Modern and Contemporary Sculptures for Sale

Sculpture, PlaymoCartoon, Papaz

PlaymoCartoon

Papaz

Sculpture - 62 x 30 x 15 cm

$1,016

Sculpture, Neurone Totem 3, Kathy Le Vavasseur

Neurone Totem 3

Kathy Le Vavasseur

Sculpture - 30 x 7 x 7 cm

$1,299

Sculpture, Réverbération Mandarine, Carola Orieta-Sperman

Réverbération Mandarine

Carola Orieta-Sperman

Sculpture - 69 x 65 x 68 cm

$9,396

Sculpture, Absalom, Hans Mendler

Absalom

Hans Mendler

Sculpture - 58 x 16 x 20 cm

$2,654

Sculpture, Bedroom Blonde, Tom Wesselmann

Bedroom Blonde

Tom Wesselmann

Sculpture - 34 x 44 x 3 cm

$28,233

Sculpture, Heart, CD Souza

Heart

CD Souza

Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 5 cm

$1,863

Sculpture, Dancing petals, Jihyung Nam

Dancing petals

Jihyung Nam

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 25 cm

$1,703

Sculpture, Never give up boombox, Anthony Grip

Never give up boombox

Anthony Grip

Sculpture - 24 x 43 x 9 cm

$791 $711

Sculpture, White Top 38, Red Bottom 12, Red Dot, Anna Celie Nastasia Meyer

White Top 38, Red Bottom 12, Red Dot

Anna Celie Nastasia Meyer

Sculpture - 51 x 20 x 19 cm

$6,064

Sculpture, Constellation #6, Anja Hessler

Constellation #6

Anja Hessler

Sculpture - 100 x 47 x 47 cm

$1,988

Sculpture, Nude, Stan Wysocki

Nude

Stan Wysocki

Sculpture - 34 x 11 x 9 cm

$1,129

Sculpture, Coq Noir, William Byl

Coq Noir

William Byl

Sculpture - 53 x 33 x 20 cm

$3,331

Sculpture, Bird 3.3, VanBinh

Bird 3.3

VanBinh

Sculpture - 50.5 x 34 x 31 cm

$4,291

Sculpture, Les triplettes, Virginie Matz

Les triplettes

Virginie Matz

Sculpture - 37.5 x 23 x 10 cm

$847

Sculpture, Young One, Emmanuel Okoro

Young One

Emmanuel Okoro

Sculpture - 90 x 20 x 20 cm

$4,477

Sculpture, Faith (neon artwork), Batik

Faith (neon artwork)

Batik

Sculpture - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Journey, Geun Bae Kim

Journey

Geun Bae Kim

Sculpture - 90 x 104 x 10 cm

$5,037

Sculpture, The Walk, Semion Rabinkov

The Walk

Semion Rabinkov

Sculpture - 82 x 55 x 14 cm

$11,745

Sculpture, Le Violon, Terzo Yan

Le Violon

Terzo Yan

Sculpture - 35 x 12 x 5 cm

$1,128

Sculpture, Espiègle, Christian Valette

Espiègle

Christian Valette

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 15 cm

$3,388

Sculpture, The Future god, Jorn Van Hoorn

The Future god

Jorn Van Hoorn

Sculpture - 40 x 27 x 20 cm

$6,211

Sculpture, Mother and Child 2, Beatrice Hoffman

Mother and Child 2

Beatrice Hoffman

Sculpture - 70 x 47 x 40 cm

$4,122

Sculpture, Undercurrent, Paul Stein

Undercurrent

Paul Stein

Sculpture - 73 x 60 x 35 cm

$4,000

Sculpture, N° 1196 From the rhizome serie, Mahsa Karimizadeh

N° 1196 From the rhizome serie

Mahsa Karimizadeh

Sculpture - 120 x 70 x 25 cm

$2,259

Sculpture, Grande panthère, Yves Pires

Grande panthère

Yves Pires

Sculpture - 48 x 138 x 36 cm

$11,067

Sculpture, Les menottes de cuivre, René Magritte

Les menottes de cuivre

René Magritte

Sculpture - 49 x 16 x 13 cm

$22,021

Sculpture, Ida, Sandra Zeenni

Ida

Sandra Zeenni

Sculpture - 33 x 42 x 42 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Cassandre, Claudine Tamborini

Cassandre

Claudine Tamborini

Sculpture - 17 x 13 x 8 cm

$1,129

Sculpture, Stèle orchidée, Laurelle Bessé

Stèle orchidée

Laurelle Bessé

Sculpture - 120 x 25 x 3 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Vase Volubilis, Isabelle Braud

Vase Volubilis

Isabelle Braud

Sculpture - 100 x 48 x 48 cm

$1,581

Sculpture, Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull, Angela Morris-Winmill

Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull

Angela Morris-Winmill

Sculpture - 75 x 55 x 20 cm

$2,627

Sculpture, 86, Bernard Pras

86

Bernard Pras

Sculpture - 48 x 40 x 15 cm

$18,069

Sculpture, Levitation IV, Rafael Barrios

Levitation IV

Rafael Barrios

Sculpture - 40 x 19 x 8 cm

$10,164

Sculpture, Male Nr. 121701, Andrej Jakab

Male Nr. 121701

Andrej Jakab

Sculpture - 48.5 x 27.5 x 9 cm

$16,883

Sculpture, Kira (Burnished Gold), Roby Dwi Antono

Kira (Burnished Gold)

Roby Dwi Antono

Sculpture - 31 x 26 x 23 cm

$10,792

Sculpture, It’s Spring, Vladimir Michev

It’s Spring

Vladimir Michev

Sculpture - 230 x 150 x 130 cm

$3,727

Sculpture, New, Xu Zhen

New

Xu Zhen

Sculpture - 46 x 14 x 10.5 cm

$6,076

Sculpture, Fructifie, Yiyan Zhou

Fructifie

Yiyan Zhou

Sculpture - 41.5 x 9.5 x 8.5 cm

$7,905

Sculpture, Murmure, Réjane LeChat

Murmure

Réjane LeChat

Sculpture - 40 x 15 x 20 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Pachamama, Brigitte Dravet

Pachamama

Brigitte Dravet

Sculpture - 47 x 35 x 25 cm

$6,776

Sculpture, Jardin d'emeraude - Serie silk, Brice Mounier

Jardin d'emeraude - Serie silk

Brice Mounier

Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$2,710

Sculpture, Coniunctio, Andreea Zahiu

Coniunctio

Andreea Zahiu

Sculpture - 45 x 47 x 45 cm

$6,776

Sculpture, Untitled, Krzysztof Zielinski

Untitled

Krzysztof Zielinski

Sculpture - 153 x 31 x 28 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, N° 159, Mario Dilitz

N° 159

Mario Dilitz

Sculpture - 96 x 20 x 17 cm

$22,021

Sculpture, Maternidad, Olga Antich

Maternidad

Olga Antich

Sculpture - 42 x 13 x 16 cm

$3,388

Sculpture, Reflets, Robert Laemmel

Reflets

Robert Laemmel

Sculpture - 90 x 70 x 60 cm

$2,710

Sculpture, Fragment 1, Marko Grgat

Fragment 1

Marko Grgat

Sculpture - 26 x 18 x 14 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, White and Red Composition / Soto's Memory, Jorge Salas

White and Red Composition / Soto's Memory

Jorge Salas

Sculpture - 62.2 x 62.2 x 5.1 cm

$2,500

Sculpture, Palette N°1, Fan M

Palette N°1

Fan M

Sculpture - 44 x 36 x 4 cm

$3,275

Sculpture, Boia boia, Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Boia boia

Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Sculpture - 220 x 100 x 20 cm

$2,936

Sculpture, Wagyu, Marie Serruya

Wagyu

Marie Serruya

Sculpture - 28 x 25 x 27 cm

$6,324

Sculpture, Dear Wonder, Giorgiko

Dear Wonder

Giorgiko

Sculpture - 30.5 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm

$5,000

Sculpture, The Ring of Hope, Carlos Sanchez

The Ring of Hope

Carlos Sanchez

Sculpture - 142 x 77 x 75 cm

$4,500

Sculpture, Valise-Mémoire 1, Olivier Sultan

Valise-Mémoire 1

Olivier Sultan

Sculpture - 45 x 65 x 15 cm

$1,807

Sculpture, Le Cri, Alain Taberner

Le Cri

Alain Taberner

Sculpture - 50 x 23 x 22 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Introspection, Luca Izzo

Introspection

Luca Izzo

Sculpture - 34 x 28 x 23 cm

$8,470

Sculpture, Yellow pylon worker, Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Yellow pylon worker

