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Style: Abstract Expressionist
"Renaissance" Bronze and Marble sculpture 13" x 9" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Renaissance" Bronze and Marble sculpture 13" x 9" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Songbird, 2005 Bronze & Marble 33 x 23 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his character...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Gild Starbust Wall Sculpture in Brass by Curtis Jere
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Gild Starburst Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere features a starburst design. The sculpture showcases an array of slender brass needles extending outward from a central point, creat...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Brass

"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Double-faced Bronze & Marble Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of femin...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

LOCK - Modern dynamic standing sculpture
Located in Weslaco, TX
Three vertical links make up this piece that transmits firmness and solidity. The chain, always a symbol of unity, security and permanence, can also have a playful sense reflected in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Foundation, Nao...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Resin

Pumpkins, Yellow/Black, Red/White (Two Sculptures), Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Painted cast resin sculptures with decorative boxes, as issued. Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches, each. Inscription: ©Yayoi Kusama, as issued. Notes: Published by Fukutake Founda...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Resin

Bintou Italy 1969 Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Andrea Picini
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze abstract sculpture and it was created by the Italian artist Andrea Picini. This artwork is a multiple of 70 specimens and it is numbered 69/70. It is signed...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Voulkos, Ceramic Sculptural bowl hand signed by renowned sculptor and ceramicist
Located in New York, NY
Peter Voulkos Ceramic Sculptural Dish, ca. 1985 Sculpted ceramic Hand-signed by artist, Incised signature on the base. 1.5 x 11.5 inches This charger plate by Voulkos features a Gree...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze, Mixed Media

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study: Bird', 2013 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
"Cloud Study: Bird' is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white painterly brushstroke formations in glass called t...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture of a Woman's Torso #79
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture #79 Dynamic bronze sculpture by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010), circa 1970. This piece is twisted and folded in on itself, implying movement...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"M.A.O.LA 3, Duality" Steel Sculpture 142 x 79 x 158 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"M.A.O.LA 3, Duality" Steel Sculpture 142 x 79 x 158 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS Medium: steel & acrylic varnish The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowing the obser...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Ibram Lassaw Modernist Bronze Sculpture Pendant
Located in Surfside, FL
IBRAM LASSAW (Russian-American, 1913-2003), Sculptural pendant Gold plated bronze Signed verso Measurements: 2-7/8''h, 2-1/4''w. Ibram Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents. After briefly living in Marseille, France, Naples, Italy Tunis, Malta, and Constantinople, Turkey his family settled in Brooklyn, New York, in 1921.His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. Ibram Lassaw, one of America's first abstract sculptors, was best known for his open-space welded sculptures of bronze, silver, copper and steel. Drawing from Surrealism, Constructivism, and Cubism, Lassaw pioneered an innovative welding technique that allowed him to create dynamic, intricate, and expressive works in three dimensions. As a result, he was a key force in shaping New York School sculpture.He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Taeuber Arp, and other artists. He also attended the City College of New York. Lassaw’s encounter with avant-garde art in the International Exhibition of Modern Art (1926), organized by the Société Anonyme at the Brooklyn Museum, made a powerful impression on him. In the early 1930s he explored new materials and notions of open-space sculpture. The ideas of László Moholy-Nagy and Buckminster Fuller were important to him, and he knew the work of Julio González, Pablo Picasso, and the Russian Constructivists. After experimenting with plaster, rubber and wire, Lassaw began working with steel, which became a frequent medium for the artist, along with other metals. His work reflects the influence of Surrealist artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miro as well as American Modernist Alexander Calder.A pioneer of abstract sculpture in the United States, in 1936 Lassaw was a founding member of the organization American Abstract Artists. Between 1933 and 1942 he worked for various federal arts projects: the Public Works of Art Project, Civil Works Authority, and WPA, the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. In 1938 he produced his first welded work. He served with the U.S. Army, where he learned direct welding techniques. During the 1940s he experimented with cage constructions and with acrylic plastics, adding color to his sculptures by applying dye directly to their surfaces. In 1949 Lassaw was a founder of the Club, an informal discussion group of avant-garde artists that had developed from gatherings at his studio, on Eighth Street. During the mid-1930s, Lassaw worked briefly for the Public Works of Art Project cleaning sculptural monuments around New York City. He subsequently joined the WPA as a teacher and sculptor until he was drafted into the army in 1942. Lassaw's contribution to the advancement of sculptural abstraction went beyond mere formal innovation; his promotion of modernist styles during the 1930s did much to insure the growth of abstract art in the United States. He was one of the founding members of the American Abstract Artists group, and served as president of the American Abstract Artists organization from 1946 to 1949. In 1951, Samuel Kootz invited Lassaw to join his gallery in New York. He also had a summer gallery in Provincetown, MA. Lassaw had been summering in Provincetown since 1944, and in 1951 rented an apartment next door to the Kootz Gallery. Among the artists in the Kootz Gallery were Jean Arp, William Baziotes, Georges Braque, Jean Dubuffet, Herbert Ferber, Arshile Gorky, Adolph Gottlieb, David Hare, Hans Hofmann, Fernand Leger, Georges Mathieu, Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Soulages, and Maurice de Vlaminck. Lassaw is a sculptor who was a part of the New York School of Abstract expressionism during the 1940s and 1950s. Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, James Brooks, Willem de Kooning, and several other artists like Lassaw spent summers on the Southern Shore of Long Island. Lassaw spent summers on Long Island from 1955 until he moved there permanently in 1963. SELECT EXHIBITIONS 1961 International Exhibition of Modern Jewelry 1890–1961, organized by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1967 Exhibition of Jewelry by Painters and Sculptors, organized for circulation by MoMA 1973 Jewelry...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

"The Playful Journey" Acrylic on Copper Abstract Composition 1997
By Stephen Schulz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and dynamic abstract composition titled "The Playful Journey" by Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948). Schulz has used various types of acrylic paint, mixed with silicon to create a variety of textures. Signed and dated "Schulz 97" on verso, with an inscription that reads "For Leo and his Beautiful Family". Wood support frame on verso. Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948) is an artist who has lived and worked in Fresno and Santa Cruz, California, and Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He has studied privately with Julie Connell, Jan Daniels, Michele Faia, Elle Fielder, Sal Pecoraro, Susan Stover, and Chris Volpe. Artist’s Statement: “My painting and artistic expression opens the doorway into an unconscious and creative world, where an uninhibited expression can take place, as one becomes immersed without the perception of time. Painting and design started it. From the beginning the process of transforming materials into art has struck me as a magical alchemy and, over the years, that mysterious process has had its hold on me, leading me from hobby to art. The creative process fills me with a sense of wonder and has proven a most amenable vehicle for transforming inner vision to outer reality. I paint from the inside out. Though I work quite deliberately, consciously employing both traditional and innovative techniques, my unconscious is the region of the most fertile of creative soil. I love working with a full complement of colors but often find my design direction working within the narrow spectrum of black and white, shadow and light. Some of my early inspiration comes from the New York School and artists such as Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock. Their ideas and techniques have helped to free my mind to explore areas of the unconscious that aren’t restricted by the world of right and wrong, good and bad. The journey continues and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to explore this exquisite world of the creative process.” Education: University of Oklahoma: 1966-1967 Canada College, AA Degree: 1972-1974 University of California: 1974-1975 Exhibitions: 2014 - Studio show Fresno, CA 2010 - Dubai (UAI) Animal rights show; Gallery 10, Washington, DC 2008, 2009 - Jia Salon & Gallery, Fresno, CA 2007 - Studio Exhibition 2006 - Cabrillo College 2004 - Studio Exhibition 2000, 2001, 2002 - Rollf's Gallery, Fresno, CA 2000 - Studio show; Bridgeport Gallery, CT 1999 - Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Matt Miller Design, SF, CA 1998 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery Los Angeles, CA; Open Studio Aptos, CA; Brigitte Bohlem, Hamburg, Germany 1997 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee 1996 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin 1995 - Abrahamsen Design; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin; l&I Gallery, NJ; Gillen Design, London Ontario Canada...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Iron

"Enigma" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 25" x 13" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Enigma" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 25" x 13" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Songbird, 2007 Bronze & Marble 64 x 33 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Gloria, 2007 Bronze & Marble 68 x 27 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Love of Horses, 2000 Bronze & Marble (Double Face) 40 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Reaching (bronze hand)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Reaching, ca. 1980. Cast bronze. Signed in lower region on wrist. A rare example from the artist's later period influenced by figurative abstraction with expressionist tendencies. James Edward Lewis (August 4, 1923 – August 9, 1997) was an African-American artist, art collector, professor, and curator in the city of Baltimore. He is best known for his role as the leading force for the creation of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, an institution of the HBCU Morgan State University. His work as the chairman of the Morgan Art Department from 1950 to 1986 allowed for the museum to amass a large collection of more than 3,000 works, predominantly of African and African diasporan art.[1] In addition, he is also well known for his role as an interdisciplinary artist, primarily focused on sculpture, though also having notable examples of lithography and illustration. His artistic style throughout the years has developed from an earlier focus on African-American history and historical figures, for which he is most notable as an artist, to a more contemporary style of African-inspired abstract expressionism. Early and personal life James E. Lewis was born in rural Phenix, Virginia on August 4, 1923 to James T. Lewis and Pearline (Pearlean) Harvey.[5] Lewis' parents were both sharecroppers. Shortly after his birth, his father moved to Baltimore for increased job opportunity; James E. was subsequently raised by his mother until the family was reunited in 1925. They lived for a short time with distant relatives until moving to a four-bedroom house on 1024 North Durham Street in East Baltimore, a predominantly African-American lower-class neighborhood close to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lewis' primary school, PS 101, was the only public school in East Baltimore that served black children. Lewis grew up in a church-going family, his parents both active members of the Faith Baptist Church, devoting the entirety of their Sundays to church activities. His parents worked a variety of different jobs throughout his youth:[6] his father working as a stevedore for a shipping company, a mechanic, a custodian, a mailroom handler,[6] and an elevator operator.] His mother worked as both a clerk at a drugstore[7] and a laundress for a private family.[4] Lewis' primary exposure to the arts came from Dr. Leon Winslow, a faculty member at PS 101 who Lewis saw as "providing encouragement and art materials to those who wanted and needed it." In fifth grade, Lewis transferred to PS 102. Here, he was able to receive specialized Art Education in Ms. William's class under the guidance of Winslow. He was considered a standout pupil at PS 102 as a result of his introduction to the connection between the arts and the other studies. His time spent in Ms. Pauline Wharton's class allowed for him to experiment with singing, to which he was considered a talented singer. His involvement in this class challenged his earlier belief that singing was not a masculine artistic pursuit. He was able to study both European classics and negro spirituals, which was one of his earliest introductions to arts specific to American black culture. Under Ms. Wharton's direction, he was also involved in many different musical performances,[6] including some works of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project.[8] Lewis attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, where his love of the arts was heightened through his industrial art class with Lee Davis...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Figure
By Raul Diaz
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Raul Diaz (Argentina, b.1950). Abstract Figure, ca. 1970s. Canved Walnut. Measures 17 inches tall including wood base. Carved signature in lower region. Excellent condition. An ear...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Walnut

"MAOLA 1" Steel Sculpture 94.5 x 47 x 47 in Edition 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"MAOLA 1" Steel Sculpture 94.5 x 47 x 47 in Edition 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS Medium: steel & stainless steel The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowing the observer to i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Untitled
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled" (1987) by Jack Youngerman is a bronze sculpture measuring 16 x 12.52 x 3.27 inches, signed and dated on the reverse. This piece exemplifies Youngerman’s mature exploration ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Untitled" (1986) by Jack Youngerman is a bronze sculpture measuring 16 x 15 x 4 inches, featuring a rich dark green patina that adds depth and texture to its organic form. Created d...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Holonga', 2005 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Holonga' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These tra...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

1980 Italy Wood Abstract Kinetic Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is one of a kind piece, no other one exists, and it was realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla. This is a kinetic abstract sculpture, most ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Wood

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #5', 2017 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #5 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white, yellow and black painterly brushstroke formations in g...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Clown Cat - Limited Edition Sculpture 9/10
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Discover the Essence of Joy: Karel Appel's "Clown Cat" 9/10 Limited Edition Sculpture in Acrylic on wood. Crafted from the finest wood, its playful contours and vibrant hues captiva...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Mid-Century Nude Male Acephale Sang de Boeuf Ceramic Sculpture with Marble Base.
By Franta (Frantisek Merte)
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century ceramic figure of a man in Sang de Boeuf, oxblood red, glaze presented on a metal 'tige' and marble base. The sculpture is not signed but was purchased from ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Marble

Gild Starbust Wall Sculpture in Brass by Curtis Jere
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Gild Starburst Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere features a starburst design. The sculpture showcases an array of slender brass needles extending outward from a central point, creat...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Brass

Bronze sculpture "Soulmates II"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze sculpture by a renowned American artist - Shray Shray continues her exploration of her bronze works using a black patina that recasts her sculpture's impact on negative spac...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

"Sisters of the Wind" Wall Sculpture 25" x 36" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sisters of the Wind" Wall Sculpture 25" x 36" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Fiberglass Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Fiberglass

"Seated Figure Looking Up" Modern Mid Century Bronze
By Joachim Berthold
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful modernist 20th Century Bronze piece by Joachim Berthold. Here we find this stylish figure sitting in a hoping position looking up that eludes thought and complexity. A me...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Expressionist Biomorphic Welded Metal Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Welded, brazed sculpture on wooden base This is not signed or dated This work is unsigned. We were told it was the work of Seymour Lipton but as there is further documentation we are selling it as attributed and cannot guarantee it as such. Seymour Lipton (1903 – 1986) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially trained as a dentist, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. Like his contemporary, Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, and Arshile Gorky Lipton was influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture. The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms. Seymour Lipton is best known for his textured torch welded metal sculptures...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Metal

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #6', 2017 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #6 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white, yellow and black painterly brushstroke formations in g...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Karel Appel Colorful Expressionist Hand Painted Wood Cobra Sculpture Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original wooden sculpture with hand painting on both sides. it does not appear to be signed or numbered and does not currently have any label. I believe this might be the ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

"Obéole", Hand-Knitted Airy Transparent Pendant Golden Grey Metallic Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This airy sculpture is entirely hand-knitted from a brass golden wire and a galvanized iron grey wire by its creator Delphine Grandvaux. This artwor...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Metal

"Unity" Steel Sculpture 158 x 39 x 20 in Edition 1/3 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Unity" Steel Sculpture 158 x 39 x 20 in Edition 1/3 by ILLYA TIGOIS Unique sculpture Medium: steel & stainless steel The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #1', 2017 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #1 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue in painterly brushstroke formations in glass c...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Paul Wunderlich - Leaf - Signed Bronze Sculpture
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Paul Wunderlich Leaf Bronze Sculpture Signed, Numbered 248/350 Dated 1979 Paul Wunderlich, (1927 - 2010) Born in Eberswalde on 10 March 1927. The German painter studied at the K...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Blue Venice vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Blue Venice vase", original handmade clay vase, original home decor., unique artwork - 14" x 9" x 9" Hand-painted ceramic household decorative vas...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Ceramic

PARISIANSUMMER
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN PARISIANSUMMER 2006 Painted and stainless steel Unsigned 15" x 17" x 11 1⁄2” Chamberlain began to explore metal sculpture in the late 1950s, finding his signatu...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

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 Expressionist Sculptures

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Iron

Creation Myth, Hand made Ceramic Vase Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This vessel was built using the traditional and ancient methods of coil building. Through this meditative process, ancestral connections are drawn. The composition wraps around the f...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Porcelain, Paint

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Pura Gede', 2008 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Pura Gede' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brush...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Portrait
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is a piece of my private collection from artists of the 20th Century. It is original, signed by artist and numbered 217/220. It is vibrant in color and in very good...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Plate Glass, Oil, Lithograph, Watercolor

Maquette for Laureate (unique sculpture)
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Lipton Maquette for Laureate, ca. 1968-1969 Nickel silver on monel metal Unique 18 × 8 1/2 × 7 inches Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1969 thence by descent Christie's New York: Monday, June 30, 2008 [Lot 00199] Acquired from the above Christie's sale This unique sculpture by important Abstract Expressionist sculptor Seymour Lipton is a maquette of the monumental sculpture "Laureate" - one of Lipton's most iconic and influential works located on the Riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Laureate is a masterpiece that was commissioned by the Allen-Bradley Company in memory of Harry Lynde Bradley and as an enhancement for the newly constructed Performing Arts Center. It is located on the east bank of the Milwaukee River at 929 North Water Street. The Bradley family in Milwaukee were renowned patrons of modernist sculpture, known for their excellent taste who also founded an eponymous sculpture park. For reference only is an image of the monumental "Laureate" one of Milwaukee's most beloved public sculptures. According to the Smithsonian, which owns a different unique variation of this work, "The full-size sculpture Laureate was commissioned by the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee. In the initial drawings, Seymour Lipton combined details from the architectural plan with a wide variety of images, ranging from musical instruments to a lighthouse on the island of Tobago. He transformed the basic shapes from these sketches into a welded sculpture, which evokes a figure composed of columns, harp strings, and coiled rope. Lipton created this piece to celebrate achievement in the arts. The dramatic silhouette commands your attention, reflecting the title Laureate, which means worthy of honor and distinction. The final version of the piece is over twelve feet high and stands out against the pale, flat buildings of the arts center.,," Provenance Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 1969 thence by descent Christie's New York: Monday, June 30, 2008 [Lot 00199] Acquired from the above Christie's sale About Seymour Lipton: Born in New York City in 1903, Seymour Lipton (1903-1986) grew up in a Bronx tenement at a time when much of the borough was still farmland. These rural surroundings enabled Lipton to explore the botanical and animal forms that would later become sources for his work. Lipton’s interest in the dialogue between artistic creation and natural phenomena was nurtured by a supportive family and cultivated through numerous visits to New York’s Museum of Natural History as well as its many botanical gardens and its zoos. In the early 1920s, with the encouragement of his family, Lipton studied electrical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and pursued a liberal arts education at City College. Ultimately, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, Lipton became a dentist, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. In addition to providing him with financial security, dentistry gave Lipton a foundation in working with metal, a material he would later use in his artwork. In the early 1930s, though, Lipton’s primary sculptural medium was wood. Lipton led a comfortable life, but he was also aware of the economic and psychological devastation the Depression had caused New York. In response, he generally worked using direct carving techniques—a form of sculpting where the artist “finds” the sculpture within the wood in the process of carving it and without the use of models and maquettes. The immediacy of this practice enabled Lipton to create a rich, emotional and visual language with which to articulate the desperation of the downtrodden and the unwavering strength of the disenfranchised. In 1935, he exhibited one such early sculpture at the John Reed Club Gallery in New York, and three years later, ACA Gallery mounted Lipton’s first solo show, which featured these social-realist-inspired wooden works. In 1940, this largely self-taught artist began teaching sculpture at the New School for Social Research, a position he held until 1965. In the 1940s, Lipton began to devote an increasing amount of time to his art, deviating from wood and working with brass, lead, and bronze. Choosing these metals for their visual simplicity, which he believed exemplified the universal heroism of the “everyman,” Lipton could also now explore various forms of abstraction. Lipton’s turn towards increasing abstraction in the 1940s allowed him to fully develop his metaphorical style, which in turn gave him a stronger lexicon for representing the horrors of World War II and questioning the ambiguities of human experience. He began his metal work with cast bronze sculptures, but, in 1946, he started welding sheet metal and lead. Lipton preferred welding because, as direct carving did with wood, this approach allowed “a more direct contact with the metal.”[ii] From this, Lipton developed the technique he would use for the remainder of his career: “He cut sheet metal, manipulated it to the desired shapes, then joined, soldered, or welded the pieces together. Next, he brazed a metal coating to the outside to produce a uniform texture.”[iii] In 1950, Lipton arrived at his mature style of brazing on Monel metal. He also began to draw extensively, exploring the automatism that abstract expressionist painters were boasting at the time. Like contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock, Lipton was strongly influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture.The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. In the years following the 1950s, Lipton’s optimism began to rise, and the size of his work grew in proportion. The oxyacetylene torch—invented during the Second World War—allowed him to rework the surfaces of metal sculptures, thus eliminating some of the risks involved with producing large-scale finished works. In 1958, Lipton was awarded a solo exhibition at the Venice Biennale and was thus internationally recognized as part of a small group of highly regarded avant-garde constructivist sculptors. In 1960, he received a prestigious Guggenheim Award, which was followed by several prominent public commissions, including his heroic Archangel, currently residing in Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. A number of important solo exhibitions of his work followed at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC (1964); the Milwaukee Art Center and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1969); the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond (1972); the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY (1973); the Herbert E. Johnson Museum of Art of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY (1973); the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum) in Washington, DC (1978); and a retrospective in 1979 at The Jewish Museum in New York. In 1982 and 1984 alone, two exhibitions of his sculpture, organized respectively by the Mint Museum (Charlotte, NC) and the Hillwood Art Gallery of Long Island University (Greenvale, NY), traveled extensively across museums and university galleries around the nation. In 2000, the traveling exhibition An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton was first presented by the Palmer Museum of Art of Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Most recently, in 2009, the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC mounted The Guardian and the Avant-Garde: Seymour Lipton’s Sentinel II in Context. Since 2004, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery has been the exclusive representative of the Estate of Seymour Lipton and has presented two solo exhibitions of his work—Seymour Lipton: Abstract Expressionist Sculptor (2005) and Seymour Lipton: Metal (2008). In 2013, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery presented Abstract Expressionism, In Context: Seymour Lipton, which included twelve major sculptures by the artist, along with works by Charles Alston, Norman Bluhm, Beauford Delaney, Willem de Kooning, Jay DeFeo, Michael Goldberg, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Lee Krasner, Norman Lewis, Conrad Marca-Relli, Boris Margo, Alfonso Ossorio, Richard Pousette-Dart, Milton Resnick, Charles Seliger...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Metal, Silver

"Moses and The Ten Commandments" Stainless Steel Sculpture
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Moses and The Ten Commandments" is a Stainless Steel Sculpture by the artist MARIAN OWCZARSKI (Polish, 1932-2010). It measures 20 x 7 inches. The dat...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Balance Struck
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze sculptor, Shray, is one of the few working artists today who employs the rare Subtractionist technique. Like Michaelangelo, who released the human form in stone, Shray unveils...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Murano Glass Sculpture Abstract Face Handcrafted by Paul Kostabi
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This unique Murano glass sculpture by Paul Kostabi is a unique example of Venetian craftsmanship. Mouth-blown and hand-cut at the Hofmeister Glass Factory in Amberg, it is a truly un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Splashes of gold paint are applied to a wood panel, with a few bits of burnt umber. Several objects - including a paint tube, cotton balls, and a miniature painting - are attached to the panel. Signed "Michael Pauker", titled "His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint", and dated "2017" on verso. There is a note from the artist that this is the top of a two-part piece, but the whereabouts of the bottom half are unknown. Unframed. Image size: 20"H x 24"W Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibitions include: 2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica 2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA 2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA 2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA 2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 “40 by 40...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel

Colorful Glass Urn "Sunset"
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This hand-crafted glass sculpture and urn "Sunset" is a unique colored glass window model that vividly depicts a desert scene with cacti and an in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

UNTITLED, Abstract/Figurative, Black Welded Steel, Cass Corridor Artist, Detroit
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. It does become more ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Kulaykili', 2008 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Kulaykili' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails ar...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Colorful Glass Sculpture Sunset
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This hand-crafted glass sculpture "Sunset" vividly depicts a desert scene with cacti and an intense sunset. Thousands of artfully arranged pieces of glass blend together to create th...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

"Amorphous Structures 2" Wall Sculpture 45 x 68 x 5 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Amorphous Structures 2" Wall Sculpture 45 x 68 x 5 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS Title: Amorphous Structures 2, Flesh Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish) “Amorphous structures” -...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Cloud Study #2', 2017 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Cloud Study #2 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and black painterly brush...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Multifaceted Copper Enamel Tiles Abstract by N.G. Bloome
Located in Soquel, CA
Multifaceted Copper Enamel Tiles Abstract by N.G. Bloome Enameled Copper panels "Picasso" esq by an unknown artist. N.G. Bloome (American, 20th C). Uniq...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Copper, Enamel, Wire

"MAOLA 2" Steel Sculpture 94.5 x 47 x 47 in Edition 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"MAOLA 2" Steel Sculpture 94.5 x 47 x 47 in Edition 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS Medium: steel & stainless steel The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowing the observer to i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

John Dolmayan oil painting on Guitar, Fly.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
John Dolmayan – Fly John Dolmayan, the drummer of System of a Down, extends his artistic expression onto this unique guitar with a captivating painting of a yellow bird in flight. Ti...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Oil

Diptych Lock and Key, Rattling Cages. Porcelain Wall Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values ​​women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative quali...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Porcelain

Abstract White Stone Sculpture with Slate Base
Located in Austin, TX
Abstract Scultpure by Duff Browne 11" x 21.5" x 4
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Slate, Stone

Murano Glass Sculpture Abstract Face Handcrafted by Paul Kostabi
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This unique Murano glass sculpture by Paul Kostabi is a unique example of Venetian craftsmanship. Mouth-blown and hand-cut at the Hofmeister Glass Factory in Amberg, it is a truly un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Blue Venice vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Blue Venice vase", original handmade clay vase, original home decor., unique artwork - 14" x 9" x 9" Hand-painted ceramic household decorative vas...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Pixel 2" Abstract Sculpture 49 x 26 x 10 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pixel 2" Abstract Sculpture 49 x 26 x 10 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS Unique sculpture Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish) ABOUT THE ARTIST Illya Trofymchuk is a Ukrainian scu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

Rope Trap /// Abstract Expressionist Female Nancy Graves Huge Metal Sculpture NY
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Nancy Graves (American, 1939-1995) Title: "Rope Trap" *Titled, signed, and dated by Graves (inscribed into the metal) on red cylinder lower right Year: 1985 Medium: Original ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze, Metal

Untitled
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid Century Modern welded bronze sculpture was realized by the esteemed 20th Century artist Tony Rosenthal circa 1965. Signed and dated by the artist (and with an inclu...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Bronze

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Neo-Dada Abstract Sculpture: Assemblages In contrast, abstract sculpture followed a slightly different course. Rather than focusing on non-figurative subject matter, it concentrated...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Metal

Untitled (Watering Can)
Located in London, GB
For Norris, making vases is a process of remembrance, of summoning, visualising and solidifying memory. Optimism and discipline are foundational aspects of his work. So too are playf...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Ceramic, Earthenware

"Resistance pt.2" Abstract Sculpture 49 x 11 x 11 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Resistance pt.2" Abstract Sculpture 49 x 11 x 11 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS Unique sculpture Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish) ABOUT THE ARTIST Illya Trofymchuk is a Ukrai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Steel

Abstract Wall Sculpture "Synopsis" - Early Hologram Effect
By Halvorsen Vever, Elsbeth
Located in Soquel, CA
"Synopsis" by Elsbeth Halvorsen Vever (American, b. 1929). Box sculpture combines aluminum, sand, bone, glass and a magnifier. Signed "Elsbeth Vever 1982" on verso. Image, 24.50"L x 13.75"H x 4"W. Using bone as the central image Elsbeth has assembled an optical and visual experience. One view is the magnification and juxtaposition of the floating effect of the curvature in the stainless steel background; stand back and it's a hologram effect. The first image shows clearly the hologram effect available to the eye of the viewer. From a review of her show of box constructions in Providence, Rhode Island: "Viewing her box constructions is a lot like a walk in the moonlight. What we know, or think, to be true in the hard brightness of daytime reality dissolves into an amorphous space of multiple possibilities and perspectives." Born in Purdys, New York, Elspeth Halvorsen is the daughter, granddaughter, and mother of professional artists. She has studied at prestigious academic and artistic institutions includingthe New School for Social Research, the Art Students League, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1955, she moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts, establishing her home and studio in the former residence of Mark Rothko. Provincetown not only remains her home but also acts as a personal, social, and artistic source of inspiration for her work. Shortly after arriving in Provincetown, Halvorsen and her husband, the late Tony Vevers...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Orange Venice vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Orange Venice vase", original handmade clay vase, original home decor., unique artwork - 14" x 9" x 9" Hand-painted ceramic household decorative v...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"MAOLA 7" Steel Wall Sculpture 43 x 28 x 4 in Edition 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"MAOLA 7" Steel Wall Sculpture 43 x 28 x 4 in Edition 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS Unique sculpture Medium: steel & acrylic varnish The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Expressionist Sculpture After Paul Evans
Located in Surfside, FL
In this bronze sculpture the artist (unknown) has welded together a group of totems or monuments into a unified piece. T Neo-Dada Abstract Sculpture: Assemblages In contrast, abstra...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

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Metal

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