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Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

POSTMODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Post-Modern
Early Figure Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Early figure hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel Dimensions: D 8 x H 23 cm Materials: Marble Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was bor...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Early Figure Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Early Figure hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel Dimensions: D20 x W24 x H49 cm Materials: Marble Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, wa...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel Dimensions: D 8 x W 41 x H 65 cm Materials: Marble Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Already ...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Lying Figure Hand Carved Marble Sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
Lying Figure hand carved marble sculpture by Tom Von Kaenel Dimensions: D18 x W16 x H8.5 cm Materials: Marble Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, w...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Wide Burnt Vase A by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Wide burnt vase A by Daniel Elkayam One of a Kind Dimensions: D 10 x W 10 x H 20 cm Materials: Burnt beech wood Jerusalem-born Art-designer and Photographer based in Tel-Avi...
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2010s Israeli Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Tribu M5 Roc by Léontine Furcy
Located in Geneve, CH
Tribu M5 Roc by Léontine Furcy Unique piece Materials: raw chamotte, black sandstone Dimensions: H 38 cm x L 31 cm Léontine Furcy, ceramic artist, tells about herself in shapes, tex...
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2010s French Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Sandstone

Cyan and Umber Mercury Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Cyan and umber mercury vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 25.5cm Materials: Plaster, Resin MOLDED, DYED, AND FINISHED BY HAND IN LA. CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE. ALL P...
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2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

Peach Oxide Mercury Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach oxide mercury vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 25.5cm Materials: Plaster, Resin Molded, dyed, and finished by hand in LA. customization Available. All piec...
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2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

Nudos 1 Sculpture by Vica Ceramica
Located in Geneve, CH
Nudos 1 Sculpture by Vica Ceramica Dimensions: D 21 x H 21 cm Materials: High temp. Ceramic, Brass. VICA CERÁMICA-STUDIO is a design and sculpture studio established in Mexi...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

Large Torre Buding 05 Sculpture by Vica Ceramica
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Torre buding 05 sculpture by Vica Ceramica Materials: high temp. ceramic Dimensions: D 8 x H 60 cm VICA CERÁMICA-STUDIO is a design and sculpture studio established in Mex...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Hank Murta Adams cast glass and wire abstract sculpture " Cake" signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and traditional cast glass sculpture for the well known contemporary artist Hank M Adams .
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1990s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Peter Shire Micro Sculpture in Mixed Media, Early Aughts
Located in View Park, CA
Unique one of a kind tiny Peter Shire sculpture in mixed media ceramics from the early to mid aughts. Ready to hang / mount on wall (back is equipped with a small hole to hang upon a...
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Early 2000s North American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Acrylic

Black and Brown Hand-Painted Ceramic Piece by Franco Bucci, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This model is particularly interesting because it is strongly influenced by Sottsass' style. It is even possible that the design is by Sottsass. We are cautio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Beppe Bonetti with Base
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Beppe Bonetti. Title "Piccolo racconto" translate "Little tale"" Beppe Bonetti was born in 1951 in Brescia, Italy, where he lives and ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Pink Alabaster Sculpture by Karen Chera
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Pink Alabaster Sculpture by Karen Chera, signed and dated '88. on its original metal base.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Alabaster

1985 Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Sedia The Chairs
Located in Brescia, IT
This very intense and engaging artwork was created by Urano Palma that is a well known Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana. He ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tavole Panels
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Robert Lee Morris Abstract Brass Hammered Circular Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Robert Lee Morris, "Large Double Stack" 1980s, hammered brass, signed Verso.
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

Luigi Benzoni Titled Volta Glass Sculpture
By Luigi Benzoni, Unico edizioni
Located in Chicago, IL
Luigi Benzoni titled "Volta" Glass Sculpture, with gold leaf details. Benzoni, born in 1956 in Bergamo, Italy, is a Venetian artist renowned for his innovative approach to art. Initi...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Figurative Bronze Sculpture by Marisa Ruberti
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Marisa Ruberti, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbere...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Postmodern Black Metal, Clear Acrylic and Steel Nails Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A black metal and clear acrylic with steel nails decorative object, Postmodern period, circa late-20th century. Piece is rectangular in shape, comprised of three pieces acrylic (black and clear), black metal screws and thin metal nails, approximately 1000 of them, making this an interesting Postmodern decorative...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Sculpture by Elvio Becheroni entitled: Construction with secret
Located in Milano, IT
"Construction with secret" by Elvio Becheroni, a sculpture created in 1981, is a profound masterpiece made from the noble Canela wood. But this sculpture is not just a work of art; i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certific...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Jiro Sugawara Orizzonte Maschile
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the artist Jiro Sugawara, the title is "Male horizon" Jiro Sugawara is a post-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

“Ziggurat 1.“ by Russell Bamber, 2018, Turquoise, Rose and Colored Laminate
Located in London, GB
The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...
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2010s British Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Laminate

"Ziggurat 3" by Russell Bamber, 2018, Carrara, Alicante and Colored Laminate
Located in London, GB
The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...
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2010s British Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Laminate

1980 Italy Walter Valentini Bronze Abstract Sculpture City of the Sun
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Black Abstract Tessellated Stone Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your space with this compelling abstract sculpture, meticulously crafted from high-quality tessellated stone. Featuring a distinctive black hue interspersed with intricate gr...
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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Chromed Abstract Sculpture
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

1976 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Vanni Viviani Easel with Two Half Apples
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting one of a kind artwork signed by the author Vanni Viviani, a well known artist of years 80' in Italy. The piece was made in 1976 but it can be considered as n...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

1980 Italy Post Modern Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Andrea Picini, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy. This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 pieces; we c...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Ugo Carà
By Ugo Cara
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a joyful bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the well known in Italy and abroad, artist Ugo Carà. Title The Dancer This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 pieces. The pieces were made in 1980 but they can be considered as new cause remained since then stored and packed in the Editor warehouse. Every bronze sculpture is completed with the Editor Certificate, with the number assigned to the piece and the original signature of the author. Ugo Carà was born in Trieste Italy...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

An early fine art ceramic by Robert Milnes, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
« Cenote », an early fine art ceramic by Robert Milnes (b. 1948). Late 20th century. A museum piece in tones of turquoise, brick, Yves Klein blue, and moss, and certainly taking cues...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

1985 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Front Opus
Located in Brescia, IT
This engagind and intense artwork was create in 1985 by the Italian artist Edmondo Cirillo. It was forged in bronze and then silver plated. The title of this piece is "Stele frontal...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Charger or Wall Plate Roberto Ceccherini for Fratelli Colzi, 1976
By Colzi
Located in Melbourne, AU
This charger is very large, very beautiful and very rare. Roberto Ceccherini started his ceramics career young, as a designer for Fratelli Colzi. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Haeger Gloss Black Postmodern Abstract Circular Twisted Orb Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A stunning rare abstract Haeger gloss black ceramic twisted orb sculpture. This piece solicits interest from all angles, the twisted orb silhouette catches the light beautifully. Won...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Pottery

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Luciana Matalon Gente E Dune
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze abstract sculpture was created by the Italian artist Luciana Matalon in 1980. This is a mulptiple of 1000 specimens numbered and signed. The title is " Gente e ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Post-Modern Solid Travertine Sphere on Lucite Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful post-modern solid polished travertine sphere on lucite ring base, circa 1980s. The sphere is in very good vintage condition and measures 5....
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Late 20th Century Pakistani Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Travertine

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Franco Zazzeri Sfera Stratificata
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging abstract bronze sculpture was created by the Italian artist Franco Zazzeri. The title is "Sfera Stratificata" translated in " Stratified S...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Fragile Structure#9 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases,coffee cups and so on. ...
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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

American Designer, Abstract Sculpture, Ceramic, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An abstract ceramic sculpture, designed and produced in the US, c. 1970s.
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

"Embrace" Clay Sculpture on Marble Base by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
This work by J. Carl Strauss rests on a marble base, firmly anchoring its presence in space with a silent density. Although, the very material of the sculpture remains undefined: its...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Play With Me, No Really in and Black or White
Located in New York, NY
This series was conceived as a way for the Collector to really interact with a work of art. Titled "Play With Me, No Really" it refutes the idea that "Art" must sit alone on a pedes...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Ulf Nordfjell, Sculpture, Ceramic, Sweden, 1987
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed stoneware sculpture designed and produced by Ulf Nordfjell, Sweden, 1987.
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Framed Brass Sculpture by Sverre Høvren Johnsen, Norway, 1978
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass sculpture made by the Norwegian sculptor and goldsmith Sverre Høvren Johnsen, (1943- ) in 1978.
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Late 20th Century Norwegian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Brass

Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Pewter Sculpture Walter Valentini
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Pewter

Barry Greyson Pair of Stoneware Textural Thumb Print Wall Sculptures 1981
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of hand made stoneware thumbprint wall sculptures mounted on board, created by Barry Greyson. Each panel measures 8.5" by 13" by 1" and are signed: Textured Clay Study 1981/198...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Stoneware

1986 Italy Post-Modern Mirella Forlivesi Abstract Pewter Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense artwork was created by the Italian artist Mirella Forlivesi. Title "Rosone cometa" translated in Comet. Mirella Forlivesi was born in P...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Pewter

Black Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Postmodern black charcoal sculpture vase, circa late-20th century. Piece is clay pottery with a black charcoal matte finish, with a round, cylindrical, asymmetric design. Designers mark...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Pottery, Clay, Ceramic

1980 Lucio Del Pezzo Metalart Sculpture Italian Neodada Postmodern Design
Located in Brescia, IT
Metal sculpture Excellent condition.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

1980 Italy Abstract Bronze Sculpture Bruno Chersicla Colomba Dove
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 500 realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Italy Post-Modern Abstract Pewter Sculpture Walter Valentini
Located in Brescia, IT
Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the ...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Pewter

Pair of Fontana Arte glass sculptures
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of Fontana Arte glass sculptures. They are different in size and form. SIZE 1: 20x12x15 SIZE 2: 17x16x15
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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Glass

Unique Glass Sculpture by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Sweden 1990s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unique glass sculpture made by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda in the 1990s. Consists of two cylinder shaped glass vessels stacked on each other, both...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 32 x H 32 cm Material: Unglazed white porcelain. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Kor...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Post-modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage abstract sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern abstract sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original abstract sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Christopher Gentner, Mirabili, and Carla Tolomeo. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for abstract sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,833.

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