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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Australian Modern Sculptures
Faux Fur
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Resin, Polyester, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Resin
1920s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Stone
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze, Enamel
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Porcelain
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Composition, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Sculptures
Lucite
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Stone, Bronze
1980s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Plaster
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Finnish Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Plywood
1970s Australian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Majolica
20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Silver
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Majolica
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Wood
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass





