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Mujer Triste con Pañuelo Rojo
Alberto Ascaso
Sculpture - 98 x 21 x 20 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch
$13,571
L'envol
Alessandro Montalbano
Sculpture - 61.5 x 51.5 x 26.5 cm Sculpture - 24.2 x 20.3 x 10.4 inch
$17,731
A Bout de Souffle
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 27 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$1,469
Amazone 180
Daniel Perreu
Sculpture - 184.5 x 52.5 x 8 cm Sculpture - 72.6 x 20.7 x 3.1 inch
$12,440
La fuite du cheval Bayard
Edward Vandaele
Sculpture - 130 x 130 x 130 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 51.2 x 51.2 inch
$66,723
Hercule & Cotton Candy Light Design
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 25 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 9.8 inch
$2,316
Looking at the Stars
Anke Birnie
Sculpture - 51 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch
$6,486
Dolie aux nattes,
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 18 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch
$9,047
La sastelroussine
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 47 x 30 x 9 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 11.8 x 3.5 inch
$7,916
La paire de chaussures
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 72 x 44 x 25 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 17.3 x 9.8 inch
$16,963
Torsion
Merry Kerpitchian (Merry K)
Sculpture - 14 x 58 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 22.8 x 7.9 inch
$2,816
Buste femme doré
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Sculpture - 80 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$4,524
Buste de femme argentée
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Sculpture - 80 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch
$4,524
La Songeuse
Christian Candelier
Sculpture - 95 x 39 x 32 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 15.4 x 12.6 inch
$13,571
Acrobate (sur un bras)
Guillaume Roche
Sculpture - 70 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$4,071
Apex, the wings
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 83.8 x 43.2 x 58.4 cm Sculpture - 33 x 17 x 23 inch
$12,500
La grappe de la terre promise
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 32 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 15 x 5.9 inch
$36,189
Luna
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 81 x 36 x 26 cm Sculpture - 31.9 x 14.2 x 10.2 inch
$7,973
Lonely
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 54 x 53 x 29 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 20.9 x 11.4 inch
$8,425
Narkissos
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 90 x 38 x 28 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 15 x 11 inch
$11,237
Academia (Maquette), The Dancers (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 64.8 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 25.5 x 19 x 10 inch
$11,850
Bow, The Goddess
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 99.1 x 53.3 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 39 x 21 x 12 inch
$24,000
Expansion (Third Life) w/electricity, The Metamorphosis
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 47 x 53.3 x 24.1 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 21 x 9.5 inch
$18,500
Work, opera, figure
Paolo Ambrosio
Sculpture - 117 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$565
Doigts de pieds en offrandre
Violaine Boisivon
Sculpture - 30 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch
$1,470
Benji - Dance of sorrow
Willem Botha
Sculpture - 75 x 20 x 25 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 7.9 x 9.8 inch
$7,916
3 figures debout VI
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 64 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch
$7,464
Grande figure debout I
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 135 x 28 x 27 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 11 x 10.6 inch
$12,553
Beach heart love in you II
Déesse
Sculpture - 44 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$441
Sur le rocher
Jacques Coquillay
Sculpture - 43 x 54 x 18 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 21.3 x 7.1 inch
$11,874
Fluid amber
Constantin Ford
Sculpture - 60.96 x 17.78 x 20.32 cm Sculpture - 24 x 7 x 8 inch
$14,306
Fluid mirror
Constantin Ford
Sculpture - 60.96 x 17.78 x 20.32 cm Sculpture - 24 x 7 x 8 inch
$8,595
Conception, The Liberations
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 86.4 x 20.3 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 34 x 8 x 10 inch
$18,000
Erato, The Goddess (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 61 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 24 x 6 x 6 inch
$10,100
Birth (Maquette), The Sphere (Blue)
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 50.8 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 20 x 5 x 8 inch
$9,450
Illumination (Third-Life) w/electricity
Paige Bradley
Sculpture - 47 x 67.3 x 33.7 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 26.5 x 13.25 inch
$14,500
Idole différences 66-21
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.5 inch
$1,414
Figure debout bras levés VII
Pierre Yermia
Sculpture - 48 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$3,053
JoŸau 43 Original n°3/8
Sébastien Langloÿs
Sculpture - 4 x 4 x 7 cm Sculpture - 1.6 x 1.6 x 2.8 inch
$441
Fascinante Caro
Yannick Bouillault
Sculpture - 75 x 41 x 2 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch
$430
Floating of Thoughts
Binbin Liang
Sculpture - 79 x 48 x 55 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 18.9 x 21.7 inch
$15,267
Penseur au masque d’homme
Alain Quercia
Sculpture - 31 x 21.5 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 8.5 x 6.5 inch
$4,071
Pavarti Incertitude
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,074
Pavarti Eclaircissement
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 22 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 8.7 x 3.9 inch
$1,074
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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.