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"Architecture Joke" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, combines stylized painting of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Backstage Rant" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This large scale conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, features, in bold
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Lousy Director"
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the imagery of a film director is overwritten with the text: ...I am
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Paved with Gold" (tax the poor, feed the rich)
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the title: "Paved with Gold" counters the text which overwrites the
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
H 38 in W 26 in D 0.005 in
"#Pleasantcats" Large Scale Conceptual Text Based, Abstract Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, incorporates gestural
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
H 61 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Thoughts in My Head #41 Standing Next to You" conceptual text painting
By Lisa Levy
Located in New York, NY
This Conceptual Text based painting features the words "When you look here imagine me standing next
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Going Nowhere Fast, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings, landscapes or other genres of painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Double Fantasty" Text Based Conceptual Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
large scale conceptual text based by New York artist, David Kramer reads: "I am all for socialism if it
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Winking Cat - Contemporary Pop Art Style Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil
No Reserve
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"HER" Text-based, abstract
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
where he currently resides. Houserʼs collages, paintings, and installations have been exhibited
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
LocoMotion, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mark-making this piece began as a sizable text-based painting, however, it gradually evolved into a
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Emergence, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings, landscapes or other genres of painting.
His work
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Scorched, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Vinyl
Palm 3, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in text based paintings, landscapes or other genres of painting.
His work is included in numerous
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elusive Orange, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Horizon In Red and Blue, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings, landscapes or other
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
No Reserve
H 42 in W 50 in D 1.5 in
Arid, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 34 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Satirical Text Based Conceptual Painting: "Log Entries..."
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
work on paper, the text "Handmade Memes... Old World Flavor." is hand drawn to look like cut wood logs
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
H 38 in W 26.5 in D 0.005 in
"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This text based fiber work by New York artist, David Kramer incorporates elements of crafting known
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Calm Before - Text Based Contemporary Abstraction, Red and Black
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Calm Before," is a text based contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece is
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Monotype, Paper, Spray Paint
Affordable Slacks
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
The Complicated Idea of Gone
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Not Me
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Choices
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
"Dual Chamber Confinement Study" watercolor ink, text based conceptual painting
By Patricia Smith
Located in New York, NY
text captions point to a process of capturing ideas floating in the mental field and translating them
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Palimpsest 1"- Abstract Fine Art Painting with Multi-Layered Text
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Loy Luo is a Chinese artist based in New York. She received a Master's Degree from the Beijing
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
What Ecstatic Danger
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecating and revealing
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
How Would You Like To Have- Mixed Media Text Based Abstract Work on Paper
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"How Would You Like To Have," is a text based mixed media contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Spray Paint, Monotype, Thread
Not If But When
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
Gingrow creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Still Pretty Though
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecating and
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Mixed media black and white abstract expressionist painting lace text feminist
By Dorothy Fitzgerald
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media work on paper featuring thoughtful abstract and text based composition
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
NOW III: contemporary abstract mixed media street art painting; graffiti, text
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezsko's "NOW" series of mixed imedia street art paintings are built through an elaborate
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"NeoRealism (on the Subway)" conceptual, text based work on paper
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the text "Keeping it Real...Whatever That Means" is written in bold
Category
2010s Conceptual Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
H 38 in W 25 in D 0.005 in
Life (Ass-Backward and Upside Down)
By Adam Mars
Located in Miami, FL
contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, CA, USA known for his custom outfits and text-based paintings, which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
"Obscured Text V, " Mixed Media Kite, 2019
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper
"Saudade" (black & white, rich, text, type, abstract, surreal, natural, neutral)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
serif text composing "Saudade" consumes the entire width of the canvas.
A rich, dark mauve base, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Nicholas Evans"Saudade" (black & white, rich, text, type, abstract, surreal, natural, neutral), 2024
H 18.31 in W 14.97 in D 0.6 in
Gratuitous Violence, 2023_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western
By Billy Schenck
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
paintings based on black and white movie stills of Hollywood Westerns. The single most influential artist of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Empty Promises, 2023_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western
By Billy Schenck
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
paintings based on black and white movie stills of Hollywood Westerns. The single most influential artist of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cowboy Uprising, 2023_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western
By Billy Schenck
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
paintings based on black and white movie stills of Hollywood Westerns. The single most influential artist of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Civilized to Death" (Contemporary, Playful, Text, Type, Nude, Figurative, Pink)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
CIVILIZED TO DEATH
2019
Pink painting of a nude figure featuring typography which reads
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Safety in Numbers" (Abstract, Contemporary, Framed, Type, Text, Gallery Glass)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
. Custom framing by the renowned Frame Atlantic, based in Brooklyn Heights. Includes wire for hanging, as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Acrylic
H 28.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
Prise De Possession Du Tout, 1960 - mixed media, 33x34 cm, framed
By Ben Vautier
Located in Nice, FR
Mail-Art and is mostly known for his text-based paintings or écritures began in 1953, with his work Il
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
H 12.8 in W 13.19 in D 0.79 in
Acheter Dieu, 1961 - mixed media, 44x33 cm, framed
By Ben Vautier
Located in Nice, FR
and is mostly known for his text-based paintings or écritures began in 1953, with his work Il faut
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
"Found Fat" (Abstract, Neutral, Skull, Bold, Graphic, Type, Text, Red, Green)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
. Latin excerpts of the book of Daniel create a frame around the skull and draw your eye in.
