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Modern Sculptures

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Signed Grazing Zebra Sculpture with Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Bronze Zebra over Marble base. The zebras are hand painted . The base has a signature behind the larger zebras. Allan Barnes 2005. Measures approx - 14h x 19w x 10d"
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare
Located in Pasadena, CA
Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare. This statue has 2 angels , male and female. The angels are seemingly in love. The male Angel is staring in a gaze at the female angel who is seemin...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative SQUARE TOTEM Sculpture Set
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. We t...
Category

2010s African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Bronze Corn Stalk with Turquoise Ear Sculpture by Charles Pratt
Located in San Diego, CA
A large bronze corn stalk with turquoise ear of corn sculpture by Charles Pratt, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition with a great patina measures 13"W x 8"D x 65"H. The...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative HORN TOTEM Sculpture
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. We t...
Category

2010s African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative RING TOTEM Sculpture
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade. We t...
Category

2010s African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose 46h x 16 w This creative sculpture shows a goose trying to steal the fish of the young man. The seemingly needs/ greedy goose wants...
Category

1940s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture. Each whale is breaching and is showing a dance between parent and child. A beautiful dance of life. Measures ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Racoon Fountain
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze Racoon Fountain. Each racoon is in a watchful pose. Each racoon is on the look out. One racoon being grounded while the other racoon being on a branch or limb of a tree. This ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

21st Century Abstract Sculpture HOLE 80 cm height by Renzo Buttazzo
Located in Paris, FR
21st century abstract sculpture Hole by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy Sculpture in Lecce Stone Delivered with a certificate of authenticity. Since 1886 Renzo Buttazzo work with Pietra ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Lalique Crystal Small Sculpture Of A Koi Fish
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Sculpture of a Koi Fish. It depicts a frosted crystal bent Koi Fish over a clear round crystal base. Below the base...
Category

20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category

1950s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

21st Century Abstract Sculpture Ring by Nicolas Bertoux
Located in Paris, FR
By Nicolas Bertoux Stainless steel and blue granit base Measures: 17,70’’ x 09’’ x 13,40’’ Signed and numbered /8 Delivered with a certificate of authenticity. RING (THE MONUMENTAL...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Stainless Steel

Flis Sculptural Floor Lamp Brass by Diaphan Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Flis by Diaphan Studio. Flis is a sculptural floor lamp, a dynamic composition of two floating cubes. Each viewpoint unveils a different silhouette, a playful act between two elemen...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Magnets, Steel

Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden fountain / bird bath Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden Statue Measures approx - 52h x 25 diameter This garden fountain / garden statue is a beautiful garden element that demands its own space. The base of the fountain has dolphin motifs all around the center of the case and has a wave design at top and bottom. The center of the fountain is decorated with a dolphin statue. The statue is a small fountain that shows 2 dolphins in a playful manner seemingly jumping out of the water. a wonderful patinaed fountain.
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lattis 4 Chandelier Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Lattis 4 by Diaphan Studio Lattis is conceived as a light piece of jewelry for the interior. It’s something personal, emotional, and fills the space with a strong aesthetic and a dy...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel, Magnets

Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1979 and was in...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lattis 11 Chandelier Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Lattis 11 by Diaphan Studio. Lattis is a complex composition of simple elemental units. Perceived differently from every angle, the sculpture’s appearance shifts between a clearly r...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel, Magnets

Bonnie Config 1 Contemporary Custom Extra Large LED Sculptural Chandelier
Located in Torslanda, SE
This piece was designed around the form of the artists newborn daughters eyes, and aptly named after her. Matthew Holleman is originally from New Zealand but now resides in Sweden wh...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Wiso Sconce / Wall Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Wiso by Diaphan Studio Wiso is a wall light that displays the growth patterns of natural crystals in their multiple scales. The outer brass frame encases some polished surfaces that...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel, Magnets

Unis Pendant Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Unis by Diaphan Studio. Unis is the unit cell of the Isos collection. It is inspired by the simplest and most common shape found in crystals and minerals, the cube. The geometry of ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel, Magnets

21st Century Abstract Sculpture INASIS 80 cm height by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy
Located in Paris, FR
21st century abstract sculpture INASIS by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy Sculpture in Lecce Stone Delivered with a certificate of authenticity (dated & signed) Contact us on 1stDibs to a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Yaacov Agam Art
Located in Weesp, NL
Art Yaacov Agam Signed and numbered 25/27 from the Meissner Galerie in Hamburg Measurements: H 33 x W 23 x D 4 cm. Agam's first solo exhibition was at the ...
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century sculptural table lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme Patinated bronze, Female character in extension Head incandescent bulb under copper mesh, Measures: H. 29.9’’ x ø 9.8’’ Numbe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Monumental sculpture in double-patinated metal, wooden base. 1980s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Monumental sculpture in double-patinated metal, wooden base. From the 1980s. In very good condition with minor signs of use. Dimensions: H 82.0 cm x W 38.0 cm x D 19.0 cm.
Category

1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Late 20th Century Italian Black & White Rotating Marble Cube with Brass Basement
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Curious Black & White Sculptural Ready Made Marble Object. This very decorative cube with a solid brass squared basement can be faced in a variety of different positions and renew it...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Contemporary Black Forged Steel Sculpture Inspired by H. Bertoia - Two Forms 03
Located in London, GB
Black forged steel, abstract sculpture. Composition of two abstract forms sit on a diamond shaped base. The forms are set at angles to one another to express a three dimensional rela...
Category

2010s British Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Claudy Jongstra One-off Felt Toy House
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful toy house made of cardboard clad with felt by Claudy Jongstra. Very early work of this amazing designer. One-off piece designed and made specially for an interior design fa...
Category

1990s Dutch Modern Sculptures

Materials

Felt

1980s Modernist Purple Murano Glass Figure of a Cat and The Mouse
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1980s Figures of a Cat and a Mouse exemplify the fusion of artistry and craftsmanship synonymous with Murano glassmaking traditions. Created in the 1980s, these pieces showcase t...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
This glittering Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base originates from America, 20th Century. Features a beautiful natural cluster of Pyrite, which gets its name f...
Category

20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Pyrite

Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06" by Simone Crestani Introducing the exquisite Hand-Blown Glass Goblet "Ironia #08" from the Façon De Ve...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture Featuring a vintage baby giraffe sculpture in patchwork metal, welded, handcrafted and hand painted. Use in a nur...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Claude Lalanne, "Pomme Bouche", A bronze brooch, Arthus-Bertrand, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne (1924-2019) Pomme Bouche A patinated bronze brooch figuring an apple with a human mouth surmounted with a green patinated leaf next to the apple tail. Monogrammed « C.L. » and « Lalanne » on the back. With maker’s mark «  A-B PARIS ». Edited by Arthus-Bertrand, Paris, France. Circa 1990. Note This elegant brooch epitomizes the poetic universe of Claude Lalanne. Mixing human, animal and vegetal elements is one the originalities of the Lalanne creative duo during their decades of collaboration. Claude & François Lalanne...
Category

1990s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Murano Glass Portrait Bust "Il Volto" by Mario Badioli & Robert Scherer
By Robert Scherer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Murano Glass Portrait Bust "Il Volto" by Mario Badioli and Robert Scherer Italy, late 20th century  An exquisite Murano glass portrait bust of "Il Volto" by the distinguished artist...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black Lacquer Base
Located in New York, NY
This powerfully scaled and stunning Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black Lacquered Base originates from Uruguay during the latter half of the 20th Century. Fea...
Category

20th Century Uruguayan Modern Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Dalmatian Skull – Porcelain Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel, Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
A shiny white porcelain figurine/sculpture titled Dalmation is a human skull redefined as a simplistic industrial form. Inglazed dots in different sizes imply the human's best friend...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Sculpture Woman's Face by Umberto Mastroianni
Located in Milan, Italy
1940s "Face". Lost wax bronze. Signed. Biography Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Umberto Mastroianni was born in Fintana Liri, Italy, on September 21, 1910. His formal training be...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Dark Kukkii Sculpture 1 Flower by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Dark Kukkii sculpture 1 flower by Antrei Hartikainen. Materials: Black stained oak, natural oil waxed walnut. Dimensions: W 75 / 60 / 40 cm, D 10 cm, H 34 / 42 cm Also available...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Walnut

21st Century Unique Sculptural Lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme
Located in Paris, FR
21st century unique sculptural lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme Patinated Zinc, Gold tilting reflector Measures: H. 70.9’’ x 23.6’’ One-off, signed, delivered with a certifica...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Wood Skull – Unique Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel, Swedish Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
A large, inviting, and gentle shape, warm and smooth to the touch with a stable crack running down its left side. This generous wooden sculpture will inhabit any space it is put in. ...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Black Stripe Skull – Porcelain Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel, Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
A shiny white and black porcelain figurine/sculpture titled Black Stripe is a human skull redefined as a simplistic industrial form with in-g...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Blank White Skull – Porcelain Sculpture, by Andréason & Leibel, Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
This crisp white shiny porcelain sculpture inhabits any space it is put in. The human skull was redefined as a simplistic industrial form. Modeled in CAD, 3d printed, and then slip c...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

21st Century Abstract Sculpture Blandament by Renzo Buttazzo
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century abstract sculpture BLANDAMENTA by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy. Measure: heigh 80 cm. Sculpture in Lecce Stone Delivered with a certificate of authenticity. Since 1886 Re...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel

Brents Carlton Art Deco terracotta/ ceramic sculpture of girl. signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful sculpture by Brents Carlton , that can be placed some where Art Deco to Modern period . Is signed and also pencil possibly dedicated to the artist's model .
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Koi Skull – Porcelain Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel, Swedish Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
A shiny white porcelain figurine/sculpture titled Koi is a human skull redefined as a simplistic industrial form. Inglazed old traditional Japanese pattern of fish scales covers the ...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Monk Skull – Porcelain Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel, Swedish Contemporary
Located in Arlöv, SE
A shiny white porcelain figurine/sculpture titled the Monk is a human skull redefined as a simplistic industrial form with in-glazed imagery of an old engraving placed as hair, a sur...
Category

2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Small Linea" Contemporary Geometric Sculpture, Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Hand-sculpted plaster on fragments of metal, shaped and assembled in line with a secret sense of order. Sensuality expressed in its patina – a blend of rough and velvety texture. Sha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Size 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture Representing Pop -Art of of the 1980s, we are pleased to offer this remarkable life-size monkey sculpture that embodies both artistry and...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Monumental Arturo Di Modica Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture (1941-2021)
By Arturo Di Modica
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Monumental White Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture by Arturo Di Modica. The Italian American Sculptor for the Charging Bull Bronze (1987-1989) at the New York Stock Exchange NYC. T...
Category

20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Ceramica Mani by Ugo La Pietra for Rometti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ceramic hand designed by Ugo La Pietra in 2018 and produced by Rometti ceramiche. Ceramic hand with ironic and nonconformist tatoo. The history of Ceramiche Rometti begins in the lat...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Mexican Sculptor-Artist Ramiz Barquet - 3 Dancing Bronze Whales Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ramiz Barquet 1920-2010 (Mexican) Cetaceans (Whales) circa 1978 in Bronze on cylinder wood shaped base. Puerto Vallarta artist Ramiz Barquet, captures three swimming or dancing abstr...
Category

1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ripped Terracotta Table Small by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Ripped Terracotta Table Small by Willem Van Hooff Handmade Dimensions: Wide x H 25 cm (Dimensions may vary as pieces are hand-made and might present slight variations in sizes) Mater...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

1990s Veiled Glass Art Panel Sculpture Edward Kachurik
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Art Glass Sculpture by Edward Kachurik of New Kensington, PA Master artist creating original handmade veiled glass art. Signed art 6.5 h x 2 diameter Original vintage conditio...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Unique Heron Cutlery Sculpture by Gerard Bouvier
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a Unique Masterpiece: Heron Silver Plated Cutlery Sculpture by Gerard Bouvier Elevate your space with a captivating blend of artistry and elegance - the one-of-a-kind He...
Category

1990s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Black Forged Steel Sculpture Inspired by H. Bertoia - Two Forms 01
Located in London, GB
Black forged steel, abstract sculpture. Composition of two abstract forms sit on a diamond shaped base. The forms are set at angles to one another to express a three dimensional rela...
Category

2010s British Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Ripped Ceramics Table Small by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Ripped Ceramics Table Small by Willem Van Hooff Handmade Dimensions: Wide x H 20 cm (Dimensions may vary as pieces are hand-made and might present slight variations in sizes) Materia...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Ceramica Mani by Ugo La Pietra for Rometti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Ceramic hand designed by Ugo La Pietra in 2018 and produced by Rometti ceramiche. Ceramic hand with ironic and nonconformist tatoo. The history of Ceramiche Rometti begins in the lat...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Black Forged Steel Sculpture Inspired by H. Bertoia - Two Forms 04
Located in London, GB
Black forged steel, abstract sculpture. Composition of two abstract forms sit on a diamond shaped base. The forms are set at angles to one another to express a three dimensional rela...
Category

2010s British Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

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