Modern Busts
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
Pair of Profiles of Roman Emperors in Plaster and Wood.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of profiles of Roman Emperors in plaster and wood.
Reissue of profiles of Roman Emperors in the Cameo style made in the 18th century during the ‘Grand Tour’. They were particu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Contemporary Bronze Nude Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary bronze sculpture by outstanding Russian artist Tatiana Brodatch based in Milan.
This "Venus Torso" from the famous project "Love is a verb", ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Marble Bust of Julius Caesar, Patinated Marble, Contemporary Work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble bust of Julius Caesar, patinated marble, contemporary work.
Bust of Julius Caesar in patinated marble, reproduction of a bust of Julius Caesar by Andrea di Pietro di Marco Fe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Sculpture of a Roman Emperor in Resin, Very Beautiful Black Bronze Patina.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a Roman Emperor in resin, very beautiful black bronze patina.
Sculpture representing a bust of Antoninus the Pious. This fragment comes from an original statue dating f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Composition
Marble Bust
Pedestal Middle Eastern Man in Turban
Located in Toledo, OH
Marble bust of a Middle Eastern gentleman with white marble turban sitting on a dark green pedestal with white veining. Some small chips to the backsid...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity, Black Patina, Black Marble Effect.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity, black patina, magnificent patina, black marble effect.
Small-scale model of our beautiful sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity. This bust represe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
Skiing Man, Design Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$1,760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century H: 200cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century
Marble
200cm x 65cm
good original condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
$14,972 / item
Sculpture of a Female Bust in Patinated Bronze, Contemporary Art, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture of a female bust in patinated bronze, contemporary art, 21st century.
h : 37cm, w : 26cm, d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
In stock in Los Angeles, Gold / White Vase, by Stefania Boemi, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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A poetic ode to traditional craftsmanship and modern sensibility...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
$648 Sale Price
10% Off
Bust of Julius Caesar carved on Cipollino Apuan Marble end 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Julius Caesar carved on Cipollino Apuan Marble end 20th Century
for the bust and white Carrara marble for the head.
Italy
Turned base in white Carrara marble Original one-...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Terracotta Head of the Dying Warrior of the Frontons of Egina 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Terracotta head of the dying warrior of the frontons of Egina 20th century
Italy
Measures: Height 56 cm
Width 25 cm
Length 33 cm
Weight 8 kg
Historical period between 500 and 480 BC
...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Modern Spanish White Plaster Female Bust-Sculpture by Lucita Latorre, 1991
Located in Salzburg, AT
Modern plaster female bust / sculpture white colored patinated in grey and brown signed Lucita Latorre 1991.
The bust reveals a pure and stright lined d...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century H: 180cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century
Marble
180 cm x 65cm
good original condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
$14,972 / item
In Stock in Los Angeles, Venus De Milo Statue in Red
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Venus De Milo statue in red.
Ful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Busts
Materials
Composition
Vintage Modern Sculpture Mother
Child by Willow Woosav for Austin Productions
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage modern sculpture of mother and child comprised of durastone and signed by Willow Woosav for Austin Productions. Beautiful condi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Composition
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Marble Sculpture Early 20th Century
Marble
70cm x 50cm
good original condition
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
$7,785 / item
Igor Mitoraj Asclepios bronze
By Igor Mitoraj
Located in PAU, FR
Igor Mitoraj
Asclepios - 1988
Green patina bronze and marble; engraved signature and numbering B289/ 1000 HC
Bibliography:
Igor Mitoraj Sculpture, Art - Objet, Paris, 1999, modèle si...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage African Carved Bust
s or Bookends Girl
Boy in Ebony, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of vintage African Busts; boy and girl, possibly Nigerian/Lagos. Hand-carved from Ebony wood. Very decorative with a strong 'dark' and stylish presence. Due to their weight the...
Category
1970s African Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Ebony
80
s Modigliani insp David Fisher Woman Head Bust Tete Sculpture Austin Prods
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Monumental Modigliani bust of lover, Jeanne Hebuterne, by David Fisher for Austin Productions, 1985
Substantial sculpture, 20" H, in exquisite detail....
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sunbathing Lady Decorative Centerpiece, Handmade Italy, 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Paint, Ceramic
$1,650 Sale Price / item
25% Off
2 Horses, Brown, Ceramic Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold, NEW 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Horse in a modern way. The animal is gently painted.. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are done without any mold. Ha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Roberto Estevez Tall Polished Solid Brass Kudu Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Roberto Estevez 1980's tall polished solid brass kudu sculpture with circular pedestal base.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Busts
Materials
Brass
Frieze, Side Table, Contemporary Art Sculpture by Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
From extremely detailed 3D scans of the most important classical sculptures of all times, Eduard Locota has digitally sliced and extracted the essential portion of the artwork, then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Fiberglass
$5,557 Sale Price
32% Off
Santa Claus Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a funny revisiting of Santa Claus bringing his famous Christmas gifts.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$1,760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Bust of Octavian Augustus in Breccia Pernice and white Carrara end 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Octavian Augustus in Breccia Pernice and white Carrara Marble
placed on a turned base in white Carrara marble
height 73 cm base included,
weight 80 kg
Italy
73x55x28cm
Go...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Livio Seguso, Visionary Early Abstract Bust Sculpture, Clear Glass, Signed
By Livio Seguso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This sculpture of Livio is an early work. It carries the seed of his vision, 1970s.
Livio started as a great maestro, his figurative pieces of his artist infancy already had a tende...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$5,749 Sale Price
20% Off
Nefertiti Porcelain Bust by Rosenthal Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and beautifully sculpted head of the most beautiful woman on the Nile, Nefertiti.
The pieces is made entirely of porcelain. the face and neck are matte finish and white, ...
Category
20th Century German Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Marine Head Ceramic Centerpiece Handmade in Italy Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman in a modern way. The woman is gently painted with acrylic color.
Our designer creates these pieces complet...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$2,054 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Hammerhead Muscle Fish Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy, 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$1,760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pelican Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Pelican in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces comp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Venere V26, Man
s Moorish Head, Vase without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size L
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Enamel
$1,299 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Venere V26, Woman
s Moorish Head, Vase Without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Enamel
$402 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Couple of Decorative Centerpieces Sculptures, Handmade Italy, 2020, Handcrafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The pieces are a unique representation created by our designer. The two heads represents a man and a woman with naturalistic character, in a satirical way.
The creations are complet...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,072 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Modernist sculpted male bust in sandstone
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Modernist sandstone bust sculpture of a male
Artist unknown.
The sculpture is beautiful from all sides and radiates simplicity and openness.
The full height of sculpture is 34 cm x ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Sandstone
White Lion, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Lion in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a cream colour.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$3,733 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Adam and Eve Contemporary Pop Centerpiece Handmade in Italy Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a man in a modern way. The man is gently painted with acrylic color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any mold....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,743 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Modern Monique Set/2 Column, Calacatta Marble Handmade Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Modern Monique Set of 2 Columns, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Monique marble column, carved from exquisite Calacatta Cremo marble, embodies timeless sophistic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Busts
Materials
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Baywatch Octopus Decorative Centerpiece, Handmade Italy, 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$1,760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Austin 1980s Large Female Head Sculpture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large plaster female bust in the 1980s vibe reminiscent of Studio 54 in satin white on a wooden base, signed to the back neck area Austin Product...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Macaque Handcrafted, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Lion in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a cream colour.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Naturalistic Contemporary Pop Centerpiece Handmade in Italy Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a man in a modern way. The man is gently painted with acrylic color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any mold....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Curlers Sunbath Lady and two cactus head, Handmade Italy 2024, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This set is unique and handmade from our artists. They create each time different pieces just by working them by hand.
Wonderful colours can be chosen as they can work with every pos...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$5,833 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Giraffe with Butterfly, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Giraffe in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a cream colour.
Our designer creates these pieces comp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,913 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Silver Metallic Android Bust by W. Beaupre
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic silver metallic android bust by W. Beaupre composed of vintage jewelry findings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Busts
Materials
Metal
Charming Prince
Frog, Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation created by our designer.
The creations are completely made by hand.
Ceramic and paint are water resistant.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$1,782 Sale Price / item
19% Off
Robert Frost Bust by Florence Fiore, c.1930s
Located in Savannah, GA
Florence Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
A from-life plaster portrait bust of Robert Frost, circa 1930
“When he was professor of English at Amherst College, Florence traveled there to sculpt his portrait. Florence wanted to finish the bust as quickly as possible because Frost was recovering from an illness. She completed this sculpture in three days.”
11 ½ inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches tall
Florence Reeve Fiore was a portrait artist and sculptor who was active on the east coast in New York, Washington and Jekyll Island...
Category
1930s American Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Woman bust in bronze by Michel Jaubert
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Buste féminin par Michel Jaubert, moulé sur la poitrine de la femme de l’artiste, édition sur 100 exemplaires, signé, numéroté.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Life-Size Raku Ceramic Female Sculpture by Eva Stettner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s life-size Raku-fired ceramic female nude sculpture by American sculptor Eva Stettner.
Constructed of ceramic that is low fired glazed, the stool is...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Chrome
Goat Ceramic Centerpiece, Gold details Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a goat in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$3,305 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Raku Horse, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Without Mold, NEW 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an Horse in a modern way. The animal is gently handcrafted starting from clay and all hand worked. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are uniq...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$1,634 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Toucan Ceramic Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Toucan in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Untitled Bust Man With Closed Eyes 1979
Located in Sarasota, FL
An untitled bust sculpture by listed artist William Ludwig. The cast bronze head is turned 45 degrees to the left, and has a peaceful expression with eyes closed. A layered helmet wi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Monkey Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces comple...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,819 Sale Price / item
20% Off
White and Pois Horse, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Without Mold, NEW 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of an Horse in a modern way. The animal is gently handcrafted starting from clay and all hand worked. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are uniq...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$1,634 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Lily Landis Bronzed Spelter Female Portrait Bust
Located in Astoria, NY
Lily Landis (American, b. 1918) Bronzed Spelter Female Portrait Bust, signed to the verso, mounted on ebonized cube base. Overall: 18" H x 8.5" W x 10.5" D. Provenance: From an Upper...
Category
20th Century American Modern Busts
Materials
Spelter
Earthenware Sculpture by Lennart Olausson
By Lennart Olausson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Soulful earthenware sculpture of a face by Lennart Olausson. Glazed turquoise with a slight shimmer.
Lennart Olausson (born 1944) is a Swedish a...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Busts
Materials
Earthenware
Bust of a man in transparent glass attributed to Pino Signoretto
Located in Lugo, IT
Bust of a man in transparent glass attributed to Pino Signoretto.
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Busts
Materials
Murano Glass
Pink Flamingo Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Handmade Without Mold, new 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Pink Flamingo in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a pink different shades. The flamingo lives in Italy especially in Sicily. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ostrich Ceramic Centerpiece, Gold details Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Bird in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$4,024 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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