Modern Wall-mounted 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble, Copper
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1990s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble, Copper
Mid-20th Century German Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Pottery
2010s Ukrainian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Gold
2010s Brazilian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century German Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
2010s English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sycamore
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Copper, Wire
2010s Spanish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stoneware
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Faience
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Muslin, Silk, Bamboo
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Paint, Wood
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Sterling Silver
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Cedar
2010s Argentine Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass, Wood, Paint
1960s North American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plywood, Paint
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass
20th Century Colombian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wrought Iron
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Steel, Other
2010s Brazilian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin
2010s Argentine Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Early 2000s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Bronze, Brass
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stoneware
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Onyx
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wool
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Australian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Canvas, Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror, Sycamore
2010s Indian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Onyx
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Foam





