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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
Red, Purple, and Blue Modernist Abstract Biomorphic Mobile Sculpture
Red, Purple, and Blue Modernist Abstract Biomorphic Mobile Sculpture

Red, Purple, and Blue Modernist Abstract Biomorphic Mobile Sculpture

By Jon Krawczyk

Located in Houston, TX

Red, purple, and blue modernist biomorphic mobile sculpture by Jon Jon Krawczyk. Signed by the artist at the bottom of the piece. Artist Biography: A graduate of Connecticut College, Krawczyk has studied fine art throughout Europe and apprenticed with various acclaimed sculptors. He realizes his biomorphic sculptures by cutting sheet stainless steel or bronze and welding, pounding and shaping with focused heat. Each sculpture is therefore unique, as the works are never cast from a mold. Krawczyk draws inspiration from artists such as Picasso, Henry Moore and David Smith. He is not only influenced by the obvious masterful techniques of these artists, but also by their philosophies of the sculptural process. Jon Krawczyk works in stainless steel, either brushed or highly polished, and in bronze, to which he applies intense patinas of earth tones and bright blues and greens. These works appear to have the geological marks of boulders, as sentinels that look comfortable in natural environments, can be abstract tendrils or wispy smoke-like forms that defy gravity, or long, thin, yet powerful lines that seem to jump into the sky. His most recent highly polished stainless steel sculptures...

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Wok Hei : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Wok Hei : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

By Greg Chann

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Fighting over

Fighting over

By Ruan Hoffmann

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

Starship
Starship

Tim YankoskyStarship, 2020

$4,160Sale Price|20% Off

Starship

By Tim Yankosky

Located in Fairfield, CT

Materials are often the driving force and inspiration behind the works of art that I create. I have always been drawn to the functional wear and patina of vintage and found objects. Recently, vintage measuring tapes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Gradient 0215.2522.03
Gradient 0215.2522.03

Gradient 0215.2522.03

By Lisa Bartleson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Mistral

Mistral

By Gabriel Sobin

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Gabriel Sobin was born in 1971 in Salon de Provence, France, to an English mother and an American father. Sobin studied at l’École d’Arts Appliqués ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Transient

Transient

By Gabriel Sobin

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Gabriel Sobin was born in 1971 in Salon de Provence, France, to an English mother and an American father. Sobin studied at l’École d’Arts Appliqués Oli ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Egg
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Egg

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Egg

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Spray acrylic on poplar, reclaimed cherry Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on maple with gloss clearcoat Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Cont...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Coating, Acrylic

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Spray acrylic on poplar with gloss clearcoat Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Tex...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Poplar, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Corrugation in Deep Blue"

"Corrugation in Deep Blue"

By David Brown 3

Located in Toronto, ON

Encaustic painting is an ancient art form and was practiced by artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. The word encaustic comes from Greek and means “to burn in”, which refers to...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Encaustic, Cardboard

RED GODDESS - Ceramic Slip Cast Fine Art Sculpture 2018
RED GODDESS - Ceramic Slip Cast Fine Art Sculpture 2018

RED GODDESS - Ceramic Slip Cast Fine Art Sculpture 2018

By Nora Pineda

Located in Chico, CA

Goddess Form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications. Dimensions: 13"h x 10"w x 8"d ARTIST STATEMENT My work passionately reflects my Mexican cultural roots. The art forms appear and are created as stories in the round as I transform and mutate a magic fusion of colors, shapes and a way of life into them. I often use faces joined by zigzag or curved lines. Flower petals characteristically fashion the idea of dealing with one’s aura. Some of the vessel forms I use (the goddess series) are used to symbolically connect earth to women… a container used for nutrients of survival. My work also speaks of healing. Pieces are created to capture great depth of emotion, celebration, suffering, and cultural bonding. Slip cast...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

The Conversation

Tim YankoskyThe Conversation, 2022

$6,400Sale Price|20% Off

The Conversation

By Tim Yankosky

Located in Fairfield, CT

Materials are often the driving force and inspiration behind the works of art that I create. I have always been drawn to the functional wear and patina of vintage and found objects. Recently, vintage measuring tapes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium

Epos II
Epos II

Epos II

By Marela Zacarias

Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Wood, window screen, plaster, joint compound, polymer and acrylic paint

