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
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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Drifter 21
By Lizzie Scott
Located in Dallas, TX
Paint on muslin with mixed media
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Muslin, Paint
Jorge Salas, You and Me Series / Soto, 2018, Carved and painted on wood
By Jorge Salas
Located in Miami, FL
Jorge Salas
You and Me Series / Soto, 2018
Carved and painted on wood
125,7 x 95,3 x 6,4 cm
49.5 x 37.5 x 2.5 in.
The "Tu y Yo" (You and Me) series is based ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Jetty
By Lizzie Scott
Located in Dallas, TX
Flashe on muslin with quilt batting, silk, metallic scrim, & tulle
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Muslin, Paint
$4,200
Stream Yellow, Light Blue
By Lizzie Scott
Located in Dallas, TX
Flashe on muslin with silk & tulle
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Muslin, Paint
Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XIV" by Kim Seungwoo
By Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea.
Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He create...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Butterfly Park 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Internationa...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Nailed it Series No.158
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Marke...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
John Van Alstine - Charon's Steel Styx Passage, Sculpture 1996
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charon's Steel Styx Passage, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a ...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Steel
Francisco Narváez Forma (BFM-002), 1956, Bronze, Edition of 25, 30 x 8 x 10 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco Narváez
Forma (BFM-002), 1956
Bronze (1970)
Edition of 25
30 x 8 x 10 cm
11.8 x 3.1 x 3.9 in.
LITTERATURE
Registro General de la obra de...
Category
1950s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
The face peeking out between the boxes is on both sides. It peeks ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Cardboard
Bouquet - Modern Minimalist Contemporary Floral Bouquet Steel Sculpture
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
"Wrap Around Figures, " Slab Ceramic by David Barnett, images by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wrap Around Figures" is an original slab ceramic by David Barnett. The artist created this using collagraph plates by Joseph Rozman that featured abstracted animals. The artist sign...
Category
1960s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Nailed it Series No.159
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion Marke...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Dancer II" Large Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture, Figurative, Metal, Outdoor
Located in New York, NY
"Dancer II" by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Welded steel, found metal, automotive metal, welding rod
Sokolow directly welds found metals creating both purely abstract and abstract figurative...
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal
Steel Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Rusted sculpture for Outdoors
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Contemporary rusted steel sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces.
Beautiful circle - sign for infinity. Stunning large artwork. Possible to put on a pedestal or directly on t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$28,800
Large Billy Lee Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Billy Lee (Chinese/British)
Additional Information: Billy Lee is well exhibited worldwide and known for his large abstract minimalist sculptures. He has received nu...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Cycles X
Located in Paris, IDF
2 parts bronze independently rotating on a Cumbrian slate base
Series of one-off variations
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 391D
The outer ring is solid bronze...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Untitled open
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sister
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$6,200
"Sway", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Sepia, Grey, Sculpture, 2024
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Sway” is a gestural 17.5 x 14 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream with accents of warm sepia, and grey. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
"Quantum Foam", Organic Hand Cut, Laser Cut, Paper Wall Sculpture, White, Blue
By Rogan Brown
Located in New York, NY
"Quantum Foam" by Rogan Brown
Laser and hand cut paper, framed
Available by commission. Please allow 8-12 weeks production time.
Rogan Brown creates abstract and sculptural wall rel...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Huge Seguso Murano Glass Centerpiece Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Surfside, FL
A huge centerpiece good-quality Seguso Murano (probably 1970s or 1980s, Memphis Milano era) elliptical-form clear glass sculptural bowl with striated rainbow colors of blue, orange, ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Phoenix
Located in Somerset West, WC
Phoenix is a limited edition bronze sculpture with a peacock blue patina
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Not Square
By Lizzie Scott
Located in Dallas, TX
Flashe on muslin with silk, felt & tulle
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Muslin, Felt, Silk
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VIII' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VIII' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Polished
Numbered and signed artwork
Limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Francisco Narváez, Forma, 1956, Bronze, Edition of 25, 30 x 8 x 10 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco Narváez
Forma (BFM-049), 1956
Bronze (1970)
Edition of 25
30 x 8 x 10 cm
11.8 x 3.1 x 3.9 in.
LITTERATURE
Registro General de la obra de...
Category
1950s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Francisco Narváez, Volumen, 1974, Bronze, Ed. 25, 15 x 20.5 x 10.5 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco Narváez
Volumen (BVM-002), 1974
Bronze (1974)
Edition of 25
15 x 20.5 x 10.5 cm
5.9 x 8 x 4.1 in.
LITTERATURE
El Proceso Creativo en Narva...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carnival Meander Wisp Mesa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
It was the tumult of the sixties that compelled me to drop out of Swarthmore College, move “back to the land” and become an intuitive artist. I believed that if we were to survive a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Closed Vase by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture, black and white
By Tien Wen
Located in Paris, FR
Closed Vase is a unique ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen, dimensions are 41 × 28 × 24 cm / 16.1 × 11 × 9.4 in. The sculpture is signed and comes with a certificate o...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ragisména series. Set of 2 wall Sculpture White M5, Abstract
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Ragisména series, which in Greek means cracked, has its materiality manifested through the desire to recreate and make feelings, memories and mythology tangible in the physical world. The works have their core connected to Dehlos, a ruined island bathed by the Aegean Sea, created by Poseidon, so that Leto could have his children Apollo and Artemis in a protected land. Known for being a sacred place, Dehlos was the most important Panhellenic sanctuary almost 3 thousand years ago. In an equation between mythology and abstraction,
volumes, cracks, lights and shadows come together in matter. The Ragisména work in aluminum is the result of an artistic and artisanal process that dates back to antiquity, when people used fire to shape metal. Casting consists of heating the metal until it becomes liquid and then pouring it into a mold of the work. After cooling, the mold is removed and the piece is polished. In this way, the foundry immortalizes in matter the work conceived by the artist, giving life to his vision and expression
Zampol uses different materials in his work, such as metal, paper, leather, plaster, and different types of pigments. His works reflect his personal experience, his worldview, and his research on human history, from ancient civilizations to the present day.
From Ragisména Series
Set of 2 wall Sculpture White...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Plaster
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Peyote, Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The act of painting becomes a form of meditation. Marino explains that the time and process of creating work are at the core of what the painting wants to mean, declaring: that is ho...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Mobile Movements by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary sculpture with moving parts
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
This beautiful, contemporary mobile sculpture is made from steel with different moving parts that reflect the light and throw shadows on to the wall and that turn and move with wind....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Abstract Framed Landscape Construction
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular three dimensional abstract framed construction by American artist Varujan Boghosian (b. 1926). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Indigo 1 (dark indigo blue thick textile linen fold monochrome design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Indigo 1, Chloe Hedden invites us into a meditative field of texture, movement, and hue. Part of her Fold series, this work uses hand-dyed linen in deep, inky indigo tones that ri...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Linen
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Carmelina : contemporary modern abstract 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
Wire
Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 202) Madoura Prototype 1953
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Picador (A. R. 202 Prototype)
Terre-de-faïence plate, 1953, unique prototype by Picasso before the edition of 300. With the Madoura Plein Feu and Emprein...
Category
1950s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Blue Wave - flowing, glass, translucent, blue, waves, tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Four lengths of azure blue glass lightly brushed with charcoal intersect in an elegant wave form by artist John Paul Robinson.
Robinson was educated at the Georgian College of Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Cloud
By Tom Nussbaum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tom Nussbaum is known for a variety of work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commissions....
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$5,800
Bronze Sculpture 'PELA' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'PELA' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Polished
Certificate of authenticity
Numbered and signed a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Korè-Elba granite by Mattia Bosco - Monumental sculpture, marble, Rome, Korai
Located in Paris, FR
Korè-Elba granite is a unique monumental sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Elba granite, dimensions are 176.5 × 48 × 88.5 cm (69.5 × 18.9 × 34....
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Barricada #20 bp S60 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Polished bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #20 bp S60 is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 60 × 26.7 × 15.5 cm (23.6 × 10.5 × 6.1 in).
The sculpture is signed...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Foam Eye
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Gonz's work is characterized by his ability to present us with a distorted version of reality. Through the use of matter and color, he manages to create images that challenge our per...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil
$3,834 Sale Price
20% Off
Veil VII
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Veils introduce Brindle’s newest series, where diaphanous washes of color float on elegantly suspended sheets of acrylic. Painted in layers from the back of these sleek, crystall...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Automotive Paint, Acrylic
$45,000
"Choke II: Cook Strait (North & South Island, New Zealand)" - ceramic - map
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tower #1342
Located in New York, NY
This spectacular and important column by Vasa Mihich has a lovely color palette and complexity of geometric design that affords endless interest. Mihich is the master of acrylic res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Hyperrealistic wall sculpture, crossing borders, political art, brick concrete
Located in Carballo, ES
Miniature wall sculpture created by Ruth Vidal, currently part of the "Côte à Côte" exhibition at the Vilaño de Camariñas Lighthouse, on the Galician Costa da Morte. The artist focus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Epos II
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Wood, window screen, plaster, joint compound, polymer and acrylic paint
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Acrylic, Polymer
"Bella" by Bill Barrett, Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Outdoor, Large-Scale
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Bill Barrett" by Bill Barrett
Abstract metal sculpture in fabricated bronze
Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
John Van Alstine - Column 7-16, Sculpture 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
Column 7-16, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel
Green metallic platter with bronze filagree center.
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Green metallic platter with bronze filigree center. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 14 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (35 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in Cal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Untitled
By Robert Adams
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a bronze sculpture made by Robert Adams in 1979. The work is number 3 from an edition of 6. The artwork size is 29 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 3 1/2 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$18,000
"Silver Waves", Organic, Abstract, Outdoor Aluminum Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Silver Waves" by Steven Zaluski
Abstract, outdoor sculpture in welded aluminum
Steve Zaluski’s kinetic sculptures in welded bronze or aluminum have been installed in private collec...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Scholar's Stone I (black with pink light)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kristina Larson creates biomorphic three-dimensional works primarily out of clay. Within her multidisciplinary practice she seeks to blur the lines between art, craft, and design by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze, LED Light
Bronze Platter with Metallic Pewter Center, Abstract Sculpture, 2021
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Bronze Platter with metallic pewter center. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 13 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (33 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in California,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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.
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