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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Aluminum
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Lucite
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s North American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Enamel
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Steel
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Stone, Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Hardwood, Walnut
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures
Aluminum, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
20th Century Belarusian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Marble, Carrara Marble
1980s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Statuary Marble, Quartz, Onyx, Carrara Marble, Marble, Travertine
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Composition, Metal
1970s Belizean Vintage Modern Sculptures
Rosewood
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Sculptures
Lucite
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures
Sterling Silver
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Nickel, Enamel
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Iron, Steel, Cut Steel
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass





