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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
Neolithic Site Plan mixed media on wood metal wall sculpture

Neolithic Site Plan mixed media on wood metal wall sculpture

By Thomas Anderson

Located in Palm Desert, CA

I am usually not thinking so much about a finished work, but am inspired, accepting and mystified by the process of creating it. I see each of my works as a rehearsal in enduring un...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Chrysalis"   beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture
"Chrysalis"   beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture

"Chrysalis" beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture

By Catherine Bohrman

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their density. Her sculpture "Chrysalis" is a museum quality bronze...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spiral#4-Red w/ chestnut stain, large maple sculpture

Spiral#4-Red w/ chestnut stain, large maple sculpture

By Eric Pesso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Large maple abstract sculpture, geometric spiral, created from one tree trunk. This sculpture is subtracted from the single block using primarily hand tools, not an assembled constru...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Latex

Mini Totem 1
Mini Totem 1

Mini Totem 1

By Nayla Saroufim

Located in New York, NY

Nayla Kai Saroufim is a Lebanese artist based in Los Angeles and Beirut. She earned a degree in Illustration and Art Direction from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts. She had wor...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Lime Glow, Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Textile
Lime Glow, Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Textile

Lime Glow, Jo Barker, Colorful Contemporary Woven Textile

By Jo Barker

Located in Wilton, CT

Lime Glow, Jo Barker, woven on cotton warp using wool, cotton, linen, silk, embroidery threads, 29" x 30.75" x 1.5", 2010 This colorful contemporary abstract textile is by British...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Silk, Thread

Spiral#3-Green, large maple sculpture
Spiral#3-Green, large maple sculpture

Spiral#3-Green, large maple sculpture

By Eric Pesso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Large maple abstract sculpture, geometric spiral, created from one tree trunk. This sculpture is subtracted from the single block using primarily hand tools, not an assembled constru...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Latex

Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

By Beverly Morrison

Located in Boston, MA

Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, 2022 17" x 12" x 7" (HxWxD) This ceramic vessel is formed in an organic shape, with its rounded shape almost resemblin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Stoneware

Glass Sculpture Forgotten
Glass Sculpture Forgotten

Glass Sculpture Forgotten

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in molted opaque black , black, brown, grey and sandbusted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). To...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Spiral#1-Blue, large maple sculpture
Spiral#1-Blue, large maple sculpture

Spiral#1-Blue, large maple sculpture

By Eric Pesso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Large maple abstract sculpture, geometric spiral, created from one tree trunk. This sculpture is subtracted from the single block using primarily hand tools, not an assembled constru...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Latex

Red Coral Specimen on Lucite
Red Coral Specimen on Lucite

Red Coral Specimen on Lucite

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty red coral specimen with its distinctive sea inspired form and alluring color, created by mother nature and presented on a lucite base to enhance the sculptural elements. Avai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

Title What’s Behind the Mask?
Title What’s Behind the Mask?

Title What’s Behind the Mask?

By Shelley Heffler

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Shelley Heffler was born and raised in the Bronx. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York where she studied interior design, followed by a Bachelor’s Degree in Art. She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a Master’s degree in fine art followed by a teaching credential. She traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia photographing...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl, ABS

Sculpture ceramic vessel: 'Creature Medium No 3'
Sculpture ceramic vessel: 'Creature Medium No 3'

Sculpture ceramic vessel: 'Creature Medium No 3'

By Ak Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Ak Jansen was born in Dongen, The Netherlands, in 1988. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven focusing on textile design, material culture, and techniques of fabrication. He wor...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Knot #66G

Knot #66G

By Damon Hyldreth

Located in Napa, CA

The sculptures of Damon Hyldreth appear both static and fluid, rigid and flexible, strong and smooth, effectively blurring the line between nature and structure. By crafting organic ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Untitled PB3

Untitled PB3

By Toby Zallman

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: In my sculpture, I have always combined unrelated materials to represent oppositions such as hard and soft, ephemeral and enduring, open and closed, and natural an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

EXCLOS 156 Stainless Steel
EXCLOS 156 Stainless Steel

EXCLOS 156 Stainless Steel

By Guillaume Roche

Located in Pasadena, CA

Guillaume ROCHE The artist translates movement and energy through the dynamism of assemblages and seeks the balance of composition. His sculptures offer aerial movements, round shap...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rendezvous
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

By Kevin Barrett

Located in New York, NY

"Rendezvous" by Kevin Barrett Bronze Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Bronze Metal Outdoor Sculpture...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal

"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)", Large, Industrial, Abstract Sculpture
"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)", Large, Industrial, Abstract Sculpture

"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)", Large, Industrial, Abstract Sculpture

By John Van Alstine

Located in New York, NY

"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)" by John Van Alstine Granite, galvanized and powder-coated steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Steel

Ryan Cronin - Bunny, Sculpture 2010

Ryan Cronin - Bunny, Sculpture 2010

By Ryan Cronin

Located in Greenwich, CT

Bunny Ryan Cronin Oil Paint, Wood, and Fiberglass 52" (Height) x 25" (Width) x 12.5" (Depth) When people look at his work Cronin wants them to feel an immediate impact, even if they...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood, Oil

Willow  Wave Basket
Willow  Wave Basket

Willow Wave Basket

Located in Wilton, CT

Wood was integral to the artistic practice of the late Markku Kosonen of Finland. An important aspect of his work was the ability to express things; cra...

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects

Crystal Amber Art Glass Vase Bowl
Crystal Amber Art Glass Vase Bowl

Crystal Amber Art Glass Vase Bowl

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Rare Crystal Amber Glass Art Vase Bowl from new workshop Liuli artist signed edition 251/350 Founded in 1987 by renowned glass artists Loretta H...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Torque
Torque

Torque

By Tom Waldron

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Excerpts from William Peterson, Tom Waldron, 1985 They cut through space like beautiful and efficient tools. No bases or pedestals are required. They sit ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Column

Column

By Ilya Bolotowsky

Located in New York, NY

Plexiglass and color screenprint multiple, circa 1970. With the artist's signature incised and numbered 85/125 at the base.

Category

1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Screen

"Chrysalis"
"Chrysalis"

Catherine Bohrman"Chrysalis"

$16,000Sale Price|20% Off

"Chrysalis"

By Catherine Bohrman

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their density. Her sculpture "Chrysalis" is a museum quality bronze...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Untitled No. 418
Untitled No. 418

Untitled No. 418

By Henry Lautz

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This Zen like sculpture is formed from Linden wood also known as basswood, which was considered sacred in Slavic mythology. This minimalist sculptur...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

By Gudrun Pagter

Located in Wilton, CT

Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Red is one in a three part series. “In the refin...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

Flag for a Forgotten People, Framed Contemporary Quadriptych Wood Panel Painting
Flag for a Forgotten People, Framed Contemporary Quadriptych Wood Panel Painting

Flag for a Forgotten People, Framed Contemporary Quadriptych Wood Panel Painting

By Armand Delatour

Located in New Orleans, LA

(Very difficult to photograph inside the case with glass front, so we took a few outside the case. A video is included that we hope helps, thought it suffers from reflections on the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Butterfly Kisses
Butterfly Kisses

Butterfly Kisses

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In “Butterfly Kisses,” artist Toni Martin engages viewers by blending vibrant colors with textures, achieved through her unique method of affixing hundreds...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Furiosa II - textured contemporary painting, colorful, magenta strokes, abstract
Furiosa II - textured contemporary painting, colorful, magenta strokes, abstract

Furiosa II - textured contemporary painting, colorful, magenta strokes, abstract

By Tim Nikiforuk

Located in Dallas, TX

This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Abstract culpture  by Dorothy Thorpe
Abstract culpture  by Dorothy Thorpe

Abstract culpture by Dorothy Thorpe

By Dorothy Thorpe 1

Located in Pasadena, CA

Dorothy Thorpe This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s Born in Salt Lake City in 1901, Dorothy Thorpe was a mid-century American artist who de...

Category

1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Knot #100SP AP

Knot #100SP AP

By Damon Hyldreth

Located in Napa, CA

The sculptures of Damon Hyldreth appear both static and fluid, rigid and flexible, strong and smooth, effectively blurring the line between nature and structure. By crafting organic ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

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.