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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Travertine, Marble
Mid-20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Japanese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Plate
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Serbian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 2000s Central African Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic, Rubber
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Marble
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fabric, Plastic, Paper
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s Lebanese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Cement
Early 2000s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Silver, Bronze, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
1930s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Silver
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
2010s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
2010s Japanese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Figurative Sculptures
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Teak
2010s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Plate
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plywood
1990s North American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wool, Acrylic
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plywood





