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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 (A.R. 288)
Visage (A.R. 288)

Visage (A.R. 288)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Visage (A.R. 288), 1955 White earthenware ceramic pitcher with colored engobe and glaze Edition of 500 Stamped “Picasso” and “Madoura Plein Feu” (underneath) The piece is in excelle...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cosmos, Modern Art, 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture

Cosmos, Modern Art, 3D Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture

Located in Granada Hills, CA

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Cosmos, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, 46x61x10...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso
Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso

Ceramic Owl Vase (A.R. 135) from the Madoura Pottery by Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

Mid-Century earthenware vase with painted owl decoration, by Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France (1952). This is a vintage, limited edition earthenware creation, in a run of 500 (Edition Picasso) at the Madoura pottery...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

FLIPPO - 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

Porcelain, Canvas

Fleurs
Fleurs

Fleurs

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• An authenticated work This work is authenticated by Paloma Ruiz Picasso and Diana Widmaier Ruiz Picasso, who issued a certificate of authenticity on October 7, 2024. • A dated wor...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

RECLINGING WOMAN
RECLINGING WOMAN

RECLINGING WOMAN

By Antoniucci Volti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ANTONIUCCI VOLTI "RECLINGING WOMAN" BRONZE, SIGNED, NUMBERED 2/6 VALSUANI FOUNDRY ITALiAN, WORKED IN PARIS, C.1960 6.5 X 18.5 X 10.5 INCHES Antoniucci Volti 1915-1989 Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Antoniucci Volti was born in Albano, Italy, in 1915. His family lived in Italy until 1920 when the family moved to France. Volti studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Nice from 1928 to 1920. By 1932 the young artist had won a gold medal for two polychrome bas-reliefs before going to Paris, where he entered the studio of Jean Boucher at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of only fifteen. After serving in the Second World War, when he was interned as a prisoner of war in Bavaria, he returned in poor health to Paris, only to find his studio destroyed. From 1947 he showed work at various Paris Salons and, in 1954 and 1955 at the Brussels and Antwerp Biennales. In 1957 a retrospective of his work was organized at the Museum Rodin in Paris. He died in Paris in 1989 Works by Volti are in leading museums such as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. Antoniucci Volti is one of the most important Late Modern...

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1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Woman - Sculpture - Mid-20th Century
Woman - Sculpture - Mid-20th Century

Woman - Sculpture - Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Balinese bronze sculpture of woman. Placed on a wooden pedestal. Excellent condition.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chouette (A.R.604)
Chouette (A.R.604)

Chouette (A.R.604)

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 ...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Beneath the Surface - contemporary, abstract, three dimensional, wall art
Beneath the Surface - contemporary, abstract, three dimensional, wall art

Beneath the Surface - contemporary, abstract, three dimensional, wall art

By Lucy Maki

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary abstract mixed media composition is geometric in form. The bold, unique and complex artwork of Lucy Maki challenges the traditional approach to painting. The New Mexico artist has been influenced by modernist abstraction, cubism, and even surrealism. For decades she has explored a distinctive visual language that incorporates mixed media, geometric shapes and architectural elements. Her shaped canvases like Beneath the Surface are an eclectic mix of oil paint and wood framing on canvas—they are both paintings and sculptures. Within the frame of this work, lyrical gestural brushstrokes in green and a creamy white play against a teal backdrop. Thick black patterns framed in geometric shapes add structure. The wood frame of this piece extends beyond the artwork itself extending the picture plane--a signature of Maki’s work. “I am fascinated with the New Mexico’s 1930s...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil

“Carry the Song..” Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing by the artist
“Carry the Song..” Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing by the artist

“Carry the Song..” Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing by the artist

Located in Miami Beach, FL

“Carry the song..” Carry the song of my breath to your chest. And you will call me back. And like this we will find one another. No matter how lost we may be. I won’t give up. This ...

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Oiseau Posé
Oiseau Posé

Oiseau Posé

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• An authenticated work Stamped on the base “Madoura plein feu,” this unique painted and partially glazed ceramic is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Claude Rui...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani
Tête de Femme, after Modigliani

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani

By Amedeo Modigliani

Located in Long Island City, NY

Tete de Femme after Modigliani, produced by Austin Productions in 1961. Austin Productions started in Brooklyn in 1952 and began manufacturing reprodu...

Category

1960s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Jug - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Jug - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Jug - 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

Prometheus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn
Prometheus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

Prometheus, Modern Bronze Sculpture by Anthony Quinn

By Anthony Quinn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Anthony Quinn, American (1915 - 2001) Title: Prometheus Year: 1988 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 5/8 Size: 22.5 in. x 10.5 in. x 5 in. (57...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Faune à la Diaule
Faune à la Diaule

Faune à la Diaule

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• An authenticated work This work is authenticated by Claude Ruiz Picasso, who issued a certificate of authenticity on January 17, 2019. • A signed and dated work Dated July 11, 195...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)
Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)

Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)

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 ...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern

Walter Midener "Contemplation" Seated Figure Clay Sculpture Mid-Century Modern

Located in Detroit, MI

“Contemplation” is an abstract clay sculpture of a female. The figure has both arms and legs extended, but the dignified pose suggests an intimate rather than a sexual moment. The sculpture is delicately rendered, but monumental in pose and clean composition reminiscent of the English artist Henry Moore. The surface is warm and slightly rough to the touch. This sculpture is in the round and beautifully balanced geometrically with the hands clasped behind the head forming a slightly flattened polygon shape that is echoed in the positioning of the legs and draped fabric of a presumed dress. The figure draws the viewer into her contemplation, peace and confidence. An exceptional piece by Midener. Walter Midener...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate
Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate

Robert Mapplethorpe, Poppy Flower Porcelain Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: after Robert Mapplethorpe, American (1946 - 1989) Title: Calla Lily Date: circa 2000 Medium: Porcelain Plate, printed signature verso Edition Size: 500 Diameter: 8.25 inches ...

Category

Early 2000s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique, 19th C. Peugeot Frères Brevetés French Coffee Grinder Table Sculpture
Antique, 19th C. Peugeot Frères Brevetés French Coffee Grinder Table Sculpture

Antique, 19th C. Peugeot Frères Brevetés French Coffee Grinder Table Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

This is being sold as a piece of (functional?) decorator table sculpture for a kitchen or restaurant. I do not know if or how it works. the wheel and gears turn. It might be missing a cover on the handle. It is a lovely antique piece. Made in France. A halfcentury before they produced their first car, the Peugeot brothers were making coffee grinders, continuing to do so for over 100years. In 1840 the Peugeots produced their first moulin a cafe out of a combination of metal and wood. The beans were inserted into the metal hopper up top; metal gears were turned by a woodenknob-capped metal...

Category

Late 19th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Famille, Têtes Laurées : Quatre Personnages
Famille, Têtes Laurées : Quatre Personnages

Famille, Têtes Laurées : Quatre Personnages

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• A unique ceramic work by Pablo Picasso Famille, Têtes Laurées : Quatre Personnages is a unique ceramic composition by Pablo Picasso, dated August 8, 1956, with the date inscribed a...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lovers Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10
Lovers Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10

Lovers Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Lovers Figurative Bronze Sculpture Signed Illegibly edition 2/10 Large bronze sculpture signd illegible possible in Hebrew.

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Femme en Bleu, Wall/Table Sculpture by Corneille
Femme en Bleu, Wall/Table Sculpture by Corneille

Femme en Bleu, Wall/Table Sculpture by Corneille

By Corneille

Located in Long Island City, NY

This painted wood sculpture by the Belgian artist Corneille, circa 1980, is an expressionist rendering of a two nudes. Corneille was influenced by Miró, Picasso and Paul Klee but cl...

Category

1980s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hibou
Hibou

Hibou

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• A unique ceramic by Pablo Picasso This work is a unique ceramic by Pablo Picasso, dated on the reverse, reflecting the artist’s direct and personal intervention in the creation of ...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Puppy - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Puppy - Sculpture by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s

Puppy - 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

Pablo Picasso, "Tauromachy Scene", ceramic plate
Pablo Picasso, "Tauromachy Scene", ceramic plate

Pablo Picasso, "Tauromachy Scene", ceramic plate

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an A.R. turned round plate by Pablo Picasso made in 1957. It is made with red earthenware clay, engobe decoration, and knife engraved in black. It is numbered 279/ 500 ...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Head of a Man Bronze Sculpture, Modern With Green Brown Patina
Head of a Man Bronze Sculpture, Modern With Green Brown Patina

Head of a Man Bronze Sculpture, Modern With Green Brown Patina

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Head of a Man Possible Portrait of Picasso Patinated green brown bronze on black granite base size 20" hight 11"wide 10" Signed Helga M. with a the Modern Art Foundry New York stam...

Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Geo
Geo

Geo

By Kevin Barrett

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Abstract fabricated bronze sculpture by Kevin Barrett, signed and dated 2017. Kevin Barrett is currently the sculptor in residence at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in Palm Beach....

Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mixed-media Long Mixed Wood Cityscape Shelf or Mantel by Artist Ben Darby, 2020
Mixed-media Long Mixed Wood Cityscape Shelf or Mantel by Artist Ben Darby, 2020

Mixed-media Long Mixed Wood Cityscape Shelf or Mantel by Artist Ben Darby, 2020

By Ben Darby

Located in San Diego, CA

Artful one-of-a-kind long shelf or sculpture by artist Ben Darby. Made of various pieces of wood and accented with multi-color acrylic paint. We selected this piece soon after it was...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Dancer, Modern Cast Nickel Sculpture by B.Z. Boobis
Dancer, Modern Cast Nickel Sculpture by B.Z. Boobis

Dancer, Modern Cast Nickel Sculpture by B.Z. Boobis

Located in Long Island City, NY

B.Z. Boobis, American - Dancer, Medium: Nickel cast sculpture, signature inscribed at base and on bottom, Size: 6.25 x 4 x 1.5 in. (15.88 x 10.16 x 3.81 cm)

Category

1970s 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 ...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hibou
Hibou

Hibou

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Signed and certified work This unique ceramic was executed in Vallauris in 1957 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Paloma Ruiz Picasso and Diana Widmaier...

Category

1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture
Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture

Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture

By Igor Mitoraj

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Petite Cuirasse Bronze Torso Sculpture Igot Mitoraj (Polish, 1944-2014) signed in the mold, from an unnumbered edition of 1500 bronze with gilt patina on lucite base. Dimensions of...

Category

1970s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chouette (A.R. 606)
Chouette (A.R. 606)

Chouette (A.R. 606)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in OPOLE, PL

Chouette (A.R. 606) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 110/500 / R 149' (underneath) white earthenware ceramic vase, partially engr...

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1960s 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.