Small Abstract Sculptures

This piece titled "Light Pole" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of acrylic on MDF, glass, wire, and a lightbulb. Stained glass by Flannery Cronin. This piece measur...

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern bright blue, orange, purple and yellow dominate and are balanced ...

Elegant circular blue steel sculpture. The elements suggest movement and vibration, It also looks as if it might roll, spin, wobble or topple at any moment but, of course, it does no...

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Glacial, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, (4...

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Ascend, Size: 14" x 24" x 3.5'' inch, 36x61x...

Tucan Majestuoso - Toucan Alebrije This Mexican Tucan - Toucan Alebrije made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings with Zapotec symbols. At Cactus Fine Art...

The distinctive shape of a bull’s head attached to a horn-like stand pops in glossy bright colours of red, yellow and black in this whimsical sculpture by Benny Katz. As a former gra...

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Sunset, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, (48...

Aya Mori was born in Aichi Prefecture in Japan in 1989, and lives and work in Aichi. She studied at Aichi University of Education and completed her M.F.A. in 2014 under her mentor, H...

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

This one of a kind cast glass sculpture "Light Green Moss" by Nina Casson McGarva is inspired by nature. Contrast in translucency and texture enrich the natural glass qualities. McG...

Carré vertical I is one of the latest medium size contemporary modern sculpture painting reliefs by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. The relief is made from dozens of individually ...

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2022 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Enchanted, Size: 19" x 24" x 4'' inch, ...

This Mixed Media piece titled "Weepy Checkered Lily" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of a UV print on acrylic. The piece measures approx. 22.25"h x 14"w. Roxana Azar’s wo...

David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venic...

ITZHAK SANKOWSKY "MODERNIST FACE" WOOD, SIGNED ROMANIAN-AMERICAN, C.1940 24.5 INCHES Itzhak Sankowsky was born in 1908 in Romania. He lived and was active in Philadelphia, Penn...

Paul Sisko (American, b. 1942) Untitled, 1971 Stainless Steel Sculpture: 18 1/4 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. Base: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. Signed: Paul Sisko "71" 9/12 Edition 9 of 12 Paul Sisko ...

Alabaster, cotton rope, copper, 24 cm × 58 cm × 28 cm. Unique work delivered with a certificate of authenticity. Peter Brooke-Ball's works surprise with their humour, simplicity and...

Victor VASARELY ( 1906 -1997 ) VEGA MIR Sérigraphie sur verre signée au recto et au verso . Edition sur 200. Extrait de l'album BACH 1973. 50 X 50 X 7cm .

Robert Cook’s sculpture Rushing serves as an energetic reflection on the fast-paced nature of life—where so many of us are constantly in motion, hurrying from one place to another. H...

ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...

Ben Young Split Sea, 2021 Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete and Stainless Steel Frame

Jeff Koons (*1955, USA) Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus, 2013 Lacquered polyurethane resin, champagne bottle and original box 49 x 50 x 36 cm (19 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.) Edition of 650...

Armadura Terrestre Amadeo Gabino, Spanish (1922–2004) Date: circa 1974 Oxidized Steel and polished aluminum sculpture Size: 19.75 x 19.75 x 2.25 in. (50.17 x 50.17 x 5.72 cm)

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

Sara Fine-Wilson's "Veer" is a 18.5 x 12 x 20 inch ceramic gestural sculpture in neutral whites and variegated shades of brown constructed by combining three different colored clay b...

Armadura Terrestre II Amadeo Gabino, Spanish (1922–2004) Date: circa 1974 Oxidized Steel and polished aluminum sculpture Size: 19.75 x 19.75 x 2.25 in. (50.17 x 50.17 x 5.72 cm)

David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venice...

Created in 1953, this Madoura big turned vase of white earthenware clay with decoration in engobes and paraffin (red, black), knife engraved is numbered from the edition of 75. This Picasso ceramic vase is stamped with the 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' and 'EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO' pottery stamps on the bottom. A spectacular work to witness in person, Pablo Picasso Gros oiseau Picasso...

Welded, brazed sculpture on wooden base This is not signed or dated This work is unsigned. We were told it was the work of Seymour Lipton but as there is further documentation we are selling it as attributed and cannot guarantee it as such. Seymour Lipton (1903 – 1986) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially trained as a dentist, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. Like his contemporary, Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, and Arshile Gorky Lipton was influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture. The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms. Seymour Lipton is best known for his textured torch welded metal sculptures...

Victor Vasarely was a French-Hungarian artist credited as the grandfather and leader of the Op Art movement. The artist created compelling illusions of spatial depth using geometric ...

This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a metallic silver palette. The paint is layered thickly on canvas in wide, gestural strokes, creating a highly textured surface. I...

"As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual language. The figure is abstrac...

Italian stainless steel with blue tinting. Wall or table top sculpture. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.

Porcelain and paper clay, 2012, 21.5 x 20 x 3 in Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the forms come from arc...

PROVENANCE Private J.E. Collection, Bavaria, 1960s

Sculpted out of steel, Sarah Alexander’s Relentless grassy shapes twist and dance as if they were alive, defying the nature of the iron that has been hand hammered and formed appears...

Joan Lurie Untitled #3801 Glazed Porcelain 22" x 12" x 12" 2014 Artists Statement: My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the ...

This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...

Pablo Picasso A.R. 142 Ice Pitcher 1952 12.6” x 21.6” Pitcher Edition of 100 White earthenware clay, decoration in oxides, knife engraved on white enamel Ramie 142 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market. The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive. This particular piece is pristine: there are no nicks, bruises or scratches of any kind. Be careful when buying from others – the pieces sometimes have nicks or scratches. The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece. We have sold over 3300 pieces with all positive reviews. We are located in the USA. When you buy from a foreign seller on 1stdibs, you have to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when you “win” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay the packing and shipping fees, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. When you purchase from an auction house, the sale is final. If you receive the piece and are not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer can determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...

Jamie Harris straddles the disciplines of painting and glass blowing approaching his work, “more from a painterly perspective than as a traditional glassblower.” His work is primaril...

" Flight ", 2015 Edition: AP 58 x 53 cm Rafael Barrios, sculptor, and founder of the Virtualism movement. From the beginning, his work has been charac...

"Red White All Over - In" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3") Cut Work...

Criswell's standing sculpture emerged from a study of spatial organization by arranging basic, repetitive shapes into a harmonious balance, while exploring the concept of simultaneou...

Fenêtre transparente is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting panel by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. The panel effectively is a flat woode...

This hand-made paper sculpture and lithography in plexi-box by British Modernist Sir Anthony Caro (1924 - 2013) is a minimalistic rendering of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. Si...

Resin disc on a Cumbrian slate base. Unique Marked with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 815 Each face has it’s own character created using many shades of acrylic paint. It ...

Artist: Thom Cooney-Crawford, American (1944 - ) Title: Four Earth Signs: Wingeo Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition: 4/5 Size: 20.5 in. x 11 in. x 4 in....

Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen, American Year: circa 1970 Title: Abstract Medium: White Marble Sculpture Size: 24 x 18 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm)

Georges Charpentier, French (1937 - 2024) - Female Bust, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and numbering inscribed, Edition: EA, Image Size: 7, Size: 24 x 12...

Striking abstracted landscape by Linda West (American, b. 1953). A bold red landscape is dotted with the charred remnants of trees. The sky is a dull teal c...

Barricada #9 bp M is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 60 cm × 42 cm × 27 cm (23.6 × 16.5 × 10.6 in). The sculpture is signed ...

M.180601 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 60 × 8 × 7 cm (23.6 × 3.1 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of ...

