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Glowgrass
Glowgrass

Glowgrass

By Rod Lathim

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Rod Lathim’s Glowgrass transforms a vintage wooden dobro into a fusion of sculpture, sound, and spirit. Rooted in the traditions of American folk, country, and bluegrass, the dobro h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Neon Light

Impossible Stack of Unlikely Advances Reaching Skyward by Batten and Kamp
Impossible Stack of Unlikely Advances Reaching Skyward by Batten and Kamp

Impossible Stack of Unlikely Advances Reaching Skyward by Batten and Kamp

Located in Geneve, CH

The assemblage comprises objects relating to the history of design, seen in the wider sense of the human tendency to manipulate nature.

Category

2010s Hong Kong Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Other

Potential

George HermsPotential

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

Potential

By George Herms

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Beyond Baroque Literary Art Center Gift direct from the Artist Consigned to ViCA

Category

Early 2000s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Treasure 7.8 (with blue silver and pink)
Treasure 7.8 (with blue silver and pink)

Treasure 7.8 (with blue silver and pink)

By Virginia Fleck

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Made from post consumer can-tabs. Can-tabs can be found in a rainbow of colors according to their brands. The blue are from Michelob beer and the pink are from Whi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Pins

Treasure 2.7

Treasure 2.7

By Virginia Fleck

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Aluminum can-tabs chained together with safety pins are layered, massed and attached to an MDF backing creating a dense sparkling texture. The can-tabs are reflect...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Pins

"Surf Board Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture
"Surf Board Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture

"Surf Board Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture

By Ken Butler

Located in New York, NY

This sculpture created by Ken Butler is part guitar part surfboard. It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using found objects in functional scenarios. signe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Drill Case Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture
"Drill Case Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture

"Drill Case Guitar" Hybrid Instrument Wall Sculpture

By Ken Butler

Located in New York, NY

This guitar-sculpture designed by Ken Butler features a compilation of dials, gauges, wires and knobs. The body of the guitar is an actual plastic drill case. This sculpture has a st...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

HUBLOT CARIBBEAN BLUE (thick paint round biophilic textured painting sand shell)
HUBLOT CARIBBEAN BLUE (thick paint round biophilic textured painting sand shell)

HUBLOT CARIBBEAN BLUE (thick paint round biophilic textured painting sand shell)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

Created following a trip to the Caribbean, it integrates found objects—shells, sand, and organic fragments—into an impasto surface that evokes a marine fossilscape.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Driftwood, Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, P...

Flamingo

Flamingo

By Leo Sewell

Located in Greenwich, CT

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Scottie
Scottie

Scottie

By Leo Sewell

Located in Greenwich, CT

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

HUBLOT NACRE (thick paint round off-white biophilic textured painting sand shell
HUBLOT NACRE (thick paint round off-white biophilic textured painting sand shell

HUBLOT NACRE (thick paint round off-white biophilic textured painting sand shell

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

Created following a trip to the Caribbean, the piece integrates found objects—shells, sand, and organic fragments collected along the shore—into an impasto surface that evokes the te...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Driftwood, Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, P...

Pig
Pig

Pig

By Leo Sewell

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.

Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Street Walker
Street Walker

Street Walker

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull
A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

Joseph Cornell & Box Constructions There is also resonance with Joseph Cornell’s shadow boxes — poetic assemblages of found objects that suggest memory, longing, and narrative.

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Japanese Labels
Japanese Labels

Japanese Labels

By Greg Curnoe

Located in Toronto, Ontario

He was inspired by Cubism and Dada, appreciating their use of found objects, text, and assemblage to express anarchy, humour, anti-war sentiments, while flirting with conceptualism.

Category

1960s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Room Service

Room Service

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art, I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Death of a Racist Stereotype
Death of a Racist Stereotype

Death of a Racist Stereotype

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art, I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Under Repair
Under Repair

Under Repair

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art, I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Karen
Karen

Karen

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art, I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Science is Not Settled
The Science is Not Settled

The Science is Not Settled

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotional...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

White Man's Burden
White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art, I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Flashback

Flashback

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotional...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

In Memory of Sally Hemmings

In Memory of Sally Hemmings

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotional...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Israeli Mixed Media Painting, Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist Photo Collage
Israeli Mixed Media Painting, Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist Photo Collage

Israeli Mixed Media Painting, Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist Photo Collage

Located in Surfside, FL

Upon his return to Israel in 1961, he became a driving force behind the break from the charismatic monopoly of lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects,...

Category

1960s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Silver Gelatin

Surf Museum

Dave QuickSurf Museum, 1990

Price Upon Request

Surf Museum

By Dave Quick

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Playful as well as confrontational, Quick’s work challenges socio-political, historical and religious themes,integrating vintage crankshafts and found objects into narrative assembla...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

King Cotton
King Cotton

King Cotton

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Birthmark
Birthmark

Birthmark

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Butch
Butch

Butch

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Hail Mary
Hail Mary

Hail Mary

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Doll House
The Doll House

The Doll House

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Buckaroo
Buckaroo

Buckaroo

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Washerwoman's Daughter
Washerwoman's Daughter

Washerwoman's Daughter

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Dream On
Dream On

Dream On

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Black Jack
Black Jack

Black Jack

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Last Lily Foot
Last Lily Foot

Last Lily Foot

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Being Harveyed
Being Harveyed

Being Harveyed

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Shooting Gallery
Shooting Gallery

Shooting Gallery

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Trailer Park
Trailer Park

Trailer Park

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Repressed Memories
Repressed Memories

Repressed Memories

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ammo Box
Ammo Box

Ammo Box

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Home by Christmas

Home by Christmas

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotional...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Trump Memorial
Trump Memorial

Trump Memorial

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ghost Girl
Ghost Girl

Ghost Girl

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Oath (The)
Oath (The)

Oath (The)

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Jubilee
Jubilee

Jubilee

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Hymnal (The)
Hymnal (The)

Hymnal (The)

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Hard Time
Hard Time

Hard Time

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Ladies Room

Ladies Room

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Wall
The Wall

The Wall

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

In my art I make a strict distinction between found objects and saved objects.. A found object - which most assemblage artists use in their works - is devoid of intrinsic or emotiona...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting
Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting

Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

He also began to build assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were simultaneously sculptures as well as being blocks for prints.

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting
Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting

Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

He also began to build assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were simultaneously sculptures as well as being blocks for prints.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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Found Object Assemblage For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate found object assemblage for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 2 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect found object assemblage may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a found object assemblage to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, black, gold and more. There have been many interesting found object assemblage examples over the years, but those made by Brian Dettmer, Sadie Hayms, Ronald Gonzalez, Lisa Levy and Tamiko Kawata are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in found objects, wood and metal.

How Much is a Found Object Assemblage?

The average selling price for a found object assemblage we offer is $3,400, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $42,000 for the highest priced.