Oil-based
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
H 36.62 in W 28.75 in D 0.79 in
"The Occupant" (Abstract, Black & White, Red, Bold, Floral, Text, Type, Roses)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
the base of the work hosts a line which reads: “The offices in the desert vending out futures -- if
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
H 22.84 in W 17.33 in D 0.2 in
"Bob's Termite Service", Hand-Painted Sign, Typography, Text, Blue, Red White
By Marissa Cianciulli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
based enamel on sign board artwork by Marissa Cianciulli measuring 20"h x 16.75"w.
Marissa Cianciulli
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Doubt/Hopeful", Figurative Illustration, Cheetah Motif, Text, Sunglasses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
paper. This piece measures 24"h x 18"w framed, and is shipped in the featured black frame.
Based in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paste, Paper, Acrylic, Woodcut
Miniatures with Text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
it is assumed that the story is much older, being based on a Pali text. The legend also has some
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pigment
"Looking for Leisure", Figurative Illustration, Cheetah Motif, Paper, text
Located in Philadelphia, PA
.
Based in Philadelphia, Kendra Dandy (b.1987) is a multidisciplinary artist known for creating colorful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Paste, Paper, Acrylic, Woodcut
Two Miniatures and text from the "Legend of Phra Malai"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
based on a Pali text. The legend also has some parallels with the Ksitigarbha Sutra. The Thai text in
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pigment
Black and White Abstract Figurative Drawing of Men with Text Elements
Located in Houston, TX
painting portraits. His earliest known paintings from high school were historic portraits and he painted
Category
1990s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Archival Paper
H 18.43 in W 22.75 in D 2.75 in
Friendly London, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Sarah Lapp
Located in Yardley, PA
This contemporary work is predominantly oil with some oil bar and spray. It is floral based with
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Art, Yellow Neon Painting, Graffiti Art-Ignition
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
fundamental structure of the paintings have always started with a portrait. Next, I would add text to created
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Topkapi Pullman (based on Mural for Lobby, Suburban Train Station, Philadelphia)
By Joyce Kozloff
Located in New York, NY
acrylic work on paper is based upon of one of two mosaic panels for the Suburban Station, an art deco
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Evergreen (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
movement. A text-based practice of journaling and communing with nature provides a foundation for her
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Evergreen (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
movement. A text-based practice of journaling and communing with nature provides a foundation for her
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary Painting, Black Painting, Mixed Media Art-Tethered Ash
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
collection.
All of Addison's text in her paintings are her journal. She uses it as an artist expressions and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 48 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
Contemporary Art, Gold and Black Painting, Abstract Paintings-Abundance 904
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
into it.
All of Addison's text in her paintings are her journal. She uses it as an artist expressions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Blue (Diptych) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
. A text-based practice of journaling and communing with nature provides a foundation for her empathy
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Blue (Diptych) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
. A text-based practice of journaling and communing with nature provides a foundation for her empathy
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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An assortment of text based paintings is available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Contemporary or Abstract versions of these works for sale today — there are 7 Contemporary and 1 Abstract examples available. You can search the text based paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, beige, brown and purple. David Kramer, Matthew Spire, Vivian Liddell, Patricia Smith and The Connor Brothers took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and pencil, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large text based paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 10 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are Text Based Paintings?
Text based paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,267, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $16,000.
Questions About Text Based Paintings
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024The Scream painting was based on artist Edvard Munch's own emotional experiences. Munch recalled his inspiration in a January 22, 1892, diary entry: “I was walking along the road with two friends — the sun went down — I felt a gust of melancholy — suddenly the sky turned a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, tired to death — as the flaming skies hung like blood and sword over the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends went on — I stood there trembling with anxiety — and I felt a vast infinite scream through nature.” Many people associate the image with a feeling of anxiety, interpreting it as representing how the world appears to someone experiencing this emotion. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Edvard Munch art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Blue Dog painting by George Rodrigue was inspired by the artist’s dog, a spaniel-terrier blend named Tiffany, as well as the legendary Cajun creature called the Loup-garou. Browse an array of artist George Rodrigue’s pieces and prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.