Modern Sculptures
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Danish Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Stone, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Brass
20th Century English Modern Sculptures
Stone, Bronze
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Glass, Lucite
2010s North American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf
1990s Canadian Modern Sculptures
Zebra Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures
Steel
2010s Danish Modern Sculptures
Paper
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Rubber
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Plexiglass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Onyx
19th Century French Antique Modern Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Wood
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Bakelite
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Glass
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Malachite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Lucite
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Sculptures
Stone, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Brass
1980s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
20th Century Dutch Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures
Beech
1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Gesso
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Hardwood, Paint
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Wood
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Wool
2010s Modern Sculptures
Crystal





