Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Zimbabwean Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s African Modern Sculptures
Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures
Fiberglass, Lacquer
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic, Paint
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Sculptures
Wool
1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Composition, Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Plaster
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Steel
2010s South African Modern Sculptures
Wood
1940s Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble
1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Onyx
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Resin
1990s Modern Sculptures
Terracotta
1970s English Vintage Modern Sculptures
Slate, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Plastic
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Cement
1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Gesso
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s South African Modern Sculptures
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Agate, Metal
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures
Pewter
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1990s German Modern Sculptures
Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Stone
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Austrian Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Marble
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Modern Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Amethyst, Carnelian
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Bakelite
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Stone
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal, Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Cement
2010s Modern Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Acrylic, Lucite
1990s German Modern Sculptures
Chrome





