Modern Figurative 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Figurative Sculptures
Copper
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
1980s Brazilian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Composition
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
1980s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wrought Iron
20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Oak, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
Early 2000s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Brass
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic
1970s Uruguayan Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Composition
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
20th Century North American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic, Lucite
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stoneware
Late 20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
Late 20th Century Colombian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Ukrainian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Oak, Ash
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf





