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Mickry 3 Post Modern Sculptures Swiss circa 2000s Pop Art
Mickry 3 Post Modern Sculptures Swiss circa 2000s Pop Art

Mickry 3 Post Modern Sculptures Swiss circa 2000s Pop Art

Located in Atlanta, GA

Selection of Mixed Media Sculptures by the artist group Mickry 3, Swiss, circa 2000s. Mickry 3 consists of the female artists Nina von Meiss, Dominique Vigne, and Christina Pfander. ...

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Early 2000s Swiss Abstract Sculptures

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Paper

20th Century Post Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Bertrand Creach
20th Century Post Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Bertrand Creach

20th Century Post Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Bertrand Creach

By Bertrand Créac'h

Located in London, GB

Impressive iroko wooden totem sculpture by Bertrand Creach, hand-carved and burnished finition made in the late 20th Century. "Kloc'hdi" is a master piece among the body of work of t...

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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Bronze and Tree Stump Chair by Alan Siegel Mid Century Post Modern
Sculptural Bronze and Tree Stump Chair by Alan Siegel Mid Century Post Modern

Sculptural Bronze and Tree Stump Chair by Alan Siegel Mid Century Post Modern

By Alan Siegel

Located in Atlanta, GA

Unique Sculptural Bronze and Wood Chair, hand made by artist Alan Siegel, American, circa 1990s. This chair came directly from the Woodstock, NY estate of the artist and was used out...

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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modern Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Andree & Michel Hirlet, France
Modern Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Andree & Michel Hirlet, France

Modern Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Andree & Michel Hirlet, France

By Andrée & Michel Hirlet

Located in London, GB

Sculpture 'Borne' by Andrée & Michel Hirlet 2000Material: Glazed stoneware Dimensions: H 66 x 55 x 15 cm Year: 2010 Type: Unique Working outside of any wider artistic community or ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Above it All - Abstract Wire Wall Sculpture

Above it All - Abstract Wire Wall Sculpture

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

to permit shadows to interact with the forms. From a distance the work appears as abstract

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi
Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi

Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi

Located in Brescia, IT

Urano Palma is an Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana. He specially worked to the sculptured furniture, inventing a casting tec...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele
Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele

Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele

Located in Brescia, IT

This engagind artwork was create in 1980 by the Italian artist Edmondo Cirillo. It was forged in bronze and then nickel plated. The title of this piece is "Stele". Translate in "Stel...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Shotgun Hunting Abstract  with Shooting Bullseye
Shotgun Hunting Abstract  with Shooting Bullseye

Shotgun Hunting Abstract with Shooting Bullseye

Located in Miami, FL

Complex and masterfully thought out the composition of rifle, gun shells, target shapes, and buck shots. Most likely done for a ad or men's magazine. Signed lower right Atherton. H...

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1940s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni  Labirinto Labyrinth
Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni  Labirinto Labyrinth

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Labirinto Labyrinth

Located in Brescia, IT

This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni. It is a multiple of 1000 pieces numbered and signed by the author. The title is "Labirinto", translat...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture
1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture

1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense abstract bronze sculpture was created by the Italian artist Eli Riva in the Late 20th

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture
1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture

1970 Eli Riva Sole Luna Abstract Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense abstract bronze sculpture was created by the Italian artist Eli Riva in the Late 20th

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Gold Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture
Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Gold Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture

Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Gold Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture

By Fp Art, Cosulich Interiors & Antiques

Located in New York, NY

your own narrative. Embracing Work of Art entirely hand-crafted in Italy of organic modern shape

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Blue Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture
Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Blue Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture

Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Blue Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture

By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Fp Art

Located in New York, NY

Embracing Work of Art entirely hand-crafted in Italy of organic modern shape, realized in bronze

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

1960 Italy Abstract Painting by Ermete Lancini
1960 Italy Abstract Painting by Ermete Lancini

1960 Italy Abstract Painting by Ermete Lancini

Located in Brescia, IT

This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini

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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Bronze Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Girasole Sunflower
Bronze Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Girasole Sunflower

Bronze Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Girasole Sunflower

By Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an engaging bronze sculpture created by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in 1986. The piece is a multiple of 1000 specimens on a green-painted wooden base. The title is ...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Donnasole Sun Woman
Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Donnasole Sun Woman

Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Donnasole Sun Woman

By Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an engaging bronze sculpture create by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in the 1986. The piece is a multiple of 1000 specimen on a green painted wooden base. The title o...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract with Blue on Red by Frank Sinatra
Abstract with Blue on Red by Frank Sinatra

Abstract with Blue on Red by Frank Sinatra

By Frank Sinatra

Located in New Orleans, LA

Frank Sinatra 1915-1998 American Abstract with Blue on Red Signed and dated "Sinatra '89"(lower

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Post Modern Table Top Sculpture "Couple at the Fair" by Artist Nathan Kuhn, 1981
Post Modern Table Top Sculpture "Couple at the Fair" by Artist Nathan Kuhn, 1981

Post Modern Table Top Sculpture "Couple at the Fair" by Artist Nathan Kuhn, 1981

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Couple at the Fair", 1981 by Artist Nathan Kuhn Painted Welded Steel Pencil Signed on the top of the Base Artist Card and Art Information on the Underside "a very colorful sculptu...

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Vintage 1980s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Deji
Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Deji

Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Deji

By Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an engaging black aluminum sculpture create by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in the 1988. The piece is a multiple of 1000 specimen on a black wooden base. The title o...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Bronze Sculpture by  Patrizia Guerresi Afrodite Aphrodite
Abstract Bronze Sculpture by  Patrizia Guerresi Afrodite Aphrodite

Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Afrodite Aphrodite

By Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an engaging bronze sculpture create by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in the 1986. The piece is a multiple of 5000 specimen on a green painted wooden base. The title o...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1985 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Annie Lambert Vento  Wind
1985 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Annie Lambert Vento  Wind

1985 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Annie Lambert Vento Wind

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Annie Lambert, a talented young artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 pieces; ...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1980  Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Ottorino Tonelli Romeo
1980  Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Ottorino Tonelli Romeo

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Ottorino Tonelli Romeo

Located in Brescia, IT

This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli. Title "Romeo" . Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where he lives and works. After having completed his st...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1989 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Concetto Pozzati In Posa
1989 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Concetto Pozzati In Posa

1989 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Concetto Pozzati In Posa

Located in Brescia, IT

This is a joyful bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the well known Italian artist Concetto Pozzati. Title "In posa" translate " Staying" This is a multiple of a numbered e...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Forma Ovale Oval Shape
Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Forma Ovale Oval Shape

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Forma Ovale Oval Shape

Located in Brescia, IT

This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni. It is a multiple of 1000 pieces. The title is "Forma ovale", translate in "Oval shape". Maria Pia Fa...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ugo La Pietra Bronze Abstract Sculpture Bellezza Al Bagno
Ugo La Pietra Bronze Abstract Sculpture Bellezza Al Bagno

Ugo La Pietra Bronze Abstract Sculpture Bellezza Al Bagno

Located in Brescia, IT

This is one of the 30 pieces of this engaging artwork realized in bronze by the well known Internationally artist, Ugo La Pietra, in 1985. This artwork well represents the relationsh...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni  Lui Lei Him Her
Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni  Lui Lei Him Her

Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Lui Lei Him Her

Located in Brescia, IT

This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni. It is a multiple of 1000 pieces numbered and signed by the author. The title is "Lui Lei" translate i...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Post Modern Abstract For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal post modern abstract for your home. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and stone, every post modern abstract was constructed with great care. There are 1022 variations of the antique or vintage post modern abstract you’re looking for, while we also have 758 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer post modern abstract, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A post modern abstract, designed in the modern, mid-century modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one post modern abstract that is appealing in its simplicity, but Tom von Kaenel, Berber Tribes of Morocco and Curtis Jeré produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Post Modern Abstract?

The average selling price for a post modern abstract at 1stDibs is $2,419, while they’re typically $0 on the low end and $2,750,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Post-modern Furniture

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.