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What is abstract sculpture?

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What is abstract sculpture?

Abstract sculptures do not depict real objects.

1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Ammonite Fossils, Xipheroceras & Promicroceras, Dorset England Jurassic Coast
Located in Warrenton, OR
Ammonite Fossils, Xipheroceras & Promicroceras, Dorset England Jurassic Coast. About 200 Million Years Old. This beautiful natural specimen stands on its own, though we will al...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Prehistoric Natural Specimens

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Organic Material, Shell

Vintage Winston Churchill Ceramic Money Bank Bust, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Limited edition money box. Number 1665/3000 exsamples designed by Arne Finne and made by Søholm in Denmark for the Danish Bank Bikuben that seized to exist in 1989. This unusual Chur...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Ceramic

Frederic Remington Roman Bronze Works Bronco Buster Cowboy Sculpture Statue 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Frederic Remington bronze sculpture titled "The Bronco Buster," produced by Roman Bronze Works, New York. Depicts an American cowboy holding a twisting whip, seated on th...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fern Fossil Specimen, Extinct Neuropteris species likely, 300 million years old
Located in Warrenton, OR
Fern Fossil Specimen, Extinct Neuropteris species likely, 300 million years old. Discovered in PA. Colors occur naturally over time through the mineralization process. The intensity ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Organic Material

Art Deco Greyhound Couple Sculpture by Charles Lemanceau, France
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Greyhound Couple Sculpture by Charles Lemanceau, Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1920s. Striking French Art Deco greyhound sculpture depicting a racing couple of greyhound...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Abstracted Guitar Sculpture in Black Enamel & Bronze on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
This striking Mid-Century Modernist sculpture, crafted circa 1960, is an artistic interpretation of a guitar, showcasing the era’s penchant for abstraction and inventive use of mater...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

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