Wood Sculpture for Sale

Filé (bas relief), Sezny Peron

Filé (bas relief)

Sezny Peron

Sculpture - 22 x 20.1 x 2 inch

£1,592

Un bout de chemin ensemble… (Album d’enfants), Olivier Messas

Un bout de chemin ensemble… (Album d’enfants)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 14.2 x 11.8 x 2 inch

Sold

It's a match!, Gaspard Mitz

It's a match!

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

£619

The horse of Mansion, Dananjaya Edirisinghe

The horse of Mansion

Dananjaya Edirisinghe

Sculpture - 26.8 x 20.5 x 8.3 inch

£1,062

Harley davidson, Art By Son

Harley davidson

Art By Son

Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 27.6 inch

£2,610

Le souffle, Emma Karila

Le souffle

Emma Karila

Sculpture - 15.4 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

£1,769

Banksy X Jumpman Air Jordan OW Chicago, Ske

Banksy X Jumpman Air Jordan OW Chicago

Ske

Sculpture - 14.6 x 14.6 x 2.4 inch

£619

Le Radeau 2CV, Mansot

Le Radeau 2CV

Mansot

Sculpture - 24.8 x 20.5 x 11 inch

£1,858

Simplement vrai, Christian Michaud

Simplement vrai

Christian Michaud

Sculpture - 20.5 x 23 x 1 inch

£840

Banksywood de l'amour, Ravi

Banksywood de l'amour

Ravi

Sculpture - 9.8 x 3.1 x 2 inch

£115 £104

Square 07, Sylvain Piget

Square 07

Sylvain Piget

Sculpture - 21.3 x 21.3 x 5.5 inch

£1,592

Yugen chêne, Agnès K.

Yugen chêne

Agnès K.

Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.8 x 3.1 inch

£796

Perishability of Faith I, Hristiyana Yordanova

Perishability of Faith I

Hristiyana Yordanova

Sculpture - 32.3 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

£380

Mr. Ayemou, Nathanael Koffi

Mr. Ayemou

Nathanael Koffi

Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

£292

Red and white on water, George Koutsouris

Red and white on water

George Koutsouris

Sculpture - 12.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 inch

£212

Rill vessel I, Eleanor Lakelin

Rill vessel I

Eleanor Lakelin

Sculpture - 10.6 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£8,847

Scorpio, Gaël Rouxeville

Scorpio

Gaël Rouxeville

Sculpture - 15.4 x 19.7 x 20.9 inch

£3,097

Rock vinyle, Tristan MM

Rock vinyle

Tristan MM

Sculpture - 25.2 x 40.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,062

Golden elephant, Theo Mackaay

Golden elephant

Theo Mackaay

Sculpture - 27.6 x 15.7 x 31.5 inch

Sold

Le refuge, Céline Parmentier

Le refuge

Céline Parmentier

Sculpture - 57.1 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch

£885

Bâtisseurs, Philippe Savarin

Bâtisseurs

Philippe Savarin

Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch

£655

Monade bleue, Antoine Graff

Monade bleue

Antoine Graff

Sculpture - 27.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch

£4,866

Balthazar, Flora Gueton

Balthazar

Flora Gueton

Sculpture - 24.4 x 21.3 x 2 inch

£1,062 £955

Understand what you love #2 (bois et fer), Robert Stadler

Understand what you love #2 (bois et fer)

Robert Stadler

Sculpture - 11.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inch

£708

Fish, Malina Nistorova

Fish

Malina Nistorova

Sculpture - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

£195

Prayer, KrisBoginja

Prayer

KrisBoginja

Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

£2,300

Gummy bear wall art - Yellow, red & orange, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Gummy bear wall art - Yellow, red & orange

Gabriela Alejandra Rivera

Sculpture - 11.8 x 13.8 x 2 inch

£531

Surrender, Ian Art

Surrender

Ian Art

Sculpture - 35.4 x 35.4 x 2 inch

£4,866

Golf, Bruno Helgen

Golf

Bruno Helgen

Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

Sold

Heart Skull, VL.

Heart Skull

VL.

