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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Gray
Frieze, Coffee Table, Functional Art Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
From extremely detailed 3D scans of the most important classical sculptures of all times, Eduard Locota has digitally sliced and extracted the essential portion of the artwork, then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass
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 Sculptures
Materials
Brass
'Rat Dog' Sculpture in Fiberglass by Finn Stone
By Finn Stone
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We love this piece! Number 2 from an edition of 2, the other was sold recently on Saatchi online, and honestly we don't mind rat dog hanging around, he eats no...
Category
2010s English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Robot
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Spaceship
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Crown
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Small Chinese Zodiac Head Busts
Located in Greenwich, CT
These small Chinese Zodiac head busts were handcrafted and designed from the Netherlands and feature sculptural busts of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
In Stock in Los Angeles, Minnie Mouse White & Silver, Pop Sculpture Figurine
By Walt Disney
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Minnie mouse white and silver, pop sculpture figurine
Measures: Heig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Ceramic Art Sculpture Wound by Yulia Batyrova and 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
Llardo Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha Figurine, Signed and Dated
Located in Plainview, NY
A 1970's Lladro figurine of a Madame Butterfly Japanese Geisha holding a fan. The figurine is signed by the maker and dated 1978. The figurine is numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Abstract Sculpture ERMA by Renzo Buttazzo
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century Abstract Sculpture ERMA by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy
Sculpture in Lecce Stone
Delivered with a certificate of authenticity (dated & signed)
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Contemporary Trionfo Hand-Blown Glass Sculptured A pair of Decorative Goblets
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Trionfo Hand-Blown Glass Sculptured A pair of Goblets" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the exquisite Pair of Hand-Blown Glass Goblets "Trionfo #01" from the Façon De Ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
"Leaf Rambler" 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
1980s Large Female Head Sculpture by Austin
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large plaster female bust in the 1980s vibe reminiscent of Studio 54 in satin white on a wooden base, signed to the back neck area Austin Product...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
A Tempered, Moulded and Mirrored Glass Radiator by Saint-Goban, 1937
By Rene Coulon
Located in Kensington, MD
Designed by René-André Coulon, and entitled "Radiaver" this revolutionary design for a space heater which also has built in illumination boldly suggests t...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Blown Glass Sculpture "Tensione Estetica #2023" by Simone Crestani
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Tensione Esetica 2023 #01
Hand-blown glass sculpture by Simone Crestani.
"I admire the power of nature.
Man uses a great deal of energy to control it, conquer it, to bend it to his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
21st Century Abstract Sculpture ERMA by Renzo Buttazzo
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century Abstract Sculpture ERMA by Renzo Buttazzo from Italy
Sculpture in Lecce Stone
Delivered with a certificate of authenticity (da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Glass Cube Paperweight, 1980's
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Colette Souter-Emery: "Relief N°1", patinated metal bas-relief, 1971
By Colette Sauter-Emery
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Colette Sauter-Emery : "Relief n°1 "
Abstract composition made of assembled nails on a patinated metallic board
Monogrammed '"CS" on the front lower right of the sculpture
Sticker ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Rupert Deese, Blue, Ceramic/Stoneware" Apple" Sculpture, Paperweight, Marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one of the most simple and elegant sculptures made for the very well known artist, ceramist Rupert Deese, has amazing blue tones in the glaze, marked with cypher 's artist mark.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Architectural Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
Architectural Abstract Marble Sculpture
unsigned. modernist. mid to late 20th c.
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Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lladró "The Debutante" Fine Porcelain Figurine, 1981
By Lladro
Located in McKinney, TX
This beautiful and whimsical retired design by Lladro artist Jose Puche is called "The Debutante" and is a pastel dream! With purple hair and snow white sk...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Curtis Jere Pop Art Strainer
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1993, signed and dated, great vintage condition. Supersized C. Jere metal strainer wall sculpture from the company’s kitchen utensil series.
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON'S "SCORTICATO" IN PLASTER early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON'S "SCORTICATO" IN PLASTER early 20th Century
1: 1 reproduction in plaster of the head of the Flayed by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (Paris, 1741-1828).
He studied in Rome, at the French Academy...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Julius Caesar Copy of a Roman Statue of the Vatican Museums Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Julius Caesar - Terracotta - copy of a Roman statue of the Vatican Museums
Early 20th century
Terracotta bust of Julius Caesar 50-30 BC
This bust is taken from the original cast of a bust of the Vatican Museums.
Gaius Julius Caesar...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid 20th Century Porcelain Figurine of a Greyhound
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain figurine of a greyhound.
The figurine is not marked, maker unknown. Probably Italian.
The figurine has a beautiful colour and very nice details in the anatomy...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique French Art Glass Bird (Swallow) Bookend or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine French art glass bookend or paperweight.
By Lalique.
In the form of a diving swallow bird.
Etched to the base with a 'Lalique France' mark.
...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Abstract Sculpture by Peter Thursby (1930 - 2011), England, c.1960
Located in Surbiton, GB
Abstract sculpture composed of two architectural aluminium forms by British sculptor Peter Thursby.
Peter Thursby, who died aged 80, produced his first work in the wake of the seco...
Category
1960s British Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Head of Ulysses in White Terracotta, Odyssey of the Polifemo Group Early 20th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Head of Ulysses in white terracotta - odyssey of the polifemo group early 20th century.
Head in terracotta.
Italy.
The head is part of the sculptural group found in 1957 in a cave...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Metal Pear sculpture by the Lebanese artist Amine El Bache
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Metal pear sculpture by the Lebanese artist Amine El Bache 1990
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Japanese Modern LAAB Nauru Sculpture Raku Ceramic Green White Black Metal
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Nauru sculpture
The copper details of this sculpture are able to show different colors thanks to the concentric lines present on the surface that expand and contract the space whe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Sculpture " Egyptian Pharaoh " Carrara Marble 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Sculpture " Egyptian Pharaoh " Carrara Marble 20th Century
H: 52cm
20th Century
marble sculpture
very good condition
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Magnifican Alexander the Great Bust of Carrara White Marble, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Alexander The Great.
Bust of Carrara White Marble.
20th century.
Copy of a Greek original from the Athens Museum
Measures: Height 90 cm
Width 62 cm
Depth 32 cm
Weight 150 kg
Material...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Sculpture "Egyptian Memento" Carrara Marble, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture " Egyptian Memento " Carrara marble 20th century
Measure: H: 52cm
20th century
Marble sculpture
Very good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Hermes - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Classic 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
66"x41" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Brass #675
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, bright brass, stainless steel. Measures: 66" X 41".
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze, brass, and stainless steel wire. The bronze is ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire, Stainless Steel, Brass
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Maria Nickel-Plated Puzzle Sculpture Box and Book
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Maria nickel-plated puzzle sculpture in box with book. Listing includes puzzle sculpture, stand, original box, book, and packaging, circa 1960s. Measurements:...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Dolphin Murano clear and smokey art glass sculpture.
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Nice Murano art glass Dolphin sculpture, not signed, made in 1990s.
Clear and smoky gray glass with wonderful reflections, a nice gift idea that will...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
32"x32" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless Steel #700
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Stainless steel. Measures: 32" X 32".
Kue King created this circular wall mounted sculpture using bronze, brass, and stainless steel wire. The stainless steel gives the sculpture a ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire, Stainless Steel
Eric Bauer Modernist Abstract Bird Lucite Sculpture, Signed
Located in Plainview, NY
A modersnist abstract lucite sculpture by Eric Bauer ( American, 1963). The sculpture in a shape of a bird is raised by a lucite base and it is signed by th...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
James Myford "Two Forms" Aluminum Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning aluminum cast sculpture of "Two Forms" on black marble base by noted sculptor James C. Myford (1940-2014). Myford began creating aluminum sculptures in Pittsburgh, PA in the...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Mats Jonasson Running Horse Art Crystal, Sweden, 1980s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Mats Jonasson Running Horse Art Crystal, Sweden, 1980s.
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Lladró Passionate Kiss Couple Sculpture in White by José Luis Santes
Located in New York City, NY
White satin-finished porcelain sculpture of a couple kissing sitting on a rock decorated with blue and green enamels. A couple's passion and love, captured as never before by Lladró....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lladró The Family Portrait Figurine by Jaime Hayon
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine designed by Jaime Hayon with a modern design of a family decorated with bright colors and golden sheen. Like all the pieces in Jaime Hayon's The Fantasy col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Murano Glass Bird by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Italian white and clear Murano glass bird sculpture by Licio Zanetti for Ultima Crystal Art. The sculpture is signed and retains the Ultima Crystal Art label (see detail ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Hoodoo Stacks, Sculptural Concrete Planters by OPIARY (H28"-52")
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
Venini Clessidre Glass Hourglass in Pink and Gray by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidre Hourglass, designed by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi, was originally designed in 1957. Available in different colors, the grey / mint green version is a limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Curtis Jere' Abstract Female Silhouette Metal Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Splendid metal sculpture by Curtis Jere', signed and dated 1990. Sculpture is an abstract silhouette of a female face in profile with free flowing...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Clessidra Glass Hourglass in Grey and Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass hourglass in grey and red. Perfect for indoor home decor or as a statement piece for any room. Limited edition of 199 pieces. Also availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Jaguar" Lucite Sculpture
By Berd Vay'e
Located in New Orleans, LA
Berd Vay'e limited edition "Jaguar" Lucite Sculpture
Considered the least powerful piece, yet the most fearless, as it is usually first in line at the time of battle. It has the mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Gears Frame" Lucite Sculpture
By Berd Vay'e
Located in New Orleans, LA
Berd Vay'e Limited Edition "Time Framed" Lucite sculpture.
A juxtaposition of classic art display and inventive process. This backless frame allows for the same exposure of watch co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large, excellently crafted allegories - Day & Night in the form of two slender female figures celebrating femininity:
The figure representing the Day dressed in fresh, spr...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculpture by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture by Marcello Fantoni, 1950.
Glazed ceramic. Single piece. Original signature. Cooking defect.
Biography
Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence on October 1, 1915. Gr...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Marble Bust of a Smiling Young Woman, Signed Tiruk
Located in Montreal, QC
This bust sensitively captures the beauty and innocence of youth. Her thick hair is worn in a single braid; her head is thrown back as she laughs. The sculptor, who signs indistinctl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cloud Sculpture #2202 by Chris Gustin
By Chris Gustin
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Unique, wood-fired sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Murano Arte Vetro Glass Bird Sculpture by Livio Seguso
By Livio Seguso
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage large scale Murano glass bird sculpture by Livio Seguso for Arte Vetri. Smoky green and grey in a stylized form. 16" long in very nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Lladro Limited Edition of Lady in Love and Flowers for Goddess Woman, Retired
By Lladro
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of two LLadro figurines. One is " Lady in Love" figurine #6712. The figurine is in mint condition was issued in 2000 and retired in 2004. The sec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Unglazed White Porcelain Birds, Starlings supported by White Iron Legs
Located in Greenwich, CT
This adorable grouping of four unglazed white porcelain Starlings set on sturdy white iron legs will create happiness throughout the year. Created in the Netherlands, this very moder...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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