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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Modern Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Regnier La Borne Architectural Form
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
By Regnier, in La Borne
Modern stoneware ceramic sculpture realized in 2018.
Brown and white stoneware wood firing ceramic colors.
Architectural form realized in La Borne, F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Transparent Vessel", 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
Tucan Sitting on a Cristall Made of Sodalith and Rose Quarz
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Tucan sitting on a crystall made of sodalith and rose quarz.
Category
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 6 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A luxurious chess set designed for the most sophisticated and ambitious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Blue Peacocks Sculptures, by Waylande Gregory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of blue peacocks sculptures, by Waylande Gregory
USA, Circa 1950s
This rare pair of blue peacock sculptures by Waylande Gregory, created in the USA circa 1950s, showcases the ar...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Modern, Spanish Fighting Bull Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Modern, Spanish Fighting Bull Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C.
A signed, dated, and numbered limited edition tabletop sculpture titled Spanish Fighting Bull by award-wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Red Neck Wedding Dress 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 work, an obsessive process created by boiling high quality recycled crystal with color to create vibrant wispy blocks, then handcut, ground and polished to create the final components. Together with Wurman's one of a kind polymer sculptures; resulting in art and alchemy. Wurman utilizes a blend of EVA hot-melt adhesive and though his proprietary techniques, transforms this common industrial material into a unique medium of extreme clarity, color and dynamic beauty, with the flexibility of rubber, look of glass and durability of plastic. Each stunning artwork is created by hand at the Wunderwurks Studio in NYC. EVA is Non-toxic. No waste is created during production - all unused material is 100% recycled.
The pre made pieces are then shipped to Quagliata’s studio in Mexico City and bonded with the crystal parts...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Luxury Vase #57 "Octopus". 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
Andrianna Shamaris Single Teak Wood Root Sculpture on Modern Steel Base
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand-carved sculpture from a single reclaimed teak wood root. Beautiful on both sides. Set on a modern black steel base.
Own an Andrianna Shamaris original.
Andrianna Sha...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Abstract Brutalist Chrome Sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2" 1966
By Jason Seley
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract brutalist welded chrome sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2". An abstract deep sea monster. Created 1966. Seley's preferred medium was chrome bumpers. Unsigned.
J...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Luxury Vase “Brain”. 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
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Evase Vase Black Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The iconic bronze Evase vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the black patina.
Each bronze is hand crafted in France and is signed.
Can be used as vas...
Category
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gift Santa Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a funny revisiting of Santa Claus bringing his famous Christmas gifts.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Skiing Man, 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
Lubos Metelak for Moser, Czech art glass artist. Unique glass sculpture.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lubos Metelak for Moser, Czech art glass artist.
Unique glass sculpture designed in clear and frosted glass, with a purple front. Abstract design featuring circles.
Signed and dated...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Steel Tongue Chair by Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta for Pie Studios, 2000s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A rare woven steel sculptural "Tongue Chair" by Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta, a sustainable designer from Miami, USA. Sribyatta was an architect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Kong XS Gorilla Yellow Table Lamp, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
TOTEM Modern Stackable Stools in White Oak & Concrete by Estudio Persona
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TOTEM is an sculptural looking piece, formed by four different elements: two stackable wooden stools, a heavy concrete base and a wooden top tray.
Both stools and the tray are made...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Jordan Mozer Off White Fiberglass Abstract Wall or Table Sculpture
By Jordan Mozer
Located in North Miami, FL
This most unusual off white fiberglass table top or wall mounted sculpture is by Jordan Mozer the designer of furniture and objects. It is from around 2012. It has protrusions of forms indifferent heights and shapes. As you turn it it changes perception of shapes. He had one time designed these for a restaurant for a huge wall sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Bronze Leaf Centerpiece Sculpture #6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bronze leaf centerpiece sculpture is handmade by a French artisan. Please see our additional listings of this design as they are all unique. Amazing details and aged finish...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1970s Serbian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Monumental "Crystal Skull" Made of Acrylic Resin, Mounted to the Base / Pedestal
Located in Kansas City, MO
Huge, one of a kind acrylic resin skull. Mounted to a light box and base with handles for moving. There is a cavity inside the skull in which a light can ...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Fibreglass Sculpture of a Balloon Dog, Contemporary Art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fibreglass sculpture of a balloon dog, contemporary art, 21st century.
Fibreglass sculpture of a balloon dog, contemporary art, 21st century.
h: 48cm, w: 40cm, d: 22cm
Weight : 5,9 kg
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Light sculpture by Agnes Debizet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Light sculpture in enameled stoneware by Agnes Debizet, France 2020.
Agnes Debizet is a French contemporary ceramic sculptor.
Unique piece, signed and dated by the artist.
Category
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Salviati Bullecante Army Green and Clear Apple Glass Sculpture or Object
By Salviati
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Italian Murano Salviati bulbous glass apple sculpture, paperweight or object is a brilliant luscious army and green with tons of bubbles enclosed which is called bullecante. From the 1970s. The stem and leaf...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Leather Panther Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Leather black panther sculpture with a nice patina. Great decorative piece for a shelf or living room.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Futurist Horses, 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
Swedish glass artist. Large sculpture in art glass. Yellow and amber decoration.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish glass artist. Large sculpture in art glass.
Yellow and amber decoration on a square base in clear glass. Mouth-blown.
Perfect condition.
Late 20th century.
Dimensions: H 33.0...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Luxury Vase #37 "Love Hurts". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted 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
Luxury Vase #49 "Love Key". 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
Gold Leaf
Luxury Vase #38 "+/-". 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 #23 "Goldfinch". 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
"Koishi" Stone Shaped Ottoman Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Koishi" is a stone shaped ottoman, designed by Naoto Fukasawa and manufactured by Driade, featuring a painted fiberglass structure available in four different colors: white, anthrac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Abstract Brutalist Chrome Sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2" 1966
By Jason Seley
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract brutalist welded chrome sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2". An abstract deep sea monster. Created 1966. Seley's preferred medium was chrome bumpers. Unsigned.
J...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Green Apple Lacquer Sculpture w/ Copper Stem by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apple Sculpture
Green Lacquer
Antique Copper Stem
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Can be placed outdoors but copper stem would patina over time.
Repoussé is the traditional art of han...
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Jonathan Clarke Two-Piece Sand-Cast Aluminum Sculpture with Fitted Base, UK, 80s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jonathan Clarke Two-Piece Sand-Cast Aluminum Sculpture with Fitted Base, UK, 80s
Unique two-piece sand-cast aluminum sculpture by acclaimed British artist Jonathan Clarke (b. 1961),...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Jonathan Clarke Sand-Cast Aluminum Ewer Form Sculpture with Fitted Base, UK 80s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jonathan Clarke Sand-Cast Aluminum Ewer Form Sculpture with Fitted Base, UK 80s
Unique two-piece sand-cast aluminum sculpture by acclaimed British artist Jonathan Clarke (b. 1961), ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Jonathan Clarke Sand-Cast Aluminum Ewer-Shaped Two-Piece Sculpture, UK, 1980s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jonathan Clarke Sand-Cast Aluminum Ewer-Shaped Two-Piece Sculpture, UK, 1980s
Unique two-piece sand-cast aluminum sculpture by acclaimed British artist Jonathan Clarke (b. 1961), son...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Golden Bronze Sculpture of a Flying Eagle Signed Piece by J. Duval-Brasseur
Located in Miami, FL
Superb movement for this bronze sculpture by J Duval Brasseur. The elegant curved lines and the shape of the base give a strong feeling of this flying eagle.
Very unique piece by th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Lucite Sculptures in the style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Lucite Sculptural Circles in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. Nice colors of purples and blues. Spheres are highly polished and in nice shape. They are dated and signed,...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Ivan Avoscan, Bronze Sculpture, Concrete Composition
By Ivan Avoscan
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ivan Avoscan, French sculptor (1928-2012)
Bronze sculpture, concrete composition. Made of reddish brown patinated bronze.
Signed Avoscan.
France, late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Modern Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Regnier in La Borne Brown Colors
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
By Regnier, in La Borne
Abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture realised in 2018.
Architectural form with white and brown wood firing ceramic colors.
Perfect original condition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Geometric Steel Sculpture
By Bruce Goff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original artwork.
One-of-a-kind.
Found in the wild.
Welded steel bars with new powder coated paint.
It has a Frank Lloyd Wright / Bruce Goff design influence.
It was found with some surface rust / pitting at the base (please see before after...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Medium-Sized Sculpture, Antique Style, with a Fine Patina, White Marble Effect.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Medium-sized sculpture in the antique style, with a fine patina and white marble effect.
This fragment of a discophore bust comes from the reproduction of an original bronze statue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Sculpture of the Head of Artemis in Patinated Plaster.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of the head of Artemis in patinated plaster.
Daughter of Zeus, Artemis is the sister of Apollo, goddess of hunting and the moon.
This statue comes from a cast made by an a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture of the Head of Hercules, Small Size, in Resin and Metal Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of the head of Hercules, small size, in resin and metal base.
Heracles is the son of Zeus and Alcmene. Greek mythology lends him a great many adventures that saw him trave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Amethyst Wash Basin by Artiss
Located in Geneve, CH
Amethyst wash basin by ARTISS
Dimensions:L 65 x W 34 x H 16.5 cm
Materials: Rock crystal
ARTIS is named from artist, whose two -S" stands for natural gem and natural mother shell. I...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Black Apollo Torso Sculpture, Small Size, in Resin and Metal Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black Apollo torso sculpture, small size, in resin and metal base.
Apollo is the male emblem of strength and beauty. This small Greek torso is the perfect embodiment of the son of Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Black Apollo Torso Sculpture, Small Size, in Resin and Metal Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black Apollo torso sculpture, small size, in resin and metal base.
Apollo is the male emblem of strength and beauty. This small Greek torso is the perfect embodiment of the son of Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture of Venus in Resin and Metal Base, Medium-Sized Model.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of Venus in resin and metal base, medium-sized model.
Venus is the goddess of love, seduction and beauty in Roman mythology. She is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Love Carrot Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Limited edition ceramic part of "The Pop Will Eat Himself" designed by Massimo Giacon and produced by Superego Editions. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Massimo Giacon was born in...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Floor Sculpture by Artist Willi Siber
By Willi Siber
Located in New York, NY
Freestanding contemporary floor sculpture by artist Willi Siber.
Interference lacquer on metal.
Category
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Plate with Greyhound
Located in Roma, IT
Slate finely decorated with micromosaic. Designed as a pin.
Rome, atelier of Giacomo Raffaelli.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existin...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
De Sede Leather Elephant Toy Accessory by Alfredo Häberli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miniature toy elephant accessory designed by Alfredo Ha¨berli for De Sede.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 transparent multicolored butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Artistic Sculpture Attributed to Tagliapietra, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano Glass Artistic Sculpture Attributed to Tagliapietra, 1990s.
This is an amazing sculpture realized with transparent Murano glass and ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Kong XS Gorilla Dark Orange Table Lamp, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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