Skip to main content

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.

Find original abstract paintings, sculptures, prints and other art on 1stDibs.

to
237
1,052
464
426
317
952
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
2
459
2,750
1
1
1
12
33
72
114
95
3,788
617
267
130
39
38
28
23
11
10
2
1
8
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,651
742
576
468
467
102
67
56
43
39
3
5
2,120
790
Style: Abstract
Pink Sky at Sunset
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Our family loved to see and celebrate the colors of the sky. One of my favorite times was and is when the sky lights up with pink clouds on that beautiful blue background giving us a Sky Blue Pink Sky...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Song of Summer
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made this piece while living in Italy in a house with a long garden and a very bark-y dog. The garden was lovingly kept by the lovely couple who owned the house and lived above us and invited us to the major celebration of the wedding of their son and daughter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Hues of Baja Sur
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where the sunsets and the colors of the sea are moving and inspiring. The rocks and the coral and the bird life. Very peaceful - La Pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Planter
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The main log of this sculpture was gotten through Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department. It was from a catalpa tree that once grew in the city. Keywords: fi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Quartet
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Working in glass is a real joy. The colors inspire. The forms. I wanted to make a piece that was really painterly and I think it worked. Words that describe this...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Day Dreaming
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Started as an experiment to see how my new, larger kiln would feel to use. Hmmm. Turns out I love it and it's lovely to use. I wanted to try that dark purple glas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

White Platter with Silver Lines
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Round porcelain white platter with silver lines. For decorative use only. Stand not included. All the pieces can be outdoors in rain o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

When Color Speaks
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Walking along the River Arno and over the Ponte Mezzo in Pisa, seeing the palaces reflected on the river or the evening clouds made me appreciate and enjoy the ch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

In My Day Lily Garden
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Hummingbirds were flying around my bougenvilla. This inspired me to look them up and it turns out that they really like Day Lilies. Day Lilies turned out to be lo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Reflections on the Sea
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Color is my inspiration. Nature, the colors of nature, the colors of the sky - and of course the ever changing beauty of the sea. Glass is such a perfect medium t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

A Moment's Splendor
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: There was a restaurant in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where they kept peacocks and other birds in large cages in the back. I've always loved the glory of the peacock and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Work N° 3 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
1) Untitled 2) Wooden cardboard, acrylic 3) Year of creation : 2016 4) 38X16,6X1,7cm 5) Signed on the back 6) Unique copy 7)1100 euros
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Work N°6 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Plywood, acrylic, elastic threads 3) Year of creation 2019 4) 38X56X80 ( variable dimension ) 5) Without signature in the state. But will be delivered on support bearing the artist's...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Untitled by Yukihisa Isobe (1962), Wood sculpture (plaster relief on panel)
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yukihisa Isobe Untitled Mixed media (plaster relief on panel) Signed, dated and Inscribed “Tokio” (on the reverse) 28 x 40.5 cm Executed in 1962 PROV...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood Panel

Gradient 0215.2522.03
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Pathway
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Grace is a fine artist who both resides and draws inspiration from the Southern California coastline. Living in Newport Beach has served as a constant source of inspiration for Grace. Her life and work reflect countless hours spent on the sand surrounded by surfers and the culture that comes with it. Grace’s art is colorful and whimsical, reflecting a joy found in her surrounding environment. Her unique sculptural works are a result of time spent at a local surf glassing shop, where she honed her interpretation and technique of applying epoxy and polyester resins. While these types of resins are typically used for creating surfboards, Grace has taken the medium even further, incorporating applications of tinted resins on top of small, assemblage figurines in her work. Surfers, skateboarders, and snowboarders appear throughout her current body of work. In addition to resins, Grace works with dense foam and fiberglass to create select pieces. Both of these materials pay homage to the surf culture...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Wind Searcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

BLANCA - Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Contemporary Sculpture Artist Signed 2004
Located in Chico, CA
Goddess Form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications. Dimensions: 13"h x 10"w x 8"d Year: 2004 Reflecting on her Mexican roots, Nora Pineda...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

PAISLEY - Abstract Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 1996
Located in Chico, CA
Goddess Form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications. Dimensions: 13"h x 10"w x 8"d Year: 1996
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

KALEIDOSCOPE - Abstract Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 2018
Located in Chico, CA
Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications. Finished with acrylics and oils. Dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5" x 5" Year: 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT My work passionately reflects my Mexican cultural roots. The art forms appear and are created as stories in the round as I transform and mutate a magic fusion of colors, shapes and a way of life into them. I often use faces joined by zigzag or curved lines. Flower petals characteristically fashion the idea of dealing with one’s aura. Some of the vessel forms I use (the goddess series) are used to symbolically connect earth to women… a container used for nutrients of survival. My work also speaks of healing. Pieces are created to capture great depth of emotion, celebration, suffering, and cultural bonding. Slip cast...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Ceramic #2405
Located in Fairfield, CT
Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from East Carolina University (1977), as wel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic #2302
Located in Fairfield, CT
Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from East Carolina University (1977), as wel...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic #2018
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rah-Rah
Located in Lincoln, RI
Rah-Rah is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. The oil clay is extruded to take on a "noodle form". The composition is laid out on pl...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Foil

Ceramic Texture Wall Sculpture Abstract Color
Located in Buffalo, NY
The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fenced
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the s...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Reverse (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated
Located in Napa, CA
A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. He is now very well-known for h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hand-built clay sculpture with white glaze. This sculpture can be wall mounted or displayed on a table top or pedestal.
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

The eternal radiance in light speed delivers its colors...
Located in Fairfield, CT
Mela M’s sculptures are her interpretation of the seamless interconnectedness of light and material form and reference the pronounced uncertainty and unpredictability of our rapidly ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Poupées, 2025, sculpture - Pascal Courcelles
Located in Porto, 13
Pascal Courcelles – Poupées, 2024 Mixed media sculpture – 30 x 15 x 17 cm (11.8 x 5.9 x 6.7 in) Unique piece, signed by the artist Poupées by Pascal Cource...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Upcycled metal Unique work Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Fossile V5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When Laurent Lamarche reflects on the concept of origin, he thinks in terms of traces. His vision goes at once forward and backward, knitting together ye...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Scars - 21st Century, Marble sculpture, Organic shapes, nature inspired
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Noemi Palacios expresses herself through form and matter, a medium through which she has found a deep understanding of her inner self. Her evocative pieces are inspired by the univer...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

0258 Serie Proyectual 16
Located in New York, NY
Pájaro Gómez relies on a minimal number of elements to achieve a maximum degree of tension in his glass, stainless steel, and wooden sculptures. Elegant yet dynamic, his sculptures display clean and delicate lines where different components intricately connect with each other and the environment. The result being a juxtaposition of sturdy and fragile, heavy and ethereal objects commanding attention. Gómez has received numerous awards and has been featured in many solo and collective exhibitions worldwide. He has also become increasingly involved with site-specific projects, recently installing large-scale outdoor sculptures...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sensu Lato : contemporary modern geometric sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann creates contemporary modern abstract geometric sculptures. His constructions are complex interwoven systems of physical elements varying in size, material, and color. Thes...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Ecofact 3
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When Laurent Lamarche reflects on the concept of origin, he thinks in terms of traces. His vision goes at once forward and backward, knitting together yesterday and tomorrow – thus e...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Nylon

Multiply Connected Triangle I
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In Hyperobjects, Nova Scotia-based artist Colleen Wolstenholme presents works that developed from her earlier drawings of brain cell patterns and her interest in the way consciousnes...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

À géométrie variables
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Working primarily in the medium of installation, but also that of photography and video, Karine Payette creates fictional environments that function as freeze frames in which narratives are suspended. In her work, she uses everyday objects to construct extensive dream-like scenes in a hyperrealist manner. These mises-en-scène serve to hint at a potential narrative which evokes the precariousness of our surrounding world. Through the playful use of everyday objects that are transposed into extraordinary situations, she craftily toys with our vision of things, so as to stimulate reflection about the instability of the materials and forms which are part of our living environments. She questions notions of comfort and displeasure in a perpetually transforming world. Karine Payette, who holds a MFA from UQAM, lives and works in Montreal. Her works have been displayed in solo exhibitions, notably at the Galerie de l’UQAM (Confort instable, 2012) and at Le lieu, Centre en art actuel in Quebec City (L’autre dimanche matin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bough Laden with Fluorescent Orange
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In 1914, a group of intrepid young men set forth into the northern wilderness with the ambition to document the uncharted territory of the Canadian collective unconscious. Their medium was that of sketchbooks and paint, and with these they rendered a vast and previously unknowable landscape into a tangible national identity. One could call their distinct style picturesque, as it cohered to many of the attributes prescribed by 18th century thinker William Gilpen – for capturing nature so as to make it both palatable and empowering for the viewer. During the romantic period in Europe, certain visual tropes emphasized the beauty of the natural landscape despite the rapid advancements of industrialism. As such, the picturesque, when applied properly, enabled the viewer to apprehend and revel in the vastness of change and opportunity with which they were presently confronted. It is at a similar juncture that we contemplate the works of contemporary sculptor and installation artist Shayne Dark, who’s large scale arborescent schemes present a striking encapsulation of both the magnitude as well as the limits of our natural resources. In an age where the re-assessment of our modes of production and consumption has become a main constituent of our identity, his work serves as a potent reminder of this position’s precarity. One piece resembling a cluster of branches, for example, balances in a tenuous fashion, relying on the equal distribution of weight among all its parts to stay upright. In another work, the boughs extend upwards from a base so small it threatens to tip over. As opposed to the romantic and idealized conceptions of a nature as realized in the compositions of the Group of Seven, Dark, by working in the industrial material of hot forged steel, acknowledges the imprint of the human hand on our surroundings. As art critic and theorist Rosalind Krauss...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Nebza Sculptures by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks
Located in Paris, FR
Nebza by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Iranian Pink Marble Dimensions: - Small sculpture (Square): H. 16 cm x 15 cm x 4 cm - Large sculpture: H. 10.5 cm x 33 cm x 4 cm Camilo A...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Turquoise Curl
Located in New York, NY
Painted steel. Metal sculpture. Abstract sculpture. Wonderful negative space. About the Artist: I create sculpture for indoor, outdoor, private and public spaces from various m...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Silver Sculpture 'Curva I' by Carola Eggeling
Located in Paris, FR
Silver Sculpture 'Curva I' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German silver sculpture Silver - Alpaca Certificate of authenticity Numbered and signe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Yellow Disc
Located in London, GB
Phillip King Yellow Disc 2007 Marble and hand-painted steel, Edition of 35 15.3 x 30.5 x 15.3 cms (6 x 12 x 5 7/8 ins) PK9857
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Yellow Disc
$1,964 Sale Price
20% Off
Triple Roller
Located in Lincoln, MA
carved and polychromed pine
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint, Underglaze

Curvatures of Space IV : clay interior decoration
Located in New York, NY
Katie Yang's abstract ceramic sculptures delve into the unknowable nature of our world, exploring the interplay between control and chance. Influenced by artistic traditions from bot...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Underglaze

Curvatures of Space V : clay interior decortation
Located in New York, NY
Katie Yang's abstract ceramic sculptures delve into the unknowable nature of our world, exploring the interplay between control and chance. Influenced by artistic traditions from bot...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Underglaze

Serendipity : small interior sculpture out of clay
Located in New York, NY
A small clay sculpture by Katie Yang. Katie Yang was born in Taiwan and immigrated to New York City when she was 14. She became a corporate lawyer and practiced law for many year...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Vacuum Horizontal Light-Glyph (Silver)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With Light Glyphs, Casper Brindle presents two new bodies of work, each involving dramatic investigations into light, color and perspective. The results are poetic, sensual and spat...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Untitled V : abstract steel sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Transform any interior or exterior into a truly unique space with the dynamic works of an acclaimed sculptor Naomi Press. Naomi Press was one of the very few women working in large ...
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Boutade 38
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Carnaby Street Shoes
Located in New York, NY
This piece catches the attention of the viewer with its colorful, geometric, and abstract design.
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Mandela
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dutch, b. 1938 Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an artist-mystic whose work -- with i...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

"Cumulus Stone No. 2", Large Abstract Carved Marble Sculpture, Mirror Base
Located in New York, NY
Available by commission. Please contact gallery for details. "Cumulus Stone No. 2" by Norman Mooney Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel In 1994 Mooney moved from Ireland to New York Ci...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

"Butterfly Effect", Large Wooden, Organic, Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Available by commission. Please contact gallery for details. "Butterfly Effect" by Norman Mooney Apple Plywood In 1994 Mooney moved from Ireland to New York City and has been exhib...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood

"Dark Star", Abstract Metal Sculpture in Silver High-Polish Aluminum
Located in New York, NY
Available by commission. Please contact gallery for details. "Dark Star" by Norman Mooney Contemporary sculpture in high-polish aluminum In 1994 Mooney moved from Ireland to New Yo...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Philip Hearsey, and David Ruth. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $540,000, while the average work sells for $4,567.

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed