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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Marble Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial female nude torso white marble sculpture with dark veining, circa 20th century. Sculpture is predominately white marble with traces of dark veining as sho...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase and 16 Monarch butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Bronze Sculptures Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h
Material: Bronze, black patina
Dimensions: H 110 cm
Year: 2021
Louange III represent an abstracted exploration of the mineral landscapes of Brittany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Felipe Castañeda
By Felipe Castañeda
Located in New York, NY
Felipe Castañeda Felicidad (1984)
Marble sculpture Measure: H 18 inches
Signed F Castanee 1984.
Category
20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Crocodile Sculpture by Richard Orlinski, 2006.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, 2006.
Gold crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, resin, 2006.
H: 38cm. W: 109cm. D: 47cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Plaster Traditional Dog Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted. Made in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. ...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Elegant Head Ceramic Centerpiece Completely Handmade in Italy without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman in a modern way. The woman is gently painted with acrylic color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any mo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Signed August Moreau Bronze Cherub and Flowers Vase on Marble Base
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An August Moreau bronze table sculpture. This lovely art nouveau table sculpture features a full cast bronze construction, sitting atop a beautiful tapered marble base. This vase dep...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Best Friends Nude Form
By Jude Jelfs
Located in Richmond, VA
Nude forms ‘Best Friends’ by Jude Jelfs. Slab-built earthenware with vitreous slips and sgraffito. Glazed inside.
Due to the handmade nature, subtle variations in form and finish ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Stan Bitters Ceramic Sculpture
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An abstract unglazed ceramic sculpture by Stan Bitters, c. 2006, USA. This piece features a ribbed green form at the top of the sculpture which ombres dow...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Ceramic Relief “Figures” by Pipin Henderson Denmark, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware with a bronze glaze in an iron frame
Measurements:
H: 102.5 cm / 3' 5"
W: 77 cm / 2' 7"
D: 12 cm / 4 3/4".
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Rosenthal Vintage Wirkkala Ceramic Sculptural Do Not Litter Paper Bags Set of 3
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage set of 3 complete white glazed ceramic crushed bags of white porcelain were manufactured by Rosenthal and designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the 1970s. They are called " The ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy.
Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931, Milan-died February 18, 2019, Milan) was an Italian designer, critic, painter and arch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Hardstone, Quartz, Gold, and Lapis Lazuli Model of an Alpine Flower Bed
Located in London, GB
Large hardstone, quartz, gold, nephrite and lapis lazuli model of an alpine flower bed
Continental, 20th Century
Measures: Height 7cm, width 37cm, depth 27cm
A beautiful objet d'art, this exceptionally fine flower bed model is a 20th century continental precious stone and metal model, made from a host of precious materials and assembled with great poise, skill, and artistry. The quartz base underpinning the miniature garden...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Gold
Bonnie Config 1 Contemporary LED Linear Chandelier, Solid Brass @ 50cm/20"
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Anatomical Foot Model
By Somso
Located in Faversham, GB
A detailed anatomical figure of a foot made by leading anatomical figure specialist, SOMSO.
The model shows an accurate depiction of the bones, musc...
Category
20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Silicone
Contemporary Bruto Sculpture in Aluminium by Altreforme
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Bruto in the name and soul, but superb in its appearance, tells the aluminium as a hymn to matter, technique and formal refinement.
Bruto belongs to the Raw&Rainbow collection of 10 ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
1990s Polished Modern Abstract Sculpture in Hand Carved Black Belgian Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s polished modern abstract rounded sculpture in hand carved black Belgian marble.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Aphrodite Nude Form in Black
By Jude Jelfs
Located in Richmond, VA
Female nude form ‘Aphrodite’ by Jude Jelfs. Slab-built earthenware with vitreous slips and sgraffito. Glazed inside.
Due to the handmade nature, subtle variations in form and finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Accolay Mask
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green ceramic mask signed accolay.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bistable Aureo Contemporary Brass Side Table Made in Italy by LapiegaWD
By LapiegaWD
Located in Verona, IT
Bistable, A single continuous wire drawing geometries, where the rigor of the lines plays with circular shapes that embrace the the two floors at different heights intersecting in a ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Royal Blue And White Resin Dice Pair Of Desk Accessory Or Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
These bold and great pair of vintage 1980's royal blue and white resin dice sculptures, objects or desk accessories are comprised of resin that looks and feels like bakelite. They ha...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Sculpture by John Atkin
Located in Ciudad de Mexico, MX
Abstract sculpture by John Atkin.
Signed by the artist 1963.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Setter Dog Ceramic centerpiece with frog and crown Handmade in Italy New 2025
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This small family-run contemporary artisan workshop is housed in a historic 19th century building, formerly the site of an old bread oven, renovated at the beginning of the twentieth...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Yellow Fish Handmade in Italy, Choose Your Style! New Creation 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Mosche Bianche is glad to add those wonderful fishes to its collection. The fishes are all handmade and bespoke: choose the colors and shape you like! Our artisans can make also cust...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Fox Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture model Fox designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier and produced by Alessio Sarri in 1993. Engraved in the pottery, signature of the artist and manufacturer.
The fox is par...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Esa Fedrigolli Design for Esart Italy Production, Very Elegant Bronze Years 70
Located in Biella, IT
Esa Fedrigolli design for Esart Italy production, very elegant bronze table sculpture Argo
years '70, perfect condition
Measure 8 inches x 8" x H...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Marble Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 20th century Marble Sculpture. It depicts a black marble abstract sculpture supported by a rectangular wood base. It was made by a Puerto Rican sculptor named G.Nunez.
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ceramic Golf Ball "Albatros" Handcrafted in White by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Albetros - Ceramic golf ball handcrafted in white enamel
code GB040, measures: H 40.0, Dm 40.0 cm.
Finishes: colors glazed or 24 carat gold, platinum or bronze
Also available in a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Cut Crystal Multi-Faceted Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and weighty crystal ball - cut crystal is brilliantly multi-faceted,
The piece reflects light from every angle - also works well as a bookend or sit alone sculpture. Due t...
Category
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass
Twisted Lucite Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza
Located in Denton, TX
Haziza started as a painter and later began to explore new mediums. He ran a small studio in his hometown. Later on he started his journey to Los Angeles. Which in turn, presented a ...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
1990s Modern Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
1990s modern sculpture, realized with different metals such as iron copper and
brass.
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Modern Shannon Clegg Dilmos Edizioni Vase Sculpture Dried Flower Colourful
Located in Milan, IT
Hand made vase created with sun dried flowers, acquired locally at the London market, city of its author. The select flowers are thus always unique: after a drying process of two months the flowers are woven together and then treated with a vegetal glue, in order to consolidate the shape.
Made by Shannon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber
Sculpture Fantastic Bird Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture Fantastic Bird Model designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier and produced by Alessio Sarri in 1993. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer .
Th...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
12 Colonne Collection Model B by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture of the 12 columns collection designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 10 pieces. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Ales...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Feng Shui Bonsai "Obeisance", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Obeisance Bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese trees and their flowering.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of Mot...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Leggerezza Octopus Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Flute Gold leaf #05
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Leggerezza Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Flute Gold leaf #05" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the exquisite Hand-Blown Glass Flute "Leggerezza #05" from the Façon De Veni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Art Glass Pear by Zorza Poland
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage art glass pear by Zorza Glass of Poland. Beautiful opaque white and blue coloring to the glass with a clear stem.
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Scheibe-Alsbach Davoust Napoleon Porcelain Figurine, Germany
Located in Toledo, OH
General on horseback with cavalry sword. Gold birds on the corners. Marked on the bottom. No damage. Dimensions: 3.5" depth x 8.25" W x 10.63" H.
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pepper Vase Medium Size in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Pepper Vase Medium Size in Cast Bronze from Elan Atelier
The Pepper vases are cast in solid bronze using the lost wax method. Available in several sizes and finishes.
Dimensions/
S...
Category
2010s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kong XS, Gorilla Violet / Purple Velvet Table Lamp
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
Velvet
Chromed Bronze and Marble Sculpture by James David Berenson Titled "Temperance"
By James David Berenson
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an amazing piece of sculpture by the artist James David Berenson titled "Temperance" that bends the harmonious, poetic, spiritual, moral, and philosophical issues that questi...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Chrome
Impressive Aquamarine Crystal Positioned On Albite Matrix From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Aquamarine Crystal on Albite
Weight: 458 grams
Dimension: H: 9.3 x W: 9 x D: 7.8 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
1980s Esa Fedrigolli Design Abstract Art Vase Bronze by Esart, Italy
Located in Biella, IT
Esa Fedrigolli design vase bronze abstract art years 1980 by Esart Italy production.
Object is in perfect vintage condition A
Measure high 9 inches...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alessandro Mendini Model Stoa 12 Colonne Collection Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture of the 12 columns collection designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 10 pieces. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Alessan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture Fantastic Badger Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture Fantastic Badger model designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier and produced by Alessio Sarri in 1993. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer .
...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Wooden Crane Bird Sculpture with Suspended Skull
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Majestic semi-peculiar and possibly up-cycled/repurposed sculpture. It depicts a detailed crane in carved dark brown wood with glass eyes holding a suspended skull in white bone from...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite
Desk with Vanity Organic Modern Contemporary Blackened Steel and Walnut Drawer
Located in Bronx, NY
DESK NO. 1
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2023
With the combined power of our steel smith and the modern machine, this desk/vanity is hydrology bent from 3/8” thick solid steel. The table is han...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Life-Size Italian seated Dog Majolica Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Majolica Ceramic white dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of majolica ceramic, hand pain...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ceramic large Pangolin sculpture, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This extraordinary Pangolin Sculpture is a rare, one-of-a-kind ceramic piece, masterfully sculpted by Motsaman and intricately hand-painted by Jabu Nene of Love Art Ceramics in South...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glass vs. Plastic collection, "Knee-Replacement" blue and pink organic sculpture
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Abstract Bronzed Copper Metal Wood Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A signed copper abstract sculpture on wood base, circa 1960s. Sculpture is copper, with a beautiful rich dark brown patina, adhered to rectangular wood base. Signature (illegible) on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Metal Pear sculpture by the Lebanese artist Amine El Bache
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Metal pear sculpture by the Lebanese artist Amine El Bache 1990
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Venini Torqued Obelisks
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
Around 1930 Gio Ponti gave Paolo Venini some sketches for glass obelisks. Shortly thereafter Carlo Scarpa designed for Venini a torqued obelisk in transparent diamante glass -- so na...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Pottery
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Murano Glass
Jens Jacob Bregnø, Nude Woman Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jens Jacob Bregnø, 1877-1946.
Sculpture depicting a nude woman lying with jars and wine grapes.
Stoneware with light honey-colored glaze.
Signed w...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic totem designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy. Stamped A.MENDINI Superego edition made in Italy, signed inside the base.
Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931, Milan-died F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Spiritello Sculpture Prototype by Alessandro Guerriero for Alchimia, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
"Spiritello" plexiglass sculpture designed by Alessandro Guerriero for Alchimia, circa 1990.
Signed Alchimia, A. Guerriero.
Biography
In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero establ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
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