Found Object

What is Found Object?

A found object is a term used to describe a man-made or natural object, or a fragment of one, that an artist discovers or purchases and keeps for inspiration or as a work of art. The artist may also modify the object or incorporate it into a collage or assemblage, transforming it into a new piece of art.
Show All
  • Show All
  • Established
  • Discoveries
Show All
  • Show All
A

Anatsui, El

Ancart, Harold

Andre, Carl

Arman, Fernandez

Armleder, John

Aubertin, Bernard

B

Balkenhol, Stephan

Barry, Robert

Batchelor, David

Beuys, Joseph

Blake, Peter

Boetti, Alighiero

Boltanski, Christian

Bradford, Mark

Brossa, Joan

Burden, Chris

C

Cabrita Reis, Pedro

Caldas, Waltercio

Camnitzer, Luis

Carter, Nathan

Celmins, Vija

Chamberlain, John

Collier, Anne

Cornell, Joseph

Cragg, Tony

Craig-Martin, Michael

D

De Cock, Jan

De Saint Phalle, Niki

Dine, Jim

Dion, Mark

Donovan, Tara

Dr Lakra,

Duchamp, Marcel

de Bruyckere, Berlinde

E

Emin, Tracey

F

Faldbakken, Matias

Ferrari, León

Fischl & Weiss, Peter & David

Fleury, Sylvie

Fontaine, Claire

G

Gates, Theaster

Gehry, Frank

Giuseppe, Penone

Goldsworthy, Andy

Gupta, Subodh

H

Hanson, Duane

Harrison, Rachel

Hatoum, Mona

Hirst, Damien

Holler, Carsten

J

Johns, Jasper

Johnson, Rashid

K

Kabakov, Ilja

Kelley, Mike

Koons, Jeff

Kosuth, Joseph

Kounellis, Jannis

L

Lavier, Bertrand

Leirner, Nelson

López, Mateo

M

Mack, Heinz

Manders, Mark

Manzoni, Piero

Mccarthy, Paul

Merz, Mario

Merz, Marisa

Mr. Brainwash,

N

Nevelson, Louise

O

Oldenburg, Claes

Ono, Yoko

Opie, Julian

Oppenheim, Dennis

Orlinski, Richard

P

Paik, Nam June

Panamarenko,

Paolini, Giulio

Paolozzi, Eduardo

Pape, Lygia

Parker, Cornelia

Pierson, Jack

Porter, Liliana

Prince, Richard

Prouvost, Laure

Q

Quinze, Arne

R

Rauschenberg, Robert

Ray, Man

Reyle, Anselm

Roth, Dieter

S

Sachs, Tom

Schnabel, Julian

Shrigley, David

Smith, Lucien

Spoerri, Daniel

Stockholder, Jessica

T

Tapies, Antoni

Therrien, Robert

Tinguely, Jean

Tuymans, Luc

U

Uecker, Gunther

V

Van Hoeydonck, Paul

Vanmechelen, Koen

Vasconcelos, Joana

Vautier, Ben

Vhils,

W

West, Franz

Willaert, Joseph

Wood, Jonas

Z

Zangs, Herbert

Show All

Artworks Related to Found Object

I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me

David Shrigley

I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me, 2025

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

GBP 2,880

People Have Enough Trouble Without Being Intimidated by an Artichoke

Robert Rauschenberg

People Have Enough Trouble Without Being Intimidated by an Artichoke, 1979

Limited Edition Print

Collage

Inquire For Price

Painting with Two Balls I

Jasper Johns

Painting with Two Balls I, 1962

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 31,500

Untitled (Good Days)

Rashid Johnson

Untitled (Good Days), 2012

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 16,600

Particles of Truth

David Shrigley

Particles of Truth, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Linocut

USD 3,000

Cadmium Red medium

Jim Dine

Cadmium Red medium, 2021

Painting

Mixed Media

Inquire For Price

The Penguins need us

David Shrigley

The Penguins need us, 2021

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

USD 7,200

Tomato Pan

Jim Dine

Tomato Pan, 2022

Painting

Acrylic on canvas

Inquire For Price

Diana

Antoni Tapies

Diana, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,650

Deux pieds

Antoni Tapies

Deux pieds, 1997

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,100

Neujahrskarte

Antoni Tapies

Neujahrskarte, 1983/84

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,750

Untitled (from On the Origin of Species by Irrational Selection)

Man Ray

Untitled (from On the Origin of Species by Irrational Selection), 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,250

Red Design for Satin Heart

Jim Dine

Red Design for Satin Heart, Red

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Inquire For Price

Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows

Claes Oldenburg

Proposal For A Civic Monument In The Form Of Two Windows, 1982

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,450

The Realistic Poet Assassinated

Jim Dine

The Realistic Poet Assassinated, 1970 / 1971

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Inquire For Price

Self-portrait

Dieter Roth

Self-portrait, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 3,000

1…2021222324…89
Art Nucleare

Art Nucleare

(102 works, 99 for sale)

Arte Nucleare was the name of an artist group founded in Milan in 1951. The group aimed to create art that responded to the dangers and technologies of the nuclear age. Their works often utilized automatic techniques and depicted devastated landscapes and mushroom clouds, reflecting the anxieties of a world on the brink of nuclear catastrophe.

Artwork by Enrico Baj
Queer aesthetics

Queer aesthetics

(45 works, 37 for sale)

Queer Aesthetics refers to an art movement that emerged in the 1980s, focusing on themes of homosexuality, lesbianism, and broader issues of identity and gender. This movement gained momentum in the context of the AIDS crisis and the feminist movement, challenging traditional representations of sexuality and gender. Queer Aesthetics often explores the fluidity of gender and identity, as seen in the works of artists like Nan Goldin, who is known for her photography of individuals with ambiguous or non-conforming gender presentations.

Artwork by Nan Goldin
Foundry

Foundry

A foundry is a place where metal is melted and shaped to create sculptures. Artists bring their completed wax sculptures to the foundry, where molds are made in the same shape. The foundry then uses these molds to cast the sculpture in metal, often resulting in a finished metal artwork.

Image © Ludomi? Sawicki / Unsplash

Can't find your Answer?

Est. 2005 — twenty years of collecting, online.