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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
Visage (Nez à Angle Droit)
Visage (Nez à Angle Droit)

Visage (Nez à Angle Droit)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

An authenticated work Dated June 21, 1963, this unique painted and glazed ceramic comes with a certificate of authenticity from Claude Ruiz Picasso (2019). A dated work Inscribed Ju...

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1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture
Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture

Eagle, Modern Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist - Eagle, Medium: Hand carved wooden sculpture, Size: 13.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 in. (34.29 x 19.05 x 13.97 cm)

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1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Ship", from Life in Venice series
"Ship", from Life in Venice series

"Ship", from Life in Venice series

Located in Indianapolis, IN

This piece is unique in a series of only seven made. Wall-hanging sculpture, Torino, Italy, ca. 1965; Copper-washed ironwork and welded spill castings, metallic enameled copper; sign...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture

By Walter Furlan

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Omaggio To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture Artist signed and titled 16"h15.5wx15d Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a f...

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1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Bust Of A Young Woman bronze
Bust Of A Young Woman bronze

Bust Of A Young Woman bronze

By Kevin Berlin

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Bust Of A Young Woman Bronze sculpture signed by the artist inside the cast and dated 1988, 1st cast in London. Kevin Berlin is an international arti...

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1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ouvrir les Frontières pour Mr. Olingou
Ouvrir les Frontières pour Mr. Olingou

Ouvrir les Frontières pour Mr. Olingou

Located in Atlanta, GA

The universal theme of travel has always inspired Bruno Catalano. Since he started to knead clay, hundreds of “Travellers” went out of his feverish hand...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap
Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap

Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap

By Dale Chihuly

Located in Missouri, MO

Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap, 1996 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 8 x 10 x 10 inches Signed and Dated on Bottom Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most...

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1990s Modern Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Visage
Visage

Visage

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

An authenticated work Authenticated by Claude Ruiz Picasso on February 1, 2021, the piece comes directly from the Marina Picasso Collection. A prestigious provenance A provenance fr...

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1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture
Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Surfside, FL

Marcello Fantoni brutalist welded torch cut metal figurines. Signed on base. Metal label reads "Fantoni Firenze Italy Raymor". Italian Mid century modern Sculptural pair of students. Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multimedia artist and designer Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique mod pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad. Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces and working on many collaborations. He also expanded his experimenting with materials, forms, drawing from varied influences – Primitivism, Novecento style, Cubism and Abstract Expressionism. Fantoni gave special emphasis to ancient Etruscan ceramic techniques, glazes and colors, heightening the timeless appeal of his pieces. As well as clay, he also worked in metals to great effect. Whether created as a series or as a unique piece, every Fantoni piece was ultimately rendered unique by his hand-painting it. The extraordinary diversity of shapes and textures notwithstanding, one the most identifiable qualities of his creations was his painting style. Through the 50s and 60s he made many cubist-inspired vases and ewers painted in colors bordered by sgraffito lines scratched through the paint in a manner evoking Picasso and Braque. Along with figurative and abstract works, the 60s also saw Fantoni creating brutalist pieces with edgy, angular shapes, while in later life, his work took a minimalist turn. In 1970 Fantoni founded the International School of Ceramic Art, dedicated to teaching ceramic arts and experimentation. (Many of his students and employees would go on to become noteworthy artisans and artists in their own right.) Maintaining great versatility throughout his career, Fantoni completed projects for public and private buildings, churches, schools, theaters, cinemas, and ships. His works, meanwhile, were collected by important museums worldwide. When Marcello Fantoni died in Florence in 2011 at the age of 95, his obituary in the Italian newspaper La Nazione hailed him “The master of beauty.” Museums and Exhibitions MoMA New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Art of Boston, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Royal Scottish Museum of Edinburg, Museums of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto, International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, National Bargello Museum and Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe of the Uffizi in Florence. “Materia e colore, l’arte di Marcello Fantoni”, Loggia della Limonaia di Palazzo Medici Riccardi di Firenze, 2015 "Marcello Fantoni, A Beautiful Form with Beautiful Color", Archaeological Museum of Fiesole, 2005 "Ceramics as Art, Marcello Fantoni Ceramist and Sculptor", Salone delle Regie Poste, Florence, Marcello Fantoni’s work fused painting, Primitivism, tradition, Modern art, the revival of craft, and the base material of clay itself. Some aspects of Marcello Fantoni’s ceramics – their spikey and angular shapes, with their forms reduced to multiple flat planes of colour bordered by inscribed sgraffito lines – suggest inspiration from Cubist painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Publications Marcello Fantoni: Ceramista in Firenze Dal 1929 by Antonio Paolucci, Edizioni della Bezuga, 1999 Marcello Fantoni, Ceramica come Arte, Published by Octavo, 2000 Marcello Fantoni Mostra al Museo Archeologico di Fiesole Select Fairs where his work has been exhibited: 2017 Maison Gerard at The Salon Art + Design 2017, Maison Gerard 2016 Patrick Parrish Gallery at The Salon Art + Design 2016, Patrick Parrish Gallery 2015 Galleria Rossella...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Visage Et Hibou (A.R.407)
Visage Et Hibou (A.R.407)

Visage Et Hibou (A.R.407)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

Signed, numbered, and stamped on the base: Edition Picasso, 64/200; Madoura Plein Feu; Edition Picasso White earthenware, decorated with engobe, knife engraving under partially brus...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Trois Poissons
Trois Poissons

Trois Poissons

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

An authenticated work Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Paloma Ruiz-Picasso and Diana Widmaier-Ruiz-Picasso, dated October 17, 2024. A stamped work This unique ...

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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hormiga con Hoja

Hormiga con Hoja

By Gerardo FERNANDEZ

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gerardo Fernandez South American Artist set of 10 bronze stick bugs with iron antennas. Some bugs have circles on their feet in order to make an art ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Prince d'Egypt", Figurative Portrait Stone Sculpture
"Prince d'Egypt", Figurative Portrait Stone Sculpture

"Prince d'Egypt", Figurative Portrait Stone Sculpture

By Lutfi Romhein

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Named "Prince d'Égypte", this sculpture was created by artist Lutfi Romhein using locally sourced stone from Aveyron, France. Dimensions & Weight : This artwork has a total height o...

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2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Lovers Tribute to Chagall Murano Glass Sculpture
Lovers Tribute to Chagall Murano Glass Sculpture

Lovers Tribute to Chagall Murano Glass Sculpture

By Walter Furlan

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Amanti (Lovers) Tribute To Chagall Signed, artist logo stamp, and title. Walter Furlan was born (1931-2018) in Chioggia, a small town near Venice. He started to work in a furnace c...

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1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Grand Vase Éventail
Grand Vase Éventail

Grand Vase Éventail

By Claude Lalanne

Located in PARIS, FR

One of Claude Lalanne’s most recognizable botanical forms, inspired by the natural movement and structure of large leaves or unfolding foliage • A strong example of her ability to t...

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1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne
Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne

Bronze sculpture of 'Rapunzel' from German fairytale by Carl Payne

By Carl Payne

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

A stunning Nude Bronze Sculpture 'Rapunzel' with inspiration taken from the German fairytale. Continuing a successful career in England and Ireland, Carl joined Callaghan Fine Paintings and Works of Art at the beginning of 2004 in order to dedicate his time to create and develop stunning individual contemporary sculpture. Carl is a Staffordshire based sculptor for whom art has played a large part in his academic work taking him through the Burslem School of Art, the Henry Doulton School of Sculpture and then to Stafford College. After qualifying in Figurative Sculpture he launched his career with commission after commission, which has now secured his reputation for fine quality workmanship both in life-size format and smaller decorative pieces. The list of his completed commissioned work is extensive, including many ‘house-hold’ names from the sporting world, commerce and the past. The following are just some of the private and publicly commissioned completed works that form Carl’s prestigious portfolio:- King George 5th and Queen Mary – life size portrait buste commissioned by Cunards Cruise Ships and located in the ballroom of the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise ship. Randolph Turpin – life size and a quarter - commissioned by Warwick and Leamington Spa Council located in Warwick Town Centre, Sir Stanley Matthews – life size and a half - commissioned by the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation located at The Britannia Stadium. The Stadium of Light - life size group of figures – commissioned by Sunderland Football Club...

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20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Zeus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Zeus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

Zeus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

By Anthony Quinn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Anthony Quinn, American (1915 - 2001) Title: Zeus Year: 1992 Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina, signature, date and number inscribed Edition: 8/8 Size: 22 in. x 9 in. x 5 ...

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1990s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Japanese Glazed Majolica-Style Ceramic Camel Vessel, circa 1960s
Mid-Century Japanese Glazed Majolica-Style Ceramic Camel Vessel, circa 1960s

Mid-Century Japanese Glazed Majolica-Style Ceramic Camel Vessel, circa 1960s

Located in Tulsa, OK

This finely molded ceramic figure is an excellent representation of mid-century Japanese export pottery, a booming industry in the post-WWII era where factories in regions like Seto ...

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1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1964, Reclining Mother with Shawl
Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1964, Reclining Mother with Shawl

Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1964, Reclining Mother with Shawl

By Francisco Zúñiga

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Zuniga bronze, edition: 3. #472 catalog raisonne: "Madre Reclinada con Rebozo". Measures: 5 3/4" H x 12" L x 8" W not including the wood plinth. Signed Zuniga and dated 1964. "Letter of Authenticity", issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"BELLE STARR" BRONZE SCULPTURE

"BELLE STARR" BRONZE SCULPTURE

By John Bennett 1

Located in San Antonio, TX

John Bennett (Born 1952) Fredericksburg, Texas Artist Image Size: 25 x 18 x 4 Medium: Bronze "Belle Starr" John Bennett (Born 1952) John Bennett was designated Texas State Artist 201...

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20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

La Fontaine

La Fontaine

Located in Atlanta, GA

Born in Melun in 1957, Jager is a French sculptor and painter. Passionate about equitation, he is famous for making representations of horses in plaster and bronze in all their forms. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon and is currently living in France. Rather than just being an artist, he describes himself as a dreamer: unpredictable and passionate. For Frédéric JAGER, beauty is a must. His style, classic, figurative, is stunning in this world of contemporary art. Bringing bronze to life, his works always capture the energy and beauty of the horse “Because unlike men, a horse is always beautiful, always strong, always sad.” Several large companies, such as HERMES, NINA RICCI, goldsmith MELLERIO, CHEVIGNON, SOCIETE GENERALE, HORSE WOOD, watches PEQUIGNET, SWEATERIE, have called upon him for sculptures, decorative objects, advertising works, or trophies for the races. He has had numerous solo exhibitions, and has also participated in a myraid of art fairs such as the ‘Salon International de Saumur’, the Animal Sculpture Biennale of Rambouillet, the Derby Horse in Art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Trois Personnages sur Tremplin (Three Figures on a Trampoline), A.R. 375
Trois Personnages sur Tremplin (Three Figures on a Trampoline), A.R. 375

Trois Personnages sur Tremplin (Three Figures on a Trampoline), A.R. 375

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 1956, this Madoura small convex wall plaque of white earthenware clay with engraving accentuated with oxidized paraffin in a glaze bath (ivory, brown) is from the edition ...

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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

German Shepherd Dog - Georges-lucien Guyot
German Shepherd Dog - Georges-lucien Guyot

German Shepherd Dog - Georges-lucien Guyot

Located in Gent, VOV

"German Shepherd Dog - Georges-lucien Guyot " A bronze cast of a resting German Shepard Dog, by Georges-Lucien Guyot (1885-1973). An early work, and a cast of 1920 with a brown pati...

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Early 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Coffee Pot
Coffee Pot

Tom BingerCoffee Pot, 2018

$1,250Sale Price|34% Off

Coffee Pot

By Tom Binger

Located in Kansas City, MO

Tom Binger "Coffee Pot" Medium: Mixed Media Year: 2018, Signed Size: 18.25 x 11.25 x 2 inches Tom Binger finds it interesting that during a time in which th...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Jerusalem Sculpture Wall Plaque 1930's  Palestine Israeli Bezalel School
Vintage Jerusalem Sculpture Wall Plaque 1930's  Palestine Israeli Bezalel School

Vintage Jerusalem Sculpture Wall Plaque 1930's Palestine Israeli Bezalel School

Located in Surfside, FL

Repousse sculptural plaque from the original Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. This is marked "Made in Palestine" as it is from the British Mandate period. It is in an Orientalist des...

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20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)
Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)

Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Picasso began working with ceramics in 1946 at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, marking the beginning of an important and highly productive chapter in his career. What initially ...

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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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.