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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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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Style: Modern
Coffee Table Unique Organic Black Modern/Contemporary Waxed Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
Table No. 5 - Coffee J.M. Szymanski d. 2023 This coffee table is composed of stark, perpendicular planes that have been notched and precisely slotted together. Its hand-carved rough...
Category

2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Lauren LED Sconce, 170"H, Handmade Brass, Bronze or Nickel
Located in Torslanda, SE
by Matthew Holleman, 2024 Standard size, 30”/76cm Length and 170"/403cm Height Brass, Nickel, and Bronze options are available. This piece is handmade in our Swedish workshop and f...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Feliciano Béjar Glass, Steel and Brass Magiscope Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Signed Vintage Feliciano Béjar Table Magiscope objec d'art. The Mexican artist and sculpture Feliciano Béjar has handcrafted beautiful decorative pieces of industrial glass, ...
Category

Early 2000s Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Frank Gallo Female Bust Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This evocative sculpture by Frank Gallo rendered in lacquered resin with a walnut base is of a sensitively rendered female nude. Created in the mid 60s. Gallo (1933-2019) studied at...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Walnut

Night stand model "Xai" by Salvador Dalí 20th century surrealist spanish design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Design inspired on an artwork by Salvador Dali´: Interpretation project for a stable-library, 1942 Stuffed lamb, elaborated with a technique by a taxidermist. Drawer and table top in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Shlomi Haziza Colorful Lucite Prismatic Modern Table Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Shlomi Haziza Colorful Lucite Prismatic Modern Sculpture. Beautiful colors! Square Cube with a drilled out hole sits upon a Clear Lucite Base. Looks good from every angle! Signat...
Category

1990s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Kenta Hirai Japanese Contemporary Bentwood Wall Sculpture
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kenta Hirai created it with the technique "Free form lamination." This sculpture mixes free formed wood sculpture and branch. Wood material is Yoshino Cedar.
Category

2010s Japanese Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modernist Sculpture of a female nude done in ceramics, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a spectacular Modernist sculpture depicting a female nude. The sculpture is done in ceramics. Artist who did the sculpture used to teach at the Art Acad...
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1970s Serbian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Gates by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Gates by Mary Brogger Unique piece. Dimensions: W 183 x H 259 cm. Materials: Bronze. Custom sizes and finishes available. Electronic system fitting available. Mary Br...
Category

2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Medium-Sized Resin Sculpture Representing a Fragment of the Sculpture of Apollo.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Medium-sized resin sculpture representing a fragment of the sculpture of Apollo. Sculpture representing a reduced model of a Fragment of the sculpture of Apollo, exhibited in the en...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Bonsai "Sakura in Italy", Handmade in Italy, Signed by the artist. Bespoke
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Unique piece sign by the artist. The Cherry Blossom bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese trees and their flowering. The materials are wood and metals, representing both the...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

31 Imera Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Imera Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Guscio Bowl by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Guscio Bowl by Imperfettolab Limited Edition Dimensions: 114 x 54 x H 7 Materials: Fiberglass. Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Dodo Bird Stone Sculpture
Located in Branford, CT
Dodo bird sculpture. Mounted on base. Carved stone with marble beak and feet. H 15-1/4" W 10" D 10".
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Geometric Sculpture in Polished Orange Resin by Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Geometric sculpture made in polished resin in variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space. This sculpture is very versatile and fun! You can cr...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Vintage Antonio Grediaga Kieff Bronze Abstract Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This sensual and amazing small edition bronze sculpture is by the noted and prolific Canadian sculptor: Antonio Grediaga Kieff. It is abstract and ch...
Category

1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1980s Mathias Goeritz Abstract Cross in Copper
By Mathias Goeritz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Mathias Goeritz Sculptural Cross Copper stamped Mathias Goeritz. No COA is available. 6.25 H x 4 W x 2.5 D Original vintage preowned unrestored condition. Refer to all images.  
Category

1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

IZDATGLAZ Oval Color Glass Decoration Centerpiece by Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Oval centerpiece created by Orfeo Quagliata from our new collection IZDATGLAZ. These shimmering glass gems create a simple modern touch for any space. Whether it’s gold, silver or on...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Lucite "Diamond" Sculpture with Infused Colors
By American Studio Workshop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lucite -Diamond- sculpture in Lucite displaying an array of colors. The colors where infused when the Lucite was casted and the results are short of amazing. Measurem...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Tall Black Outdoor Giraffe w/ Chandelier by Marcantonio, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Designed by Marcantonio, Giraffe in Love M is a giraffe of 2.65 meters high that holds a classic Marie-Thérèse style chandelier, totally waterproof and IP65 certificated. Bold and el...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Plastic

Shedu, Ceramic Sculpture by Joris Grelet
Located in New York, NY
Glazed ceramic. Abstract form, and part of a limited edition series. Artist signed and numbered 1/8.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Dan Murphy 1985 Abstract Ribbon Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Located in Miami, FL
Dan Murphy 1985 Abstract Ribbon Sculpture on a Lucite Base Offered for sale is and unusually intricate abstract Ribbon sculpture by Dan Murphy. The sculpture is signed and dated 19...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Androgynous Granite Stone Head Sculpture
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Expressionless androgynous stonehead and base executed in cut granit. Hard and soft in expression and form at the same time. While the head is executed in a pink/red'ish granite the ...
Category

20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Decorative Brutalist White Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Hervé Rousseau 21st Century
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Hervé Rousseau Original and elegant stoneware ceramic vase by Hervé Rousseau. Decorative white ceramic glaze color. Original perfect condition....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Abstract Sculpture in Bronze Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This sculptural masterpiece, "The Deconstructed Tower," by Patrick Coard Paris, redefines modern artistry with its striking architectural form and captivating finish. Handcrafted in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Abstract Modern Musician Sculpture by Austin Productions
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract Modern Musician Sculpture by Austin Productions. Sculpture has a hairline damage weak spot. Needs to be handled carefully as it flexes sl...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Vibrant Blue Aquamarine Crystal With Excellent Quality From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information: Specimen Name: Aquamarine Crystal Weight: 192 grams Dimension: H: 10.5 x W: 3.3 x D: 3 cm Treatment: None Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other

Masterful Pair of Italian Horses in bronze 20th Century H: 260cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Masterful Pair of Italian Horses in bronze 20th Century H: 260cm 190cm x 70cm real height, lost wax casting. Origin Venice, private collection. Perfect for the outside or even for ...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Dali Vase, Glass Object
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Add an Artistic Touch to Your Space with the Captivating Dali Vase Glass Object Elevate your interior design with the mesmerizing beauty of the Dali Vase Glass Object. Inspired by t...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Anodized Aluminium Sculptural Room Divider / Sculpture
Located in toronto, CA
Modular sculptural divider, use one or link them together to create a beautiful installation. The sculpture itself has slight movement to create bea...
Category

2010s North American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Cut Steel

"Violet" Fluo Murano Glass Jellyfish, Venice, Handmade in Italy, 2025
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 speci...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Shell Form Glass Sculpture - Unsigned - Italy - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Murano multi-color and blue glass shell form sculpture - polished finish with flat ground base - unsigned - Italy - late 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no dam...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Potter
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Cabela's Replica Bears Bronze Sculpture "Fierce Encounter" by Michael Hamby
Located in Toledo, OH
Cabela's replica bronze sculpture of two fighting bears tiled "Fierce Encounter" by Michael Hamby. Great condition, no chips or cracks. Dimensions: 13...
Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Murano Glass Sculpture Of A Heron
By Luca Bojola
Located in Bradenton, FL
Impressive 20th century Italian Murano Glass Sculpture Of A Heron, attributed to designer Luca Bojola for Lico Zanetti, Florence, Italy. Sculpture features heavy solid glass bird wit...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

20th Century White Stone Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 1996
Located in London, GB
" Tour de Force " sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 1996 Important work comprising a beautiful twist carved in the solid material creating a vivacious and breathtaking visual effect in the style of Eduardo Chillida. _________ Charmot white stone patinated, unique piece signed. _________ Dimensions: H 35 x 35 x 65 cm _________ Bertrand Créac'h is a french sculptor. He studied at l’Ecole Boulle in Paris and met the artists Étienne Martin...
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20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Ceramic large Pangolin sculpture, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This extraordinary Pangolin Sculpture is a rare, one-of-a-kind ceramic piece, masterfully sculpted by Motsaman and intricately hand-painted by Jabu Nene of Love Art Ceramics in South...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Architectural Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
Architectural Abstract Marble Sculpture unsigned. modernist. mid to late 20th c. Contact me with any questions or for shipping quotes
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Gwen Single Contemporary Sculptural LED Pendant, Solid Brass, Config 3
Located in Torslanda, SE
Like the stalactites found on cave ceilings, the Gwen range has a primordial allure. Subtle asymmetric shapes take different forms at every angle, keeping the viewer and the space i...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Morton Gaffin Modernist Carved White Alabaster Abstract Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morton Gaffin Modernist Carved White Alabaster Abstract Sculpture. We were unable to find any listed information on artist "Morton Gaffin." The piece was acquired directly from the N...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

1986 Jaru Metallic Gold Sphere Orb Ceramic Pottery California
By Jaru
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Jaru 1986 Gold Sphere Orb Ball Ceramic Pottery California maker stamped 4 diameter x 3.5 h Original preowned vintage condition See all images for details
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Cast Iron Vintage Bootjack by Luber Guß Vienna, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage bootjack from cast iron beetle like shape circa 1970s. Manufactured by Luber Guß Vienna. The vintage condition is good. approx. measures: Width: 15 cm Len...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Concrete Echelon Planter by OPIARY (D20", H18")
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. This modern, lightweight concrete planter features an organic silhouette and earthy aesthetic that compliments the live plants inside it. The Echelon is handmade in our Brooklyn studio and can be produced in the color or finish of your choice. Opiary planters...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Cement

American Artist, Abstract Sculpture, Metal, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An abstract cast metal sculpture, produced in the US, c. 1960s.
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sculpture of Venus in Solid Silver 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture of venus in solid silver Elegant sculpture of the roman goddess Venus on a malachite pedestal. The sculpture is made of solid silver and is pu...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Silver

Marcel Duchamp Thonet Readymade "Porte Chapeau"
Located in Sharon, CT
Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...
Category

Early 20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sculpture, Stone Sculpture Representing a Bas-Relief.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, stone sculpture representing a bas-relief. Our world is populated by angels, cherubim and seraphim, and we are often unaware of this. It is the seraphim who are closest t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

21st Century Raw Bronze Contemporary Sculpture, 'Emotion' by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This raw bronze sculpture has a natural golden brass finish. The female and male Giacometti-influenced portraits are individual objects and can be positione...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sculpture of a Black Horse's Head.Medium Size.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a black horse's head. Sculpture of a beautiful black horse's head, in resin and metal base, contemporary work. Material: Resin ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Metal

Vintage Inuit 'Two Faced' Stone Carving, Signed, Canada, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Inuit 'two faced' stone carving - fine Modernist carving with spare decoration - signed PAUL (in Roman) on the base - Canada - mid 20th century. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Fosse Ways II by Alice Walton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alice Walton is a talented sculptor whose work is defined by her innovative approach to form and material. Born with a deep appreciation for the visual arts, Walton developed her ski...
Category

2010s English Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Roberto Camozzo for Wyland, Hunting Shark on a Base, Murano Glass 1990s, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
When I saw these pieces I was so happy to have found them as I knew the history of these wonderful pieces very well. There are great maestros and artist from Murano, some are very well known Seguso, Barbini, Tagliapietra. Roberto Camozzo is instead one that very few know. He and his partner Elio Raffaelli...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seated figure white abstract sculpture
Located in London, GB
An abstract sculpture of a seated figure in white, handcrafted molded and cast in full bodied gypsum reinforced with fibreglass matting. The creative process takes multiple stages,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures

Materials

Jute, Fiberglass, Plaster

Bonnie Config. 4 Contemporary Linear LED Chandelier, Solid Brass @ 300cm/118"
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sculpture puzzle « Mini cariatide » in nickel plated brass by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spain circa 1968. 25 pieces.
Category

1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Raphael Giarusso ceramic sculpture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie sculpture de guerrier par Raphael Giarusso vers 1960.
Category

1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large abstract white and red ceramic sculpture by Laurent Petit design 50 cm
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Laurent Petit Large white and colored stoneware abstract ceramic sculpture by Laurent Petit Realised circa 2010 Signed under the base Original perfect condition Height 50 cm Lar...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lladró The Lover II Figurine by Jaime Hayon
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine designed by Jaime Hayon with modern design and touches of gilded sheen highlighting the red color of the heart and shoes. Like all the pieces in Jaime Hayon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Blown Murano Shell in Amber with 24-karat Gold Flecks
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand-blown Murano shell in amber radiates timeless elegance, crafted by Venetian artisans with meticulous care. Its warm, golden hues are enriched with 24-karat gold dust, creat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

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