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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Ash, Lacquer, Walnut, Maple, Birdseye Maple
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Enamel
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Crystal
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Plastic
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Stone, Metal
1990s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Moroccan Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Lucite
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Wood
2010s Australian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Lucite
20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Resin
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Sculptures
Oak, Fiberglass
Late 20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Glass
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Malaysian Modern Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Plastic
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Composition, Steel
1970s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Sandstone
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Alabaster, Marble
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Plexiglass
2010s Greek Modern Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Metal, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures
Beech
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Steel, Iron
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
2010s Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
1990s Japanese Modern Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Polystyrene
2010s Malaysian Modern Sculptures
Copper
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Metal
1990s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Metal
1980s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble
2010s Malaysian Modern Sculptures
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel, Magnets