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Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Original Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Minimalist Original Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Original Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Geometric Abstract Minimalist Oil Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Minimalist Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Modernist Graffiti Art Lithograph Print "Broken Hour"
Located in Surfside, FL
lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects, generally with violent
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Duanye Hatchett Original Modernist Early Work
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Textured Black Grey Duanye Hatchett Original
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
assemblages of found objects and materials that maintained a continuous flat surface, which were
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Gilt Bronze Sculpture Brooch Wearable Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects, generally with violent Expressionist undertones and
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Modernist Jewelry
Located in Surfside, FL
lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects, generally with violent
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Brooch Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects, generally with violent
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Necklace Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found objects, generally with violent
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
break from the charismatic monopoly of lyric abstraction there. Tumarkin created assemblages of found
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Relics 2 Elaborately Constructed Vintage Color Photograph Surrealist Image
By Jane Calvin
Located in Surfside, FL
and found objects into room-sized assemblages in her studio. She then photographs it, making a
Category

1980s Surrealist Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Abstract Landscape 81 - Abstract Surrealist Contemporary Original Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Selections are then composed and combined with found objects yielding a narrative assemblage. The final step
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Whitey s Gun
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Whitey's Gun" is a found object assemblage by Jimmy Descant. The piece is 14 inches tall, 10
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Whitey
s Gun
Whitey
s Gun
$300
H 14 in W 10 in D 2 in
Lion Sex
By Al Hansen
Located in New York, NY
Hershey wrappers on wood with original artist frame. Hansen created collages and found object
Category

1960s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

Lion Sex
Lion Sex
H 2.75 in W 1.75 in
Box Assemblage Sculpture Consisting of Antique Found Objects by Jean Vacher
Located in Dallas, TX
long career as a press photographer Mr. Vacher began to create "dream boxes" from found objects pulled
Category

Early 2000s French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Wildflower Wolf, Contemporary sculpture, Assemblage, Found Objects, Plastic
By Calder Kamin
Located in Austin, TX
A 2022 sculpture by Calder Kamin, made of recycled materials including plastic bags, koozies, caps, cutlery, plastic eggs, plastic containers, bottle caps, marker caps, game pieces, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Found Objects

Plastic Planet Stag, Contemporary sculpture, Assemblage, Found Objects, Plastic
By Calder Kamin
Located in Austin, TX
A 2018 sculpture by Calder Kamin, made of recycled materials including plastic bags, koozies, caps, cutlery, plastic eggs, plastic containers, bottle caps, marker caps, game pieces, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Found Objects

STILL LIFE OF A CAT, BASKET FLOWERS AND SCISSORS Nantucket Artist Reggie Levine
Located in Brookville, NY
the 1960's and later to found object art. Interestingly I see his interest in found objects
Category

1950s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Princess Almost Perfect", Artist Book Sculpture with Found Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, toddler’s dress, acrylic, ink, silk, printed matter, and found objects. 13 x 9.5 x 9 inches, closed 13 x
Category

2010s Assemblage Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pins, Found Objects, Ink, Archival Pigment

Untitled (assemblage)
By Doug Britt
Located in Koloa, HI
in his painting studio he is constructing objects out of humble, discarded material found on the
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Untitled (assemblage)
Untitled (assemblage)
$2,200
H 51 in W 14 in D 14 in
"Cake" mixed media 3D sculpture, female bust, assembled found objects
Located in New Orleans, LA
what might be called "transitoriness", or how things change over time, and the work explores how found
Category

2010s Assemblage Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"The Continental" by Markus Pierson Limited Edition Serigraph
By Markus Pierson
Located in Abilene, TX
-pulled serigraphs, and found object assemblage. “I want the coyotes to whisper in their ears wild
Category

Late 20th Century American Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

Work Clothes, Small Assemblage Painting on Paper by Jeffrey Hargrave
By Jeffrey Hargrave
Located in New York, NY
Jeffrey Hargrave is a North Carolina born, African-American artist based in New York. Hargrave deals with representations of African-Americans, often putting them in the context of a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Post Landscape
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Post Landscape
Post Landscape
$14,000
H 16 in W 17.875 in D 6 in
Bubblescape
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Bubblescape
Bubblescape
$14,000
H 16 in W 17.875 in D 6 in
Compress Control
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Compress Control
Compress Control
$5,400
H 7.125 in W 6.75 in D 2.25 in
Opposing Colors
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Opposing Colors
Opposing Colors
$14,000
H 16 in W 17.25 in D 6 in
Fact Approach Out
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Fact Approach Out
Fact Approach Out
$5,400
H 7.125 in W 7.25 in D 2 in
New Desk Explorer
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

New Desk Explorer
New Desk Explorer
$8,000
H 9.5 in W 8.75 in D 2.75 in
Encyclopedia of All Nations
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Encyclopedia of All Nations
Encyclopedia of All Nations
$9,000
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 2.875 in
Materials Handling
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Materials Handling
Materials Handling
$7,200
H 9.25 in W 6.5 in D 2.5 in
Winston s Diction
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Winston
s Diction
Winston
s Diction
$7,200
H 8.75 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
New Funk Standards
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

New Funk Standards
New Funk Standards
$12,000
H 12.75 in W 12 in D 5.75 in
New Wonderland
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

New Wonderland
New Wonderland
$38,000
H 61 in W 9 in D 9 in
The World at Home
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

The World at Home
The World at Home
$32,000
H 47 in W 30 in D 2.5 in
Universal World
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Universal World
Universal World
$30,000
H 63 in W 19 in D 3.5 in
World Scope
By Brian Dettmer
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptures can be found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, Art
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

World Scope
World Scope
$42,000
H 47 in W 13 in D 14 in
Pleated
By Tracy Krumm
Located in San Francisco, CA
rendering to scale Medium: crocheted, self - fabricated metals, and found objects Description: Tracy
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pleated
Pleated
$7,500
H 62 in W 12 in D 9 in
Monocle and Mustache
By Eric Schultz
Located in Hopewell, NJ
While fragments of machinery compose the sculptures of Eric Schultz, it is his re-imagining of them—from inanimate to animate, from standard parts to distinct personalities—that sets...
Category

2010s Assemblage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Monocle and Mustache
Monocle and Mustache
$8,000
H 23 in W 9 in D 11 in
Hibernator
By Eric Schultz
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Transforming the inanimate to animate, Schultz's re-imagining of scrap metal sets his work apart. Hibernator, a tender rendition of a squirrel gently cradled in human hands is one su...
Category

2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Hibernator
Hibernator
$4,500
H 4 in W 9 in D 11 in
Compelling wall relief sculpture creates artistic puzzle, "Gallery of Misfits"
By Mark Beltchenko Studio
Located in Grosse Pointe Park, MI
The "Gallery of Misfits" sculpture is a compelling wall relief that challenges conventional perceptions of construction materials, breathing new life into discarded elements. Compris...
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Board

Twist and Shout
By Joan Robey
Located in Santa Monica, CA
desert landscape. "Twist and Shout" is a mixed media and found object piece constructed entirely of found
Category

2010s Assemblage Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Twist and Shout
$1,200
H 22 in W 55 in
Ms. Quaker Maid
By Donna McCullough
Located in Washington, DC
, where the qualities of metal define not just itself but the object it eventually is molded to become
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Ms. Quaker Maid
Ms. Quaker Maid
$8,500
H 52 in W 17 in D 12 in
Shell
By Ronald Gonzalez
Located in Corning, NY
rudimentary stick figure. Found objects make up the rest of the figure including a spiral horn like object for
Category

2010s Assemblage Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Shell
Shell
$3,400
H 27.5 in W 5.25 in D 6.375 in
De-Fault
By Ryan Sarah Murphy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
process-driven and incorporates the use of found and repurposed materials from her daily experience. She
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media

Materials

Foam Board, Cardboard, Found Objects

De-Fault
De-Fault
$850
H 15 in W 16 in D 9.5 in
Track Record
By Ryan Sarah Murphy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
process-driven and incorporates the use of found and repurposed materials from her daily experience. She
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Foam Board, Cardboard

Track Record
Track Record
$950
H 20.5 in W 17 in D 2.75 in
Juliet Holland 1999 Signed “Sensaku VIII” Mixed Media Wall Assemblage
By Juliet Holland
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1999 found object mixed media wall assemblage titled, "Sensaku VIII" by American artist Juliet
Category

1990s American Organic Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Driftwood, Paint, Paper

Eye Candy
By Willie Cole
Located in Mine Hill, NJ
Pop art and tribal art converge in this series of high heel heads and mask made totally from new and gently worn high heel shoes. Most can be displayed either hanging or free standi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Found Objects

Eye Candy
$2,600,000
H 27 in W 13 in D 13 in
Untitled
Located in Port Chester, NY
and eclectic box constructions. Utilizing found objects and everyday materials, she creates poetic
Category

1970s Assemblage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Untitled
Untitled
$4,500
H 12 in W 10.25 in D 3 in
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Found Object Assemblage For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate found object assemblage for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 2 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect found object assemblage may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a found object assemblage to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, black, gold and more. There have been many interesting found object assemblage examples over the years, but those made by Brian Dettmer, Sadie Hayms, Ronald Gonzalez, Lisa Levy and Tamiko Kawata are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in found objects, wood and metal.

How Much is a Found Object Assemblage?

The average selling price for a found object assemblage we offer is $3,400, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $42,000 for the highest priced.