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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
Clay Pearls
Clay Pearls

Clay Pearls

By Frances Parker

Located in Santa Fe, NM

FRANCES PARKER Clay Pearls 88”h x 8”dia (diptych) glazed ceramic $ 12,500. Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors. My inter...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Splash
Splash

Splash

By Robert Cook

Located in New York, NY

Robert Cook’s Splash sculpture draws inspiration from the iconic photograph of a drop of milk creating a circle and splash in a pool of milk. This fleeting moment of suspended motion sparked Cook’s exploration of how to capture such dynamic energy in a static form. Robert Cook was a great American sculptor and his works are in many museums and his iconic Dinoseras piece commands a spot on the street of New York at 51st Street. Important to note with this work that it is unique and there are no other casts. Cook sculpted in wax and when he cast this destroyed the wax and there was no mould. Very few sculptors work in this manner and it speaks to a very pure and altruistic form of sculpture. If perhaps he had been more commercially minded he would have done large editions but instead he valued singularity as in nature. In Splash, Cook freezes a moment of kinetic energy, capturing the elegant tension between impact and expansion. The sculpture embodies both grace and chaos, with a fluidity that suggests movement at the very instant it’s frozen in time. Cook’s mastery of his medium allows this dynamic moment to be immortalized in bronze, creating a powerful and emotional resonance that transcends the physical form, making Splash both a formal and philosophical exploration of time, space, and motion. Signed: R Cook...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

John Van Alstine - Cambre V (Slate), Sculpture 2012
John Van Alstine - Cambre V (Slate), Sculpture 2012

John Van Alstine - Cambre V (Slate), Sculpture 2012

By John Van Alstine

Located in Stamford, CT

slate, pigmented and sealed steel 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. ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Slate, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Point Out
Point Out

Point Out

By Bill Barrett

Located in New York, NY

Barrett is a large scale and well known American sculptor. Point Out is a superb small scale maquette and it a great piece on many levels. These works have movement, delicacy and s...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Blending In" Textured Abstract Painting
"Blending In" Textured Abstract Painting

"Blending In" Textured Abstract Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a deep teal and pink palette. The artist layers thick strokes of paint using a palette knife in broad, horizontal sweeping strokes...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage
"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Splashes of gold paint are applied to a wood panel, with a few bits of burnt umber. Several objects - including a paint tube, cotton balls, and a miniature painting - are attached to the panel. Signed "Michael Pauker", titled "His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint", and dated "2017" on verso. There is a note from the artist that this is the top of a two-part piece, but the whereabouts of the bottom half are unknown. Unframed. Image size: 20"H x 24"W Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibitions include: 2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica 2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA 2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA 2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA 2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 “40 by 40...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel

Light-Glyph (Silver)
Light-Glyph (Silver)

Light-Glyph (Silver)

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

Duet III

Duet III

By Jane B. Grimm

Located in Burlingame, CA

Minimal, clean abstract indented white orb containing an interior circular orb resting within the larger piece. A wonderful ceramic sculpture by Jane B. Grimm who began her artistic ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone

"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone

By John Van Alstine

Located in New York, NY

"Fleche (diagonally down)" by John Van Alstine Granite, bronze, stainless steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal,...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez
Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, LED Light

Gradual Rotation / - Dynamic Tectonics -
Gradual Rotation / - Dynamic Tectonics -

Gradual Rotation / - Dynamic Tectonics -

Located in Berlin, DE

Thomas Röthel (*1969 Ansbach), Gradual Rotation, around 2005. Steel with rust patina mounted on stone plate. Overall dimensions: 38 cm (height) x 34 cm (width) x 27 cm (depth), weigh...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Julius Schmidt  Sculpture Cast Iron Bronze Geometric
Julius Schmidt  Sculpture Cast Iron Bronze Geometric

Julius Schmidt Sculpture Cast Iron Bronze Geometric

Located in Detroit, MI

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Schmidt mainly worked in cast iron and bronze. This work reflects the influences of ancient cultures, natural forms, and the machinery of the modern age. Synthesi...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Loren Eiferman, Winter Solstice, 2012, 165 Pieces of Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
Loren Eiferman, Winter Solstice, 2012, 165 Pieces of Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture

Loren Eiferman, Winter Solstice, 2012, 165 Pieces of Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture

By Loren Eiferman

Located in Darien, CT

Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material. First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she takes a daily walk in the woods surrounding her studio and collects tree limbs and long sticks that have fallen to the ground. She never chops down a living tree or uses green wood. Eiferman allows the wood time to cure in the studio to make sure it won’t check or crack. Next, she debarks the branch and looks for shapes found within each piece of wood. Using a Japanese hand saw, she cuts and connect these small shapes together using dowels and wood glue. Then, all the open joints get filled with a home made putty, which is then sanded so she can see the newly formed shapes. This process is until the new sculpture appears like the original line drawing but in space. She wants the work to appear as if it grew in nature, when in fact each sculpture is composed of over 100 small pieces of wood that are seamlessly jointed together. Her work can be called the ultimate recycling: taking the detritus of nature and giving it a new life. We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark off with our fingernails. Her work taps into that same primal desire of touching nature and being close to it. Trees connect us back to nature, back to this Earth. Her work has a meditative quality to it—a quiet, calming energy. Her influences are many; from looking at nature and plant life on this Earth to researching the heavenly bodies in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and designs to delving deeper into quantum physics. And from researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. Her newest body of work is inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and purpose. Written in an unknown language and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all attempts in the intervening centuries to decode or decipher its purpose and meaning. This enigmatic book is divided into 6 different sections (herbal, astronomical, biological, cosmological, pharmaceutical and recipes). Having discovered the images contained in this codex over the Internet, Eiferman felt an immediate, profound and inexplicable connection to this manuscript and its creator. The artist is currently transposing the “herbal” section of manuscript into sculptures. This section has drawings in it of plants and flowers that do not really exist in nature—past or present. These aren’t just pretty images of flowers—they also contain the wacky root systems and seemingly out of proportion leaves, stamens and pistils. Loren Eiferman was born in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Tri-State region including gallery and museum exhibitions in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Her work is included in numerous corporate and private art collections. In 2014 she was awarded a NYC MTA Arts & Design art commission to produce steel railings...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

John Van Alstine - Crossover, Sculpture 1990
John Van Alstine - Crossover, Sculpture 1990

John Van Alstine - Crossover, Sculpture 1990

By John Van Alstine

Located in Stamford, CT

Crossover, 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 the...

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

John Van Alstine - CAMBRE IV, Sculpture 2004
John Van Alstine - CAMBRE IV, Sculpture 2004

John Van Alstine - CAMBRE IV, Sculpture 2004

By John Van Alstine

Located in Stamford, CT

oil enamel on steel stone 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 the m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Captain's View
Captain's View

Captain's View

By Kevin Barrett

Located in New York, NY

"Captain's View" Abstract Metal Sculpture by Kevin Barrett Red industrial paint on aluminum Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Monica..." cement, enamel paint, plastic and wood sculpture
"Monica..." cement, enamel paint, plastic and wood sculpture

"Monica..." cement, enamel paint, plastic and wood sculpture

By Duane Paul

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

"Swarming Bulge", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Stoneware, Sculpture
"Swarming Bulge", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Stoneware, Sculpture

"Swarming Bulge", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Stoneware, Sculpture

By Sara Fine-Wilson

Located in Franklin, MA

Sara Fine-Wilson's “Swarming Bulge" is a gestural 22 x 7 x 6 inch ceramic sculpture in cream and warm gray. It is hand built and wheel constructed in white stoneware. Individual hand formed details are layered over the entire surface creating a graceful and fluid form. The surface is coated in a warm cream matte glaze that becomes darker gray and glossy along the edges that have been caught during the soda firing process. The glaze emphasizes the contrast between surfaces and edges. Fine Wilson’s ceramic work contains elements of both raw and refined surfaces including cracks, ruptures and pooling of glaze. Sara Fine-Wilson is a contemporary sculptor based in the Boston area...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze, Ceramic

