Abstract Sculptures
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Lulo 1 - Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova, Yakisugi technique
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Lulo 1
Limited edition of 12
Dimensions : H. 80 cm x D. 27 cm
Mediums: Ash, oil, brass
Japanese technique Yakisugi
LULO - Collection
Climbing. Both word and action are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Untitled
By James Guy
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower center): Guy
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Coaster
By Tom Nussbaum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tom Nussbaum is known for a variety of work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commissions....
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$10,500
Cloud
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hand-built clay sculpture with white glaze and internal blue LED light. This sculpture can be wall mounted or displayed on a pedestal or table top.
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze, LED Light
Cloud
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dutch, b. 1938
Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an artist-mystic whose work -- with i...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Light-Glyph 60
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Wood panels with Dowels
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lovers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract marble sculpture of two lovers, unsigned, in the manner of Lithuanian American artist William Zorach (1887-1966). Zorach was born in Eurberg, Lithuania, was brought t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Billy Lee Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Billy Lee (Chinese/British)
Additional Information: Billy Lee is well exhibited worldwide and known for his large abstract minimalist sculptures. He has received nu...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Ecofact 2
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When Laurent Lamarche reflects on the concept of origin, he thinks in terms of traces. His vision goes at once forward and backward, knitting together yesterday and tomorrow – thus e...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Nylon
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Clover
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on maple with matte finish
Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century modernism to make dyna...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Acrylic
Balance of Power (Quadriptych Wood Panel Contemporary Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "Around 30 years ago, not long after I had started painting seriously, I was at a one-man exhibition of the great Brice Marden at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
The Last Aristocrat (Framed Contemporary Wood Panel Quadriptych Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Very difficult to photograph inside the case with glass front, so we took one outside the case. A video is included that we hope helps, thought it suffers from reflections on the gl...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Discovery 2017-1, Kug Kyung Oh
Located in Porto, 13
"Discovery 2017-1" by Kug Kyung Oh
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 3 of 6
Dimensions: 29 x 29 x 155 cm / 11.4 x 11.4 x 61 in
Year: 2011
"Discovery 2017-1" by Kug Kyung Oh stands as a testame...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sea of Reds
Located in West Hollywood, CA
SEA OF REDS
Aerosol on Canvas
40” x 30”
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
A convergence of predominant blues, compelling reds, and vibrant oranges. DUAL’s deft play of fine lines, spanning a divers...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas
$3,850
Blue Dot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Acrylic, aerosol, tape and varnish on linen
48” x 23”
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Blending artistic mediums, DUAL utilizes acrylic, aerosol, tape, and varnish to adorn a meticulously hand-cut ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic
$3,905
Bronze Sculpture
Bolas IV
by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Patina
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'Bolas IV' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Patina
Certific...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prozor : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann creates contemporary modern abstract geometric sculptures. His constructions are complex interwoven systems of physical elements varying in size, material, and color. Thes...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Don Quixote
By Tom Nussbaum
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tom Nussbaum is known for a variety of work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commissions....
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Equide, 2014
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he displayed a strong predisposition for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
L
Escalier Sous La Table bronze wood steps
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These sculptures were inspired by the spirituality of the twelve-step programs and the eight-fold path of Buddhism. Meshing these philosophies with meditation led me to express these small sculptures to achieve the connection between art and spirit. Wire figures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
"Mystic Aura in Red" abstract expressionist wall sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This minimalist abstract wall sculpture made from Wood Block and Acrylic by Anthony Liggins is a beautiful addition to any home. It has brackets attached to the back and is ready to be hung in any interior.
INSPIRATION - Inspired by the artist's background in fashion design, Le Smoking sculptures...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Blue eyes - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Upcycled metal
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hannah Macfarlane TAKING UP SPACE South African Abstract Hanging Sculpture 2023
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
'Taking up space' is a wonderful hanging, red, abstract sculpture by South African artist, Hannah Macfarlane. It was made in 2023 of Merino wool and stuffing. This unique sculpture c...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Brutalist Chrome Sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor
s Harp 2" 1966
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract brutalist chrome sculpture by Jason Seley "Sculptor's Harp 2". An abstract deep sea monster. Created 1966. Seley's preferred medium was chrome bumpers. Unsigned.
Jason Se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture
O.T. VIII
by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VIII' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Polished
Numbered and signed artwork
Limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Discovery 2019-1, Kug Kyung Oh
Located in Porto, 13
"Discovery 2019-1" by Kug Kyung Oh
Medium: Bronze
Edition: 2 of 12
Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 52 cm / 5.1 x 5.1 x 20.5 in
Year: 2019
"Discovery 2019-1" by Kug Kyung Oh is a striking bronz...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Her Kiss beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture gold
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman: The quiet encounter of two lovers kissing is captured in this wonderful cast bronze with a gold patina. The softness of the moment of her reach to him is captured...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
The Dance - 21st Century, Marble sculpture, Organic shapes, nature inspired
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Noemi Palacios expresses herself through form and matter, a medium through which she has found a deep understanding of her inner self.