Opposite is a unique fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 43 × 60 × 45 cm (16.9 × 23.6 × 17.7 in). The sculpture is sign...

Embrace (Light Grey) is a Fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 36 × 55 × 62 cm (14.1 × 21.6 × 24.4 in). It is a unique signed piece and com...

Artist: Karo Martirosyan, Work: Original Artwork, Medium: Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture, Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Subject: Enchante...

Safe place is a unique White Carrara marble sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini. The dimensions are 47 × 18 × 18 cm (18.5 × 7.1 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed ...

Linda Schmidt’s fabric sculptures intertwine public and private, luxury and common. There is a sense of egalitarianism present in both the way Schmidt sources and arranges her fabric...

Untitled, 1975 Bronze ED. 1 of 6 20 x 6 x 4 in Literature: Le Minotaure. Cardenas 1925-2001. May 15 - June 15, 2003. Illustrated on page 9 of the catalog.

In 1972, the women’s movement was in full flower. Suzanne Benton had been an early activist, a founder and organizer of NOW Chapters, CT Feminists in the Arts, Women, Metamorphosis 1 (in New Haven, CT, the first women’s art festival in the USA). She'd already been creating metal sculpted masks and working with them in mask tale performances of Women of Myth and Heritage. Her inaugural performance of Sarah and Hagar n 1972 took place at Lincoln Center in NYC. Benton then became the artistic director and producer of an evening on Broadway, Four Chosen Women (performers included herself as mask tale performer, author Anais Nin, actress Vinie Burroughs and dancer Joan Stone). The evening took place at the Edison Theatre, November 22, 1972. While developing the evening on Broadway, Benton met renowned Swedish actress and Hollywood star, Viveca Lindfors. Viveca was then working on her solo performance, I AM A WOMAN, and was looking for a unique theatre set for the show. The happenstance that brought Viveca and Suzanne together. At that same time, recent travel to Macchu Picchu inspired her with the mountain’s great stones sitting on the edge of precipices. These vast stones led her to create welded steel Seated Sculpture Works. Viveca was intrigued by the concept and let her own imagination fly. Imagining a set of welded steel sculpture, she took the leap in commissioning Suzanne with complete faith in artist's ability to fulfill her mandate. Benton created groups of welded sculptures for two theater sets. Protection is one of three sculptures in first set created in 1973. Mother and Child, Pelvic Woman, Facing Each Other are three of five works from the 1974 second set. The first toured with her shows throughout the East Coast and into Toronto, Canada. The second set, created to nest together could travel as checked baggage for international and domestic airline travel. They flew to Denmark in 1980 for her performance at the UN sponsored 1980 Women’s International Conference, Copenhagen. In addition to creating the theatre sets, Benton mounted exhibitions of her masks and sculptures in the lobbies of theatres where she performed (NYC and Northampton). Continuing on with this theme, Becoming is her 1975 Seated Sculpture Work. The theatre sets were returned at the final end of its long run. These Seated Sculpture Works have often been featured in exhibitions, including both the 2003 and 2005 retrospectives. They are part of an oeuvre of 797 sculptures and masks. What attracted her to welded sculpture? This excerpt from her book, The Art of Welded Sculpture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975 speaks of its lure: "Early in my life, when I had decided to become an artist, I had had an inner vision of being able to hold the physical material of my art in such a way as to bring it into existence with my hands. In welding, I wear a mask, a heavy apron, and gloves. I heat the metal and make it bend so smoothly and gracefully; I cut the metal, rigid metal, into endless shapes; I join the pieces by causing them to flow together with the heat of the flame. Welding was a return to my adolescent vision. It was fulfillment. At that beginning time I felt that even if I went no further, this experience in itself gave me astounding satisfaction. It was as thrilling as the moment of birth. It was my birth." (Pelvic Woman and Protection are illustrated in the book): What began in 1965 became by 2017 an oeuvre of 797 sculptures and masks. The magic of the welding mask...