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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern Sculptures
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Bakelite
Early 2000s French Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Glass
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Wood
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Acrylic
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Resin
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Copper
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
Late 20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Marble
1960s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Lucite
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Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
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Metal
Early 2000s French Modern Sculptures
Crystal
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Brass
1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Gesso
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Marble, Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Wood
1970s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Stone, Sterling Silver
1980s British Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Walnut
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
2010s South African Modern Sculptures
Wood
20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Glass, Plastic
2010s Danish Modern Sculptures
Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze, Enamel, Steel





