Modern Wall-mounted 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror, Sycamore
Late 20th Century South African Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Malachite, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s European Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin, Wood
2010s Balkan Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Steel, Other
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Silver Plate, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror
1960s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sterling Silver
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sandstone, Steel, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
Mid-20th Century German Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Cherry, Walnut, Maple
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
2010s Unknown Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Organic Material, Resin, Wood
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Cherry, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble, Carrara Marble, Copper
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stoneware, Rope
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wool
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Wire
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fabric
1980s English Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stoneware, Rope
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Foam
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ash
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
2010s Romanian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Acrylic
Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Laminate, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Bronze
20th Century North American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
2010s Japanese Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fiberglass, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood