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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Plaster, Jute, Fiberglass
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Onyx, Wire
2010s German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century German Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s Indian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Walnut
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sandstone
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sandstone
20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Terracotta
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Lucite
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Limestone, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Onyx, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Walnut, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Steel, Chrome
2010s Turkish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
2010s Dutch Modern Abstract Sculptures
Earthenware
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Belgian Black Marble
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Brass
Early 2000s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Silver, Bronze, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Murano Glass
20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Granite, Marble, Steel, Cut Steel
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Jute, Fiberglass, Plaster





