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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Brown
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: diameter 4 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Palm Springs ON 50% OFF SALE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
French Modern Enameled Metal Abstract Sculpture, 2nd Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French modern enameled metal abstract sculpture, 2nd available
Dramatic and kinetic in feeling each one has red enameled spiral, flanking three bent rods, on square plinth base. Uns...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hermanos Calavera Diablo in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Xochipilli Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Xochipilli vase by Onora
Dimensions: D 12 x 25 cm
Materials: Ceramic
Available in black, white and sand.
This ceramic vase refers pre-hispanic ceremonial masks. Molded by artis...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hawaiian Artist Signed Hand Carved Turned Wood Vessel Garniture Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and unusually shaped wood-turned vessel/ sculpture.
Signed by the artists with pressed signature and noted: "magnolia wood. carved in Hawaii".
From a collection of wood...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Centerpiece Bonsai "Orient", Handmade in Italy, 2022 Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The artisan always takes inspiration from nature and natural events.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Mother Nature.
Scul...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Venere V23, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Gold Finish, Size M
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Alfio Mongelli -"Scomposizione matematica"- ABC, 1980
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Alfio Mongelli (Rome 1939)
Scomposizione Matematica - ABC
75,3 x 65,5 x 10 cm
steel and wood
1980
Steel sculpture on wood; label indicating the title and the author at the bottom r...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
James Marshall Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This stunning abstract ceramic sculpture by James Marshall features a minimalist form with a richly textured glaze in a vivid orange color. Executed in 2006, it is fixed to a black s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Acatlán Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Acatlán candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 20 x D 15 x H 40 cm
Materials: Clay
Available in black, white and taupe Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and bur...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Hand Blown Contemporary Pink Glass Vase by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hand blown glass vase made in forms of soft clay that are shaped by hand just before blowing the glass into the form. The process makes all pieces unique and gives them a wrinkled su...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Gaia Sculpture
By Silvia Garau
Located in Milan, IT
The astonishing Gaia Sculpture is a unique work of art by Silvia Garau who, starting from a single block of clay, worked hard and passionately using spiral-like gestures to obtain th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Noviembre XIV Mobile Sculpture in Burned Oak Wood inspired by Brancusi
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Noviembre XIV Mobile Sculpture in Burned Oak Wood inspired by Brancusi
The Noviembre collection is inspired by the creative values of Constantin Brancusi, a Romanian sculptor consid...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
Aina Contemporary Jurassic Fossil Marble Amphora, Living Collection
Located in ES
Amphora sculpted from a solid piece of Jurassic Marble, with Nerineas fossils, in sandblasted and brushed finish; with an spherical bronze base. Amphora size: Ø22x h115 cm; Base size: Ø40cm. Designed by Claudio Silvestrin and manufactured by NERINEA in our factory located in Valencia (Spain).
All Aina’s products are delivered with a certificate of material authenticity.
Let us tell you the story of the Jurassic Fossil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Brass Face Mask Sculpture Hagenauer Style Black Stand Vintage
By Balos
Located in North Miami, FL
This arresting vintage tall polished brass face sculpture has innuendos of partial tribal design meets Hagenauer meets modern. It is from the 70's...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Musician Brown Ceramic Sculptur circa 1980 Realised by Thimonnier La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bernard Thimmonier
Realised in la Borne circa 1980
Large brown ceramic musician sculpture by Thimmonier
Signed at the base
Original good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Creative phantasy sculpture signed by the artist
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Wooden Sculpture "Twins" Painted Grey-White by Christofer Kochs 2016
Located in Salzburg, AT
Contemporary abstract wooden sculpture "Twins" created by circular sawing, lightgrey painted on white-stuff.
Signed Christofer Kochs, 2016
The object looks light, although it is ma...
Category
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Acatlán Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Acatlán Candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 20 x D 15 x H 40 cm
Materials: Clay
Available in black, white and taupe Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and bur...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Medusa Coat Rack by Design VA . Aluminum & Wood Elements
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Just as the mythical creature Medusa possesses a seductive and powerful presence, this coatrack is a remarkable piece that exudes an undeniable charm, offering both functionality and...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Acatlán Tototl Candleholder by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Acatlán Tototl candleholder by Onora
Dimensions: W 25 x D 12 x H 28 cm
Materials: Clay, Quartz stone
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Set of 2 Tierra Caliente Vases by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tierra Caliente vase by Onora
Dimensions:
D 20 x H 30 cm
D 20 x H 20 cm
Materials: Clay
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz st...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Pillow Chandelier LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Movable Arms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the pillow light. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Glass Elephant Sculpture
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Red and clear elegant sculpture.
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Scheibe-Alsbach Davoust Napoleon Porcelain Figurine, Germany
Located in Toledo, OH
General on horseback with cavalry sword. Gold birds on the corners. Marked on the bottom. No damage. Dimensions: 3.5" depth x 8.25" W x 10.63" H.
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Bronze Sculpture of a Man by Michael Shacham "Power of Tyranny"
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and elegant in it's sheer size and power, 29.25 inches tall. Michael Shacham is a prolific sculptor and artist born in 1938 and has been a cre...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall Street Bull Big in Ceramic, Matt 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 20 50 x 16
- Material: ceramic
- Colour: matt gold 24K...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary by Las Animas Morloco Sculpture Toy Solid Wood
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
Rocking toy in the form of a bull, a nod to our Iberian culture, where the bull and the horse are present in our imagination and form part of our tradition. A form that combines the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
50's Classic Bases Large Terracotta
Located in Madrid, ES
50s classic bases. Large terracotta or similar bases with 2 classic heads. Measure: 40x26x25 cm. In good condition. Weighs approximately 15 kg
Good condition.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ellipse Mobile Pendant LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Brass Rings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mobile series combine sculpture with lighting, invoking motifs from atomic models and the space age. The concentric rings can be spun and reconfigured, inviting play and whimsy. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hand-Stitched A&F Leather Pig, 1960s
By Omersa
Located in New York, NY
Hand-stitched leather pig designed by Omersa and Company for display at the Abercrombie and Fitch stores, England, 1960s.
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Set of 3 Mathias Bowls by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Mathias bowls by Onora
Dimensions:
D 22 -25 cm
D 18 - 21 cm
D 16 - 17 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood, gold leaf
Also sold separately.
These gourds are grown, dried...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Oli Tray by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 oli tray by Onora
Dimensions: W 23.8 x H 17.7 cm
Materials: wood
Hand etched and lacquered trays from Guerrero. The rich luster of these trays is created by endless lay...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modern Curved Lines Dreamy Blue Enamel Sculpture Koa Wood Base 1980s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture
Decorative Sculpture blue with modern curved lines. Mounted on Koa Wood.
7 long x 4.63w x 2.88
It can be used a dish or splendid as stand-alo...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Glass sculpture Cote à Cote Perrin & Perrin France
Located in Paris, FR
Glass sculpture "Build in glass" by Perrin & Perrin, French Glass Artists, represented by Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France
Measures: H 80 x L 50 cm - H 31.4 x W 19.68 inch
Pièce ...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass
"Vanadium Opal" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming Community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Set of 4 Mathias Bowls by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Mathias bowls by Onora
Dimensions:
D 22 -25 cm
D 18 - 21 cm
D 16 - 17 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood, Gold Leaf
Also sold separately. Please contact us.
These gour...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Extraterrestrial", Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Contemporary Design, 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The spe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Spazio Terreno Sculpture
By Silvia Garau
Located in Milan, IT
Pleasantly vibrant and sinuous in its seductive movement and pure red pigment coloring its entire shape, this stupendous sculpture can be looked at from three main angles. Handcrafte...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Louise Nevelson Style Dimensional Signed Wood Box Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and intricate carved wood box sculpture that stands tabletop is signed and dated. The signature is not terribly legible but is dated 1996. It is in the style of Louise Nevelson. The box opens to geometric and raised forms that are dimensional. It bridges Folk Art, Tramp Art and modern art all in one. As you can see from the photos it folds up like a small suitcase...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Old Porcelain Pointer, Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Old porcelain pointer early 1900 excellent condition.
Measures: 30 X 15 X 17 cm.
Category
20th Century English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Waveform Carved Square Sculpture by Bradley Duncan Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved square waveform
Redwood
Measures: 48” x 5.25” x 3.5”
2018
8 LBS
waveform-
Burnt with an icon of authenticity
Produced by hand in Los Angeles, CA. from regional wood.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Feng Shui Bonsai "Little Green", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Little Green Bonsai is inspired by the Sophora Japonica Pendula, a Japanese tree.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Moth...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Solid Brass Nude Female Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Solid Brass Nude Female Sculpture, Circa 1960's. This captivating piece showcases the timeless beauty of the fema...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Xalitla Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Xalitla box by Onora
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Materials: Freehand painted wood
Hand painted tea box from Xalitla, Guerrero. The scenes painted on each piece portray everyday life ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tierra Caliente Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tierra Caliente vase by Onora
Dimensions: D 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Clay
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz stone.
We are a M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Cairn Coffee Table in Oiled Maple by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Alvaro Uribe, Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The Cairn collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda challenges the perception of furniture being purely functional. We believe furniture brings a sense of spirituality and magic to our li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Maple
Tempo Sospeso Sculpture
By Silvia Garau
Located in Milan, IT
Resting on a square PVC base, five ceramic elements connect and converse in an extraordinary game of shapes, lights, and shadows. Named after the Italian words for "Time suspended", ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Suono Plastico Sculpture
By Silvia Garau
Located in Milan, IT
Recalling the spiraled interior of a shell, this exceptional sculpture is defined by a sinuous movement and a smooth and polished surface. Handmade of white clay, it is enhanced with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Xalitla Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Xalitla box by Onora
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Materials: Freehand painted wood
Hand painted tea box from Xalitla, Guerrero. The scenes painted on each piece portray every...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Playful Ibex, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an Ibex in a modern way. The animal is playing with some little rocks on his nose.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Contemporary Design 'Thinking Space - Stool , by Andredottir & Bobek
Located in copenhagen, DK
One-off a kind - Contemporary Design, Thinking space - stool, made by the art and design duo Andredottir & Bobek
They have in this collection imitated landscape with artificial ma...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ash, Foam
Feng Shui Bonsai "Towards the sky", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Towards the sky Bonsai is inspired by Tuscany, a wonderful country.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Mother Nature.
Sc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Soviet Union Ceramic Sculpture of a Bear, 1970´s
By Lomonosov
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Ceramic sculpture of a bear, made by Lomonosov company in the former USSR in the 1970s. The sculpture is made of ceramics.
The statuette is in very good Vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Ukrainian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Hirsch and Peter Voulkos Ceramic Altar Bowl with Weapon, 2001
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch and American ceramic artist Peter Voulkos' Altar Bowl with Weapon is raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. It was fired in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
James de Wulf Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James de Wulf's lighting series offers illuminated sculptures to define spaces. The brass floor lamp stands at 78" tall, is constructed of solid brass sheeting, and holds one standar...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Xalitla Box by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Xalitla box by Onora
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Materials: Freehand painted wood
Hand painted tea box from Xalitla, Guerrero. The scenes painted on each piece portray everyday life ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yves Rhaye Ceramic Sculpture with Wooden Pedestal, 1960s
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
The works of Belgian artist Yves Rhaye are inspired by nature. More precisely: futuristic shapes based on human and animal like figures. With his works Rhay...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
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