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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
Portrait of Rebecca with Mask
Portrait of Rebecca with Mask

Portrait of Rebecca with Mask

By Mihail Chemiakin

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Portrait of Rebecca with Mask" c.1978, is an original cast paper bas relief sculpture by renown Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin, b.1943. It is hand signed and nu...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate)
Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate)

Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

A whimsical fish sits placidly in the center of Pablo Picasso ceramic Service Poisson Plate R (“Fish” Service Plate), 1947 A.R. 3. A sweeping blue back and a orange belly make up the...

Category

1940s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

"Female Torso"
"Female Torso"

"Female Torso", Late 20th century

$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...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Modern Texas Mixed Media Sculpture of a Mummified Portrait Bust in a Box / Crate
Modern Texas Mixed Media Sculpture of a Mummified Portrait Bust in a Box / Crate

Modern Texas Mixed Media Sculpture of a Mummified Portrait Bust in a Box / Crate

By Roy Fridge

Located in Houston, TX

Modern mixed media sculpture by Texas artist Roy Fridge. The work features a mummified portrait bust encased in a red, white, and blue flag placed in a wooden box or crate. Artist Biography: A native of Beeville, Fridge was an only child who made his own toys. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in filmmaking. In the 1960s, he and his best friends, sculptors Jim Love and Dave McManaway, became known as the "unholy trio" of Texas contemporary art. In 1963, Fridge left a career in television advertising and "ran away to the beach." He settled in the sleepy town of Port Aransas...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Daydreamer-bunny-original realism wildlife sculpture painting - contemporary Art
Daydreamer-bunny-original realism wildlife sculpture painting - contemporary Art

Daydreamer-bunny-original realism wildlife sculpture painting - contemporary Art

By Henk Jan Sanderman

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pickingfisher- original realism wildlife sculpture 3d artwork - contemporary art
Pickingfisher- original realism wildlife sculpture 3d artwork - contemporary art

Pickingfisher- original realism wildlife sculpture 3d artwork - contemporary art

By Henk Jan Sanderman

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Steel Garden Wall - "Diptych Tree with Firewood Rack" - Outdoor Art - 205×195 cm
Steel Garden Wall - "Diptych Tree with Firewood Rack" - Outdoor Art - 205×195 cm

Steel Garden Wall - "Diptych Tree with Firewood Rack" - Outdoor Art - 205×195 cm

By Stefan Traloc

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Beautiful contemporary oxidized sheet steel Garden Wall or privacy screen. Customization possible. With this garden wall you'll conjure up an atmospheric ambience in your garden. Id...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965
Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965

Martyrs - Relief Sculpture - 1965

Located in Roma, IT

Martyrs is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 20th century. Relief on metal decoration artwork depicting a martyrdom scene. Includes frame.

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Picasso Ceramic, Chouette (A.R. 602)
Picasso Ceramic, Chouette (A.R. 602)

Picasso Ceramic, Chouette (A.R. 602)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Madrid, ES

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Chouette (A.R. 602) stamped, marked and numbered "Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 240/350 / Madoura" (underneath) white earthenware ...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1970s  Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
1970s  Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif

1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif

By Helen Weber

Located in Surfside, FL

Helen Weber Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers. "Art belongs everywhere from cruise ships to churches" This has been the mantra of Helen Webber since she began her career in the 1970’s creating hundreds of art works for public spaces throughout the United states and abroad. It was her strongly held belief that art can touch the spirit of many more people than those whose art experiences are limited to the halls and walls of museums and galleries. Her bold and richly hued art works executed in a wide variety of media, such as tapestry, glass, metal wood and clay have been installed in universities, corporations, medical facilities, cruise ships, hotels, religious spaces, community and civic centers and even in a train station. Over the years many architects and interior designers have collaborated with Helen Webber finding that her work enhanced their designed environments, giving her the opportunity to create art for well known corporations as well as multitudes of residences. It is the tapestries that she is best known for, and it is this medium that dominates the largest body of her work, which was first introduced to the design world in the mid 1970's. The tapestries utilize a fabric collage technique combining an array of designer upholstery fabrics such as velvets, brocades, worsteds, jacquards, mohair, hand woven woolens, among many others. Yarns of all kinds are integrated into the tapestries surrounding the edges of each fabric piece. Some clients, who saw that Webber’s particular art style could be expressed in a variety of media, offered her commissions in stained and etched glass, wood collage, sculpted tile...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Buffalo, 2008

Buffalo, 2008

By Valay Shende

Located in Atlanta, GA

Valay Shende is an Indian sculptor and video artist born in Nagpur, Maharashtra in 1980. He received his Diploma in Art Education in Nagpur in 2000 bef...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Abstract Fish Sculpture
Abstract Fish Sculpture

Abstract Fish Sculpture

Located in Rochester, NY

A striking metal sculpture of a fish. Iron with gold gilt decoration. Probably Asian.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Nude Couple Embracing
Nude Couple Embracing

Nude Couple Embracing

Located in Milford, NH

A fine modernist solid wooden sculpture of a nude couple embracing in the manner of Rodin by South African artist Herman Wald (1906-1970). Wald was born...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Brutalist Relief Wall Sculpture
Brutalist Relief Wall Sculpture

Brutalist Relief Wall Sculpture

By Ron Hitchins

Located in London, GB

Original handmade fibreglass relief sculpture from Ron Hitchins' own home. Uniquely handmade and signed by the artist. Part of a series of 3 (see our other listings for the other two...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Colombe sur lit de paille (Dove on Straw Bed)
Colombe sur lit de paille (Dove on Straw Bed)

Colombe sur lit de paille (Dove on Straw Bed)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Pablo Picasso Colombe sur lit de paille (Dove on Straw Bed), 1949 depicts an exquisite dove that rests atop a bed of straw. The dove, a universal symbol for peace, is a recurring sub...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Carved Marble Figure of a Putto with Serpent - Sculpture - 19th Century
Carved Marble Figure of a Putto with Serpent - Sculpture - 19th Century

Carved Marble Figure of a Putto with Serpent - Sculpture - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

A finely carved marble sculpture depicting a reclining putto engaged in play with a serpent coiled around its arms, realized in Italy in the late 19th Century. The cherubic figure is...

Category

19th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Sora, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

Sora, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

By Beverly Morrison

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Black stoneware; cone 5/6 oxidation firing; Slips and Oxides Keywords: abstract, textured, ceramic, expressive Artist Biography: Beverly Morrison (Los Angeles...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Le saut de mouton

Le saut de mouton

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, 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 ...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Speckled Black Face, 1948
Speckled Black Face, 1948

Speckled Black Face, 1948

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Pablo Picasso, Speckled Black Face, 1948 A.R. 49, is a beautiful and early example from Picasso’s groundbreaking ceramic collaboration with the renowned Madoura Pottery in Vallauris,...

Category

1940s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Ceramic

Sonambient
Sonambient

Sonambient

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Italian-born American artist Harry Bertoia (1915-1978), is a noted sculptor and modern furniture designer. He is arguably one of the most successful creative forces hired by Florence...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist

By Eugenie Gershoy

Located in Surfside, FL

Eugenie Gershoy (January 1, 1901 – May 8, 1986) was an American sculptor and watercolorist. Eugenie Gershoy was born in Krivoy Rog, Russia (Krivoi Rog, Ukraine) and emigrated to New York City in the United States as a child in 1903. Considered somewhat of a child prodigy, Gershoy was copying Old Master drawings at the age of 5. Her interest and talent in art was encouraged from a very young age. Aided by scholarships, she studied at the Art Students League under Alexander Stirling Calder, Leo Lentelli, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Boardman Robinson. Around this time, she created a group of portrait figurines of her fellow artists, including Arnold Blanch, Lucile Blanch, Raphael Soyer, William Zorach, Concetta Scaravaglione, and Emil Ganso, which were exhibited as a group at the Whitney Museum of American Art. At age 17, she was awarded the Saint-Gaudens Medal for fine draughtsmanship. Early in her career she became an active member of the Woodstock art colony. In Woodstock she experimented by sculpting in the profusion of indigenous materials that she found. Working with fieldstone, oak and chestnut, Gershoy created works based on classic formulae. As she became more interested in the dynamism of everyday life, she found that these materials and her idiom were too restrictive. By the time Gershoy came to Woodstock in 1921 her own individual artistic style was already evident in her sculptures. Eugenie Gershoy worked in stone, bronze, terracotta, plaster and papier-mache. Gershoy’s sculptures were mainly figurative in nature and many of her artist peers such as Carl Walters, Raphael and Moses Soyer, William Zorach and Lucille Blanch, became her subjects. Eugenie Gershoy’s works on paper should not be overlooked. She was the winner of the Gaudens Medal for Fine Draughtsmanship at the tender age of 17. Gershoy married Jewish Romanian-born artist Harry Gottlieb. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the pair kept a studio in Woodstock, New York. There, Gershoy was influenced by sculptor John Flanagan, who lived and worked nearby. From 1936 to 1939, Gershoy worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. She collaborated with Max Spivak on murals for the children's recreation room of the Queens Borough Public Library in Astoria, New York. She developed a mixture of wheat paste, plaster, and egg tempera, which she used in polychrome papier-mâché sculptures; she was the only New York sculptor to work in polychrome at this time. She also designed cement and mosaic sculptures of animals and figures to be placed in New York City playgrounds. Alongside others employed by the FAP, she participated in a sit-down strike in Washington, DC, to advocate for better pay and improved working conditions for the projects' artists. Gershoy's first solo exhibition was held at the Robinson Gallery in New York in 1940. She moved to San Francisco in 1942, and began teaching ceramics at the California School of Fine Arts in 1946. In 1950, she studied at the artists' colony at Yaddo. Gershoy traveled extensively throughout her life. She visited England and France in the early 1930s, and worked in Paris in 1951. She traveled to Mexico and Guatemala in the late 1940s, and also toured Africa, India, and the Orient in 1955. In 1977, Gershoy dedicated a sculpture to Audrey McMahon, who was actively involved in the creation of the Federal Art Project and served as its regional director in New York, in recognition of the work McMahon provided struggling artists in the 1930s. Gershoy's work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her papers are held at Syracuse University Grant Arnold introduced her to lithography in 1930 and Gershoy depicted many scenes of Woodstock artists and their daily activities through this medium. From 1942 to 1966 Gershoy lived and painted in San Francisco where she taught at the San Francisco Art Institute. She traveled extensively, filling sketchbooks with scenes of Mexico, France, Spain, Africa and India. During her later years Eugenie Gershoy returned to New York City and concentrated on numerous well received exhibitions. Her last exhibition in at Sid Deutsch Gallery included many of the sculptures that were later exhibited in the Fletcher Gallery. John Russell, former chief critic of fine arts for the New York Times, writes about the 1986 Sid Deutsch exhibition: “As Eugenie Gershoy won the Saint-Gaudens Medal for fine draftsmanship as long ago as 1914 and since 1967 has had 15 papier-mache portrait figures suspended from the ceiling of the lobby of the Hotel Chelsea, she must be ranked as a veteran of the New York scene. Her present exhibition includes not only the high-spirited papier-mache sculptures for which she is best known but a group of small portraits of artists, mostly dating from the 30’s, that is strongly evocative.” Eugenie Gershoy is an artist to take note of for several reasons. She was a woman who received great awards and recognition during a time when most female artists were struggling to hold their own against their male counterparts. As a young girl she won a scholarship to the Arts Student League where she met Hannah Small...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dancing Ballerinas Bronze Sculpture
Dancing Ballerinas Bronze Sculpture

Dancing Ballerinas Bronze Sculpture

By Victor Salmones

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Bronze Sculpture Dencing Ballerinas. Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1938-1989) "'Pas de Quatre" Edition 1 of 10, 1976, 26 x 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. This sculpture was originally created and ...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Looking Into the Past
Looking Into the Past

Looking Into the Past

Located in Atlanta, GA

For sculptor/ painter/ photographer Roberto Santo, art became a way of life when, at age16, he embarked upon an apprenticeship with Bob Peak, the celebra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Painted Maquette for Sculpture Judaica Klezmer Musician
French Painted Maquette for Sculpture Judaica Klezmer Musician

French Painted Maquette for Sculpture Judaica Klezmer Musician

By Mane Katz

Located in Surfside, FL

Mane-Katz (1894-1962) maquette plaster relief for bronze sculpture. (it is made from sort of composite material and then painted or colored from the casting. there is no foundry mar...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Paint

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.