Sculpture - 28 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

£2,433

Aves enamoradas, Aramis Justiz

Aves enamoradas

Aramis Justiz

Sculpture - 71.7 x 15.7 x 15 inch

£4,866

Face to D*Face, Dface

Face to D*Face

Dface

Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

£4,424

Deux Temps 3, Pascal Pierme

Deux Temps 3

Pascal Pierme

Sculpture - 22 x 50 x 2 inch

£3,970

Corsica Vetru, Baho

Corsica Vetru

Baho

Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.6 x 2.6 inch

£1,327

Nailed it Series No.81, Sumit Mehndiratta

Nailed it Series No.81

Sumit Mehndiratta

Sculpture - 33.1 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

£885

In Case of Injustice Molotov, Aspencrow

In Case of Injustice Molotov

Aspencrow

Sculpture - 14.2 x 10 x 4.3 inch

£1,150

The silent elegance IV, Gor Avetisyan

The silent elegance IV

Gor Avetisyan

Sculpture - 16.9 x 11 x 7.5 inch

£1,504

Absalom, Hans Mendler

Absalom

Hans Mendler

Sculpture - 22.8 x 6.3 x 7.9 inch

£1,946

Consummation, Levalet

Consummation

Levalet

Sculpture - 11.4 x 15.4 x 6.3 inch

£1,725

Espiègle, Christian Valette

Espiègle

Christian Valette

Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch

£2,654

S Alphabet, Joël Froment

S Alphabet

Joël Froment

Sculpture - 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.6 inch

£1,062

Totem Squale, Thierry Corpet

Totem Squale

Thierry Corpet

Sculpture - 11.8 x 22.4 x 3.5 inch

£1,062

Eiffel Tour, Nal-Vad

Eiffel Tour

Nal-Vad

Sculpture - 22.4 x 22 x 5.1 inch

£1,504

Sans titre, Bault

Sans titre

Bault

Sculpture - 15 x 11.4 x 1.6 inch

£1,017

TD05, Thomas Danel

TD05

Thomas Danel

Sculpture - 23.2 x 23.2 x 6.3 inch

£1,946

Shiko 1, Kojun

Shiko 1

Kojun

Sculpture - 7.5 x 13 x 7.1 inch

£2,521

Arbre Habité, Maud Bora

Arbre Habité

Maud Bora

Sculpture - 23.2 x 14.6 x 8.7 inch

£1,327

Série 300 Démons, Wong Wa

Série 300 Démons

Wong Wa

Sculpture - 26 x 17.7 x 5.5 inch

£1,062

"Churippu (tulipe)", Stoul

"Churippu (tulipe)"

Stoul

Sculpture - 22.8 x 10.6 x 11 inch

£1,504

The Looping One, Pablo Reinoso

The Looping One

Pablo Reinoso

Sculpture - 17.7 x 112.2 x 29.1 inch

£79,625

Existence01, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Existence01

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Sculpture - 13 x 20.1 x 1.4 inch

£708

Fer et bois, Olivier de Sagazan

Fer et bois

Olivier de Sagazan

Sculpture - 38.2 x 7.9 x 6.3 inch

£3,097

Brahmania, Pasturo

Brahmania

Pasturo

Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 31.5 inch

£1,592

Double Face, Michèle Coudert

Double Face

Michèle Coudert

Sculpture - 15 x 10.2 x 3.9 inch

£796

Sculpture Shetani, George Lilanga

Sculpture Shetani

George Lilanga

Sculpture - 24.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

£2,212

Squares, Georgi Velikov

Squares

Georgi Velikov

Sculpture - 16.9 x 16.9 x 2.4 inch

£1,769

White and Red Composition / Soto's Memory, Jorge Salas

White and Red Composition / Soto's Memory

Jorge Salas

Sculpture - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 inch

£2,090

Fragments, Kyood

Fragments

Kyood

Sculpture - 25.2 x 37 x 0.4 inch

£1,504

Net, Svetli Evgeniev

Net

Svetli Evgeniev

Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,031

Mobile translucide orange, Julio Le Parc

Mobile translucide orange

Julio Le Parc

Sculpture - 43.3 x 23.6 x 4.7 inch

£16,810

Le Doute, Richard Saint-Amans

Le Doute

Richard Saint-Amans

Sculpture - 114.2 x 86.6 x 98.4 inch

£15,925

Composition with Nails, Nino Franchina

Composition with Nails

Nino Franchina

Sculpture - 18.5 x 3.1 x 2 inch

£2,566

Visage contre visage, Francis Coffinet

Visage contre visage

Francis Coffinet

Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,946

Tube II, Daniel Jung

Tube II

Daniel Jung

Sculpture - 17.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch

£1,150

Fusil prestorique, André Robillard

Fusil prestorique

André Robillard

Sculpture - 12.2 x 37.8 x 3.1 inch

£2,654

Pez Plateado, Miquel Aparici

Pez Plateado

Miquel Aparici

Sculpture - 10.2 x 3.9 x 10.6 inch

£1,124

Aperobot fluo vert, Aperato

Aperobot fluo vert

Aperato

Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch

£1,858

Volga boat, Jicé

Volga boat

Jicé

Sculpture - 36.2 x 28.7 x 5.9 inch

£2,831

Oiseau Vert, Alain Derda

Oiseau Vert

Alain Derda

Sculpture - 39.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£1,504

Musiko, Arsen

Musiko

Arsen

Sculpture - 39.4 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch

£796

Matrix Index 1 / Black, Colleen Wolstenholme

Matrix Index 1 / Black

Colleen Wolstenholme

Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 2.4 inch

£1,416

Limited 21.03, Arthur Hent

Limited 21.03

Arthur Hent

Sculpture - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£2,654

Jade Soul - Flexible Rigids Series, Hugo G. Urrutia

Jade Soul - Flexible Rigids Series

Hugo G. Urrutia

Sculpture - 28.3 x 42.1 x 4.7 inch

£2,831

La vénus noir, Jean-François Hocq

La vénus noir

Jean-François Hocq

Sculpture - 31.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

£2,882

Lady Platane, Corinne Berset

Lady Platane

Corinne Berset

Sculpture - 77.6 x 18.5 x 15.7 inch

£2,212

Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°6, Oneartist

Tricky Town, the collapsed city. N°6

Oneartist

Sculpture - 5.9 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£699

The First Day, Bevan Ramsay

The First Day

Bevan Ramsay

Sculpture - 41.3 x 48 x 2.8 inch

£2,212

Emese's dream, Chandler McLellan

Emese's dream

Chandler McLellan

Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

£2,212

Metamorphosis, Ingravidesa

Metamorphosis

Ingravidesa

Sculpture - 25.6 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,592

Triangle vert, Bernard Froment

Triangle vert

Bernard Froment

Sculpture - 42.1 x 27.6 x 9.8 inch

£1,592

Escultura s/t 2, Frank Jensen

Escultura s/t 2

Frank Jensen

Sculpture - 28 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch

£1,504

Archipel Ny Nosy, Luc Arrignon

Archipel Ny Nosy

Luc Arrignon

Sculpture - 70.9 x 66.9 x 11 inch

£21,233

1985 Sculpture Cubintra, Blaise Simon Balazs

1985 Sculpture Cubintra

Blaise Simon Balazs

Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,725 £863

Autumn, Vladimir Michev

Autumn

Vladimir Michev

Sculpture - 78.7 x 47.2 x 39.4 inch

£2,212

Eles Nunca Vão nos Entender, Thiá Sguoti

Eles Nunca Vão nos Entender

Thiá Sguoti

Sculpture - 14.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,097

Mâ Gimbi, Jumeaux Ouattara

Mâ Gimbi

Jumeaux Ouattara

Sculpture - 28.7 x 7.5 x 6.3 inch

£840

Molot'Lov Man Street Ed, Shake

Molot'Lov Man Street Ed

Shake

Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 2 inch

£619

Sans titre, Zenoy

Sans titre

Zenoy

Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

£3,716

Color Cube Electric Grey 20.1, Rémy Demestre

Color Cube Electric Grey 20.1

Rémy Demestre

Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

£699

Leaner 63, David E. Peterson

Leaner 63

David E. Peterson

Sculpture - 68.9 x 9.1 x 2 inch

£2,477

Untitled, Codina Corona

Untitled

Codina Corona

Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.6 inch

£796

Composition Totem, Ervin Neuhaus

Composition Totem

Ervin Neuhaus

Sculpture - 8.7 x 2 x 0.8 inch

£531

Wood Sculpture for Sale

Wood and stone were the some of the first materials carved by humans to make tools. Although wood was very commonly used, only few objects survived through the centuries as its decomposes faster and can be destroyed more easily than bronze or stone for example.

Between 700 and 900, most woodcarvers lived in monasteries. Travelling from monastery to monastery, these carvers were few and far between. The was a relatively prescriptive style and many remaining sculptures from this period are quite similar. This era was marked by the constraints of iconoclasm: many religious objects made of wood were destroyed because of the condemnation of representation of religious subjects.

Many sculptures have also been found in England and Scandinavian countries. Wood is also widely used in Africa to create masks, small statues and objects, as well as in India and by aboriginal artists in Australia.

In Europe, it was in the 15th and 16th centuries that wooden sculpture became highly developed, especially in Germany. This was thanks to Gothic sculptors such as Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss, Michael Pacher, Gregor Erhart and Jorg Zurn who pushed the medium to its limits, creating astonishingly detailed works.

Woodcarving reappeared in the 17th century in England as Baroque ornaments grew in popularity. Master Grinling Gibbons's was a leading artist of the time and one of the few woodcarvers to be widely recognised in his homeland. In France, Rococo brought woodcarving back into fashion, with designers such as Lelange, Foliot and Cressent, who focused on creating furniture.

Several modern artists also used wood, notably Brancusi, who was influenced by the classical tradition which emphasised the finish and materiality of the wood. Henry Moore preferred using this valuable material to create his abstract and evocative shapes, while Barbara Hepworth created incredibly modern works of art and Paul Gauguin used wood to reconnect with and learn from primitive techniques...

Wood is very different from other materials, such as resin or bronze, as it is quite fragile and requires a wide range of tools.The technique to be used differs according to the desired shape because the sculpture can take the form of a low-relief or be carved in the round (a sculpture on base that the viewer can walk around). One must first source planks of wood, flattened, dried and calibrated. Next, a sketch of the sculpture is drawn onto the support, the bulk of the wood is then removed and the object is shaped more carefully using u-gouges to remove as much excess material. Finally, the finer details as well as shadow play are added using a range of tools including flat gouges, chisels, and carving knives.

Artsper features a wide selection of modern wooden sculptures by Nando Stevoli, Gaspard Mitz, César Orrico, Marc Laffolay, Lesley Hilling or Valérie Carmet.

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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.