1990s Abstract Sculptures

Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should be picked up, fondled, and examined like a rock or shell you collect on the beach be...

Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should be picked up, fondled, and examined like a rock or shell you collect on the beach be...

Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should be picked up, fondled, and examined like a rock or shell you collect on the beach be...

Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should be picked up, fondled, and examined like a rock or shell you collect on the beach be...

"Cocoon (1990)" by Suzanne Anker Suzanne Anker (born August 6, 1946) is an American visual artist and theorist. Considered a pioneer in Bio Art. She has been working at the relationship of art and the biological sciences for more than twenty five years. Her practice investigates the ways in which nature is being altered in the 21st century. Concerned with genetics, climate change, species extinction and toxic degradation, she calls attention to the beauty of life and the "necessity for enlightened thinking about nature’s 'tangled bank'.” Anker frequently works with "pre-defined and found materials"botanical specimens, medical museum artifacts, laboratory apparatus, microscopic images and geological specimens. Suzanne Anker was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 6, 1946. She earned a B.A. in Art from Brooklyn College of the City of New York and an M.F.A. from the University of Colorado in Boulder (1976). She also completed independent Studies with Ad Reinhardt (1966-1967) and studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School (1968). She lives with the artist Frank Gillette in Manhattan and East Hampton, NY. During the mid 70s to the mid 80s, Anker worked almost exclusively on sculptural handmade paper reliefs. She started papermaking in 1974 on the basis of reading Dard Hunter's and Claire Romano's books. In 1975 she worked with Garner Tullis at the Institute of Experimental Printmaking in Santa Cruz, California. The paper reliefs produced at his institute were exhibited at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York City in 1976.[ The same year, she participated in the North American Hand Papermaking exhibition organized by Richard Minsky at the Center for Book Arts in New York City. From a background as a printmaker, Anker initially worked with cast paper, made in latex molds. Subsequently, she incorporated limestone and fossils in her experiment with combinations of paper and stone. For her 1979 solo exhibition at the Walker Art Center, Anker installed large limestone planks that extended from the interior to the exterior of the gallery. The same year, she presented an installation of limestone and its residual chalk dust at P.S. 1’s "A Great Big Drawing Show" curated by Alanna Heiss with artists Vito Acconci, Alice Aycock, Frank Gillette, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Dennis Oppenheim, Richard Serra, and others. Suzanne Anker is considered "one of the pioneers in the broader field of art, science, and technology", particularly in the burgeoning field of Bio Art. In 1994, Suzanne Anker curated Gene Culture: Molecular Metaphor in Visual Art – one of the first art exhibitions on the subject of art and genetics – at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus in New York. The exhibition investigated "the ways in which genetic imaging operates as aesthetic signs". From 2004 to 2006, Suzanne Anker hosted twenty episodes of the Bio-Blurb Show, a 30-minute-long internet radio program originally broadcast on WPS1 Art Radio, in collaboration with MoMA. The show focused on the intersection of art and the biological sciences, and the ethical and aesthetic dimensions therein. It is currently archived on Alanna Heiss’ Clocktower Productions. In 2006, Anker co-curated the exhibition Neuroculture: Visual Art and the Brain, at the Westport Arts Center with Giovanni Frazzetto. The exhibition presented an investigation of aspects of the human brain, and its attendant representations. Suzanne Anker is the Chair of the School of Visual Arts (SVA)'s BFA Fine Arts Department in New York City (2005-present). She previously chaired the SVA BFA Art History Department (2000-2005). In 2011, Anker founded the SVA Bio Art Lab, the first Bio Art laboratory in a Fine Arts Department in the United States. The SVA Bio Art Lab is located in Chelsea, New York City and has been conceived as a place where "scientific tools and techniques become methodologies in art practice". Anker has participated in lectures and symposia in prominent institutions around the world, including Harvard University, Boston; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Yale University, New Haven; Art-Sci UCLA, Los Angeles; Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York; Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; London School of Economics, London; European Molecular Biology Laboratory- EMBL, Monterotondo, Italy; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden; Leiden University, NL; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee; Courtauld Institute of Art, London; Banff Art Center, Alberta; The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, D.C.; Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin;[ University of Amsterdam, NL; New York Academy of Sciences, Institute for the Humanities, New York University; DLD, Munich. Selected artworks Gene Pool Anker’s interests in the natural world extended her investigation into the microscopic domain of chromosomes and genes. Appropriating scientific images, she created Gene Pool in 1991, a body of work that includes suspended pigment on large vellum sheets and expansive sculptural arrays employing metallic fibers of stainless steel, copper, aluminum and bronze. Other works that reflect scientific representations of chromosomes include Chromosome Chart of Suzanne Anker –a presentation of her own DNA sequence as a self-portrait– and Cellular Script, in which she displays chromosome patterns as a kind of calligraphy. Biota (2011) is a sculptural installation by Suzanne Anker composed of porcelain sculptures and silver-leaf figurines. The porcelain objects are fabricated by immersing natural sea sponges into a mixture of kaolin, feldspar, and quartz. "The organic material of the sponge burns away in the process, leaving behind only the perfect replica of nature". Exhibitions Selected one-person exhibitions "The Biosphere Blues Mending an Unhinged Earth", O'NewWall, Seoul, Korea (2017). “Culturing Life”, Sam Francis Gallery...

Central structure is a contemporary metallic sculpture, realized in 1998 by the Italian artist Claudio Palmieri. Original Title: Struttura Centrale In excellent conditions, this o...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Resting upon a golden cushion, this two-faced subject has the look of a mask that one would be able to wear. ...

An original unique bronze and patina abstract sculpture by Roberley Bell. This dynamic work from the artist's "Lake Erie and Other Waters" series can be h...

This is a wall sculpture of a protruding abstract organic appendage form. They are in the form of Surrealist fantastic flora and fauna. It is from her 1990-1995 series called tondos & squares. This is a mixed media sculpture composed of plastic/resin (it looks like blackened steel), rubber and metal wire. Hand signed verso. This sale is for one. I have 5 of them available, they make a great wall installation grouping. Carol K. Brown is an American woman artist born in Memphis, Tennessee and lives and works in New York and Miami Beach, Florida. Brown works with sculpture, painting, photography, video, digital and installation art. She has received the State of Florida Fine Arts Fellowship (1983), Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Fellowship (1986), and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1984 and 1986). Her work is owned by the Perez Art Museum Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She is a professor of sculpture at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. She was included in the show Making Art in Miami along with Jose Bedia; Consuelo Castaneda; Quisqueya Henriquez...

Eric Rhein “Butterfly Girl” 1992-1995 Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity Steel, brass, and gold-filled wire, thread, glue, and found object...

Modern abstract mixed media sculpture by Texas artist McKay Otto. The work features steel arms twisting out of a wood center pillar that is attached to a cement base. Signed, dated, ...

"Aperture" by John Ruppert Galvanized chain link fabric Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured materials such...

Blue Rain Glaze on White, Dutch Series (28.5 x 21.5 x 2.5 inches, each) Publication, Jun Kaneko, Dutch Series Between Light and Shadow, page 48 b. 1942, Nagoya, Japan Jun Kaneko’s ...

Dina Recanati Cosmos Series (they look like outer space or abstract desert landscapes) 2003 Metallic paint, acid etched on aluminum, wood Hand signed and dated on side Dina Recanati (born Diane Hettena; 1928 – 2021) was an Israeli artist, sculptor and painter. Diane Hettena was born in Cairo, Egypt. In 1946, she married Raphael Recanati in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. Went to London to study History and Art 1946-1948. Moved to New York 1948. Raised two sons, Oudi and Michael. Attended Art Student League 1959-1962. Studied with Jose de Creft and John Hovannes. Beginning in 1964, she was active on the board of the America-israel Cultural Foundation. In the 1970s, she was a member of the board of the Israel Museum and in the 1980s Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem. At the same time as she was working as an artist, she was also collecting artwork. She lives and works in Herzliya and New York. Most of Recanati's work is in the medium of sculpture. Her works, which contain images of books or parchment, have been influenced by American abstract expressionism in their use of swaths of color. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked widely in sculptures in the public domain. Dina Recanati was a proponent of Israeli art and supported many Israeli artists. In the 1950s and 1960s, she showcased the work of beginning artists at the 5th Avenue branch of Israel Discount Bank in New York City, while growing Discount Bank’s art collection. She has gone on to exhibit worldwide with permanent works in the Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Museum, Ben Gurion Airport, The Jewish Museum (New York) among others. She is the recipient of the AICF AVIV Award and The Council for a Beautiful Israel Yakir Award. She was represented by Flomenhaft Gallery in New York City (was included in the Feminist Art Project along with Miriam Schapiro) and Gordon Gallery in Tel Aviv. Recanati died in Herzliya Pituah at the ate of 93. Israeli Art: Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Work. Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv 1971 Artists: Igael Tumarkin, Bezalel Schatz, Yehiel Shemi, Buky Schwartz, Dina Recanati, Menashe Kadishman, David Palombo, Itzhak Danziger, Sorel Etrog, Yaacov Agam, Jakob Steinhardt, Louise Schatz, Anna Ticho, Ruth Schloss, Moshe Castel, Yohanan Simon, Lea Nikel, Marcel Janco, Mordecai Ardon etc. 40 From Israel: Contemporary Sculpture & Drawing Israel: Contemporary Sculpture & Drawing Brooklyn...

"On the Wings of an Eagle by Chester Fields is one of his most popular sculptures. This is number 26 of 75 made. It is made with the following: Bronze Casting Deluxe Patina Gold Beak...

Ruth Duckworth Untitled Form (INV# NP5225) porcelain, stoneware, and glaze 7 x 16 x 7" 1999 signed by artist provenance: Garth Clark Gallery New York RUTH DUCKWORTH Ruth Duckworth ...

Artist: Arman, French/American (1929 - 2005) Title: Paintbrushes III Year: 1991 Medium: Paintbrushes and Oil Paint in Epoxy Resin Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 2...

David Kimball Anderson’s work is bold and graceful, respectful and spiritual. A practicing Buddhist and avid surfer as well as a sculptor, Anderson has given way to 4 decades of work that revere beauty in nature and beauty in industry within his signature aesthetic. For Anderson, steel girders, dry leaves, machine parts and distant train lights are equally as compelling as strawberry flowers, begonias, Asian antiquities and the night sky. Editing down to essential form while adding a touch of embellishment allows his work to embody both minimalist formal truth and decorative adornment. Anderson’s art practice is a beauty-driven way of knowing the world. BIOGRAPHY 1946 Born in Los Angeles 1967-1971 San Francisco Art Institute Currently lives and works in Santa Cruz, California. SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS 1993 John Michael Kohler Art Center Residency 1988 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1986 Pollack-Krasner Foundation, individual grant 1981 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship 1974 National Endowment for the Arts, individual fellowship SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2018 “Snow Pictures”, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia 2014 “Ranchland”, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA “The Manresa Seasons”, New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA 2013 “Altitude”, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO “to Morris Graves”, The Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA 2012 “Travel: Rome”, Namche, Bellas Artes Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2011 Selections from “to Morris Graves”, Anderson Ranch Art...

Pierre Casenove (French) Silver patina bronze table lamp having a column form and various stamped patterns to the body, stamped signed mark to back of bas...

An accumulation sculpture of paintbrushes by the great accumulator sculptor, Arman. This work features 13 paintbrushes with various shades of paint in oranges, greens, and reds again...

This is a wall sculpture of a protruding abstract organic appendage form. They are in the form of Surrealist fantastic flora and fauna. It is from her 1990-1995 series called tondos & squares. This is a mixed media sculpture composed of plastic/resin (it looks like blackened steel), rubber and metal wire. Hand signed verso. This sale is for one. I have 5 of them available, they make a great wall installation grouping. Carol K. Brown is an American woman artist born in Memphis, Tennessee and lives and works in New York and Miami Beach, Florida. Brown works with sculpture, painting, photography, video, digital and installation art. She has received the State of Florida Fine Arts Fellowship (1983), Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Fellowship (1986), and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1984 and 1986). Her work is owned by the Perez Art Museum Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She is a professor of sculpture at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. She was included in the show Making Art in Miami along with Jose Bedia; Consuelo Castaneda; Quisqueya Henriquez...

'Vela' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies and s...

'Al Okab' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies an...

Brother Mel experimented with various forms of sculpture throughout his 45-year career. This painted-steel wall piece reflects the style that emerged later in his career with its loose composition but the same bold colors and geometric shapes for which Brother Mel is best known. About the Artist: Creating an estimated 10,000 artworks, Brother Mel Meyer...

Artist: Arman, French/American (1929 - 2005) Title: Paintbrushes I Year: 1991 Medium: Paintbrushes and Oil Paint in Epoxy Resin Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 20,...

An original unique bronze and silver leaf abstract sculpture by Roberley Bell. This dynamic work from the artist's "Lake Erie and Other Waters" series can...

An important large scale terracotta sculpture from the artist's Galaxy Series.

"Cat Walk" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded found metal and automotive steel Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display.

"Crucible" by John Ruppert Aluminum chain link fabric, stainless steel Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured...

Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting method...

"Screen Sculpture #62" by David Hayes Abstract Metal Outdoor Sculpture in black-painted, welded steel American modern master David Hayes creat...

Oil painting on wood panel Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist

Robert Winslow's 'Vessel" is carved from fine grain black Pennsylvania granite. Winslow's signature stonework is apparent in this finely polished granit...

Artist: Thom Cooney-Crawford, American (1944 - ) Title: Four Earth Signs: Out of the Bronze Tree Lunette Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number insc...

This pair of bronze sculptures by Catherine Lee, from 1995, is a minimalist abstract that would work well in any contemporary space. Artist:...

Little sculpture by the south france sculptor Edmond Vernassa. Signed. Né à Nice, le 3 septembre 1926, Vernassa dessine et sculpte dès son plus jeune âge. Il obtient un CAP d’électr...

An original unique bronze and patina abstract sculpture by Roberley Bell. This dynamic work from the artist's "Lake Erie and Other Waters" series can be h...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Antoine LePerlier (b. 1953) Marking(s); notes: signed, numbered (see detail photos); 1996 Country of origin; materials: French; pate de verre glass, gl...

Rafael Barrios "Trazos Levitantes" 1990 cod# 267 Ed 2 of 3 Lacquered stainless steel 36 x 43 x 10 in Rafael Barrios is a Venezuelan born in 1947 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US. Having studied Fine Arts in Canada, the United States, and Venezuela, his artistic trajectory dates back to a very early age. Barrios studied drawing and painting at the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas, Venezuela, which led him to achieve his first recognition with the award "National Youth Painting" in 1963. Upon completing his basic studies in Venezuela and Canada, he received a scholarship from J. Walter Thompson International to attend the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Canada, graduating with honors in "Pure Art" and "Communication and Design". He received a scholarship from New York University (US) to attend its Graduate Program for "Fine Arts" and "Monumental Sculpture Techniques". He was granted several national and international awards: "The Sculpture Award", Ernesto Avellán Exhibition; the McLean Foundation Scholarship, the highest award offered by the Ontario College of Art, Canada; the "Excelentísima Diputado Provincial de la Frontera" Decoration, for his Monumental Sculpture titled "Tercer Horizonte", to commemorate 500 years of America's Discovery, in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain; "Second Prize" at the Sofia Imber Caracas Contemporary Museum's Biennial of Visual Arts, in Venezuela; the "Conferry Award", First Sculpture Biennial, Francisco Narváez...

Wooden cubist fish sculpture that is painted in red, orange and yellow. The sculpture is hanging from a chain attached in a dark wooden frame. The work is ...

Wood was integral to the artistic practice of the late Markku Kosonen of Finland. An important aspect of his work was the ability to express things; cra...

"Material Pleasures: Artemisia", acrylic on linen, dyes on rayon; woven, 53" x 77", 1993. This contemporary abstract mixed media tapestry was done by California-based American fib...

Odchodzacy (Departure II), wool, cotton & stilon, 92" x 36", 1993. This large figurative, abstract tapestry was done by textile artist, Lilla Kulka (b. 1946, Krakow, Poland). Arti...

Goodbye (work no. HVP01142) is a small size contemporary modern abstract geometric aluminum sculpture by acclaimed Dutch constructivist Henk van Putten, who was born in The Netherlan...

"Miro, Miro, On the Wall... Who's the Fairest of Them All?..." is a painted wood birdhouse homage to Miro signed by Kyle Zubatsky. This piece is surroun...

RON ARAD (BORN 1951) Before Summer 1992 Stainless steel, signed 'Ron Arad' and numbered 5/5 along lower edge height 41 3/4in (106cm); length 74in (188cm); width 15in (38cm) Literature: Matthew Collings, Ron Arad Talks to Matthew Collings, Phaidon, London, 2004, p. 222-223 (similar example illustrated)
 Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981-2004 (May 5-June 24, 2005), exhibition catalogue, Barry Friedman...

Black No II Blue, Red, wool, coco ropes, 66" x73", 1991. This contemporary abstract hand-woven tapestry, wall sculpture was done by Kari Stiansen. Kari Stiansen is a Norwegian Post...

"Queen Bee Standing" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded, found metal and automotive steel Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display. Organic, Abstr...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Medusa Tree" is a free-flowing sculpture of cane that suggests a figure either emerging from or descending into a tangle of twisting lines. Several parts are painted red or blue or stripped that gives a contrast to the black structure and a spark of energy shooting forth. This piece seems experimental from her more conservative pieces that can be easily identified as basketry, paper forms and shaped objects. Danielle Bodine...

Linda Stein, Blades 228 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Contemporary Art Museum Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that incor...

"Duet" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded found metal steel and gold leaf Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display. Abstract, Dancing, Dancers, Pe...

Switch [for Parkett 42] , 1994 Rachel Whiteread Plaster (prestia ortho) and brass multiple Inscribed with initials, dated, and numbered from the edition of 60 in the brass plaque on...

This is a wall sculpture of a protruding abstract organic appendage form. They are in the form of Surrealist fantastic flora and fauna. It is from her 1990-1995 series called tondos & squares. This is a mixed media sculpture composed of plastic/resin (it looks like blackened steel), rubber and metal wire. Hand signed verso. This sale is for one. I have 5 of them available, they make a great wall installation grouping. Carol K. Brown is an American woman artist born in Memphis, Tennessee and lives and works in New York and Miami Beach, Florida. Brown works with sculpture, painting, photography, video, digital and installation art. She has received the State of Florida Fine Arts Fellowship (1983), Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Fellowship (1986), and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1984 and 1986). Her work is owned by the Perez Art Museum Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She is a professor of sculpture at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. She was included in the show Making Art in Miami along with Jose Bedia; Consuelo Castaneda; Quisqueya Henriquez...

This is a wall sculpture of a protruding abstract organic appendage form. They are in the form of Surrealist fantastic flora and fauna. It is from her 1990-1995 series called tondos & squares. This is a mixed media sculpture composed of plastic/resin (it looks like blackened steel), rubber and metal wire. Hand signed verso. This sale is for one. I have 5 of them available, they make a great wall installation grouping. Carol K. Brown is an American woman artist born in Memphis, Tennessee and lives and works in New York and Miami Beach, Florida. Brown works with sculpture, painting, photography, video, digital and installation art. She has received the State of Florida Fine Arts Fellowship (1983), Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Fellowship (1986), and two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1984 and 1986). Her work is owned by the Perez Art Museum Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. She is a professor of sculpture at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. She was included in the show Making Art in Miami along with Jose Bedia; Consuelo Castaneda; Quisqueya Henriquez...

Stamped with the artist’s monogram, dated 94 and numbered 6/6 (on the reverse) Bronze, on York stone base Executed in 1994, this work is number 6 from an edition of 6. Provenance: ...

"Hair Box," 1990 (for Parkett 23) Paint on rubberized hair, wood backing, 10 x 15 x 5” (25,4 x 38 x 13 cm), Ed. 100/XX, signed and numbered A material common...

Linda Stein, Xylo Brush 330 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that in...

Linda Stein, Pumper 291 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Rubber Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that incor...

Linda Stein, Loose Wire 295 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that incorpor...

Three identically-shaped bronze triangular prisms comprise this unique work by renowned Canadian sculptor, Gord Smith (1937-2023). The individual pieces are meant to be moved to crea...