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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, Jules, Chavé

Jules

Chavé

Sculpture - 20 x 14 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.5 x 2.8 inch

$1,053

Sculpture, Cercle - rose, Yann Crenn

Cercle - rose

Yann Crenn

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3.9 inch

$3,744

Sculpture, Net, Svetli Evgeniev

Net

Svetli Evgeniev

Sculpture - 39 x 42 x 3 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,802

Sculpture, Lovers, Luciano Minguzzi

Lovers

Luciano Minguzzi

Sculpture - 32 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch

$16,965

Sculpture, M.160302, Toshio Iezumi

M.160302

Toshio Iezumi

Sculpture - 29 x 12 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 4.7 x 3.1 inch

$4,563

Sculpture, Avio, Josep Riera i Arago

Avio

Josep Riera i Arago

Sculpture - 174 x 59 x 24 cm Sculpture - 68.5 x 23.2 x 9.4 inch

$17,550

Sculpture, Mandala, Louise Van Reeth

Mandala

Louise Van Reeth

Sculpture - 105 x 105 x 8 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 41.3 x 3.1 inch

$4,095

Sculpture, Vortex Rouge, Piero Cipolat

Vortex Rouge

Piero Cipolat

Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$4,914

Sculpture, The Bloom, Nian Liu

The Bloom

Nian Liu

Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 5.7 inch

$2,457

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

$14,040

Sculpture, Lament, Norbert Joblin

Lament

Norbert Joblin

Sculpture - 55 x 10 x 7 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch

$1,287

Sculpture, Tube II, Daniel Jung

Tube II

Daniel Jung

Sculpture - 45 x 33 x 23 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch

$1,521

Sculpture, Memory II, Monika Debus

Memory II

Monika Debus

Sculpture - 23.5 x 40 x 29 cm Sculpture - 9.3 x 15.7 x 11.4 inch

$5,382

Sculpture, Nostalgie, Ji-Yun

Nostalgie

Ji-Yun

Sculpture - 50 x 30 x 40 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$1,755

Sculpture, Moby Dick, Emily Borgeaud

Moby Dick

Emily Borgeaud

Sculpture - 51 x 66 x 2 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 26 x 0.8 inch

$643

Sculpture, Harmonie 30, Daniel Perreu

Harmonie 30

Daniel Perreu

Sculpture - 28.4 x 8.1 x 1.4 cm Sculpture - 11.2 x 3.2 x 0.6 inch

$1,164

Sculpture, Kiss III, Tom Hiscocks

Kiss III

Tom Hiscocks

Sculpture - 200 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 78.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$21,294

Sculpture, Sedilsasso, Piero Gilardi

Sedilsasso

Piero Gilardi

Sculpture - 70 x 60 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 23.6 x 19.7 inch

$57,330 $40,131

Sculpture, Stay, Antoine Leclercq

Stay

Antoine Leclercq

Sculpture - 60 x 75 x 60 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 29.5 x 23.6 inch

$7,956

Sculpture, Orb I, Christian Möller

Orb I

Christian Möller

Sculpture - 51 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 inch

$1,404

Sculpture, Mano a Mano, Fernand Greco

Mano a Mano

Fernand Greco

Sculpture - 40 x 46 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.1 x 4.7 inch

$1,287

Sculpture, Blugregli, Willem Wouters

Blugregli

Willem Wouters

Sculpture - 41 x 20 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 7.9 x 5.5 inch

$8,775

Sculpture, Leaves 1, Laurent Laporta

Leaves 1

Laurent Laporta

Sculpture - 38 x 30 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15 x 11.8 x 3.5 inch

$1,872

Sculpture, Cylinder, Ana María Nava

Cylinder

Ana María Nava

Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

$2,632

Sculpture, Wave pearl eggplant, KX2

Wave pearl eggplant

KX2

Sculpture - 27 x 27 x 9 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.6 x 3.5 inch

$1,872

Sculpture, Soleil, Emile Gilioli

Soleil

Emile Gilioli

Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch

$16,380

Sculpture, Yin & Yang, Rezo Khasia

Yin & Yang

Rezo Khasia

Sculpture - 74 x 24 x 23 cm Sculpture - 29.1 x 9.4 x 9.1 inch

$8,190

Sculpture, Lineae, Abderrahim Hamza

Lineae

Abderrahim Hamza

Sculpture - 84 x 80 x 48 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 31.5 x 18.9 inch

$5,557

Sculpture, The Link, Noemi Palacios

The Link

Noemi Palacios

Sculpture - 21 x 28 x 14 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 11 x 5.5 inch

$4,914

Sculpture, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Untitled

Vahan Roumelian

Sculpture - 23 x 22 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.7 x 4.3 inch

$4,680

Sculpture, Luna, Richard Perry

Luna

Richard Perry

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

$4,797

Sculpture, Untitled 40, Issa Halloum

Untitled 40

Issa Halloum

Sculpture - 80 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

$4,400

Sculpture, L'envol, SETCH

L'envol

SETCH

Sculpture - 225 x 84 x 3 cm Sculpture - 88.6 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch

$10,413

Sculpture, Inspector Gadget, Dark

Inspector Gadget

Dark

Sculpture - 63.5 x 48.3 x 6.4 cm Sculpture - 25 x 19 x 2.5 inch

$1,053

Sculpture, Unity, Nnamdi Okonkwo

Unity

Nnamdi Okonkwo

Sculpture - 30.5 x 48.3 x 68.6 cm Sculpture - 12 x 19 x 27 inch

$10,440

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Painting, Orangeade, Âme Sauvage

Orangeade

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$936

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. 

What is the meaning of abstract sculpture?

Abstract sculpture is a form of art that does not attempt to represent reality accurately but instead uses shapes, colors, and forms to achieve its effect. It focuses on expressing ideas or emotions rather than depicting recognizable subjects.

What are the 5 main characteristics of abstract art?

The five main characteristics of abstract art are non-representational forms, emphasis on color and shapes, expressive brushwork, focus on composition, and the evocation of emotions rather than depicting reality.

What are the four basic types of sculpture in art?

The four basic types of sculpture are carving, modeling, casting, and assembling. Each technique involves different materials and processes, from subtracting material to building forms or combining objects.

Who is considered the father of abstract sculpture?
Constantin Brancusi is considered the father of abstract sculpture. His innovative works, such as "Bird in Space," broke away from traditional representation to focus on pure form and essence.