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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Rose Quartz
2010s British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Cedar
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Clay
1950s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Concrete, Cement
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Steel
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Polystyrene
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Silver, Bronze, Sterling Silver
1980s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Plaster
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Wood
1970s French Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Malachite, Gold Plate, Bronze
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1940s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1950s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1960s American Vintage Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Crystal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Zinc
2010s British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Stainless Steel
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze