Classical Figurative Sculptors
In 1972 a pair of free-standing bronze warrior sculptures were dredged from the sea near Riace, Calabria. They represented a monumental shift to the Hellenistic period of Greek sculpture, the effects of which are still seen in work by artists today. Such works showed realism, swelling musculature, facial hair and an innate understanding of anatomy. This likeness to the human form is an early example of Figurative Art. The sculptor Polyclitus showed use of contrapposto, allowing the twisting of the human form to free classical sculpture of rigidity and allow the later development of expression and the incorporation of drapery. Later sculptors like Lysippus encouraged the viewer to move and see sculpture in the round, heavily influencing Hellenistic art. Greek Venus de Milo (150-125 BCE), was copied by early imperial Rome and thus created a legacy for classical figurative art in the West transitioning to the Renaissance and even today. By capturing humanity at its realist, this movement has transcended not just centuries, but millennia. In our own selection of works you will find artists who also strive to achieve realism like that of Grégory Poussier and Marina Mankarios or in works by Luo Li Rong that invites us not to remain at the stage of fascination with forms and appearances, but rather to go further still towards the spirit of the model.
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Tête rose
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 36 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,872
Le tutu
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,521
Dos de femme
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,521
Vesna
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 96 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$1,638
Walk in the Park
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 24 x 8 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.1 x 3.9 inch
$1,155
Etoiles
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 13.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inch
$2,340 $1,638
Bronze teddy bear IX (knuffel IX)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,579
La Princesse Lointaine: Porteurs d' Eventails
Erte Tirtoff
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$40,000
N° 200 - The wizard boy
Mario Dilitz
Sculpture - 180 x 54 x 34 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 21.3 x 13.4 inch
$49,140
L'âme de la place
Beatrice Bizot
Sculpture - 35 x 20 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch
$4,914
Freedom and Captivity
Erte Tirtoff
Print - 73 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,925 $2,047
Ermine Brocade (bronze sculpture)
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 45.7 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 18 x 21 x 9 inch
$5,950
Déséquilibre 3/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 11 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 4.3 inch
$8,190
Nérée
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 78 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$1,170
Germaine
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 104 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 40.9 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$4,212
La Vague
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 37 x 26 x 13 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 10.2 x 5.1 inch
$1,755
The hippo perch / L’hippo perchoir
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 12.5 x 32.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 4.9 x 12.8 x 3.5 inch
$2,281
Anonymat
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 121 x 28 x 17 cm Sculpture - 47.6 x 11 x 6.7 inch
$3,978
Bronzen Knuffel VI (Stuffed animal VI)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$1,609
Allium
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 123 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 48.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$3,393
(6) - Dessin original
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,106
The giraffe
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 47 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 18.5 inch
$5,733
La brouette / The wheelbarrow
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 34.5 x 13 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.6 x 5.1 x 11 inch
$3,276
La course aux escargots / The snail race
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 32 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 12.6 inch
$3,276
Poids Plume
Eléonore de Moffarts
Sculpture - 54 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
$5,850
N° 201 - Rocket man
Mario Dilitz
Sculpture - 94 x 88 x 30 cm Sculpture - 37 x 34.6 x 11.8 inch
$28,080
Fragment d'Alepo I
Beatrice Bizot
Sculpture - 41 x 12 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 4.7 x 5.5 inch
$2,106
Baiser d’éléphants / Kiss of elephants
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 21 x 62 x 16 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 24.4 x 6.3 inch
$5,616
Descente interrompue / Descent interrupted
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 38 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
$5,265
A l’affût / On the lookout
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 38 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
$3,276
Tom Sawyer or The cat on the Hat
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 27 x 14 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.5 x 7.9 inch
$3,393
Pélican au grand bec
Jean Amiel
Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch
$2,632
Spider Web
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 58 x 58 x 17.5 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 22.8 x 6.9 inch
$6,903 $4,832
Vase "She Loves Me"
Erte Tirtoff
Sculpture - 26.5 x 32 x 20 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 12.6 x 7.9 inch
$7,020 $4,914
Bouledogue Anglais
Florence Jacquesson
Sculpture - 17 x 16 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 6.3 x 5.5 inch
$5,733
Annette
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 120 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
$5,616
High Maintenance
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 53 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$5,358
Fragment sur bois
Beatrice Bizot
Sculpture - 43 x 10 x 6 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch
$2,573
At the water's edge / A fleur d'eau
Sylvie Gaudissart
Sculpture - 10.5 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 4.1 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch
$2,281
Double Date
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 55 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$5,358
Knuffel II (Stuffed animal)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,579
September
Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie
Sculpture - 37 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 3.7 x 3.7 inch
$3,479
