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"Brick 2, Crown of Thorn", Mixed-Media Assemblage Sculpture with Eye
"Brick 2, Crown of Thorn", Mixed-Media Assemblage Sculpture with Eye

"Brick 2, Crown of Thorn", Mixed-Media Assemblage Sculpture with Eye

By Eustace Mamba

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Brick 2, Crown of Thorns" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This oil sticks, oil paint, wire, and sewn mixed media on found brick sculpture measures 5.5”h x 2.5”w ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" wall hanging ink and Tyvek assemblage
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" wall hanging ink and Tyvek assemblage

"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" wall hanging ink and Tyvek assemblage

By Yoonmi Nam

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper

"A Life #1", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1998
"A Life #1", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1998

"A Life #1", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1998

Located in Astoria, NY

Roni Nicholson (American, XX), "A Life #1", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, 1998, signed, titled, and dated verso, unframed. 52.25" H x 54" W x 1.25" D. Provenance: ...

Category

1990s Conceptual Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

“Roses and Flowers” abstract expressionist oil painting organic flora assemblage
“Roses and Flowers” abstract expressionist oil painting organic flora assemblage

“Roses and Flowers” abstract expressionist oil painting organic flora assemblage

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

A textural oil painting by Darius Yektai (b. 1973 / Southampton, NY) made up of a motley of flowers, from Roses, to Hydrangeas, to Babys Breath and more. Affixed to an oil painting w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Found Objects, Oil, Organic Material, Tape, Foam Board

"You Are Here: Green" Thread Assemblage in Spiral Pattern by Kelly Kozma
"You Are Here: Green" Thread Assemblage in Spiral Pattern by Kelly Kozma

"You Are Here: Green" Thread Assemblage in Spiral Pattern by Kelly Kozma

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Green" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. The piece measures 4"h x 4"w x 1.75"d. Kelly Kozma is...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

By Lily Harmon

Located in New York, NY

In December, the Butler Institute mounted a second show, devoted to the found-object assemblages and collages that Ms. Harmon made intermittently in the 1960's and 70's.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Charlie Milgrim, Surveying Mars, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls
Charlie Milgrim, Surveying Mars, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Charlie Milgrim, Surveying Mars, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Located in Darien, CT

Milgrim’s sculpture practice is restless by nature, evolving every few years and incorporating new materials and concepts. She utilizes a diverse range of industrial, found, and dist...

Category

1990s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Charlie Milgrim, Sin of Science, 1997, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls
Charlie Milgrim, Sin of Science, 1997, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Charlie Milgrim, Sin of Science, 1997, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Located in Darien, CT

Milgrim’s sculpture practice is restless by nature, evolving every few years and incorporating new materials and concepts. She utilizes a diverse range of industrial, found, and dist...

Category

1990s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Charlie Milgrim, Secret Concert, 1996, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls
Charlie Milgrim, Secret Concert, 1996, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Charlie Milgrim, Secret Concert, 1996, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Located in Darien, CT

Milgrim’s sculpture practice is restless by nature, evolving every few years and incorporating new materials and concepts. She utilizes a diverse range of industrial, found, and dist...

Category

1990s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Charlie Milgrim, Mood Rack, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls
Charlie Milgrim, Mood Rack, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Charlie Milgrim, Mood Rack, 1999, Social Commentary, Bowling Balls

Located in Darien, CT

Milgrim’s sculpture practice is restless by nature, evolving every few years and incorporating new materials and concepts. She utilizes a diverse range of industrial, found, and dist...

Category

1990s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Wood

“The Knight” Sculpture by József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024
“The Knight” Sculpture by József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024

“The Knight” Sculpture by József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024

Located in Debrecen, HU

Szabó’s practice occupies an interesting territory between contemporary assemblage, found-object art and traditional metalworking.

Category

2010s Hungarian Industrial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

“Kraftwerk” Welded Steel Sculpture József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024
“Kraftwerk” Welded Steel Sculpture József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024

“Kraftwerk” Welded Steel Sculpture József Szabó Trash Works Industrial 2024

Located in Debrecen, HU

His practice occupies the intersection of contemporary figurative sculpture, assemblage and found-object art. His sculptures have been presented in exhibitions in Hungary, and he is ...

Category

2010s Hungarian Industrial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

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

Cantabile
Cantabile

Cantabile

By Rod Lathim

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Rod Lathim’s Cantabile transforms a repurposed cello into a radiant sculpture where light and music converge. Painted in luminous white with edges subtly traced in black, the instrum...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Neon Light

Euphonic Flame
Euphonic Flame

Euphonic Flame

By Rod Lathim

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Rod Lathim’s Euphonic Flame transforms a repurposed trombone into an illuminated sculpture that blurs the boundaries between object, sound, and spirit. Rising vertically like a ritua...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Neon Light

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.