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Lectrice sur bord de livre Elle
Carl Jaunay
Sculpture - 31 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
€2,400
Esmeralda, série silhouette de femme
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 19 x 9 x 6 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 3.5 x 2.4 inch
€490
Charline, série silhouette de femme
Mireille Bassier-Tilmont
Sculpture - 23 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
€490
Grand sumo rouge
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 85 x 70 x 50 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch
€3,600
Walking in the Forest
Anke Birnie
Sculpture - 54 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
€3,576
Une vie sinon rien
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 70 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€4,500
Roots of a nation
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 46 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€3,206
Holistiquement vôtre
Anne Millot
Sculpture - 35 x 79 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 31.1 x 3.1 inch
€2,000 €1,700
Crochet du droit
Anne Millot
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
€1,800 €1,530
Reclining Dancer
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 150 x 170 x 100 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 66.9 x 39.4 inch
€14,797
Le nouveau règne
Yoann Merienne
Sculpture - 93 x 70 x 42 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 27.6 x 16.5 inch
€25,000
Panthère Bast
Patrick Villas
Sculpture - 49 x 113 x 60 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 44.5 x 23.6 inch
€35,000
Golden Ghost (small)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 152.4 x 43.2 x 40.6 cm Sculpture - 60 x 17 x 16 inch
€22,000
Vessel of sensations. Figure of a meditating woman.
Sve Gri
Sculpture - 14 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
€720
A Wise Woman Once Said - (Bronze No. 2 of 10)
Joyce Fournier
Sculpture - 22.9 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 9 x 9.5 x 6 inch
€4,453 €3,117
Light of Love
Irakli Tsuladze
Sculpture - 110 x 60 x 60 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
€2,800
A Man with a Rake, Hayfield
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 42 x 27 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 10.6 x 3.9 inch
€6,500
A Man leaned against the Water Column
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 45 x 51 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 20.1 x 9.1 inch
€7,000
Beer met jong op rug
Evert den Hartog
Sculpture - 50 x 65 x 35 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 25.6 x 13.8 inch
€9,250
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
€6,000
Tissus associatif
Marianne Cresson
Sculpture - 135 x 50 x 11 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 19.7 x 4.3 inch
€1,600
Déséquilibre 3/8
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 11 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 14.2 x 4.3 inch
€7,000
Un coeur à prendre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
€5,400
N° 200 - The wizard boy
Mario Dilitz
Sculpture - 180 x 54 x 34 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 21.3 x 13.4 inch
€42,000
Dialogue à queue
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 44 x 44 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 17.3 x 5.9 inch
€1,800
Pieds à terre
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€3,300
Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Bagatelle'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
€30,000
Germaine
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 104 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 40.9 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
€3,600
The Third Rome
Alexander Sviyazov
Sculpture - 236 x 145 x 214 cm Sculpture - 92.9 x 57.1 x 84.3 inch
€120,000
Allium
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 123 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 48.4 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€2,900
Niki
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 130 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
€4,800
Soir de première
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 47 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
€1,550
Faces
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 50 x 63 x 63 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 24.8 x 24.8 inch
€3,900
Sous la couette
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 15 x 35 x 27 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 13.8 x 10.6 inch
€6,000
Equilibriste
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 48 x 25 x 32 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 9.8 x 12.6 inch
€5,100
Comment pleurent les hommes
Alexandre Mijatovic
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
€6,000
Columbus (bubble wrap)
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 61 x 30.5 x 27.9 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12 x 11 inch
€16,000
Louise
Marie-Madeleine Vitrolles
Sculpture - 127 x 24 x 24 cm Sculpture - 50 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch
€5,300
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Body Sculpture for Sale
Rodin said that 'when a good sculptor models the human body, he represents not just the musculature, but also the life that powers it'. The body has fascinated man since the very beginnings of our history. In representing himself, man reaffirms his place in the world surrounding him; the sculpted body represents a physical manifestation of human nature. After all, what better way to venerate the body and give due space to all its dimensions and complexities than in a sculpture?
In prehistoric times, man represented himself in squat bodies, with full, exaggerated curves. The statuettes evoked the primitive needs of primitive man, and were often linked to female fertility as this was of course necessary for the continued survival of the species. In Antiquity, the body was idealised and almost deified. The Herculean archetype called on men to be robust and athletic, whilst women – elegantly proportioned – were uniformly presented with wide, curved hips, which again were supposed sign of fertility. From Antiquity onwards, strict rules governed the practice, as future generations sought to recreate what they considered to be the perfect representations of the body.
In the Middle Ages only nobles and religious figures were represented in sculpture, and even then always very seriously, in keeping with the contemporary theological principles of deprivation and compassion. The body was not there to be contemplated or admired. Man and his body was put squarely back in the centre of attention, however, by the subsequent dawning of the Renaissance. Carried forward by the shift away from theology and the return to the classical Greek canon, this era saw the birth of some astonishing masterpieces as artists such as Da Vinci began to experiment with anatomy in order to study the body in minute detail. Sculpted bodies became more realistic and accurate, but still often reflected ideals of beauty and health inherited from Antiquity. These strict aesthetic codes persisted for centuries across classical sculpture.
It wasn't until the 19th century and the that these traditions began to crumble. Rodin popularised the innovative technique of sculpting raw materials without the use of a mould, instead working directly from a living model in a ground-breaking testament to his virtuosity. Throughout his career, Rodin crafted passionate scenes of bodies coming together, often using raw materials. Under his influence, sculpture finally grew out of its dated, rigid codes. On the other side of the channel, Henry Moore laid the foundations for the coming century, creating masterpieces which represented the body in lurid abstract curves.
Latterly, the Modernists gave a new direction to the sculpted body, starting with the skinny silhouettes of Giacoletti, contrasting with the rounded figures fashioned by Brâncusi. Not to mention Niki de Saint Phalle, whose resplendent Nanas conquered Nouveau Realism. In the States, Duane Hanson is renowned for his hyper-realistic resin moulds, which seek to denounce liberalist capitalist society. His Supermarket Lady has become synonymous with modern political sculpture.
Today, many plastic artists have also taken up the theme of the body, starting with Damien Hirst and Ron Mueck and their quasi-medical anatomical sculptures. At the opposite end of the scale, some artists have moved towards dehumanising the body, and rejecting its supremacy in favour of abstract, even monstrous, interpretations – like in the work of Louise Bourgeois. The art world's enduring fascination with the body seems unlikely to waver, with many artists seeming to develop a level of devotion comparable to the mythical Pygmalion. Why not see what all the fuss is about and explore our extensive collection of sculpted bodies. Discover our large format sculptures.