Her evocative pieces are inspired by the univer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bronze Sculpture
O.T. VII
by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VII' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Polished
Certificate of authenticity
Numbered and sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Straddle
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
The Link - 21st Century, Marble sculpture, Organic shapes, nature inspired
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Noemi Palacios expresses herself through form and matter, a medium through which she has found a deep understanding of her inner self.
Her evocative pieces are inspired by the univer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Whimsical Graphic Design Abstract Collage - Brno Mechanic Bold Colors
Located in Miami, FL
World renowbed Graphic Designer Ivan Chermayeff creates whimsical abstract collage characters in bold colors . Here we have Brno Mechanic.
Mixed media collage on paper, 1998, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff', titled and dated lower right. on heavy Arches paper. Framed under plexi 33.5 x 25.5
Slight Staining near glove and minor scattered surface soiling. Otherwise apparently in good condition.
Chermayeff & Geismar
It was founded in 1957 by the two Yale graduates Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar as well as Robert Brownjohn, a protégé of László Moholy-Nagy and Chermayeff's father, industrial designer Serge Chermayeff, at the New Bauhaus in Chicago.[2] Brownjohn, who struggled with heroin addiction for most of his adult life, left the partnership to join J. Walter Thompson's London branch in 1959.
The firm has designed logos for such companies as Pan Am, Mobil Oil...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Tape, Magazine Paper, Pen
"what was tonight" - abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint.
As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"what was tonight" - red abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint.
As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Sculpture
Danza II
by Carola Eggeling
Polished Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'Danza II' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines and golden skin.
Polished bronze sculpture
Signed and numbered by the artist
Limited e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
0258 Serie Proyectual 15
By Pajaro Gomez
Located in New York, NY
Pájaro Gómez relies on a minimal number of elements to achieve a maximum degree of tension in his glass, stainless steel, and wooden sculptures. Elegant yet dynamic, his sculptures display clean and delicate lines where different components intricately connect with each other and the environment. The result being a juxtaposition of sturdy and fragile, heavy and ethereal objects commanding attention.
Gómez has received numerous awards and has been featured in many solo and collective exhibitions worldwide. He has also become increasingly involved with site-specific projects, recently installing large-scale outdoor sculptures...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Aria (Violet)
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer, Automotive Paint
"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych black abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with black automotive paint.
The pieces can be hung horizontally or vertically as seen in the images.
The length of each piece is 20.5" and each has a different height: 25.5", 27.5" and 28.3".
The size written in the description of the work is if all 3 are placed horizontally with 6" gap in between them.
The pieces can also be custom sized!!!
As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is based on a poem Ilanit wrote. At first, it looks as an abstract wall sculpture, but as you dive into it you start recognizing the Hebrew letter of the poem.
The words of the poem that are hidden in this work are:
"Excuse/ pardon me miss,
Where did you say
it feels good...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jonah
The Whale
Located in Milford, NH
This impressionist wooden sculpture of the biblical story of Jonah & The Whale was done by New Hampshire artist Robert Hughes (1915-2004). Hughes was born in...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lost in the Stars
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful abstract expressionist three dimensional construction by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This construction consists of antique lithographs laid on board, including a shooting target sheet, and metal jacks, all presented on an antique celestial map...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Adhesive, Wood Panel
Bronze Sculpture
O.T. X
by Carola Eggeling
Polished Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. X' by Carola Eggeling 'Polished Bronze'
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Numbered and signed artwork
Limited edition o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Upcycled metal
Unique work
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Guzzolene I - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life.
Tim Nikiforuk...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Metallic Waves 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Spray paint on upcycled plastic bottles
23 x 21 x 5 cm Set of eight pieces
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Spray Paint
Sculptures
Wandobjekt
by Carola Eggeling, Bronze and Aluminum
Located in Paris, FR
Sculptures 'Wandobjekt' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
Set of 3
German aluminum and bronze sculptures
Finishes:
- Aluminum white lacquered
- Al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
"Rocker VI", David L. Deming, Stainless Steel Contemporary Sculpture, 67x37x24
Located in Dallas, TX
David L. Deming's "Rocker VI" is skillfully welded together with stainless steel and polished to a mirror-like sheen. The included base props the sculpture at eye level for the perfe...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
From OJ to Merlot
By Zammy Migdal
Located in Miami, FL
This interactive work can fit in any format the collector desires and can contain as many elements, both big and small, that the space requires.
From the artist's Levitation series...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Thrush
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on birch, stain & satin lacquer finish
Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Birch, Lacquer
Abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Marty Mackenzie, and Stephen Walling. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,400,000, while the average work sells for $4,500.
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