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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Paint
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ash
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic, Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass, Wood, Plexiglass
20th Century Canadian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
2010s Argentine Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
1930s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Mid-20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
1950s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Iron
2010s Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
2010s British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
1930s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass





