Modern Abstract Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Unique Listening Form by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique listening form by Dust and Form
Dimensions: D 16.5 x 15 H cm
Materials: Porcelain
Origin Form Collection in three finishes: Hand-sanded (our classic, smooth, bare finish)...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pebble Black Marble Meditative Cushion by On.Entropy Ideal as a Desk Accessory
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
This desk accessory shaped as a "cushion" is designed with softness in mind; it wishes to engage the senses around the plasticity of marble. It is hand sculpt on a single piece of a ...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Black Bottle Matt by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Large black bottle matt by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H16 x W19cm, 2 litres.
Materials: High Temperature Ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic culture...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Plaster Maquette Abstract Sculpture by Elinore Gallas Bloomfield
Located in San Mateo, CA
Plaster maquette by Elinore Gallas Bloomfield (1927-2023). This is a study for what would have been a much larger sculpture in fiberglass and resin over a foam core. There are a couple of visible cracks to the plaster.
Elinore Bloomfield was active in the San Francisco Bay Area. She had a BA Decorative Arts, UC Berkeley.
She studied sculpture with Jacques Schneir, Vincent Rascon, Ray Lorenzato...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paint
PLB Lamp by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
PLB lamp by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H8 x D16cm
Materials: Volcanic stone, handblown glass.
El Pedregal is a neighborhood south of Mexico City developed in the 1940s and its...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Jim Karg Art Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jim Karg Art glass sculpture. Somewhat triangular shape with purple internal color. Signed bottom side.
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
X4 Object Contemporary Sculpture in Oak
Located in London, GB
X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcraft wooden pieces sits somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that we translate to a 3D object...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Domingos Tótora "Escultura Âmago Model 04", Brazil 21st Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This organic sculpture by contemporary artist Domingos Tótora is a visual expression of the artist’s view of design. Tótora creates objects and sculptures where beauty is inseparable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Repousse Tomato Sculpture in Dark Antique Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tomato sculpture
Dark Antique Copper
Hand Repoussé
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the tradition...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Curvature", Hand Built Ceramic Sculptural Organic Form in Subtle Matte White
Located in Chicago, IL
Using the vernacular of the vessel, I use earthenware clay to create intimate spaces. Each form employs a language that reveals its intentions. My interest lies in the slight shifts ...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Halfmoon Lilac Bottle by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Halfmoon lilac bottle by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H22 x W11cm, 600ml.
Materials: high temperature ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic cultures it ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ufo Mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique UFO Mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 33 x H 26 cm
Materials: Clay
UFO 02 is a hand built ceramic mirror. Playful and bold functional decorative object, for various ty...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Unique Holding Form by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique holding form by Dust and Form
Dimensions: D 22.8 x 8.8 H cm
Materials: Porcelain
Origin Form Collection in three finishes: Hand-sanded (our Classic, smooth, bare finish) ...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gota Decorative Piece by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Gota decorative piece by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H15 x D30cm.
Materials: Volcanic stone, black clay.
It is a decorative piece that mixes black clay from Oaxaca and stone fr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Dali Vase, Glass Object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Glass object, glass vase, surrealism.
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Sculptural Pluri Bowl by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Pluri bowl by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 23 x H 15 cm
Materials: Raw Black Clay
“Playground For Salvation” was created entirely during quarantine, in my Berlin studio....
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Celina Lisboa Brazilian Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture on Granite Base, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Modern abstract bronze sculpture on granite vase by renowned sculptor Celina Lisboa. Signed on bronze and maintains label on base. Numbered 1/6 circa 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
X-Large Sculptural Vase #4 by Dena Zemsky
By Dena Zemsky
Located in New York, NY
Glazed ceramic. Hand built, large-scale vase. Light blue glazed interior and textured exterior. Artist-signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Oval Bud Vase by Robbie Heidinger
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Footed oval-shaped vase with applied forms & blue glazes. Artist signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th C. Grey and Chrome Small Sculpture, Silver Ball on Lucite Base
Located in New York City, NY
Silver Ball on Lucite Base
Round silver ball sits on a square Lucite base finished in a dark smoked grey.
Modernist in composition, this pair makes for a sleek and highly sculptu...
Category
20th Century European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Sculptural Fragment Vase by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural fragment vase by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
Fragment 02 vase is a sculptural, functional object hand-built from black clay. T...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Vernal Blue Porcelain Vase 1 by Robbie Heidinger
Located in New York, NY
Glazed porcelain. Footed orb-shaped vase with applied circular forms. Blue and green glazes. Artist signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Child Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Child sculpture 01 by Elnaz Rafati
Dimensions: H 20.3 x W 11.5 x D 12.7 cm
Materials: clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my architectural e...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Halfmoon Green Bottle by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Halfmoon green bottle by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H22 x W11cm, 600ml.
Materials: high temperature ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic cultures it ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Green Bottle by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Small green bottle by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H15 x W13cm, 1.100ml.
Materials: high temperature ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic cultures it w...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Lilac Bottle by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Small lilac bottle by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H13 x W15cm
Materials: High Temperature Ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic cultures it was believe...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Stoneware Glaze Sculpture by Lisa Geue
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Stoneware Glaze sculpture by Lisa Geue
Dimensions: D 11.5 x W 12.5 x H 25 cm
Materials: Stoneware Glaze
Non-functional.
Lisa Geue works p...
Category
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Handsculped Izzy Lamp Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Handsculped Izzy lamp table lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 18 x H 34 cm
Materials: Clay, ceramic
Hand-built ceramic lamp, with minimalist shape and raw, textured surface.
...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Aura Reclaimed Wood Sculpture by CEU Studio, Represented by Tuleste Factory
By CEU Studio
Located in New York, NY
Aura 2018 by CEU
L 110.2" - W 29.5"" x H 90.6"
Reclaimed wood sculpture with steel base.
One of a kind.
Shipping is not included. See our shipping policies. Please contac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Sculptural Moon Vase by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural moon vase by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 23 x H 25 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
Moon vase is a bold ceramic piece, hand-built from black clay. Inner surface is glaze...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Unique UFO Mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique UFO mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 33 x H 26 cm
Materials: Clay
UFO 02 is a hand built ceramic mirror. Playful and bold functional decorative object, for various ...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: D 23 x H 38 cm
Materials: Clay, Quartz stone
Available in black, green, blue and yellow.
Hand made in the town of San Jose de Gracia, M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Unique Heir Vessel by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique heir vessel by Dust and Form
Dimensions: D 8.8 x 17 H cm
Materials: Porcelain
Origin Form Collection in three finishes: hand-sanded (our Classic, smooth, bare finish) Ivo...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Small White Rituals Vase by Lisa Geue
Located in Geneve, CH
Small white rituals vase by Lisa Geue
Dimensions: D 17 x W 16 x H 16 cm
Materials: Terracotta, Kaolin wash, Shino glazes.
Non-functional.
By researching ancient and indigenous ...
Category
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Sculptural Cyto Vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Cyto vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 25 x H 25 cm
Materials: Raw Black Clay
“Playground For Salvation” was created entirely during quarantine, in my Berlin stu...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Bottle Holder After Marcel Duchamp Readymade
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bottle holder as the ones used by Marcel Duchamp for his readymade,
Not signed.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use. Preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Lilac Bottle by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Lilac Bottle by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H 16 x W 19cm, 2 litres.
Materials: high temperature ceramics.
La Muerte Tiene Permiso Collection
In pre-Hispanic cultures i...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 wooden spherical sculptures, France 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 3 wooden spherical sculptures
France 1960s
Diam. 22.5 cm - 21 cm - 19.5 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Unique UFO Mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique UFO mirror by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 19 x H 38 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
UFO 01 is a hand built ceramic mirror. Playful and bold functional decorative object, fo...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Circle Kuggen by Lina Rincon
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Kuggen by Lina Rincon
Dimensions: H50 x 50 x 3 cm
Materials: Blown Glass
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the...
Category
2010s English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Handsculped Ike Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Handsculped Ike lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W x H cm
Materials: Raw Black Clay
IAAI / Ia Kutateladze is a Georgian multidisciplinary designer based in Berlin. The product...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Macropha Vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Macropha vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 37 x H 28 cm
Materials: Raw Black Clay
“Playground For Salvation” was created entirely during quarantine, in my Berlin studio. Th...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Corps Céleste iii Unique Sculpture by Awaré
Located in Geneve, CH
Corps Céleste III unique sculpture by Awaré
Dimensions: L 35 x H 54cm
Materials: Plane tree, naturel dyed silk, pigment, oxidation
Awaré is the meeting of the sculptor Jérôme Pereira and the artist Sylvia Eustache...
Category
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: D 23 x H 38 cm
Materials: Clay, Quartz stone
Available in black, green, blue and yellow.
Hand made in the town of San Jose de Gracia, M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Sculptural Fragment Vase by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural fragment vase by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
Fragment 01 vase is a sculptural, functional object hand-built from black clay. T...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Noviembre XIV Mobile Sculpture in Burned Oak Wood Inspired by Brancusi
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Noviembre XIV Mobile Sculpture inspired by Brancusi
The Noviembre collection is inspired by the creative values of Constantin Brancusi, a Romanian sculptor considered one of the m...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Limes Bookends by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Limes bookends by Imperfettolab
Dimensions: 25 x 25 x H 41 cm
Materials: Fiberglass
Imperfetto Lab
Who we are ? We are a family.
Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our child...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Pino Signoretto, Yellow Orb Sculpture
Located in Summerland, CA
Beautiful and unusual organic sculptural vase made in bright yellow glass.
Created by artist Pino Signoretto. (1944=2017). World renowned art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Matriarch Vessel by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Matriarch vessel by Dust and Form
Dimensions: D 80 x 11.4 H cm
Materials: Porcelain
Origin Form Collection in three finishes: hand-sanded (our Classic, smooth, bare finish) Ivor...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pet Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Pet by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 12).
Dimensions: D 36.9, W 12.7, H 63.5 cm.
Materials: Clay.
"Pet is secretly my favorite piece.
Unlike the other sculptures whose curves transi...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Sculptural Neutro Vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Neutro vessel by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 30 x H 30 cm
Materials: Raw black clay
“Playground For Salvation” was created entirely during quarantine, in my Berlin s...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Tres Luces Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tres Luces Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 28 x H 45.7 cm
Materials: Clay, glazed pottery
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral b...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Pop Art Oversized Wooden Lightbulb
Located in Richmond, VA
Unique pop art oversized wooden lightbulb sculpture. Maple wood. 18" tall and 9" diameter. Hand sculpted art piece, one of a kind. Sits upright, is...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Handsculped Alcazar Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Handsculped Alcazar table lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 32 x H 26 cm
Materials: Raw white clay
Alcazar lamp combines hand-built organic structure, with soft geometric ele...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Handsculped Alcazar Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Handsculped Alcazar table lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 32 x H 26 cm
Materials: Raw Black Clay
Alcazar lamp combines hand-built organic structure, with soft geometric elemen...
Category
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Aspis Shelves by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Aspis shelves by Imperfettolab
Dimensions: 103 x 30 x H 194
Materials: Fiberglass
Imperfetto Lab
Who we are ? We are a family.
Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childre...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Sculture Domestiche by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculture domestiche by Imperfettolab
2006
Dimensions: D 56 x W 56 x H 87 cm
Materials: Resin
These sculptures are born from the meticulous processing of the resin. Decorative e...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Small Brown Rituals Vase by Lisa Geue
Located in Geneve, CH
Small brown rituals vase by Lisa Geue
Dimensions: D 17 x W 16 x H 16 cm
Materials: Terracotta, Shino glazes, multiple firings
Non-functional.
By researching ancient and indigen...
Category
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
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