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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
Vintage Brutalist MCM Inlaid Wood Box by Norman Brumm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brumm Handcrafted Wood Wood box with velvet interior. This beautiful handmade inlaid wood decorative box by artist Norman Brumm (1939 - 2008) is an intri...
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1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Discovery X
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze suspended on a stalk above a glass composite base. Unique variation Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 719A The natural bronze edges are finely rubbed and l...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Can Compression by French Sculptor César
Located in Paris, FR
"Compression de canettes", is an iconic piece by César Baldaccini (1921–1998), a leading figure of the Nouveau Réalisme movement. Known simply as César, he revolutionized sculpture b...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Sezione Aurea 2024-013 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 2024-013 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 67 × 39 × 6 cm (26.4...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Gold Leaf

"Rustic", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, White, Grey, Sculpture, 2024
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Rustic” is a gestural 15 x 8 x 7 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream, light gray and white with iron speckles. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Toothpicks I - 3D wood color contemporary abstract mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

"Froth Crinkle - Blue abstract glazed ceramic stoneware sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Colorful blue abstract ceramic sculpture titled "Froth Crinkle" by Lauren Skelly Bailey. Glazed stoneware, gold luster. Size: 10 x 6 x 5.5 inches. Artist Lauren Skelly Bailey invit...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

"Angel" Unique, Organic, Abstract Metal Sculpture in Stainless Steel
Located in New York, NY
"Angel" by Kevin Barrett Unique stainless steel, metal, abstract, outdoor sculpture Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and w...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Equilibre Oblique 4/10 - monumental, geometric abstract, steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a young artist, Philippe Pallafray was inspired by sculpture masters and years later his dynamic contemporary sculptures are collected in both Canada and the United States. The Qu...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

"Achilles" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Tabletop Size
Located in New York, NY
"Achilles" Abstract Sculpture by Kevin Barrett Bronze Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Bronze Metal Sculpture...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze, Metal

Mirror Mirror - geometric abstract, powder coated outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A multitude of polished mirrors shine as light bounces off them, reflecting the landscape and you. This is Ryan Van Der Hout’s elegant contemporary sculpture called Mirror Mirror. In...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

"Windy Ribbon" Large-Scale, Abstract Aluminum Metal Sculpture in Red
Located in New York, NY
"Windy Ribbon" by Richard Pitts Powder-coated aluminum Richard Pitts works in many media, from steel to wood to bronze to aluminum, not to mention his paintings. His often colorful,...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Ceramic urn - multicolored red by Heidi Hartmann
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This ceramic vase-like urn with a little golden ball on top is a unique piece handcrafted with care and passion. This beautiful memorial artwork combines aesthetic beauty with deep s...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Ultramarine Oval (Colorful Abstract Three Dimensional Wood Wall Sculpture)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large vertical abstract three-dimensional wood wall sculpture with colorful pops of acrylic paint in blue, red, yellow, and red "Ultramarine Oval" by Hudson Valley artist, Peter Hoff...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Sezione Aurea 2024-010 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 2024-010 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 29 × 24 × 5.5 ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Hollow Mountain 1/10 - large, contemporary, geometric abstract, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two striking steel triangles painted in royal blue—in different sizes; their centers cut-out triangles stand beside one another in this new outdoor sculpture by Canadian artist Frase...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Stretch 26/100
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...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

ALMIRAMAYA, Figurative Sculpture. From the Series Sculptures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Wood, stone, iron. The raw material and the material of a sculptor. ancestor of any architectural practice. But the architect, the sculptor and the artist do not remain alone in thei...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Granite, Copper, Iron, Wire

Takashi Murakami Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Set of 3 Takashi Murakami Skateboard Decks 2018: A standout triptych of Takashi Murakami skate decks produced as a limited series. A brilliant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Offset

Intertwined - Original Large Organic Spiral Redwood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Garnero’s medium of choice for his winding abstract wood sculptures is reclaimed Redwood roots, which he finds along the northern California coast. The distinct curving shapes of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Stack XIV : 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...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic

Large 1970's Israeli Abstract Sculpture Steel Menashe Kadishman Tel Aviv Uprise
Located in Surfside, FL
Hitromemut (Uprise) Beautiful large sculpture by renowned Israeli sculptor Menashe Kadishman. Super quality, and visually stunning. There is a large monumental version of this in fro...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Four Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Four Figures, ca. 1960. Welded bronze, 14.5 x 9.75 x 3 inches. Signed at base. Edgar Tafur, born and raised in Colombia, was first trained as an architect at the University of the ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Four Figures
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Cube.
Located in Zofingen, AG
sculpture CUBE was made in 2005. An abstract geometric form made of bronze. Interior sculpture, that may looks your place fancy and original. One of a kind art piece.
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Cuerpos Magnéticos #10. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Melancholy Man - abstract, contemporary, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract outdoor steel sculpture represents a male figure. Ferhat Özgür Görel’s dynamic sculptural work has been showcased in thirteen different countries. The Geo...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Ragisména series Black, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ragisména series Black, 2021 by Rodrigo Zampol From Ragisména Series Plaster and ink on canvas Dimensions: 30 cm H x 20 cm W Weight: 3 kg Unique piece Signed on the back The piece ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Canvas, Plaster, Ink

Record, Blair Tate, Geometric woven textile wall sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Record, woven linen, cotton cord, 102" x 27", 2020. This abstract, geometric woven textile wall sculpture is by contemporary American fiber artist, Blair Tate. "In weaving there i...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Cotton, Linen

Cuerpos Magnéticos #5. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Infinite Diversity Aqua Geometric Wall Sculpture Three Dimensional Circular Art
Located in New York, NY
Infinite Diversity Aqua Geometric Wall Sculpture Features A Bold Three Dimensional Design With Interlocking Circular Forms That Evoke The Movement Of Ocean Waves And Marine Life. Cre...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Birch, Plywood, Acrylic

Cuerpos Magnéticos, Wall Sculpture.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Pigment

"Lemon". Sculptural Hexagonal Wall Art in Clay from Fake Marshmallow Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Lemon" is a radiant sculptural piece from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Marshmallow series, where tactile forms and vibrant hues evoke a playful yet sophisticated visual language. Crea...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint

Sezione Aurea 2024-007 by Mattia Bosco - Wall sculpture, marble, gold leaf, rock
Located in Paris, FR
Sezione Aurea 2024-007 is a unique wall sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 61 × 31 × 6 cm...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Gold Leaf

Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern and then painted with an acrylic paint to enhance the surface. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Spirit welded steel, acrylic paint 16.50h x 11.50w x 7d in 41.91h x 29.21w x 17.78d cm CHI021 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Cuerpos Magnéticos #1. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

"Tattered", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Green, Cream, Gray, Sculpture, 2024
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Tattered” is a gestural 17 x 8 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in pale aqua, green, lavender, cream and gray. In this evocative sculpture individual slab elements are ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

My Shell (Abstract Sculpture)
Located in London, GB
Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile Amaury Maillet is a self-taught artist who explored art in Provence and Saint Martin in his childhood. He honed his drawing, painting...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Barricada #18 aip L265 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #18 aip L265 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 266 × 459 × 233 cm (104.7 × 180.7 × 91.7 in). The sculpture is si...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Bintou Italy 1969 Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Andrea Picini
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze abstract sculpture and it was created by the Italian artist Andrea Picini. This artwork is a multiple of 70 specimens and it is numbered 69/70. It is signed...
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1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Sandstorm, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Sandstorm (1985) Wool, Post-Modern Abstract Landscape Woven Tapestry, Textile Sculpture. Zofia Butrymowicz (1904-1987) was born in Warsaw, Poland. St...
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool

Lantern Column IV- Blown Glass 60 inches High
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Title: Lantern Column IV Year: 1998 - 2014 Medium: Mold blown glass, cast polymer, steel, cast iron Size: 60 3/4 inches Price: $10,000. Niho Kozuru (髙鶴丹穂) is a Japanese-born mixed media artist based in Boston, MA. Kozuru casts and reconfigures molds of her own designs, classical and industrial turned architectural forms in unexpected materials. Using rubber, glass and clay she creates columns with undulating silhouettes. The “Lantern Columns” are a group of 7 towers, ranging from 4 feet to 7 feet tall. They have been shown in various configurations in multiple US States as well as the Fukuoka City Museum in Kyushu, Japan. Kozuru made 60 components by blowing glass into molds of her own designs while at Artists in Residency at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. After traveling the world, the Lantern Columns have been arranged into their final configuration, with a steel armature within and each topped with a vivid cast iron final...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Iron

Reclining Figure (woman)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
William King (1925-2015). Reclining figure, ca. 1965. Cast and welded bronze, 7 x 9.5 x 5 inches. Unsigned. William King, a sculptor in a variety of materials whose human figures traced social attitudes through the last half of the 20th century, often poking sly and poignant fun at human follies and foibles, died on March 4 at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 90. His death was confirmed by Scott Chaskey, who is married to Mr. King's stepdaughter, Megan Chaskey. Mr. King worked in clay, wood, bronze, vinyl, burlap and aluminum. He worked both big and small, from busts and toylike figures to large public art pieces depicting familiar human poses -- a seated, cross-legged man reading; a Western couple (he in a cowboy hat, she in a long dress) holding hands; a tall man reaching down to tug along a recalcitrant little boy; a crowd of robotic-looking men walking in lock step. But for all its variation, what unified his work was a wry observer's arched eyebrow, the pointed humor and witty rue of a fatalist. His figurative sculptures, often with long, spidery legs and an outlandishly skewed ratio of torso to appendages, use gestures and posture to suggest attitude and illustrate his own amusement with the unwieldiness of human physical equipment. His subjects included tennis players and gymnasts, dancers and musicians, and he managed to show appreciation of their physical gifts and comic delight at their contortions and costumery. His suit-wearing businessmen often appeared haughty or pompous; his other men could seem timid or perplexed or awkward. Oddly, or perhaps tellingly, he tended to depict women more reverentially, though in his portrayals of couples the fragility and tender comedy inherent in couplehood settled equally on both partners. Mr. King's work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, among other places, and he had dozens of solo gallery shows in New York and elsewhere. But the comic element of his work probably caused his reputation to suffer. Reviews of his exhibitions frequently began with the caveat that even though the work was funny, it was also serious, displaying superior technical skills, imaginative vision and the bolstering weight of a range of influences, from the ancient Etruscans to American folk art to 20th-century artists including Giacometti, Calder. and Elie Nadelman. The critic Hilton Kramer, one of Mr. King's most ardent advocates, wrote in a 1970 essay accompanying a New York gallery exhibit that he was, "among other things, an amusing artist, and nowadays this can, at times, be almost as much a liability as an asset." A "preoccupation with gesture is the focus of King's sculptural imagination," Mr. Kramer wrote. "Everything that one admires in his work - the virtuoso carving, the deft handling of a wide variety of materials, the shrewd observation and resourceful invention - all this is secondary to the concentration on gesture. The physical stance of the human animal as it negotiates the social arena, the unconscious gait that the body assumes in making its way in the social medium, the emotion traced by the course of a limb, a torso, a head, the features of a face, a coiffure or a costume - from a keen observation of these materials King has garnered a large stock of sculptural images notable for their wit, empathy, simplicity and psychological precision." William Dickey King...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Infinite Drifter 4
Located in Dallas, TX
textile & mixed media
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Muslin, Silk, Nylon

Barricada #17 aip L200 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #17 aip L200 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 133 × 95 cm (78.7 × 52.4 × 37.4 in). The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Sound of the Fjord, Contemporary Scandinavian Woven Textile, by Åse Ljones
By Åse Ljones
Located in Wilton, CT
Åse Ljones’ hand-embroidered tapestry Sound on the Fjord reflects Ljones’ upbringing on a small rural farm, where sea and nature were close by. Ljones start...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Thread

Piquant: Abstract Geometric 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture in Red, Pink, Peach, Maroon
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in bright hues of red, peach, pink, maroon, white and beige Piquant, hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artis...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

SCULPTURE COLUMN TEXTILE BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024 NEW
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

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Iron

Mobius H8 Painted Black Stainless Steel - contemporary, abstract, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large outdoor abstract sculpture by Jeremy Guy is hand-forged from stainless steel and finished in a glossy black. The striking elegant curves of Guy’s contemporary sculptures g...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Matermatrix
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Da sempre sono attratto dagli oggetti semplici, spesso dimenticati o fuori contesto. Riporto alla luce piccoli frammenti del quotidiano – giocattoli, gadget, elementi della cultura p...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Peekin (Colorful Abstract Geometric Wood Wall Sculpture in Blue, Green & White)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in shades of blue, green, teal, with contrasts of white "Peekin", made by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, in 2020 35 x...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Abstract Expressionist Biomorphic Welded Metal Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Welded, brazed sculpture on wooden base This is not signed or dated This work is unsigned. We were told it was the work of Seymour Lipton but as there is further documentation we are selling it as attributed and cannot guarantee it as such. Seymour Lipton (1903 – 1986) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially trained as a dentist, like fellow sculptor Herbert Ferber, receiving his degree from Columbia University in 1927. In the late 1920s, he began to explore sculpture, creating clay portraits of family members and friends. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. Like his contemporary, Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, and Arshile Gorky Lipton was influenced by Carl Jung’s work on the unconscious mind and the regenerative forces of nature. He translated these two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional maquettes that enabled him to revise his ideas before creating the final sculpture. The forms that Lipton produced during this period were often zoomorphic, exemplifying the tension between the souls of nature and the automatism of the machine. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms. Seymour Lipton is best known for his textured torch welded metal sculptures...
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1950s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Woman 4
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Sand Writer" Abstract Metal Pendulum Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Gandin's 'sandwriters' demonstrate the physics of the pendulum as they draw their kaleidoscope-like ribbons in the sand. The sculpture is signed and numbered by the artist on the base of the piece. Artist Biography: Andre’ Gandin...
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Barricada #15 aip L200 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #15 aip L200 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 276 × 177 cm (78.7 × 108.7 × 69.7 in). The sculpture is sig...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Nott
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...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

"Ocean Swirl 3" Small Ceramic Sculptural Vase
Located in Westport, CT
This small glazed porcelain sculptural vessel by Jon Puzzuoli features a light blue-green palette and a wave pattern over the surface of the piece. The flared neck is finished with 1...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Ice Nebula 3 - polished, geometric, abstract, painted steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This polished, geometric, abstract, painted steel sculpture is by artist Alexander Caldwell. Caldwell’s modern minimalist sculptures have been recognized for their masterful execution and flawless form and color. The Calgary-based artist’s work is often influenced by both nature and science. Ice Nebula is one of a series of pieces inspired by the extraordinary images of space sent to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope. This tabletop sculpture consists of several stainless steel spheres of different sizes welded together to form a tower-like shape, mounted on a wooden base. Caldwell’s signature paint finish—layers of glossy paint mask the seams of each component so they appear cohesive. The distinctive iridescent paint of Nebula changes color from blue-green to light purple in different light conditions. A nebula is a cloud of gas or dust in outer space. “… The color that transforms the industrial origins of my materials has become so important to the simpler shapes of my new work that it’s as if the metal has become an armature for the paint. “ Alexander Caldwell Alexander Caldwell was born in Whitehorse, Yukon. Alex Caldwell...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"The Playful Journey" Acrylic on Copper Abstract Composition 1997
By Stephen Schulz
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and dynamic abstract composition titled "The Playful Journey" by Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948). Schulz has used various types of acrylic paint, mixed with silicon to create a variety of textures. Signed and dated "Schulz 97" on verso, with an inscription that reads "For Leo and his Beautiful Family". Wood support frame on verso. Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948) is an artist who has lived and worked in Fresno and Santa Cruz, California, and Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He has studied privately with Julie Connell, Jan Daniels, Michele Faia, Elle Fielder, Sal Pecoraro, Susan Stover, and Chris Volpe. Artist’s Statement: “My painting and artistic expression opens the doorway into an unconscious and creative world, where an uninhibited expression can take place, as one becomes immersed without the perception of time. Painting and design started it. From the beginning the process of transforming materials into art has struck me as a magical alchemy and, over the years, that mysterious process has had its hold on me, leading me from hobby to art. The creative process fills me with a sense of wonder and has proven a most amenable vehicle for transforming inner vision to outer reality. I paint from the inside out. Though I work quite deliberately, consciously employing both traditional and innovative techniques, my unconscious is the region of the most fertile of creative soil. I love working with a full complement of colors but often find my design direction working within the narrow spectrum of black and white, shadow and light. Some of my early inspiration comes from the New York School and artists such as Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock. Their ideas and techniques have helped to free my mind to explore areas of the unconscious that aren’t restricted by the world of right and wrong, good and bad. The journey continues and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to explore this exquisite world of the creative process.” Education: University of Oklahoma: 1966-1967 Canada College, AA Degree: 1972-1974 University of California: 1974-1975 Exhibitions: 2014 - Studio show Fresno, CA 2010 - Dubai (UAI) Animal rights show; Gallery 10, Washington, DC 2008, 2009 - Jia Salon & Gallery, Fresno, CA 2007 - Studio Exhibition 2006 - Cabrillo College 2004 - Studio Exhibition 2000, 2001, 2002 - Rollf's Gallery, Fresno, CA 2000 - Studio show; Bridgeport Gallery, CT 1999 - Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Matt Miller Design, SF, CA 1998 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery Los Angeles, CA; Open Studio Aptos, CA; Brigitte Bohlem, Hamburg, Germany 1997 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee 1996 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin 1995 - Abrahamsen Design; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin; l&I Gallery, NJ; Gillen Design, London Ontario Canada...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Reaching (bronze hand)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Reaching, ca. 1980. Cast bronze. Signed in lower region on wrist. A rare example from the artist's later period influenced by figurative abstraction with expressionist tendencies. James Edward Lewis (August 4, 1923 – August 9, 1997) was an African-American artist, art collector, professor, and curator in the city of Baltimore. He is best known for his role as the leading force for the creation of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, an institution of the HBCU Morgan State University. His work as the chairman of the Morgan Art Department from 1950 to 1986 allowed for the museum to amass a large collection of more than 3,000 works, predominantly of African and African diasporan art.[1] In addition, he is also well known for his role as an interdisciplinary artist, primarily focused on sculpture, though also having notable examples of lithography and illustration. His artistic style throughout the years has developed from an earlier focus on African-American history and historical figures, for which he is most notable as an artist, to a more contemporary style of African-inspired abstract expressionism. Early and personal life James E. Lewis was born in rural Phenix, Virginia on August 4, 1923 to James T. Lewis and Pearline (Pearlean) Harvey.[5] Lewis' parents were both sharecroppers. Shortly after his birth, his father moved to Baltimore for increased job opportunity; James E. was subsequently raised by his mother until the family was reunited in 1925. They lived for a short time with distant relatives until moving to a four-bedroom house on 1024 North Durham Street in East Baltimore, a predominantly African-American lower-class neighborhood close to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Lewis' primary school, PS 101, was the only public school in East Baltimore that served black children. Lewis grew up in a church-going family, his parents both active members of the Faith Baptist Church, devoting the entirety of their Sundays to church activities. His parents worked a variety of different jobs throughout his youth:[6] his father working as a stevedore for a shipping company, a mechanic, a custodian, a mailroom handler,[6] and an elevator operator.] His mother worked as both a clerk at a drugstore[7] and a laundress for a private family.[4] Lewis' primary exposure to the arts came from Dr. Leon Winslow, a faculty member at PS 101 who Lewis saw as "providing encouragement and art materials to those who wanted and needed it." In fifth grade, Lewis transferred to PS 102. Here, he was able to receive specialized Art Education in Ms. William's class under the guidance of Winslow. He was considered a standout pupil at PS 102 as a result of his introduction to the connection between the arts and the other studies. His time spent in Ms. Pauline Wharton's class allowed for him to experiment with singing, to which he was considered a talented singer. His involvement in this class challenged his earlier belief that singing was not a masculine artistic pursuit. He was able to study both European classics and negro spirituals, which was one of his earliest introductions to arts specific to American black culture. Under Ms. Wharton's direction, he was also involved in many different musical performances,[6] including some works of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project.[8] Lewis attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, where his love of the arts was heightened through his industrial art class with Lee Davis...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rhapsody XI
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

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