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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
Mouse
Mouse

Margery KahnMouse, 1955

$3,200Sale Price|34% Off

Mouse

By Margery Kahn

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Table top and of a diminutive size, signature stamped on underside of top. Margery worked during the mid-20th century at the Met in NYC.

Category

1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Light-Glyph (Teal)
Light-Glyph (Teal)

Light-Glyph (Teal)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brindle’s Light Glyph’s, are luminescent and mercurial sculptures, constantly shifting in hue as the viewer moves around them. Absorbing and reflecting light, they have a meditative ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Sauterelle
Sauterelle

Sauterelle

Located in PARIS, FR

his refined bronze sculpture by Jeanne Konick-Kloss showcases a harmonious dialogue between geometry and movement. Composed of interlocking curves and angular forms, the piece balanc...

Category

1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Look
Look

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

Stainless Steel, Wire

"Tectonics 026"
"Tectonics 026"

"Tectonics 026"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Experience the captivating "Tectonics 026", a striking wall sculpture that delves into the interplay of structure and rhythm. This oversized piece, meticulously crafted from carved a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture
"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract

Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract

By Tim Nikiforuk

Located in Dallas, TX

This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth
"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth

"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth

By Susan Hable

Located in Atlanta, GA

Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex Katz, Howard Hodgkins, Hilma af Klint, Georgia O'Keeffe, Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brâncuși. With humor and a bit of mischief, Susan Hable’s “Don't Pick The Flowers!” is a body of work that is at once a refuge and a playground. Inspired by her sumptuous garden just outside of her Athens studio, Susan flows from one medium to the next from painting to collage to sculpture. Susan sees her garden as a place for adventure and daydreaming, challenging her perceptions of what her Art can be. Even a weedy ground cover has caught Susan’s eye, an overlooked invasive is seen in a new light becoming a dreamlike fairytale path. Her work asks us to engage in life, go for a walk and play. Susan Hable Smith is the artist and designer behind the boldly colored and hand drawn patterns of Hable Construction...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

"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...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil, Board

Barn : abstract steel sculpture
Barn : abstract steel sculpture

Barn : abstract steel sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Transform any interior or exterior into a truly unique space with the dynamic works of an acclaimed sculptor Naomi Press. Naomi Press was one of the very few women working in large ...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture
"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture

"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard

Modern Abstract Expressionist Metal Etching
Modern Abstract Expressionist Metal Etching

Modern Abstract Expressionist Metal Etching

By Dick Wray

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract expressionist style etching is done on a metal sheet. The sheet is attached to a wood backing for easy hanging. The work is not framed. Artist Biography: Dick Wray,...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Cobalt Haze", Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Tapestry
"Cobalt Haze", Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Tapestry

"Cobalt Haze", Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Tapestry

By Jo Barker

Located in Wilton, CT

"Cobalt Haze" Jo Barker, woven on cotton warp using wool, cotton, linen, silk, embroidery threads, 15" x 33.5" x 1.5", 2010 This colorful contemporary abstract tapestry was is by Br...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Silk, Thread

Abstract Geometric Modern Metal Etching
Abstract Geometric Modern Metal Etching

Abstract Geometric Modern Metal Etching

By Dick Wray

Located in Houston, TX

Modern geometric etching on a metal sheet in an abstract style. The piece is not framed. Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heights Hospital in 1933 was prima...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1
Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1

Located in Paris, IDF

Stacking printed on photographic paper Jeon Byeong Sam is a South Korean artist born in 1977 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He is a contemporary artist internationally k...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Asterie
Asterie

Asterie

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm
Home  Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm

Located in Riga, LV

Zane Elerte (1987) Home Medal, matte iron, etched, 78x68x8 mm The medal is a square abstract object made of matte iron and etched with a design. It measure...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Untitled
Untitled

Neil TetkowskiUntitled, 1980's

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

Untitled

By Neil Tetkowski

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original clay wall sculpture by American artist Neil Tetkowski.

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Untitled Abstract Steel Sculpture, Circa 2000-2009, 8.25 in Tall
Untitled Abstract Steel Sculpture, Circa 2000-2009, 8.25 in Tall

Untitled Abstract Steel Sculpture, Circa 2000-2009, 8.25 in Tall

By Ben McLeod

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...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Light-Glyph (Rose Gold)
Light-Glyph (Rose Gold)

Light-Glyph (Rose Gold)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brindle’s Light Glyph’s, are luminescent and mercurial sculptures, constantly shifting in hue as the viewer moves around them. Absorbing and reflecting light, they have a meditative ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Lantern Column VI
Lantern Column VI

Lantern Column VI

By Niho Kozuru

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Title: Lantern Column VI Year: 2019 Medium: Mold blown glass, cast polymer rubber, steel, cast iron Size: 69.5 W 7 X D 7 (in) ( metal base 18 X 18 in.) Niho Kozuru is a Japanes...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

White Serenity (Abstract Sculpture)
White Serenity (Abstract Sculpture)

White Serenity (Abstract Sculpture)

By Amaury Maillet

Located in London, GB

Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile "Limited edition of 8 1/8 Available on request — 3 week turnaround " Amaury Maillet is a self-taught artist who explored art in Pro...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION
BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION

BIRTHING PORTAL VARIATION

By Aleph Geddis 1

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

HARD SOFT INTERLOCKING CUBE AND OCTAHEDRON TOTEM
HARD SOFT INTERLOCKING CUBE AND OCTAHEDRON TOTEM

HARD SOFT INTERLOCKING CUBE AND OCTAHEDRON TOTEM

By Aleph Geddis 1

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

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Deceptor
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Deceptor

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Deceptor

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Artwork made with latex washes, Birch, MDF & lacquer Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Latex, Birch, Lacquer

"Circle 48"
"Circle 48"

"Circle 48"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Circle 48 is a hand-carved wood relief that brings the energy of the city indoors. The abstract, geometric pattern is made up of many carefully shaped indentations that create a surf...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

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.