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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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All Tip 'N' No Iceberg Sculpture Glass Vs, Plastic Collection
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass wor...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
"Her Majesty", Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Contemporary Design 2020
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 spe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Ignis Ossium Sculptural Chair by Acoocooro
Located in Geneve, CH
Ignis Ossium sculptural chair by Acoocooro
Dimensions: W 46 x D 56 x H 115 cm, seat height 45 cm.
Materials: Sand-cast bronze.
Different finishes avail...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Representing a Bust of the Emperor Augustus, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing a bust of the Emperor Augustus, 21st century.
Sculpture of a bust of the Emperor Augustus, in patinated plaster and resin, 21st century, model from the Musée ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
James Coignard Glass Sculpture
Located in Den Haag, NL
Solid glass sculpture from renowned French artist James Coignard (1925-2008). Solid Murano glass incorporating gold leaf and oxblood. This is number 6 of 30. Very impressive piece in...
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Stainless Steel by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Thaddeaus" sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris is a masterful fusion of modern design and exceptional craftsmanship, rendered in hand-crafted stainless steel veneer inlaid on a fib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Goblet Bowl African Walnut by Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Goblet bowl African walnut by Arno Declercq
Dimensions: D14 x W14 x H40 cm
Materials: African walnut
Signed by Arno Declercq
Arno Declercq
Belgian des...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
1970s Magritte Style Bowler Hat Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Magritte style bowler hat sculpture, Whimsical, lacquered plaster model of a iconic surrealist focal point. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Modern Prezioso #05 Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Goblet Gold leaf Dolphin bone
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Modern Prezioso #05 Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Goblet Gold leafed Dolphin Stem" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the Prezioso #05 Goblet, a captivating embodiment of elegance and gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
After Diego Giacometti Brass Cat Butler Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
After Diego Giacometti (Swiss, 1902-1985) Brass Cat Butler Sculpture, holding seashell tray, apparently unmarked. 10.5" H x 4.25" W x 6.5" D.
Category
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Enzo Mari, Rare Cube Resin with Black Ball Sphere, Sculpture/Paperweight
By Enzo Mari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice modern resin cube by the very well known designer Enzo Mari, Measures in cm 7 x 7 x 7.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Acrylic Lucite Sculpture on Glass Base, 2001
Located in Miami, FL
Contemporary lucite acrylic sculpture on round glass base. Signed by artist, 2001.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Monkey Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces comple...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Colorful Chimpanzee, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Chimpanzee in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Medusa, White Matt Terracotta Sculpture, Handmade in Italy, 2022, Unique Piece
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
In Greek mythology, Medusa, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair.
Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.
Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Contemporary 'Gocce' Set of Three Sculptures Aquamarine Crystal by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
Each crystal is exclusive and unique as it has been entirely hand-worked from a block of crystal. This makes it impossible to create two perfectly identical ones. Three natural blocks of crystal was used to make this set of decorative objects .
The crystal have been processed by hand until they obtain a perfectly smooth and luminous surface. The color of the crystal is aquamarine with high transparency.
They present a modern furnishing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
White Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Se...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Oscar Tusquets Contemporary Leather Starry Pyramid Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Starry Pyramid by Oscar Tusquets and Pere Ventura for Exhibition-event Homo Faber celebrada en Venezia septiembre 2018.
Limited edition of 8
A pyramid shaped tabernacle.
Leather covered faces...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Gerald DiGiusto, Triangolar Totem #1 1981
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful and rarely seen bronze and steel sculpture by American artist Gerald DiGiusto. Signed and dated 1981 this is Triangolar Totem #1 , the original . Signed, dated and title...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Vintage 1970s Large Wooden Circus Ball Decorative Object
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Rare and unique handmade Circus acrobatic ball from a former Dutch Circus.
This very heavy ball was used by acrobats to walk on top of these balls.
Made of thick solid slieces of w...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beech
Modern Abstract Sculpture in Black Oak by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Leif" sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris is a masterful blend of contemporary design and natural elegance, meticulously hand-crafted from a luxurious black oak veneer inlaid on a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Fiberglass
Woman's Head Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Wrought Iron Walking Man and Shadow Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wrought iron walking man and shadow bookends, each one with fine hand forged detail. The books in the listing are for display only and are not included.
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Patinated Bronze Sculpture/Figure of a Frog
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a patinated bronze medium size sculpture of a sitting frog with its right hand in the chest (it’s heart). This gesture symbolizes dignity and hono...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mindfulness Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Contemporary Design 2020
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 spe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Solid Brass Nude Female Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exquisite Solid Brass Nude Female Sculpture, Circa 1960's. This captivating piece showcases the timeless beauty of the fema...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Summer Stroll" Porcelain Figurine by Lladro, Spain, "Young Girl with Umbrella"
By Lladro, Juan Huerta
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made and retired in 1991 by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it is entitled "Summer Stroll...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Miguel Berrocal: "Eros", Sculpture-jewel and Perfume - 1994
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006, Spain): "Eros"
Perfume bottle in its original box topped with a sculpture of a male bust with an antique green patina, and 24-carat gold plated fo...
