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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principals 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 — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames 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 furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
2010s European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze, Steel
2010s Guatemalan Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Paper
Late 20th Century Thai Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Copper
2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Brass
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Earthenware
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Steel
1980s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
2010s Indian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin, Paper
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
2010s Greek Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Epoxy Resin
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass, Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain, Art Glass, Blown Glass
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel, Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
2010s Swedish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cement
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Belgian Black Marble
Late 20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Steel
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ash
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Enamel
1970s German Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Fiberglass
2010s Turkish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Olive