Bruce # 9

Bruce # 9

By Ray Geary

Located in New York, NY

Ray Geary Bruce #9, 2016 Steel Incised signature, title and date on the underside 10 x 7 inches Bruce # 9 is one of ten unique sculptures that popular young sculptor Ray Geary made exclusively for the Whitney Museum. Below is how the Museum described the series: These fanciful totemic objects, lovingly named Bruce, are made of steel purchased from a scrap metal yard in the Meatpacking District...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Transition (White)

Transition (White)

By Greg Joubert

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Abstract sculpture  - Nicolas Dubreuille - Geometric, Colour, Contemporary, Red
Abstract sculpture  - Nicolas Dubreuille - Geometric, Colour, Contemporary, Red

Abstract sculpture - Nicolas Dubreuille - Geometric, Colour, Contemporary, Red

By Nicolas Dubreuille

Located in Paris, France

« Ref 290 » is the title of a sculpture in coloured resin by Dubreuille. Nicolas Dubreuille is a multi-faceted abstract artist who likes to multiply mediums - sculpture, painting, d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Tell-Tale PhotoTotem: stacked wood cube sculpture w/ black & white photographs
Tell-Tale PhotoTotem: stacked wood cube sculpture w/ black & white photographs

Tell-Tale PhotoTotem: stacked wood cube sculpture w/ black & white photographs

By Jenny Lynn

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

"Tell-Tale PhotoTotem" is a sculpture created from four solid wood cubes, with each of the 16 visible sides holding a different original black & white silver gelatin print (photograph) from artist Jenny Lynn...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Wood

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base
"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base

Located in Houston, TX

W. R. Stevenson's abstract bronze sculpture titled "Bird". The unique sculpture stands on a sleek wooden base and has a plaque that includes the artist and title. Artist Biography: William Robert Stevenson was born in 20 May 1925 in Eugene, Oregon. His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army at age 17 years old in early 1942. Being a strong swimmer, and having worked at stables as a child, he initially served in the last US Cavalry Corps, and also as a Swimming Instructor for the United States Army. Upon the abolition of the Cavalry Corps, he was trained as a Gunnar and Tank Commander for the M-4 Sherman Tank under General Patton...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Layers of Sweetness" Abstract Painting
"Layers of Sweetness" Abstract Painting

"Layers of Sweetness" Abstract Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

This textured abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a warm orange and red palette with subtle white accents. The artist applies paint in thick layers and wide, energetic str...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wide Awake
Wide Awake

Wide Awake

Located in Westport, CT

Steve Bickley creates beautiful metal sculpture and wall reliefs, as well as color prints. In addition, he makes large outdoor sculpture in stainless steel and aluminum. He has bee...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Santiago Medina - FLAME, Sculpture 2021
Santiago Medina - FLAME, Sculpture 2021

Santiago Medina - FLAME, Sculpture 2021

By Santiago Medina

Located in Stamford, CT

Italian stainless steel with blue tint. Sculptor Santiago Medina Italian stainless steel sculptures are at marquee public art venues worldwide such as Harvard, Stanford University, ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

"#LayingItOnThick" Textured Abstract Painting
"#LayingItOnThick" Textured Abstract Painting

"#LayingItOnThick" Textured Abstract Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

This large abstract statement painting by Teodora Guererra features a palette that transitions from deep blue at the bottom of the canvas up to lighter blue followed by a lavender vi...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Loops of Eternity II. Stonewear, 42х17x15 cm
Loops of Eternity II. Stonewear, 42х17x15 cm

Loops of Eternity II. Stonewear, 42х17x15 cm

By Elina Titane

Located in Riga, LV

Elina Titane (1978) Latvia, Riga Elina Titane represents the younger generation of modern ceramic art in Latvia. Emotional and sensually high-strung ceramic artworks by Elina Titan...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

"Little Swann 8" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
"Little Swann 8" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture

"Little Swann 8" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture

By Sofie Swann

Located in Westport, CT

This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a deep teal palette with light texture over the surface of the cube. It ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

Duo #80 - Jennifer Box and Kevin Box

Duo #80 - Jennifer Box and Kevin Box

By Kevin Box

Located in Napa, CA

“It took two years of tireless experimentation for me to develop the process of casting paper into bronze, another seven years to perfect, and it continues to evolve today.” - Kevin ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Stainless Steel

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.