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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Iron, Wire
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
Early 2000s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Onyx, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
Late 20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Argentine Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood, Pine
1970s Czech Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Stainless Steel
1980s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Fiberglass, Scagliola
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Concrete
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
1970s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
1960s Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Plastic
2010s Chinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ash, Lacquer, Walnut, Maple, Birdseye Maple
1990s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
2010s European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass