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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
20th Century Asian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Malachite, Rock Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Copper
1990s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
1940s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
1940s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze, Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Composition, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Philippine Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
1940s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood