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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Modern
Hand Made Sculptural Glazed Ceramic Hand Jewelry Display Functional Art
Located in Miami, FL
Hand Built Sculptural Glazed Ceramic Hand Jewelry Display
Offered for sale is a handmade functional art ceramic hand that is signed and dated by Rexx Fischer. The hand is both a fun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nude Unraveling Torso Composite Sculpture, 2006
Located in New York, NY
Nude Male Unraveling Torso, Black Patinated Composite Sculpture, 2006, stamped and dated "TMS 2006" to reverse. 13" H x 8.5" W x 6.5" D.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Austin Productions Henry Moore Style Seated Family
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Austin Productions Henry Moore Family on Bench. Plaster cast with a bronze finish. Shows a few paint chips, but overall looks good with no major chips or cracks.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Kenzo" Geometric Abstract Sculpture by Dan Schneiger
Located in Chicago, IL
The "Kenzo" sculpture by Dan Schneiger stands as a refined exploration of cubic and geometric forms, crafted in the year 2021. Composed of wood, foam core, plaster, and resin, and fi...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint, Foam
Interzone Sculpture by Dan Schneiger
Located in Chicago, IL
"Interzone" is a commanding brutalist / abstract mixed media sculpture by Dan Schneiger, created circa 2015. This piece, like many of Schneiger's works, features an intricate amalgam...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Jean Hastings Ceramic Figurative Sculpture in Blue White & Brown, circa 1970
By Hastings
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jean Hastings Clothed Figurative Art Studio Glazed Ceramic Sculpture. Vase. Featuring hand constructed figurative form elements from potters wheel with separate hand built and applie...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture of Head, Mounted on Base
Located in New York, NY
A sculpture of an abstracted head in ceramic, mounted on a black acrylic base, by an unknown artist. The human head and features have been intentionally warped into an organic stone ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
Boeltz Style Large Shell Sculpture in Gold with Malachite Elements 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Large shell sculpture model No 22, 24-karat plated "exploded bronze" design with malachite accents, in the manner of Claude Victor Boeltz, France 1970's. Boeltz’s "exploded-bronze" p...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Gold Plate, Bronze
"Family Embrace" Marble Sculpture signed D. Okin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegantly crafted and signed by renowned artist D. Okin, the "Family Embrace" Marble Sculpture captures the essence of familial love and unity. This striking black sculpture depicts ...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base. Aged bronze statues with patina all through out the fish and base. Weather Worn and in great condition. measures appox 27 x 15 x 10.5
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nefertiti Porcelain Bust by Rosenthal Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and beautifully sculpted head of the most beautiful woman on the Nile, Nefertiti.
The pieces is made entirely of porcelain. the face and neck are matte finish and white, ...
Category
20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Fountain Figure Young Boy With Horn
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze Fountain Figure Young Boy With Horn. Frolicking bronze child playfully using their horn. Scene provides a sense of youthful energy and imagination.
Measures approx - 56h x ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare
Located in Pasadena, CA
Greek Cupids Bronze Statue Rare. This statue has 2 angels , male and female. The angels are seemingly in love. The male Angel is staring in a gaze at the female angel who is seemin...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Colored Bronze Patinaed Lobster Over Coral Base Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze , Colored Patinaed Lobster Over Coral Base Statue. This wonderful full of life lobster statue shows the prowess and strength of the lobster over its reef. The Lobster is king...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signed Patinaed Whale With Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Patinaed Whale With Marble Base. Beautiful blue patina. Aged color pallet with wear only time can do. Bronze and marble come together to make this Sculpture feel as if the vie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Grazing Zebra Sculpture with Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Bronze Zebra over Marble base. The zebras are hand painted . The base has a signature behind the larger zebras. Allan Barnes 2005.
Measures approx - 14h x 19w x 10d"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Modern Murano Art Glass Torso Vase
Located in New York, NY
Italian modern Murano art glass sculptural vase in shape of a female torso. The piece was likely manufactured during the 1980s and has gold inclusions. Mounted atop a circular stone ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Garden Fountain Of Boy, Koi fish and Goose 46h x 16 w This creative sculpture shows a goose trying to steal the fish of the young man. The seemingly needs/ greedy goose wants...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Corn Stalk with Turquoise Ear Sculpture by Charles Pratt
Located in San Diego, CA
A large bronze corn stalk with turquoise ear of corn sculpture by Charles Pratt, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition with a great patina measures 13"W x 8"D x 65"H. The...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Racoon Fountain
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze Racoon Fountain. Each racoon is in a watchful pose. Each racoon is on the look out. One racoon being grounded while the other racoon being on a branch or limb of a tree. This ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture. Each whale is breaching and is showing a dance between parent and child. A beautiful dance of life. Measures ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden fountain / bird bath Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Magnificent Bronze Dolphine Garden Statue Measures approx - 52h x 25 diameter
This garden fountain / garden statue is a beautiful garden element that demands its own space. The base of the fountain has dolphin motifs all around the center of the case and has a wave design at top and bottom. The center of the fountain is decorated with a dolphin statue. The statue is a small fountain that shows 2 dolphins in a playful manner seemingly jumping out of the water. a wonderful patinaed fountain.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1979 and was in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wiso Sconce / Wall Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Wiso by Diaphan Studio
Wiso is a wall light that displays the growth patterns of natural crystals in their multiple scales. The outer brass frame encases some polished surfaces that...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel, Magnets
Lalique Crystal Small Sculpture Of A Koi Fish
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Sculpture of a Koi Fish. It depicts a frosted crystal bent Koi Fish over a clear round crystal base. Below the base...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
This glittering Modernist Pyrite Rock Specimen on Rectilinear Lucite Base originates from America, 20th Century. Features a beautiful natural cluster of Pyrite, which gets its name f...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pyrite
Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture
Featuring a vintage baby giraffe sculpture in patchwork metal, welded, handcrafted and hand painted. Use in a nur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Portrait Bust "Il Volto" by Mario Badioli & Robert Scherer
By Robert Scherer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Murano Glass Portrait Bust "Il Volto" by Mario Badioli and Robert Scherer
Italy, late 20th century
An exquisite Murano glass portrait bust of "Il Volto" by the distinguished artist...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Size 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture
Representing Pop -Art of of the 1980s, we are pleased to offer this remarkable life-size monkey sculpture that embodies both artistry and...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black Lacquer Base
Located in New York, NY
This powerfully scaled and stunning Modernist Uruguayan Amethyst Rock Crystal Specimen on Black Lacquered Base originates from Uruguay during the latter half of the 20th Century. Fea...
Category
20th Century Uruguayan Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Brents Carlton Art Deco terracotta/ ceramic sculpture of girl. signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful sculpture by Brents Carlton , that can be placed some where Art Deco to Modern period . Is signed and also pencil possibly dedicated to the artist's model .
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
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
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
Monumental Arturo Di Modica Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture (1941-2021)
By Arturo Di Modica
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Monumental White Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture by Arturo Di Modica. The Italian American Sculptor for the Charging Bull Bronze (1987-1989) at the New York Stock Exchange NYC. T...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
1970s Mexican Sculptor-Artist Ramiz Barquet - 3 Dancing Bronze Whales Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ramiz Barquet 1920-2010 (Mexican) Cetaceans (Whales) circa 1978 in Bronze on cylinder wood shaped base. Puerto Vallarta artist Ramiz Barquet, captures three swimming or dancing abstr...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blue Metal Ski Holder Sculpture, France 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s French sculpture constructed with metal and painted a vibrant blue hue. This piece features hollow rectangular blocks at varying heights arranged in artful tiers. It was sour...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1990s Veiled Glass Art Panel Sculpture Edward Kachurik
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Art Glass Sculpture by Edward Kachurik of New Kensington, PA
Master artist creating original handmade veiled glass art.
Signed art
6.5 h x 2 diameter
Original vintage conditio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Impressive 25" Tall Murano Art Glass Caribbean Blue Shark on a Wave Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Very impressive, hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass figure or sculpture of a shark in a very vibrant Caribbean blue color, wi...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Andrée Hochar Fattal, Forbidden Fruit, Modernist Bronze Sculpture, 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
Andrée Hochar Fattal
Forbidden Fruit
Modernist Patinated-Bronze Sculpture
XX Century
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4.75 inches
Width: 8.25 inches
Depth: 5...
Category
1980s Asian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
60"x60" Metal Wall Sculpture in Brass, Stainless, and Bronze #654. Available now
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze and brass, stainless steel.
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze, brass, and stainless steel wire. The bronze and brass is aged to give t...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
35"x35" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless, Bronze and Brass #701
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, bright brass, stainless steel. Measures: 35" X 35".
Kue King created this diamond wall mounted sculpture using bronze, brass, and stainless steel wire. The bronze is ag...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire, Stainless Steel, Bronze, Brass
Impressive Over Two Feet Tall Murano Art Glass Hot Pink Shark on a Wave Figurine
Located in Tustin, CA
Very impressive, hand made and mouth blown in Italy, Murano art glass figure or sculpture of a shark in a very vibrant hot pink color, with cle...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
78"x48" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #733
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, stainless steel. Measures: 78" X 48".
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze and stainless steel wire. The bronze is aged to give the sculp...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
Peter Bramhall Glass Orb sculpture, Dated 1998.
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful hand blown glass Orb sculpture signed and dated by PETER BRAMHALL 1998.
The Orb has internal glass threads in beautiful shades of Magenta and Green.
Please see All our othe...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Bighorn Sheep Sculpture Bench by Edna Cataldo
By Edna Cataldo
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into the enchanted world of Edna Cataldo's imagination with her bighorn ram creation. A captivating sculpture that blurs the lines between art and function. Inspired by the icon...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wool
Modern Abstract Cast Bronze Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Modern abstract sculpture cast in bronze, depicting a crouching woman. In very good vintage condition.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
60"x60" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless, Bronze and Brass #736
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, bright brass, stainless steel. Measures: 60" X 60".
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, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
By Alex Hodge
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, 2019 by Alex Hodge
Hand carved porcelain plate
Overall size: 11 H in x 22 DM in
Individual size: 11 H in x 11 DM in
Unique
Her poetic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Cenedese Murano Italian 1981 Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1981 art glass fish sculpture by Cenedese Murano. Made in Italy, the abstract sculpture resembles a tropical fish upon a cylindrical base. Gradient brown and transparent glass form the body of the fish. A brown orb floats within the center of the transparent base. The sculpture is signed “Cenedese...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Stylized Polar Bear Sculpture by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized polar bear sculpture by Baccarat, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clarity. Signed on the underside, the...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
California Design Door Sculpture or Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun California coast modern art door.
Found in the Laguna Beach area.
Studio made.
Each piece hand made and crafted to fit around each other and juxtaposed to form a cohesive unit ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th C. Grey and Chrome Small Sculpture, Silver Ball on Lucite Base
Located in New York City, NY
Silver Ball on Lucite Base
Round silver ball sits on a square Lucite base finished in a dark smoked grey.
Modernist in composition, this pair makes for a sleek and highly sculptu...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Jeff Zimmerman Morphos Art Glass sculptures R & Company NY c.2002
Located in Buffalo, NY
Jeff Zimmerman Morphos Art Glass sculptures R & Company NY c.2002 additional work measures: 19.5 h x 11.25 dia inches.
Incised signature and date to lower edge of one work 'J. Zimme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure of a woman laying sideways. Bottom portion of body is covered as top of body is exposed. Measures approx -20h x 37w x 11d
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
62"x62" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #734
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, stainless steel. Measures: 62" X 62".
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze and stainless steel wire. The bronze is aged to give the sculp...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
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