Modern Abstract Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Shark Bite Sculpture Glass vs. Plastic Collection
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
A collaboration between Studio Orfeo Quagliata and Tony Wurman of Wunderwurks Design. An unprecedented marriage of Orfeo's spectacular glass wor...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Sculptural Slab Yoshikawa Masamichi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A richly glazed ceramic sculptural slab in the shape of a centerpiece plate by Japanese ceramic artist Yoshikawa Masamichi (1946-). The highly abst...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White abstract sculpture, hand crafted and cast (Ref.4)
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
White abstract sculpture no 4 is part of collection “From Tree Bark To Sculpture”, a series of hand crafted sculptures that follow original forms of tree ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$222 Sale Price / item
9% Off
GUFRAM Nerocactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco
Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of flexible polyurethane this hall tree with four cantilever arms is as tall as a person and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
$10,200 / item
Dali Vase, Glass Object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Add an Artistic Touch to Your Space with the Captivating Dali Vase Glass Object
Elevate your interior design with the mesmerizing beauty of the Dali Vase Glass Object. Inspired by t...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$612 / item
Gabriele Puetz Pillow Pillar
Nichts
Vintage German Art Pottery Sculpture # 5/7
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gabriele Pütz vintage abstract realism ceramic artwork made in Germany, 1982. This work is made of a round clay tower / pillar with pillow edge details. On the body of the tower is w...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Italian Marble and Wood Contemporary Sculpture, Flower Vase "iTotem"
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian contemporary sculpture, candle holder and flower vase, modular as you like made up of White marble Carrara, Black marble, and solid wood with including two glasses tubes for ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$1,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Capperidicasa Italian Ceramic Wood Contemporary Sculpture Flower Vase "iTotem"
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
iTotem scultura portacandele e portafiori, con elementi in ceramica e sfera di legno ad incastro e componibili a piacere, provvisti di provette di vetro per fiori freschi.
Smalto del...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Ceramic
$1,671 Sale Price
20% Off
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Transparent and Red by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Gio Ponti “Il Diavolo" Decorative Mask
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
“Il Diavolo”
Gio Ponti large decorative mask
for Sabattini.
Silver plated.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Memphis Acrylic Painted Steel Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Amazing Memphis sculpture.
This wonderful example of the Memphis period consist of a three leg all steel frame with different shapes and angles creating the illusion of movement wi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Stainless Steel and Black Powder Coated Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1980s Polish stainless steel and black powder coated steel sculpture.
The stainless steel cylinders are all different sizes and are arr...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Steel Grey and Emerald Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base Blue Top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
William Umbreit, Shovel, American, circa 1974
Located in New York, NY
William Umbreit was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1935. After serving in the United States Army from 1954-56, he was honorably discharged in 1962. Umbreit received a BSA from N...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Version in Monochrome Gold by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Set of Six Modernist Wall Reliefs
Located in New York, NY
A set of six modernist wall reliefs.
Abstract red and white fibreglass forms mounted in chrome-plated frames.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
$8,800 / set
Pair sculptures of a couple , hand crafted in pigmented scagliola, unique
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
Standing 63cm tall, this pair of unique sculptures represent a couple, hand crafted in pigmented scagliola - a lengthy process that involves multiple stages of craftsmanship, sandi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$1,638 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Carmello Cappello, Bronze Sculpture On Pedestal, XXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze sculpture of an oval and a disc, on an oval black marble base
The bronze part is signed C Cappello 1974 and is numbered 42/90
Carmello Cappello (1912-1996) is an Italian artist who began by sculpting decorations for Sicilian carts...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wendy Hendelman Black Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Black Alabaster Head Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
American Post-War Rust Ceramic Porcelain Sculpture
By Kevin Kelly
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design rust colored ceramic porcelain sculpture of a vertical form with geometric shape on an iron base. (Kevin Kelly).
Category
20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Swedish Contemporary Art Sculpture in Glazed Earthenware by Gertrud Alfredsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Huge Swedish modern art sculpture by the Swedish artist Gertrud Alfredsson, made of glazed earthenware. Ceramic art is making a great revival in the world of fine arts, and it's doin...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Anthony John Padovano Metal/Paint Sculpture, Signed, Dated, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modernism sculpture, by the well-known artist Anthony J. Padovano. Dated 1970 and numbered 2/6.signed.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Ceramic Handled Vase by Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black glazed stoneware free form vase with handle by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913 - 2005) titled "Akan" and made in 1990. The vessel is one of the classic forms wi...
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Modern Ceramic Sculpture – Human Figure with Red Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking modern ceramic sculpture blends abstract artistry with a contemplative narrative. Featuring a minimalist human figure perched a...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Hirsch Ceramic Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture #20, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture #20 was assembled in 2014. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, low fire slips and shino glaze, rak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Wendy Hendelman Brown Alabaster Head Sculpture, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Brown Alabaster Head Sculpture on black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Shelomo Selinger (1928): Anthopomorphic striaght carved sculpture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Shelomo SELINGER (1928-) : Anthropomorphic sculpture
Straight carved pink granit sculpture, uniq piece standing on a massive light brown coloured wood base representing a strange an...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Tenticle Modern Solid Alabaster Abstract Sculpture by Mark Leblanc
1/8
, USA
Located in Deland, FL
Hand-sculpted in pure, solid alabaster this fascinating sculpture is absolutely arresting from every angel. Sculpted by Mark Leblanc, an accomplished desi...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Sculpture by Kawano Shoko
By Kawano Shoko
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary Japanese bamboo sculpture entitled Light at Dawn (Gyoko) made in 2004 by Kawano Shoko (B. 1957). This airy piece is unconventi...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Interlocking Hearts Clear Lucite "Love Sculpture" by Artist Michael Gitter
Located in Miami, FL
Interlocking Hearts Clear Lucite "Love Sculpture" by Artist Michael Gitter
Offered for sale is an interlocking hearts "Love Sculpture" by artist Michael Gitter, One heart has etche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Jeffrey Bigelow Lucite Sculpture
Located in Richmond, VA
Unusual lucite tabletop sculpture by designer Jeffrey Bigelow.
Thick faceted lucite makes this angular sculpture a stunning centerpiece.
Sculpture has a hand etched signature and da...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1990s Polished Modern Abstract Sculpture in Hand Carved Black Belgian Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s polished modern abstract sculpture with square base in hand carved black Belgian marble.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Pink and Red by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
21st Century Karim Rashid King Vase Murano Glass Milky White and Steel Grey
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid king vase Murano glass various colors.
King designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
The Chariot, A Sculpture of Wood and Steel by Dave Root, 2019
Located in Kansas City, MO
The Chariot by Dave Root is a kinetic piece that is not quite kinetic. It is directly inspired by Alberto Giacometti’s Le Chariot but interpreted on an asymm...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Modernist Cube Sculpture by Artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro
Located in New York, NY
A Modernist cube sculpture.
By artist Lorenzo Burchiellaro.
Textured cast aluminum
with concave top and side details.
Signed underneath Burchiellaro.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Pair pine trees, bronze, one of a kind
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
One of a kind pair sculptures of pine trees , hand crafted, molded and cast in bronze.
Inspired by the tall pine trees lining the soft hills of the Mediterranean landscape, this uniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,279 / set
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Violet and Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Antique Bronze Tabletop Sculpture of ChiId illegible Artist Signed like Rodin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique Tabletop Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child or Cherubs in the Sea? Procured from high-end Washington D.C. Estate. We are unable t...
Category
1920s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$908 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Hirsch and Peter Voulkos Ceramic Altar Bowl with Weapon, 2001
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch and American ceramic artist Peter Voulkos' Altar Bowl with Weapon is raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. It was fired in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Honey and Oriental Red
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base blue top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Large, in Monochrome Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Lime Green and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Transparent and Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Large, in Violet and Gold by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Gold and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Italian Clear Murano Glass Hummingbird Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Italian clear Murano glass hummingbird sculpture by Licio Zanetti.
Signed Zanetti L.
Measurements: 15” wide 2.75” deep and 11” high.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Ray Geary "Summer
s Over, Broken Keepsake" 2018
By Ray Geary 1
Located in Queens, NY
Summer's over, broken keepsake, by Ray Geary, 2018 pills cast in clear resin and broken ceramic figures
.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
Aiguines by Jérôme Blanc
By Jérôme Blanc
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blanc is a woodturner from Switzerland who comes from a family of artisans. He uses green and indigenous wood inspired by the natural world as well as focusing on contemporary enviro...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Maple
$4,750
Michael Gitter 9" Interlocking Hearts Lucite Sculpture "Rainbow Wings" 2024
Located in Miami, FL
Michael Gitter 9" Interlocking Hearts Lucite Sculpture "Rainbow Wings" 2024
Offered for sale is a "Rainbow Wings" interlocking hearts lucite sculpture by Michael Gitter. The hearts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Lucite
Modern Abstract Blue Shades Acrylic Sculpture by Young 1998
Located in Miami, FL
Cool late 20th century two-piece acrylic sculpture inspired by the elements of the ocean.
When light waves reflect off the sculpture, varieties of the color blue beautifully differ i...
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Italian modern Brutalist style Bronze sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Brutalist style Bronze sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1972
Bronze sculpture with reference to the brutalist style. The shape alternates round parts with more square pa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
90s Modern Graffiti Art Bowl Sculpture Signed by Artist, 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Artist signed 90's graffiti and torch cut steel sculpture. Signed and dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Wendy Hendelman Tiger
s Eye Head Sculpture, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Tiger's Eye Head Sculpture on marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The small scale and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer
Virginia Scotchie Crucible Assembly Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Scott Meyer and Virginia Scotchie's Crucible Assembly Sculpture was created in 2012. This piece is ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate
Roger Majorowicz Bronze Modernist Male Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Sculpture depicting an emaciated male hanging from gallows by modernist sculptor, Roger Majorowicz (American, 1931-2014)
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beaut...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary
Black Eye
Sculpture Engraved Glass, Chromed Brass by Ghiró Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2022 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan).
The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass
Wendy Hendelman Marble Head and Torso Sculpture, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American sculptor Wendy Hendelman's Marble Head and Torso Sculpture on a black marble base. Hendelman’s work reflects her love of the primitive and the ancient. The smal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modern Colourful Paper Vase Daniele Papuli Handmade Unique Piece for Dilmos
Located in Milan, IT
Unique paper vase/ sculpture made with sheets of cardboard strips selected for color and weight. Every piece is hand-made and hand-cut by the author.
Dimensions: diam. cm 30 x 48 H
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Copalera Decorative Piece by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Copalera Decorative Piece by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H10 x D10cm
Materials: Volcanic stone, black clay.
It is a decorative piece that mixes black clay from Oaxaca and stone...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,839 / item
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