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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 French Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Modern Sculptures
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Early 2000s French Modern Sculptures
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
2010s British Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1930s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures
Fur, Leather, Wool, Glass, Teak
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Crystal
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
2010s German Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Glass, Lucite
1980s African Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Marble
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Granite
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Carrara Marble
2010s Brazilian Modern Sculptures
Wood
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures
Cement
Early 2000s European Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Composition, Marble
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures
Glass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Wood, Oak
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Sculptures
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Resin, Plaster
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Silver
2010s North American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum, Cut Steel
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Aluminum, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Wood
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Crystal, Gold
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Alabaster





