Shard Picker, Glazed Terra Cotta Pottery by R.C. Gorman
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: R.C. Gorman, Native American (1931 - 2005) Title: Shard Picker Year: 1996 Medium: Glazed Terra Cotta Pottery, Signed, Titled, and Numbered Edition: 52/100 Size: 20.5 x 19.5 x...
Terracotta, Glaze
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
1950's Polia Pillin California Studio Art Pottery Ceramic Vase w/Woman & Horse
By Polia Pillin
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Polia Pillin California art pottery vase dating from the 1950's. Features two hand painted images of a woman holding a bird and then a horse. Signed on the bottom. In very...
Ceramic, Pottery
$3,310
H 8.27 in W 9.06 in D 6.7 in
Pichet, Femme à la Fleur Ceramic Sculpture, French, 20th Century
By Robert & Jean Cloutier
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic piece
Ceramic
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino
By Aldo Londi, Fantoni, Bitossi, Marcello Fantoni, Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino. Offered is a stunning Italian mid-century modern glazed terracotta sculpture signed Eugenio Pattarino. This beautiful...
Terracotta
$2,900
H 7 in W 2 in D 2 in
Susi Singer Terracotta, Pottery/Ceramic Sculpture Girl, Signed, Gudrun Baudisch
By Gudrun Baudisch, Susi Singer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice terracotta girl by the well known Austrian artist Susi singer. Made by Gudrun Baudisch. (SS). Made in Austria.
Ceramic, Terracotta
Terracotta Figurine, hand painted, Italy, 1975
Located in Palermo, IT
Terracotta figurine, hand painted, Italy, 1975, It has always belonged to my family. Purchased in Caltagirone, a Sicilian town known for the production of terracotta and ceramics. ...
Terracotta
$5,000
H 6 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Erna Kopriva Pottery Sculpture/Terracotta , Figure for Wiener Werkstatte
By Wiener Werkstätte, Erna Kopriva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of the well known Austrian artist, Erna Kopriva. She was assistant of Joseph Hoffman and worked at Wiener Werkstatte . Similar pieces are now in Museums all over the wor...
Terracotta
$2,000
H 8.67 in W 5.91 in D 5.52 in
Ruth Milles French Art Deco Terracotta Statue, "Suzanne" Breton Character, 1927
By Ruth Milles
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ruth Milles (1873-1941), sister of the celebrated sculptor Carl Milles, created in France in 1927. Titled “Suzanne,” the work depicts a B...
Terracotta
$570
H 8.47 in Dm 4.34 in
Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Vase with Painted Figure by Romacrea, Italy, 1960s
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Polychrome Glazed Ceramic Vase with Painted Figure by Romacrea, Italy, 1960s 1960s ceramic vide-poche by the well-known Roman studio Romacrea, featuring a soft pink-mauve engobe and...
Ceramic
$232Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.06 in Dm 3.55 in
Vintage Hollohaza Porcelain "Embroiderer" Figurine, Hand-Painted, Hungary, 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Hollohaza Porcelain Figurine "Embroiderer" - Hand-Painted Hungarian Collectible from the 1970s-1980s Add a touch of vintage charm and Hungarian artistry to your collection w...
Porcelain
1990s Nino Parrucca Large Ceramic Plantert in Vivid Colors & Scenes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 1990s Nino Parrucca Large Ceramic Planter is a vibrant addition to any home or garden. Handmade with vivid colors depicting scenes of rural life, this pot will add a touch of ar...
Ceramic
Lladro, Spain, Large Sculpture in Glazed Ceramics, Sitting Girl, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lladro, Spain. Large sculpture in glazed ceramics. Sitting girl. 1980s. Measures: 30 x 21 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
Ceramic
Yuri Zatarain Glazed Terracotta Pencil Woman Figure
By Yuri Zatarain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Yuri Zatarain is a highly acclaimed, contemporary Mexican artist whose iconic representations of women and abstract female figures are central to his globally collected art. Born in ...
Enamel
$730Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.04 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Terracotta Vase Sculpture, Modern Style, Sirio Pellegrini, 1960s
By Sirio Pellegrini
Located in Roma, IT
Painted ceramic vase realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his childhood ye...
Terracotta
$650
H 10.75 in W 5.875 in D 3.875 in
1968 Caltagirone Polychrome Terracotta Sculpture by Gaetano Romano
Located in Atlanta, GA
A remarkable polychrome terracotta sculpture from the famed Caltagirone kilns, created by master figurative artist Gaetano Romano (Caltagirone, 1926–2015). Dated and signed 1968 at t...
Terracotta
Lladro, Spain, Large Figure in Glazed Ceramics, Woman Carrying Water
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lladro, Spain. Large figure in glazed ceramics. Woman carrying water, late 20th century. Measures: 26.5 x 14.5 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
Ceramic
Ceramic Female Figure by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hammarö, SE
A sculptural Swedish Modern ceramic female figure produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, during the 1960s. Executed in richly textured glazed stoneware, the figure combines stylized p...
Ceramic, Stoneware
A Large RC Gorman LEA Original Signed Ceramic Vase "Rosa"
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Norton, MA
Rare RC Gorman "LEA" limited edition hand-painted, hand-signed, and numbered ceramic vase with a seated southwestern woman. It has a few scuffs and scratches from being moved over t...
Ceramic
$91,321
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti Vase L Soft Resin Red
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, matt and clear red. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm Colours: Matt and clear red. Mater...
Resin
A Large RC Gorman LEA Original Signed Ceramic Vase
By R.C. Gorman
Located in Norton, MA
Rare RC Gorman "LEA" limited edition hand-painted, hand-signed, and numbered ceramic vase with a seated southwestern woman. It has a few scuffs and scratches from being moved over t...
Ceramic
Rudolph Carl Gorman was an American artist, born on July 26, 1931, in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. He was raised in a traditional hogan, on the Navajo Reservation. He became one of the Southwest USA's most famous and celebrated Native American artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. Referred to as the Picasso of American Indian Artists by The New York Times, his paintings are primarily of Native American women and characterized by fluid forms and vibrant colors, though he also worked in sculpture, ceramics and stone lithography. In 1973, the Metropolitan Museum of Art included several Rudolph’s works in an exhibition on Native American art and in 1986, Harvard University honored him for his notable contributions to American art and Native American culture. His admirers included Andy Warhol, who painted him on several occasions and who was among the many celebrities, who collected his art. He was also the author of a series of popular cookbooks. Gorman died on November 3, 2005, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
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