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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sandstone
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Copper
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Iron
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Aluminum
1990s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
1970s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
2010s Australian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Steel
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Terracotta
1970s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic, Paint
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cut Glass
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Chrome
2010s Austrian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cement
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Belgian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cement
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel, Bronze, Enamel
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel, Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
1990s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
1970s Finnish Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Danish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel, Iron




