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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Original Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Abigail Varela
By Abigail Varella
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and dynamic 3 part bronze sculpture by Venezuelan sculptor Abigail Varela is not only a maquette for a larger outdoor 12 foot garden sculptu...
Category
1980s Venezuelan Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Christina Muff, Danish Contemporary Ceramicist, Large Cubist Unique Sculpture
Located in København, Copenhagen
Christina Muff, Danish contemporary ceramicist (b. 1971).
Large cubist unique sculpture in golden stoneware with silk matt glaze. "Silence is golden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
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
$3,424 / item
Contemporary Silver Aluminum Incense Burner by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminum Incense Burner by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 6 x H 5 cm
Materials: Aluminum.
Available in aluminum, bronze, and blackened bronze.
The Incense Burner was initially designed...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Ceramic Sculpture by Umberto Ghersi, Italy
By Umberto Ghersi
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture by Umberto Ghersi, 1960. Signed.
Biography:
Son of the ceramist Angelo and descendant of a family of Albisola majolica makers Umberto Ghersi, born in 1913 in Albis...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Ceramic Blue Rooster
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Ceramic rooster. This figure is molded with attention to detail, from the carving of the feathers to the animal's proud and watchful stance on a base that simulates a rock. The vibra...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Dali Vase, Glass Object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Glass object, glass vase, surrealism.
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$614 / item
Set of 5 White Painted Wooden Geometric Molds
Located in South Salem, NY
Mid to Early 1900's set of 5 wooden geometric molds. Great modular accessories. 12"h x 6"w. Sphere is 7"diameter.
Category
20th Century British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,350 / set
Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle for Daum Athena Limited Edition Crystal Sculpture
By Daum, Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pâte de verre crystal sculpture was designed by French sculptor Marie-Paule Deville-Chabrolle (b. 1952) and hand made by Daum in Nancy, France. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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
Pair of Tritons Boboli Terracotta Impruneta 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Tritons Boboli Terracotta Impruneta 20th Century
Height (Cm)
115
Dimensions (Cm)
70x46
Base Dimensions (Cm)
43x43
Weight (Kg)
45
good condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Life size artistic lay figures set of 4, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
High quality pine wood articulated artistic Lay Figures.
These life size mannequins are made with great care and have a lot of positioning possib...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$4,783 / set
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Grape and Bamboo by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time Hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Enameled Resin and Metal Pop Art Sculpture in Sunflower Yellow, Bubble Gum Pink
Located in New York, NY
This idiosyncratic and powerful sculpture, with its vibrant color scheme and dynamic form, encapsulates all of the energy of pop on an intimate scale. The enamel green base with blac...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mico, Contemporary Sculptural Hand-Built Ceramic Table Lamp in Matte White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nico's Cousin Mico is a contemporary hand-built sculptural ceramic table lamp that inspires the joy of working with hands through unpacking, assembling and balancing weights. The han...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lladró The Lover III 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 heart and shoes and blue pedestal. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,500 / item
A pair of women carrying water, in the style of Hagenauer 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning pair of African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer 1970’s,
Bronze with double black and gilt patina,
Dimensions : 45 cm / 17.72 inches
Stunning pair of Afri...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse, Austrian Artist and Designer '1904 -1974' for Herta Baller, Bird
Located in København, Copenhagen
Walter Bosse, Austrian artist and designer (b. 1904, 1974) for Herta Baller. Bird in bronze, 1950s.
Walter Bosse was affiliated with Wiener Werkstätte with Josef Hoffmann as his men...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gaston Schweitzer : "Worker", original plaster -
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Sitting man working a metal piece"
Original plaster, unique piece, showing a man sitting down probably hammering a metal piece
Signed "G.S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Philolaos Tloupas
By Tloupas Philolaos
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Philolaos Tloupas, dit Philolaos, est un sculpteur grec. Il a vécu la majeure partie de sa vie en France, où il est décédé en 2010.
Il est connu comm...
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$57,475
W. Beaupre Gold Chain Android Bust
Located in New York, NY
Stunning futuristic android bust by W. Beaupre. Bust is embellished with intricate gold chain, pearls and vintage jewelry findings. The atte...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Other
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
Giraffe with Butterfly, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Giraffe in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a cream colour.
Our designer creates these pieces comp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$5,238 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Kelly Wearstler Signed Large Marble Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Introducing a large marble sculpture designed by the renowned Kelly Wearstler, a perfect masterpiece for your high-quality mid-century modern décor. Standing at 24" with its elegant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
'Visage' One of a Kind Bronze Sculpture
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
'Visage' One of a kind bronze sculpture.
Created by Rinat Design, cast in bronze in the lost wax process and fixed into a solid wood bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Sculpture Tribute to Picasso Head Carnival Murano Glass by Badioli
Located in Murano, Venezia
This work, Sculpture Carnival, of art is a tribute to Pablo Picasso, made in Murano glass by the famous master glassmaker Badioli. Single work of rare beauty, full of shades of color...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Abstract Scholar Rock Viewing Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a large and expressive scholar rock on a fitted wood stand collected by an American collector in Palm Desert, CA circa 1980s. The deep grey boulder is likely granite and takes a wonderful natural form of a mountain peak. The dark matrix is dramatically intercepted with strokes of white veins, that looks like an abstract painting by Franz Kine. The rock is presented in the tradition of a Chinese scholar rock (Gong Shi) on a fitted carved wood stand, but it strikes the viewer as a modern and abstract version. While Chinese scholar stones are appreciated all over the world, many collectors also look into their local stone sources that reflect the same spirit and philosophy of using the viewing stone...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
The Keisha Bust
Located in Napanoch, NY
Inspired by the tradition of artists such as Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, and Augusta Savage, The Keisha Bust by Haitian-American artist Jessica Jean-Baptiste is a celebration o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,670 / item
Chandigarh III - Marsala Brown - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Chandigarh III - Marsala Brown - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Chandigarh is a collection of sculptures inspired by the homonym city designed by Le Corbusier, who imagined and created it from nothing in India. The sculptures are made of exposed concrete...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Waveform Carved Square Sculpture by Bradley Duncan Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved square waveform
Redwood
Measures: 48” x 5.25” x 3.5”
2018
8 LBS
waveform-
Burnt with an icon of authenticity
Produced by hand in Los Angeles, CA. from regional wood.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modern Sculpture by Antonio García Mengual (signed Mengual, 1976)
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern Sculpture by Antonio García Mengual (signed Mengual, 1976) Gesso with Pietra-Glaze Finish
Overall dimensions: 105 x 30 x 35 cm
A striking modern sculpture by Spanish artist A...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Jim Hunter Maquette #3
By Jim Hunter
Located in New York, NY
Abstract sculpture of bent wire with a painted wooden sphere suspended by fish line atop a wooden base, created circa 2010. Essentially a maquette, as Hunter always thinks about scal...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wire
$2,200
Japanese Modern LAAB Impermanenza Black Sculpture Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Impermanenza Black
A unique testament to artisanal craftsmanship, this gorgeous sculptural vase is distinguished by an uneven, jagged, and black-colored rim result of the stunning Raku firing technique of Japanese origin. Its bulging ceramic shape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jaime Hayon for Baccarat Faunacrystopolis light blue crystal bird 2020
By Baccarat, Jaime Hayon
Located in Paris, IDF
This blue crystal bird, created by Jaime Hayon for Baccarat in 2020, is part of the Faunacrystopolis collection. This remarkable piece embodies Baccarat's characteristic elegance and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Ruler Selenite Mineral with Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite pillar with natural forming Baroque pearls on a Lucite base. Ruler Selenite is a single, prismatic crystal from Morocco that was formed in extensive beds by the evapor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Blue and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Plaster sculpture of Female by Einar Jónsson
Located in Kastrup, DK
Einar Jónsson sculpture in plaster from the 1920s-30s. Signed Einar Jónsson.
About Einar Jónsson (1874-1954)
Einar Jónsson, who created many works in a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Icelandic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Driftwood Sculpture of Four Expressive Figures by Marc Bourlier, French B. 1947
By Marc Bourlier
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This a wonderful driftwood sculpture or assemblage by Marc Bourlier originally purchased at Galerie Beatrice Soulier in Paris when the gallery had their exhibition 'Small de Marc Bou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Austrian bronze cat sculpture
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Austrian bronze cat sculpture
made in Austria
The bronze has small wear due to years of age.
It has a small chip on the tail. (see in photos).
H:...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Orangutan, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an orangutan in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$3,562 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sculpture 2 - Tree Bark Series
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
“From Tree Bark To Sculpture”, a collection of hand-crafted contemporary sculptures, based on original bark forms handpicked for their sculptural features, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$304 / item
Sculpture 1 - Tree Bark Series
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
“From Tree Bark To Sculpture”, a collection of hand-crafted contemporary sculptures, based on original bark forms handpicked for their sculptural features, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
"The Pointer" Metal Giacometti Style Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This compelling sculpture of a figure standing and pointing obviously owes a debt to Giacometti with its slender, elongated limbs and imposing countenance.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Triangular Footed Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural triangular concrete planters by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Each planter has a concrete leg at each corner of the planter which allows the planter to float a couple of inc...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$3,500 / item
1970s Mexican Sculptor-Artist Ramiz Barquet - 3 Dancing Bronze Whales Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Ramiz Barquet 1920-2010 (Mexican) Cetaceans (Whales) circa 1978 in Bronze on cylinder wood shaped base. Puerto Vallarta artist Ramiz Barquet, captures three swimming or dancing abstr...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Metal Zoumey black sculpture by Arno Declercq
Located in Lubbeek, BE
INDOOR / OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
Crafted from plate steel, welded together with 112 facets, and individually polished and patinated with fire, the Zoumey sculpture stands as a testament ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
21st Century "Misore" by M. De Lucchi Polychrome Marble Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in massa, IT
Marble sculpture centerpiece designed by Arch. Michele De Lucchi.
Size: cm. 55 x 27 x 46 H
Materials: Bianco Carrara + Verde Alpi + Nero del Belgio + Nero Portoro + Nero Marquina.
De...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
English Teign Valley Red Art Glass Sculpture Paper Weight Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand blown art glass sculpture from Teign Valley Glass in England. The shop has been around since the early 20th C. and is renowned for ...
Category
20th Century English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Maquette / Scale Model for Large James Bearden Sculpture, Table Top, Ships Free
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is a model for a large sculpture made by artist James Bearden. A great table top sculpture in it's own right. Hand signed by the artist. Made of bent and angled metal with a sil...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Bronze Tabletop Sculpture of ChiId illegible Artist Signed like Rodin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique Tabletop Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child or Cherubs in the Sea? Procured from high-end Washington D.C. Estate. We are unable t...
Category
1920s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$908 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Enamelled Bronze Sculpture entitled "Surf" by Tim Cotterill
Located in London, GB
An attractive limited edition bronze study of a green frog in a stretched position with its head raised exhibiting very fine enamel colours and excellent tactile surface, signed Tim,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Gold and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Stylized Modigliani Inspired Abstract Head Bust Sculpture in Fiberglass
Located in Miami, FL
Stylized Modigliani Inspired Abstract Head Bust Sculpture in Fiberglass
Offered for sale is a Modigliani inspired head or bust made of white fiberglass. The stylized profile is stri...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Gio Ponti “Il Diavolo" Decorative Mask
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
“Il Diavolo”
Gio Ponti large decorative mask
for Sabattini.
Silver plated.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ray Geary Contemporary "Constellation" Resin and Pill Cube Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary cube sculpture titled "Contellation" by Ray Geary comprised of a variety of pills suspended elegantly in clear resin.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
American 21st Century Sculptures, Daric Harvie
Located in Queens, NY
American 21st Century Sculptures, Daric Harvie
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nymphenburg Porcelain Puffer fish hand painted by Terletzki-Scherf
Located in München, Bavaria
This lovely little guy is a puffer fish designed by Luise Terletzki Scherf. She was a master in capturing the character of animals and showing them in a humorous manner. Colorfully h...
Category
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Signed Bronze Skull Head and Apple Large Sculpture on Black Wood Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage bronze sculpture is dimensional and large. The polished bronze large skull head and small apple are yin and yang. It sits on an a black stained wood original base that has been redone. It is signed inside by an unknown sculptor named Elias on the inside. The wood on the inside has not been ebonized because of the signature. It definitely elicits conversation. The bronze parts...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brass Sailboat Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful brass sailboat sculpture designed by Curtis Jere in the 1970s. The sculpture sits in a salad onyx base.
Dimension: 40” wide, 47” ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Signed Eugene Perry Patinated Steel Art Sculpture, 2018
Located in Hamburg, PA
Eugene Perry is an award-winning abstract metal sculptor from Philadelphia who was a mentee of Jung Park. This piece is a captivating stainless-steel sculpture. Etched signature "Pe...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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