Modern Figurative 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Period: Mid-20th Century
Miguel Berrocal Puzzle Sculpture La Mini Cariatide
Located in Washington, DC
Intricate puzzle sculpture by Spanish artist Miguel Berrocal. Sculpture consists of 25 pieces, plus a wearable ring with a brass heart design. Comes complete with original box and book.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi rare early pottery / ceramic sculpture of bird , for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing modern sculpture of a bird with metal stand by the well known artist / designer Aldo Londi.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Anker Hoffmann, woman in dark patinated bronze
By Anker Hoffmann
Located in Kastrup, DK
Anker Hoffmann, Danish 1904-1985
"Maja". Sculpture of kneeling woman in dark patinated bronze.
H: 26 cm W: 40 cm D: 18 cm
The sculpture is made after the preliminary study for the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austin Productions Henry Moore Style Seated Family
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austin Productions Henry Moore Family on Bench. Plaster cast with a bronze finish. Shows a few paint chips, but overall looks good with no major chips or cracks.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Murano Glass "Love Knot" Table Sculpture in Black, White & Clear Glass
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Vintage Murano Glass Abstract Free From, Swirl Black & White Sculpture. Featuring hand blown, curved, figure eight shape with twist top in Black, White and Transparent Murano glass, ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze Fountain Figure Young Boy With Horn
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze Fountain Figure Young Boy With Horn. Frolicking bronze child playfully using their horn. Scene provides a sense of youthful energy and imagination.
Measures approx - 56h x ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare
Located in Pasadena, CA
Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare. This statue has 2 angels , male and female. The angels are seemingly in love. The male Angel is staring in a gaze at the female angel who is seemin...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose 46h x 16 w This creative sculpture shows a goose trying to steal the fish of the young man. The seemingly needs/ greedy goose wants...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden fountain / bird bath Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden Statue Measures approx - 52h x 25 diameter
This garden fountain / garden statue is a beautiful garden element that demands its own space. The base of the fountain has dolphin motifs all around the center of the case and has a wave design at top and bottom. The center of the fountain is decorated with a dolphin statue. The statue is a small fountain that shows 2 dolphins in a playful manner seemingly jumping out of the water. a wonderful patinaed fountain.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude Male Sculpture in Solid Lucite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our stunning Nude Male Sculpture in Solid Lucite, Circa 1970's. This one-of-a-kind piece of furniture is a true masterpiece, expertly craft...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure of a woman laying sideways. Bottom portion of body is covered as top of body is exposed. Measures approx -20h x 37w x 11d
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Sculpture Aquarium/Reef - Blue Waves, Signed, 1950s
Located in Kastrup, DK
Murano glass aquarium/reef featuring three fish gracefully swimming amidst captivating blue glass waves. It is rare to see blue glass waves surrounding the aquarium.
Signed at the ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Jim Davidson Bronze Sculpture W/Black Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
1981 dated And Signed Jim Davidson Bronze Sculpture W/Black Marble Base. Measures approx - 7 diameter x 19 high
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Pierre Cardin Golden Brass Modernist Bracelet Cuff, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful abstract bracelet cuff. All in golden brass metal by Pierre Cardin haute couture - iconic and sculptural, this cuff is from the height of Cardin's creative output, 'Futuris...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Andre Beaudin “Lovers” Limited Edition Cubist Style Bronze Sculpture
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A limited edition bronze sculpture titled Lovers by the French artist Andre Beaudin (1895-1975). Signed and numbered "AB 4/6" to the side of the sculpture, this Cubist style work dep...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Gaston Schweitzer : "Old Breton woman sitting on a rock", original plaster -1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Breton old woman sitting on a rock"
Original plaster, unique piece, showing an old Breton (French Brittany )woman sitting down on a rock
S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gaston Schweitzer : "Potatoes picker ", original plaster -1958
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962? France): "Potato picker"
Original plaster with medium "ground colour" patina
Unique piece
Signed with artist monogram on base
Dated "6.58" (June 1958...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gaston Schweitzer : "Worker", original plaster -
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Sitting man working a metal piece"
Original plaster, unique piece, showing a man sitting down probably hammering a metal piece
Signed "G.S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Jansen Gold Toned Metal Palm Tree
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Jansen gold toned metal palm tree. Great addition to your interiors and table tops.
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isidore Grossman Signed 1955 “Fegele” Bronze Sculpture of a Figure
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1955 bronze abstract sculpture titled "Fegele" by the American artist Isidore Grossman (born 1908). The sculpture depicts an ambiguous nude figure standing with arms to their sides...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cenedese Murano glass fish sculpture /paperweight attb to Da Ros.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful modern fish sculpture by Cenedese .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Panel by Pompeo Pianezzola from Nove-Vicenza, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic panel created by Pompeo Pianezzola from Nove-Vicenza, 1950. Signed.
Biography
The ceramist and designer Pompeo Pianezzola was born in Nove, in the province of Vicenza, in 19...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Sculpture by Ermanno Nason & Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
Located in Chicago, US
Ermanno Nason & Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese; Murano, Italy
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Important Modern Opaline Glass Vase by Ermanno Nason for Cenedese.
Located in Chicago, US
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese; Murano, Italy
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Art Figure Sculpture by Ermanno Nason for Cenedese. Homage to Kokoschka
Located in Chicago, US
Ermanno Nason for Cenedese. Homage to Oskar Kokoschka.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1950's French Modernist Black Iron with Crystal Scorpion Wall Sculpture/ Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Incredible Piece of Modern Art. 1950's French Modernist Black Iron Hand Crafted Scorpion Sculpture with crystal adorned.
Category
1950s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronze Skull with Snake Objet d'Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice decorative art object.
Original vintage condition with a great patina and one chip on the back of the marble.
Illegible signature on the back.
Great for table-scape, desk or c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Modernist Figurative abstract bronze sculptures, a pair
Located in Greensboro, NC
Modernist figurative abstract bronze sculptures, sold as a pair. Both signed by the artist- appears to read “Marks”. Highly textured and manipulated surface, really nicely cast, lik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Artisan Wall Sculpture Of An Ancient Greek Man in Pewter On Wood 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Artisan made face of an ancient Greek man with a laurel wreath molded in pewter and set on a walnut backing, American 1950's. This captivating work is beautifully made.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Nude #1" Wall-Hanging Sculpture 1960s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
"Nude #1", a rare figural wall sculpture incorporating a femaile nude motif in solid pewter by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed with original gallery label on back st...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Lalique Glass Statue
By Lalique
Located in Palermo, IT
A beautiful crystal sculpture of a naked woman in an erotic pose, stylishly rendered. The crystal is matted while the foot is transparent.The sculpture features a frosted female nude...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Mid 20th Century Wood Buddha Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mid Century polished Wooden Happy Buddha Sculpture surrounded by children.
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Salviati Murano Glass Bird Attb to Luciano Gaspari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful stylized Murano glass bird made by Salviati , and attributed to Luciano Gaspari .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Terracotta Sicilian Sculpture of a Woman by Tudisco
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Sicilian Sculpture by Tudisco created in the 1970s, in very good conditions, signed on a side. The sculpture portrays a lying naked woman
Terracotta is a type of clay-based cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Otto Pedersen '1902 - 1995', Listed Danish Artist, Large Wooden Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Otto Pedersen (1902 - 1995), listed Danish artist.
Unique large hand-made wooden sculpture.
Female figure.
Mid-20th century.
In perfect condition.
D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Cenedese Aquarium /Fish Tank Murano Glass, Sculpture/Paperweight Attr Licata
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great aquarium, fish tank in Murano Glass, by Cenedese and attributed to Riccardo Licata, well known Murano artist. This is an early piece with a big fish, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mario Badioli for Oggetti Murano Embracing Couple Art Glass Sculpture
By Oggetti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
For your consideration, a Mario Badioli for Oggetti Murano Italy art glass sculpture. Featuring a couple in a lover's embrace in an abstract design atop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Giacomo Manzu "Cardinale Seduto" 1963 Austin Productions Cast
Located in Sharon, CT
An Austin Productions casting of the well known Manzu Sculpture "Cardinale Seduto". Perhaps this sculpture more than any other of the masters works, contrast an abstract gestalt bulk...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
White Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by the Famous Belgian Sculptor Albert Poels
By Albert Poels
Located in Tilburg, NL
White glazed ceramic sculpture by the famous Belgian sculptor from Antwerp,
Albert Poels 1903-1984.
Titled in dutch 'Heropbeuring’, which refers to...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well.
A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc.
Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA.
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) was an Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aristide Maillol 'Woman Arranging Her Hair' MOMA Reproduction
Located in Sharon, CT
Original sculpture made in 1936. Cast plaster reproduction with brass
identification on bottom, from 1940-50's.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Willy Gordon, Terracotta Japanese Girl Akito Head Sculpture, France, 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Terracotta japanese girl Akito head sculpture
Willy Gordon (1918 - 2023), France 1940s
Juvenile work. Signed on the base.
Measures: H 35 cm x 20 x 19 cm
Conditions: excel...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Eberhard Bank, Obsidian Sculpture / Carving of Mice on Calcite, Idar-Oberstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great sample of the Idar- Oberstein, Germany carvings in precious stones, by Eberhard Bank, This is made in grey obsidian and calcite base with onyx cabochon eyes.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Brass Starfish Sculpture / Paperweight
By Art Brass Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nicely cast starfish paperweight, sculpture or hanging sculpture since it has a hook to the backside. Well made and can be used in the office or as a decorative accessory, made in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Aristide Maillol Museum Reproduction 'Pour le Monument a Paul Cezanne'
Located in Sharon, CT
A plaster reproduction of the famous Maillol sculpture 'Pour Le Monument a Park Cezanne' Measurements of Sculpture only: 11 1/2 x 7" x 3 1/2". On a wooden base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Dancer, " Polymer Clay Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Dancer," polymer clay sculpture, apparently unsigned, depicting a dancer in movement on one foot with arms wide, on stepped rotating black base, 24.5" Overall Height. Base 8"W.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Organic Sculptural Art Composed of Ebonized Wood and Patinaed Copper, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
We all come from the earth which draws the being to connect with the most elemental components. A captivating period piece, 'Rooted in the Earth' is an organic sculptural art piece i...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Mable Sculpture, Spain, 1964
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Powerful caved marble sculpture signed and dated Sanguino 1964. The rouge and white marble of a crouching woman 17 inches tall, 9.5 inches wide, 16 inches long.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946
By Fenouil Hennon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Apel Les Fenosa (1899-1988, Espagne/ Spain) : "Violoniste" (1946)
Epreuve originale en bronze numérotée sur 4 / Original bronze numbered on 4 editions
Epreuve en bronze à pati...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Inuit 'Two Faced' Stone Carving, Signed, Canada, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Inuit 'two faced' stone carving - fine Modernist carving with spare decoration - signed PAUL (in Roman) on the base - Canada - mid 20th century.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Woman & Child Sculpture
Located in London, GB
An English sculpture dating from the mid 20th century of a woman and baby child. Created from steel with welds and metalconstruction techniques on a base of solid marble.
Rather unu...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Steel
Yuri Zatarain Ceramic Abstract Sculpture, Contemporary Mexican Anthropomorphism
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 21st century figurative sculpture with abstract glaze design by contemporary Mexican artist Yuri Zatarain.
Monumental in scale. A very simple and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Style Bronze Sculpture of a Female Torso
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful large brutalist style bronze sculpture of a female torso, circa 1960s, unsigned.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Group of Bronze Skeletons by David W. Dempsey
Located in Rochester, NY
Group of bronze skeleton sculptures having a passionate conversation. Very detailed. The kneeling figure has working jaw. By American sculptor David W....
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture
This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the older one supporting the falling down body of the youth, was created by an anonymous...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Male Nude "Vouloir" De Jean Rabiant
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bronze sculpture of a male nude in motion by noted French Artist/Sculpter Jean Rabiant. In excellent condition with a green patina.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Male Foundry Guss Barth Rinteen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous bronze of a tall large nude Male. Arms extending forward. Foundry stamp Guss Barth Rinteln. Large 29.5 tall and heavy. In excellent condition.
Category
1950s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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