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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Paint, Ceramic
Late 20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Pottery
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1950s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
1990s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Uruguayan Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Balkan Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
1970s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Chrome
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Early 2000s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Rwandan Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Canadian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stone
1980s Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
1940s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
20th Century Dutch Modern Figurative Sculptures
Silver Plate, Pewter
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1960s North American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic, Porcelain
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Copper
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
1960s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
1990s European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Bronze





