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The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Lady with Bird
Lady with Bird

Carlo WahlbeckLady with Bird, c.2000

$1,350

Lady with Bird

By Carlo Wahlbeck

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Woman with Bird" c.2000 is an original cast paper bas relief by noted Swedish/American artist Carlo Wahlbeck, b. 1933. It is hand signed a...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Ballon YO White
Ballon YO White

Mauro CordaBallon YO White

$3,900

Ballon YO White

By Mauro Corda

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mauro Corda’s figurative sculptures maintain a reverence for classical and modernist traditions, while also expressing the artist’s voice. Though born in France, the artist hails fro...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Morris Brose "Bronze Bull" Figurative Sculptural Abstract
Morris Brose "Bronze Bull" Figurative Sculptural Abstract

Morris BroseMorris Brose "Bronze Bull" Figurative Sculptural Abstract, 1965 - 1980

$5,500

Morris Brose "Bronze Bull" Figurative Sculptural Abstract

Located in Detroit, MI

"Bronze Bull" is an exquisite example of Morris Brose's abstract/figurative sculpture. No soft edges on this piece and no invitation to caress, the power, strength and beauty of the bronze are front and center and create awe. "Bronze Bull" is a free-standing piece signed on the base. Morris Brose, Polish/American was born in Wyszkow, Poland. He became a sculptor and instructor of sculpture at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State University and Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Cranbrook was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski...

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Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre
Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre

Max KalishHarmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre, c. 1930

$8,360Sale Price|20% Off

Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre

By Max Kalish

Located in Beachwood, OH

Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Harmony, c. 1930 Bronze with green marble base Incised signature on right upper side of base 14 x 9 x 5 inches, excluding base 17 x 10 x 8 inches, including base Born in Poland March 1, 1891, figurative sculptor Max Kalish came to the United States in 1894, his family settling in Ohio. A talented youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following graduation, studying with Isidore Konti...

Category

1930s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Metallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing
Metallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing

Melanie ShermanMetallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing, 2026

$233Sale Price|37% Off

Metallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Melanie Sherman Metallica Homage - hand-painted Cup with mid-century interior and Metallica record playing 2026 Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze, Overglaze, Vintage Transfers, 23k German...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze, Underglaze

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

Dennis LeonLarge Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13, 1981

$2,500

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

It has a variegated texture to it. It is signed and titled. Large format drawing or painting in pastel or crayon. pastoral landscape with boulders and rocks in pasture. Dennis Leon, ...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Craftsman (purple) from the Cheese editions series
Craftsman (purple) from the Cheese editions series

CJ Hendry 1Craftsman (purple) from the Cheese editions series, 2022

$8,500

Craftsman (purple) from the Cheese editions series

By CJ Hendry 1

Located in New York, NY

Plexiglass box framing Frame size: 16" x 16"x 3"/ 41cm x 41cm x 8cm Mounted on a linen upholstered board Framed behind UV protective acrylic Authenticity certificate included

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Slayer Homage - hand-painted Cup w/mid-century interior & Slayer record playing
Slayer Homage - hand-painted Cup w/mid-century interior & Slayer record playing

Melanie ShermanSlayer Homage - hand-painted Cup w/mid-century interior & Slayer record playing, 2026

$233Sale Price|37% Off

Slayer Homage - hand-painted Cup w/mid-century interior & Slayer record playing

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Melanie Sherman Slayer Homage - hand-painted Cup with mid-century interior and Slayer record playing 2026 Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze, Overglaze, Vintage Transfers, 23k German Gold ...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Paint, Glaze, Underglaze, Porcelain

Loreley

David CARLTONLoreley

$5,720

Loreley

By David CARLTON

Located in Atlanta, GA

In life, every time you do or make something you have the opportunity to make something creative and original. Take something, add to it and pass it on; that’s the creative process. The world around us is an infinite source of inspiration. My art is influenced by a combination of the styles of the Symbolist, the Surrealist, and the contemporary Realist and is the result of a compulsive motivation to make things. After several years serving in the U.S. Navy and several fits and starts with college, David graduated from Georgia State University in 1977 with a BFA concentration in sculpture. Since then he has continued to produce art in a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, furniture, ceramics and drawing. Craftsmanship is a motivational force in all his work. Group shows David has participated in include: GA ARTISTS juried exhibit, Abernathy Arts Center May 201 1 National Juried Show, SAAG Blue Ridge GA. 201 1 , 2015 National Juried Show, SAAG Blue Ridge GA. 2010 Honorable Mention award “Simply Drawn”, Juried show Roswell Arts Center, 2010 STARBRUST; Sandy Springs, GA Best of Show, 2009 Blue Moon Brewing Co. art project, 1st place, 2008 S. Cobb Arts Alliance National Art Exhibition 2008 National Juried Exhibit, Rome Art Coterie 2008 “Arts Guild” Louisville GA 2007, 2008 “Best in Show” Taylor Kinzel Gallery 2007 “Body of Art” Taylor Kinzel Gallery 2006 “ROAR” Roswell GA 2005 “The Bowl-Inside & Out” Spruill Center for the Arts, 2002 D’ Vas at the Roosevelt, 1990 “On Display- Faces”, at the Southern Bell Center, 1986 DeKalb Mardi Gras for the Arts, Juried Show, 1986, 1988 “Expressions in Wood” Rizzoli Gallery & Omni International, 1983 Lagrange National, Juried show, 1977, 1979 In 2001 David incorporated his art business under the name Chippewa Falls Studio and he continues to work on commissions for murals, trompe l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Un Peu D'eau
Un Peu D'eau

Laure KrugUn Peu D'eau

$8,450

Un Peu D'eau

By Laure Krug

Located in Atlanta, GA

Laure Krug. Contemporary French artist Holder of a license in plastic arts, she naturally turns to sculpture. Materials: She begins by working the soil and masters the different co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Polyester, Acrylic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired
John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired

John Glick 1John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired, 1970s

$1,250

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired

By John Glick 1

Located in Detroit, MI

"Untitled" is a stoneware piece with the decorative layer of the rich toned glazes and markings that John was so well-known for. Each piece that John produced was unique. The lip on this piece is slightly scalloped and the shape is removed from the boring circular to mimic a gentle geometric design. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This piece is signed and stamped on the bottom. John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, Pablo Picasso, Richard Orlinski, and Stefan Traloc. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $580,000, while the average work sells for $3,733.

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