Herringkel III
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Aircraft Sculpture - Bronze- Deep Sea Green Patina Part of the Aerogenic series of bronze sculptures, a progression in the HERRINGKEL seri...
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
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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Herringkel III
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Aircraft Sculpture - Bronze- Deep Sea Green Patina Part of the Aerogenic series of bronze sculptures, a progression in the HERRINGKEL seri...
Bronze
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...
Metal, Steel
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...
Acrylic
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
PAISLEY - Abstract Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 1996
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 Year: 1996
Ceramic, Clay
Fighting over
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...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
$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...
Other Medium
Gradient 0215.2522.03
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 ...
Mixed Media, Panel
$12,000
Mistral
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 ...
Alabaster, Marble
World in Motion by Indalecio Etchebarne, Carrara Abstract Marble Sculpture 2023
Located in Miami, FL
World in Motion by Indalecio Etchebarne, Carrara Abstract Marble Sculpture 2023 Carrara Marble World in Motion by Indalecio Etchebarne is a refined abstract sculpture carved from wh...
Marble
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Lesiure Class
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Birch, acrylic wash & wax Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Contemporary, S...
Varnish, Acrylic, Birch, Wax
$37,000
Transient
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 ...
Alabaster
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 ...
Acrylic
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...
Maple, Coating, Acrylic
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...
Poplar, Spray Paint, Acrylic
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Wavy Yellow
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigmented Satin Lacquer on maple Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Contempor...
Maple, Lacquer, Pigment
Ceramic Texture Square Sculpture Abstract Wall Earth
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...
Ceramic
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
BLANCA - Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Contemporary Sculpture Artist Signed 2004
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 Year: 2004 Reflecting on her Mexican roots, Nora Pineda...
Ceramic, Clay
"Corrugation in Deep Blue"
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...
Encaustic, Cardboard
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Ceramic, Clay
$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...
Other Medium
Epos II
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Wood, window screen, plaster, joint compound, polymer and acrylic paint
Plaster, Wood, Acrylic, Polymer
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...
Resin
Ceramic Texture Wall Sculpture Abstract Color
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...
Porcelain
OPEN EQUIVALENCE 4 - acrylic on cut linen with cotton thread -Abstract Geometric
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...
Cotton, Linen, Thread, Acrylic
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...
Acrylic
$21,124
Transformation, British Sculptor, Abstract, Marble, Italian Carrara, Philosophy
By Ian Thomson
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Transformation by British sculptor Ian Thomson. Thomson's travels have provided inspiration for his work. He holds degrees in Architecture and Philosophy &...
Marble
Noumenon-Contemporary, Carrara Marble, Sculpture, Ian Thomson, inspiration
By Ian Thomson
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Introducing "Noumenon" — a captivating sculpture crafted from premium Carrara marble, renowned for its luminous quality and timeless elegance. This piece embodies the artist's profou...
Marble
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
EQUIVALENCE 118- Acrylic on cut Linen - Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting on cut linen canvas by Linda King Ferguson depicts a diamond shaped canvas that is color-blocked into three main sections. The topmost triangular portion of the canvas ...
Linen, Acrylic
"Grey Gear" Abstract, Industrial Bronze Metal Sculpture by Joel Perlman
By Joel Perlman
Located in New York, NY
"Grey Gear" by Joel Perlman Abstract sculpture in bronze Joel Perlman has been creating complex sculptures out of steel, bronze, and aluminum since the early 1970's. While minimalis...
Metal, Bronze
$10,500
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...
Copper
Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
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...
Found Objects
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. IV' by Carola Eggeling, Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Black Sculpture 'O.T. IV' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Certificate of authenticity Numbered and signed artwork L...
Bronze
$29,721Sale Price|20% Off
Glacier
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...
Marble
Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture Abstract
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...
Ceramic
Mini Portal
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...
Bronze
Small Red Modernist Tree Root Sculpture in Welded Steel, Abstract Art
By Steve Tobin
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve Tobin Red Dancing Root, 2024 Forged and welded steel, multicoat acrylic paint 17 x 16 x 16 inches STo003 Steve Tobin (b. 1957, Philadelphia) is a conceptual artist whose acade...
Steel
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...
Bronze
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 ...
Wood, Acrylic
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. ...
Steel
$1,800
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...
Brass
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 ...
Resin, Acrylic
Lulo 1 - Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova, Yakisugi technique
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Lulo 1 Limited edition of 12 Dimensions : H. 80 cm x D. 27 cm Mediums: Ash, oil, brass Japanese technique Yakisugi LULO - Collection Climbing. Both word and action are ...
Steel
$24,000Sale Price|25% Off
Two Spirals Abstract Sculpture in Metal and Marble, 1971, Signed
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Two Spirals, 1971 Metal with marble base Height at rest: 7 inches Signed and dated "Rickey 1971" on base Unique
Marble, Metal
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...
Wood, Mixed Media
$14,500
Knot #19 1/7
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 ...
Steel
Black Sculpture 'Wandobjekt' by Carola Eggeling, Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Black Sculpture 'Wandobjekt' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Finish: Black Bronze Patinated Certificate of authenticity Nu...
Bronze
$3,000
Untitled
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...
Metal
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...
Marble
$10,853
Aluminium Sculpture 'Dialog' by Carola Eggeling, Aluminum Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Aluminium Sculpture 'Dialog' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German aluminum sculpture Numbered and signed artwork Limited edition of 9 Measures: ...
Steel
Untitled
By Pere Aragay
Located in Barcelona, CT
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Metal
Moonrise
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 ...
Stainless Steel
$5,251
Bronze Black Sculpture 'Stele III' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Patinated
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Black Sculpture 'Stele III' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Patinated Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Bronze Black Patinated Numbered and s...
Bronze
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...
Steel
Marguerite : 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,...
Steel
Blueberry Illusion 4/7
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 ...
Steel
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.
Wood, Acrylic
Selkie #5 1/7
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 ...
Steel
$5,800
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....
Steel
Untitled VIII : large-scale steel sculpture
By Naomi Press
Located in New York, NY
A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working i...
Stainless Steel
$24,500
Knot #63CT 1/7
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 ...
Steel