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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Travertine, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Sculptures
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Stone, Metal
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Sculptures
Art Glass
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century North American Modern Sculptures
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
1950s Unknown Vintage Modern Sculptures
Metal
20th Century French Modern Sculptures
Composition
2010s British Modern Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Brass, Enamel
2010s English Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Marble
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Chrome
Early 2000s British Modern Sculptures
Paper
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Sculptures
Stoneware
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Aluminum
18th Century Italian Antique Modern Sculptures
Crystal, Lava, Gold Leaf
20th Century Modern Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Hardwood
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Brass
20th Century Spanish Modern Sculptures
Enamel
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Modern Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Lucite
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Concrete, Tin
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Steel
1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures
Granite, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Gold Leaf, Brass
20th Century American Modern Sculptures
Metal
2010s Modern Sculptures
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Modern Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Sculptures
Resin, Fiberglass, Scagliola
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Art Glass





