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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Hardwood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf, Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Plaster
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Marble
1970s North American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Travertine
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Steel
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Onyx, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Sculptures
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Brass, Enamel
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Resin
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s British Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Lucite
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Tin
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Metal
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble, Bronze
2010s English Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Sculptures
Rubber
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Cast Stone
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Wood
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Nickel
2010s English Modern Sculptures
Clay, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Sculptures
Plastic, Rubber
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Jute, Acrylic, Fiberglass, Plaster





