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Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
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Keep calm and be cool
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 120 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
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Le bonheur est dans l'inattendu
Karen
Sculpture - 32 x 22 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 8.7 x 7.9 inch
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Astérie
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 130 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
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Torse patchwork
Gaulmier Jean-Luc
Sculpture - 82 x 44 x 22 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 17.3 x 8.7 inch
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Tenaci Perfectus - Yellow
Tomasz Koclega
Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
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La Grande Cascade
Bernard Métranve
Sculpture - 124 x 58 x 38 cm Sculpture - 48.8 x 22.8 x 15 inch
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Una historia de amor 1/8
Alberto Ascaso
Sculpture - 87 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
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Cyprés Feminin 1
Yann-Eric Eichenberger
Sculpture - 176 x 25 x 27 cm Sculpture - 69.3 x 9.8 x 10.6 inch
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Désirs (Exclusivité)
Deville-Chabrolle
Sculpture - 56 x 21 x 33 cm Sculpture - 22 x 8.3 x 13 inch
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Convergence harmonique
Isabelle Jeandot
Sculpture - 72 x 28 x 26 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 11 x 10.2 inch
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Magnus circulus vitiosus
Tomasz Koclega
Sculpture - 43 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
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Freediving La Palme
Thierry Trivès
Sculpture - 150 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
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Nocturne du musicien
Akané Kirimura
Sculpture - 19 x 14 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.1 inch
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La femme papillon
Duvert Gaël
Sculpture - 250 x 100 x 100 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
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Le marcheur inconnu
Vincent Fons
Sculpture - 174 x 50 x 20 cm Sculpture - 68.5 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch
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Subtractive Variability Compact 2
Felipe Pantone
Sculpture - 47 x 45 x 5 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 17.7 x 2 inch
$8,984
Le magicien de mon enfance
Jean-François Hocq
Sculpture - 120 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$4,695
Carapace_01
Luis Gonzalvez-Lozano
Sculpture - 16 x 30 x 24 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch
$1,405
Sans titre
Chantal Derderian-Christol
Sculpture - 42 x 30 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
$2,135
La Semilla II - The Seed II - Paper & Cartoon - Mexican Folk Art
Manuel de la Peña
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 2 inch
$800
Delicate
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 26 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch
$2,023
Te lo dico io
Morandi Giancarlo
Sculpture - 75 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,573
1590 Coccodrillo Traghetto Amore
Tobia Ravà
Sculpture - 24 x 85 x 34 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 33.5 x 13.4 inch
$41,126
Synthetic flower of patience
Harita Asumani
Sculpture - 42 x 35 x 8 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 13.8 x 3.1 inch
$1,742
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Blue ocean waves
Nataliia Krykun
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,247
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,348
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$971
Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,506
Holding your hands
Katharina Hormel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,798
Tour Eiffel #3
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,112
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
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.