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Monkey black business
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 57 x 37 x 47 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 14.6 x 18.5 inch
$4,384
Living in America (Don King)
Felandus Thames
Sculpture - 162.5 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 64 x 46 x 1 inch
$11,100
Mobile losange rouge
Julio Le Parc
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 12 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 4.7 inch
$18,647 $16,783
Le petit Prince des Pétillantes
Véronique Clanet
Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 23 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 9.1 inch
$3,552
Mrs Beeton's Household Guide
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 44 x 39 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 15.4 x 3.1 inch
$836
Half Hours in the Far East
Adele Moreau
Sculpture - 45.5 x 40.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 15.9 x 3.1 inch
$965
True North / Rose des vents
Ginette Legaré
Sculpture - 35.6 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 1.5 inch
$1,776
Piaf Beige à picots or
Valerie Marty
Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$444
I love Chanel bottle graffiti
Fred Meurice
Sculpture - 21 x 14 x 6 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.4 inch
$1,776
Golden Medusa & Nasa astronaut
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 35 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch
$3,326
Lecture En Marche
Fabien Nourrisson
Sculpture - 31 x 12 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.7 x 9.1 inch
$3,552
Campbell Soup x Dollar Money (L)
Ad Van Hassel
Sculpture - 36 x 24 x 20 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 9.4 x 7.9 inch
$388
Pink denim (1)
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 110 x 37 x 37 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 14.6 x 14.6 inch
$19,979
Crocodile (1)
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 45 x 100 x 45 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 39.4 x 17.7 inch
$17,760
Unchained Kong
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.9 x 4.9 inch
$12,099
The last ice cream-Violet
Sagrasse
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$388
Fleur en papier doré VIII
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 63 x 26 x 3 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,301
J'aime ma vie. Rêves de ballerine
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 90 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch
$8,124
Tranquillo ricordo d’amore
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 69 x 25 x 3 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$7,301
Caminante sin camino
Alfonso Garcia
Sculpture - 63 x 12 x 3 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 4.7 x 1.2 inch
$6,479
Abstract Panther Gold
Ghost Art
Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 140 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 55.1 inch
$5,494
Luxury Stone 1912 #3
Mun-Gi Yang
Sculpture - 17.5 x 18 x 13 cm Sculpture - 6.9 x 7.1 x 5.1 inch
$1,998
Sumo + baril
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 160 x 73 x 37 cm Sculpture - 63 x 28.7 x 14.6 inch
$38,738
Surf Standing Wild Bear
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 40 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$22,088
Attacking Wolf
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 76 x 150 x 50 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 59.1 x 19.7 inch
$47,618
Crystal clear Jean
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 36 x 11 x 14 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 4.3 x 5.5 inch
$22,088
Arc en bois
Benna Chu (Meylan)
Sculpture - 45 x 37 x 11.7 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 14.6 x 4.6 inch
$2,171
Second Amendement
Helder Batista
Sculpture - 23 x 35 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 13.8 x 6.3 inch
$1,776
Etat Vibratoire
Dominique Rayou
Sculpture - 24 x 58 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 22.8 x 9.8 inch
$9,435
Vertigo in blue green
Tom Marosz
Sculpture - 53.3 x 53.3 x 33 cm Sculpture - 21 x 21 x 13 inch
$9,000
Vertigo in Azurelite
Tom Marosz
Sculpture - 53.3 x 53.3 x 33 cm Sculpture - 21 x 21 x 13 inch
$9,000
Tear for Henry pacifica
Tom Marosz
Sculpture - 61 x 61 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 10 inch
$8,400
From the collection : Around about n°1220
Hamid Reza Fotouhi
Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,665
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Maison avec une grande histoire, Rome II
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,997
Cuerpo escueto en fondo negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,858
The Mother of Dreams
Ewelina Skowronska
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,053
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
$1,332
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,332
Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,487
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.