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Modern and Contemporary Sculptures for Sale

Fight for a better world, Caro Graffiti

Fight for a better world

Caro Graffiti

Sculpture - 13 x 17.5 x 3.5 inch

£1,150

Violon, Arman

Violon

Arman

Sculpture - 24 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

£13,275

Le Pouvoir de la Parole, Miguel Guía

Le Pouvoir de la Parole

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

£991

Wild Kong, bleu Mauritius, Richard Orlinski

Wild Kong, bleu Mauritius

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch

£3,894

Love- angels. no. IV/VIII, Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa

Love- angels. no. IV/VIII

Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa

Sculpture - 12 x 3.1 x 2.4 inch

£1,407

Fantaisie 19, Bernard Métranve

Fantaisie 19

Bernard Métranve

Sculpture - 20.5 x 11 x 7.9 inch

£5,482

Achille, Christophe Charbonnel

Achille

Christophe Charbonnel

Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch

£3,097

Chaussure talon aiguille 91-23, Philippe Buil

Chaussure talon aiguille 91-23

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 6.7 x 8.3 x 3.9 inch

£841

Spirito - Sculpture abstraite Aluminium, Alexandra Mas

Spirito - Sculpture abstraite Aluminium

Alexandra Mas

Sculpture - 22.4 x 22.4 x 7.9 inch

£2,212

I am an Indian, Michadu

I am an Indian

Michadu

Sculpture - 37.4 x 13.8 x 15.7 inch

£3,097

Antonio III, Nando Kallweit

Antonio III

Nando Kallweit

Sculpture - 57.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

£3,500

Wave pearl eggplant, KX2

Wave pearl eggplant

KX2

Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 3.5 inch

£1,416

Haring 0723, Bernard Saint-Maxent

Haring 0723

Bernard Saint-Maxent

Sculpture - 4 x 4 x 0.8 inch

£354

Intenciones del silencio XVI, Angélica Chavarro Franco

Intenciones del silencio XVI

Angélica Chavarro Franco

Sculpture - 17 x 13 x 0.1 inch

£1,212

L'absolu donne soif, Miss.Tic

L'absolu donne soif

Miss.Tic

Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

£1,593

Long skull, Angela Gomes

Long skull

Angela Gomes

Sculpture - 47.2 x 17.7 x 7.1 inch

£3,097

Huahine 2, Liselotte Andersen

Huahine 2

Liselotte Andersen

Sculpture - 5.1 x 3.5 x 2.8 inch

£1,150 £1,035

Traversée, Lonzi

Traversée

Lonzi

Sculpture - 21.7 x 18.5 x 3.1 inch

£708

Metallic Waves 4, Sumit Mehndiratta

Metallic Waves 4

Sumit Mehndiratta

Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.3 x 2 inch

£1,062

Volant, Peter Klasen

Volant

Peter Klasen

Sculpture - 19.7 x 16.5 x 8.3 inch

£3,982 £3,584

King Kong, Yaniv Edery

King Kong

Yaniv Edery

Sculpture - 27.6 x 27.6 x 23.6 inch

£61,507

Tête de léopard grognant, Patrick Villas

Tête de léopard grognant

Patrick Villas

Sculpture - 6.5 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

£2,478

Les Quatre éléments #2, Yassine Chraibi

Les Quatre éléments #2

Yassine Chraibi

Sculpture - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,478 £1,735

Dinosaure  basquiat, PyB

Dinosaure basquiat

PyB

Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 2.4 inch

£221

Exclos 122, Guillaume Roche

Exclos 122

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch

£2,566

Melodie de mon coeur, Shelby

Melodie de mon coeur

Shelby

Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,655

Hom, Hom Nguyen

Hom

Hom Nguyen

Sculpture - 15.7 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch

£22,921

Reader, no. I/VIII, Jacek Cholewa

Reader, no. I/VIII

Jacek Cholewa

Sculpture - 4.7 x 6.5 x 5.3 inch

£1,150

Union, Toruz

Union

Toruz

Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch

£1,460

Golden snake, Cobelentsz

Golden snake

Cobelentsz

Sculpture - 11.4 x 15.4 x 2.8 inch

£3,053

Ouvertures, Anne Ghez

Ouvertures

Anne Ghez

Sculpture - 20.5 x 17.7 x 8.7 inch

£2,478

Visaya VII (SG253), Sylvie Guyomard

Visaya VII (SG253)

Sylvie Guyomard

Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£1,062

Pics Crève-tête (LC75), Landry Clément

Pics Crève-tête (LC75)

Landry Clément

Sculpture - 29.5 x 10.2 x 1.1 inch

£2,106

Vegas pop art Dior, Christophe Comerro

Vegas pop art Dior

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch

£1,044

Sauvage, Grégoire Devin

Sauvage

Grégoire Devin

Sculpture - 18.9 x 17.7 x 8 inch

£3,635

Paul Newman – Porsche 911 hood, Edu Danesi

Paul Newman – Porsche 911 hood

Edu Danesi

Sculpture - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

£7,965

Spell., Ziemowit Fincek

Spell.

Ziemowit Fincek

Sculpture - 20.5 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

£2,212

I Love Chanel bottle Wonder Woman, Fred Meurice

I Love Chanel bottle Wonder Woman

Fred Meurice

Sculpture - 3.5 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,416

Porsche Martini Skate Board, Ian Philip

Porsche Martini Skate Board

Ian Philip

Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.1 x 0.4 inch

£1,912

Golden Medusa & Nasa astronaut, Dervis Akdemir

Golden Medusa & Nasa astronaut

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 13.8 inch

£2,585 £1,939

Death and taxes 2, Imbue

Death and taxes 2

Imbue

Sculpture - 5.9 x 5.9 x 8.3 inch

£1,770 £1,593

90cm teddy Porsche Tribute, Naor

90cm teddy Porsche Tribute

Naor

Sculpture - 35.4 x 25.6 x 25.6 inch

£2,920

Drip, Dan Lam

Drip

Dan Lam

Sculpture - 8.5 x 11 x 6 inch

£1,616

Vanité (Crâne aux papillons), Philippe Pasqua

Vanité (Crâne aux papillons)

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£22,125

Son Goku, Jimmy Pelage

Son Goku

Jimmy Pelage

Sculpture - 13.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

£779

La vierge à l'enfant, C215

La vierge à l'enfant

C215

Sculpture - 20.1 x 16.5 x 3.9 inch

£3,982

Something to lick (sol) medium #008, Hersk

Something to lick (sol) medium #008

Hersk

Sculpture - 26.8 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

£1,062

Bitcoin sculpture, JP Malot

Bitcoin sculpture

JP Malot

Sculpture - 11 x 11 x 1.6 inch

£796

Paysage (Bas relief), Paulina Okurowska

Paysage (Bas relief)

Paulina Okurowska

Sculpture - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,504

Dali, JM Collell

Dali

JM Collell

Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£2,478

Passion, Sagrasse

Passion

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 17.3 x 10.6 x 2.8 inch

£619

Artist Fox, Viktor Zuk

Artist Fox

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture - 8.3 x 5.3 x 5.9 inch

£257

Grande messagère, Sophie Barut

Grande messagère

Sophie Barut

Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

£2,478

Nausica, Géraldine Pontier

Nausica

Géraldine Pontier

Sculpture - 45.3 x 2.4 x 2.4 inch

£1,858

Victory, Milko Dobrev

Victory

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 11 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

£1,017

Tête de cheval impressionniste, Martín Duque

Tête de cheval impressionniste

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 20.9 x 8.3 x 12 inch

£1,133

Le Doigt, César

Le Doigt

César

Sculpture - 8.7 x 1.8 x 1 inch

£2,655

Hymne à l'amour, Emilie Teillaud

Hymne à l'amour

Emilie Teillaud

Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 4.7 inch

£1,681 £1,513

Entrelazar 5, Javier Rey

Entrelazar 5

Javier Rey

Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch

£808

Filé (bas relief), Sezny Peron

Filé (bas relief)

Sezny Peron

Sculpture - 22 x 20.1 x 2 inch

£1,593

Mouvance, Karine Payette

Mouvance

Karine Payette

Sculpture - 8 x 13 x 8 inch

£2,478

Star Trek: The Beginning (William Shatner Edition), Charles Fazzino

Star Trek: The Beginning (William Shatner Edition)

Charles Fazzino

Sculpture - 20.3 x 15 x 2 inch

£5,089

Corn eggshell effect, Irena Tone

Corn eggshell effect

Irena Tone

Sculpture - 13 x 5.2 x 4.7 inch

£1,327

Offre moi du champagne Mickey !, Tess

Offre moi du champagne Mickey !

Tess

Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch

£1,947

XXII 101 343, Pierre Muckensturm

XXII 101 343

Pierre Muckensturm

Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 8.7 inch

£3,717

Dreaming II, Beatrice Bizot

Dreaming II

Beatrice Bizot

Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 6.7 inch

£2,832

Compression, César Baldaccini

Compression

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 2.4 x 1.4 x 1.2 inch

£10,177

Cheval au trot en métal recyclé, Hassan Laamirat

Cheval au trot en métal recyclé

Hassan Laamirat

Sculpture - 90.6 x 43.3 x 129.9 inch

£2,283

Evoluzione 38, Jean Octobon

Evoluzione 38

Jean Octobon

Sculpture - 29.5 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch

£65,932

Expanded Horizon V, Jose Margulis

Expanded Horizon V

Jose Margulis

Sculpture - 29.9 x 29.9 x 3.1 inch

£6,195

Olmetto, Franco Adami

Olmetto

Franco Adami

Sculpture - 9.4 x 6.1 x 9.4 inch

£15,930

Un pour tous, tous pour un… (Album d’enfants), Olivier Messas

Un pour tous, tous pour un… (Album d’enfants)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch

£1,770

Hermes can, Guillaume & Anthony

Hermes can

Guillaume & Anthony

Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch

£965

Munny Cameleon, Onemizer

Munny Cameleon

Onemizer

Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£3,982

Le liquide noir #338, Yannick Bouillault

Le liquide noir #338

Yannick Bouillault

Sculpture - 17.7 x 9.1 x 8.7 inch

£619

Baudroie, Quiberon-

Baudroie

Quiberon-

Sculpture - 17.3 x 31.5 x 5.9 inch

£2,655

Kringel VII, Selçuk Dizlek

Kringel VII

Selçuk Dizlek

Sculpture - 27.6 x 25.6 x 2.4 inch

£5,133

Chocolate Box Crunched, CH Tribute, Mahelle

Chocolate Box Crunched, CH Tribute

Mahelle

Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 inch

£1,593

SA Mickey x Mr Doodle – Black & White, Mr Doodle

SA Mickey x Mr Doodle – Black & White

Mr Doodle

Sculpture - 11.4 x 4.3 x 11.8 inch

£1,681

Dreamcatcher red world, Annalú Boeretto

Dreamcatcher red world

Annalú Boeretto

Sculpture - 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

£16,815

Turtle Porsche, Diederik Van Apple

Turtle Porsche

Diederik Van Apple

Sculpture - 9.8 x 15.7 x 9.8 inch

£1,416

Eclipse jaune, Alice Aladjem

Eclipse jaune

Alice Aladjem

Sculpture - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

£1,593

The white butterfly, Alla Grande

The white butterfly

Alla Grande

Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

£1,770

The dart fener graf, Stoz

The dart fener graf

Stoz

Sculpture - 7.9 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£354

Prosôpon #7, Angélique

Prosôpon #7

Angélique

Sculpture - 12.8 x 5.7 x 2.2 inch

£885

Luminous ballet of pink, Shawn Kolodny

Luminous ballet of pink

Shawn Kolodny

Sculpture - 15 x 15 x 7 inch

£2,948

Mickeyskull, VL.

Mickeyskull

VL.

Sculpture - 6.3 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

£97

Marianne Bardot, Spaco

Marianne Bardot

Spaco

Sculpture - 8.7 x 5.9 x 3.5 inch

£221

Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin, Jesus Campos

Les espaces de Penseur de Rodin

Jesus Campos

Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.9 inch

£867

Yellow blue, Elodie Dengreville

Yellow blue

Elodie Dengreville

Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

£611

Little crows, Aurelija Simkute

Little crows

Aurelija Simkute

Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.1 inch

£4,425

Cupidon, Fabien Nourrisson

Cupidon

Fabien Nourrisson

Sculpture - 15 x 13.4 x 5.9 inch

£2,566

Fusion, Roland Masson

Fusion

Roland Masson

Sculpture - 13.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

£1,947

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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