Modern Figurative 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
1980s Brazilian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Leather, Wood
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
1980s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
1980s Venezuelan Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Magnets
1950s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Travertine, Metal, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Felt, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Iron
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
1990s Dutch Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Brass
20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wire
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Chrome
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Earthenware
1920s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Steel
2010s Ukrainian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Ash, Oak





