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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
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

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 47
Untitled 47

Untitled 47

By Hunt Rettig

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hunt Rettig's three-dimensional wall sculptures consist of polyester film, thermoplastic rubber and acrylics that he molds to create organic shapes full of light and dimension placed...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Panel

Light-Glyph (Trilateral Gold)
Light-Glyph (Trilateral Gold)

Light-Glyph (Trilateral Gold)

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

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic #2405
Ceramic #2405

Ceramic #2405

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled

Untitled

By Koji Takei

Located in Santa Monica, CA

As much as Takei’s pieces are Cubist in nature there is also an unmistakable Asian influence in the working method of the Japanese native. A quiet solidarity and respect for the individual parts set the pieces apart from the noisy commentary that Cubism often invokes. Takei’s pieces are minimal in nature, but powerful in presence and seem to reference the interlocking sculptures...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Blue

Blue

By Dennis Leri

Located in New York, NY

Painted steel. Metal sculpture. Abstract sculpture. Blue. About the Artist: I create sculpture for indoor, outdoor, private and public spaces from various materials such as stee...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Istorzo
Istorzo

Istorzo

By Kosso Eloul

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Kosso Eloul (1920-1995) is one of our favorite sculptors and an important contributor to public art in Toronto and beyond. In addition to the numerous public sculptures in Toronto b...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Jello (White)

Jello (White)

By Jonathan Prince

Located in Lenox, MA

Jello (White) 16" x 17" x 17" Aluminum, Automotive Paint Unique $50,000

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Automotive Paint

Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture

Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

K.52

K.52

By Frank Stella

Located in London, GB

Frank Stella K.52 2006 Stainless steel tubing and cast aluminium 40.6 x 40.6 x 26.7 cms (16 x 16 x 10 1/2 ins) FS10201 K Series The series is based on the Italian composer Domenico...

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Early 2000s 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 ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Light-Glyph (Purple)
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, Acrylic

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

Light-Glyph (Avocado)
Light-Glyph (Avocado)

Light-Glyph (Avocado)

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

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Thread, Acrylic

Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture
Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture

Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Transform any interior or exterior into a truly unique space with the dynamic works of an acclaimed sculptor Naomi Press. Naomi Press was one of the very few women working in large ...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

VERSO EQUIVALENCE 1 - acrylic, staples, pine wood, cut linen -Abstract geometric
VERSO EQUIVALENCE 1 - acrylic, staples, pine wood, cut linen -Abstract geometric

VERSO EQUIVALENCE 1 - acrylic, staples, pine wood, cut linen -Abstract geometric

By Linda King Ferguson

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

This painting by Linda King Ferguson is part of her equivalence series, which began as a feminist project; works that subvert the historically male gaze and a material language speaking of gendered concerns. While typically, King Ferguson paints both sides of the canvas and cuts a flap on the the frontside to reveal the color of the back of the canvas, she unexpectedly does the opposite here. The painting is hung from the "frontside" of the canvas, revealing to us the raw edges of her linen canvas, stapled to the stretchers. Two oblong shapes of pink and red dominate the center of the painting. A thin semioval cut has been made inside of both of these shapes. Her color choices first came from Helen Molesworth’s essay, Painting With Ambivalence, published in WACK! Art of the Feminist Revolution. The Essay includes a large reproduction of Mary Heilmann’s 1979 painting...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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

Due Battello Bianche

Due Battello Bianche

By Aurelio Torres

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Sculpture. Can be outside or inside. Materials are concrete, steel and reclaimed lumber. About the Artist: Born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a family of artists, Aurelio was raised in New York City. His father, Horacio Torres, was an accomplished classically trained artist. Aurelio’s artistic training was in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied for several years with his uncle Augusto Torres, also a classically trained painter. Aurelio’s grandfather, was the acclaimed Modernist Master Joaquin Torres...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Steel

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

UNTITLED SCULPTURAL PAINTING -Abstract Oil & Acrylic on Linen, Pink, Orange, Tan
UNTITLED SCULPTURAL PAINTING -Abstract Oil & Acrylic on Linen, Pink, Orange, Tan

UNTITLED SCULPTURAL PAINTING -Abstract Oil & Acrylic on Linen, Pink, Orange, Tan

By Linda King Ferguson

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

Linda King Ferguson describes her "Equivalence Series" as social bodies; a re-thinking of Modernist figurative abstraction. They are a discursive formal and reductive language. As fi...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Ceramic Texture Vessel Sculpture Abstract

Ceramic Texture Vessel 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

Porcelain

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

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

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

Silver Wiggle

Silver Wiggle

Located in Napa, CA

Simon Waranch (b. 1999) is an artist at the vanguard of fine art glass sculpture. Blending a mastery of classical techniques with imaginative formal experimentation, Waranch’s work ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Urban Cactus
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Urban Cactus

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Urban Cactus

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic washes on Pine, walnut, acrylic & varnish Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Lacquer, Walnut, Varnish, Acrylic, Pins

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Breaker
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Breaker

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Breaker

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

MDF, acrylic, cherry & satin varnish Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Conte...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Satin Paper

White Reticello Wiggle

White Reticello Wiggle

Located in Napa, CA

Simon Waranch (b. 1999) is an artist at the vanguard of fine art glass sculpture. Blending a mastery of classical techniques with imaginative formal experimentation, Waranch’s work ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Shoshone - Yellow textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format
Shoshone - Yellow textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format

Shoshone - Yellow textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format

By Tim Nikiforuk

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 l...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Borrego Springs - textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format
Borrego Springs - textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format

Borrego Springs - textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format

By Tim Nikiforuk

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 l...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

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

Sculpture in Brass "Angel #7"
Sculpture in Brass "Angel #7"

Sculpture in Brass "Angel #7"

By Jacques Jarrige

Located in New York, NY

Reclining figure in Brass by Jacques Jarrige. Formed with a ribbon of brass and hand hammered. #7 from a series of 18 Each is unique and signed

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

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

Knot #64R 1/12

Knot #64R 1/12

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

Abstract Sculpture  by Dorothy Thorpe
Abstract Sculpture  by Dorothy Thorpe

Abstract Sculpture by Dorothy Thorpe

By Dorothy Thorpe 1

Located in Pasadena, CA

Dorothy Thorpe This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s Born in Salt Lake City in 1901, Dorothy Thorpe was a mid-century American artist who de...

Category

1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

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

Union Leader
Union Leader

Union Leader

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 doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This three piece assemblage includes a Union Leader tobacco can...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Modern Beach Sculpture Ideal For Walls    Abstract School of Fish Formations
Modern Beach Sculpture Ideal For Walls    Abstract School of Fish Formations

Modern Beach Sculpture Ideal For Walls Abstract School of Fish Formations

By Arozarena De La Fuente

Located in Mexico City, MX

This hand made art work is a modular and comes with 20 fish sculptures all in four different sand tones (five of each). These abstract fish project shadows on the wall turning light into an essential component for double sculpture...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

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

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.