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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
Oro
Oro

Oro

By Rosa Brun

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Joseph Kosuth, father of conceptual art, once famously said: “Works of art that try to tell us something about the world are bound to fail (…)The absence of reality in art is exactly...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Light-Glyph (Purple)

Light-Glyph (Purple)

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

Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull Under the Tree), 1952

Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull Under the Tree), 1952

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Pablo Picasso Taureau sous l'arbre (Bull Under the Tree); Displayed in a robust fashion, the musculature and mass of the bull is represented by the rounded forms of the back and legs...

Category

1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base
Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base

Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking cut and polished slice of rhodochrosite, a semi precious mineral, with its distinctive red color and white banding. Presented on a custom lucite and brass stand.

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Interior Lamp - "Virus" with shadow projection - unique contemporary - small
Interior Lamp - "Virus" with shadow projection - unique contemporary - small

Interior Lamp - "Virus" with shadow projection - unique contemporary - small

By Stefan Traloc

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Virus Lamp Tripod small Our Virus luminaire is a spherical luminaire on pedestals with a color filter attachment for indoor use. The tubular sectional steel has been arranged here a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Organic Tube Shell Sculpture
Organic Tube Shell Sculpture

Organic Tube Shell Sculpture

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Tall elegant tube shell sculpture designed and executed by F. S. Henemader with a dramatic form and striking bleached white color. Presented on a Lucite base to enhance the sculptura...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

White Marble Form
White Marble Form

White Marble Form

By Robert Winslow

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Robert Winslow emerged as a recognized sculptor and painter in the late 1970’s. His paintings and sculptures are in the collections of many prominent corporations including McDonalds Corp., Helene Curtis Corp., The Chicago Board Options Exchange...

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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Fenced
Fenced

Fenced

By Ben Watkins

Located in Lincoln, RI

This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the s...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Fat Stacks
Fat Stacks

Fat Stacks

By Ben Watkins

Located in Lincoln, RI

This is a resin sculpture thats made up of twelve identical triangular pieces glued to wood frames and permanently assembled into the trapezoidal composition you see. The piece is ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Blockhead
Blockhead

Ben WatkiinsBlockhead, 2020

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

Blockhead

Located in Lincoln, RI

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

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Untitled (Shift)

Thomas LendvaiUntitled (Shift), 2018

$1,512Sale Price|30% Off

Untitled (Shift)

By Thomas Lendvai

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This sculpture has always been dear to me. The original was made while I was still in college. This one was reproduced for an exhibition last year. I still hope...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Ceramic #2403
Ceramic #2403

Ceramic #2403

By Alice Federico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from East Carolina University (1977), as wel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large, sculptural studio pottery vessel by Robert Sperry
Large, sculptural studio pottery vessel by Robert Sperry

Large, sculptural studio pottery vessel by Robert Sperry

By Robert Sperry

Located in Colfax, CA

A large bulbous horned vase formed studio pottery vessel by American ceramicist Robert Sperry. Sperry is an important figure in the American studio craft movement. He was born in Bu...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Don Frost - Wren, Sculpture 2022

Don Frost - Wren, Sculpture 2022

By Don Frost

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fiberglass / Carbon Fibre Impregnated With Catalysed Polyester Resin Graphite Filled Acrylic Laquor On Filled Polyester Resin Base "Don Frost, sculptor, creator of completely unique...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, Lacquer, Acrylic Polymer, Graphite

Virus Lamp
Virus Lamp

Stefan TralocVirus Lamp, 2021

$579Sale Price|20% Off

Virus Lamp

By Stefan Traloc

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Our Virus luminaire is a spherical luminaire with color filter attachment for indoor operation. The tubular sectional steel here has been arranged as a sphere, casting different tunn...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

18-10 Abstract Steel Sculpture, Brutalist Style, Signed, 2010-
18-10 Abstract Steel Sculpture, Brutalist Style, Signed, 2010-

18-10 Abstract Steel Sculpture, Brutalist Style, Signed, 2010-

By Ben McLeod

Located in Vancouver, CA

Ben McLeod (b. 1948, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a preeminent Canadian sculptor whose over five-decade practice is characterized by a profoundly self-propelled trajectory and the cultivat...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Ernesto Morenon Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture “Eterno Conflictto"
Ernesto Morenon Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture “Eterno Conflictto"

Ernesto Morenon Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture “Eterno Conflictto"

Located in Milford, NH

A bold abstract welded steel sculpture of a galactic explosion titled Eterno Conflicto by French American sculptor Ernesto Morenon (1904-2003). Morenon was born in Marseille, and stu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Light-Glyph 50 (Rose Gold)
Light-Glyph 50 (Rose Gold)

Light-Glyph 50 (Rose Gold)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Neighbourhood XI
Neighbourhood XI

Russell WestNeighbourhood XI, 2023

$13,211Sale Price|20% Off

Neighbourhood XI

By Russell West

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original, oil and wire on board. Russell West’s intensely coloured, dripping paint artworks draw the eye into a three-dimensional labyrinth of layers and hollows, colours and patter...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Slika #241 IN Painting
Slika #241 IN Painting

Slika #241 IN Painting

By Vasa Velizar Mihich

Located in New York, NY

A great opportunity to own a painting by Vasa Mihich. These works are future forward as they are based on computer-generated programs with a focus on aesthetics. Meaning Vasa wante...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Delta
Delta

Delta

By Robert Milnes

Located in Denton, TX

Stoneware with colored slips. Cone 04 textured and satin glazes. Signed, titled, and dated in ink on bottom by Robert Milnes Milnes served as Dean of the College of Visuals Arts and...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Slip, Glaze

Tucker I No.5

Tucker I No.5

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Viewer" Bronze Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
"Viewer" Bronze Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis

"Viewer" Bronze Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis

By Sergii Shaulis

Located in Culver City, CA

"Viewer" Bronze Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis 2020 From the Fateful Flowers series Approximate weight 75 lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England. Education 2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI) 2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA) 2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA) Exhibitions 2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv. 2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv. 2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009) 2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv . 2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv . 2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Gryphon

Gryphon

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 forms from an obviously man-made metal, Hyldreth creates a unique symbiosis between nature and structure, unifying the sculpture and the surroundings through the free-flowing energy and architecture of his artworks. Keeping in mind the intimate connection between artists and their tools, Hyldreth studies the potential energies of his metals and coaxes out exquisite forms and natural power. Using mainly stainless steel, as well as the occasional bronze and Cor-ten steel, Hyldreth allows his materials to dictate their final shape and become an ultimate collaboration between man and matter. The evocative forms subliminally draw the audience in, giving every viewer a deeply personal experience. In 2004 Damon received his BFA in Sculpture from San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, CA. Public and private installations of Hyldreth’s work include the town of Palm Desert, CA, the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, The W Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, Trump Hollywood, Hollywood, FL Neiman Marcus, Houston, TX, Soffitel Hotel, Los Angeles, CA and the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Figural Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Guardian', 2012
Figural Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Guardian', 2012

Figural Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Guardian', 2012

By Alexander Ney

Located in New York, NY

'Guardian', 2008 Alexander Ney White Italian Terra Cotta 6 x 9.25 x 2.75 in. / 15 x 24 x 7 cm. Unique Work, Signed by the Artist underside The ‘Guardian’ by visionary artist Alexand...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Ariane" Brass Sculpture
"Ariane" Brass Sculpture

"Ariane" Brass Sculpture

By Elie Hirsch 1

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture "Ariane", Pièce unique, one of a kind, created in patinated brass (weight 3Kg) About the artist. Graduate in ceramic design and metal sculpture (2001,2003), he worked durin...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Knot #105 ed. 1/3

Knot #105 ed. 1/3

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

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

Blueberry Illusion 4/7

Blueberry Illusion 4/7

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

Kindred 1/9
Kindred 1/9

Kindred 1/9

By Gail Folwell

Located in Napa, CA

Gail Folwell is a contemporary sculptor who holds a BFA from the University of Denver and has had an accomplished career in graphic design as well as extensive university and college...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Pere Aragay

Located in Barcelona, CT

The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Marty Mackenzie, and Stephen Walling. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,400,000, while the average work sells for $4,500.