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Modern Sculptures

MODERN STYLE

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
"Penna" Wood Wall Sculpture
"Penna" Wood Wall Sculpture

"Penna" Wood Wall Sculpture

By Scott Troxel

Located in Marmora, NJ

Evoking both nostalgia and a forward-looking vision, "Penna" is a dynamic wood wall sculpture that captures the essence of mid-century modernism. Pigmented lacquer on poplar wood cre...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

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

Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Bust of a Young Child
Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Bust of a Young Child

Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Bust of a Young Child

By Victor Salmones

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An untitled signed bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones (1937 - 1989) from an edition of 10. Numbered 1 of 10. Signature "Victor Salmones. 1/10" in cast. In excellent original condition. Victor Salmones (1937-1989) was the most widely known sculptor living and working in Mexico during his lifetime. His sculptures won him universal acclaim and are held in the collections of museums, corporations, cities, universities and private collectors in some 30 countries. During his career, he was highly sought after and increasingly involved in the execution of commissions for major public works around the world. Salmones developed his love and talent for creating sculpture by working with clay in high school. He attended the Instituto de Bellas Artes (Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts), where he was an apprentice to the Bauhaus master, Otto Hoffman. He was trained to use the exacting, age-old lost wax method of casting and worked principally in bronze. Hoffman's encouragement led to the opening of Victor's own sculpture workshop in Cuernavaca in 1966. In 1967, Salmones’ fluid bronze “Adam” won first prize at the Biennale Exposition of the National Museum of Modern Art. His work continued to win the highest critical acclaim at subsequent Biennale expositions, and in 1971, over hundreds of entries, his life-size bronze Narcissus...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Perché", Eucalyptus and Resin Sculpture by Thierry Amar
"Perché", Eucalyptus and Resin Sculpture by Thierry Amar

"Perché", Eucalyptus and Resin Sculpture by Thierry Amar

Located in Atlanta, GA

At the summit of this sculpted tree trunk, a solitary fisherman appears to cast his line into an invisible lake made of silence and thought. With no hook and no bait, his rod draws a...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures
Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures

Monumental Pair of White Marble Sculptures of Classical Figures

Located in Rome, IT

Standing figure of Julius Caesar wearing a Tunic and holding a billowing drapery with a composition marble square-section pedestal. . The other figure is of Hannibal. Provenance fro...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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

Hunter, Bronze and Wood Sculpture by James McCain
Hunter, Bronze and Wood Sculpture by James McCain

Hunter, Bronze and Wood Sculpture by James McCain

By James McCain

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: James McCain, American (b. 1944) Title: Hunter Year: circa 1980 Medium: Bronze Sculpture on Wooden Base, signature and numbering inscribed Edition: 85/250 Size: 12.5 x 6 x ...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Moose Mount mixed media sculpture by Kirsten Kainz
Moose Mount mixed media sculpture by Kirsten Kainz

Moose Mount mixed media sculpture by Kirsten Kainz

Located in Belgrade, MT

This sculpture is not only monumentality beautiful in form and technique but is loaded interesting concepts. This work by Kainz raises questions about our relationship with the world...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Frammento

Frammento

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

Paso
Paso

Paso

By Jacques LE BESCOND 1

Located in Atlanta, GA

Jacques LE BESCOND (born in CAEN in 1945) was young when he started to sculpture. He was particularly fond of wood. His encounter with a craftsman w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Acrobats, 2010

The Acrobats, 2010

Located in Atlanta, GA

Jean-Louis Corby was born in 1951 and was predominantly influenced creatively by the 1970s. The 1970s were a period of consolidation and growth in the arts, most often characterised ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Uomo Seduto

Uomo Seduto

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Mother and Child

Mother and Child

By Kennedy MUSEKIWA

Located in Atlanta, GA

KENNEDY MUSEKIWA Kennedy Musekiwa was born on May 29, 1962 in the Marondera region of Zimbabwe. He is married and has four children. He was first inspired by his cousin, Victor Mutongwizo, and in 1985 began to work under his guidance. However, Joseph Ndandarika...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Pomme Bouche
Pomme Bouche

Pomme Bouche

By Claude Lalanne

Located in PARIS, FR

Edition Signed with the stamp: Lalanne Monogrammed, marked and numbered under the apple: CL ; Artcurial ; 57/250 Literature Robert Rosenblum, Les Lalanne, Genève, Éditions Skira, 1991, an other version reproduced p. 123. Claude et François...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stardust Inside. From The Inner Light Box series
Stardust Inside. From The Inner Light Box series

Stardust Inside. From The Inner Light Box series

By Eduardo Rezende

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In INNER LIGHT, Eduardo Rezende transforms the silhouette into a threshold — a boundary between the visible self and the hidden territories that dwell inside each person. Photographe...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Archival Pigment, Lights, Textile

Mort de fatigue

Mort de fatigue

By Samuel SALCEDO

Located in Atlanta, GA

In the work of the sculptor and painter Samuel Salcedo, it is possible to raise a deep and at the same time fun reflection on the human condition. He st...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

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.