Modern Abstract Sculptures

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances—both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: Modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, Modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany. Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs—many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principles Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, and the Eames’s Lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that Modernism continues to wield over designers and architects—and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Earthenware
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Teak
1970s German Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Earthenware
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone
1980s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum, Metal
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain, Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Brass
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Carrara Marble
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain, Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
1970s German Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Lucite
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass
2010s Canadian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Oak
2010s Canadian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Oak
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Porcelain
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Metal
2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble