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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Resin
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Stone
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Oak, Fiberglass
1960s Croatian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Modern Sculptures
Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Terracotta
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
2010s Modern Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf
1970s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
1990s Canadian Modern Sculptures
Zebra Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Lebanese Modern Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Crystal
2010s Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Walnut
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Wool
2010s African Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Jute, Plaster, Fiberglass
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s South African Modern Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Sculptures
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Clay
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
String, Plexiglass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Copper
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Glass, Wood
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
1990s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 2000s French Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Alabaster
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Plaster
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass