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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Abstract Plastic Black Snake Totem by Justfurnituress Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Introducing the Magnificent Abstract Black Snake Totem, a unique masterpiece crafted by the renowned Justfurnituress studio.
Born in the year 2000 in Italy, this singular piece sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
13 Malide Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The 13 Malide glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Malide Glass” collection. Made in Murano glass, and signed on the base “E.Sottsa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Agate Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand polished agate onyx stone paperweight in black, brown, and red intricate layered patterns
Measures: length 4 inches, width 3 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Palm Springs O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Collection of Rock Crystal Spheres
Located in Queens, NY
Group of 35 Rock Crystal Spheres (PRICED EACH) (vary between 2.5"-3" diameter)
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Large-Scale Outdoor Kinetic Concrete Sculpture and Installation
By Johnny Poux
Located in kingston, NY
Johnny Poux sculptures
Johnny Poux’s large-scale kinetic concrete sculptures and installations explore the relationship between motion and mass, industry and nature.
Each piece is made individually to order.
Artist statement
My work as an artist has been focused primarily on large-scale kinetic pieces that explore my unyielding fascination with simple machine principles, movement, and the beauty and physics of a large mass in motion. Working with industrial materials like concrete and steel, and occasionally combining these with natural forms or living things like trees, my work is often about the tension between man and nature and our technological footprint. I am drawn to creating large-scale work that moves, evokes feelings of wonder, is interactive, and alters our relationship to the world for a moment.
I have built and installed 30 foot tall steel kinetic pieces that span a full 40’ circle as if in flight and have created 1000 lb. concrete pieces that ripple like water in the historic cement mines of Rosendale, NY. I have balanced and counter weighted a 55’ tall black walnut tree...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Bronze, Steel
Sandro Red Libs Militar Tabaco Ashtray Contemporary Artwork, 2017
By Sandro
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sandro 'Porcelain' Artwork , 2017.
Contemporary Artwork
Measures: 24 Ø cm x 3.5 H cm
Made in Berlin in 2017.
Sandro's artwork "Porcelain," created in Berlin in 2017, features an antique ceramic...
Category
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Organic Material
Opera Theatre Sculpture by Paul Day
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
‘Opera’ by celebrated British sculptor Paul Day depicts a theatre scene intricately modelled with terracotta. Signed and dated by the artist, the theatre sculpture reflects Day’s unu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
11 Erinna Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Erina vase is blown glass, originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Vetri Glass” collection. Made in Murano, its hand blown with techniques from m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
French Modern Carved Wood Sculpture of Black Panther/ Jaguar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French modern carved wood sculpture of black panther/ jaguar, well carved ebonized walking black panther/ jaguar on a natural rockwork base.
The base measures 22.75 x 11" deep
The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modern Abstract Pink Alabaster Stone Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern Abstract Pink Veined Alabaster Stone Sculpture, two stones mounted on wood plinth, apparently unsigned. 16" H x 6" W x 6" D.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
fferrone Contemporary Copper Small Serving Tray Decorative Sculpture Lift, Too
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple, elegant, minimalist, the contemporary copper small serving tray titled lift, to will redefine the landscape of your table setting. Inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Modern Abstract Sculpture Marble Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Contemporary Abstract Sculpture Marble Art
in the style of Leonardo Nierman
41 h x 16 w x 9.5 d
Preowned condition unrestored
Refer to images listed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1970s Large Scale Molded Resin Boxer Dog Statue / Sculpture Style of Marwal Ind
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Marwal Industries style large scale molded resin boxer dog statue or sculpture. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vinta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
GUFRAM Nerocactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of flexible polyurethane this hall tree with four cantilever arms is as tall as a person and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Other
Contemporary Hand-engraved Aquamarine Sculpture by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The "Cactus" Sculpture is not only an elegant and modern piece of furniture but it is also a unique and unrepeatable sculpture.
This incredible object has been worked and sculpted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Cenedese Murano glass fish sculpture /paperweight attb to Da Ros.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful modern fish sculpture by Cenedese .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Jörg Jeschke, Austrian sculptor. Metal sculpture of a bird on a pedestal.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jörg Jeschke, Austrian sculptor.
Metal sculpture of a bird on a pedestal.
Signed and dated 1971.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 42.0 cm x H 17.0 cm.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Alpha Centaury Glass Flower Vase, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alpha Centaury Glass Flower Vase was designed by Marco Zanini in 1982. Signed on the base, please see below for further information.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Modern Still Life Bronze Sculpture 'Manzanas y Naranjas' by Rafael Muyor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rafael Muyor Spanish, Madrid, born 1943
Bronze Sculpture ‘Manzanas y Naranjas’ (Apples and Oranges )
Signed on the center bottom.
A beautiful bronze sculpture of ‘Manzanas y Naranj...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Russell Biles "Wee Baby" Black & Pink Porcelain Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine porcelain figurine.
In the form of a black back doll with pink geometric patterns to the torso that is reminiscent of magma cracks in stone.
By Russel Biles.
A self-d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gengè mirror, in mahogany and canaletto walnut by Vilardo / Marino for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
“Because a reality wasn’t given to us and is not there; but we have to make it ourselves, if we want to be; and it will never be one for ever, but constant and infinitely changeable.” Luigi Pirandello – One, No One and One Hundred Thousand.
Thanks to a particular interplay of points of view, when looking at Gengè – the furniture accessory designed by Matteo Vilardo and Marcello Marino per MEDULUM – it is only possible to scrutinise its image when looking from the right angle, while those looking from the outside will continue to see only the mask formed by the object. A collection of non-mirrors – at the same time highly unusual, spectacular and yet minimalist – which leads the observer to reflect on the topic of identity within contemporary society, spurring them not to stop their search for the masks which overlap between
ourselves and reality. Thus, the ancient and extremely important...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
1990s Modernist Pop Art Large Orange Hand Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Modernist Pop Art Large Orange Hand Sculpture
Unsigned.
72.75 h. 36 x 36
Plywood plexiglass with orange film.
Scuffs present. Small nick on plywoo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Plywood
Lladró the Guest Small Figurine by Tim Biskup, Numbered Edition
Located in New York City, NY
Glossy porcelain figurine in silver luster created by Tim Biskup for the collection The Guest by LLadró Atelier with a white base attached to the piece. This piece is renowned design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
12 Amaltea Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amaltea Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Amaltea Glass” collection. Made in Murano. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis”. Signed on the base.
Et...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Roberto Estevez Monumental Stylized Torso in Glazierite 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Large stylized torso in glazierite by Roberto Estevez for Karl Springer, American 1980's. Glazierite was a resin composite created by Karl Springer’s artisans. This model was also ca...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Bronze Sculpture "Feminity" by James L. Lawton, 1967
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze sculpture by James Lawton, titled "Feminity"
Signed and dated Jim Lawton 67
Comes with archive pictures and letter by the artist (see pictures).
Category
1960s North American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gallo Model Bronze Sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi
Located in Milan, Italy
Gallo model bronze sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi.
Limited edition of 1500 pieces. Number 451. Signed.
Biography
Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in 200...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Pangolins Sculpture , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Wiseman Ceramics proudly presents a ceramic Pangolins sculpture, meticulously crafted by artisans Nqobile and Thabo under the design of Wiseman Ndlovu in South Africa. This sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Crystal Leaded Glass 7" Modern Mallard Duck Figurine Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Crystal Leaded Glass 7" Modern Mallard Duck Figurine Sculpture. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 4.5" H x 7" W x 4" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Peter Strang for Meissen, Figure in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Bassist
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Peter Strang (b.1936) for Meissen.
Figure in hand-painted porcelain. Bassist from the clown orchestra.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 7 x 5.5 cm.
In e...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary 'Gems' Set of Three Crystal Sculptures Aquamarine by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
These sculptures are exclusive and unique as they have been entirely hand-worked from blocks of crystal. This make impossible to create other identical.
The crystal blocks have unde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
We Robbed to Party, Objet d'Art - Architectural Artifacts on a Marble Base
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, John John, and John Gray, uses found and collected objects and ephemera, some of which he uncovers as he reh...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cluster Of Elongated Forest Green Chlorite Quartz Crystals From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Type: Chlorite Quartz Cluster
Weight: 48 grams
Dimensions: H: 12 x W: 7 x D: 3 cm
Treatment: None
Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Provinc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Other
SOLAR EMBLEM - Mosaic and Slate Sculpture by Nino Basso - Unique Piece
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
SOLAR EMBLEM is a unique table sculpture signed by artist Nino Basso.
