Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

Cuban, 1915-2022

Born May 30, 1915, in Havana, Cuba, Carmen Herrera was educated in Havana and Paris, studying art, art history, and architecture. In 1939 she married an American, Jesse Loewenthal. She moved to New York City, where she attended classes at the Art Students League and was a frequent visitor to the Whitney Museum of American Art. From 1948 to 1953, Herrera and Loewenthal lived in Paris, where she became associated with an international group of artists, the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles. Herrera exhibited her work with them regularly and developed a distilled, geometric style of abstraction, reducing her palette to three colors for each composition and then to two. Herrera's hard-edged canvases emerged when Ellsworth Kelly, whose time in France overlapped with Herrera's, began producing his abstractions around the same time that Frank Stella began producing his famous black paintings. Herrera's ascetic compositions, which prefigured the development of Minimalism by almost a decade, did not find a warm reception when she returned to New York in 1954, a time when Abstract Expressionism still reigned supreme. As both a woman and an immigrant, Herrera faced significant discrimination in the art world. Yet, she persisted and continued to paint for the next six decades, only rarely exhibiting her work publicly. Herrera worked almost every day in her studio, and her oeuvre demonstrated a disciplined but highly sophisticated exploration of color and form. As she once stated, "I believe that I will always be in awe of the straight line; its beauty is what keeps me painting." Since the late 1990s, Herrera has garnered increasing attention for her work, selling her first painting in 2004. The last significant museum presentation of Herrera's work in this country was a 2005 show at Miami Art Central, preceded only by a 1998 show of her black and white paintings at El Museo del Barrio and a 1985 show at The Alternative Museum, both in New York. Her first monographic presentation in Europe was held at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England; in 2009, she traveled to Museum Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern, Germany. In the last decade, the Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and Tate Modern have all acquired works by the artist. She died at the age of 106, in New York, in 2022.

Artist: Carmen Herrera

Carmen HerreraCarmen Herrera - Rondo (Blue and Yellow) - Contemporary Art, Artist Plate, 2021

$1,171

Carmen Herrera - Rondo (Blue and Yellow) - Contemporary Art, Artist Plate

By Carmen Herrera

Located in London, GB

Rondo (Blue and Yellow) (1965) by Carmen Herrera - Artist Plate Fine Bone China Edition of 250 Printed signature and edition details on verso comes with the original presentation box...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Patricia VolkTotem (4) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, 2016

$2,354

H 24.81 in W 18.9 in D 7.09 in

Totem (4) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Totem (4) is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 63 × 48 × 18 cm (24.8 × 18.9 × 7.1 in). It is a unique signed piece and ...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Laurence PetitHorizon Bleu: Mosaic Sculpture, Glass and Ceramic, Framed, 2026

$4,400

H 24 in W 24 in

Horizon Bleu: Mosaic Sculpture, Glass and Ceramic, Framed

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary mosaic composition by Laurence Petit is made from glass and ceramic pieces in blues. Colour is a very important element in all of Laurence Petit’s expressive artwo...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glass, Mosaic, Wood Panel

José Sierra 1Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, Vessel, Glazed Stoneware, Gold Luster, 2023

$4,800

H 14 in W 22 in D 12 in

Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, Vessel, Glazed Stoneware, Gold Luster

By José Sierra 1

Located in St. Louis, MO

Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, Vessel, Glazed Stoneware, Gold Luster José Sierra is a self-taught artist and ceramicist, born in Mérida, Venezuela in 1975. His work draws ...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Patricia VolkEmbrace (Light Grey) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, dynamic, 2019

$6,655

H 14.18 in W 21.66 in D 24.41 in

Embrace (Light Grey) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, dynamic

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Embrace (Light Grey) is a Fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 36 × 55 × 62 cm (14.1 × 21.6 × 24.4 in). It is a unique signed piece and com...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint

Sasha Koozel ReibsteinAbstract Ceramic Sculpture with Gold Luster Glaze. 4 x 6 x 3.5 in, Reibstein, 2024

$900

H 4 in W 6 in D 3.5 in

Abstract Ceramic Sculpture with Gold Luster Glaze. 4 x 6 x 3.5 in, Reibstein

By Sasha Koozel Reibstein

Located in St. Louis, MO

Abstract Ceramic Sculpture with Gold Luster Glaze. 4 x 6 x 3.5 in, Reibstein “My work reflects on experiences of transformation, alchemy and the sublime, manifesting in sculptures t...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

Patricia VolkCoux by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, blue, 2011

$2,179

H 30.71 in W 22.05 in D 5.12 in

Coux by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, blue

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Coux is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 78 × 56 × 13 cm (30.7 × 22 × 5.1 in). It is a unique signed piece and comes w...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Tom OtternessMacy's Humpty Dumpty unique, signed Ceramic Plate by famed sculptor iconic image, 2006

$7,500

H 1 in Dm 13.5 in

Macy's Humpty Dumpty unique, signed Ceramic Plate by famed sculptor iconic image

By Tom Otterness

Located in New York, NY

Tom Otterness Macy's Humpty Dumpty Ceramic Plate, 2006 Glazed ceramic plate Signed and dated on the rim 'Tom Otterness 1/19/2006' 13 1/2 in diameter Unframed Provenance: The Estate o...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze, Mixed Media

Patricia VolkPose by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, pink, 2017

$2,356

H 31.5 in W 24.02 in D 6.3 in

Pose by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, pink

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Pose is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 80 × 61 × 16 cm (31.5 × 24 × 6.3 in). It is a unique signed piece and comes ...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Patricia VolkHelicoil by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, blue, 2022

$7,064

H 18.9 in W 25.6 in D 17.72 in

Helicoil by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, blue

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Helicoil is a fired clay constructed sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 48 × 65 × 45 cm (18.9 × 25.5 × 17.7 in). It is a unique signed piece and comes with a certificate of ...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Laura PasquinoBrown and White Ceramic Sculpture, Laura Pasquino - 'Crest 5', 2025

$1,883

H 7.49 in Dm 8.27 in

Brown and White Ceramic Sculpture, Laura Pasquino - 'Crest 5'

By Laura Pasquino

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Sharon BrillRelations 1 by Sharon Brill - Abstract porcelain sculpture, organic form, 2015

$1,883

H 8.67 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in

Relations 1 by Sharon Brill - Abstract porcelain sculpture, organic form

By Sharon Brill

Located in Paris, FR

Relations 1 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This sculpture is made of Wheel thrown altered and sandblasted porcelain, dimensions are 22 cm × 15 cm × 20 cm ...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Patricia VolkSignal (2) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic, 2019

$1,589

H 18.51 in W 17.33 in D 6.3 in

Signal (2) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic

By Patricia Volk

Located in Paris, FR

Signal (2) is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 47 × 44 × 16 cm (18.5 × 17.3 × 6.3 in). It is a unique signed piece and...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Previously Available Items

Carmen HerreraRondo (Blue and Yellow) - Contemporary Art, Artist Plate, 2021

Sold

H 10.52 in Dm 10.52 in

Rondo (Blue and Yellow) - Contemporary Art, Artist Plate

By Carmen Herrera

Located in London, GB

Rondo (Blue and Yellow) (1965) by Carmen Herrera - Artist Plate Fine Bone China Edition of 250 Printed signature and edition details on verso comes wit...

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2010s Contemporary Carmen Herrera Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

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