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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Alabaster
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
2010s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Copper, Stainless Steel
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Paint
1960s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
1920s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Hungarian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Rubber
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass
20th Century German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plastic, Acrylic, Silicone
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Multi-gemstone, Iron
2010s European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass
1920s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Walnut
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
1980s Swiss Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1970s European Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Maple
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
Mid-20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
1980s North American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Maple
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plexiglass
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Masonite, Paint
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Walnut
2010s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Nickel
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ash
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Maple, Walnut
1980s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic





