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Rare AP Aharon Bezalel Israeli Modernist Mother and Child Bronze Sculpture Suite
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
concepts of classic and modernist art and interpreted, according to them, ideas based on ancient Hebrew
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
In Deep Prayer (rare framed, signed agamograph - 3D lenticular)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
(Israeli, born 1928) is best known for his pioneering of Kinetic Art. Employing light and sound to provide
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lenticular
Bubbles (rare framed, signed agamograph - 4D lenticular)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
his pioneering of Kinetic Art. Employing light and sound to provide a unique sensorial experience for
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lenticular
Essai de Reserve I - Original Lithograph Handsigned - Very Rare
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, IDF
(Very rare - This lithograph was only printed in few copies for Joan Miro, there is not numbered
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Star Of Hope (rare framed, signed agamograph - 3D lenticular)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
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About the Artist: Yaacov Agam (Israeli, born 1928) is best known for his pioneering of Kinetic Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lenticular
Curb 2+4 (rare framed, signed agamograph - 3D lenticular)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
Agam (Israeli, born 1928) is best known for his pioneering of Kinetic Art. Employing light and sound to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lenticular
The Tel Aviv Peace (rare hand signed screen print)
By Robert Indiana
Located in Aventura, FL
receive his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954. Following the advice of his
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Large Abstract Optic Art Rare Pink Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Abraham Palatnik.
Manufacturer: Abraham Palatnik.
Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern.
Country: Brazil.
Date: 1960s.
Dimensions: 18.75″ H x 9″ W x 2.75″ D.
Materials: ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Rare Agam "Mirror" Silkscreen 1979 signed and numbered
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Surfside, FL
-static form of art. In his abstract Kinetic works, which range from paintings and graphics to sculptural
Category
1970s Abstract Prints
Materials
Mirror, Screen
London Sakura- Canvas Proof #2 of 5, rare large Canvas Proof Edition. UK Artist
Located in London, GB
holds a PhD in Fine Art awarded by UEL, UK and a Master in Fine Art with a BA in Womenswear from UAL
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
DEMETER - Rare image - Together with 2 Preliminary Drawings (3)
By Paul Landacre
Located in Santa Monica, CA
, no. 7/ in pencil. RARE! There are only 14
signed impressions. With estate stamp. 6 ½” x
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Charcoal, Engraving, Woodcut
Rare Signed Laurel Fyfe Slump Glass Abstract Table Sculpture
By Laurel Fyfe
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare signed Laurel Fyfe art glass table sculpture. Signed at corner, see last two pictures
Category
Late 20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Rare Studio Glass Sculptures of Abstract Female Torsos
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of highly unique, studio glass sculptures, in the form of short and tall abstracted female torsos on Lucite bases. Markings included, artist's signature and date are illegible...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Lucite
Clayton Bailey 2 Rare Earthenware Funk Art Sculpture, 1960s
By Clayton Bailey
Located in Miami, FL
A rare pair of large, I would say life-size, sculptures by artist Clayton Bailey. Tallest is 13" to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Rare Andy Nelson Modern Art Wood TOTEM Sculptures from Artist
s Estate
By Andy Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
paintings on canvas. This is a very rare and significant modern art sculpture that has been in storage for
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Stanislaw Jan Borowski Glass Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A small rare sculpture by Jan Bowski circa the 1980's, has a tiny fleabite as shown on the pic sold
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Unique Glass Sphere by California Artist
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible piece perforated glass sphere done by California artist circa 1990's. comes with a hanging fish cord to hang it use it as a mobile. Delicate and unique clear glass.
Category
20th Century North American Space Age Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Signed Bertil Vallien Tridimensional Glass Block Sculpture Post Modern
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing glass block tridimensional sculpture signed, by Bertil Vallien, excellent condition signed at the bottom sitting on a black plastic block.
Category
20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Sweden Blue Orange Glass teacup , 1980’s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 15cm H, 14cmW, 12,5cm D
Condition: Good
Period: 1980’s
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Kjell Engman
Manufacturer: Kosta Boda
Category
Vintage 1980s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Antique American Modernist Nude Woman Abstract Expressionist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist nude abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed. Displayed in
Category
1950s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare French Modernist Country Abstract Landscape Oil Painting Pierre Bordenave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract landscape painting by Pierre Bordenave (1900 - 1970). Oil on canvas, circa
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare and Abstract Ceramic Mosaic, circa 1960, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Rare and abstract ceramic mosaic,
mosaic with reliefs
circa 1960, France
very good vintage
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Rare Israeli Surrealist Judaica Abstract Lithograph Naftali Bezem
By Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
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From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with Israeli
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Rare silk scarf "Sonia delaunay".
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare silk scarf
Sonia delaunay
132 x 42,5 cms
100% silk
Label brochier soieries
New in stock
1980
Category
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Silk
Rare Original Signed Large Painting by Bucci Iconic 1960
s Mid Century Abstract
Located in West Hartford, CT
piece was sold for $110 in the early 1960s. It is an exquisite original mid century abstract
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Dean Johnson Signed Acrylic
Resin Sculpture Abstract Contemporary Wall Art
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare, large abstract hand signed art by the listed artist Dean Johnson. Artwork is in excellent
Category
Early 2000s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Wood
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rare Vintage Original Photo from the Court of The Lubavitcher Rebbe 770 Chabad
By Levi Yitzchak Freidin
Located in Surfside, FL
These are very rare original vintage silver gelatin prints from the 1970s, Most probably from the
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original-Summer Bloom-Puppies-Dahlias-Gold-ink on paper-rare drawing offer-UK
Located in London, GB
Gouache, ink, Gold leaf, pencil, charcoal on Fine Art watercolour paper
Heavy weight 300GSM
About the
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare and Impressive Large Modern Art Abstract by Bansemer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This painting is quite beautiful and rare. Painted by R. L. Bansemer this large 61" x 47" oil on
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings
Stunning, rare early floral abstract vase, ceramic, Art Nouveau, 1910 Belgium
Located in Wien, AT
Stunning flower vase, ceramic, made in the Art Nouveau period around 1910 in Belgium.
This
Category
Vintage 1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Barbara Murray Signed Original Midcentury Style Abstract Painting Art
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare signed Barbara Murray midcentury style abstract painting.
Medium is acrylic on canvas. One of
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Rare Barbara Murray Signed Original Midcentury Style Abstract Painting Art
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Barbara Murray midcentury abstract depicting equestrian scene.
Medium is acrylic on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Rare Barbara Murray Signed Original Midcentury Style Abstract Painting Art
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Barbara Murray signed painting. Medium is acrylic on canvas.
One of four we will sell on
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Chrome
Rare Curtis Jere 1990s Mixed Media PostModern Abstract Art Wall Sculpture Signed
By C. Jeré Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Curtis Jere 1990s Mixed Media PostModern Abstract Wall Sculpture Art Signed
Exquisite Signed 1997
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Louis Feraud Dress Rare Mod Graphic Abstract Op Art Wool 1960s Size 36
By Louis Feraud
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
content tag), this dress bodice features black Op Art circles against a cream background, and the skirt is
Category
1960s French Aesthetic Day Dresses
Bvlgari Roma 1970 Rare Abstract Modernist Pendant 18Kt Gold Sodalite
Tiger Eye
By Bulgari
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist abstract pendant designed by Bvlgari.
Very rare abstract piece of modernism art, created
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist More Jewelry
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Tiger s Eye, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Jean Mahie 1970 Paris Rare Vintage Sculpture Abstract Pendant Textured 22Kt Gold
By Jean Mahie
Located in Miami, FL
Bold abstract pendant designed by Jean Mahie.
A very rare bold piece of wearable abstract art
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modernist More Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco White and Abstract Ceramic Vase by Felix Gete for CAB Primavera, 1930
By Felix Gete
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Felix Gete for CAB Primavera
Rare and elegant french abstract Art Deco ceramic vase.
White
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Mahie 1970 Paris Rare Vintage Sculptural Maternity Pendant in 22kt Gold
By Jean Mahie
Located in Miami, FL
Maternity pendant designed by Jean Mahie.
Bold and extremely rare piece of wearable abstract art
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Abstract Icelandic Abstract Expressionist Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and interesting mid century Icelandic abstract painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boats in Harbor Israeli Modernist Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Rare Kibbutz Art
By Joseph Weiss
Located in Surfside, FL
Colorful mid century vibrant abstract scene of boats in harbour. Signed and titled in Hebrew recto
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
By Americus Long
Located in Surfside, FL
Not much is known about African-American “Outsider Art” painter Americus Long. Long was self
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Rare Sighting - Large Abstract Landscape Painting in Blue
By Andrei Petrov
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's "Rare Sighting" is a 72 x 60 inch landscape abstract painting on canvas. The main
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Signed Abstract Expressionist Rare Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare American female modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil and collage and mixed media on
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed verso
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Armenian American Abstract Artist Sacklarian Bimorphic Figures Oil Painting
By Stephen Sacklarian
Located in Surfside, FL
graduated with honors. Prior to full commitment to art, Sacklarian had a varied and financially successful
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Rare American Large Important Artist Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage american abstract painting by Barbara Morse. Oil on canvas, circa 1968. Signed on verso
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Female Modernist Abstract Geometric Wisconsin Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist geometric abstract oil painting by Evelyn Zeitler (1921 - 2001). Oil on
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Rare Alaskan Artist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Image size, 24H x 30L. Signed.
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare American Abstract Signed Mid Century Modern Framed Geometric Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
-long passion for abstract art.
Whilst pursuing a career as an art professor, writer, and critic
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract in Blue
Black by Kuniko Nakamura Rare Japanese Gutai Movement
By Kuniko Nakamura
Located in Soquel, CA
A bold abstract in blue and black with a few touches of yellow by Kuniko June (Steel) Nakamura
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"First Circle" American Modernist Female Cubist Abstract Large Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Frames are available!
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Questions About Rare Abstract Art
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.
- Why do people like abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024The reasons why people like abstract art vary. Some like the fact that they can interpret abstract pieces however they desire and enjoy using their imaginations to find meaning in various works. Others experience an emotional reaction when viewing abstract art and consider it to be moving as a result. In addition, people may appreciate the creativity and inventiveness that the creation of abstract art requires. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
- What makes good abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024What makes good abstract art is largely subjective. People tend to think of abstract art as good when it evokes an emotional response in them. Critics may judge abstract art based on its originality and creativity, as well as on the skill and technique of the artist. Shop a diverse assortment of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Kandinsky was called the Father of Abstract Art because he was part of a crucial moment in art history. He was influenced by styles ranging from Surrealism to Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. Wassily Kandinsky also led courses on analytical drawing and color at the Bauhaus after being appointed by founder and architect Walter Gropius to teach in Weimar in 1922. He taught at all three of the legendary school’s locations and remained with the institution until its forced closure by the Nazis in 1933. Through his work, Kandinsky pushed modern art closer to total abstraction and inspired artists like Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. Explore a range of Wassily Kandinsky art on 1stDibs.