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Abstract Sculptures

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Senescence
Senescence

Senescence

By Craig Wcislo

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In Senescence, Craig Wcislo presents a sculptural form that feels simultaneously ancient and speculative, as though shaped by evolutionary pressures beyond human time. The work’s swo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Untitled (black octagons)
Untitled (black octagons)

Untitled (black octagons)

By Thomas Lendvai

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: None of my sculptures are ever worked out on paper. The process is always tactile and worked out in the form of a model or small sculpture. This sculpture was an ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Other Medium, Polyurethane

Seeking Arrangement

Seeking Arrangement

By Bobbi Meier

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This soft, pepto-bismol pink sculpture intertwined around a found traditional lamp and wrapped around the table it is sitting on reminded me of people who are look...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Other Medium, Oak

Bird House or Face Vase
Bird House or Face Vase

Bird House or Face Vase

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful example of an abstract ceramic or sculpture in blue, referred to as a bird house or face vase, by Indian / American artist Gerry Williams (1926-2014). Williams was born in India from American parents, and eventually set up a studio and became a longtime resident of Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Williams took his first pottery lessons from master ceramic artist Vivika Heino at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in the late 1940s. He became a juried member of the League in 1952. New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen named Williams the state’s first artist...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Work  N° 2  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Work  N° 2  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Work N° 2 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

1) Untitled 2) Wooden cardboard, acrylic. 3) Year of creation : 2016-2017 4) 106,5X48X0,5cm and 36X16X1cm 5) signed on the back 6) Unique copy 7) 3600 euros

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Work  N° 3  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Work  N° 3  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Work N° 3 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

1) Untitled 2) Wooden cardboard, acrylic 3) Year of creation : 2016 4) 38X16,6X1,7cm 5) Signed on the back 6) Unique copy 7)1100 euros

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Work  N°6  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Work  N°6  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Work N°6 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Plywood, acrylic, elastic threads 3) Year of creation 2019 4) 38X56X80 ( variable dimension ) 5) Without signature in the state. But will be delivered on support bearing the artist's...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Principled Opportunism Matter

Principled Opportunism Matter

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

Hybrid 7

Hybrid 7

By Mia Capodilupo

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The hybrid series is a combination of found and fabricated forms that imitates nature using materials from the urban industrial landscape. Keywords: still life, plants, vegetation, green, farm Artist Biography: Mia Capodilupo is a sculptor and installation artist originally from Boston, MA. She received a BA from University of Chicago, studied sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art and received an MFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has participated in solo and group shows and residencies in museums, galleries and alternative spaces around the country. She has received several grants from the City of Chicago...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Rubber, Wood, Other Medium

Gaia, Glass and Mosaic Sculpture, 2021
Gaia, Glass and Mosaic Sculpture, 2021

Gaia, Glass and Mosaic Sculpture, 2021

By Gerald Davidson

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This model stated during the photo shoot that ever since elementary school she has felt a strong connection to the earth and that as an adult has embraced the iden...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mosaic

Organza Fold
Organza Fold

Organza Fold

By Jaena Kwon

Located in Westport, CT

This purple/lavender piece is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painti...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Tablescape
Tablescape

Tablescape

By Bobbi Meier

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This piece is constructed from my grandmother's dressing table mirror, a found table base, and dismembered segments of a soft sculpture I had previously made and n...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Other Medium, Glass, Mirror, Spray Paint

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

By Peter Reginato

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Color becomes structure in this 2006 sculpture by Peter Reginato. Resin poured over steel transforms industrial weight into something playful and elastic, where gesture feels suspend...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Berkshire Blue
Berkshire Blue

Berkshire Blue

By Jaena Kwon

Located in Westport, CT

This blue work is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painting as an ima...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

TGL : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
TGL : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

TGL : 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

Yegua 4/30

Yegua 4/30

By Siri Hollander

Located in Napa, CA

Siri Hollander, born in New York, lived most of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain, where the local community revolved around fairs and fiestas. Influenced by a family of artists and ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

SCSC 38 Green Gold, Contemporary Abstract Paper Sculpture, 2021

SCSC 38 Green Gold, Contemporary Abstract Paper Sculpture, 2021

By Matt Shlian

Located in Boston, MA

Geometric Abstract Contemporary Paper and Metal Sculpture. 29.5"W x 37"H x 2", unframed Folder paper and metal create depth and reflect light. Origami, Modern, Optical Illusion, Mi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999
“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999

“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999

By Jay Wholley

Located in New York, NY

Lost Wax Cast Iron & Bronze This sculpture comes directly from the artist's private collection and is shown in his book on his "Cube" Series.

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Bronze

Pattern Bias

Pattern Bias

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This dress was is an early piece when I was beginning to make dresses and was learning about shaping them. I was also using a camera for my imagery not my 1-phone...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Suspenders and Leggings
Suspenders and Leggings

Suspenders and Leggings

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Suspenders and Leggings is my most recent piece done while sheltering in place. While looking thru my reformatted imagery patterns I came across some buildings I ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

September Song

September Song

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: While living in La Paz, BCS, Mexico, where the spring and summer were tremendously hot, I was thinking about the wonderful fall and fall colors in the eastern Uni...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020 32″ × 19″ × 2″, 40 lbs Fused Glass and Stainless Steel Wall mounted Artist Commentary: I was working with some metal fabricators w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Lip Service
Lip Service

Lip Service

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Lip service came about during sheltering in place. While visiting with my grandchildren it broke my heart that they could not see me sm...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Azure

Azure

By Troy Pillow

Located in Napa, CA

Troy Pillow’s latest sculpture, titled “Azure,” is a striking piece that showcases his signature blend of elegance and innovation. Crafted from painted stainless steel, “Azure” stand...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

The Last Star, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2020

The Last Star, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2020

By Fred Klingelhofer

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The Last Star is a result the many sketches I had been doing for sculptures in an ongoing "Event" series. Keywords: absract Artist Biography: Fred Klingelhofer, a primarily self-taught artist, grew up in a Chicago south side neighborhood. He received a BS degree in physics from Roosevelt University and worked as an engineer for 30 years. During those years he enrolled in art workshops and classes at a nearby community college completing courses in figure drawing, 2D and 3D design, ceramics, sculpting the figure, welding and metal sculpture. His focus has been on creating sculpture since 2006. Fred has exhibited his sculpture in a number of group exhibitions with Chicago Sculpture International, Art Prize (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Sculpture in the Park (St Charles, Illinois), Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

Green metallic platter with bronze filagree center.

Green metallic platter with bronze filagree center.

By Lois Sattler

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Green metallic platter with bronze filigree center. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 14 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (35 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in Cal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Concrete form tube series #1
Concrete form tube series #1

Concrete form tube series #1

By Mia Capodilupo

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This piece is created using a variety of casting materials cast into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combined with cast off indust...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Rubber, Plaster

Belly, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

Belly, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

By Beverly Morrison

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Black stoneware; cone 5/6 oxidation firing "Inspired by my nieces voluptuous pregnant belly " Keywords: vessel, ceramic, classic, minimal, clay, black, classical, minimal, round Artist Biography: Beverly Morrison...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Radio Shak
Radio Shak

Tom NussbaumRadio Shak, 2018

$11,200Sale Price|20% Off

Radio Shak

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

Heartcarver
Heartcarver

Heartcarver

By Christine Perri

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This sculpture is a classically carved walnut bas-relief of a female woodworker dressed in contemporary commercial materials: vinyl cloth stitched with tactical co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Homage to Miro`

Homage to Miro`

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: I went on a drive with some friends up into the hills of Carrara where the marble quarries are. There were marble "rocks" all over the place and I when I expresse...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

Hues of Baja Sur

Hues of Baja Sur

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Made in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where the sunsets and the colors of the sea are moving and inspiring. The rocks and the coral and the bird life. Very peaceful - La Pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Candle Holders in Stacked Squares of Matte Steel Grey, Capped in Brilliant Gold

Candle Holders in Stacked Squares of Matte Steel Grey, Capped in Brilliant Gold

By Lois Sattler

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Candle Holders in stacked squares of matt steel grey, capped in brilliant gold luster. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm). Artwork Details...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Brushstroke No. 2
Brushstroke No. 2

Brushstroke No. 2

By Judith + Rolfe

Located in Boston, MA

1/8" – 3/8" high on-edge paper on mat board. Handcut Stardream® Bluebell paper on gray background. Call them brushstrokes, or call them waves. These are beginning explorations ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Board

UnEarthed

Jill CastyUnEarthed, 2020

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

UnEarthed

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The reds in my glass collection speak loudly to me. I wanted to do an experiment using reds and blacks in a hot melt. The color is intense and wonderful and felt ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Untitled XIII : abstract steel sculpture

Untitled XIII : abstract steel sculpture

By Naomi Press

Located in New York, NY

Abstract steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working in large scale with steel in the ...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Woman III
Woman III

Woman III

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

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

Forever
Forever

Forever

By Santiago Medina

Located in Fairfield, CT

Master sculptor Santiago Medina’s Tuscany inspired Italian stainless steel masterpiece sculptures are at marquee public art venues such as Harvard, Stanford, Tufts and Washington Uni...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Form as absence
Form as absence

Form as absence

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

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.