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Acrylic, Polymer

Untitled Kernel

Untitled Kernel

By Eric Johnson

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Ceramic Texture Wall Sculpture Abstract Color

Ceramic Texture Wall Sculpture Abstract Color

By Neil Tetkowski

Located in Buffalo, NY

The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

OPEN EQUIVALENCE 4 - acrylic on cut linen with cotton thread -Abstract Geometric

OPEN EQUIVALENCE 4 - acrylic on cut linen with cotton thread -Abstract Geometric

By Linda King Ferguson

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

In this sculptural piece, Linda King Ferguson has cut a piece of linen canvas into a somewhat trapezoidal shape, with a scalloped top edge. A red cotton thread completes the remainder of the diamond shape. King Ferguson's paintings are abstractions of the female body. She chooses to use linen...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Thread, Acrylic

Bokeru : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Bokeru : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

By Greg Chann

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...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Aman
Aman

Aman

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

Copper

Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks

Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Glacier
Glacier

Émile GilioliGlacier, 1961

$29,721Sale Price|20% Off

Glacier

By Émile Gilioli

Located in PARIS, FR

"The Glacier" by Emile GILIOLI (1911-1977) "Perlino rosato" polished marble signed to underside "Gilioli" and dated "61" France 1961 height 27 cm width 29 cm depth 20 cm Provenance : World House Galleries, New York, 1962; Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1962-1966; Donation to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington; Christie's, sold by order of the trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum, 1994. Biography : Émile Gilioli (1911-1977) was a French sculptor. He was one of the leaders of French post-war abstract sculpture, alongside Brancusi and Arp. Born into a family of Italian shoemakers living in Paris, they moved to Nice after the World War I. In 1932, Émile Gilioli took lessons at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice, notably with the future artist Marie Raymond...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture Abstract

Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture Abstract

By Neil Tetkowski

Located in Buffalo, NY

The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mini Portal

Mini Portal

By Hans Van de Bovenkamp

Located in Greenwich, CT

Dutch, b. 1938 Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an artist-mystic whose work -- with i...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Abstract Sculpture
Modernist Abstract Sculpture

Modernist Abstract Sculpture

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful large modernist abstract bronze sculpture with geometric shapes by American artist Rodger Allen Mack (1938-2002). Mack was born in Barberton, Ohio, graduated from the Cle...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Temple of Fire at the Event Horizon
The Temple of Fire at the Event Horizon

The Temple of Fire at the Event Horizon

By Mela M

Located in Fairfield, CT

Mela M’s sculptures are her interpretation of the seamless interconnectedness of light and material form and reference the pronounced uncertainty and unpredictability of our rapidly ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Chapter II - Catharsis

Chapter II - Catharsis

By Ed Haugevik

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Sculpture. About the Artist: Ed Haugevik has established a career as professional sculptor placing his work at numerous private and public sites throughout the country. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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...

Category

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 ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

How Many Licks Betty?
How Many Licks Betty?

How Many Licks Betty?

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Betty Boop is a cheeky one-of-a-kind mixed media artwork that reimagines the classic pop culture icon through a contemporary and surrealist lens. Inspired by a vintage Betty Boop com...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Knot #19 1/7

Knot #19 1/7

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

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Paolo Soleri 1

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Untitled" is a cast metal sculpture made by Italian/American architect and urban planner, Paolo Soleri. The total size is 9 1/2 x 6 x 3 inches. The work is stamped by the artist. S...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks
Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks

Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks

By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez

Located in Paris, FR

Nebza II by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Iranian Pink Marble Dimensions: H. 10.5 cm x 33 cm x 4 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian born designer with a degree in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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

Metal

Moonrise

Moonrise

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

Lydia : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Lydia : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

Lydia : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

By Greg Chann

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...

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

Mobile anti directionnel
Mobile anti directionnel

Mobile anti directionnel

Located in PARIS, FR

Several of his monumental works can be found in public spaces throughout France, commissioned as part of the 1% artistic program.

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Selkie #5 1/7

Selkie #5 1/7

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

Cloud
Cloud

Cloud

By Tom Nussbaum

Located in New Orleans, LA

Tom Nussbaum is known for a variety of work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commissions....

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Knot #63CT 1/7

Knot #63CT 1/7

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

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.