Made of natural slate slabs and a fine handmade mosaic in Venetian enamels, the work combines geometric minimal...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Slate
Trio of Lucite Sculptures Signed & Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic trio of Lucite sculptures with geometric shapes designed and manufactured by a Los Angeles artist and signed "Henry" 2017.
The pieces are beautifully executed, the inlaid ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Italian Large decorative abstract bowl by Candido Fior
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Sculptural Bowl by Candido Fior, 1970s, Bassano del Grappa
This exquisite sculptural bowl, created by renowned Italian sculptor Candido Fior in the 1970s, is an outstanding ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Pink by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
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
Abstract Brass Table Sculpture by Curtis Jere, 1984
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tall brass abstract table sculpture on marble base by Curtis Jere, circa 1984.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Tornado Sculptural Vase in Bronze by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Spiral of brass, a dizzying vortex of reflected light. A thousand liquid rings rise from a hypothetical sea, expand and crown themselves with fragrant flowers. It’s a highly evocativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Black Metal Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Abstract Black Metal Sculpture
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture Ceramic Vase Vessel Decorated Precious Platinum Luster Made in Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Sculptural ceramic vase handmade in Italy and decorated with precious platinum luster, the luster process requires three firings of the vase. Dimensions: D 32 cm, H 39 cm.
The vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
Contemporary Double Ring Link Sculpture in Smoke Crystal by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double Ring Link Sculpture
Smoke Crystal
Hand Carved
Limited Edition
Crystal Inclusions vary
Carved using jade carving techniques. Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Category
2010s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
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
Justin Hoffman Tall Blue Vessel c2021
Located in Oakland, CA
Large abstract ceramic vessel with various shades of blue by Bay Area artist, Justin Hoffman circa 2021. Hoffman (b.1974) is an American ceramic artist and painter based in the San F...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century H: 200cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century
Marble
200cm x 65cm
good original condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Tall STACKED Asymmetric Walnut Vessel, by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The beauty of Richard’s signature STACKED style is based entirely in the process. This Vessel, as with every STACKED object Richard creates is built, sculpted, and finished entirely ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Scrap Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Walnut, Hardwood, Wood
34 Agelada Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Agelada Glass Vase with pendant was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection. Made in blown Murano glass, and signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Crystal by Tadao Ando
By Venini, 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
Sculpture of an Owl in Patinated Bronze, Contemporary art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of an owl in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture of an owl in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
h: 22cm, w: 16cm, d: 14cm
Weight : ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ettore Sottsass Y Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Y Vase made for the collection of Twenty-seven Woods for Chinese Artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered p...
Category
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ms. Bubble by Daniel Meyer Wood and Acrylic Woman Sculpture
By Daniel Meyer
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a contemporary sculpture by American artist Daniel Meyer (1945), circa the 1990s-2000s. A Chicago native, Dan received experience at the renowned School ...
Category
1990s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Lacquer
Geometric Decoration Set Ceramic, White Porcelain, Sculptural Object 'Cubism'
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Geometry set of 3 pieces made of ceramic, with high quality stoneware in the Galician town of Buño, known throughout the world for its quality in the pottery technique. The shapes in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Stoneware
Crescent Moon Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza
Located in Denton, TX
Crescent moon sculpture signed by Shlomi Haziza
Haziza started as a painter and later began to explore new mediums. He ran a small studio in h...
Category
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Aquaman by Mauro Oliveira
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind fiberglass male bust collage with hundreds of mixed Murano and other glasses in various shapes and colors covered with resin, including a custom made black stand.
Measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Silver Grey Hematite Rossetts Crystals With Titanite From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Type: Hematite with Titanite
Weight: 2118 grams
Dimensions: H: 20 x W: 20 x D: 8 cm
Origin: Tormiq Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
Morden Sculpture In Wood And Metal by Børge 2013
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Morden Sculpture of Wood And Metal by Danish Artist "Børge", dated 2013
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Early Glass Sculpture Vessel from Tlingit Hat Series by Preston Singletary
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large early glass vessel in the form of a reversed traditional Tlingit Hat by American studio artist Preston Singletary (b. 1963) circa 1998. Base...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Alberto Dona 1980s Modern Sculpture Red Black White Engraved Murano Glass Vase
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Work of Art in blown Murano glass signed by Alberto Dona, a sophisticated overlaid piece worked with the incalmo technique, the black glass bottom part topped with a red u...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass
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