Modern Abstract 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Abstract Sculptures
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century North American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lacquer
20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stoneware
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Plastic, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass, Enamel
1990s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Travertine, Iron
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sandstone
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Gold Leaf, Brass
20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Art Glass
Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Steel
1960s Peruvian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Sterling Silver
1960s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Clay
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Metal
1950s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Glass, Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Resin, Fiberglass, Scagliola
2010s Austrian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Marble
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Cut Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s English Modern Abstract Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 2000s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Metal
Late 20th Century British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Wood
1960s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum





