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Abstract Sculpture for Sale

Abstract sculpture is a pure product of the 20th century. It was Auguste Rodin who defined the beginning of modern sculpture and who marked the end of the secular antique inspiration which dominated in sculpture. Rodin's sculptures broke the ancient rules and inspired many sculptors of the 20th century to depart from the traditional conventions. Rodin's sculptures inspired Brancusi and his simple and pure lines, which in turn laid the ground for abstract sculpture. 

The beginning of the 20th century was accompanied by numerous discoveries and in particular mathematical advances that fascinated intellectuals. At the same time, many exiled European artists found refuge in Paris and joined different movements, all in search of a better world. For it was also the wars that encouraged artists to detach themselves from reality. From this desire was born a new language, that of abstraction! Artists no longer express reality through figuration, but through the immaterial, form, color... Cubism initiated this use of geometric form in modern art by approaching the objects of reality as forms that can be represented in different facets to obtain a complete perspective. Thank you Pablo Picasso! Sculpture was no longer dedicated to representing reality as we see it, but the sculpture becomes the object in its own right, extracting the essence. The Cubists also adopted a greater freedom in the choice of less noble materials than before, perhaps out of necessity... The movements that followed, such as Dadaism, Neo-Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism all enriched abstract art. Italian Futurism focused on the representation of movement and saw the appearance of kinetic art where movement is the work of art. 

One artist in particular had a profound impact on abstract sculpture: Alexander Calder. His mobiles are made of thin pieces of metal smoothed and connected by wire. His color palette is inspired by Piet Mondrian, and the artist once said: "I wanted to make Mondrian that move." Jean Tinguely or Nicolas Schöffer will also illustrate themselves in kinetic art and robotics. Then Marcel Duchamp, whose research also revolves around the movement will introduce in the history of art his first 'ready-made' and induce the idea that a work of art can be a manufactured object, it is the artist to assign the status of work of art.

The more abstract sculpture approaches the daily life, the more artists turn to poor materials, objects that they recycle. After the Second World War, sculptors could see things in a big way. Thanks to industrialization in particular, they conceived sculptures of more and more monumental size which resisted bad weather and could thus be installed outside. 

In contemporary sculpture, the environment is therefore more easily taken into account by artists. In the land art for example, Christo and Jeanne Claude create abstract sculptures that are directly integrated into the landscape, the installations of Richard Serra are so monumental that they allows visitors to walk inside, and in minimalism, the sculpture and the material is determined by its environment because it emphasizes the emptiness and the space around it. Among the great contemporary abstract sculptors, we can mention Henry Moore, Niki de Saint Phalle, Barbara Hepworth and Louise Bourgeois. On Artsper, you can find abstract sculptures by famous and emerging artists, such as César, Crixo Aponte, and Yannick Bouillault!

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Sculpture, N°440, Maxime Plancque

N°440

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 45 x 9 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch

$789

Sculpture, Balloon Heart, Mr Brainwash

Balloon Heart

Mr Brainwash

Sculpture - 41 x 41 x 26 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 16.1 x 10.2 inch

$29,999

Sculpture, Oval – black, Go Segawa

Oval – black

Go Segawa

Sculpture - 24.8 x 11.9 x 11.9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$789

Sculpture, Tree of Life, Milko Dobrev

Tree of Life

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 29 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch

$1,409

Sculpture, Mère et enfant, Stratos

Mère et enfant

Stratos

Sculpture - 34 x 38 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 15 x 5.9 inch

$1,917

Sculpture, Hyakutake, Romain Langlois

Hyakutake

Romain Langlois

Sculpture - 100 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$41,942

Sculpture, Le regard perdu, Marc Petit

Le regard perdu

Marc Petit

Sculpture - 36 x 19.5 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 7.7 x 7.1 inch

$4,735

Sculpture, Sens Interdit N°1, Costa

Sens Interdit N°1

Costa

Sculpture - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$9,020

Sculpture, Blue Dous, Olga Radionova

Blue Dous

Olga Radionova

Sculpture - 60 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch

$1,015

Sculpture, Chêne N°3, Yves Tilly

Chêne N°3

Yves Tilly

Sculpture - 58 x 9 x 9 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 inch

$1,105

Sculpture, Serenity, L'Atlas

Serenity

L'Atlas

Sculpture - 90 x 87 x 8 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 34.3 x 3.1 inch

$9,922

Sculpture, Balance, Patricia Volk

Balance

Patricia Volk

Sculpture - 33 x 56 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13 x 22 x 3.9 inch

$1,240

Sculpture, Arthie, Daksha Line

Arthie

Daksha Line

Sculpture - 14 x 10 x 6 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

$620

Sculpture, Sahara, Marion Clavier

Sahara

Marion Clavier

Sculpture - 63 x 45 x 0.4 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,240

Sculpture, Eternal Signs 11, L'Atlas

Eternal Signs 11

L'Atlas

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$13,530

Sculpture, Victoria, Bruno Roudil

Victoria

Bruno Roudil

Sculpture - 62 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch

$5,074

Sculpture, Fisure, Ana Montoya

Fisure

Ana Montoya

Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 6 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch

$902

Sculpture, Crisálida, Amparo Almela

Crisálida

Amparo Almela

Sculpture - 33 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch

$902

Sculpture, Wild Thing, Thierry Corpet

Wild Thing

Thierry Corpet

Sculpture - 36 x 37 x 4 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch

$902

Sculpture, Transponder, Scott Troxel

Transponder

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 61 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 24 x 24.5 x 1 inch

$2,706

Sculpture, Grace, Kaloyan Bushev

Grace

Kaloyan Bushev

Sculpture - 29 x 6.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 2.6 x 2.4 inch

$2,086

Sculpture, Oceanik, Fabrice Lettron

Oceanik

Fabrice Lettron

Sculpture - 50 x 51 x 60 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 20.1 x 23.6 inch

$902

Sculpture, Silver Peace, Cali

Silver Peace

Cali

Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 20 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 7.9 inch

$13,868

Sculpture, Prosôpon #19, Angélique

Prosôpon #19

Angélique

Sculpture - 16 x 10 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 3.9 x 2.6 inch

$789

Sculpture, Harmonie, Jean-No

Harmonie

Jean-No

Sculpture - 200 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$16,912

Sculpture, 517, Kim Hye Ji

517

Kim Hye Ji

Sculpture - 72.7 x 60.3 x 8 cm Sculpture - 28.6 x 23.7 x 3.1 inch

$9,694

Sculpture, Ailleurs, Lonzi

Ailleurs

Lonzi

Sculpture - 56 x 48 x 10 cm Sculpture - 22 x 18.9 x 3.9 inch

$1,015

Sculpture, Textures, Agnès K.

Textures

Agnès K.

Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$564

Sculpture, Stars, Petar Iliev

Stars

Petar Iliev

Sculpture - 31 x 17 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 6.7 x 3 inch

$958

Sculpture, Ainz, Eric Vialla

Ainz

Eric Vialla

Sculpture - 22 x 33 x 23 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch

$812

Sculpture, Sérénité 3, Clara Kint

Sérénité 3

Clara Kint

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$665

Sculpture, Code, Michael Grine

Code

Michael Grine

Sculpture - 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 8 x 10 x 1 inch

$300

Sculpture, Murmure, Réjane LeChat

Murmure

Réjane LeChat

Sculpture - 40 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$2,029

Sculpture, Bois brûlé, Jil Joannin

Bois brûlé

Jil Joannin

Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,015

Sculpture, Spacecolour 4, Udo Zembok

Spacecolour 4

Udo Zembok

Sculpture - 51 x 50 x 4.2 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 19.7 x 1.7 inch

$9,020

Sculpture, Panama II, Reda Amalou

Panama II

Reda Amalou

Sculpture - 180 x 180 x 50 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 70.9 x 19.7 inch

$39,461

Sculpture, Faria, Roland Masson

Faria

Roland Masson

Sculpture - 58 x 18 x 18 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$2,255

Sculpture, Flight, Rafael Barrios

Flight

Rafael Barrios

Sculpture - 58 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch

$32,696

Sculpture, You're talking to me, Zed

You're talking to me

Zed

Sculpture - 84 x 36 x 22 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 14.2 x 8.7 inch

$1,015

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Ralph Resch

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Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$778

Need help with Abstract Sculpture for Sale ?
What is the meaning of abstract sculpture?

Abstract sculpture refers to a type of sculpture that does not accurately depict the physical world, but is rather made up of forms, shapes, colors and other visual elements.  

What is an example of abstract sculpture?

Barbara Hepworth's sculptural works are a famous example of abstract sculpture. These include works such as Two Forms (Divided Circle) and Mother and Child. Hepworth's sculptures are abstract in form while often making reference to the natural world and relationships between natural forms. 

When did abstract sculpture start?

Abstract sculpture in the sense that we refer to it today has its roots in the 20th century, when European artists began creating abstract art. This followed a decline in the popularity of Realism in the art world, as artists sought alternative ways to represent the world around them. The Cubist art movement is credited with producing first abstract sculptures, which experimented with geometrical shapes and abstract forms.