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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Sculpture, Airmes, Sake STC

Sake STC

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 4.3 inch

€850

Sculpture, Panthère, Zenoy

Zenoy

Sculpture - 100 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Wave, Ok Nam Lee

Ok Nam Lee

Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 10 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch

€3,540

Sculpture, Kiss III, Tom Hiscocks

Tom Hiscocks

Sculpture - 200 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€18,200

Sculpture, Monade bleue, Antoine Graff

Antoine Graff

Sculpture - 110 x 135 x 35 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 53.1 x 13.8 inch

€7,500

Sculpture, David, Appaloosa

Appaloosa

Sculpture - 82 x 20 x 6 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 7.9 x 2.4 inch

€500

Sculpture, Happy life, Daru

Daru

Sculpture - 22 x 18 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch

€580

Sculpture, Bleu pétrole, AlexZ

AlexZ

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 4.7 inch

€650

Sculpture, Autumn, Vladimir Michev

Vladimir Michev

Sculpture - 200 x 120 x 100 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 47.2 x 39.4 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, Le curieux, Clément Covizzi

Clément Covizzi

Sculpture - 27 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch

€1,450

Sculpture, Stand By Me, Hedwige Leroux

Hedwige Leroux

Sculpture - 85 x 20 x 45 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 7.9 x 17.7 inch

€11,900

Sculpture, Entre Nous, Rémy Demestre

Rémy Demestre

Sculpture - 39.5 x 34.5 x 17 cm Sculpture - 15.6 x 13.6 x 6.7 inch

€390

Sculpture, Silver Peace, Cali

Cali

Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 20 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 7.9 inch

€12,300

Sculpture, Blue Pop, Michele Di Sarno

Michele Di Sarno

Sculpture - 100 x 50 x 3 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,190

Sculpture, BatDripp, Ito Dubois

Ito Dubois

Sculpture - 80 x 32 x 15 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, Hippo, Olivia Moélo

Olivia Moélo

Sculpture - 33 x 5.5 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13 x 2.2 x 5.9 inch

€1,500

Sculpture, Le trio, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Sculpture - 65 x 35 x 2 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€700

Sculpture, WIld panther, Vincent Bardou

Vincent Bardou

Sculpture - 10 x 48 x 14 cm Sculpture - 3.9 x 18.9 x 5.5 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Volcan, Shengqi Kong

Shengqi Kong

Sculpture - 26 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

€3,500

Sculpture, La ballerine, Ivan Kulinski

Ivan Kulinski

Sculpture - 38 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, La Tendance, Rudy Rahme

Rudy Rahme

Sculpture - 29 x 9 x 21 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 3.5 x 8.3 inch

€1,150

Sculpture, Spring, SETCH

SETCH

Sculpture - 52 x 26 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 10.2 x 4.7 inch

€2,250

Sculpture, Mario, Tristan MM

Tristan MM

Sculpture - 51 x 40 x 4 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€500

Sculpture, Flamenco, Michèle Chast

Michèle Chast

Sculpture - 46 x 26 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 9.8 inch

€4,500

Sculpture, Résilience, Thierry Trivès

Thierry Trivès

Sculpture - 33 x 26 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13 x 10.2 x 7.1 inch

€7,900

Sculpture, Florence, Maarten Demmink

Maarten Demmink

Sculpture - 20 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

€1,300

Sculpture, Sling XS, Marcel Timmers

Marcel Timmers

Sculpture - 85.5 x 26 x 22 cm Sculpture - 33.7 x 10.2 x 8.7 inch

€2,800

Sculpture, Packaging, Salvo Alibrio

Salvo Alibrio

Sculpture - 23 x 14 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.5 x 2.2 inch

€230

Sculpture, Dog Haring, PyB

PyB

Sculpture - 15 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

Sculpture, Sillons, René Galassi

René Galassi

Sculpture - 195 x 35 x 22 cm Sculpture - 76.8 x 13.8 x 8.7 inch

€9,700

Sculpture, Tete, Béatrice Fernando

Béatrice Fernando

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 4.3 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, Shurale, Zulfiya Spowart

Zulfiya Spowart

Sculpture - 115 x 95 x 3 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Sculpture, Apollo, Thomas

Thomas

Sculpture - 58 x 47 x 47 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 18.5 x 18.5 inch

€8,034

Sculpture, Renga, Rene Rikkelman

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture - 54 x 37 x 37 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 inch

€11,500

Sculpture, Skate mask marron, Tarek

Tarek

Sculpture - 50 x 22 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

€450

Sculpture, Toudou 6, Fanfan

Fanfan

Sculpture - 7.6 x 7.6 x 5 cm Sculpture - 3 x 3 x 2 inch

€900

Sculpture, Monozygote, Quentin Garel

Quentin Garel

Sculpture - 20.5 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.1 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

€500

Sculpture, Male Nr. 121701, Andrej Jakab

Andrej Jakab

Sculpture - 48.5 x 27.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 10.8 x 3.5 inch

€16,445

Sculpture, Visca Barca, Miss CoCo

Miss CoCo

Sculpture - 44 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

€1,500

Sculpture, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Vahan Roumelian

Sculpture - 23 x 22 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.7 x 4.3 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Plumpy Balloons, Cévé

Cévé

Sculpture - 125 x 80 x 60 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€38,000

Sculpture, Holzpostkarte, Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Sculpture - 9.5 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 3.7 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

€200

Sculpture, Skywalker, Benjamin Pietri

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 26 x 19.5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.7 x 2.2 inch

€600

Sculpture, Ironman, In the Woup

In the Woup

Sculpture - 25 x 21 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 inch

€750

Sculpture, Infinity, Irakli Tsuladze

Irakli Tsuladze

Sculpture - 126 x 56 x 56 cm Sculpture - 49.6 x 22 x 22 inch

€22,000

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