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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Majestic Black Horse Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass Venice Italy 21st Century
Located in Villaverla, IT
Majestic Black Horse Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass Venice Italy 21st Century. This statue depicting a galloping horse is a beautiful collector...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Fragile Structure#18 Norihiko Terayama Kaj Franck
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Green and blue are available. Red is sold. This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created the...
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2010s Japanese Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Soldier by Raphael Giarrusso
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie guerrier par Raphael Giarrusso en céramique.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Plaster mannequin by Christian Dior.
Located in Lugo, IT
Plaster mannequin by Christian Dior. Good condition. Thank you
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1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

80's Modigliani insp David Fisher Woman Head Bust Tete Sculpture Austin Prods
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Monumental Modigliani bust of lover, Jeanne Hebuterne, by David Fisher for Austin Productions, 1985 Substantial sculpture, 20" H, in exquisite detail. Signed and dated by the artist...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Chandigarh IV - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Chandigarh IV - Dark Grey - 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Contemporary Sculpture by Anton "The Red King" in Metal and Red Resin
Located in Miami, FL
In red resin, acryl and metal by the contemporary artist Anton. The artist works of art is an humoristic character standing in many different situations, always funny, in bright col...
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2010s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Chandigarh IV - Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Chandigarh IV - MINT GREEN - 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Fernandez Arman, Plexiglass, Paint Tubes, Mixed Media, Lucite/Plastic Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Arman sculpture showing paint tubes acrylic and plexiglass structure. He was very well known for musical instrument in parts and accumulation of objects inside clear plexiglass...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass

Louis Von Koelnau Abstract Resin Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Multicolor resin sculpture by Louis Von Koelnau. Signed and dated, 1980 Louis Von Koelnau studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Royal Academy of Art in Stoc...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Vintage Italian Crystal Glass 16" Abstract Fish Sculpture Statue Signed to Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Crystal Glass 16" Abstract Fish Sculpture Statue Signed to Base, Item features has an illegible signature to base (image 7). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 16...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

24 Grams Multi Faced Topaz Crystal On Quartz With Mica From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information: Specimen Name: Topaz crystal on Calcite matrix Weight: 24 grams Dimensions: H: 5 x W: 2.5 x D: 1.5 cm Treatment: None Origin: Katlang Mine, Mardan District...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures

Materials

Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Other

Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
Located in Countryside, IL
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250 This sculpture measures: 4 wide x 5 deep x 9.75 high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studi...
Category

Early 2000s Israeli Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Ceramic Candle Holder by Bosa '2000s'
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural ceramic candle holder designed by Sam Baron for Bosa. This a candle holder en ceramic that is part of a collection that includes other designs with ancient a...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Roberto Estevez Tall Polished Solid Brass Kudu Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Estevez 1980's tall polished solid brass kudu sculpture with circular pedestal base.
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mary Gates Dewey Ceramic Cat Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful cat sculpture by Mary Gates Dewey. Made of ceramic, it's designed and sculpted in the whimsical style Mary Gates Dewey is noted for.
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Luigi Galligani Silvered Bronze Stylized Figural Sculpture on Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and stylish Italian silvered bronze sculpture of a standing figure holding their arms on their head and mounted on a lucite base by Luigi Galligani...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Octopus Fish 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

Signed Welded Abstract Metal Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Welded Iron Sculpture. The piece is unique in that it looks like it could serve a purpose, like a hat stand? However, the piece looks great as a stand alone piece of art and...
Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

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

San Pacific Handblown Glass Parrot
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage Murano style art glass by San Pacific. The figure depicted is a parrot that has an applied beak. Very Good Vintage- Near Excellent
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Danish Naive Unicorn in Raku Burnt Stoneware
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique artist/ceramist signed unicorn in Baku burnt stoneware. A waste variety of different glaze colors and the 'horn' itself is actually made from wood. Unknown/un-identified Danis...
Category

Early 2000s Danish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Crystal by Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Freevolle Sculpture Feminine Table Lamp, Brass white raffia art silvered glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE Twist and go! The timeless “Made-in-Italy” celebrates the graceful Italian manufacture and offers new life expression at the Maison Sabrina Landini. Creativity explores ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

The Hand, White Fiberglas Sculpture inspired by August Rodin
Located in Pasadena, CA
This sculpture of a hand, crafted in fiberglass, aligns directly with Rodin’s legacy. Shaped in a closed volume, it strips the gesture of any superfluous expression, concentrating a ...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Ceramic Sculture "CLETA" Handcrafted in Bronze by Gabriella B., Made in Italy
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic sculture CLETA handcrafted in bronze cod. TE001 measures: Height 60.0 cm. - Diameter 16.0 cm.  
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1980's Sommerso Murano Glass Bird Swan Statue Catchall Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Murano glass sculpture depicting a swan in clear and green. A nice addition to any room. Made in Venice Italy in the 1980s. found at an Estate Sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Abstract Modern Ceramic Sculpture – Human Figure with Red Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking modern ceramic sculpture blends abstract artistry with a contemplative narrative. Featuring a minimalist human figure perched a...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Leather Elephant Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Figure of Christ on a Calcite Cluster
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian gold leaf wood fragment figure of Christ (Florence) on calcite crystal cluster in matrix. The calcite crystal cluster is from Elmwood Mine, Tennesse...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Modern Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Raku Glazed Horse Head, 1982
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware small horse head sculpture raku glazed in bright blue and white glazes with a black craquelure finish by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 192...
Category

1980s English Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Otto Pedersen '1902 - 1995', Listed Danish Artist, Large Wooden Sculpture
Located in København, Copenhagen
Otto Pedersen (1902 - 1995), listed Danish artist. Unique large hand-made wooden sculpture. Female figure. Mid-20th century. In perfect condition. D...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ruler Selenite Mineral with Baroque Pearls on a Lucite Base
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

Modern Carved Marble Abstract-Biomorphic Sculpture Signed, I, Vallea '98
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Carved Marble Abstract-Biomorphic Sculpture Signed, I. Vallea '98 USA, signed & dated I. Vallea '98 A good size well executed work, in earth tone marble, of horizontal oval ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Organic Form Glass Sculpture Nils Lou
By Nils Lou
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1932 - 2013. Original artwork. Mr. Lou was a professor, author and potter. This is rare piece of his to come up for sale. Made of handblown glass with a beautiful blue hue, embedded ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Slice #1, Objet d'Art - Sliced Figurine with Hood Ornament on a Marble Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece has a "slice" of a metal sculpture that was salvaged. A sev...
Category

2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bird Figurine by Oiva Toikka for IIttala Bullfinch 'Punatulkku', 1994
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage annual bullfinch "Punatulkku" figurine "of the "Birds" collection, designed by Oiva Toikka for IIttala in 1994. The bird is made of mouth blown ...
Category

Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Stylized Crystal Frog Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous stylized crystal frog sculpture / paperweight, circa 1990s. The piece is in excellent condition with no visible imperfections and has great clari...
Category

20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Lion by Gualverio Michelangeli
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice small wooden sculpture by Gualverio Michelangeli.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Studio Job for Makkum Pottery Textural Relief White Matt Porcelain Plate
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing limited edition porcelain textural relief plate is a piece of art and sculpture with coded messages of things, objects and symbols all ...
Category

Early 2000s Dutch Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Sculptory Group Tiche 20th Century Limited Edition
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIANO SCULPTORY GROUP TICHE 20th Century Limited Edition "Chariot with Horses". limited edition piece with the N.37. Gilded and relief pol...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Vases Designed by Capperidicasa, Made in Italy
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Pair of large contemporary engraved ceramic sculpture vase, black enamel, new design handmade by Capperidicasa, made in Italy. Unique pieces Dimensions from left: Width 17 cm, heigh...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aluminum Butterfly Sculpture By Artist Michael Gitter
Located in Miami, FL
Aluminum Butterfly Sculpture By Artist Michael Gitter Offered for sale is a polished aluminum butterfly sculpture by Miami based artist Michael Gitter. This sculpture is made of tw...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Raaquu Sara Raku Ceramic Plate 9.5" Full Copper Matte Handmade Pottery Decor
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Sara ~ (皿) plate Our Sara decorative raku pottery plates are an expression of Raku in one of its most visible forms, a flat circular surface. Our Sara plates are best used hanging on your wall as a statement piece, a commemorative award...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Waveform Carved Zig Zag Sculpture by Bradley Duncan Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved triangle waveform Douglas fir, paint Measures: 48” x 5.25” x 3.5” 2017 8 LBS Waveform: Burnt with an icon of authenticity Produced by hand in Los Angeles, CA. from re...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Raaquu Sara Raku Ceramic Plate 7.5" Full Copper Matte Handmade Pottery Decor
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Sara ~ (皿) Plate Our Sara decorative raku pottery plates are an expression of Raku in one of its most visible forms, a flat circular surface. Our Sara plates are best used hanging on your wall as a statement piece, a commemorative award...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Tanya Ragir Bronze Sculpture "TOTEM"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 9 with 2 pieces remaining in the edition Measures: 18.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches If you are coming to our show room to see a piece please call ahead of time because due to our ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

XL Peter Bramhall Glass Sculpture.
Located in New York, NY
Extra large Peter Bramhall glass sculpture with Black, white and grey internal glass threads. Signed and dated on the bottom.
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Vintage Bronze of a Nude Girl Seating
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exceptional Vintage Bronze of a Nude Girl Seating, Signed Chavez, circa 1960's – a timeless piece of art that exudes elegance and charm. This...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Summer Pear, Bronze Sculpture with Textured Golden Surface on Concrete Base
Located in Chicago, IL
An oversized bronze pear sits upon a circular concrete base in Mary Block's unique work entitled Summer Pear. This one of a kind bronze sculpture is perfe...
Category

2010s North American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Cement, Bronze

Don't You Dare - Multi-Panel Folding Door Painting, Objet D'art
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. Here, multiple paintings depicting doors are hinged together with...
Category

2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Reclaimed Wood, Paint

"Cobalt Runner" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming Community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category

2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Ceramic Sculpture China Model by Sandra Virlinzi for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture model China designed by Sandra Virlinzi for collective Ultrapop and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 44 pieces. Signed and numbered. About Ultrapop Aliens, zombies, monsters, Robots, cyclops and freaks are the protagonists in an exhibition of contemporary art “Ultrapop Ultracolor” which opens at the Museo di Arte Contemporanea in Villa Croce in Genoa. Comic strip imagination on full power animates the work of Dario Arcidiacono, Giordano Curreri, Antonio Sorrentino and Sandra Virlinzi, four young artists from Catania and Genoa who have been working together for a number of years under the name Ultrapop. This unusual exhibition at Genoa brings together over forty pieces of “ironic frights”, most of which are being shown for the first time. Biography Sandra Virlinzi was born in Catania in 1973. He studied in Rome and in 1997 he moved to Milan where he began working for the world of publishing, design and web publishing. In the same year, together with Arcidiacono, Curreri and Sorrentino, he founded the 'Ultrapop' group and until 2005 he was part of it, presenting his painting works with them in numerous group exhibitions. Meanwhile, it tries to apply itself in the realization of different types of projects, such as: internet sites, set-ups, short films, ceramic objects, stickers, prints, booklets, light sculptures, leather accessories, stuffed puppets, picture boxes...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

21st Century Agment Centrepiece with Raw Amethyst Elements by CTRLZAK
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"A fragment from distant planets segmented in two parts intersects an archetypal plane conveying a cosmic sense of transformation. Stone and metal combined create functional sculptur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bonnie Contemporary LED Small Pendant, Solid Brass or Chromed, Handmade/finished
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance, and essence. Each organic flower-like form is s...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Impressive sculpture by Pierre Tual
By Antoine Pevsner
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Incroyable sculpture par Pierre Tual vers 1960 en laiton soudé,
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1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Crystal and Aquamarine by Tadao Ando
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
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

Hugh Cunningham "Rapture" 1/12 Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hugh Cunningham bronze sculpture. "Rapture" 1/12 dating to 1984. Bronze interlocking swirling shape attached to black marble. Signed and dated on marble with paper label to underside...
Category

1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ceramic Sculpture Bagnante Model by Ugo La Pietra for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Great female bust ceramic-molded casting, Bagnante, "Monumento alla balnearita'" collection, designed by Ugo La Pietra and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 29 pieces...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

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Ceramic

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