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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
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

Sculpture
Sculpture

Sculpture

Located in PARIS, FR

A polychrome terracotta figure depicting a woman with raised arms resting on her head. The rounded body is decorated with red-orange star motifs, and the base rests on a small rectan...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sébastien (Sebastian), a nude bronze sculpture by Lili Mirante
Sébastien (Sebastian), a nude bronze sculpture by Lili Mirante

Sébastien (Sebastian), a nude bronze sculpture by Lili Mirante

Located in PARIS, FR

Lili Mirante (Paris, 1966 – last picture in the gallery) is a woman artist who lives and works in Paris. Born into a family of artists (her father was a renowned watercolorist), she ...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sarco - Metal - 2007
Sarco - Metal - 2007

Sarco - Metal - 2007

Located in Roma, IT

Cast aluminium realized in 2007, and author's signature and bearing foundry mark. A striking and characterful aluminium sculpture of a bulldog by contemporary artist Christian Maas,...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Art Decò Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
Art Decò Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic

Art Decò Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic

Located in Roma, IT

Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory Faenza ceramic mosaic Moving inscription with dedication on the back in Italian “In the uncertain moments of your life, always turn to her; you will be heard. Memory Pina” 19\2\1941 Original white lacquered wooden frame. This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important European private collection Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Our company has been present on this platform for many years, with numerous sales made and just as many excellent reviews received that you can under our Furniture account. Lenci doll...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Mosaic

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Portrait - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Matrix Large Marble Sculpture
Matrix Large Marble Sculpture

Matrix Large Marble Sculpture

By Robert Russin

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Matrix White Carrara Marble on marble base, singed and titled in plate. Created 1972 Solo exhibition in 1976 Le Galeria De Arte Moderno Dominican Republic. It will be shipped in tw...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Vintage Life Size Zebra Model or Sculpture
Vintage Life Size Zebra Model or Sculpture

Vintage Life Size Zebra Model or Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Rare and unusual life size sculpture of a zebra crafted in composition in a surprisingly realistic form and hand decorated with the iconic stripes now worn to perfection.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

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...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

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, was a San Francisco Bay Area sculptor and art instructor Mr. Leon was chairman of the sculpture department at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland from 1972 to 1988. He remained a faculty member until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1993. A vibrant work in pastel with the energy and texture seen in the work of Wolf Kahn. He was born in London, England and emigrated in 1951 to the United States, where he studied at Temple University in Philadelphia. He graduated with art degrees, including a master's degree in fine art. He served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserve from 1957 to 1963. In 1959, Mr. Leon joined the faculty of the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. He also worked as an art critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer until 1962. After coming to the Bay Area, he held his first local one-man show of sculpture in 1973, at the James Willis...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Joie De Vivre, bronze figurative dance sculpture
Joie De Vivre, bronze figurative dance sculpture

Joie De Vivre, bronze figurative dance sculpture

Located in New York, NY

This joyous in the round bronze can turn on its base, making for dramatic presentation and enjoyment that is interactive. It is based on the idea of the Three Graces which is often an allegorical subject in sculpture. Wein has done a contemporary feeling interpretation of this classic theme. Piece itself measure 12 1/2 inches and sits on a 3 1/4 inch base and is attached to its base at two points and it is a revolving or rather turning base. The two points on which the toes touch and are secured are striking for how little of the bronze touches the base. It is Fourth in an edition of 13. Albert Wein...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Monkey with Tortoise Statue By Guido Righetti (1875-1958)
Bronze Monkey with Tortoise Statue By Guido Righetti (1875-1958)

Bronze Monkey with Tortoise Statue By Guido Righetti (1875-1958)

Located in Gent, VOV

Monkey with Turtle This statue by Guido Rigehtti (1875-1958) represents a monkey (baboon)tenderly holding a turtle. Probably created around the same time as Monkey with a mouse. In ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mini-monde, père et fils
Mini-monde, père et fils

Mini-monde, père et fils

Located in LE HAVRE, FR

Ceramics and resin figurines. Unique piece Height: 9,5 cm, 3,54 in Length: 10 cm, 3,94 in Signed on the base. Work sold with invoice and certificate o...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Synthetic Resin

Podroz (Journey), Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Wall Sculpture
Podroz (Journey), Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Wall Sculpture

Podroz (Journey), Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Wall Sculpture

By Agnieszka Ruszczynska-Szafranska

Located in Wilton, CT

Podroz (Journey) from the Kolodia series, linen, sisal, wool 60" x 56", 1986. This mid-century modern woven textile wall sculpture was done by fiber artist, Agnieszka Ruszczynska-Sza...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wool, Linen, Thread

Midcentury Brass Coconut Palm Tree Sculpture
Midcentury Brass Coconut Palm Tree Sculpture

Midcentury Brass Coconut Palm Tree Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Chic midcentury stylized palm tree with removable fronds, coconuts, reticulated trunk and a round weighted base. Hand polished and lacquered for easy care.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Italian Ceramic or Porcelain Cat and Dog Sculptures
Mid Century Italian Ceramic or Porcelain Cat and Dog Sculptures

Mid Century Italian Ceramic or Porcelain Cat and Dog Sculptures

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Best friends together, vintage Italian life size dog and cat figures on matching cushions, crafted in ceramic, hand decorated and glazed.

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Two Women
Two Women

Two Women

By Robert Lohman

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Lohman studied at John Herron Art Institute, and Cranbrook and Yale for graduate work. Assisted Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy before becoming Director of Fine Arts there from 1947...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Morning  2008, painted porcelain bowl, 30х27.5х12 cm
Morning  2008, painted porcelain bowl, 30х27.5х12 cm

Morning 2008, painted porcelain bowl, 30х27.5х12 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Morning 2008, painted porcelain bowl, 30х27.5х12 cm ''Morning'' is a visually striking piece of art, combining intricate hand-painted details, a nude female figure, and the bloomin...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Heron Sculpture by Wayne F Williams
Bronze Heron Sculpture by Wayne F Williams

Bronze Heron Sculpture by Wayne F Williams

Located in Rochester, NY

Bronze heron by American sculptor Wayne Williams. Signed and dated 1993. Edition 2/2. Mounted on a walnut base. From Finger Lakes Magazine 2001: Art is everywhere in the Finger Lakes. Inspired by the region’s diverse scenery and lifestyles, artists pursue their creativity outdoors, in studios and in workshops. In the many well-established museums and galleries or at the newer fledgling arts organizations, a wide array of artistic styles and talents are represented. Often the artists, like Wayne Williams, share their artistic skill and passion through teaching at local colleges. Williams, who is retired after a 35-year career at Finger Lakes Community College, found his calling there. “I didn’t want to teach in public schools,” explains Williams of his career choice. “I wanted to be at the college level. CCFL (the Community College of the Finger Lakes, as it was then known) was literally creating a college, right from scratch.” The year was 1968 and Williams was charged with coordinating the new college’s art program. Rand Darrow, a CCFL student in that first year, remembers attending Williams’ art classes in a commercial building on Main Street just south of the railroad tracks in Canandaigua. Darrow appreciated his instructor’s relaxed manner. “He was a great teacher,” recalls Darrow, “cracking jokes all the time.” Darrow graduated with a major in Liberal Arts and continued on to SUNY Oswego where he earned a BA in fine arts. He taught art to elementary and middle school students for 30 years. These days Williams and Darrow typically cross paths at the Wayne County Arts Council in Newark where Williams and his wife, Marleen, are heavily involved. Williams offers classes in figure drawing and sculpture and hangs the gallery’s shows, including his former student’s “Slavic Tales of Novgorod” this past August. “I’d like to take a sculpture class from him,” says Darrow. In 2003 when Williams retired, the college honored him and another retiring art professor, Tom Insalaco, by renaming its art gallery the Williams-Insalaco Art Gallery. It was known formerly as Gallery 34 to recognize its origins at 34 North Main Street in Canandaigua. Williams held professor’s rank from 1976 and served as director of the art gallery beginning with its opening in 1983. Williams, who was born and raised in Newark, New York, says he began doing art at about age 8. By the time he was in junior high school his career direction seemed clear. He received local and national awards for his art and a scholarship to Syracuse University, from which he graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture. He continued with graduate work at Syracuse, receiving an MFA in sculpture in 1962. He worked full time as a sculptor until he began teaching. At one point Williams admits he wanted to be a painter, but didn’t want to adopt the abstract expressionist style in vogue in the 1950s, preferring to pursue the realist tradition. He advises any would-be artist to “do what you do because you love it.” After graduation he traveled abroad, spending time in Belgium, the land of his ancestors. “My family’s name was originally Willems,” explains the 73-year old who still relishes the time spent in the Flemish countryside. Williams speaks excitedly about art, referencing the lives of great artists. He acknowledges that American artists do not have the same stature as those in Europe, where Old Masters like Brueghel and Rembrandt are national heroes. These days the energetic Williams, known primarily as a sculptor, is active at the Phelps Arts Center where he is on the board of directors. In mid-September when a group of visitors on a motor coach tour explored artworks displayed in the beautiful church-turned- gallery, they were treated to a large number of Williams’ bronze and metal sculptures, along with his charcoal drawings. “I’ve always loved his work because he deals with things, people, and animals you understand,” says the center’s Director Emeritus Marion Donnelly, who has known him for many years. Outside the Phelps Community Historical Society, Williams’ life-size figure of a farmer raises his pitchfork above a colorful flower garden on the front lawn. Inspired by the peasants working the fields in Europe, the metal figure is shown with wooden shoes. This is Williams’ largest copper piece, loaned to the Phelps museum in connection with Artistry in Sculpture, a community exhibition in 2009. Williams added a new base using a metal wagon...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

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

Amandine Bronze Sculpture
Amandine Bronze Sculpture

Amandine Bronze Sculpture

By Ybah

Located in Pasadena, CA

After studying fine arts, a need for contact with solid material was needed. Ybah took a classic artistic path from an academic education from the Louvre reproductions, learning at t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Luigi Broggini Catalogued Italian Bronze Sculpture
Luigi Broggini Catalogued Italian Bronze Sculpture

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...

Category

1940s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Devil - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Lumina Phoenix
Lumina Phoenix

Lumina Phoenix

Located in London, GB

MM (Double M) is a contemporary British artist known for his outstanding paintings, sculptures, and art prints. MM often uses a mixture of sinister and beautiful images, for example,...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

"Tiny Two-Toned Jacket, " Steel Sculpture
"Tiny Two-Toned Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

"Tiny Two-Toned Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Satyr - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Painted Terracotta sculpture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his chil...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Exotic American Studio Craft  Sculptural Coffee Table
Exotic American Studio Craft  Sculptural Coffee Table

Exotic American Studio Craft Sculptural Coffee Table

Located in Rochester, NY

A unique handmade sculptural coffee table. Designed after the mask of Tutankhamun. Made by Joseph Dasta. 1990. Solid cherry, aniline dye, lacquer. Hand rubbed finish. Hand planed bo...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

La Ranocchietta - Bronze by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1930
La Ranocchietta - Bronze by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1930

La Ranocchietta - Bronze by Aurelio Mistruzzi - 1930

Located in Roma, IT

Bronze with dark brown patina, realized by Aurelio Mistruzzi in 1930.  Elegant bronze sculpture depicting a young nude female figure captured in a playful, animated pose, traditiona...

Category

1930s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Saba's Garden, Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Sculpture
Saba's Garden, Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Sculpture

Saba's Garden, Mid-Century Modern Woven Textile Sculpture

By Agnieszka Ruszczynska-Szafranska

Located in Wilton, CT

Saba's Garden, linen, sisal and wool, 84" x 92", 1978. This mid-century modern woven textile wall sculpture was done by fiber artist, Agnieszka Ruszczynska-Szafranska (b. 1929, Warsa...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Wool, Linen, Thread

Pair Of Large Glass Candy Sculptures
Pair Of Large Glass Candy Sculptures

Pair Of Large Glass Candy Sculptures

By Studio Ahus

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Pair Of Modern Art Glass Candy Sculptures Large hand blown green, red dot and strip art glass candy by Studio Ahus Sweden signed and dated 1996, limited edition. 14Lx6Wx4.5H

Category

1990s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Renegade

Renegade

By Brad Rude

Located in Bozeman, MT

Ed. 3/6 Artist Brad Rude was born in Montana and has lived in Walla Walla, Washington most of his life. His journeys through his grandfather's folk art st...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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