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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, Sauvage, Grégoire Devin

Sauvage

Grégoire Devin

Sculpture - 48 x 45 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 17.7 x 8 inch

$4,500

Sculpture, L'Essence-Ciel, Vittoretti

L'Essence-Ciel

Vittoretti

Sculpture - 50 x 60 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 23.6 x 7.9 inch

$948 $853

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, Stigmata Martyr, Mpcem

Stigmata Martyr

Mpcem

Sculpture - 112 x 50 x 40 cm Sculpture - 44.1 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$11,790

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

$809

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

$682

Sculpture, Géode, Jean-No

Géode

Jean-No

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$1,907

Sculpture, Untitled, Angelika Summa

Untitled

Angelika Summa

Sculpture - 22 x 19 x 18 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.5 x 7.1 inch

$1,040

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

$1,040

Sculpture, Libra, Thalia Dalecky

Libra

Thalia Dalecky

Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch

$670

Sculpture, Bleu, Françoise Langlois

Bleu

Françoise Langlois

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$694

Sculpture, Around World, Hayvon

Around World

Hayvon

Sculpture - 25 x 24 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.4 x 2.4 inch

$324

Sculpture, Silver Peace, Cali

Silver Peace

Cali

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

$14,217

Sculpture, Nuage dragon, Qihui Huang

Nuage dragon

Qihui Huang

Sculpture - 18 x 19 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.5 x 7.9 inch

$925

Sculpture, Wave, Jerro

Wave

Jerro

Sculpture - 82 x 82 x 5 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 32.3 x 2 inch

$2,774

Sculpture, Maria, Arthur Frénoy

Maria

Arthur Frénoy

Sculpture - 92 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$925

Sculpture, Gold 3, Max Yaskin

Gold 3

Max Yaskin

Sculpture - 87 x 51 x 5 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 20.1 x 2 inch

$1,676

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

$9,938

Sculpture, Flight, Rafael Barrios

Flight

Rafael Barrios

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

$33,520

Sculpture, Black Flex, Elia Vuanna

Black Flex

Elia Vuanna

Sculpture - 95 x 95 x 5 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 37.4 x 2 inch

$809

Sculpture, Sans titre, Aaf Corbijn

Sans titre

Aaf Corbijn

Sculpture - 16 x 12 x 13 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 4.7 x 5.1 inch

$1,445

Sculpture, Evasion, Gil.S

Evasion

Gil.S

Sculpture - 62 x 52 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 20.5 x 5.9 inch

$809

Sculpture, Dépouillé, Muriel Deumie

Dépouillé

Muriel Deumie

Sculpture - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$647

Sculpture, Yellow Korrigan, Michadu

Yellow Korrigan

Michadu

Sculpture - 57 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 9.8 x 11 inch

$1,734

Sculpture, Untitled, Thomas Röthel

Untitled

Thomas Röthel

Sculpture - 8 x 22 x 8 cm Sculpture - 3.1 x 8.7 x 3.1 inch

$1,618

Sculpture, Flamenco, Michèle Chast

Flamenco

Michèle Chast

Sculpture - 46 x 26 x 25 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 9.8 inch

$5,201

Sculpture, Lava, Mary Heredia

Lava

Mary Heredia

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$867

Sculpture, Pertinance, Casper Versluis

Pertinance

Casper Versluis

Sculpture - 48.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 inch

$2,081

Sculpture, Bleu pétrole, AlexZ

Bleu pétrole

AlexZ

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 4.7 inch

$751

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

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Ralph Resch

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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.