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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Porcelain
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Murano Glass
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Aluminum
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Art Glass
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
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Stainless Steel
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Alabaster
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Murano Glass
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Ceramic, Clay
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Brass
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Bronze, Enamel, Steel
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Marble
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Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
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Resin
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Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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Marble
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Stone, Brass, Steel
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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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Oak, Fiberglass
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf
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Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Acrylic
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Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Aluminum
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Clay
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Silver
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Alabaster
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
1970s Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic