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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s Polish Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Marble
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s North American Modern Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Marble
1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
2010s Japanese Modern Sculptures
Wood
1990s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1970s Irish Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Clay, Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1980s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Glass
2010s African Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Leather
1990s English Modern Sculptures
Wicker
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Cement
2010s Turkish Modern Sculptures
Olive
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Resin
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Concrete
2010s Danish Modern Sculptures
Paper
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures
Beech
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Earthenware
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Colombian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Marble
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Blown Glass
1990s Canadian Modern Sculptures
Zebra Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Modern Sculptures
Marble





