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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
Tribute to Jean Arp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tribute to Jean Arp. This decorative piece has been painted by hand on glazed porcelain with an intense red color. Jean Arp Sargadelos Porcelain Vase. last quarter 20th Century sign...
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Skate
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Excerpts from William Peterson, Tom Waldron, 1985 They cut through space like beautiful and efficient tools. No bases or pedestals are required. They sit ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

"Ristra", Large-Scale Abstract Metal Sculpture, Red, Outdoor, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
"Ristra" by Alex Barrett Large-scale, organic abstract metal sculpture in powder-coated aluminum Alex Barrett's monumental abstract sculptures are built with aluminum, and are powde...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Filigree Twist Foglio 7789
Located in Napa, CA
David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venic...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"Ethereal Oracle" Abstract, Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors, Silver
Located in New York, NY
"Ethereal Oracle" by Hans van de Bovenkamp Stainless steel Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been descri...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

"Pojagi Construction I" Jin-Sook So, Contemporary Korean mixed media artwork
Located in Wilton, CT
This abstract geometric mixed media piece was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So grew up in Seoul, Korea where she received a master's degree in textile art, afte...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Silver, Steel, Gold Leaf

Dance - table top bronze sculpture abstract abstract art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Barricada #9 b L by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Outdoor sculpture, organic forms
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 b L is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 110 × 70 cm (78.7 × 43.3 × 27.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Grand Chef (Abstract Sculpture)
Located in London, GB
Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile "Limited edition of 3 1/3 Available on request- 3 week turnaround" Amaury Maillet is a self-taught art...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Emerald Tidepools Parabola 7834
Located in Napa, CA
David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venic...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Deity Red Abstract Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Deidad (Deity) edition 17/20, 1988, signed with certificate. Edgard Negret studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cali between 1938 and 1943. The followi...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Slinky" by Kevin Barrett, Unique Abstract Metal Sculpture in Bronze
Located in New York, NY
"Slinky" by Kevin Barrett Bronze indoor/outdoor sculpture Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Bronze Metal...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Bronze Sculpture 'Rosenmontagsstele' by Carola Eggeling
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'Rosenmontagsstele' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Numbered and signed artwork Limited edition of 6 Meas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Butterfly Effect No. 1", Organic, Abstract Wooden Sculpture, Table-Top Size
Located in New York, NY
"Butterfly Effect No. 1" by Norman Mooney Edition of 10 + 2AP Apple plywood In 1994 Mooney moved from Ireland to New York City and has been exhibiting locally and internationally fo...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Plywood

"Lion's Den" Abstract, Bronze Metal Tabletop Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Lion's Den" Abstract Metal Sculpture by Kevin Barrett Unique bronze tabletop sculpture Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wal...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel. Expressionist style hand built and heavily glazed in a high metallic palladium glaze. Judy's first introduction to this style was the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. "In the 1970s, upstate school kids...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

"Bouquet", Abstract, Steel Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Bouquet" by Bill Barrett Fabricated cor-ten steel Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

Herringkel MK2
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Aircraft Sculpture - Created in Bronze 2nd in the series of the Herringkel in the Aerogenic series of sculptures, This piece is a mela...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Embrace" by Kevin Barrett, Abstract Bronze Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Embrace" by Kevin Barrett Bronze metal sculpture Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Organic Bronze Metal...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Sargasso ( Abstract New Brutalism 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture in Blues and Greens)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Sargasso" hand-carved wooden New Brutalism wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, made in 2013 36 x 40 x 2.5 inches Carved wood and ac...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Indigo Piscine 7860
Located in Napa, CA
David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venic...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Groundless, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: As a continuation of the screens series, I experimented with adding air between layers to show the organic process and the play with not only reflected light from behind, but also shadow. (Photo files include one angled shot, and one closeup.) Keywords: abstract, transparent, brush...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Moon Relief with Yellow Measure Tape Abstract Surreal Mixed-Media Wall Sculpture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Foam clay, acrylic and enamel on fir wood circular relief that combines lunar bas-relief with a measured, stitched yellow band; a mixed-media wall sculpture engaging lunar topography...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Chromatic Waves 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Spray paint on upcycled plastic Set of 8 panels Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Intern...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Plastic, Spray Paint, Panel

B'Still Life, Contemporary Textile Wall Hanging by Anda Klancic
Located in Wilton, CT
B'Still Life, Anda Klancic, hand-controlled, machine-embroidered lace, cotton, synthetic, metal threads, 23" x 42", 1996-2020. "The tactility of the interweaving in the fibrous wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Cotton, Thread

Saturación, Luminosidad & Destornillador. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood, Found Objects

Sezione Aurea A7 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf abstract wall sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea A7 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 72 × 53.5 × 4 cm (28.3 × 21.1 ×...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Junonia, Hand Blown Murano Glass Vase, Multicolor
Located in Miami, FL
The JUNONIA vase is a creation by the renowned Venetian glass master Afro Celotto. The dimensions of this artwork are 18.25" x 9" x 4.5". Every vase is hand signed at the bottom by...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Native New Mexico Pink Alabaster Sculpture of a Corn Man
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely Native New Mexico sculpture of a corn man delicately sculpted in a beautiful translucent pink alabaster. Attached to a dark wooden base which compliments the beautiful pink ...
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Alabaster

Deep Roots - Original Elegant Organic Abstract Redwood Sculpture with Maple Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Garnero’s medium of choice for his winding abstract wood sculptures is reclaimed Redwood roots, which he finds along the northern California coast. The distinct curving shapes of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Wall Composition 5.1 - contemporary, abstract, glazed, ceramic wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The contemporary horizontal panels of this wall composition are handmade in ceramic. On his Instagram post, Bill Greaves has a series of photographs taken from the shoreline of his ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Covered Relief Vessel II - abstract, glazed, ceramic, vessel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel is by Bruce Cochrane. A masterful ceramicist. Bruce Cochrane has been firing clay for more than fifty years and has made a significant contribution ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Sezione Aurea 59-2020 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and silver leaf sculpture, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 59-2020 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and silver leaf, dimensions are 57.5 × 37 × 13 cm ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Loren Eiferman, Satellite, 2010, 125 pieces of wood, copper, patina
Located in Darien, CT
Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material. First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she take...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Korè-Bardiglio by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome exposition
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Bardiglio is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Bardiglio marble, dimensions are 173 × 52 × 66 cm (68.1 × 20.5 × 26 in)...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

No.210624 by Thierry Martenon - large wall sculpture, abstract geometric, wood
Located in Paris, FR
No.210624 is an abstract sculpture in wood by French sculptor Thierry Martenon. A group of textured, pointed, and curved sculptures reminiscent of a forest of sculptural forms. The a...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Column
Located in New York, NY
Plexiglass and color screenprint multiple, circa 1970. With the artist's signature incised and numbered 85/125 at the base.
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Color, Screen

"Uptown Tapestry " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel, Wire

LARGE ABSTRACT BOWL (INV# NP3674) by Chris Gustin
By Chris Gustin
Located in Morton Grove, IL
LARGE ABSTRACT BOWL (INV# NP3674) Chris Gustin wood fired stoneware and glaze 10.25 x 15.25 x 13.25” 2003 signed
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Stoneware

Geminis Yellow Metal Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Geminis 2/6 edition, signed with certificate. Edgard Negret studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cali between 1938 and 1943. The following year, he met...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ben McLeod (b. 1948, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a preeminent Canadian sculptor whose over five-decade practice is characterized by a profoundly self-propelled trajectory and the cultivat...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

"Infinite Dream II" Mahoni Wood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Infinite Dream II encapsulates the essence of boundless potential, where each dream carries infinite possibilities. Crafted with Mahoni wood, this sculpture represents strength and r...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Bay Laurel #2
By Michael Mancarella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mancarella's sculptures are from the series titled "Elements". Formal design principles are the basis for Mancarella's work which is typically made of wood and metal. Taken individua...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Rose Sprinkle Pop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet treats t...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin

Picador, A.R. 200
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1953, ceramic Picador A.R. 200 is a round plate of white earthenware clay with oxidized paraffin decoration (brown, green, white) in a stanniferous enamel bath...
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1950s Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel

Picador, A.R. 200
Picador, A.R. 200
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Punta 1 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract sculpture, black marble, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Punta 1 is a sculpture made of Black Palissandro marble by Italian contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble, dimensions are 113 × 78 × 37 ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Barjo
Located in Bozeman, MT
In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...
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Early 2000s Abstract 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 Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Geometric Circles - Abstract Blue Wall Copper Mosaic
Located in Boston, MA
Geometric Circles 36.0 x 36.0 x 1.0, 21.0 lbs Copper, mixed media Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "Overlapping circles of translucent blue form multiple patterns in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Abstract culpture by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dorothy Thorpe This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s Born in Salt Lake City in 1901, Dorothy Thorpe was a mid-century American artist who de...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Lucite

Abstract City Sculpture: 'Cityscape' (sold separately)
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Event 02.2000.015, Abstract Sculpture (Steel, Bronze, Ceramic) , 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Event 02.2000.015 is a one of an ongoing series of sculptures exploring my envisioning cosmic events and their existence in spacetime. This piece is also an exploration of combining different materials into sculpture. Keywords: abstract, welded metal, Artist Biography: Fred Klingelhofer, a primarily self-taught artist, grew up in a Chicago south side neighborhood. He received a BS degree in physics from Roosevelt University and worked as an engineer for 30 years. During those years he enrolled in art workshops and classes at a nearby community college completing courses in figure drawing, 2D and 3D design, ceramics, sculpting the figure, welding and metal sculpture. His focus has been on creating sculpture since 2006. Fred has exhibited his sculpture in a number of group exhibitions with Chicago Sculpture International, Art Prize (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Sculpture in the Park (St Charles, Illinois), Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

"Red White All Over - In", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Red White All Over - In" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3") Cut Work...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board

Beacon - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Navy White
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with spray acrylic on poplar with gloss clear coat Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-c...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Rare Wood and Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
My sculptures lyrically express spiritual enhancement and power, particularly that of the natural world. This is poetic ekphrasis. It is telling the tale in physical terms, of the in...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Steel Tone Metallic Platter with Gold Accent, Abstract Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Steel tone metallic platter with gold accent. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 17 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (43 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in Californi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Burl Maple and Lemurian Quartz Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lamarian Quartz, burl maple wood, and a high-polish stainless steel base come together in this unique piece from the Light Within Collection. Lamarian Quartz is known for its powerfu...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

No.090924 by Thierry Martenon - large wood sculpture, abstract geometric totem
Located in Paris, FR
No.090924 is an abstract sculpture in wood by French sculptor Thierry Martenon. This large, oval-shaped sculpture subtly intertwines wooden geometric forms, evoking a sense of moveme...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

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