Ben YoungSplit Sea, 2021
$21,600
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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Pont d'Escalier bronze wood figure steps
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These sculptures were inspired by the spirituality of the twelve-step programs and the eight-fold path of Buddhism. Meshing these philosophies with meditation led me to express these small sculptures to achieve the connection between art and spirit. Wire figures...
Bronze
$180,000
Club
By Kiki Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Club" is a bronze cast sculpture made by Kiki Smith in 1992. The artwork is 33 x 8 x 6 inches and weighs less than 50 lbs. The work is signed and dated, lower middle, "Kiki Smith 19...
Bronze
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
Her Kiss abstract sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman: The quiet encounter of two lovers kissing is captured in this wonderful cast bronze with a gold patina. The softness of the moment o...
Bronze
$5,021
The Link - 21st Century, Marble sculpture, Organic shapes, nature inspired
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Noemi Palacios expresses herself through form and matter, a medium through which she has found a deep understanding of her inner self. Her evocative pieces are inspired by the univer...
Marble
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, CT
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, CT
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Plastic, Wood
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Copper
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Copper From the series, Elements, are three artworks of precious commodities, combining their beauty of material with the exquisite simplicity of numerical Pi. These artworks draw yo...
Copper
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Straddle
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their...
Bronze
"Yellow Red Cobalt - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Yellow Red Cobalt - Out" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3") Cut Work...
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
"Yellow Red Cobalt - In", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Yellow Red Cobalt - In" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3") Cut Work ...
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
Nebza I Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks
By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Located in Paris, FR
Nebza I by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Iranian Pink Marble Dimensions: H. 16 cm x 15 cm x 4 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian born designer with a degree in In...
Marble
$120,000
Artemis
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. ...
Stainless Steel
Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Black is one in a three part series. “In the ref...
Textile, Linen, Thread
$22,000
Walking Man
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. ...
Stone, Marble, Steel
$9,994
Black Labyrinth - 21st Cent, Marble sculpture, Organic shapes, nature inspired
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Noemi Palacios expresses herself through form and matter, a medium through which she has found a deep understanding of her inner self. Her evocative pieces are inspired by the univer...
Marble
Blue eyes - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Metal
"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych blue abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with automotive paint. Th...
Metal
"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych pink abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with automotive paint. Th...
Metal
Abstract Brutalist Chrome Sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2" 1966
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract brutalist chrome sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2". An abstract deep sea monster. Created 1966. Seley's preferred medium was chrome bumpers. Unsigned. Jason Se...
Metal
Terra II : small interior sculpture out of clay
Located in New York, NY
Katie Yang's abstract ceramic sculptures delve into the unknowable nature of our world, exploring the interplay between control and chance. Influenced by artistic traditions from bot...
Clay, Glaze
Pink moon - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Metal
$24,000
"Struct II", Abstract Aluminum Metal Wall Relief Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Struct II" by Kevin Barrett Abstract wall relief sculpture in painted aluminum Barrett is noted for creating contemporary metal sculpture and sculpture wall pieces for indoor and o...
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
$63,200Sale Price|20% Off
Rectangular Symphony- Abstract Geometric Outdoor Sculpture Yellow Orange Gray
By Zammy Migdal
Located in Miami, FL
This large indoor outdoor contemporary sculpture is painted in car paints and is impervious to all weather conditions. It is a striking contemporary statement of geometric abstracti...
Metal
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...
Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel
"Boe`e" ("Come")- abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
Metal
"what was tonight" - red abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
Metal
"what was tonight" - blue abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
Metal
Untitled (Bouquet)
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Metal
Queenie
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
"From time to time" (pink) - abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all...
Metal
Contemporary Scholar's Stone I (black with pink light)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kristina Larson creates biomorphic three-dimensional works primarily out of clay. Within her multidisciplinary practice she seeks to blur the lines between art, craft, and design by ...
Ceramic, Glaze, LED Light
"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych black abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with black automotive paint. The pieces can be hung horizontally or vertically as seen in the images. The length of each piece is 20.5" and each has a different height: 25.5", 27.5" and 28.3". The size written in the description of the work is if all 3 are placed horizontally with 6" gap in between them. The pieces can also be custom sized!!! As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is based on a poem Ilanit wrote. At first, it looks as an abstract wall sculpture, but as you dive into it you start recognizing the Hebrew letter of the poem. The words of the poem that are hidden in this work are: "Excuse/ pardon me miss, Where did you say it feels good...
Metal
Mandela
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, Stainless Steel
Clouds of Smoke – Flare
Located in New York, NY
Ching Ke Lin is a bamboo artist, who keeps delving into the land, exploring the common ground between humans and bamboo, and refining his creative vocabulary in the law of nature. R...
Wood
Clouds of Smoke – Glint
Located in New York, NY
Ching Ke Lin is a bamboo artist, who keeps delving into the land, exploring the common ground between humans and bamboo, and refining his creative vocabulary in the law of nature. R...
Wood
Clouds of Smoke – Pulse
Located in New York, NY
Ching Ke Lin is a bamboo artist, who keeps delving into the land, exploring the common ground between humans and bamboo, and refining his creative vocabulary in the law of nature. R...
Wood
Clouds of Smoke – Drift
Located in New York, NY
Ching Ke Lin is a bamboo artist, who keeps delving into the land, exploring the common ground between humans and bamboo, and refining his creative vocabulary in the law of nature. R...
Wood
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Clover
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on maple with matte finish Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century modernism to make dyna...
Maple, Acrylic
Poupées, 2025, sculpture - Pascal Courcelles
Located in Porto, 13
Pascal Courcelles – Poupées, 2024 Mixed media sculpture – 30 x 15 x 17 cm (11.8 x 5.9 x 6.7 in) Unique piece, signed by the artist Poupées by Pascal Cource...
Canvas, Oil
Composition 5
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Metal
$10,500
Coaster
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
Cloud
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hand-built clay sculpture with white glaze and internal blue LED light. This sculpture can be wall mounted or displayed on a pedestal or table top.
Ceramic, Glaze, LED Light
FRECUENCIA GEOMETRICA - Red/Black
Located in New York, NY
This wall sculpture installation is made of 10 painted steel elements in black and red. Each piece is 17"x11"x8". About the artist: Mariana Copello is a Houston-based artist who ...
Cut Steel
"The World in a Grain of Sand" Abstract Paper Wall Sculpture, Mixed Media
Located in New York, NY
"The World in a Grain of Sand" by Joan Giordano Mixed media, international archival newspapers, encaustic on canvas Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her ...
Paper, Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Canvas, Encaustic
Space Station
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
Hannah Macfarlane TAKING UP SPACE South African Abstract Hanging Sculpture 2023
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
'Taking up space' is a wonderful hanging, red, abstract sculpture by South African artist, Hannah Macfarlane. It was made in 2023 of Merino wool and stuffing. This unique sculpture c...
Fabric, Wool
"Force Field Sphere" Abstract, Volcanic Sand Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Force Field Sphere" by John Ruppert Volcanic sand (magnetite) harvested from Joshua Tree, rare earth magnet Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; ma...
Stone, Metal
"Vortex" Abstract, Volcanic Sand Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Vortex" by John Ruppert Volcanic sand (magnetite) harvested from Joshua Tree, rare earth magnet Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in...
Stone, Metal
$58,000
"Cat Walk", Abstract, Welded Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Cat Walk" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded found metal and automotive steel Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display.
Steel, Metal
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
Improvisation in Red and Blue
Located in New York, NY
Painted, Welded -Aluminum Kinetic Sculpture. Blue and red colors. About the Artist: Studied engineering and sculpture at Stony Brook University. Steve has created sculptures of welded bronze or aluminum and have installed them around the world, including Hong Kong, Tokyo, England, France, Germany, Israel, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Grand Cayman...
Mixed Media
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Gotham
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on solid maple with texture, matte and gloss finish Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-centu...
Acrylic, Maple
$8,800
"Balzac", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Metal
Located in New York, NY
"Balzac Maquette" by Richard Heinrich, 1999 Bronze Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Industrial, Modern, Indoor, Outdoor
Bronze
$25,000
"Exodus", Joan Giordano, Mixed Media, Paper, Newsprint, Wall Hanging, vertical
Located in New York, NY
"Exodus" by Joan Giordano Mixed Media, Handmade Abaca Paper, Newspapers, Photographic Prints, Encaustic Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her unique hand made paper sculpture and wall relief sculpture and Japanese influenced wall scrolls.
Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Newsprint
Bronze Sculpture 'Bolas IV' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Patina
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'Bolas IV' by Carola Eggeling Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Bronze Patina Certific...
Bronze
$1,800
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful, steel, "Shelter - Alpine"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful; "Shelter - Alpine" is from my Shelter Series of tabletop sculptures. They make reference to the basic design of the human shelt...
Metal
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful, "Shelter - Renne"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful; "Shelter - Renne" is from my Shelter Series of tabletop sculptures. They make reference to the basic design of the human shelte...
Metal
$2,200
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful, steel, "Shelter - Lyon"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal, colorful; "Shelter - Lyon" is from my Shelter Series of tabletop sculptures. They make reference to the basic design of the human shelter...
Metal