Wood carving appears in nearly every culture on earth. From medieval European altarpieces to African masks, wood's versatility and availability made it a universal sculptural medium.
323 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.

Jean Henri Riesener, 1783
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Hopi Tribe, 1900
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1775
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1150
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1401
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1350
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1199
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jean Brandely, 1867
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

French, 1600
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1875
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

David Roentgen, 1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 901
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1905
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Robert Therrien, 1994
The Broad, Los Angeles

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1600
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1595
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1323
Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

, -400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1620
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1299
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Anton Eberhardt, 1755
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ignaz Günther, 1755
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 899
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Grinling Gibbons, 1675
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1295
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1099
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ferdinand Tietz, 1760
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1875
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Martin Carlin, 1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 1001
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Joseph Matthias Götz, 1730
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Edgar Degas, 1922
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

, 1750
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Daniel Mauch, 1530
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1190
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Assyrian (Unknown), -850
British Museum, London

Paul Gauguin, 1888
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 900
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Ancient Aztec (Unknown), 1480
British Library, London, London

, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Doshi Zenzai, 1201
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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