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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
Istorzo
Istorzo

Istorzo

By Kosso Eloul

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Kosso Eloul (1920-1995) is one of our favorite sculptors and an important contributor to public art in Toronto and beyond. In addition to the numerous public sculptures in Toronto b...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Teakwood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Teakwood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture

Teakwood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Teakwood on a steel base, quartz crystal, and integrated LED lights come together in this beautiful piece. Teakwood, known for its grounding energy, brings a sense of stability and c...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Skate

Skate

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

Golden Apples 54

Golden Apples 54

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

"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Bouquet, " 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

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

Gold Topaz Parabola 6954
Gold Topaz Parabola 6954

Gold Topaz Parabola 6954

By David Patchen

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Relic

Relic

Located in Phoenix, AZ

glass and bronze Keith Cummings is a celebrated artist, as well as an educator and author. He specializes in casting sculptures from glass, often combined with metal. Cummings is cr...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

Into Red, 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 Red is one in a three part series. “In the refin...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

TEMPS SUSPENDU
TEMPS SUSPENDU

TEMPS SUSPENDU

By Sophia Vari

Located in New York, NY

Bronze sculpture with black patina and red paint. Suitable for outdoor or indoor installation.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Polar Ice Popsicle
Polar Ice Popsicle

Polar Ice Popsicle

By Betsy Enzensberger

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin

Antiguo, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

Antiguo, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

By Beverly Morrison

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Dark Chocolate Brown Stoneware; Cone 5/6 Oxidation Firing; Slips & Oxides; Faux metal detailing "A relic of nature." Keywords: abstract, textured, ceramic, clay,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Ultra Marine
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Ultra Marine

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Ultra Marine

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Artwork made with birch, acrylic, satin lacquer & metallic gold venetian plaster UltraMarine is a mixed media wall sculpture. Made from acrylic washes on birch, MDF and gold metallic Venetian plaster paint. Finished with an elegant satin clear lacquer to enhance the wood grain. The multiple opacities of navy and indigo are almost denim-like in color and allow the brown wood grain to add texture and interest to the piece. Ultramarine takes on the abstract form of a soaring building or perhaps a church spire or other tall building in form. Ultramarine is a monochromatic piece which is minimalistic in nature, so the form, composition and the balance of the piece trump a definitive subject matter. However, the shape is reminesent of mid-century modernism, the sputnik design movement and futurism. The result is an elegant wall sculpture...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold

Reset

Reset

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rubber, Mixed Media

Ceramic #2403
Ceramic #2403

Ceramic #2403

By Alice Federico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from East Carolina University (1977), as wel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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x121

x121

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

"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

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Iridescence, " 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Red White All Over - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
"Red White All Over - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract

"Red White All Over - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract

By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen

Located in New York, NY

"Red White All Over - Out" 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 Wor...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board

Junonia, Hand Blown Murano Glass Vase, Multicolor
Junonia, Hand Blown Murano Glass Vase, Multicolor

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

"Between the Lines" Abstract, Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media Collage
"Between the Lines" Abstract, Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media Collage

"Between the Lines" Abstract, Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media Collage

By Joan Giordano

Located in New York, NY

"Between the Lines" by Joan Giordano Mixed media, archival newspaper, encaustic on canvas Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her unique hand made paper sculpture and wall relief sculpture and Japanese influenced wall scrolls...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Encaustic, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Canvas, Mixed Media

Forces of Nature 4  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas
Forces of Nature 4  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

Forces of Nature 4 - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

By Len Klikunas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Len Klikunas creates sculptural minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His original artwork is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Rough Seas - Original Contemporary Expressive Jagged Abstract Metal Sculpture
Rough Seas - Original Contemporary Expressive Jagged Abstract Metal Sculpture

Rough Seas - Original Contemporary Expressive Jagged Abstract Metal Sculpture

By Granville Beals

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

"It's Never Really Black and White" Abstract Paper Wall Sculpture, Mixed Media
"It's Never Really Black and White" Abstract Paper Wall Sculpture, Mixed Media

"It's Never Really Black and White" Abstract Paper Wall Sculpture, Mixed Media

By Joan Giordano

Located in New York, NY

"It's Never Really Black and White" by Joan Giordano Mixed media, archival newspapers, corrugated cardboard Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her unique h...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Cardboard

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.