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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
Peace

Peace

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

Mixed Media

"Forked Tongues Consequences " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Forked Tongues Consequences " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Forked Tongues Consequences " Mixed Media 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

Resin, Foam, Pigment

DNA 2006 by Silvia Zotta Abstract Ceramic Wall Sculpture in Red and Purple
DNA 2006 by Silvia Zotta Abstract Ceramic Wall Sculpture in Red and Purple

DNA 2006 by Silvia Zotta Abstract Ceramic Wall Sculpture in Red and Purple

Located in Brescia, IT

This engaging artwork was hand made in ceramic and then finished with lacquer in red and purple color. This piece is a part of the DNA collection, that represents the research of the artist into the micro human world. This artwork is a one of a kind piece. Silvia Zotta...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Teslar
Teslar

Teslar

Located in West Hollywood, CA

An organic, topographic form spreads across the wall in cream, its irregular silhouette pooling into deep cavities of black, cobalt blue, and a single rose-pink hollow. The shapes re...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wool

Emma Bell, 3 Clays X, Original Ceramic Sculpture, Installation Art, Calming Art
Emma Bell, 3 Clays X, Original Ceramic Sculpture, Installation Art, Calming Art

Emma Bell, 3 Clays X, Original Ceramic Sculpture, Installation Art, Calming Art

By Emma Bell

Located in Deddington, GB

Emma Bell 3 Clays X Original Installation Art Ceramics Artwork Size: H 73cm x W 73 cm x D 7cm Sold Framed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Curtain Wall
Curtain Wall

Curtain Wall

By Ben Watkins

Located in Lincoln, RI

Curtain Wall is a piece created from cast resin panels. The piece depicts the nighttime Mountain Views and a cave system within that range. With this piece I was inspired by tapest...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Foil

"#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

Meeresgetier
Meeresgetier

Meeresgetier

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Studying the history of ceramics I have been captivated by the relationship between East and West, and how they continue to influence each other, especially through the ceramic arts....

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

UNDER
UNDER

UNDER

Located in New York, NY

This evocative 2024 mixed-media work by Valentina Innocenti is a masterclass in tactile abstraction and "found object" assemblage. Set against a deep, midnight-black void, the piece ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Driftwood, Chalk, Acrylic

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure
African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

African Hand-carved Wooden Female Figure

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sculpture is a standing female figure from West Africa. As standalone wooden figures are relatively rare compared to masks, this is quite a notable traditional piece. The head ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, Limited Edition 1969 PACE Gallery silkscreen poster

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, Limited Edition 1969 PACE Gallery silkscreen poster

By Ernest Tino Trova

Located in New York, NY

Ernest Tino Trova Limited Edition of 2000 Silkscreen on heavy art paper Unframed This exclusive poster, created by renowned American artist Ernest Trova as an edition for Pace Columbus, is a testament to his profound influence in contemporary art and his longstanding association with Pace Gallery...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture
DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture

DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture

By Joe Wheaton

Located in Hudson, NY

Minimalist, abstract three dimensional wall sculpture in dark oxidized metal “DNA” made by Joe Wheaton in 2019 19 x 12 x 3.5 inches, oxidized steel Hangs of a French cleat, sculpture is lightweight (weighs about 5 lbs.) Signed, verso Joe Wheaton’s unique sculptural designs welded from dark, oxidized brass or brilliant silver steel showcase a contradictory set of relationships; “beautiful yet menacing, “threatening yet delicate” as described by the artist. Wheaton builds his metal compositions using a language of strokes and patterns. Geometric spears, disks and quadrangles alternate with wispy, sharp edged lines that trail off quietly to an undefined point. This visual sweep can be likened to the art of calligraphy, echoing the artist’s interest in early Asian arts and ceramics, as well as printmaking. Artist Statement: Familiar yet strange, beautiful yet menacing, threatening yet delicate. Reaching and solid, my work traverses many contradictions. As in life, beautiful lines have sharp edges, precarious forms balance with great certainty yet are vulnerable to nature's menacing ways. I am interested in using recognizable materials and relationships in configurations that will serve to re-evaluate how one perceives what might at first seem obvious. Dark forms stand in front of their ever-changing shadows. Lines motion and engage, but are like life, elusive and mysterious. Artist CV: Born in the Netherlands in 1959 Education: 1978-1981 Studied fine art at Alfred University Solo Exhibitions 2019 4 For Art, Lenox, MA Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2018 Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2017 Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2016 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA 2015 DMG Gallery Saint Petersburg, FL 2013 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2011 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2010 Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA 2008 Springstep, Medford, MA 2008 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2007 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2006 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2006 Carrie Haddad, Hudson NY 2005 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2005 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2004 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 2004 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2003 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 2003 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2002 Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2000Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 1996 Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA 1994 SPAZI Contemporary Art, Housatonic, MA Visual Projections 2019 Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside CA Blue Q Berkshire International Festival, Great Barrington, MA Hancock Shaker village, Hancock, NY CATA, Great Barrington, MA 2018 Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA 2017 Jacobs Pillow Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA 2016 Music Video, Heaven in Stereo, Inle Lake, Myanmar Music video for Orange Sessions End Violence against women, Mongolia Music video for Orange Sessions, LGBR rights. Mongolia 2015 Made In The Berkshires intro film, Pittsfield, MA Stoneover Farm, Slideluck, Lenox MA The Norman Rockwell Museum Gala, Stockbridge, MA Music video, Star Booty Salon, St. Petersburg, FLA Building Projection , Rococco, St. Petersburg, FLA 2014 Food/Markets , An installation In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England Made In The Berkshires An installation , Pittsfield, MA 2013 June- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Material culture Material culture , A sensory rave. In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England 2012 A digital visual mashup, The Colonial theatre, Pittsfield, MA Isis Chernobyl, written and directed by Pooja Roo, Housatonic, MA Rolled and stuffed, A brief food history rave In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England 2011 In collaboration With Barbara K Wheaton A Brief Food History Rave, The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England A audio visual celebration of 50 year of The Peace Corps, GWU, Washington, DC A brief Berkshire Rave, The Colonial Theater, Pittsfield, MA In collaboration with Anne Fredericks Group Exhibitions 2016 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2016 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2016 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2015 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2015 Stoneover Farm, Lenox, MA 2014 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2014 Portals, The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2014 BAA Redux, Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, MA 2013 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2013 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2012 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2012 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2012 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2012 The Shade Gallery, The Bookstore Lenox, Ma 2012 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2011 The Ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2011 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2011 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2011 The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA 2011 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2010 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2010 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2010 Lichtenstein Center for the arts, Pittsfield, MA 2010 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2010 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2009 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2009 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2009 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY 2009 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2009 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH 2008 The Storefront Artist project, Pittsfield, MA 2008 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2008 Cairn Croft Sculpture Garden, Dover, MA curated by Meredyth Moses 2008 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH 2008 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2007 SKH Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2007 NAGA Gallery...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Ying Yang, Bronze Sculpture, Edition 7/30, 14 x 5 x 8 Inches

Ying Yang, Bronze Sculpture, Edition 7/30, 14 x 5 x 8 Inches

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Titled Ying Yang, this bronze sculpture by Tom Ware—numbered 7 from an edition of 30—translates the ancient concept of dualism and complementary forces into tangible, figurative form...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Retro Prism
Retro Prism

Renato FotiRetro Prism

$8,100Sale Price|20% Off

Retro Prism

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Renato Foti original Fused and Slumped Glass.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Behind the herbs. Abstract light sculpture
Behind the herbs. Abstract light sculpture

Behind the herbs. Abstract light sculpture

By Tanbelia

Located in Zofingen, AG

The sculpture is a part of the series - Forward to the Future. The core idea of this project is to encourage people to use infinite and environmentally friendly natural energy. The ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

John Van Alstine - Fleche VIII, Sculpture 2017
John Van Alstine - Fleche VIII, Sculpture 2017

John Van Alstine - Fleche VIII, Sculpture 2017

By John Van Alstine

Located in Greenwich, CT

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 most basic level the work is ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Steel

Sky Passages Bronze Sculpture, Abstract, 21st Century, Edition 3/10
Sky Passages Bronze Sculpture, Abstract, 21st Century, Edition 3/10

Sky Passages Bronze Sculpture, Abstract, 21st Century, Edition 3/10

By Sally Hepler

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand fabricated bronze with patina. Sealed with lacquer and wax. Large pyramid- 20"h x 8 x 8 x 4" base, small pyramid 18"h x 7 x 7 x 4" base 2 separate pyramids. Total size together ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sound Wave

Sound Wave

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

Voutia
Voutia

Voutia

By Donald Martiny

Located in Westport, CT

This abstract gestural work is by Donald Martiny. This signature piece is composed of polymer and pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from h...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pigment, Polymer

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century
Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

Bronze Relief Sculpture Statue Of Man And Eagle Maquette Mid-20th Century

By Elisabeth Frink

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Maquette For Man And Eagle. Bronze With Gold Brown Patina. Signed And Numbered 1/7 Lower Left. Size 8.7 inches x 10.2 inches ( 22cm x 26cm ). Depth 2.8 inches ( 7cm ). Weight 7.1lb ( 3.24KG). Available for sale; this original bronze plaque with raised relief is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and was conceived and cast in 1967. The maquette is presented and supplied unmounted. There is the option to hang the plaque from 2 rings applied to the rear when in previous ownership. This vintage bronze plaque...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Layered Cube Votive Sculpture, pink, grey, black concrete votive candle holder
Layered Cube Votive Sculpture, pink, grey, black concrete votive candle holder

Layered Cube Votive Sculpture, pink, grey, black concrete votive candle holder

By Dena Paige Fischer

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Biomorphic yet industrial style to Dena Paige Fischer's sculptural votive candle holder. The stacked cubes are painted and smooth, piled upon one another into a column, or as the artist calls it, a totem. The pastel pigmented concrete in peach and lavender looks almost soft. This sculptural votive candle holder is a functional and decorative tabletop art...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Name Unknown
Name Unknown

Name Unknown

Located in New York, NY

Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Wire

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

Abstract Papier Mache Composition, 1950-60 - papier mache, 83x65x4 cm., framed
Abstract Papier Mache Composition, 1950-60 - papier mache, 83x65x4 cm., framed

Abstract Papier Mache Composition, 1950-60 - papier mache, 83x65x4 cm., framed

By Les Argonautes

Located in Nice, FR

Paper mache "Les Argonautes" Artist: JS. Ferlay Vallauris Workshop "Les Argonautes", Vallauris: Isabelle Ferlay (1917-?) And Frédérique Bourguet (1925-1997) Isabelle Ferlay and Frédérique Bourguet founded their ceramic workshop in Vallauris in 1953, which they named "Les Argonautes", in reference to the famous Greek epic. Isabelle studied painting at the Fine Arts school of Lyon in 1940, then she attended the Fine Arts in Marseille. Finally, she finished her artistic training in Montpellier, at the Fontcarade national school, where she learned ceramics. Françoise dit Frédérique Bourguet studied at the Beaux-Arts in Montpellier until 1945 and it was in Sèvres, in Françoise Bizette's studio, that she trained in the art of ceramics. She created her first workshop in Paris in 1945, which she shared with Valentine Schlegel until 1951. The two women ceramicists then practiced modeling technique. It was in 1953 that she met Isabelle Ferlay and together, they decided to set up a workshop in Vallauris. They produce shaped pieces, sometimes molded, made of earthenware, enamelled in bright colors. In the 1970s they made stoneware cooked over a wood fire. Some ceramists frequented their workshop, notably the very talented Jacques Innocenti and François Raty.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Papier Mâché

GENESIS
GENESIS

GENESIS

By Yevgeniy Prokopov

Located in Edinburgh, GB

MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Bronze Casting. Polished bronze, patina, and marble. The sculpture is a reminder of the ever-changing environment in which we live and the constant transformation ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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.