamingos were made from a piece of cypress wood found on my son's property in Aiken, Sou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Siyaya
Located in Knysna, ZA
This bronze sculpture has been designed and developed specifically to help support Cheetah preservation. A percentage of each cheetah sold will be donated to the Cheetah Conservation...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

beta fish synchronized, Original Naturalistic Wood Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
beta fish synchronized 3.5 x 4.5 x 10.0, 1.0 lbs Wood Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The fierce, but elegant betas, have an unmatched beauty. This piece is made fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

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Wood

centerpiece table or bookcase, yellow ceramic bee hive contemporary sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
The oval sculpture is made of ceramic with a honey-coloured patina that is difficult to produce, and the artist collaborated with Italy's best artistic kiln, Gatti. The sculpture is completed by six removable bronze bees. An elegant work, easy to place, and rich in naturalistic meanings. The eclectic and long-lived career of Jessica Carroll...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Ceramic

Gratitude, Bronze on Granite base
Located in Belfast, GB
Gratitude Bronze on Granite base 72 7/8 x 12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in 185 x 32 x 50 cm "My great hope for my work is that it makes people experience a truly special feeling that only they can explain. I hope that they experience a sense of what I feel...These feelings and emotions can’t be expressed in words, as it’s on such a deeper level."– John Fitzgerald: Anthology (2023) Born in Co. Meath in 1976, John Fitzgerald is now established as one of Irelands leading Equine, Sporting and Portrait Artists. Originally John studied Industrial Design in Letterkennny RTC & at the University of Wales, Swansea. It was while in college that he developed a strong understanding of drawing and design, and the different techniques used in completing a piece from initial concept sketches, to oberservation, to 3 dimensional form. In 2013 John was asked to be the artist in residence by the Curragh Racecourse where he now has his own studio/gallery, which is open to the public on race days. 2014 saw Johns work reach a huge audience at the Cheltenham festival, where he was filmed by Channel 4 racing while completing a range of works including A.P.Mc Coys portrait, and a set of sketches...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Granite, Bronze

Territory
Located in New York, NY
2023, Washi (Japanese paper) & foil
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Honey, You Have to Wait, Original Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Honey, You Have to Wait 15 x 8 x 3 Mixed media Original sculpture signed by the artist Unframed Artist's Commentary: "Sometimes diving for the goal too soon is a mistake." Like life, Todd McCollister...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Wall Hanging Ceramic Art. Natural Boho Style
Located in Sempach, LU
This wall hanging is made in a natural boho style. I combined a ceramic art piece and a piece of wood, connecting them with linen rope. The ceramic part is decorated using the ancien...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

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Ceramic, Linen, Wood

Horse (mixed media fiber sculpture)
Located in Tempe, AZ
About the artist : Siri Hollander’s entire process started from an innate desire to work in large format but being self-taught she had to create her own system through trial and erro...
Category

1990s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Bronze Warthog sculpture
Located in Knysna, ZA
Their name comes from their ‘warts’ or protrusions on the sides of their face, these protrusions are a combination of bone and cartilage. It protects their face when they fight. They sleep underground at night in burrows that they steal from other animals such as aardvark. They don’t dig their own. Female warthogs let their babies go into their burrows first, then they back into the burrow so that if anything comes into the burrow as a threat she can run out and protect them. This bronze warthog...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Improv
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Bronze rhino and baby sculpture
Located in Knysna, ZA
This Rhino & Baby sculpture has been dedicated to celebrate the birth of Blizzy, the first rhino calf in history born from orphaned rhino parents. Both ...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Wildebeest sculpture
Located in Knysna, ZA
Wildebeest or Gnus are found in one very specific spot on Earth: southern and eastern Africa, from Kenya to Namibia. They prefer savannahs and plains, but they can be found in a vari...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Elephant sculpture
Located in Knysna, ZA
Elephants are smart, emotional, self-aware, and highly social creatures. Elephants will walk at the pace of their slowest member, with infants surrounded by nurturing members of the herd, and their young babies are always protected from the elements, like the wind, rain, and sun. They are known for their incredible memory. Matriarchs will remember the trails and watering holes and how to navigate the seasons, all knowledge handed down by their ancestors for generations, and knowledge so vital for their survival. This bronze elephant...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nautilus
Located in Oswestry, GB
The Nautilus shell is an excellent example of mathematics inherent within lifeforms of the natural world. As Davies consistently uses the 'golden ratio' (1:1.618) to proportion his work, he thought it important to exemplify this in his subject matter. The Fibonacci sequence (where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers) and the logarithmic spiral are also inherent here. The bronze shell is mounted on a black granite base in a way that creates an optical illusion suggesting it is levitating above the base. This bronze Nautilus...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

African Wild Hunting Dog
Located in Knysna, ZA
African Wild Hunting Dog – With an impressive 80 percent success rate, wild dogs are among Africa’s most effective predators. Lions only prevail around 30 ...
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2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Borzois
Located in Oswestry, GB
Borzois or Russian wolfhounds originated in the 17th century and were bred and prized by the Russian aristocracy for their elegance and beauty. Davies has depicted this pair exhibiti...
Category

2010s Naturalistic Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

A 19th century bronze sculpture of an Irish Wolfhound dog
Located in Bath, Somerset
Arthur Waagen (German 1833-1898): A 19th century bronze of the Irish Wolfhound 'Gelert', the base set with a scroll giving the dimensions and weight of...
Category

19th Century Naturalistic 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 metalbronze 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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