Jean-Jacques Mancardi

Sculpture - 36 x 25.5 x 16 cm

$3,614

Sculpture, Simplicity Monotype, Bounoure & Genevaux

Simplicity Monotype

Bounoure & Genevaux

Sculpture - 60 x 120 x 6 cm

$5,082

Sculpture, Tattoo bull II, James Chiew

Tattoo bull II

James Chiew

Sculpture - 35 x 62 x 39 cm

$2,767

Sculpture, Clementine, Rob Sirignano

Clementine

Rob Sirignano

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 24 cm

$2,180

Sculpture, OOLL (Pink version), Moreking

OOLL (Pink version)

Moreking

Sculpture - 30 x 16 x 8 cm

$757

Sculpture, Boy with Turkey, Afro Basaldella

Boy with Turkey

Afro Basaldella

Sculpture - 130.5 x 98 x 1.4 cm

$60,982

Sculpture, Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Forever', Laurence Jenkell

Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Forever'

Laurence Jenkell

Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm

$33,879

Sculpture, Alliance, Sylvain Piget

Alliance

Sylvain Piget

Sculpture - 126 x 104 x 14 cm

$10,390

Sculpture, Yellow glossy ceramic balloon, R+O Art

Yellow glossy ceramic balloon

R+O Art

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm

$1,107

Sculpture, Plant Life, Brian Calvin

Plant Life

Brian Calvin

Sculpture - 36.5 x 15.5 x 7 cm

$10,000

Sculpture, Too shy to play tennis, Janine Eggert

Too shy to play tennis

Janine Eggert

Sculpture - 147 x 63 x 62 cm

$4,065

Sculpture, Trois petites Lames Rouges s'en vont promenant . sm 785, Jean-Paul Boyer

Trois petites Lames Rouges s'en vont promenant . sm 785

Jean-Paul Boyer

Sculpture - 80 x 50 x 50 cm

$4,065

Sculpture, Rhinoceros, Pascal Chesneau

Rhinoceros

Pascal Chesneau

Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 12 cm

$5,872

Sculpture, Celestial Procession, Jim Grice

Celestial Procession

Jim Grice

Sculpture - 66 x 45.7 x 20.3 cm

$3,500

Sculpture, Le reflet, Yrak

Le reflet

Yrak

Sculpture - 60 x 52 x 18 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Churippu (tulipe), Stoul

Churippu (tulipe)

Stoul

Sculpture - 58 x 27 x 28 cm

$1,920

Sculpture, Emese's dream, Chandler McLellan

Emese's dream

Chandler McLellan

Sculpture - 41 x 25 x 14 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Formule Ford Kent-Zetec, Art Vladi

Formule Ford Kent-Zetec

Art Vladi

Sculpture - 965.2 x 215.9 x 279.4 cm

$25,409

Sculpture, Bird, Zlatin Orlov

Bird

Zlatin Orlov

Sculpture - 35 x 45 x 30 cm

$2,484

Sculpture, Hong Kong garden, Mario Pasqualotto

Hong Kong garden

Mario Pasqualotto

Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm

$6,437

Sculpture, Popek Black Porcelain Edition, Whatshisname

Popek Black Porcelain Edition

Whatshisname

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 17 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Red lips, Erika Calesini

Red lips

Erika Calesini

Sculpture - 15 x 28 x 7 cm

$1,920

Sculpture, Untitled, Fernanda Gomes

Untitled

Fernanda Gomes

Sculpture - 35 x 6 x 5 cm

$20,892

Sculpture, Illumination, Version III, Brandon Vickerd

Illumination, Version III

Brandon Vickerd

Sculpture - 185.4 x 40.6 x 45.7 cm

$19,198

Sculpture, Colorfield 2, Fanfan

Colorfield 2

Fanfan

Sculpture - 12 x 9 x 7 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Moonlight, Lai Kuan-Chung

Moonlight

Lai Kuan-Chung

Sculpture - 18 x 80 x 40 cm

$22,586

Sculpture, BR/BA, Baho

BR/BA

Baho

Sculpture - 19 x 6.6 x 6.6 cm

$1,129

Sculpture, Transverse Motion 1 of 3, Nornslife Art

Transverse Motion 1 of 3

Nornslife Art

Sculpture - 24.13 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm

$13,382

Sculpture, Four Hands on One Shields, Amandine Guruceaga

Four Hands on One Shields

Amandine Guruceaga

Sculpture - 58 x 54 x 10 cm

$2,597

Sculpture, La tête, Antoni Janusz Pastwa

La tête

Antoni Janusz Pastwa

Sculpture - 28 x 13 x 17 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Love - ours, Sandrine Piani

Love - ours

Sandrine Piani

Sculpture - 15 x 17 x 28 cm

$2,089

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.

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