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Minimalist Sculptures

MINIMALIST STYLE

A revival in the popularity of authentic Minimalist furniture is rooted in history while reflecting the needs and tastes of the 21st century. Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism that “less is more” influenced the evolution of 20th-century interiors with an emphasis on function and order. This was a shift from the 19th century, with its lavish Victorian decorating, and was spread around the world through design styles including Bauhaus and brutalism.

Yet Minimalism was present in furniture design long before the clean lines of modernism, such as in the simple and elegant utility of Shaker furniture. Although the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s had little crossover with furniture design, artist Donald Judd was inspired by the Shakers in creating his own spare daybeds and tables from sturdy wood. (Judd, whose advocacy of symmetry also informed his architectural projects, furnished his Manhattan loft with unassuming but poetic works by iconic modernist designers such as Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto.)

Understatement rather than ornamentation and open space instead of clutter are central themes for a Minimalist living room and bedroom. As opposed to Maximalism, the focus for Minimalist furniture and decor is on simplicity and considering the design and purpose of every object.

Furnishings are usually made in neutral or monochrome colors and pared down to their essentials — think nesting coffee tables, sectional sofas and accent pieces such as ottomans. And Minimalist ceramics can help achieve a decor that is both timeless and of the moment. The organic textures and personalization of handmade craftsmanship associated with these works have served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. That said, while the thoughtful ergonomics of Scandinavian modern furniture, with its handcrafted teak frames, are at home in Minimalist spaces, so are the quietly striking pieces by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa that employ industrial materials like stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.

Minimalist furniture is not for making flashy statements; it boasts subdued appeal and excels at harmonizing with any room. And, as it encompasses many different movements and eras of design, it also never goes out of style, owing to its tasteful refinement.

Find a collection of Minimalist tables, seating, lighting and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Minimalist
Italy Natural Abstract White Birch Branch on Chrome Stand
Located in Brescia, IT
Natural abstract white birch branch on a chrome stand in Italian design 21th Century This is a white mat lacquered natural birch branch mounted on a meta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

'Experience' Yellow & Blue Glass Mirror
Located in Riga, LV
'Experience' yellow and soft blue glass mirror from collection ‘Mother Eternity’. Bold freeform mouth blown glass Handcrafted by a team of skilled cr...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Mirror

Tria Wood Chair, Four Legs with Graphic Stripes Veneered Coat Ivory and Black
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Minimalist Walnut and Ash Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Large minimalist walnut and ash crucifix / cross, circa 1990s. The piece measures 21" high x 11" wide and is in very good condition. #1221.
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Mid-20th Century American Minimalist Sculptures

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Walnut, Ash

Ceramic Decorative Elephant Sculpture Minimalist
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Handmade and hand painted elephant sculpture, circa 1970s.
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

E. Elizarova for Matlight Studio Italian Black Marble and Glass Cup Table Lamp
By Ekaterina Elizarova, Matlight Milano
Located in New York, NY
Cosulich Interiors in collaboration with Matlight: bespoke sculpture glass cup table lamp, part of the Italian modern collection called Andromeda, designed by Ekaterina Elizarova for Matlight Milano. The bold daring design exposes the natural beauty of the contrasting materials used: an uplifting black Marquina base that supports a refined cylinder cup in Nero Marchina and glass embracing...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

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Marble

Minimalist Lucite Kinetic Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Minimalist Lucite sculpture signed Amidie.
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20th Century Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Elegant Bronze Sculpture Showing a Hoop Dancer Original Patina 1978
Located in London, GB
Elegant Bronze Sculpture Showing a Hoop Dancer Original Patina 1978 A beautiful sculpture in bronze with original patina showing a figure of a hoop dancer performing a very flexible ...
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1970s Russian Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy Clear Sphere Glass Minimalist Style Contemporary Decorative Object
Located in Brescia, IT
Italy clear sphere glass minimalist style contemporary decorative object.    
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Minimalist Ceramic Sculpture by Kåre Mjøs, Norway, 1972
Located in Barcelona, ES
Minimalist acorn-shaped glazed ceramic sculpture made by Norwegian artist Kåre Mjøs in 1972. Expressive in all its simplicity.
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Shiro Kuramata Spiral Ashtray2 Minimalist Japanese Design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's ashtray1. Made of black aluminum. Rather optical art object than usual astray.    
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1980s Japanese Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

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Aluminum

Shiro Kuramata Spiral Ashtray1 Minimalist Japanese Design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's ashtray1. Made of black aluminum. Rather optical art object than usual astray.     
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1980s Japanese Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

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Aluminum

Ghidini 1961 Italian Brass Rabbit Him and Her with Personalized Engraved Names
Located in Brescia, IT
This is the latest iconic object designed by Stefano Giovannoni, for Ghidini 1961. An Italian contemporary design factory. Its designers: Campana Brothers, Mendini, Studio Job and mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Zanini de Zanine Escora Gold Candleholder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully sculptural candleholder by Zanini de Zanine. Regarded as one of the most renowned forces in art and design, Zanini de Zanine creates pieces that bring a strong presence i...
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2010s Brazilian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

ARIA COMPOSITION I, by Rebeca Cors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
I. ABOUT REBECA CORS Rebeca Cors (México, 1988). Her work oscillates between sculpture and utility object, studying the limits and meeting points between these two concepts.
 The in...
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2010s Mexican Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Tria Chair, Black Plywood Shell, Golden Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in italy
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the Golden legs suggests interesting and dynamic effects, displayed around a table or as a single piece in an entrance, a bedroom, a living room. Very appropriate around circle tables. It is possible to add a back cushion in different fabric options Inspired to Graphic Art of Maurits Cornelis Escher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type B, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a minimalist or classic room, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorati...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Light and Air Mobile by Deborah Ehrlich Studio
Located in Accord, NY
Continuing her exploration into the subtleties of light, Deborah Ehrlich’s Mobile poetically reflects and projects its environment. Constructed from a linear series of suspended, translucent panels...
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2010s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Hardwood

Tria Wood 4 Chair, Stripes Veneered Coat; Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Chair, Oak Shell, Black Chrome Metal Legs, Minimalist Icon Made in Italy
Located in Milan, Lombardy
An iconic chair with a plywood shell, in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the black painted metal legs suggests interesting and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Aritistic Murano Glass Holy Family Sculpture by Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
Artistic piece of Holy Family made in Murano glass with gold leaf 24-karat. Limited Edition, 5 Piece. Hand signed from Roberto Beltrami. ...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

THANATOS, 2017, Aluminum, Epoxy Resin, White Polyurethane Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THANATOS, 2017, aluminum, epoxy resin, white polyurethane paint. "Thanatos" is part of a larger installation during an artist residency in Berlin. The work tries to capture the Sehn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Tria Wood Chair, Red Asch Veneered Coat, Solid Oak Legs Contemporary Design Icon
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Kazimir Screen Set by Colé, 3 Floral Patterns, Decor Dividers Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir screens are not only a perfect divider for minimalist or classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decoration. In fact the shapes of this screens, closed in a set, a collection composed by 3 single elements (Type A, Type B and Type C), are freely inspired on the figurative abstract works by the renowned painter Malevich, a pione...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Tria Simple Chair by Colé Oak legs, Beige Tartan Seat , Minimalist Made in italy
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shell is upholstered in beige ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Custom Minimalist Sculpture Welded Steel One Of A Kind Wooden Pedestal
Located in East Hampton, NY
Welded steel cube atop wooden mount completing this one of a kind sculpture. Antique rusted patina with clear coat finish Lacquered wooden pedestal mount.     
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2010s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Kazimir Screen by Colé, Abstract Pattern Type B, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a Minimalist or Classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorat...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Tria Simple Chair, Black Oak, Minimalist Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is available in two diffe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Simple Chair Oak and Orange Upholstered Seat by Colé, Minimalist
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is upholstered in orange ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Simple Chair Oak by Colé, Minimalist Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is available in two diffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Simple Chair Oak and Green Upholstered Seat by Colé, Minimalist
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is upholstered in green f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Wood Chair, Natural Oak, Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Tria Wood Chair, Black Painted solid oak, Contemporary Design made in Italy
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Paint, Oak

Tria Simple Chair, White Oak, Minimalist Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is available in two diffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Industrial Dent Black Steel Sculpture/Pedestal, One of a Kind by James DeMartis
Located in East Hampton, NY
Precision crafted rectangle with crushed corner. Makes ideal conversation piece. Can act as a stand alone sculpture or lectern or pedestal. Welded fabrication and artfully “deconstru...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Modular Etagere" from the Cursive Collection by Studio Artist Adam Zimmerman.
Located in Bellport, NY
An outstanding piece from the "Cursive Collection" by Studio Craft artist Adam Zimmerman, "Modular Shelf". Shown in ash wood, click through for more color options. Price shown for a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tria Simple Chair Black Leather Upholstered Seat by Colé, Minimalist
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shell is upholstered in natura...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Simple Chair by Colé Natural Leather and oak legs, Minimalist Made in Italy
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Essential and elegant chair with a bent plywood shell, and four iconic legs with triangular shape in solid oak, joined by transversal wooden bars. The shel is upholstered in natural...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Tria Simple Chair, Golden Legs, Minimalist Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A simple but very elegant chair inspired to graphic art and combining the precious metal used for the legs with the simple and hieratic line of the seat, suggesting interesting and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Tria Simple Chair, Golden Legs, Minimalist Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
A simple but very elegant chair with a plywood shell, available upholstered in different fabric or leather variations, or in wood veneered (natural or lacquered). Combined with the Golden legs suggests interesting and dynamic effects, displayed around a table. Fabric lining: C.O.M fabric); cotton, mix cotton-linen, felt; wool, velvet. Leather: natural or black. Veneered: natural oak, lacquered white, black, red open pore. Legs in metal in three optional finishings: Black epoxy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Oak, Plywood

Modern Art Deco Design Oversized Black and White Ceramic Horse Head Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Highly decorative modern pair of grand size ceramic stallion heads, made in Italy. Realistic representation with flowing ruffled mane, the black and white colors highlighted by the q...
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Early 2000s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Tria Wood Four Chair, Denim Veneered Coat, Design Icon Inspired to Graphic Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Plywood, Paint

Kazimir Screen by Colé, Abstract Pattern Type C, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a minimalist or classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorat...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type C, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a Minimalist or Classic room, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorati...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Ceramic Object by Tjok Dessauvage
By Tjok Dessauvage
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary objects by Belgian artist Tjok Dessauvage (b.1948).  
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1990s Belgian Minimalist Sculptures

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Ceramic

Kazimir Screen by Colé, Floral Pattern Type a, Decor Divider Inspired to Art
Located in Milan, Lombardy
Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for Minimalist or Classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decoratio...
Category

2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Italian 'Arte Povera' / Post-Minimalist Wrought Iron Sculpture or Side Table
By Jannis Kounellis
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron sculpture constructed in the form a double level table Italy, circa 1967 The top of each level is constructed as an Arte Povera / Post-Minimalist sculpture with para...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Sculptures

James Prestini I Beam
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini sculpture Nickel plated with impressed signature to underside: [Prestini]. Signed to underside: [Prestini 315]. This can be displayed on a table case or floor in the...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

One Of A Kind Wrought Steel Table Top Sculpture Hand Made Minimalism
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pipe dream steel sculpture.
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Early 2000s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Minimalist Hand Wrought Steel Table Pedestal Sculpture Gold Leaf One Of A Kind
Located in East Hampton, NY
Peel MeSteel sculpture with 23-carat gold leaf.
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Early 2000s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf

Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
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1940s French Vintage Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Walnut

White Terracotta Sculpture by Alexandre Ney
Located in Paris, FR
"Friendly" White terracotta sculpture by famous artist Alexandre Ney 2010 Born in 1939 in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, Alexander Ney lives and works in New York. The a...
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2010s American Minimalist Sculptures

Rare Henk Stallinga Woven 'Lumalasch' Light Sculpture the Netherlands, 1999
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This unique woven Lumalasch lighting sculpture is by Dutch artist and designer Henk Stallinga and is from an unique edition of four pieces ever produced. This series was made in 1...
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1990s Dutch Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Metal

One Of A Kind Unique Steel & Wood Table Top Sculpture Hand Wrought Patina
Located in East Hampton, NY
Worrisome Passage Steel And Wood sculpture.
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Early 2000s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

White Terracotta Sculpture by Alexandre Ney
Located in Paris, FR
"Wonderful" White terracotta sculpture by famous artist Alexandre Ney 2012 Born in 1939 in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, Alexander Ney lives and works in New York. The ...
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2010s American Minimalist Sculptures

White Terracotta Sculpture by Alexandre Ney
Located in Paris, FR
White terracotta sculpture by famous artist Alexandre Ney, 2004. Born in 1939 in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, Alexander Ney lives and works in New York. The artist's e...
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Early 2000s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

White Terracotta Sculpture by Alexandre Ney
Located in Paris, FR
"Quiet Vision" White terracotta sculpture by famous artist Alexandre Ney 1998 Born in 1939 in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, Alexander Ney lives and works in New York. ...
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1990s American Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Cali" Woven Panel by Christopher Broyles
By Christopher Broyles
Located in New York, NY
Unique woven panel by Panama-based American artist Christopher Broyles, b. 1979. Broyles’s process is intensive and fastidious and his work is evocative o...
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2010s Panamanian Minimalist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Minimalist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Minimalist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Minimalist sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Lorenz+Kaz, Rebeca Cors, Stine Mikkelsen, and Roberto Beltrami. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $26 and tops out at $49,742 while the average work can sell for $2,195.

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