Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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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Plaster
1990s Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Hardwood, Paint
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Polyester, Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
1990s Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Hardwood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Acrylic
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Wood
Early 2000s German Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Polyester, Wood
1990s Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass
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Polyester, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
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Steel
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Plywood, Paint
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Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
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Silk, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Cast Stone
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Wood, Plywood
Early 2000s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
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Marble
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fiberglass, Plexiglass
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stainless Steel
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Glass
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Iron
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum, Bronze
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Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 2000s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Blown Glass
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Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Composition
Late 20th Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
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Resin
1950s French Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wrought Iron
2010s Japanese Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Canvas, Linen
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Muslin, Silk, Bamboo
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain