Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
BRUTALIST STYLE
The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity. Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Marcel Breuer–designed Whitney Museum of American Art and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building.
Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to cabinets, tables, and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave. Brutalist design encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology.
Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs and tables in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in modern American design. Other exemplars of brutalist design are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.
The names of other brutalist designers are, so far, unknown to history. The authentic brutalist furniture and sculptures on 1stDibs lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection.
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Style: Brutalist
Brutalist Abstract Female Nude Sculpture by Austin Productions
Located in Delray Beach, FL
American Brutalist abstract female nude sculpture made by Austin Productions. The piece dates from the 1970s and is in great vintage condition with some minor age-appropriate wear to...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Urban, StudioManda, Table Lamp, Staples, Concrete, Limited Edition, Lebanon 2014
Located in Beirut, LB
Urban, Georges Mohasseb Design, 2014
Inspired by the city nightscape, Urban is a table lamp, built from a combination of industrial materials as a tribute to what defines the cities ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Brutalist Modern "Four Figures" Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist modern bronze sculpture, depicting four interconnected figures huddled together. 7.75" H x 7" W x 3.75" D.
Category
20th Century Unknown Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Richard Bitterman Brutalist Bud Vase or Sculpture
By Richard Batterham
Located in Buffalo, NY
Handcrafted Brutalist bud vase or sculpture, 1960s, brass, stee. Plastic test tube, signed R. Bitterman.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Zanthus Monumental Brutalist Sculpture by Cliff Page
Located in Garnerville, NY
Titled "Zanthus" (Xanthus) by American sculptor, Cliff Page. Zanthus from Greek mythology meaning golden hair or the ancient city in Lycia. Executed circa 1972, the media consists of...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Silver Hanger in Aluminium Cast
By Estúdio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Produced in São Paulo, Brazil.
This contemporary Hanger was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to mak...
Category
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Handmade Sculptural Iron, Copper, Bronze 4 Piece Railings, by Larry Griffis Sr.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Handmade sculptural iron, copper, bronze 4 piece railings, by Larry Griffis Jr. Stunning artistic railings originally commissioned for downtown Buffalo New York restaurant. My guess ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Iron
Modernist Ceramic Sculpture by Judy Engel
By Judy Engel
Located in New York, NY
Tall modernist glazed ceramic sculpture by artist Judy Engel of upstate New York.
Category
2010s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Brutalist Abstract Sculpture by Achilleas Apergis
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze Brutalist abstract sculpture by Achilleas Apergis. Signed: "Apergis" Direz Dogana Padova".
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Brutalist Modern Abstract Wall Sculpture by Finesse Originals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fun to look at piece of 3D wall created by Finesse Originals in the 1960's. It consists of a wood frame and the sculpture part is molded resin.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Italian Design Contemporary Pair of Brutalist Cast Bronze Double Lit Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This exclusive pair of Italian sculpture custom design lamps, handcrafted for Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, presents a very interesting Brutalist cast bronze base and sail-shaped fr...
Category
2010s Italian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Torch Cut and Welded Steel Brutalist Bull Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Well executed minimal and brutalist torch cut sheetmetal on round stock welded steel frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Antique Brutalist Stone Chimney Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist; Stone chimney; Antique; Craftmanship
This rare find has a historical quality to it. What once was a set of chimneys in a house one can only imagine becomes a sculptural...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Willy Guhl Eternit Planters
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist and minimalist planters, Willy Guhl, Switzerland, 1960s
9 similar size rectangular planters are available
+ 1 larger
+ 1 extra large
Willy Guhl was a pioneering Swi...
Category
1960s Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
African Walnut Arno Declercq Triple Tray 2.0
Located in Antwerp, BE
Arno Declercq, Belgian design, handcrafted
Made in African walnut, sanded and finished with varnish.
Measures: 30 cm wide x 28 cm long x 19cm high / 11,8” wide x 11” long x 7,5” ...
Category
2010s Belgian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Large Accolay Brutalist Ceramic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amazing zoomorphic ceramic by Accolay, signed under the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Abstract Brutalist Steel Floor Sculpture or Room Divider Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive brutalist sculpture from the Paul Evans & Harry Bertoia Era circa 1970's. It consists of welded steel construction with some brass and bronze overlays. Originally this had ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Huge Japanese Ikebana Slab Vase 1980s
Located in Melbourne, AU
If you're looking for Ikebana pottery on a grand scale, this is your vase. A traditional slab construction but with a 1980s twist, this magnificent terracotta earthenware vessel is m...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Design Contemporary Pair of Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Three pairs available, Italian pair of custom design sconces, lighted abstract sculptures entirely cast in bronze, presenting a very interesting Brutalist shield-shape front plaque e...
Category
2010s Italian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
'Goldstein II' Reinforced Concrete One-Off Artwork/Table by Littlewhitehead
Located in London, GB
Irregular shape inspired by the stepping stones of the Sheats Goldstein, Los Angeles residence.
Inspired by the topography of post-industrial Glasgow, littlewhitehead make landsc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
'Hashima' Reinforced Concrete Table, One of a Kind Artwork by Littlewhitehead
Located in London, GB
Wood relief textures inspired by the formwork of Hashima City Hall
Inspired by the topography of post-Industrial Glasgow, littlewhitehead make landscapes composed of handmade scul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Brutalist Terra Cotta Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning mid-century Brutalist artist-made terra cotta lamp. The long-necked spiked bulbous base is monumental in size and a show-stopper. The lamp measures an impressive 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Salvino Marsura Umbrella Stand Racket Brutalist Sculpture in Iron, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Brutalist style umbrella stand and sculpture in wrought iron, handmade by the Italian artist Salvino Marsura - circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
James Bearden Trio of Brutalist Giraffe Sculptures "Animal Series"
Located in Dallas, TX
Amazing family of three large scale Giraffe sculptures by renowned Iowa abstract artist James Anthony Bearden. From his Animal Series, The large Giraffe measures 72"H x 16D x 9"W, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Stalagmite Coffee Table, Signed and Dated 1979
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning brutalist Paul Evans PE-128 coffee table which was part of the "Sculptured Metal Collection" for Directional. This dramatic cocktail table is comprised of a dark patinated...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Abstract Ribbon Sculpture Lamp by Harry Balmer for Laurel, Circa 1960
By Harry Balmer, Laurel
Located in Rochester, NY
Large sculptural abstract patinated metal ribbon lamp by Harry Balmer for Laurel in great all original condition. Circa 1960. Measures 56" H to top of finial / 36" H to top of metal ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Sculpture by Morris Brose
By Morris Brose
Located in New York, NY
Bronze with oak base. Artist signed and dated on bronze base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Hand-Carved Solid Wood Sculpture “TWINS" 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Powerful Brutalist sculpture with an interesting contrast between the smooth front and the untouched rough back. carved out of a solid piece of wood.
Very decorative item with and ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Curtis Jere Style Abstract Brutalist Copper Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jere
Located in New York, NY
A midcentury abstract ‘Brutalist’ wall sculpture, in the style of Curtis Jere, composed of various sized copper rectangles. Good condition consistent with age, some patina to the cop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Brancusi Inspired Abstract Male Torso Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base
By Brancusi, Rene Brancusi
Located in Houston, TX
Large Brutalist male torso abstract bronze sculpture on a marble base in the manner of Brancusi. This mid-century figural male torso sculpture is finely detailed and dates to the mid...
Category
1960s Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John De La Rosa Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful large Brutalist sculpture by John De La Rosa.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
William Friedle Vintage Brutalist Metal Sculpture
Located in San Antonio, TX
Signed vintage mid-century brutalist metal art sculpture by William Friedle, circa 1960s. William worked with his brother, Bruce Friedle creating unique works of metal art in New Yor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Lucite Freeform Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A sculptural interpretation of an organic shape that is enigmatic, poised and unpredictable. A study in form, this vintage lucite piece dates to the early 1960s. In essence it is min...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abstract Sculpture in Belgian Limestone with Stippling Detail
Located in London, GB
A hand carved abstract sculpture in Belgian black limestone, attributed to the late sculptor Michel Hoppe. The freeform piece features textural stippled detail and carved plinth.
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Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Abstract Granite Bird Sculpture on Sandstone Plinth
Located in London, GB
An impressive 65cm in height, this abstract bird sculpture is carved from a speckled granite and is mounted on a contrasting stone base in pale ochre tones.
The bird is in impecca...
Category
1990s British Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Sandstone
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Large, hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1960.
David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Monumental Brutalist Wall Sculpture of Patinated Metal Inspired by Silas Seandel
Located in Houston, TX
Fabulous large Brutalist abstract wall sculpture of patinated metal in the manner of Silas Seandel/Curtis Jere/Tony Melendy. This fabulous Mid-Century Modern sculpture dates to the 1...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
20th Century Post Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Bertrand Creach
Located in London, GB
Impressive teak 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 th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak
Brutalist Modern Metal Tabletop Spike Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist modern metal tabletop sculpture with a set of rough metal spikes set in a composite base. The base is signed 'Matias' on the back. In great vintage condition with age-appro...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Railroad Spikes Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist railroad spikes sculpture.
This very unique sculpture is made from reclaimed vintage railroad spikes. It is fashioned with welded steel spikes into a ru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Signed Brutalist Torch Cut Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Gaze into the handmade beauty of this metal paisley nebula. This substantial, striking, Mid-Century Modern raindrop wall sculpture is signed "Filarchi" (or some similar variation) bu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960's Italian Brutalist Steel Abstract Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
Brutalist steel abstract sculpture, perfect condition and vintage patina, Italy 1960's circa.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Abstract Nail Sculpture in the Style of Harry Bertoia
Located in Dallas, TX
Brutalist Abstract Nail sculpture comprised of hundreds of hand welded flat nails with a rusticated patina. Would be great as a fireplace screen, in a window sil, or on a credenza.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Brutalist Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid Century brutalist sculpture, probably American, circa 1960s. We are not sure who created this work, as it is unsigned, but they did wonderful work, giving the sculpture a sense o...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Italian Vintage Brutalist Sculpture in Wrought Iron and Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage Italian abstract Brutalist sculpture in wrought iron and wood, taken from a private house in Milan, in the 1950s, by unknown artist.
Brutalist sculpture is composed...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Terina" Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Bruce Beasley
By Bruce Beasley
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This striking sculpture by Bruce Beasley stands on an Absolute Black Granite base. Bronze shaped obelisks support the bottom of the sculpture and hold up multiple hexagonal pieces co...
Category
1980s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Bronze Figure titled "Fruit Picker" by Gurdon Woods S F, Bohemian Club
By Gurdon Woods
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract bronze figure titled " Fruit Picker " by Gurdon Woods, S F, Bohemian Club. Bearing a Bohemian Club label, Post and Taylor, S F, on the wooden bottom listing the artist's nam...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Table Top Torch Cut and Welded Brutalist Skeleton Sphere Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Skeleton steel sphere. Comprised of varying sizes of round stock steel and sheet brass welded together. Presents a Primitive folk Brutalist quality.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
Rivka Eliav Brutalist Copper, Enamel and Stainless Steel Wall Panel 1960s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Brutalist enamel and copper wall panel by highly regarded Israeli artist, Rivka Eliav.
This work dates to the 1960s. Eliav explores the ancient and new, through abstractions of a...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Stainless Steel
Big Brutalist Terracotta Sculpture Stamped NAGA
Located in Brussels, BE
Fine Brutalist hand made terracotta Sculpture.
Hollow structure, red color.
Stamped NAGA.
Inspired by Alexander Calder "the waves."
Around 2008.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Modern Brutalist Bronze Iron Sculpture 21st Century Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large bronze iron Brutalist style modern sculpture by Oklahoma City artist Basil Martin, circa 2001. Beautifully crafted and can be displayed at any angle. We love the angle as shown...
Category
Early 2000s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pia Manu Brutalist Illuminated Wall Sculpture in Steel & Red Stained Glass 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental one of a kind Brutalist wall sculpture in steel and red slag glass designed by Jules De Waele for Pia Manu Studio.
Executed in the 1970s for a private commission in Belgi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Danish Brutalist Scrap Iron Sculpture in the Style of Robert Jacobsen, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of the Danish Scrap Iron Sculptor Robert Jacobsen (1912-1993) comes this raw, dark and welded sculptural composition made from scrap iron. In front view it almost look l...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bronze Wall Painting Sculptures by Esa Fedrigolli Italy 1985 Signed Numbered
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian artist Esa Fedrigolli signed, dated and numbered bronze, copper and enamel wall sculpture/paintings. Each sculpture/painting is composed of a veritable bronze composition of ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Cast Bronze Brutalist Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A large, likely Italian 60s cast bronze sculpture on custom made stand.
Clever and unusual “chain link” design.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Mid Century Brutalist Modern Abstract Brass Wall Sculpture Signed Monk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek modern brutalist wall sculpture circa 1960's. Well constructed and designed, signed Monk.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Wall Sculpture by Marco Tulio
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Organika", wire wall sculpture by Mexican artist Marco Tulio.
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Abstract Brutalist Wall Sculpture Signed S XX
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic and very interesting brutalist work made of various metals as a framed mural.
Category
Late 20th Century European Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
