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.
Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.
$3,890
Cascade, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Design
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture for Wall Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Cascade, Size: 37" ...
Metal
$233Sale Price|37% Off
Metallica Homage - handpainted Cup w/ interior & Metallica record playing
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...
Luster, Porcelain, Paint, Glaze, Underglaze
Shades of Blue - contemporary, abstract, three dimensional, wall art
By Lucy Maki
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting consists of geometric shapes in shades of blue. For decades, the engaging work of Lucy Maki has attracted both critics and collectors internation...
Wood, Oil
Mixed-media Medium Wood Cityscape Shelf or Mantel by Artist Ben Darby, 2020
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Artful one-of-a-kind medium shelf or sculpture by artist Ben Darby. Made of various pieces of wood and accented with multi-color acrylic paint. We selected this piece soon after it w...
Wood, Acrylic
$12,790
Enchanted, Abstract 3D Art Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, modern art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Enchanted, Size: 44" x 71" x 4'' inch, (...
Metal
$12,750
Mystere, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Mystere, Size: 44" x 71" x 4'' inch, (11...
Metal
Untitled Black & White - contemporary, abstract, three dimensional, wall art
By Lucy Maki
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract mixed media composition consists of black and white geometric shapes. This striking black and white composition on canvas is by Lucy Maki. The New Mexico ...
Wood, Oil
$3,890
Cascade, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Design
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture for Wall Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Cascade, Size: 37" ...
Metal
$11,550
Goldust, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture Large Size
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Goldust, Size: 35" x 66" x 4'' inch, (88x167...
Metal
$1,950Sale Price|53% Off
"Female Torso"
Located in Southampton, NY
Rosa Portugal marble torso of a woman. Unsigned. Late 20th century. In excellent condition. American School. 18.5 inches high by 10 wise by 7 inche...
Marble
$4,980
Sculpture Linear MM, Abstract Original Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern design
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Linear MM Size: 36" x 72" x 4'' inch, (91x182x8 cm...
Metal
"Sweeper" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
“Sweeper” by Scott Troxel embodies the artist’s signature retro-futurist aesthetic, blending the clean geometry of mid-century modern design with the tactile warmth of handcrafted wo...
Wood, Paint
"Goldspell" Wood Wall Sculpture by Contemporary Artist Scott Troxel
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
Evoking nostalgia while looking towards the future, "Goldspell" is a dynamic wood wall sculpture that embodies mid-century modernism. Pigmented lacquer on poplar wood creates a capti...
Wood, Paint
Balance Bronze Sculpture, Modern Figurative Art, 21st Century, New
Located in Zofingen, AG
Balance. The sculpture depicts a female figure standing on one leg. The other leg is bent at the knee. The sculpture itself is a symphony of semi-abstract forms that form the human b...
Bronze
Penguin C "Ballance" realism wildlife sculpture artwork-contemporary Wall art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Porcelain, Canvas, Acrylic
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
"Bending Figure"
By Chrissy Harris
Located in Southampton, NY
Marble free form sculpture by Chrissy Harris. Composition is cipollino green marble from Greece. Signed on base of marble sculpture. American School....
Marble
$3,500
"Streamliner II" Monochrome Modern Wall Sculpture- blue, gray, minimalism, mcm
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
Note: Streamliner I is shown with Streamliner II in some of the photos. Streamliner II is the Darker of the two sculptures and shown on the right (When both are shown in same photo)...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Untitled, 2017
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dario Tironi is the artist that evades the classic canons of Besharat Gallery's sculptures. But we could not remain indifferent to his fantastic, incredi...
Found Objects
$5,200
"Quiet Riot VIII" Wall Sculpture- blue, orange, wood, black, white, frank Stella
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
NOTE: This is for a commission piece based on the original. Colors and size can be customized. Allow 4-6 weeks. Quiet Riot is a large mixed media wall sculpture. Layers of MDF pa...
Wood, Birch, Paint
Angel, White Carrara Marble Stone Vertical Figurative Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This figurative sculpture filled with interiority and peaceful presence by Lutfi Romhein is directly sculpted from veined white Carrara marble stone. Its circular independent base me...
Marble
Empire, Urban Abstract Original Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Urban Abstract Original Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art, One of a Kind Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 St...
Metal
Corvina Bowl (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Corvina Bowl (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Platinum Luster, Vintage Imagery) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Platinum Luster Year: 20...
Porcelain, Glaze, Luster
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...
Iron
"Blind Spot" Abstract Relief with Numismatic Patterns Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Blind Spot" Abstract Relief Sculpture Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This large-scale relief sculpture features a central circular sh...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Handmade Paper, Resin
$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...
Resin, Fiberglass, Polyester, Acrylic
Polish Modernist Man Leaping Leopard Bronze Expressionist Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at a young age, at the Art Classes of Mercia ...
Bronze
Your Lipstick Left a Bruise and Growing Out of My Ribcage.. Porcelain cup
By Alex Hodge 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“Your lipstick left a bruise..” Your lipstick left a bruise on my wrist. I tried to wipe it away, but my pulse was still thumping. The honey on your tongue left me sticky. Sweating s...
Porcelain, Paint
Mid Mod, Abstract 3D, Original Glass Wall Sculpture, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Mid Mod, Size: 37.5" x 77....
Metal
Israeli Mod Arts & Crafts Copper Sculpture Bookends Bezalel Schatz Yaad Studio
By Bezalel Schatz
Located in Surfside, FL
Bezalel Schatz, (1912-1978), Yaad Studio Workshop Mid century modern The standing part is 6 X 5 inches. The copper sheet is 10 X 5 inches each. This is for a pair. they are copper w...
Copper
$1,350
"Starfoil" Wall Sculpture-wood, mid century modern, navy, pink, purple, blue mcm
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
"Starfoil" is a minimalist and modernist solid wood wall sculpture that brings bold statement to wherever it is placed. The piece is part of my popular "Small Pops" Series which are ...
Wood, Paint
Woman Sculpture, Hand Carved Terracotta, Modern, 1960s, Unframed
Located in Roma, IT
Stone sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand carved. Very Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his...
Terracotta
"Machina" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
"Machina" is a wood wall sculpture made by Artist Scott Troxel. Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century ...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Acrylic
Arctic, Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art, 3D
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Arctic, Size: 29" x 47" x 4'' inch, 74x125x1...
Metal
Polish Modernist PUPPY DOG Bronze Expressionist Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) He started carving at the age of twelve. When he was eighteen he went to Pari...
Bronze
Arctic, Abstract Art Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Abstract Art Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, ...
Metal
Polish Modernist Man Lioness Bronze Expressionist Lion Art Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) He started carving at the age of twelve. When he was eighteen he went to Pari...
Bronze
$3,950
Triangulation, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Triangu...
Metal
Bust of a Man - Sculpture after Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Bust of a man is an original sculpture in bronze realized after Aurelio Mistruzzi in the late 1990s. Bronze casting. 18 cm height, 24 cm height with wooden base. Good conditions.
Bronze
$611Sale Price|20% Off
Strength – Dog - Urne
Located in Winterswijk, NL
“Strength” reflects the very individual character of your animal. It shows the inner calm and strength of your companion. The urn is available in ash box sizes of 1, 2 and 4 liter in Corten Steel. Our artist Chroessi Schnell has designed a series of cremation urns...
Steel
$8,110
Room 102
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...
Resin
Femme Assise, Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Modern Art, 1980
Located in OPOLE, PL
Femme assise (Sitting Woman) cast circa 1980 Bronze with black patina Cast à la cire perdue 21 × 19 × 15 cm (8¼ × 7½ × 5⅞ in.) Inscribed “KOBRO” and stamped “CLEMENTI” Executed in t...
Bronze
"Modulus" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture (navy, gold, wood, blue, monochrome)
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
NOTE: This is a commission piece, made after the original. It can be commissioned in custom sizes. Allow 3-4 weeks plus shipping. Modulus is a striking mid century modern inspired...
Wood, Walnut, Paint
Bathing Woman
Located in Wien, 9
An elegant bronze sculpture by American sculptor Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, depicting a nude female figure poised on tiptoe in a graceful, twisting pose. Her raised hand, inclined he...
Bronze
"False Idol" Wall Sculpture mid century modern, geometric, navy, blue, wood
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
This listing is for a commission piece based from the original. Please allow 4 weeks for production. Contact us with custom color and sizing requests. "False Idol" is a minimalist...
Wood, Paint
"Beacon" Wood Wall Architectural Sculpture by American Artist Scott Troxel
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
Evoking both nostalgia and a forward-looking vision, "Beacon" is a dynamic wood wall sculpture that captures the essence of mid-century modernism. Pigmented lacquer on poplar wood cr...
Wood, Paint
Luigi Broggini Catalogued Italian Bronze Sculpture
By Luigi Broggini
Located in Roma, IT
Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini “Dancer” Datable to the from the early 1940s. It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s. The wo...
Bronze
$4,650
Oceanic, Abstract Art Modern 3D Original Metal Wall Sculpture, modern design
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Oceanic, Size: 30" x 72" x 4'' inch, (76x183x10 c...
Metal
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Totem in Blues
Located in Carmel, CA
Cool colors and fun inventive faces are the essence of this totem
Ceramic
Your Name Plays, We had been Mountains, and No One Ever Fed You Triptych
By Alex Hodge 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“Your name plays…” Your name plays like a prayer in my mind. I hear it coming out of my heart, not with longing, but with hope. You are my hope for this world and I pray your name ag...
Porcelain, Paint
Polish Modernist Charging Rhino Bronze Expressionist Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed bronze from small edition of 8. plus 4 artists proofs Dominik Albiński (born 1975, South Africa) Dominic Albinski, was born in South Africa, in 1975. He started sculpting, at...
Granite, Bronze
"Zephyr II" Wood Wall Sculpture monochrome, mid century modern, copper, mcm
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
Zephyr II is a mixed media wall sculpture. Made from oils on birch, wax, MDF and copper spray enamel. Finished with a hand waxed process. Zephyr II is a complex and sophisticated mo...
Wood, Birch, Paint
Sunset, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern Art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Sunset, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, 48x...
Metal
The Last Barrel Large Glass Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
The Last Barrel 1985 Cut, polished, and laminated glass. Do to the weight about 45-50 pounds it should be handle by 1stdibs shipper. Michael Pavlik was born in Prague, Czechoslavia i...
Glass
Butterfly. Cast bronze female body sculpture, unique
Located in Zofingen, AG
Cast bronze, collectible, unique, female body This girl is like a butterfly, her beauty undeniable, her movements elusive. Her soul is fragile, and her thoughts flutter around her li...
Bronze
Nature, Abstract Art 3D, Original Glass Wall Sculpture, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Nature, Size: 65" x 65" x 1'' inch, 165x...
Metal
I Remember Those Tree Porcelain Cup with Sgraffito Detailing, Unique
By Alex Hodge 1
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This cup is one of 48 that make up the installation, “Fragments of Our Love Story.” These cups feature feminine forms that recall the Venus of Willendorf and other historical fertility objects...
Porcelain, Paint
Eternal Recurrence #16, DEiNERI Acrylic Glass Stand Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Steel
"Terrebellum" Wall Sculpture - Modern, white, mcm, mid century modern, wood
By Scott Troxel
Located in Marmora, NJ
Please Note: This Listing is for a commission. This piece will be made specifically for you. (Colors and palette changes can be arranged). Terebellum is a large modern wall sculp...
Wood, Birch, Paint
$2,458
Wall shark-original realism wildlife wall sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Porcelain
Coral, Abstract 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Modern art
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Glass Sculpture, modern interior Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Title: Coral, Size: ...
Metal