Modern Abstract 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Japanese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Travertine, Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Plexiglass
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Concrete, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Onyx, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf
1980s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Dominican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Glass
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Japanese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s Japanese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Scottish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone, Stainless Steel
1970s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Jute, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Concrete, Cement
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum