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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
Femme Assise Mixed Media Montage on Board, Signed, Geometric Style
Femme Assise Mixed Media Montage on Board, Signed, Geometric Style

Femme Assise Mixed Media Montage on Board, Signed, Geometric Style

By Armand Avril

Located in Cotignac, FR

Imposing and very large scale mixed media 'assemblage' by French artist Armand Avril. The work includes the French tricolour flag colours, his symbolic cat sculptures and a highly colourful geometric image of the artist's mother sitting in a chair. The work is signed and dated to the reverse and comes with a certificate of authenticity from the gallery. This montage fully demonstrates Avril's geometric period whilst also expressing the humour and joy that he puts into all his work. A very strong sculptural image and a feast for the eyes in searching for and recognising the everyday objects used in making this piece come alive. This montage is made from wood pieces, plywood, oil paint, acrylic, bottle top and nails . The more sculpted areas of the piece stand out up to 3cm from the frame. Armand Avril was born in 1926 in Lyon. His father, Marcel Avril was a painter and collector of African art. At 16 Armand became an apprentice shepherd in Provence. Avril could always be seen equipped with a sketchbook and a book on the history of art whilst tending his flock. It was not until the age of 30, in 1956, that Armand embarked on painting as an autodidact, influenced by Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and the Lyonnaise School of Painting. He exhibited for the first time in 1957. In 1960, he left for a one-year trip to Africa. There he met the painter Jean Arène who introduced him to the village of Cotignac in the Var and to Louis Pons...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Acrylic, Board

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 ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist
CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist

CSP 1882, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Sculpture by Unknown Artist

Located in Long Island City, NY

Unknown Artist - CSP 1882, Year: 1991, Medium: Colored Acrylic Sculpture, signature, date and title inscribed bottom left, Size: 24 x 18.5 x 3 in. (60.96 x 46.99 x 7.62 cm)

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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

STOI V, unique dazzling large indoor painted wood sculpture by important artist
STOI V, unique dazzling large indoor painted wood sculpture by important artist

STOI V, unique dazzling large indoor painted wood sculpture by important artist

By Alexander Liberman

Located in New York, NY

Alexander Liberman STOI V, 1986 Wood with paper and paint 97 1/2 × 28 × 37 inches This work is hand signed twice by Alexander Liberman: Signed on the side as well as the underside an...

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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil, Laid Paper, Mixed Media

Wave
Wave

Wave

By Menashe Kadishman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Wave" 1975 is a metal and glass sculpture multiple by noted Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman 1932-2015. It is signed, numbered 1/7 and dated under the main metal part. The size assembled as intended by the artist is 21 inches long, 10 inches high and 3 inches wide. The all metal and the glass and metal part disunited are 18 x 10 inches each. The rectangle part at the top is movable and can be oriented in different position (see picture #1 and #7) It is in very good condition. The large version of this sculpture is referenced in the two following publications: Pierre Restany, Kadishman, Tel Aviv, 1996, illustration of the large version pp. 76-77 Jacob Baal-Teshuva (ed.), Menashe Kadishman, Munich, 2007, no. 22, illustration of the large version p. 17 About the artist: Menashe Kadishman (August 21, 1932 - May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter. Menashe Kadishman was born in the British Mandate Palestine in 1932. His father, who was a pioneer, died when Kadishman was 15 years old. The young Menashe left school to help his mother with housework and to earn money. From 1947 to 1950, Kadishman studied with the Israeli sculptor Moshe Sternschuss at the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, and in 1954 with the Israeli sculptor Rudi Lehmann in Jerusalem. In 1959, he moved to London, where he attended Saint Martin's School of Art and the Slade School of Art. During 1959 and 1960 he also studied with Anthony Caro and Reg Butler. He remained there until 1972; he had his first one-man show there in 1965 at the Grosvenor Gallery. His sculptures of the 1960s were Minimalist in style, On May 8, 2015, Menashe Kadishman died after he was hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. EDUCATION 1947-50 Studies with sculptor Moshe Sternschuss, Avni Institute, Tel Aviv 1954 Studies with sculptor Rudi Lehman, Jerusalem 1959-61 St. Martin's School of Art, London 1961-62 Slade School of Art, University of London PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada Bass Museum, Miami, FL Buhsnami Sculpture Garden, Burton, TX Centro d'Arte Contemporaneo, Prato, Italy City of Tel Aviv, Israel City of Breda, The Netherlands City of Kirchheim, West Germany City of Seoul (Olympic Park), South Korea City of Toronto, Canada Columbia University, New York Ein Herod Museum, Yizre'el Valley, Israel Faret Tachikawa, City of Tachikawa, Japan Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo Hebrew University, Jerusalem Heichal Hatarbut, Tel Aviv High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Hirshhorm Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Israel Museum, Jerusalem Jewish Museum, New York Lehigh University, Allentown, PA Louisiana Museum, Denmark Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama Museo de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, West Germany Museum of Modern Art, New York Museum of Modern Art, Munich, West Germany Museum of Modern Art, Skopje, Yugoslavia Open Air Sculpture, Kirchheim, West Germany Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Rabbinical Seminary, Cincinnati, OH Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY Tate Gallery, London Tel Aviv Museum, Israel Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Wilhelm-Lehmbruk Museum, Duisburg, West Germany PRIZES AND AWARDS 1960 America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship 1961 Sainsbury Scholarship, London 1967 First Prize for Sculpture, 5th Paris Biennale 1978 Sandberg Prize, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1981 The Eugen Kolb Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum 1981 Prize of the Jury, Norwegian International Print Biennale, Fredrickstad 1984 The Pundik Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum 1989 King Solomon Award, America-Israel Foundation, New York ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 1965 Harlow Arts Festival, Harlow, England 1970 The Jewish Museum, New York 1972 Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, West Germany 1975 Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel 1978 Venice Biennale, Venice 1979 Israel Museum, Jerusalem: The Kadishman Connection 1981 University of Haifa Art Gallery, Haifa, Israel 1981 Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv 1983 Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 1983 ICC, Antwerp, Belgium 1984 Fabien Booulakia, Paris 1984 The Jewish Museum, New York 1986 De Beyerd, Centre of Contemporary Art, Breda, The Netherlands 1986 Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Installation 1987 The Tel Aviv Museum, Myth Transformed: Painting and Monumental 1987 Sculpture of Menashe Kadishman, Tel Aviv 1988 Kammermusiksaal, Menashe Kadishman: Sacrifice of Isaac, Berlin, Germany 1988 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1988-89 Kniestedter Kirche Stadtmuseum, Salzgitterbad, Germany 1990 Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1994 Giuliano Gori, Fattoria di Celle, Pistoia, Italy SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1980 International Sculpture Symposium, Washington, D.C. 1980 Contemporary Art Meeting, Tel Hai, Israel 1980 The Israel Museum, Borders, Jerusalem 1980 David's Tower, The Jerusalem City Museum, Jerusalem the Israeli 1980 Printmaker, Jerusalem 1981 Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Young Art from Israel...

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1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Steel Rods with Brass Cylinder Chimes"
"Steel Rods with Brass Cylinder Chimes"

"Steel Rods with Brass Cylinder Chimes"

By Val Bertoia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Val Bertoia was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949. In the 1950s, his family moved from California to Pennsylvania where he has lived and worked here ever since. In the1960s, V...

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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture
Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture

Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture

By Alice Vander Vennen

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Copper burnished in fire, solid brass, piano wires, nylon, aluminum blasted with glass beads and stones—these are the elements used to create Alice Vander Vennen’s elegant new sculpt...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel

Ragisména series Black, Abstract Sculpture
Ragisména series Black, Abstract Sculpture

Ragisména series Black, Abstract Sculpture

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 w...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Ink

SCULPTURE TEXTILE BLACK RAFFIA V BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024
SCULPTURE TEXTILE BLACK RAFFIA V BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024

SCULPTURE TEXTILE BLACK RAFFIA V BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024

By Eliurpi

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Silk

Machet 1, Abstract Sculpture
Machet 1, Abstract Sculpture

Machet 1, Abstract Sculpture

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 w...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Paper

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...

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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Metal

"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture
"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture

"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Ut Tenebras" is an original sculptural work in a painted wooden frame by Paige Smith (A Common Name). The piece is solid resin dyed and cast by the artist and measures 18in x 12in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Silicone, Wood

Diane Englander, White Form on Red Wood, 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 12 x 13 in
Diane Englander, White Form on Red Wood, 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 12 x 13 in

Diane Englander, White Form on Red Wood, 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 12 x 13 in

By Diane Englander

Located in Darien, CT

Diane Englander uses formal means to create a place between discord and tranquility, a zone with a charged harmony that energizes as it also provides refuge. That often requires that the prettiness of an initial surface is made ugly, or there’s a conscious choice to avoid balance in the composition. Hers is a largely intuitive process, the materials entice her. Inspiration from the world that we don't call “art” is where she finds her muse: a wall, a landscape, a window shade transfused with light, a stretch of sand and shadow. Most influential are predecessors like Burri, Vicente, Tapies, Motherwell, Rauschenberg, medieval cloisonné, Vermeer, Breughel, and many, many more. A native New Yorker, Diane had an earlier career including 17 years as a management consultant to local nonprofits concerned with poverty or disenfranchisement; work in NYC government; and several years as a lawyer at a large NYC law firm. “I was brought up going to galleries and museums, a sometimes reluctant attendant to my parents’ passion for looking and for collecting. My own expressive energy must have simmered internally for years, occasionally emerging in photography, in quilt-making, in other tentative explorations, and certainly in providing opportunity and materials for my children to create. Not until those children were nearly grown did I come unequivocally to the need to make art myself.” In late 2006 Diane began making collages that started her on her current path; in late 2007 she left her consulting job to focus on her artwork full-time. She has studied with Bruce Dorfman at the Art Students League in New York, and has had solo exhibits at the Alexey von Schlippe...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Blockhead
Blockhead

Ben WatkiinsBlockhead, 2020

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

Blockhead

Located in Lincoln, RI

This low relief sculpture is created by casting hydrocal FGR 95 (a very hard plaster) over a hand sculpted oil clay design. Once the hydrocal is...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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)

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant

By Louise Bourgeois

Located in New York, NY

Louise Bourgeois Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998 Ceramic Plate 10 in diameter Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was not completed) Unframed (Stand shown is not included) Makes a memorable gift! This striking, rare limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare. It was designed by renowned American artist Louise Bourgeois. From the late 1990s through the millenium, Buon Ricordo...

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1990s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

Neo-Dada Abstract Sculpture: Assemblages In contrast, abstract sculpture followed a slightly different course. Rather than focusing on non-figurative subject matter, it concentrated...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dark Star

Dark Star

By David A. Dreyer

Located in Dallas, TX

David A. Dreyer was born in Dallas in 1958, and earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Graphite, Oil

ABSTRACT Wood Sculpture Landscapes Black Contemporary Jonathan Freemantle
ABSTRACT Wood Sculpture Landscapes Black Contemporary Jonathan Freemantle

ABSTRACT Wood Sculpture Landscapes Black Contemporary Jonathan Freemantle

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

This sculpture consists of two pieces. The dimensions of each piece are: 51x8x8 cm and 47x8x8 cm respectively. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Born: 1978, Cape Town, South Africa. Lives and works: Edinburgh, Scotland. Jonathan Freemantle...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

Lydia : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Lydia : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

Lydia : 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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Two Arcs of 236.5° Each
Two Arcs of 236.5° Each

Two Arcs of 236.5° Each

By Bernar Venet

Located in London, GB

A striking example of Bernar Venet’s iconic Arc series, Two Arcs of 236.5° Each (1988) embodies the artist’s rigorous exploration of mathematical form and controlled randomness. Exec...

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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Tube Shape Array with Steel Spokes"
"Tube Shape Array with Steel Spokes"

"Tube Shape Array with Steel Spokes"

By Val Bertoia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Val Bertoia was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949. In the 1950s, his family moved from California to Pennsylvania where he has lived and worked here ever since. In the1960s, V...

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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

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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.