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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, Untitled, Codina Corona

Untitled

Codina Corona

Sculpture - 20 x 7 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.6 inch

$1,040

Sculpture, Net, Svetli Evgeniev

Net

Svetli Evgeniev

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

$1,780

Sculpture, Lovers, Luciano Minguzzi

Lovers

Luciano Minguzzi

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

$16,760

Sculpture, Jules, Chavé

Jules

Chavé

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

$1,040

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

$1,503

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

$2,427

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

$17,338

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

$4,046

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

$4,855

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

$13,870

Sculpture, Lament, Norbert Joblin

Lament

Norbert Joblin

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

$1,271

Sculpture, Acull, Rafael Amorós

Acull

Rafael Amorós

Sculpture - 21 x 48 x 14 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 18.9 x 5.5 inch

$1,503

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

$636

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

$1,150

Sculpture, Sedilsasso, Piero Gilardi

Sedilsasso

Piero Gilardi

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

$56,638

Sculpture, Blugregli, Willem Wouters

Blugregli

Willem Wouters

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

$8,669

Sculpture, Stay, Antoine Leclercq

Stay

Antoine Leclercq

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

$7,860

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

$1,849

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

$1,387

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

$1,271

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

$2,601

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

$1,849

Sculpture, Soleil, Emile Gilioli

Soleil

Emile Gilioli

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

$16,182

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

$8,091

Sculpture, Lineae, Abderrahim Hamza

Lineae

Abderrahim Hamza

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

$5,490

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

$4,855

Sculpture, Untitled, Gerd Kanz

Untitled

Gerd Kanz

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch

$1,965

Sculpture, Untitled, Vahan Roumelian

Untitled

Vahan Roumelian

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

$4,623

Sculpture, Luna, Richard Perry

Luna

Richard Perry

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

$4,739

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, Ardent, Eva Richard

Ardent

Eva Richard

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 2 inch

$462

Sculpture, Golf Bark, Florence Vial

Golf Bark

Florence Vial

Sculpture - 23 x 21 x 47 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 8.3 x 18.5 inch

$3,236

Sculpture, L'envol, SETCH

L'envol

SETCH

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

$10,287

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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.