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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Sandstone
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Chrome
Early 2000s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Art Glass, Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
1980s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century North American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Statuary Marble
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Chrome
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Travertine, Iron
2010s British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
1960s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Modern Figurative Sculptures
Rock Crystal
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Iron
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Concrete, Tin
Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic, Rubber
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Steel, Chrome
1970s Serbian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze





