Modern Animal 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Set of two Valérie Courtet elephant sculptures glazed stoneware circa 2010
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful set of two glazed stoneware elephant sculptures by Valérie Courtet, made around 2010. The details are truly exquisite, and the quality of the work is exceptional. Each pi...
Category
2010s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Valérie Courtet rhinoceros sculpture glazed stoneware circa 2010
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful glazed stoneware rhinoceros sculpture by Valérie Courtet, made around 2010. The details are truly exquisite, and the quality of the work is exceptional. Each piece by Val...
Category
2010s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Paperocchio Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture Paperocchio model part of the 'Pop Will Eat Himself' designed by Massimo Giacon and produced by Superego editions. Limited edition of 50 copies. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Painted ceramic cheetah with high-class base: elegance and character
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
A masterpiece of design and refinement
The painted ceramic cheetah with high-class base is a true icon of style and craftsmanship. With its large dimensions of 20x90xh40 cm, this sc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Big Iron Horse Sculpture by Lida Boonstra, 1998
Located in Weesp, NL
Stunning welded black painted iron horse sculpture made in 1998 by Lida Boonstra. This beautiful and big work of Art measures L 105 x W 29 x H 81 ...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Sculpture of Pelicans in Patinated Bronze, Contemporary Art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze representing a couple of pelicans, contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture of a pair of pelicans in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Bronze Asian Bird Figural Screen Holders
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair bronze Asian figural bird screen holders.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful, Massive Orthoceras Granite Sculpture Tower
Located in Greven, DE
Unique granite sculpture with embedded fossils that are more than 280 million years old.
This beautiful, black granite tower with its beautiful Orthoceras fossils is a sculpture that captivates every viewer.
The fossils come from the Cretaceous period and then fossilized in granite.
At some point, this unique sculpture was carefully cut out of a black granite block...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Ceramic Tiger Sculpture , Hand Made And Painted In South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Discover the Ceramic Tiger Sculpture from Imvelo Natural Art, a breathtaking representation of wildlife artistry from South Africa. Hand-sculpted by Bernard and hand-painted by Pales...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse, Austrian Artist and Designer for Herta Baller, Fish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Walter Bosse, Austrian artist and designer (b. 1904, 1974) for Herta Baller. Fish in bronze, 1950s.
Walter Bosse was affiliated with Wiener Werkstätte...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Royal copenhagen porcelain
porcelain with seal motif
Origin Denmark circa 1940
20th century perfect condition.
Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (Danish: Den K...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
One of a kind pair bronze sculptures 'Royal Birds of India'
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
'Royal Birds of India' - One of a kind pair of beautiful bronze sculptures, hand crafted moulded and cast in the lost wax process. Magnificent grand pair of birds in sculpture form that stand out and create a wow effect . The artwork is loosely inspired by the pea fowl, a bird native to India. The elegant stature of the bird is reminiscent of the regality and grace of the Indian maharajas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Abstract Signed Sculptures Pair of French Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
These lovely pair of bronze abstract sculptures seem to be of animal seal nature and form that look like abstract body forms. They are engraved Alix Rossignol and are a limited edition of 7/8 with a foundry mark. The sculptor is French. These are great tabletop bronze sculptures.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Two "Flight Shadows" Decoration, Handcrafted Metal Sculpture by SVITANOK
Located in Vilnius, LT
Flight shadows decoration
This object symbolizes the dynamic movement of a static form. Visual incompleteness demonstrates the dynamics of the form transformation, the acquisition...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Salviati, Murano Sommerso Glass, Blue Cobalt and Uranium Giraffe Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series called " Zoo" beautiful animals in sommerso glass .In black light you can see light uranium green glass .
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
“Roaring Jaguar” Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture by Adolphe Geoffroy & Susse
By Susse Fondeur, Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADOLPHE LOUIS VICTOR GEOFFROY
French, 1844-1915
"Panthére Rugissant" (Roaring Jaguar)
Patinated bronze, signed "J. Geoffroy" and "Susse Fre. Paris / Cir...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Headless Animal, Bronze Sculpture, 50s/60s
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Curious patinated bronze sculpture of a headless animal
Wooden base
Good condition
Sculpture from the 1950s/1960s
Height 22cm
22 x 10.5cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mary Gates Dewey Ceramic Cat Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful cat sculpture by Mary Gates Dewey. Made of ceramic, it's designed and sculpted in the whimsical style Mary Gates Dewey is noted for.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goat Bullet Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ceramic Leopard Sculpture , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
The ceramic Leopard sculpture from Imvelo Natural Art in South Africa is a stunning piece, standing tall in a poised pose that exudes strength and grace. Hand-sculpted by Bernard and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Made Sculptural Glazed Ceramic Hammerhead Shark on Stand by Rexx Fischer
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-Made Sculptural Glazed Ceramic Hammerhead Shark on Stand by Rexx Fischer
Offered for sale is a hand-made sculptural glazed ceramic Hammerhead shark on stand by Rexx Fischer . ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Ceramic Tiger Sculpture , Hand Made And Painted In South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Imvelo Natural Art presents a striking ceramic Tiger sculpture from South Africa. Sculpted by Bernard and hand-painted by Sbusiso, this piece measures 6 inches high, 11 inches long, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Opulent horse bronze by Wolfgang Binding 2002
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Stunning horse bronze by the German artist and sculptor Wolfgang Binding (*1937).
The artist's works can be found in public spaces, in the Guggenheim Museum in New York, in private...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern Black Panther Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modern Black Panther Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
A signed, dated, and numbered limited edition tabletop sculpture titled Black Panther by award-winning sculptor Je...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern African Elephant Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modern African Elephant Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
A signed, dated, and numbered limited edition tabletop sculpture titl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Welded Steel Abstract Modernist Red Heifer Sculpture by Artist Mark Doyle
By Mark Doyle
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Scale brutalist modern sculpture created by Texas Artist Mark Doyle at the turn of the century. This sculpture was handmade in the artist's studio from hundreds of feet of solid bar square steel rods. It was just recently re-powder coated and is ready for installation. The work is undeniably abstract and simultaneously an anatomically correct representation of the famous red heifer which is shrouded in ancient Hebrew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Ceramic Fish Sculpture 24kt Gold Luster Pedestal or Wall Mounted, Unique, Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Ceramic sculpture handmade in Italy and decorated with the luster technique in 24Kt gold. The sculpture is mounted on a black painted wooden panel fixed to an adjustable black painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold
Small White Lacquered Metal Statue of a Stork Looking Back and Down
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful boho chic small metal stork grooming itself freshly lacquered in white. Great addition to your Palm Beach and Boho Chis inspired decor. See our collection of stork statues...
Category
2010s Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Plate with Dogs and Puppies
Located in Roma, IT
Slate finely decorated with micro mosaic. Designed as a pin.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Alessandro Albrizzi "Nest of Snakes" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Baron Alessandro Albrizzi grew up in, and later inherited, the family palazzo in Venice, where the French doors that opened onto the garden had hardware embellished with bronze snakes. The memory of them prompted him to create the“nest of snakes” sculptures...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small White Lacquered Metal Statue of a Stork Looking Up and Front
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful boho chic small metal stork looking up freshly lacquered in white. Great addition to your Palm Beach and Boho Chis inspired decor. See our collection of stork statues...
Category
2010s Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
European Studio Ceramicist, Large Unique Figure of Lying Cat, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
European studio ceramicist. Large unique figure of a lying cat. Beautiful glaze in blue-green shades, 1980s.
Measures: 20 x 11.5 cm.
Signed.
In excellent ...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Small Skull & Horn after Orvieto V', bronze by Jack Zajac
By Jack Zajac
Located in Dallas, TX
Having been awarded the prestigious Rome Prize by the American Academy in 1954, California artist Jack Zajac (born 1929) moved to Italy. Inspired by the goats and sheep he found in t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Joel Fisher, Baby Seal with Ball, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joel Fisher, American (1947 - ) - Title: Baby Seal w./ball - Year: 1994 - Medium: Bronze Sculpture. Signature and number inscribed - Edition: A.P. ...
Category
1990s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ibex Animal Ceramic and Gold Leaf Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Ital, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an ibex in a modern way. The animal is browsing leaves (gold leaf).
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Unicorn with Carrot, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an unicorn in a modern way. The animal has got a carrot as a horn.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #6 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #2 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tabletop Bird Sculpture by James Bearden Patinated Steel and Wire
Located in Kansas City, MO
Abstract bird sculpture by James Bearden. Beautifully patinated steel and wire fixed to a wood base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble sculpture by Tom von Kaenel.
Dimensions: W 17 x H 48 cm.
Materials: naxian marble.
All the artworks of Tom von Kaenel ar...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Fauna New Collection Asian Nude
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Fauna New Collection Asian Yellow
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Panther Sculpture , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Wiseman Ceramics, a renowned pottery studio in South Africa, presents a striking ceramic Black Panther sculpture, meticulously hand-sculpted by Thabo ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century "Verso la vita" by Le Bertetti Woman in Glazed Porcelain Italy 30s
By Le Bertetti
Located in Palermo, IT
"Verso la vita", artwork by Clelia Bertetti, Lenci school, signed "Le Bertetti", Turin, 1930s. Glazed porcelain figurine depicting a woman blowing in the wind on the bow of a boat.
Signature of the manufacturer and title of the work on the bottom.
On the end face of the veil there is an old restoration.
Literature:
"LENCI Lo stile italiano nella ceramica, gli artisti e gli epigoni" - Catalog "Mostra Castello Medievale Bormida (Asti)", 23 May...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early Spider Sculpture by James Bearden, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Spider Sculpture in welded iron and steel by James Bearden. Heavy and sturdy. Condition is Mint.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ceramic Pangolins Sculpture , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Wiseman Ceramics proudly presents a ceramic Pangolins sculpture, meticulously crafted by artisans Nqobile and Thabo under the design of Wiseman Ndlovu in South Africa. This sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #5 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Enamelled Bronze Sculpture entitled "Surf" by Tim Cotterill
Located in London, GB
An attractive limited edition bronze study of a green frog in a stretched position with its head raised exhibiting very fine enamel colours and excellent tactile surface, signed Tim,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Sculpture by Tom von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble sculpture by Tom von Kaenel
2020
Dimensions: D 8/13 x W 13/15 x H 61/90 cm
Materials: Naxian marble
All the artworks of...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Fish in stainless steel.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Fish in stainless steel on a base. Lighting object from Reinhard Stubenrauch (Berlin). The blue eyes of glass light up.
Category
1990s German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Grasshopper Green
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Kaiser Porcelain Goshawk Sculpture on Wood Base
By Kaiser
Located in Countryside, IL
Kaiser Porcelain Goshawk Sculpture on Wood Base
This sculpture measures: 14.25 wide x 17 deep x 14 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much de...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Handmade Ceramic Accessories Fauna New Collection Swallow Blue
Located in Lisbon, PT
These handmade decorative accessories combine the traditional Portuguese ceramic and glazing techniques in a modern approach of shapes and color, as they bring such brightness and jo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Love Art Ceramics Warthog Coin Dish, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Crafted with precision and passion by South African artisans, this ceramic warthog coin dish is a true masterpiece. Handmade with care, it boasts a distinctive design featuring a war...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kong XS Gorilla Dark Gold Velvet Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Velvet
Stone Rock Carved Monkey Mother and Baby Gorilla Statue Signed LEW Siegel
By LEW Siegel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage signed LEW Siegel carved stone rock marble mama gorilla monkey and baby. This is extremely heavy!
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Rare Pair of Cylinder Vases with Putti Terracotta Impruneta end 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Pair of Cylinder Vases with Putti Terracotta Impruneta end 20th Century
Internal diameter (Cm)
22
Height (Cm)
30
Base Dimensions (Cm)
32
Weight (Kg)
9
Handmade product;
Frost ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small Plate with Bird Between Two Butterflies
Located in Roma, IT
Black marble finely inlaid with polychrome marbles and semiprecious stones. Designed as a pin. Florence, 19th century.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislati...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage animal sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern animal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original animal sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Mosche Bianche, VG design and laboratory department, Stefano Giovannoni, and Superego Editions. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for animal sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $53 and tops out at $6,718,000 while the average work can sell for $1,745.