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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
Large Mario Almaguer Cuban Art Welded Painted Steel Abstract Sculpture Modernism
Large Mario Almaguer Cuban Art Welded Painted Steel Abstract Sculpture Modernism

Large Mario Almaguer Cuban Art Welded Painted Steel Abstract Sculpture Modernism

Located in Surfside, FL

Mario Almaguer (b. Marianao, Cuba, 1955) He moved to the U.S. in 1994 to Miami where since has been living and working. Essentially self-taught, he embraced sculpture as his mean for expression. Without any kind of formal academic education or training in the arts, perseverance and praxis made him an artist. His work has been influenced by cuban master Agustin Cardenas and british Henry Moore. In his early years until 1994 he produced a large amount of small and medium scale wooden sculptures. From 1994 to the present, Almaguer creates and produces steel sculptures. It's with his works on steel where he encounters a strong expression with a striking liberty hard to deliver in wood. His monumental sculptures were recently exhibited at Miami Dade...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Relationships III
Relationships III

Marlene SiffRelationships III, 1986

$3,600Sale Price|20% Off

Relationships III

Located in New York, NY

Relationships III is part of a series of three sculptures inspired by my personal experiences. When my two sons were growing up I told them the most difficult thing in life are relat...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Wood

Transition (Black)

Transition (Black)

By Greg Joubert

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Sound Wave

Sound Wave

By Eileen Braun

Located in Atlanta, GA

Eileen Braun delights in creating biomorphic or organic sculptural forms. Although they may look as though they're constructed of metal rods, they're actually created from rattan ree...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rubber, Mixed Media

Attitudes, Glass and Polished Brass Sculpture by Jaworksi
Attitudes, Glass and Polished Brass Sculpture by Jaworksi

Attitudes, Glass and Polished Brass Sculpture by Jaworksi

By David Jaworski

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: David Jaworsky, American Title: Attitudes Year: 1991 Medium: Blown Glass and Bronze with a Marble Base Size: 31 x 20 x 24 in. (78.74 x 50.8 x 60.96 cm) Base: 16 x 2 x 16 ...

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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects

By Richard J. Watson

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials including historic photographs of Black figures and other found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Glass

Studio Visitors
Studio Visitors

Studio Visitors

By Robin Antar

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Robin Antar: One day I woke up and said to myself, "I want to have some people visit my studio." I could not let anyone in because of COVID-19 so I decided to cut studio visitors out of stone. These pieces are carved out of a very rare piece of blue onyx. American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’s answer to Andy Warhol.” Her mission is to create a visual record of modern American culture through commonplace objects as she explores the question, “What is America?” Meticulously carved in stone, a hamburger with fries, an American-made work boot, denim jeans and a giant "Ballpark Frank...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Mid March Bloom, pink, orange, green, textile, floral, texture
Mid March Bloom, pink, orange, green, textile, floral, texture

Mid March Bloom, pink, orange, green, textile, floral, texture

Located in New York, NY

Silk, wool, and thread Padma Rajendran was born in Klang, Malaysia. She studied at Bryn Mawr College and received her M.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited at...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile

Long Hot Summer, wall sculpture by Merja Winqvist
Long Hot Summer, wall sculpture by Merja Winqvist

Long Hot Summer, wall sculpture by Merja Winqvist

Located in Wilton, CT

Materials: printed florist paper, woven Winqvist applies the ideal of functionalism by simplifying the forms as much as possible, while avoiding unnecessary decoration. She has expl...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Rendezvous
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

By Kevin Barrett

Located in New York, NY

"Rendezvous" by Kevin Barrett Bronze Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Bronze Metal Outdoor Sculpture...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal

La Pensée Ceramic Sculpture, Abstract Geometric, Unique, 1981
La Pensée Ceramic Sculpture, Abstract Geometric, Unique, 1981

La Pensée Ceramic Sculpture, Abstract Geometric, Unique, 1981

By Jean Michel Folon

Located in CANNES, FR

Jean Michel FOLON . Né en Belgique , Jean michel Folon suit des cours de design industriel dans les années 50. Il s'embarque des l'age de 21 ans pour la France à Bougival où il vit comme dessinateur de presse pour des magazines belges . c'est en démarchant des revues new-yorkaises qu'il connait son premier grand succès . dans les années 80 , il s'installe sur la Côte d'Azur , Il travaille comme affichiste pour des ONG comme l'unicef ou GREENPEACE .en 1990 , poussé par CESAR il se lance dans la sculpture . 4ème Epreuve d'essai " la Pensée...

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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT Sculpture Light V Italian Giorgio Petracci
CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT Sculpture Light V Italian Giorgio Petracci

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT Sculpture Light V Italian Giorgio Petracci

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Size: 12x10x13 cm Pedestal not included. Medium: Wood, acrylic and holographic print At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professio...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Into Blue, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Into Blue, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

Into Blue, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

By Gudrun Pagter

Located in Wilton, CT

Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Blue is one in a three part series. “In the refi...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

Close to Heart 2 - Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova
Close to Heart 2 - Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova

Close to Heart 2 - Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture Close to Heart 2 Limited edition of 12 Mediums: old pine, steel, acrylic hand painted, oil CLOSE TO HEART - Collection Working on the series I used a “wood with history”...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Statement Minimalism Balance White Bauman Signed
Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Statement Minimalism Balance White Bauman Signed

Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Statement Minimalism Balance White Bauman Signed

By Arthur Bauman

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Untitled (Sun Over the Rain Clouds)" is an abstract kinetic sculpture with many moving parts created by Arthur Bauman. The artist carved his initials into the red disc that hangs at...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The project "Eternal and Brilliant" is based on portraits of famous artists of the world and Ukraine. The concept of the work - the image of internal and external psychological image...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Golden Apples 36

Golden Apples 36

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand). My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION
BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION

BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION

Located in Badung, ID

This work embodies Aleph Geddis’s lifelong dialogue with form, material, and the quiet intelligence of structure. Rooted in traditional carving techniques and informed by modernist a...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture
Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture

Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture

By Judy Engel

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Wall Stack II : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Wall Stack II : 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 Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Homecoming for Matt
Homecoming for Matt

Homecoming for Matt

Located in New York, NY

Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Wire

Saddle
Saddle

Saddle

By Tom Waldron

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 ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge
"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

Seymour Fogel Untitled Oil on illustration board construction 10 x 7 1/2 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Charles and Faith McCracken Larry and Trish Heichel Private Collection Seymour Fogel was born in New York City on August 24, 1911. He studied at the Art Students League and at the National Academy of Design under George Bridgeman and Leon Kroll. When his formal studies were concluded in the early 1930s he served as an assistant to Diego Rivera who was then at work on his controversial Rockefeller Center mural. It was from Rivera that he learned the art of mural painting. Fogel was awarded several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, among them his earliest murals at the Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1936, a mural in the WPA Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a highly controversial mural at the U.S. Post Office in Safford, Arizona (due to his focus on Apache culture) in 1941 and two murals in what was then the Social Security Building in Washington, D.C., also in 1941. Fogel's artistic circle at this time included Phillip Guston, Ben Shahn, Franz Kline, Rockwell Kent and Willem de Kooning. In 1946 Fogel accepted a teaching position at the University of Texas at Austin and became one of the founding artists of the Texas Modernist Movement. At this time he began to devote himself solely to abstract, non-representational art and executed what many consider to be the very first abstract mural in the State of Texas at the American National Bank in Austin in 1953. He pioneered the use of Ethyl Silicate as a mural medium. Other murals and public works of art done during this time (the late 1940s and 1950s) include the Baptist Student Center at the University of Texas (1949), the Petroleum Club in Houston (1951) and the First Christian Church, also in Houston (1956), whose innovative use of stained glass panels incorporated into the mural won Fogel a Silver Medal from the Architectural League of New York in 1958. Fogel relocated to the Connecticut-New York area in 1959. He continued the Abstract Expressionism he had begun exploring in Texas, and began experimenting with various texturing media for his paintings, the most enduring of which was sand. In 1966 he was awarded a mural at the U.S. Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas. The work, entitled "The Challenge of Space", was a milestone in his artistic career and ushered in what has been termed the Transcendental/Atavistic period of his art, a style he pursued up to his death in 1984. Painted and raw wood sculpture...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil, Board

Soninka Abstract Painting, Acrylic Polymer on Aluminum, Signed, 2010+
Soninka Abstract Painting, Acrylic Polymer on Aluminum, Signed, 2010+

Soninka Abstract Painting, Acrylic Polymer on Aluminum, Signed, 2010+

By Donald Martiny

Located in Westport, CT

Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the physicality of his body. Moving is an expression, just as is the color. The paintings are actual authentic gestures. Once completed, they look like relief on the wall. The artist is represented by galleries in Europe, the US and Australia. Additionally, his work is in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA; the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX; the Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA; the FWMoA, Fort Wayne, IN and the Lamborghini Museum in Bologna, Italy. In 2015 Martiny received a commission from the Durst Organization to create two monumental paintings that are permanently installed in the lobby of One World Trade Center in New York City. His work is in numerous collections, including: Graham Gund Family Foundation (Cambridge, MA); Patrick Duffy (Chairman, Las Vegas Art...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Tempest
Tempest

David L. BullisTempest, 1996/2023

$1,120Sale Price|20% Off

Tempest

Located in New York, NY

Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

Look
Look

David L. BullisLook, 2001/2023

$920Sale Price|20% Off

Look

Located in New York, NY

Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks
Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks

Pair of Antique Italian Mirrored Obelisks

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Standout pair of 19th Century neoclassical Italian obelisks clad in mirrored sections with etched floral designs now oxidized to perfection with the expected imperfections. Presented...

Category

Late 19th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mirror

"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture

By Michael Thompson

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, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic 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 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, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Marty Mackenzie, and Stephen Walling. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $1,400,000, while the average work sells for $4,500.