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Abstract Abstract Sculptures

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Period: 1990s
Large Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen Title: Untitled I Year: 1991 Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed Edition: 1/8 Size: 27 in. x 20 in. x...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Mixed Media Biomorphism Wall Sculpture. Miami Artist Carol K Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Abstract Mixed Media Biomorphism Wall Sculpture. Miami Artist Carol K Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Abstract Mixed Media Biomorphism Wall Sculpture. Miami Artist Carol K Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Abstract Mixed Media Biomorphism Wall Sculpture. Miami Artist Carol K Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Aperture" Abstract, Metal Chain Link Sculpture by John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Aperture" by John Ruppert Galvanized chain link fabric Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured materials such...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

"Triangular Dish" Dail Behennah, Abstract Geometric Willow Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
"Triangular Dish" Dail Behennah, white willow, telephone wire, 23" x 26" x 5", 1998. This abstract willow sculpture was created by UK fiber artist, Dail...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Wire

Odchodzacy (Departure II), Figurative Abstract Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Cotton

Abstract Mixed Media Biomorphism Wall Sculpture. Miami Artist Carol K Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Chamber" Abstract, Metal Chain Link Sculpture by John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Crucible" by John Ruppert Aluminum chain link fabric, stainless steel Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Fenêtre transparente - contemporary modern geometric sculpture painting panel
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Fenêtre transparente is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting panel by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. The panel effectively is a flat woode...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Oil

"Cat Walk", Abstract, Welded Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Cat Walk" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded found metal and automotive steel Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Metal

Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 1, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Space concept, '90s - plexiglass, 14x16x14 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Plexiglass

Large 1970's Israeli Abstract Sculpture "Birth" Iron, Wood Menashe Kadishman
Located in Surfside, FL
Menashe Kadishman (Israeli, 1932-2015) Birth Iron 17-1/2 inches (44.5 cm) high on a 6-1/4 inches (15.9 cm) high wood base Hand signed and Inscribed on base Sculpture with base measur...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Radical Abstract
By Katsuhisa Sakai
Located in Wiscasett, ME
From the collection of Ruth Siegel owner for the Ruth Siegel Gallery in NYC on Madison Ave in the 1980s and 1990s. Katsuhisa Sakai was born in a bomb shelt...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 4, 1994, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Lake Erie and Other Waters 01
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Lake Erie and Other Waters 03
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Silver, Bronze

Sequences with circle Abstract Sculpture Green Patinated Iron
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an astonishing artwork made by the Italian artist Alex Corno. This is one of the nine existing multiples. The row material get in touch the human souls and the natural rough in the universe. The "not" ended circle represent the hope in the future, the way still needs to be done. Alex Corno was born in Monza (Italy), in 1960. In 1982 was graduated at the Art Academy in Brera Milano and he started to work with the well known Italian sculptor Alik Cavaliere. In 1985 he started to exhibit in the best Italian Gallery...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

GARNET ENERGY FORM
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Highly polished carved stone form, signed and dated near the base.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Iced Cluster
Located in Buffalo, NY
An important large scale terracotta sculpture from the artist's Galaxy Series.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta

Lake Erie and Other Waters 10
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Balanced Point Stone and Steel with Patina Angled Abstract Sculpture
By Delos Van Earl
Located in Miami, FL
Two marble pieces converge on one point in this perfectly balanced sculpture of warm marble and steel. It is a beautiful abstract work that hold both inte...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Steel

Lake Erie and Other Waters 02
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Silver, Bronze

"Queen Bee Standing", Abstract, Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

"Copernicus' Midnight Sun", Abstract, Metal Sphere Sculpture in Welded Steel
Located in New York, NY
"Copernicus' Midnight Sun" from "Worlds in Collision" Large Sculpture Series by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded steel, welding rod and gold leaf Sokolow welds organic abstract forms fro...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Gold Leaf

"Cosmos I & II", Isobel Folb Sokolow, Abstract Steel Metal Wall Relief Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Cosmos I & II" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded, found & automotive metal, gold leaf Metal Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract, Organic, Abstrac...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Leaf, Steel

Lake Erie and Other Waters 09
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid Century Maquette for Sculpture --Gateways
Located in Soquel, CA
A smaller maquette/model for a larger piece titled "Gateways" wood and aluminum sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" on bottom. Estate of Doris Warner...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Dorothy Mayhall, Monument #43, 1993, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Attitudes, Glass and Polished Brass Sculpture by Jaworksi
By David Jaworski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Jaworsky, American Title: Attitudes Year: 1991 Medium: Blown Glass and Bronze with a Marble Base Size: 31 x 20 x 24 in. (78.74 x 50.8 x 60.96 cm) Base: 16 x 2 x 16 ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Dorothy Mayhall, Rock Crystal, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Dorothy Mayhall, Monument 5, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Dorothy Mayhall, Monument #26, 1993, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
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...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Terracotta, Acrylic

Abstract Glass Sculpture, 'Thiba', 1992 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Thiba' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It is made by heating the glass and then hand working it into form. The main col...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Glass Sculpture, 'Alcaid', 1992 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Alcaid' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It is made by heating the glass and then hand working it into form. The main co...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Abstract Glass Sculpture, 'Alcor', 1992 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Alcor' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It is made by heating the glass and then hand working it into form. The main col...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Edgar Negret Mascara, 1994, Painted Aluminum, 87 x 87 x 32 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Edgar Negret Mascara, 1994 Painted Aluminum 87 x 87 x 32 cm 34.2 x 34.2 x 12.5 in. The artwork is signed and dated on the back and illustrated as follows...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Tornado" Large-Scale, Abstract Metal Sculpture in steel by Joel Perlman
Located in New York, NY
"Tornado" by Joel Perlman Abstract Metal Sculpture in steel Joel Perlman has been creating complex sculptures out of steel, bronze, and aluminum since the early 1970's. While minimalism was the predominant style of his genration, Perlman chose to push his forms into ever-more complicated, gravity defying, configurations. Perlman investigates with originality. He expands, rather than appropriates, enriching our experience with industrial materials. Contemporary, Abstract Outdoor Metal...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

Tall Wooden Colorful Maquette Sculpture
By Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful wooden sculpture that includes a variety of shapes and colors that are connected to a small light purple base. The maquette is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom of the sculpture. Artist Biography: At the time of her death in 1997 Ida Kohlmeyer...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

"Scoop" Abstract, Metal Chain Link Sculpture by John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Scoop" by John Ruppert Galvanized chain link fabric, stainless steel Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Plate CR1056-W
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Voulkos Title: Plate CR1056-W Medium: Woodfired ceramic Year: 1992 Signed and dated by the artist Size: approx. 24 x 4.5 inches A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) led in the development of pottery as an art form. . With an MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts (1952), he taught at Black Mountain College (1953) where he was exposed to the avant-garde. In 1954, Voulkos moved to Los Angeles to become the chairman of a newly established ceramics department at the Los Angeles County Art Institute (later renamed the Otis Art Institute) and soon assembled a remarkable group of students: Paul Soldner, Jerry Rothman, Kenneth Price, John Mason, Henry Takemoto...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Untitled Triptych
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Eric Johnson creates enigmatic and sensual abstract sculptures that are constructed with pigment, wood and resin. Johnson’s work seamlessly unites two traditions of Southern California art - the sleek and sexy aesthetic of the Finish Fetish movement and the organic and elegant tradition of woodworking. His handcrafted pieces are sheathed in resin skins, which often reveal glimpses of the wooden architectures encased within. Endlessly fascinated by physics and science, Johnson’s references range from cosmology and astrophysics to the human form. Johnson’s work is deeply personal - in addition to drawing inspiration from his ancestral boat-building heritage (which is Norwegian, Scottish and Cree Native...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel

Antoine Poncet - Unique Signed Granite Sculpture
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Antoine Poncet Unique Granite Sculpture. Black Patina Signed Dimensions: 62,5 cm L : 35 cm P : 25 cm Antoine Poncet, Swiss (1928 - ) Born in 1928 Member of the Institute Grands...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Granite

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