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Vintage Pop Art Coca- Cola Bottle Embedded Lucite Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This pop art vintage lucite sculpture is a coca cola small bottle encased and embedded in a lucite column. The bottle is floating and was neve...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Superb Huge Topaz Crystals On Albite With Quartz And Mica From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Topaz crystals on Albite with Quartz and Mica
Weight: 6 kg
Dimensions: H: 20 x W: 23 x D: 20 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Skardu District, Gilg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Other
Luxury Vase #55 "Abstract". Porcelain. Handmade design and craft in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 Py...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pyrite
Sellette by Olivier de Schrijver, Carved and Stained Natural Wood, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sellette by Olivier de Schrijver, carved and stained natural wood, 20th century.
Carved and stained natural wood sellette from the 20th century by Olivier Schrijver.
H: 60cm, W: 29c...
Category
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Reflection Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Reflection by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 10)
Dimensions: W 18 x D 23 x H 50 cm
Materials: Clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my architectural ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Wendy Hendelman Creamy Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2016
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Creamy Alabaster Head Sculpture on black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Seated figure white abstract sculpture
By RinDesign
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
James Myford "Two Forms" Aluminum Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning aluminum cast sculpture of "Two Forms" on black marble base by noted sculptor James C. Myford (1940-2014). Myford began creating aluminum sculptures in Pittsburgh, PA in the...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Fish carved on volcanic stone , enameled and decorated-made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Fish 1 - Sculpture on volcanic stone from upper Latium , glazed , decorated and baked at 1,000 degrees.
placed on a base of Roman travertine and iron
▪ Made in Italy
weight kg kg 5...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Selfie Lady, Design Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Brown Lion Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Lion in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces complet...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Hermanos Calavera Diablo in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Arno Declercq Black Belgian Oak and Burned Steel Large Babel Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Arno Declercq’s works are monumental and ethno-graphic pieces of art. Objects with a strong identity influenced by his passion for brutalism and tribal art, each piece has a function...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Luxury Vase #48 "Home", Biscuit Porcelain. Handmade crafted and paint in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Abstract White, Orange and Red Colored Ceramic Sculpture by Laurent Petit French
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Laurent Petit
French abstract ceramic sculpture, circa 2010.
Signed at the base
Original and elegant abstract ceramic form.
Large variations of colors. Red, ornage, white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Luxury Vase #11 "XXX". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Luxury Vase #22 "B+". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
ISIDE I11, Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Centerpiece, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
THE COLLECTION
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that combine history and design.
The extreme attention to details, supported by twenty years of experience of master craftsmen, is the company’s strength.
The production technique hides secrets and art mixtures that make the product unique and exclusive. Mosche Bianche chooses to combine art and design to recall history through ceramic artworks in doing so, history revives, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture.
The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Luxury Vase #36 "Ensemble". Porcelain. Handmade design in Italy. 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sea Head Coral Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ma’at III Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Located in Geneve, CH
Ma’at III Sculpture by Chandler McLellan
Limited Edition.
Dimensions: D 7.6 x W 14 x H 38.1 cm.
Materials: Hard maple and walnut.
Sculptures will be signed and numbered on the bott...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Maple
Handcrafted Tweety Decorative Bird CS4 by Noom in Natural Oak
Located in Paris, FR
Bring a touch of whimsy to your home or office with the charming wooden bird from the Tweety series.
Designed by Kateryna Sokolova, this minimalist sculpture is an attractive accent...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak, Ash
Bjorn Ekergren Artist Signed Cast Art Glass Face on Stand Vintage Midcentury
By Kosta Boda, Bjorn Ekegren
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
This stunning Kosta Boda glass style face sculpture is a beautiful addition to any home. The sculpture is made of high-quality glass and features a unique orange and blue design. The...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Clessidre Glass Hourglass in Pink and Gray by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidre Hourglass, designed by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi, was originally designed in 1957. Available in different colors, the grey / mint green version is a limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Contemporary sculpture by french artist to hang and form a mobile
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Contemporary sculpture by French artist Véra Rybaltchenko, entitled ‘construction’. Made using wooden rods glued together, this sculpture is both very light and very strong, thanks t...
Category
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Ron Arad Limited Sculpture Paintitain't
By Ron Arad
Located in Krefeld, DE
Ron Arad, limited sculpture in the way of a tube of paint. Massive metal, with the original cardboard box, packing material in the box is popcorn. Edition Lippert, Wilkens Partner fr...
Category
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rone Contemporary LED Wall Light Sconce, solid brass, hand-finished in Sweden
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Rone range is an exploration of the delicate balance of Classic forms. In simplicity, quality is at the utmost importance and our solid brass parts are painstakingly milled or sp...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large Double Magikarpet Barcode Multicolored Glass Lamp w Granite/Marble Base
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This fused glass piece belongs to the Barcode Magikarpet collection designed by Orfeo Quagliata.
Exclusive techniques from the artist. 100% handmade with highest quality material...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Abstract Sculpture Head Clown Murano Glass Pop Art by Badioli
Located in Murano, Venezia
This work, abstract sculpture Clown, made in Murano glass by the famous master glassmaker Badioli Francesco. Single work of rare beauty, full of shades of color, handmade using solid...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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