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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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principles 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, and the Eames’s 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 designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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By Barlas Baylar
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions approximate:
15.6' L x 40" D x 29" H
Bronze bench
Artist Proof (Limited Edition).
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Authentic Tiger Skull Mounted on Brushed Steel Base, 1970s
Authentic tiger skull mounted on Lucite stem with brushed steel base, American, 1970s (this piece was decommissioned from a museum). It is beautifully mounted.
Base:
W 9 inches, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Sculpture After Le Grande Venus Victrix by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Stamford, CT
Le Grande Venus Victrix by
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919
In collaboration with Richard Guino
Designed 1914-1916
Date of casting 1992
This is a brown patina bronze cast in the ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vase Sculpture White Arabescato Marble from Carrara by Pieruga Marble
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Arabescato marble. Vase dimension: D52 H45 cm, available in different marbles. Limited edition of 35.
Each vase is han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Philip & Kelvin Laverne One of a Kind Torso Table Lamps, circa 1970
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind male and female torso table lamps in Hydro Stone plaster on patinated bronze bases by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American, circa 1970 (signed on bases). These table lamps...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Amber Coil, Hand Built Ceramic Sculptural Organic Form in Subtle Earth Tones
By Jerilyn Virden
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic coil form object is hand created and fired. The artist achieves the beautiful yellow amber matte surface by sandblasting the sculpture after removing it from the kiln.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Still, Hand Carved Wenge Wood Diagonal Half Moon Sculpture on Granite Base
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
Wenge is a dense African hardwood with a rich dark color and distinctive pattern. This hand carved and shaped sculpture brings out the natural beauty of the wood's graceful structure...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Wenge
Roger Phillips Kinetic Mobile Sculpture, 21st Century
By Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Phillips is an American artist who has been working with metal since he was a child, 1930. His art education and hands-on approach to metal has been refined throughout the years....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Red Egg, Multi Drawer Mini Chest, Hand Carved Wood Sculpture by Steve Turner
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
White ash is a hardwood native to North America with light color and even grain, this ovalular sculpture is created from laminating layers of wood and hand carving and shaping the su...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ash
"USD 100 Dollars" Bank Note by Wang Jin
By Wang Jin
Located in Chicago, IL
Acclaimed Beijing-based artist Wang Jin chronicles the curious intersection of history and contemporary life in conceptual, thought-provoking compositions. As part of The Censor Amer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
Vintage Bronze Childs Hand Sculpture Pop Art by British Artist Kate Braine
Child's hand sculpture made by British artist Kate Braine (B. 1964).
Hollow bronze form. Stamped 'Braine 1994'.
Measures: H 5cm x L 15cm x W 5cm.
Category
1990s English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Geometrie 2 Modern Mosaic Tableau by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
Roman floors and Byzantine mosaics make a contemporary reappearance in this Nino Basso handmade mosaic tableau. Irregularly shaped Venetian enamel mosaic tiles in red, black, and a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Geometrie 1 Mosaic Tableau by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
The clean, transparent lines of the crystal acrylic frame of this Nino Basso mosaic tableau enclose in their centre a lively-colored, handmade geometrical mosaic composed of Venetian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Saturno Mosaic Sculpture by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This contemporary slate and mosaic sculpture by designer Nino Basso has triangular and round forms that culminate into a central mosaic with warm tones of orange, pink and purple. En...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Emblema Solare Mosaic and Slate Sculpture by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This sculpture mosaic is a unique contemporary piece by Nino Basso. Here, the artist encloses a circle containing a brightly coloured mosaic set within a contrasting triangular form ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Accenti Colorati Mosaic Tableau by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
Artist Nino Basso decided to create a modern revisitation of the ancient splendour of Roman and Byzantine mosaic works in this contemporary mosaic tableau. The tableau’s white crysta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Intorno al Cerchio Round Raku Sculpture Vase by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
Material, design and technique all blend together in this sculptural vase. Smooth lines and enamels with golden and brown reflections decorate the lower part of the piece, which stre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Camilla 1 Raku Vase by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated ceramic sculpture flaunts shades of green, deep red, and bronze and was created using the firing technique typical of oriental ceramics tradition. Handcrafted by N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ritmo Colorato Mosaic And Slate Sculpture by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This entirely handcrafted piece by Nino Basso is formed by two semi-circles in polished slate that enclose a lively, primary-colored mosaic that creates a lively contrast with the bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Keira Raku Sculpture by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
A wide, round base cradles an asymmetrical, vase-like figure in this contemporary sculptural that was created by hand by Nino Basso. A unique piece created with the ancient Japanese ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Metamorfosi Ceramic Vase by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This ceramic sculpture vase by Nino Basso has a modern, asymmetrical silhouette that makes a strong visual impact and shows a personal touch of the Japanese raku technique of making ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rotazione Mosaic Sculpture by Nino Basso
By Design Centre
Located in Milan, IT
This fossil stone sculpture is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Nino Basso. The sculpture has a unique, multicolored rectangular mosaic cut-out that is centrally placed within the as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Murano Glass Hippopotamus Figure
This large scale violet and emerald green colored Murano glass figure of a hippopotamus was acquired from a Palm Beach estate and it was created in 1974 and signed on the verso "Cene...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pink Teddy Girl Lamp with LED, Made in Italy, in Stock in Los Angeles
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
About the product:
The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni and becomes a table lamp. This new pop icon is tender, and fun at the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Original Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Rim Mould, Rim Model
By Lamborghini
Located in Munster, NRW
These are original lamborghini rim moulds, resin forms for the wheels of lamborghini‘s‚ sesto elemento‘, first presented in paris in 2010. its name referred to the sixth element in t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Gold Teddy Boy Lamp with LED, Made in Italy
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
About the product:
The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni and becomes a table lamp. This new pop icon is tender, and fun at the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Mobile Sculpture of Manuel Marín in Polychrome Metal, Spain, 1990s
By Manuel Marin
Located in La Bisbal de l'Empordà, ES
Mobile sculpture of Manuel Marín in polychrome metal, Spain, 1990s
Designed by Manuel Marín
Year: 1990s
Dimensions: 40 x 65 x 30 cm
Manuel Marín (Cieza, Murcia, 1942-Málaga, 20...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Passage, Hand Carved and Polished Ebony Wood Boat Sculpture on Granite Base
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
Ebony is a dense hardwood with a rich dark color and finely textured with a smooth surface when polished. This hand carved and shaped sculpture brings out the natural beauty of the w...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Alone, Set of Three TOTEM Sculptures, Bronze, Figurative, Tribal Influence
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of three bronze totems on base, Tribal influence sculpture by Steve Turner. This minimal sculpture was first carved in wood then cast in bronze. The wood grain is visible in the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Bronze
Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
This small bronze sculpture is a maquette for a large scale sculpture at the Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. Made with the ancient lost wax method, a process dating back to th...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Into the Wind, Hand Carved White Oak and Cocobolo Sculpture on Granite Base
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
White oak is one of the preeminent hardwoods of North America and is contrasted in this sculpture with an exotic wood native to South America, Cocobolo. Hand carved, shaped, and poli...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Toad Sculpture, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Toad sculpture
Antique copper
Hand repousse
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative rel...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
White Teddy Girl Lamp with LED, Made in Italy, in Stock in Los Angeles
By Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
About the product:
The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni and becomes a table lamp. This new pop icon is tender, and fun at the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Solar Chandelier, Contemporary Capiz Shell Solar-Powered Lighting, Customizable
By Nina Edwards Anker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hanging from strands of transparent wire, Solar chandelier is made from photovoltaic modules that power LED bulbs to illuminate translucent materials of different kinds. The material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Bronze Sculpture of Gymnast by Richard MacDonald
By Richard MacDonald 0
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Extraordinary bronze of a gymnast by premier sculptor Richard MacDonald. The bronze with an unusual patination process know to define the sculptor attached to a polished black marble...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Red Neck Wedding Dress Sculpture Glass vs Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Glass vs Plastic collection, "Kawasaki" vivid green structural organic sculpture
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design.
An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by b...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
All Tip 'N' No Iceberg Sculpture Glass Vs, Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
See-Tendon Sculpture Glass vs, Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Glass vs. Plastic collection, "Feminine Ruben" coral pink organic sculpture
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design.
An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Glass
Infected Phlem Sculpture Glass vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Stanley Blubrick Sculpture Glass Vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Shark Bite Sculpture Glass vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Used Bandaid Sculpture Glass Vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Delibertad Sculpture Glass vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Glass vs. Plastic collection, "Knee-Replacement" blue and pink organic sculpture
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design.
An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Glass vs. Plastic collection, "Purpull" structural organic purple sculpture
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design.
An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by b...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Long Glass Multi-Color Barcode Centrepiece by Orfeo Quagliata
Standing out for its curvilinear shape and range of colors, this linear long centrepiece designed by Orfeo Quagliata transmits an atmosphere that attracts. A fused and thermoformed g...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Spawn of the Apes Sculpture Glass vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Laven-Duh! Sculpture Glass Vs. Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
I am Bat-Mang Sculpture Glass Vs, Plastic Collection
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass work, an obsessive process created by boi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Katerpillarz : Crystal Organic Multi-Color Wall Decoration
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Katerpillarz crystal multi-color wall decoration linear long glass multi-color wall sculpture. An object of fused and thermoformed glass designed by Orfeo Quagliata. 100% handmade wi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Tanya Ragir "Spirit Fragment"
Polyurethane resin
Edition of 20
Measurements:
18 x 6 x 6 inches
If you are coming to our show room to see a piece please call ahead of time because due to our large inventor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Tanya Ragir "Brickwork" 2009, Table or Wall Sculpture in Bronze
Brickwork, 2009
Cold cast bronze (available in cast stone and bronze)
edition of 100
Measures: 3.25 x 3.75 x 2.5 inches (each element)
18.5 x 17 inches (base)
If you are comin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tanya Ragir "Bookends" Sculpture in Cast Stone
A stunning sculptural pair of bookends designed and produced by artist, Tanya Ragir. They are fabricated in white cast stone in a limited edition of 25 but are also available in colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Tanya Ragir "Cradle" Cast Resin Sculpture, Limited Edition of 9
Painted cast resin
Edition of 9. Last piece remaining in the edition
Measures: 26 x 26 x 9 inches each
26 x 106 inches installed
If you are coming to our show room to see a pie...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Tanya Ragir "Grid" 1993, Aluminum Wall Sculpture
This aluminum wall-mounted sculpture brings together thirty five individually sculpted and cast figurative elements that are then welded to extruded aluminum bars. Produced in a limi...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Tanya Ragir "Bookends" Sculpture in Aqua Lucite
A stunning sculptural pair of bookends designed and produced by artist, Tanya Ragir. They are fabricated in transparent aqua Lucite in a limited edition of 25 but are also available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
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Lucite
