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Amarante
Jean-Christophe Couradin
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 7.9 inch
£2,696
Cartier skateboard
Angela Gomes
Sculpture - 80 x 35 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
£3,549
Billy Boy Cameleon
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 60 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£2,246
Dancing Woman 2018 VI
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 31 x 32 x 20.5 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 12.6 x 8.1 inch
£5,931
Dancing Woman 2018 V
Yiyan Zhou
Sculpture - 25 x 29 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 11.4 x 3.3 inch
£4,673
Kleine jongetjes van binnen I (Little boys inside I)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 112 x 40 x 48 cm Sculpture - 44.1 x 15.7 x 18.9 inch
£6,470
Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Bagatelle'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
£26,958
Broken Circle
Karine Giboulo
Sculpture - 170 x 270 x 244 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 106.3 x 96.1 inch
£32,467
Dots variation bleu
Ferri Garcès
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
£4,044
Grand chef
BrickBoardBuilder
Sculpture - 95 x 95 x 5 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 37.4 x 2 inch
£2,516 £2,264
Don quichotte & sancho pança
Spaco
Sculpture - 27 x 24 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 9.4 x 2.4 inch
£225
Mr Chat orange
Benjamin Pietri
Sculpture - 100 x 50 x 6 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 19.7 x 2.4 inch
£4,044
Marbled majestic horse
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch
£190
Iconic Gameboy Nike - Blanc et rouge - Nintendo
Harissart
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.4 inch
£539
La maîtresse débordée
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
£1,258
Batman
Filippo Pietro Castrovinci
Sculpture - 30 x 19 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.5 x 5.1 inch
£629
Taureau (Picasso)
Aurélien Guiho
Sculpture - 164 x 70 x 30 cm Sculpture - 64.6 x 27.6 x 11.8 inch
£1,977
Femme au Fardeau
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 40 x 34 x 36 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.4 x 14.2 inch
£1,617
Homme Moqueur
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch
£1,797
Eye of the storm
John Clement
Sculpture - 83.8 x 76.2 x 91.4 cm Sculpture - 33 x 30 x 36 inch
£29,516
Je t'embrasse (meisje)
Babette Degraeve
Sculpture - 80 x 68 x 36 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 26.8 x 14.2 inch
£7,413
L'européanisation du pop
Jacques Villeglé
Sculpture - 40 x 20.7 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 8.1 x 7.9 inch
£4,044
Gold Bouddha 1995 Bouddha d'or
B Baschet
Sculpture - 29 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch
£44,031
À la fine pointe
Jean Brillant
Sculpture - 365 x 182 x 81 cm Sculpture - 143.7 x 71.7 x 31.9 inch
£40,437
Origine du monde - rouge métallisé
Caroline Poulet
Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 37 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 10.2 x 14.6 inch
£2,876
The invisible map
Vincent Lamouroux
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch
£5,841
Gold glossy ceramic balloon
R+O Art
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
£988
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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
£2,426
The Mother of Dreams
Ewelina Skowronska
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,662
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
£1,078
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£776
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,078
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.