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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Murano Glass
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Velvet
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Modern Sculptures
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Brazilian Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Sculptures
Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other
Early 2000s French Modern Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble, Chrome
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Glass
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Granite
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Tin
1970s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Glass
1970s Canadian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Copper
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plastic
1960s Philippine Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Velvet
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Clay