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Style: Abstract
Medium: Metal
Moon by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting and wall sculpture, original
Located in Paris, FR
Moon is a unique painting and wall sculpture by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This artwork is made with polished pink copper leaves on metal frame, dimensions are 1...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Together Bound - Original Medium Size Abstract Organic Form Redwood Sculpture
By Joe Garnero
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Garnero’s medium of choice for his winding abstract wood sculptures is reclaimed Redwood roots, which he finds along the northern California coast. The distinct curving shapes of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Barricada #18 aip L265 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #18 aip L265 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 266 × 459 × 233 cm (104.7 × 180.7 × 91.7 in).
The sculpture is si...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Barricada #2 AC L235 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture, steel
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #2 AC L235 is a steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 235 × 401 × 152 cm (92.5 × 157.8 × 59.8 in).
The sculpture is signed and numb...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Barricada #1 h L by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture, spatial
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #1 h L is a steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 340 × 172 cm (78.7 × 133.9 × 67.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mobius H6 Mirror Polished Stainless Steel - abstract, contemporary, sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Jeremy Guy’s distinctive abstract sculptures grace the grounds of many public places the world over. This is a favorite form—elegant, and bodacious, the curves of Mobius are based on...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
A Cappella - large, contemporary, abstract, bronze and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lyrical and elegant contemporary sculpture is by David Chamberlain whose work is collected and admired around the world. Hand forged in patinated bronze and steel, the flowing c...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Family IV - Elegant Figurative Bronze Sculpture of Two People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the strength of ancient Egyptian sculptures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Ragisména Series AL1, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Ragisména series, which in Greek means cracked, has its materiality manifested through the desire to recreate and make feelings, memories and mythology tangible in the physical w...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Amici V - Contemporary Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Three People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nando Kallweit’s "Amici V" is a contemporary bronze sculpture that captures the essence of unity and connection through its strikingly elongated abstract forms. This modern figurative artwork features three faceless figures standing tall together, their textured surfaces and slender silhouettes evoking a sense of strength and harmony.
The interplay of light and shadow on the dark patina enhances the sculpture’s expressive depth, making it a sophisticated addition to minimalist, abstract, and contemporary art collections. Amici V symbolizes companionship, resilience, and shared experiences, resonating deeply with collectors who appreciate art that conveys emotion through form.
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the strength of ancient Egyptian sculptures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Peaches & Cream - Mixed Media Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. With exhib...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Untitled abstract expressionist mid-century modern sculpture
By Thomas Morin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Thomas Morin (1934-2017)
Untitled, 1962.
Cast iron on wood base. Cast sculpture measures 24 x 7 x 5 inches and weighs 49 lbs. Overall measures 26 inches tall on wood base.
Proc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$2,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Senza Misura - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, mahogany sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern indoor sculpture by David Chamberlain was inspired by music and is made out of mahogany wood.
The graceful curves of this contemporary solid mahogany sculpture by David Chamberlain appear in one illuminating perspective to emulate the image of a heart. Hand carved from one piece of this rare wood; the abstract form’s surface is such that the insides become the outsides creating a continuous, enigmatic, integrated form. The naturally rich grain is highly finished with a soft lustre that accentuates the form. Chamberlain’s sculptures...
Category
1980s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Silver Orbit by Kuno Vollet Contemporary Stainless Steel sculpture for Outdoors
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Silver Orbit
Very large Contemporary stainless steel sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces.
Beautiful spiral dancing its way towards the sky.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Blue Chain - polished, abstract, painted stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large glossy blue contemporary sculpture was created by Alexander Caldwell. The Calgary artist has garnered an international reputati...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Equilibre Oblique 4/10 - monumental, geometric abstract, steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a young artist, Philippe Pallafray was inspired by sculpture masters and years later his dynamic contemporary sculptures are collected in both Canada and the United States. The Qu...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Eroica A.P. 1 - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern bronze sculpture was inspired by music and made by David Chamberlain.
As graceful as a dancer’s form, this contemporary bronze sculpture in a striking deep turquoise patina is by David Chamberlain. Created from one luminous piece the lustre accentuates the spiralling form and reflects light.
Chamberlain’s sculptures...
Category
1980s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
The Sun - Energy of Life - 24k gold leaf, stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This eclectic and elegant contemporary sculpture is by Ania Biczysko whose work has been exhibited internationally. In this dynamic piece, ribbons of stainless steel swirl outward in...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
Heartland Blue - tall, abstract, painted stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Formidable and eye-catching, this outdoor sculpture is by Viktor Mitic known for his provocative contemporary artwork. This is one of a series of abstract ‘tower-like’ sculptures—eac...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Just Breathe - tall, contemporary, abstract stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Barkas Productions
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This elegant abstract sculpture is by Toronto artists, Ann Bartok and Olena Kassian. Finely coiled ribbons of stainless-steel sit atop a large cylinder ...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cumulus VI Revisited - figurative, contemporary, stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary outdoor sculpture is forged from stainless steel to resemble clouds.
In this elegant sculpture by Ania Biczysko, fine ribbons of stainless steel overlap in circles forming a cloud-like structure mounted on a tripod stand. When viewed from all sides, the sky is reflected in the luminescent quality of the highly polished steel.
"Clouds for me represent reaching out for hopes and dreams. They appear in ever-changing shapes and light however elusive and untouchable, we find them present in our everyday lives. Like our dreams, they guide us to something bigger and allude to an idea of pure beauty." Ania Biczysko
Ania Biczysko obtained a master’s degree in sculpture from the Fine Art Academy in Gdansk, Poland. Over the years, she has received many public exhibitions and commissions within...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
GALAXY ART – Celestial Wall Sculpture with Astronaut Figure on Lunar Relief
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
GALAXY ART is a mixed media wall sculpture by Vera Vizzi that fuses astronomy-inspired painting with tactile lunar relief. Created with foam clay, acrylic and enamel on a circular 30...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Mobius H8 Painted Black Stainless Steel - contemporary, abstract, sculpture
By Jeremy Guy
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large outdoor abstract sculpture by Jeremy Guy is hand-forged from stainless steel and finished in a glossy black. The striking elegant curves of Guy’s contemporary sculptures g...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
7 Folded Circles - Large Red Steel Tall Geometric Indoor Outdoor Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' modern industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mother Continent - abstract, contemporary, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ferhat Özgür Görel’s bold and graphic “Mother Continent” is a powerful homage to the oldest inhabited continent in the world—Africa, where humans have lived for more than 5 million y...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cloud Window - geometric abstract, painted stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This playful pop art-inspired large indoor sculpture is by Calgary’s Alexander Caldwell. Stainless steel balls in various sizes are welded to create...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Double Sided Gold Plated Medallion (Limited Edition; Signed and Stamped)
Located in New York, NY
ARNALDO POMODORO
Double Sided Gold Plated Medallion, 1985
Bronze with Gold Patina
2 7/10 × 2 7/10 × 3/10 inches
Limited Edition of 500
Signed by artist with incised signature; Stampe...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Three Totems - Large Oversized Abstract Modern Textural Grey Steel Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. His original artworks capture the essence of Abstract Expression...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
"Lucy", Abstract, Large-Scale Outdoor Metal Sculpture in welded steel
Located in New York, NY
"Lucy" by Carole Eisner
Abstract, Outdoor Sculpture in welded steel
Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in st...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Noteworthy - Original Contemporary Expressive Geometric Abstract Metal Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Barricada #9bpS30 by A. Vega Beuvrin - Contemporary Geometric abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 bp S30 is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 30 × 22 × 14 cm (11.8 × 8.7 × 5.5 in).
The sculpture is signed and n...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cumulus - Mixed Media Abstract Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. She has garnered recognition with exhibitio...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Divergence II - modern, abstract, geometric, corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract outdoor sculpture is forged from Corten steel.
Claude Millette often draws inspiration for his modern sculptures from the graceful movement of dancers. Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Log Cabin - yellow, contemporary, painted stainless steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Forged from stainless steel, this contemporary outdoor sculpture is by Alexander Caldwell.
The Alberta artist favors sculpting with metal and creating clean lines that are rendered in a vivid palette. The form of this playful piece–a tower of stacked logs is inspired by nature. The industrial material is coated in a brilliant shiny yellow automotive or oilfield paint. It stands an impressive 76 inches (193 cm.) high.
“Alexander Caldwell’s sculptures are immaculate in execution and finish”
Paul Kuhn...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brutalist Wall Hanging Structure
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Bronze plate construction.
“It is my conviction that the conflicts of science and metaphysics can best be resolved through art. Art is not the domain of the elite, although some try...
Category
20th Century Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Guided Spirit" (maquette), Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Tabletop Size
Located in New York, NY
"Guided Spirit" (maquette) Abstract, Tabletop Size, Metal Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Bronze
Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculptu...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Hi-Beam 1 - Modern Steel Geometric Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Barricada #17 ac M127 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, minimalism
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #17 ac M127 is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 127 × 85 × 60 cm (50 × 33.5 × 23.6 in).
The sculpture is signed a...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Touched, 2023, Bronze, edition of 10, Cuffed Series, Hand Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from M...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Banner (abstract expressionist sculpture, Tulsa OK artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Duayne Hatchett ((1925-2015). Banner, 1958. Welded metal, sculpture measures 11 h. x 9 w. x 3.75 d. inches. Measuring a total of 17.5 inch high on base. Base measures 5.5 x 5.5 by 6 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$4,500 Sale Price
43% Off
"Rhapsody" by Kevin Barrett, Unique Abstract Metal Sculpture in Bronze
Located in New York, NY
"Rhapsody" by Kevin Barrett
Indoor/outdoor sculpture in bronze. The sculpture is 65"h and rests on a 24"h stainless steel base.
Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic,...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Halo Blue
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Metallic Enamel and Epoxy Resin on solid maple
Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century modernism ...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
1974 Italy Stopped Rounded Sphere Carmelo Cappello Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This Carmelo Cappello Abstract Sculpture is a very interesting example of the approach of the artist to the Universe.
In his mind he considered the Universe a not perfect circle but ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Schwerelos Gold
Materials: Bronze sculpture with a dark patina on black granite base or white marble
Size: 65cm height of upper sculpture, base: 18 x 18...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern and then painted with an acrylic paint to enhance the surface. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests.
Chris Hill
Spirit
welded steel, acrylic paint
16.50h x 11.50w x 7d in
41.91h x 29.21w x 17.78d cm
CHI021
Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi.
He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Deji by Patrizia Guerresi Maimouna Abstract Sculpture Polished Bronze
Located in Brescia, IT
This astonishing artwork titled "Deji" is an abstract sculpture in polished bronze dated 1985, the period in which the artist was present to twice editions of Biennale of Venice, Int...
Category
1980s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barricada #15 aip L200 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #15 aip L200 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 276 × 177 cm (78.7 × 108.7 × 69.7 in).
The sculpture is sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Sand Writer" Abstract Metal Pendulum Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Gandin's 'sandwriters' demonstrate the physics of the pendulum as they draw their kaleidoscope-like ribbons in the sand.
The sculpture is signed and numbered by the artist on the base of the piece.
Artist Biography: Andre’ Gandin...
Category
20th Century Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Oh So Blue - Tall Modern Large Contemporary Abstract Minimalism Steel Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Shifting Plane - Abstract Geometric Form, Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic wall sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. Earth tones of blue, orange, pur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Santiago Medina - NIRVANA (OUTDOOR MONUMENTAL), Sculpture 2021
Located in Stamford, CT
Marine outdoor Italian stainless steel. From this edition, there is one in the permanent collection of the CES University Museum in Columbia.
This sculpture will be shipped directl...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Garden Party - Mixed Media Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. With exhib...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Fluctuation - Large Organic Nature Inspired Modernist Abstract Sculpture
By Jacob Burmood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original sculpture is created in cold-cast aluminum, which interacts beautifully with its environment and reflects light in nuanced ways. Because of the reflective surface of aluminum, the sculpture takes on different appearances depending on the lighting conditions:
In bright lighting, the sculpture appears more vibrant and silver-toned, showcasing its lustrous finish and fluid contours. The high contrast highlights every curve and swirl, giving it a striking, almost glowing presence.
In softer or dimmer light, the tones become more muted and subtle. The sculpture takes on a pewter-like appearance, with deeper shadows and a more understated elegance. This makes it a perfect fit for a variety of settings, adapting to its surroundings and changing mood with the light.
The sculpture’s color and finish are consistent; the perceived changes are purely the result of lighting. The color variations in the photos are a testament to the material’s responsiveness to light.
If you’re placing it in a room with changing daylight or adjustable lighting, you’ll enjoy how it shifts throughout the day, almost like a living piece of art.
Jacob Burmood creates undulating abstract cold cast aluminum sculptures, intuitively redefining aesthetic shapes and visual perceptions. His sculptures draw connections between nature-inspired, organically composed objects, rejecting the rigid structure of geometric abstraction in favor of harmonious compositions that seem to move before the eye.
This original cold-cast aluminum sculpture is 26 inches tall by 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. The sculpture
Burmood's artworks are inspired by modernist and bio-morphic sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Two Untitled Compositions
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fumio Otani (Japanese, 1929-1995). Untitled and Untitled, ca, 1965. Cast and polished steel.
Smaller composition measures 14.75 x 7.75 x 1.5 inches.
Larger composition measures 16...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Gloaming - Large Dichromatic Glass Sculptural Wall Artwork on White Metal
By Chris Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chris Wood’s "Gloaming" is a captivating kinetic light sculpture that plays with transparency, reflection, and the fluidity of color. Using precisely arranged dichroic glass elements...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Reclining Figure (woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
William King (1925-2015). Reclining figure, ca. 1965. Cast and welded bronze, 7 x 9.5 x 5 inches. Unsigned.
William King, a sculptor in a variety of materials whose human figures traced social attitudes through the last half of the 20th century, often poking sly and poignant fun at human follies and foibles, died on March 4 at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 90.
His death was confirmed by Scott Chaskey, who is married to Mr. King's stepdaughter, Megan Chaskey.
Mr. King worked in clay, wood, bronze, vinyl, burlap and aluminum. He worked both big and small, from busts and toylike figures to large public art pieces depicting familiar human poses -- a seated, cross-legged man reading; a Western couple (he in a cowboy hat, she in a long dress) holding hands; a tall man reaching down to tug along a recalcitrant little boy; a crowd of robotic-looking men walking in lock step.
But for all its variation, what unified his work was a wry observer's arched eyebrow, the pointed humor and witty rue of a fatalist. His figurative sculptures, often with long, spidery legs and an outlandishly skewed ratio of torso to appendages, use gestures and posture to suggest attitude and illustrate his own amusement with the unwieldiness of human physical equipment.
His subjects included tennis players and gymnasts, dancers and musicians, and he managed to show appreciation of their physical gifts and comic delight at their contortions and costumery. His suit-wearing businessmen often appeared haughty or pompous; his other men could seem timid or perplexed or awkward. Oddly, or perhaps tellingly, he tended to depict women more reverentially, though in his portrayals of couples the fragility and tender comedy inherent in couplehood settled equally on both partners.
Mr. King's work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, among other places, and he had dozens of solo gallery shows in New York and elsewhere. But the comic element of his work probably caused his reputation to suffer.
Reviews of his exhibitions frequently began with the caveat that even though the work was funny, it was also serious, displaying superior technical skills, imaginative vision and the bolstering weight of a range of influences, from the ancient Etruscans to American folk art to 20th-century artists including Giacometti, Calder. and Elie Nadelman.
The critic Hilton Kramer, one of Mr. King's most ardent advocates, wrote in a 1970 essay accompanying a New York gallery exhibit that he was, "among other things, an amusing artist, and nowadays this can, at times, be almost as much a liability as an asset."
A "preoccupation with gesture is the focus of King's sculptural imagination," Mr. Kramer wrote. "Everything that one admires in his work - the virtuoso carving, the deft handling of a wide variety of materials, the shrewd observation and resourceful invention - all this is secondary to the concentration on gesture. The physical stance of the human animal as it negotiates the social arena, the unconscious gait that the body assumes in making its way in the social medium, the emotion traced by the course of a limb, a torso, a head, the features of a face, a coiffure or a costume - from a keen observation of these materials King has garnered a large stock of sculptural images notable for their wit, empathy, simplicity and psychological precision."
William Dickey King...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
30% Off
The Fox - large, aluminum sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Monumental sculpture - suitable for lobby or corporate interior.
Smooth looping and folding rectangular tubes in curvilinear aluminum, Pierre Bourgault was inspired by traditional ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mahitu', 2013 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Mahitu' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibrant ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jay Phillips "Bel-Air Gate" 1981 Signed Enamel on Aluminum Wall Sculpture
By Jay Phillips
Located in Miami, FL
JAY PHILLIPS – "BEL-AIR GATE"
⚜ Enamel on Aluminum Wall Sculpture ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered Lower Right ⚜ Roy Boyd Gallery Provenance ⚜ Acrylic Shadow Box Frame
BOLD GEOMETRIC ENAM...
Category
1980s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$2,850 Sale Price
25% Off
Jesse Hickman, Note Four Twenty Seven Sixteen, 2016, Enamel, Wood
Located in Darien, CT
Over the past few years, Jesse Hickman has been making minimal abstract paintings on wood with few constraints. He calls this series Notes, thinking of these pieces as drawn sketches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Metal abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Metal abstract sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include John Van Alstine, Philip Hearsey, Kuno Vollet, and Santiago Medina. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Metal abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available
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