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Modern Abstract Sculptures

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Artist: Lutfi Romhein
"Grace", Box-Wood Copper Ring Soft Lines Feminine Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Grace" is a boxwood sculpture by Lutfi Romhein. It consists of two parts, a fiminine silhouette as the vertical part, and a horizontal part. These two parts are connected through a ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Virtuoso, Standing Oak Wood Pure Lines Abstract Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very pure in its lines from every angle, this abstract oak wood sculpture is an unique artwork by Lutfi Romhein. A graduate from the Academy of Fine Art...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Oak

Cycles, White Carrara Statuary Marble Abstract Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This monumental abstract sculpture named “Cycles” is created and curved by Lutfi Romhein. Its polished surface provides a perfectly smooth and soft touch...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

"Abstract Cross ", Polished Stainless Steel Sculpture for Indoors or Outdoors
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This sculpture is made with 316L stainless steel by Lutfi Romhein. A 2 mm-thick stainless steel sheet was cut, folded, welded at some joint points, with a polished and sanded finish...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Arch, Sensual White Carrara Statuary Marble Stone Vertical Figurative Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This Carrare statuary marble stone sculpture in a very pure white with slightly colored veins is by Lutfi Romhein. A graduate from the Academy of Fine A...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

"Fantastic Ride", Elm Wood Human-Carved Horse Figurative Abstract Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A very personal piece from this artist. Human figures are carved in this horse sculpture, one of which is in the back of the horse neck and opens its back ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Bellowing Bull, White Carrara Marble Stone Figurative Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This sculpture depicts a bellowing bull, full of strength and muscular power. This artwork was made in direct cuts, then the bull's hair were finished using a smal power tool. It is not polished. The separated base is made of black veined marble. A graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrare, in Italy, Lutfi Romhein...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

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"Ghost (Big Wings), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
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With the exception of the dark metallic one they are transparent and opaque glass. I have shot the photos on a dark background so you can better see the images. they are signed in ink, dated and numbered from the edition of 25. I am selling them individually. the box from Vincent Fremont Multiples is not included. Suzan Etkin's passionate involvement with glass began in 1993, when she was invited to design sculptural chandeliers for gallery exhibitions with Giorgio Giuman and master glass blowers in Murano, Italy. Prior to working with glass as a medium she was the production manager for Andy Warhol Factory (Production Manager, Film & Video), and quickly emerged as a conceptual artist of global recognition. Her work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Holly Solomon Gallery, and other museums and galleries around the world. In 2001, Suzan founded sei studio in SoHo with her husband, Brenden FitzGerald. They have collaborated with some of the industry’s most innovative architects and interior designers to produce custom chandeliers and art features for hundreds of landmark spaces, including the W Hotel Seoul, Mandarin Oriental New York, and Intercontinental Hong Kong. School of Visual Art: Instructor Drawing, Sculpture and Interrelating the Arts RESIDENCIES AND GRANTS: Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant Artist in Residence – Foundation Cartier pour L Art Contemporanian, Jouy-en-Josas, France SELECT EXHIBITIONS Holly Solomon Gallery, New York City Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland Phillipe Rizzo Gallery, Paris The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund, Sweden Earl...
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Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, Lutfi Romhein, Yann Barrerre, and Pablo Picasso. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Wood and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 1.5 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 $65 and tops out at $300,000, while the average work sells for $3,300.

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