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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Gold
80"x60" Metal Wall Sculpture in Brass, Stainless, and Bronze #624. Available Now
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, bright brass, stainless steel.
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze, brass, and stainless steel wire. The bronze is aged to give the s...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
Luxury Vase #50 "Love Chains". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Small Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Small Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
The Dew vase is made in our atelier utilizing the lost wax casting technique. Various sizes and custom finishes are available by reques...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Vase #42 "Gold Nugget". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Luxury Vase Collection "Love and Feelings", Porcelain, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Special collection of Love's inspirated hearts.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Miguel Fernando Lopez 'Milo', Large Bronze Sculpture of Venus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo). Portuguese sculptor.
Large semi-abstract bronze sculpture of Venus on a marble base. Late 20th century.
Measures: 22 x 16 cm.
Height: 39 cm.
In exc...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gallo Model Bronze Sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi
Located in Milan, Italy
Gallo model bronze sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi.
Limited edition of 1500 pieces. Number 451. Signed.
Biography
Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Proxy Vessel Bronze Tray Accessories
Located in London, GB
"Recognizing two cupped hands as one of the earliest vessels, Proxy Vessel starts with a measurement of the maximum volume of sand that I can hold in my two hands. This measurement i...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
AB Pair of Abstract Figurative Bronze Sculptures, 1977
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Smaller Post Surrealist. handcrafted studio solid bronze abstract sculptures. Featuring Modern handmade, balanced, chair like forms with seated, leaning figures. Versatile. Bookshelf. Mantle. Signed AB 1977 3/9. Three in series of...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Sculpture "The Runner" in Bronze 1970s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind sculpture, The Runner, in hand-brazed and textured bronze by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1970's (signed "Philip + Kelvin LaVerne" on ba...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Vase #53 "Trophy". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Leather Sculpture, Tabou 2 by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary leather sculpture - Tabou 2 by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara.
A mix of space-age design and tribal art, these contemporary totems...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luxury Vase #49 "Love Key". Porcelain. Handmade design and craft in Italy. 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gary Weisman Nude Male Torso Bronze Sculpture
By Gary Weisman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine bronze sculpture by Gary Weisman of a male nude torso.
With a mixed chocolate brown and verdigris patina.
Gary Weisman is an important living American sculptor active in Phi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bonsai Cast Bronze Sculpture in Verdigris Finish on Marble Base by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Bonsai Cast Bronze Sculpture in Verdigris Finish on Marble Base by Elan Atelier
Intricate lost wax cast bronze sculpture of a Bonsai Tree in Verdigris bronze on marble base by Elan ...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Luxury Vase #33b "Black Pain". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Pair of Dolphins Bronze Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of bronze dolphins bookends.
The dolphin figurines are displayed hovering a wave
Size: each 10" height x 3" x 5".
Weight: heavy: 5lbs. 8.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Female Figural Statue Norma Penchansky Glasser 1987
Located in Toledo, OH
Bronze signed and dated limited edition female figure by Norma Penchansky Glasser circa 1987. 1/7 on a wood base. Lost wax process. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 5.5" depth x 11" ...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carmelo Cappello Bronze Kinetic Sculpture, Signed, Numbered, Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional style sculpture for the well known Italian artist Carmelo Cappello. This is signed and dated 37/99 and 1978. The work shows patina of age and the work seats lose on the b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Luxury Vase #46 "Nail Heart". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
The Dew vase is crafted in our atelier utilizing the lost wax casting technique. Various sizes and custom finishes are available by req...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Star Floor Sculpture in Patinated Mixed Metal Industrial Modern by Pablo Romo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture
STAR Floor Art sculpture in patinated mixed metal Industrial Modern
Art Designer Pablo Romo for AMBIANIC
Stainless Steel Brass Bronze and Magnifying Glass
Measures: 46.5 H...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Naveen Sculpture by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Naveen Sculpture by Elan Atelier
The Naveen sculpture in cast bronze on marble base by Elan Atelier. Shown in Antique Verdigris bronze on Nero Marqu...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unicorn with Carrot, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an unicorn in a modern way. The animal has got a carrot as a horn.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mogens Bøggild Bronze Sculpture "Leda and the Swan", Denmark, 1950-1960
Located in Kastrup, DK
Mogens Bøggild. Bronze sculpture "Leda and the Swan", 1950-1960.
Dark patinated bronze. Signed with monogram 'MB'.
Mogens Kruse Bøggild (11 June 1901-25 April 1987) was a Danish ...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
V.V.A, French Bronze Sculptor, Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Edition 1/8
Located in Copenhagen, DK
V.V.A, French bronze sculptor. Abstract bronze sculpture. Edition 1/8.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 20.5 x 16 cm.
In excellent condition.
S...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pepper Vase Medium Size in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Pepper Vase Medium Size in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
The Pepper vases are cast in solid bronze using the lost wax method. Available in several sizes and finishes.
Dimensions/
S...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Medium Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Medium Dew Vase in Cast Bronze by Elan Atelier
The Dew vase is made in our atelier utilizing the lost wax casting technique. Various sizes and custom finishes are available by reque...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Lolita" Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Francoise Abraham
By Françoise Abraham
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This beautiful sculpture entitled "Lolita" by Francoise Abraham reflects an original and unique perspective on the human form in movement. Born in 19...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Herons
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of gilt bronze heron sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kong XS Gorilla Dark Gold Velvet Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Velvet
Gary Spradling Bronze Nude Female Torso Art Sculpture Burnished Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gary Spradling (1951-2006) bronze nude female torso art sculpture burnished red. Item feature heavy bronze construction, signed "Gary R. Spradling, 2003 Tallix" to rear, remarkable b...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Girl with golden hair' - One of a kind bronze sculpture
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
One of a kind bronze sculpture titled 'Girl with golden hair' created by Rinat Design and cast in bronze in the lost wax process. The piece depicts a woman's serene face leaning on her arm. The sculpture sits on a black marble base and is finished in beautiful greyish-blue patina. The figure's hair is adorned with 23.7 karat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Tabletop Sculpture of ChiId illegible Artist Signed like Rodin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique Tabletop Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child or Cherubs in the Sea? Procured from high-end Washington D.C. Estate. We are unable t...
Category
1920s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Evgeniy Vuchetich 'Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares' Soviet Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Soviet Modern 'Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares' sculpture by Soviet sculptor Evgeniy Vuchetich. Marked with the title and the artist signature on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Nude Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary bronze sculpture by outstanding Russian artist Tatiana Brodatch based in Milan.
This "Venus Torso" from the famous project "Love is a verb", ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Large, in Monochrome Gold by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Arnoldo Pomodoro Bronze Sculptural Italian Two Part Box Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This sculptural hallmarked fantastic signed Italian vintage bronze 2-part box is by Arnaldo Pomodoro. It has abstract raised forms on top giving both an organic and artistic textural elements. There were 4 different boxes ever done. Pomodoro is a very noted sculptor. The Pomodoro brothers were jewelers before they were sculptors as finely eminent in their work. This is a heavy box of art, sculpture and beauty. It is rectangular and is signed Pomodoro Il Sestante. This is beyond fabulous. It is our favorite special box in our collection. We have had it polished. A piece de resistance no doubt. These boxes are hard to come by now and are very collected. It is from the 1970s. This makes a very special desk accessory bronze...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bronze of a Nude Girl Seating
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exceptional Vintage Bronze of a Nude Girl Seating, Signed Chavez, circa 1960's – a timeless piece of art that exudes elegance and charm. This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Post-War Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Post-War Design abstract bronze sculpture with a green patinated trimmed finish of a woman with a shawl wrapped around her waist (att: William Cowenberg 1970s).
Category
20th Century Dutch Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Horse Sculpture by Venancio Blanco Spain, 1923-2018
Located in Toledo, OH
Brutalist bronze sculpture by Spanish artist Venancio Blanco 1923-2018. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 5" depth x 10.5" W x 11" H.
Category
20th Century South American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Luigi Galligani Silvered Bronze Stylized Figural Sculpture on Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and stylish Italian silvered bronze sculpture of a standing figure holding their arms on their head and mounted on a lucite base by Luigi Galligani...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Rob Cerneüs
Located in Asaa, DK
Bronze sculpture by Dutch sculptor Rob Cerneüs (1943-2021)
Figurine depicting a woman with flowing garments. Signature on base.
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Augusto Perez Cat Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Bronze sculpture. 2/3 multiple and artist sign.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Bronze Horse Sculpture by Cocky Duijvesteijn, Signed and Numbered
Located in Voorburg, NL
A truly eye-catching bronze sculpture named ‘a Horse’, designed and made by Dutch Sculpture Artist Cocky Duijvesteijn van der Gun. Number 2 of 8 ever made, signed by the artist and n...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Tiger Sculpture on Macassar Base
Located in New York, NY
French cast bronze leaping tiger sculpture mounted on macassar base, marked 'Made in France' on bottom.
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tristan Govignon "Tempest" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Tristan Govignon, "Tempest" abstract cast bronze on lucite base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Plumed Bird Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern plumed bird figure in florentine gold from a Palm Beach estate
There is a metal tab on the bird's leg which says Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold
Rare American Industrial Modern Art Mary Shaffer Signed Glass Bronze Sculpture
By Mary Shaffer
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and spectacular freestanding American Post-Modernist industrial slumped glass and bronze sculpture by Mary Shaffer (United States, b.1947) Cube #9. circa 1991.
Materials: G...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse, Austrian Artist and Designer for Herta Baller, Fish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Walter Bosse, Austrian artist and designer (b. 1904, 1974) for Herta Baller. Fish in bronze, 1950s.
Walter Bosse was affiliated with Wiener Werkstätte...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "Feminity" by James L. Lawton, 1967
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze sculpture by James Lawton, titled "Feminity"
Signed and dated Jim Lawton 67
Comes with archive pictures and letter by the artist (see pictures).
Category
1960s North American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Armour Sculpture of Rhinoceros in Cast Bronze in a Pair by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Armour Sculpture of Rhinoceros in Cast Bronze in a Pair by Elan Atelier
Cast bronze armour sculpture of a pair of rhinoceros. Shown in our verdigris bronze finish. Comes in a pair.
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Jerry Meatyard "Sunglasses", 1978
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting heavy bronze unique sculpture by Jerry Meatyard, "Canned Sunglasses", 1978, signed and dated. Beautiful patina. Jerry Meatyard was born Nov. 25, 1929 in Bloomington-No...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Modernist Figural Composition Motherhood
By NAE
Located in Bochum, NRW
Modernist Figural composition depicting a woman carrying a child on her shoulder. Made of bronze with bicolor patina. Signed on the backside, late 20...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Bronze Sculpture by Henri Delcambre
Located in New York, NY
"L'Espace" by Henri Delcambre bronze,
stamped at the base.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Hana Vase and Sculpture Lost Wax Casting, Small Size by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Hana Vase and Sculpture Lost Wax Casting, Small Size by Elan Atelier
The Hana Vase is made in our atelier by hand utilizing the lost wax casting te...
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ben Wouters Belgian Modernist Erotic Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Belgian modernist erotic bronze sculpture by Ben Wouters, depicting a couple, signed on the base. Made during the 1970's, the piece is in great vintage con...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Goat' Bronze Sculpture
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
'Goat' bronze sculpture created by Studio Rinat Design, molded and cast in bronze in the lost wax process. The sculpture is available to order in other patinas and in gold finish.
Li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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