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Modern Sculptures

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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
Vestige

Vestige

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

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

Sculpture
Sculpture

Sculpture

By Albert Thiry 1

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

Large Metal Elephant Wall Sculpture
Large Metal Elephant Wall Sculpture

Large Metal Elephant Wall Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Bold one of a kind elephant wall sculpture hand crafted in metals with a stylized assemblage form decorated with paint in eccentric colorful floral designs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs

Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Cheetahs

Located in Rome, IT

Fantastic pair of gilt bronze Cheetahs sculptures . The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Maize II" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Maize II" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"Maize II" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

"Maize II" - (Scott Troxel's Small Pops Series) is a minimalist modernist wall sculpture that can bring bold statement to wherever it is placed. The piece is relatively small, but it...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Sled" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Sled" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"Sled" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

"Sled" is a modern rustic wall sculpture. It was made in a similar fashion to an abstract expressionist painting, where the process of creating the piece is not predetermined, but is...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Module" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Module" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"Module" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

"NavyReds" is a minimalist and modernist wood wall sculpture reminiscent of both mid century modern forms and bold graphic design. Navyreds is part of my "Small Pops" Series which ar...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Phase 3" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Phase 3" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"Phase 3" Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

“Phase 3” by Scott Troxel is a minimalist wood wall sculpture that explores rhythm, balance, and repetition through a refined geometric language. Arranged in a vertical composition, ...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Sweeper" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Sweeper" Wood Wall Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"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...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Starr" Modern Wood Sculpture by Scott Troxel
"Starr" Modern Wood Sculpture by Scott Troxel

"Starr" Modern Wood Sculpture by Scott Troxel

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

“Starr” by Scott Troxel is a striking abstract sculpture that balances sharp geometry with organic warmth. Crafted from wood with smooth painted surfaces, the piece reflects Troxel’s...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Waveform" modern Wood Wall Sculpture
"Waveform" modern Wood Wall Sculpture

"Waveform" modern Wood Wall Sculpture

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

“Waveform” by Scott Troxel is a minimalist wall sculpture that transforms rhythm and movement into a bold geometric composition. Constructed from ambrosia maple with acrylic and oil ...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Female Figure-Bronze Sculpture Ed. 1/6
Female Figure-Bronze Sculpture Ed. 1/6

Female Figure-Bronze Sculpture Ed. 1/6

By Hermann Rastorfer

Located in Zug, CH

Hermann Rastorfer was a draftsman, painter, sculptor, illustrator, ceramist, designer, poster artist, developer of advertising concepts and communication campaigns, inventor, and architect. He began as a typesetter in Salzburg. In the mid-1950s, he moved to Germany, where he soon founded his own studio for graphic design and advertising. His goal was always to give each product a distinctive, highly recognizable appearance. He designed his own design line for the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, artistic cover images for numerous paperbacks from renowned publishers, and packaging for well-known products such as Ferrero Küsschen, Mon Chéri, Martell cognac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rève (assise)
Rève (assise)

Raymond MichèleRève (assise), 2023

$6,971Sale Price|20% Off

Rève (assise)

Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT

Numbered and limited to 12 copies ( 8 + 4 P.A) Artwork signed Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, metal,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'Cross Reference' Weathered Bronze Ceramic Sculpture
'Cross Reference' Weathered Bronze Ceramic Sculpture

'Cross Reference' Weathered Bronze Ceramic Sculpture

By Judy Engel

Located in Hudson, NY

Judy Engel Cross Reference 2019 Glazed Ceramic Greatly influenced by the modernism of the middle of the 20th century, Judy's first introduction to this style was the Empire Stat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

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

Pointe shoes. Bronze sculpture, 2008
Pointe shoes. Bronze sculpture, 2008

Pointe shoes. Bronze sculpture, 2008

By Alex Radionov

Located in Zofingen, AG

Pointe Shoes. This name came to me when I saw a ballerina before a performance. She was getting ready to go on stage and carefully checking the laces of her pointe shoes. After all, ...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Il senatore di Caligola

Il senatore di Caligola

By Jacopo SCASSELLATI

Located in Atlanta, GA

Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary 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.