Wood Sculpture for Sale
Wood and stone were among the first materials used by humans for carving tools and creating sculptures. While wood was commonly utilized, only a few wooden objects have survived through the centuries due to its tendency to decompose faster and be more easily damaged compared to more durable materials like bronze or stone.
From the 7th to the 9th century, many woodcarvers lived in monasteries, traveling from one to another. These woodcarvers were rare, and the style they followed was often prescriptive, leading to sculptures that were strikingly similar. This period was also marked by iconoclasm, during which religious wooden sculptures were destroyed due to the prohibition of depicting religious subjects.
Wood carving has a rich history in various regions, including England, Scandinavia, Africa, India, and Australia. In Europe, the 15th and 16th centuries saw a significant development in wooden sculpture, especially in Germany. Influential Gothic sculptors like Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss, Michael Pacher, Gregor Erhart, and Jorg Zurn pushed the boundaries of woodcarving, creating highly detailed and intricate works that remain influential to this day.
In the 17th century, woodcarving experienced a resurgence in England as Baroque ornaments became popular. Grinling Gibbons, a renowned woodcarver of the time, was one of the few artists widely recognized for his contributions. Meanwhile, in France, the Rococo style reignited interest in wood carving, with designers like Lelange, Foliot, and Cressent incorporating it into ornate furniture pieces.
Modern artists such as Brancusi, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and Paul Gauguin have continued to explore wood as a medium. Brancusi, inspired by classical traditions, emphasized the finish and materiality of the wood, while Moore used it to create abstract and evocative forms. Hepworth's modern pieces and Gauguin's use of wood to connect with primitive techniques further demonstrate wood's versatile role in contemporary art.
Wood stands apart from other materials like resin or bronze due to its fragility and the range of tools required for carving. The technique used depends on the desired outcome, whether it's a low-relief sculpture or a free-standing piece that allows the viewer to walk around it. The process begins with sourcing wood planks that are flattened, dried, and calibrated. A sketch is then drawn onto the wood, and excess material is removed to roughly shape the piece. The sculptor uses tools such as u-gouges to refine the form, followed by flat gouges, chisels, and carving knives to add fine details and shadow play.
Artsper offers an extensive selection of modern wooden sculptures by prominent contemporary artists such as Nando Stevoli, Gaspard Mitz, César Orrico, Marc Laffolay, Lesley Hilling, and Valérie Carmet. These artists continue to push the boundaries of wood as a material, creating unique and striking sculptures that capture the versatility and timeless appeal of this medium.
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Artist's Soul Flowers Keith Haring
Florence Fabris
Sculpture - 43 x 16 x 32 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 6.3 x 12.6 inch
$1,898
Game for the Living
Lesley Hilling
Sculpture - 80 x 85 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 33.5 x 7.9 inch
$5,220
Primal Identity
Antoaneta Quick
Sculpture - 53 x 62 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 24.4 x 4.7 inch
$1,364
La Tour Humaine - Série singulière personnages de bois
Bruno Guiard
Sculpture - 21 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$712
Autodéfense 02
Eric de Gésincourt
Sculpture - 53 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$1,068
Imprints / I Am Yourself: Boat. Art wall installation
Casey Waterman
Sculpture - 182.9 x 43.2 x 3.8 cm Sculpture - 72 x 17 x 1.5 inch
$2,400
Jabón Azul. From The Composition with Tools series
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Sculpture - 30 x 34.8 x 34.8 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.7 x 13.7 inch
$1,800
Couleurs d'écorces
Frédéric Balmefrezol
Sculpture - 90 x 25 x 5 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 9.8 x 2 inch
$2,562
Fonte des glaces
Aurélien Guiho
Sculpture - 73 x 53 x 4 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,661
Swimfest - Sculptural Surrealist Acrylic on Plywood
Derek Carruthers
Sculpture - 58 x 58 x 3 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch
$724
Curiosités N°8
Jean-Luc Desset
Sculpture - 60.5 x 48.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 23.8 x 19.1 x 2.4 inch
$890
Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box II
Madsaki
Sculpture - 26.5 x 39.5 x 22 cm Sculpture - 10.4 x 15.6 x 8.7 inch
$4,508
Lost Kingdom
Muraz Martirosyan
Sculpture - 102 x 64 x 12 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 25.2 x 4.7 inch
$14,236
Suspended Punishment
Alena Ledeneva
Sculpture - 272 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 107.1 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
$2,371
Blue Table (Table Bleue)
Tristan Starowicz (WICZ)
Sculpture - 90 x 50 x 2 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,768
Bright window to the rainbow world
Elena Bandurka
Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,600
Dance For Me In The Dusk
Susumu Kamijo
Sculpture - 96 x 71.88 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 28.3 x 4.7 inch
$12,500
Senza titolo
Giuseppe Uncini
Sculpture - 47 x 38.5 x 4 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 15.2 x 1.6 inch
$10,380
Illumination, Version III
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 185.4 x 40.6 x 45.7 cm Sculpture - 73 x 16 x 18 inch
$20,168
Autel profane Piège à plumes Bird Altar
Alexis Gorodine
Sculpture - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,424
Konfidenmoketpapiépin
Clémentine Chambon
Sculpture - 109 x 72 x 3 cm Sculpture - 42.9 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch
$4,389
Magic Mushroom Sculpture
Yunior Marino
Sculpture - 198.1 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm Sculpture - 78 x 31 x 31 inch
$12,000
El tiempo bajo las sombras
Arturo Urbina Morales
Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 37 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 14.6 inch
$2,373
Composition with Nails
Nino Franchina
Sculpture - 47 x 8 x 5 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 3.1 x 2 inch
$3,440
Rose wood oversized sculpture
Jean-Yves Sevestre
Sculpture - 300 x 285 x 55 cm Sculpture - 118.1 x 112.2 x 21.7 inch
$71,180
Dermatoglifo Invadente
Vanessa Bonino
Sculpture - 88 x 66 x 48 cm Sculpture - 34.6 x 26 x 18.9 inch
$2,966
Territorios, Found objects in wood box wall sculpture
Fernando Otero
Sculpture - 52.1 x 72.4 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 28.5 x 4 inch
$2,500
The Jokers smile
Alexander Cheglakov
Sculpture - 38 x 38 x 13 cm Sculpture - 15 x 15 x 5.1 inch
$4,950
Cubico di guerra
Fabio Santori
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$2,966
Le regard L'Oeil The Eye
Yvon Prével
Sculpture - 45 x 38 x 4 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15 x 1.6 inch
$1,483
Ondé "Sable"
Christian Renonciat
Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 15 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 59.1 x 5.9 inch
$21,354
PS : I love you
Alexandre LLSSG
Sculpture - 64 x 85 x 10 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 33.5 x 3.9 inch
$2,669
Renaissance écarlate - Buste de statue grecque
Creami One
Sculpture - 105 x 85 x 2 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,330
Anonimous
Benna Chu (Meylan)
Sculpture - 48 x 36.8 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 14.5 x 4.7 inch
$2,158
Series Snails whit French nails 1- Silk, wire, plastic, paint, latex, wood and clay
Lena Widmann
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$1,424
Eulenmann - L’homme-hibou
Hans Mendler
Sculpture - 155 x 15 x 30 cm Sculpture - 61 x 5.9 x 11.8 inch
$5,813
Señor Patator (0)
Monsieur Térez
Sculpture - 32 x 45 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 17.7 x 5.9 inch
$771
Manananggol ng Palasyo de San Lazaro ( Resurrection Day)
Alwin Reamillo
Sculpture - 11.5 x 32.5 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.5 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,129
Puzzle park
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$166
Son medallones blancos, negros y plateados
Carmen Calvo
Sculpture - 62 x 62 x 3 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,304
Grand tilleul de Menthonnex (Haute-Savoie) #1
Christine Houssay
Sculpture - 68 x 40 x 22 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 15.7 x 8.7 inch
$3,440
Almiranta tricornio, Sculpture
José Ignacio Suarez Solis
Sculpture - 69.9 x 84.8 x 49.8 cm Sculpture - 27.5 x 33.4 x 19.6 inch
$14,000
Module XL18
Mehdi Cibille Le MoDuLe De ZeeR
Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
Entre el Cielo y la Tierra III
Carmen Baena
Sculpture - 25 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$2,373
Trafalgar Square From Above
Michael Wallner
Sculpture - 63 x 72 x 5 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 28.3 x 2 inch
$3,109
The time machine powers up at 18:24
Eugenia Soma
Sculpture - 370 x 200 x 16 cm Sculpture - 145.7 x 78.7 x 6.3 inch
$7,895
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Migrants, Walking New York City. New York, USA (2015)
JR
Print - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,180
Nailed it Series No.81
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 84 x 84 x 4 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,186
Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$2,500
Inspiration-expiration
Christian Michaud
Sculpture - 36.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 14.5 x 24 x 1 inch
$824
Au lieu d'un tableau
Egor Plotnikov
Sculpture - 150 x 85 x 11 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 33.5 x 4.3 inch
$4,745
Tactile memory #138
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 7.6 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 3 inch
$6,800
Need help with Wood Sculpture ?
What is the difference between wood carving and sculpture?
Wood carving refers to a process where material is taken away from a block of wood using a tool like a knife, whereas the term "sculpture" refers to any work of three-dimensional art. Sculptures can be produced using a variety of techniques.
Who is the most famous wood carver?
One of the most famous sculptors that has worked with wood carving is Barbara Hepworth. Her work explores themes such as the contrast between the solid and the void, and the relationship between people and nature.
What is the most popular wood sculpture?
Some of the most famous wood sculptures are those of American artist Ben Butler, such as his abstract large-scale work Unbounded, which he created in 2015. The work is comprised of over 10,000 poplar sticks.