Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Black
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #2 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Fragile Structure#18 Norihiko Terayama Kaj Franck
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Green and blue are available. Red is sold.
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created the...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Iron Sculpture Designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Torsten Johansson, Denmark, 1960s.
Iron.
Dimensions:
H: 103 cm
W: 77 cm
D: 30 cm
Base: 30 x 45 cm
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Artistic Handmade Murano Glass Sculpture Gold Soul "Anima"
Located in Murano, VE
Anima is a collection of exquisite sculptures crafted by our skilled artisans in our factory in Murano. Each sculpture embodies the essence of life and spirituality, taking the form ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Girl and Giraffe bronze sculptural table lamp, hand crafted
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
'The Girl and the Giraffe' bronze sculptural table lamp, hand crafted, molded and cast in bronze in the lost wax process.
A whimsical sculpture lamp of a young girl and a giraffe, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #3 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hermes - Dark Grey - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Concrete Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey
Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #4 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Gufram "the End Stool Is Black" by Toiletpaper
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The funeral look of this furniture-sculpture is tempered by the softness of the polyurethane that makes it: in perfect Gufram tradition nothing is as it seems. "THE END in BLACK" is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Circular Coffee/Side Table Organic Black Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - COFFEE TABLE
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2019
This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel, with a natural black patina and wax finish, to create an u...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Hoodoo Stacks, Sculptural Concrete Planters by OPIARY (H50"-78")
By Robert Remer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature.
These modern, elongated towers are an organic, elegant, and chic way to introduce nature and sculpture into your space. They are named after the geological term for tall thin rock spires protruding from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Unlike spires, hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body". Hoodoos are common to the Great Plains...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Artistic Handmade Murano Glass Sculpture Aquamarine Turtle
Located in Murano, VE
Immerse yourself in the beauty of our modern artistic aquatic turtle sculpture, entirely handmade with precision in authentic Murano glass. Each exquisite detail is meticulously craf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Hands in Blood by Yulia Batyrova Marat Mukhametov
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yulia Batyrova started working with ceramics five years ago. From the very beginning, she was keen on experimenting with form, materials and graphics in search of her own style. Sinc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Contemporary Ceramic Art Sculpture Direct Hit by Yulia Batyrova Marat Mukhametov
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yulia Batyrova started working with ceramics five years ago. From the very beginning, she was keen on experimenting with form, materials and graphics in search of her own style. Sinc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Contemporary Ceramic Art Sculpture Gazela by Yulia Batyrova & Marat Mukhametov
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yulia Batyrova started working with ceramics five years ago. From the very beginning, she was keen on experimenting with form, materials and graphics in search of her own style. Sinc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Italian Venetian Pair of Table Lamps, Gold 24-Karat Purple, 20th Century
Located in Villaverla, IT
Amazing, modern, Italian Venetian, pair of table lamps, blown Murano glass, gold 24-karat black, in a very unique design, mixing a baroque style in the main body of the table lamps, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Italian Sculpture "Spartan" 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture "Spartan"
20th Century
Synthetic material resin
Measures: 55cm x 40cm x 10cm
Perfect conditions.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the exquisite Hand-Blown Glass Goblet "Ironia #08" from the Façon De Ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Unique Sculptural Lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century unique sculptural lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme
Patinated Zinc,
Gold tilting reflector
Measures: H. 70.9’’ x 23.6’’
One-off, signed, delivered with a certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Contemporary Black Forged Steel Sculpture Inspired by H. Bertoia - Two Forms 04
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Black forged steel, abstract sculpture. Composition of two abstract forms sit on a diamond shaped base. The forms are set at angles to one another to express a three dimensional rela...
Category
2010s British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Green and Purple Glossy Sculpture Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sculptural resin vase in shades of green with touches of purple.
Category
2010s North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Epoxy Resin
Contemporary Penguin Sculpture in Copper and White Bronze by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Penguin sculpture
Black copper
White bronze
Hand repoussé
Limited edition
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique i...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Modern Umberto Dattola for Dilmos Gold Leaf Sculpture Storage Light Handcrafted
Located in Milan, IT
Hanging light designed by Umberto Dattola for Dilmos, made of hardwood, covered in gold, silver or copper leaf and lacquered in different colours. One of the little houses is equippe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Black Forged Steel Sculpture Inspired by H. Bertoia - Two Forms 02
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Black forged steel, abstract sculpture. Composition of two abstract forms sit on a diamond shaped base. The forms are set at angles to one another to express a three dimensional rela...
Category
2010s British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Wonderful, Massive Orthoceras Granite Sculpture Tower
Located in Greven, DE
Unique granite sculpture with embedded fossils that are more than 280 million years old.
This beautiful, black granite tower with its beautiful Orthoceras fossils is a sculpture that...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Prince Monyo Modern Abstract Carved Marble Sculpture on Marble Pedestal
By Prince Monyo
Located in New York, NY
Modern abstract carved marble sculpture by Romanian artist Prince Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel. The piece has sinuous biomorphic shapes and swags and sits atop a square base, mounted atop a tall marble...
Category
20th Century Romanian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
John Torreano Contemporary Sculpture of a Jewel
Located in New York, NY
This faceted, geometric sculpture by the contemporary New York artist John Torreano dates to the mid-1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Wall Street Bull Small in Ceramic, Shiny Gold 24K, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
In Bassano ceramics have been produced for 300 years. In fact, from the seventeenth century this art has been developed in Veneto thanks to the presence of plastic clay, solder and kaolin in the subsoil. Also, the river Brenta allowed the transport of finished products and the activation of mills that blended mixtures and grind the pebbles of the river. Soil and subsoil have prepared the ground for the birth of a great artisanal tradition that brings together nature, tradition and culture. A fantastic story within the story to remember every time we touch these little masterpieces.
Technical information:
- Measures: cm H 16 30 x 10
- Material: ceramic
- Colour: shiny gold 24K.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
F.4 Sculpture by Natalie Du Pasquier
By Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Capturing the unique post-modernist style of Nathalie du Pasquier, this sculpture is defined by bold geometric elements in different colors stacked in an abstract shape. Turned on a lathe and finished with a matte glaze, the black lower section features a round base with two truncated cones connected at the base, while the white top has a truncated cone with a round top with a rectangular finial. Synonymous with quality and design creativity, this superb sculpture makes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porsche 911 car sculpture hand made of Murano fusing glass in black
Located in Sopot, Pomorskie
The artist has been creating art and utility items for years using her own glass melting and coloring method, the Murano fusing method. It is a combination of the technique of colori...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #6 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Sculpture Tribute to Pablo Picasso Head Cleopatra Murano Glass Badioli
Located in Murano, Venezia
This work, Sculpture Cleopatra, of art is a tribute to Pablo Picasso, made in Murano glass by the famous master glassmaker Badioli. Single work of rare beauty, full of shades of colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
A Pair Of Marble Elephants By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
A pair of tessellated Italian Emporador Marble and brass tusked elephants by Maitland Smith. Seated with up turned trunks, on black marble bases.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
"NUR" bust with semi-gloss black enamel finish
Located in Treviso, IT
A fascinating handcrafted sculptural work celebrating feminine beauty. "Nur" is part of a liimited first edition made in Italy according to the strictest craftsmanship techniques.
Th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Aphrodite Nude Form in Black
By Jude Jelfs
Located in Richmond, VA
Female nude form ‘Aphrodite’ by Jude Jelfs. Slab-built earthenware with vitreous slips and sgraffito. Glazed inside.
Due to the handmade nature, subtle variations in form and finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Mounted Polished Orthoceras Fossil Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A natural prehistoric polished Orthoceras fossil panel mounted on a bespoke steel stand. Characterised by its long, straight conical shaped shell, the 370...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Steuben Crystal Lion With Base & Original Box
Located in Toledo, OH
Steuben crystal laying lion with pedestal and original leather box. Designed by Lloyd Atkins circa 1986. No damage or scratches to crystal. Leather box ha...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Original Sculpture/ Seat Designed by Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Seat UP7 designed by Gaetano Pesce. Italy, B&B Italia, 2000 series.
Large sculpture/ seat made of cold-shaped polyurethane foam painted black. Produced as part of the UP series, P...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Polystyrene
Batman, Natural Height Sculpture in Black Marble
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture was made from a single block of black marble, natural height sculpture, one of a kind piece.
It is a unique piece for collectors.
Dimensions of the sculpture: cm 170 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modern Abstract Cast Granite Kuki Sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern abstract Kuki cast granite sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi. Signed and numbered. Very nice condition, no damage. Dimensions: 4" depth x 14.25" W x 23" H.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Beautiful Italian Sculpture "Torso Satiro" in Black Marquinia Marble Early 20th
Located in Madrid, ES
BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN SCULPTURE TORSO DEL SATIRO IN BLACK MARQUINIA MARBLE
early 20th Century
HEIGHT 66 cm
WIDTH 36 cm
DEPTH 22 cm
WEIGHT 24 Kg.
MATERIAL Nero Marquina marble
very goo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
21st Century Ettore Sottsas Demistella Console in Briar, Polychrome Marble, Wood
Located in massa, IT
Polychrome marble console designed by Ettore Sottsass.
Description: Console with top in polychrome marble, wood, Macchia Vecchia Marble, Marquinia Bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Magnificent Italian Sculpture "Roman Leader" Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian Sculpture "Roman Leader" early 20th Century
HEIGHT 55 cm
WIDTH 28 cm
DEPTH 10 cm
MATERIAL Black marquina marble
very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lladró at the Derby Horses Sculpture by Ernest Massuet. Limited Edition.
By Ernest Massuet, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain sculpture racing in the racetrack limited series represented by three horses with jockey of intense red and blue colors, combination of different glazes. Base includ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lladró Rhinoceros Beetle Figurine by José Luis Santes
Located in New York City, NY
An innovative porcelain and metal creation inspired by one of the fascinating creatures in nature. Part of the Awesome Insects Collection. This origi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Arno Declercq Black Belgian Oak and Burned Steel Large Babel Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Arno Declercq’s works are monumental and ethno-graphic pieces of art. Objects with a strong identity influenced by his passion for brutalism and tribal art, each piece has a function...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Three-Stone Mill Wheels as Modern Table Sculptures, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The stone mill wheels are attached to wire stands with iron bases lined underneath with padding.
Measures: Two with the height of 15.25".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Iron, Wire
Pop Comic Artistic Murano Glass Sculpture Bull
Located in Murano, VE
Fighting bull, is a blown glass sculpture created by Roberto Beltrami, in Murano glass.
Part of comic and pop collection in Murano glass, the 'PUPI' are 100% mouth-blown and entirely...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Alessandro Mendini 12 Colonne Collection Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Four ceramic sculptures of the 12 columns collection designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego editions. Small model. Limited edition of 50 pieces. Signed and numbered....
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Circular Coffee Table Unique Organic Rust Modern/Contemporary Corten Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 15 - SIDE TABLE / CORTEN
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
This Noguchi-inspired coffee table is handcrafted in 3/8” thick steel to create an ulta-modern and inspired look.
Custom ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Sorgo Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: D 23 x H 38 cm
Materials: Clay, Quartz stone
Available in black, green, blue and yellow.
Hand made in the town of San Jose de Gracia, M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Tres Luces Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tres Luces Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 28 x H 45.7 cm
Materials: Clay, glazed pottery
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral b...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Handmade Blackened and Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No. 5
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
Blackened and waxed iron
Mathematically designed and hand-wrought, this vessel uses 10-facets to help form this unique object that adds depth and...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Abstract Modern Sculpture by Lunares San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract modern sculpture by Lunares San Francisco.
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Handmade Blackened and Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No 4.
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
Blackened and waxed iron
This is a unique architectural object made entirely of iron. J.M. Szymanski uses a unique process of metal sculpting to ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Contemporary Stark Rough Carved Blackened Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No. 2
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
15 facets form this unique object. Mathematically designed and hand-wrought. Not water safe.
Our products are fabricated and finished by hand, s...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Sea Head Water Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Sitting Pretty Nude Form
By Jude Jelfs
Located in Richmond, VA
Female nude form ‘Sitting Pretty’ by Jude Jelfs. Slab-built earthenware with vitreous slips and sgraffito. Glazed inside.
Due to the handmade nature, subtle variations in form and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
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