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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
Face Wall Piece - Bronze, Abstract Sculpture, 2021

Face Wall Piece - Bronze, Abstract Sculpture, 2021

By Lois Sattler

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Face Wall Piece - Bronze. Playful curves play against the strength inherent in this bronze face-to-face mask wall hanging glazed in a bronze patina with a turquois...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Due Battello Bianche

Due Battello Bianche

By Aurelio Torres

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Sculpture. Can be outside or inside. Materials are concrete, steel and reclaimed lumber. About the Artist: Born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a family of artists, Aurelio was raised in New York City. His father, Horacio Torres, was an accomplished classically trained artist. Aurelio’s artistic training was in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied for several years with his uncle Augusto Torres, also a classically trained painter. Aurelio’s grandfather, was the acclaimed Modernist Master Joaquin Torres...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Steel

Untitled (4 Figures on a Bench)
Untitled (4 Figures on a Bench)

Untitled (4 Figures on a Bench)

Located in New York, NY

Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" ( 4 Figures on a Bench), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 20" Tall and 24" Wide, Late 20th Century

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Cosmic Soul Abstract Sculpture, Epoxy Resin & Fabric, 53x30cm, New
Cosmic Soul Abstract Sculpture, Epoxy Resin & Fabric, 53x30cm, New

Cosmic Soul Abstract Sculpture, Epoxy Resin & Fabric, 53x30cm, New

Located in Zofingen, AG

Cosmic Soul. Sculpture. Papier-mâché, epoxy resin, acrylic, and soft fabric elements. The inspiration for this series of sculptures was the idea that we are all cosmic condensations ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Cosmic Souls. Abstract Textile and Epoxy sculpture. one-of_a_kind, 2025
Cosmic Souls. Abstract Textile and Epoxy sculpture. one-of_a_kind, 2025

Cosmic Souls. Abstract Textile and Epoxy sculpture. one-of_a_kind, 2025

Located in Zofingen, AG

Cosmic Soul. Sculpture. Papier-mâché, epoxy resin, acrylic, and soft fabric elements. The inspiration for this series of sculptures was the idea that we are all cosmic condensations ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

HiCy
HiCy

HiCy

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

"Two Drawers" Sculpture 28 x 14.5 x 8 in by Yoram Katz

"Two Drawers" Sculpture 28 x 14.5 x 8 in by Yoram Katz

Located in Culver City, CA

"Two Drawers" Sculpture 28 x 14.5 x 8 in by Yoram Katz Medium: Mix Media, Recycled items Recycling Series Recognizing the importance of environmental issues that face the world tod...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase
Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase

Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Black Oval Pinch" Pinched Oval Porcelain sculptural vase with black satin glaze by Mary Jaffe. Size: 7.5 x 6 x 4 in Porcelain, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, functional sculpture, fun...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Bokeru : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Bokeru : 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

Wok Hei : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Wok Hei : 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

Chrysalis

Chrysalis

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Kyong Boon Oh Chrysalis, 2026 Brass and Aluminum Wire 14 x 14 x 14 in (35.56 x 35.56 x 35.56 cm)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Vacuum Small Vertical Light-Glyph (Orange)
Vacuum Small Vertical Light-Glyph (Orange)

Vacuum Small Vertical Light-Glyph (Orange)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

With Light Glyphs, Casper Brindle presents two new bodies of work, each involving dramatic investigations into light, color and perspective. The results are poetic, sensual and spat...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Equide, 2014

Equide, 2014

Located in Atlanta, GA

Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Retro Prism
Retro Prism

Retro Prism

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Renato Foti original Fused and Slumped Glass.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Big Yellow Poppies, 2015
Big Yellow Poppies, 2015

Big Yellow Poppies, 2015

By Donald Sultan

Located in Fairfield, CT

Donald Sultan (born 1951), is one of the leading American contemporary still life artists. He currently lives and works in New York. Sultan has been given numerous exhibitions dedica...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Dorothy's Chair

Dorothy's Chair

By Koji Takei

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Koji Takei

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality. Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Nexus
Nexus

Jack YoungermanNexus, 1990

$4,500Sale Price|30% Off

Nexus

By Jack Youngerman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Abstract sculpture by American artist, Jack Youngerman (b.1926). Nexus, 1990. 24.5 inches. Aluminum, numbered 2/3. Signed and numbered on base. 1926 Born, St. Louis, Missouri; moved with family to Louisville, Kentucky in 1929 1943-44; 1946-47 Attended University of Missouri 1944-46 U.S. Navy, University of North Carolina 1947-49 Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1949-55 Lived and worked in Paris 1956 Returned to the United States; lived in New York City 1956-1995 1995-current Resides in Bridgehampton, New York ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS: 1951 Galerie Arnaud, Paris 1958 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York (1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968) 1959 Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Sixteen Americans" 1962 Galerie Lawrence, Paris (also 1965) 1963 Galeria dell' Ariete, Milan Everett Ellen Gallery, Los Angeles, California The Phillips Collection, Washington, D. C. 1971 Pace Gallery, New York (also 1972, 1975) 1972 Portland Center for the Arts, Oregon Seattle Art Museum, Washington 1973 The Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois Galerie Denise Rene, Paris 1975 Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 1976 Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York 1981 Washburn Gallery...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"
"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"

"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Obsidian Geode" is an original work from Paige Smith's ongoing series of geode sculptures. The piece is solid resin cast by the artist and painted. This work measures 8in x 7in x ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Resin, Silicone

8' Majesty (Limited Edition)

8' Majesty (Limited Edition)

By Sandy Graves

Located in Napa, CA

Born in Colorado and raised in Nebraska, Sandy Graves first forayed into the art world by presenting work as a child and 4-H member at local county fairs. As she continued her educat...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Reflection - monumental, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel sculpture
Reflection - monumental, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel sculpture

Reflection - monumental, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The stunning contemporary monumental sculptures of Mike Hansel have been exhibited and admired in public venues throughout the United States. The American artist has spent more than ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

John Piet "Untitled" Abstract Geometric  Steel
John Piet "Untitled" Abstract Geometric  Steel

John Piet "Untitled" Abstract Geometric Steel

Located in Detroit, MI

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY John Piet's "Untitled" from 1974 is a welded sculpture with two opposing forms connected by a swoop of steel. Piet's sculptural work explores the tension between contending elements, and other works investigating the relationship of heaven and earth. The form shown here in Untitled appears similar to the form in his 1975 large-scale work The Entrance currently located at the entrance of Harmonie Park in Detroit. The abstract drawing in the pictures above is part of the sculpture offer. The drawing was a study, work-in-progress, as John "worked out" the details of the final sculpture. John Piet was born in Detroit on American Street, and was educated at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now named College for Creative Studies). College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), Charles Culver, Henry Heading, Hughie Lee-Smith and Joseph Wesner. He received his MFA from Wayne State University where other well-known individuals taught or studied including Arthur Danto, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Susan Aaron-Taylor, Tyree Guyton, Hughie Lee-Smith, Philip Levine, Casey Kasem and Helen Thomas. Sergio DeGuisti, Stanley Rosenthal...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract 3D wall sculpture "Wood Work" #1233, layered collage aesthetic with red
Abstract 3D wall sculpture "Wood Work" #1233, layered collage aesthetic with red

Abstract 3D wall sculpture "Wood Work" #1233, layered collage aesthetic with red

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

This is an abstract 3D wall sculpture in wood, acrylic, and ink. it is from artist Paul Cava's "Wood Work" series, which applies the collage aesthetic he has incorporated into his ph...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Ink, Wood, Acrylic

Green Crustacean Ceramic Bowl Sculpture
Green Crustacean Ceramic Bowl Sculpture

Green Crustacean Ceramic Bowl Sculpture

By Adrienne Fierman

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Green Crustacean Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 8 H × 8 W × 5 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Adrienn...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Red Vine - Large Steel Geometric Red Sculpture
Red Vine - Large Steel Geometric Red Sculpture

Red Vine - Large Steel Geometric Red 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

The Fox - large, aluminum sculpture
The Fox - large, aluminum sculpture

The Fox - large, aluminum sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Monumental sculpture - suitable for lobby or corporate interior. Smooth looping and folding rectangular tubes in curvilinear aluminum, Pierre Bourgault was inspired by traditional ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture
Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 55 × 29 × 13 cm (21...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

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.