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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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