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In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal
Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal

Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal

Located in Surfside, FL

Joseph Nechvatal The Oedipal God of Oil Paint and Destruction, Diptych Oil and screenprint on two canvases, 1985, both signed 'Joseph Nechvatal', titled and dated on the reverse, with label from Brooke Alexander, NY. Joseph James Nechvatal (born 15 January 1951) is a post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses. Joseph Nechvatal was born in Chicago. He studied fine art and philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Cornell University and Columbia University, where he studied with Arthur Danto while serving as the archivist to the minimalist composer La Monte Young. From 1979, he exhibited his work in New York City, primarily at Galerie Richard, Brooke Alexander Gallery and Universal Concepts Unlimited. He has also solo exhibited in Berlin, Paris, Chicago, Cologne, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Aalst, Belgium, Youngstown, Senouillac, Lund, Toulouse, Turin, Arles and Munich. His work in the early 1980s chiefly consisted of post minimalist gray graphite drawings that were often photo mechanically enlarged. During that period he was associated with the artist group Colab and helped establish the non-profit cultural space ABC No Rio. In 1983 he co-founded the avant-garde electronic art music audio project Tellus Audio Cassette...

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1980s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Screen

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Rope Swing

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Rope Swing

By Su Yu

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Embrace of Solitude - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Embrace of Solitude - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Embrace of Solitude - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

By Michael Adetula

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Mic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cast Aside 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Africa Modern Woman
Cast Aside 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Africa Modern Woman

Cast Aside 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Africa Modern Woman

By Michael Adetula

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The inspiration for this work was gotten from the view of some African parents, most of our African parents believe that earrings and dreadlocks are meant for ladies and when they ha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sisters in Yellow: Conceptual Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Sisters in Yellow: Conceptual Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Sisters in Yellow: Conceptual Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Oluwafemi Afolabi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"I cherish our memories and the bond we share. My love for you is like a precious gem, shining bright and always treasured." Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor on...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century
Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Upright Impression" by John Ali captures the innocence, resilience, and curiosity of youth through the portrayal of a young girl. In this captivating artwork, the girl stands tall a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In rhythm
In rhythm

In rhythm

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This minimalist surrealist painting explores rhythm and movement through color and form. On a light blue background — symbolizing space and clarity — thin vertical red stripes occupy...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary
Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary

Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary

By Karen Lynn

Located in Deddington, GB

Dusk Pool [2022] original and hand signed by the artist oil on canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This is a painting from my architectural series of works. I wanted to paint a twilight scene using deep rich colours against a beautiful lit up pool. A window depicting another world inside a modernist house reflecting interiors with warm and inviting colours. I am inspired by modern architecture as I love painting the straight lines against the softness of nature with its trees and plants and cactii. This painting is painted in oils on a thick painted edged canvas and is ready to hang. Discover original architectural paintings online with Wychwood Art and in our Oxfordshire art gallery by artist Karen Lynn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Ink

Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman

Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Primal woman of the jungle with a headdress of vibrant tropical plants Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibited in th...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Oil

Everyone has their own paradise
Everyone has their own paradise

Everyone has their own paradise

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The subtext of the work points to two types of personal involvement: - blindly following mass ideas, which often lead to undesirable consequences; - independent choice and the abilit...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tender Weight of Waiting 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern
Tender Weight of Waiting 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

Tender Weight of Waiting 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

By Michael Adetula

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The Tender Weight of Waiting captures a moment of calm shaped by unseen expectations. Surrounded by books centered on love, marriage, and self-preparation, the subject retreats into ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Maria Carbonero

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1990s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Joyful Moment 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children
Joyful Moment 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children

Joyful Moment 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children

By Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Oluwatobiloba A...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Coffee

Melancholy - Yuutsuna
Melancholy - Yuutsuna

Melancholy - Yuutsuna

By Yoshikuni Iida

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Yoshikuni Iida, Japanese (1923 - 2006) Title: Melancholy - Yuutsuna Year: 1973 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 x 79 in. (100.33 x 200.66 cm)

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1970s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Luna 2
Luna 2

Luna 2

By Erik Perez

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

An innate and atypical landscape artist, Eric Pérez is an intellectual who paints. He knows and loves Mexican and world history, from which he derives his contemporary context. His p...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Linternas
Linternas

Linternas

By Erik Perez

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

An innate and atypical landscape artist, Eric Pérez is an intellectual who paints. He knows and loves Mexican and world history, from which he derives his contemporary context. His p...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Perro
Perro

Perro

By Erik Perez

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

An innate and atypical landscape artist, Eric Pérez is an intellectual who paints. He knows and loves Mexican and world history, from which he derives his contemporary context. His p...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Blue menina
Blue menina

Blue menina

By paola vignola

Located in Barcelona, CT

This artwork presents a stylized figure set against a striking, abstract backdrop. Dominating the canvas, the central figure is adorned in a voluminous, deep blue skirt, evoking a re...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Orange Tears II: Conceptual Figurative Painting, 180 x 240 cm

Orange Tears II: Conceptual Figurative Painting, 180 x 240 cm

By Lubomir Typlt

Located in BARCELONA, ES

I cannot anticipate an element that would define a new line. I have not encountered one yet. Each painter has a spectrum of ideas they stick to. I am largely a figural painter. I pai...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Maria Carbonero

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1990s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Red menina
Red menina

Red menina

By paola vignola

Located in Barcelona, CT

This artwork showcases a striking figure, central to the composition, with a stark, matte black complexion contrasting sharply against vibrant hues. The character's blue bobbed hair ...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa, Conceptual Oil on Masonite, 1960s
Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa, Conceptual Oil on Masonite, 1960s

Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa, Conceptual Oil on Masonite, 1960s

By Adam Leontus

Located in Miami, FL

Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa This work represents a convergence of religion, craft, and design, as well as the need for individual artistic expression. It is a visual feast as muc...

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1960s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm
"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

By Corrado Ferrante

Located in Milano, MI

In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Board

"Verso sera" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 39x31cm
"Verso sera" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 39x31cm

"Verso sera" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 39x31cm

By Corrado Ferrante

Located in Milano, MI

In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Paper, Wood Panel

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Juan Canals

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1990s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Milagro 15
Milagro 15

Milagro 15

By Eduardo Costa

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Eduardo Costa is one of the key figures in global conceptual art. He was born in Buenos Aires in 1940. He graduated in Literature and Art at the University of Buenos Aires in 1965 where he took courses with Jorge Luis Borges in the late fifties. His practice developed into Conceptual POP with the Fashion Fictions Series, 1966-to the present. He is also credited with creating Conceptual Geometry which he showed internationally starting in 1995 at the Elga Wimmer Gallery, NY, and in 2001 at Cecilia de Torres LTD., NY. With Cecilia de Torres he exhibited a fully developed edition of his Volumetric Paintings, which use painting to such a volume that it stands by itself without any cloth or other support.Eduardo Costa lived twenty-five years in New York and over four years in Rio de Janeiro where he met almost daily with Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Pape...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Weight of Return -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Skate
Weight of Return -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Skate

Weight of Return -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Skate

By Michael Adetula

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This piece captures the moment where emotion becomes stronger than ego. The running figure carries two contrasting elements (a skating machine symbolizing movement, escape, and the f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Maria Carbonero

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1980s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Steadfast Gaze 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl
Steadfast Gaze 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

Steadfast Gaze 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1980s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Engraving

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1970s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing
1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing

1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing

By Tano Festa

Located in Roma, IT

1970s Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing Important work in marker on cardboard by the great Roman artist Tano Festa, one of the major exponents, together with Mario Schifano, of th...

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Mid-20th Century Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Set of 2 contemporary paintings, Minimalist Blue Sky on paper
Set of 2 contemporary paintings, Minimalist Blue Sky on paper

Set of 2 contemporary paintings, Minimalist Blue Sky on paper

By TUSET

Located in Carballo, ES

Set of 2 Blue Minimal Paintings. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2019. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of each painting are 41 x...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Prisoner's Dilemma -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil, Women
Prisoner's Dilemma -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil, Women

Prisoner's Dilemma -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil, Women

By BEMI

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Centered on mental health and its “invisibility”. This painting explores the mental and emotional conflict caused by dissociation between Imposed labels and self-identity. In the worthy pursuit of freedom from the endless constructs of this world, we hope to not become imprisoned by our minds. About Artist Gbemi Smart...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canine Fantasy
Canine Fantasy

Canine Fantasy

By Laura Benjamin

Located in New York, NY

Original. Part of Candy Wrapper Collage series in Pop Art style. Natural wood frame. Inside a dog's dream. About the Artist: Benjamin received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the American University in Washington D.C. and her Master’s Degree in Art Education from New York University. In addition she received an Associate’s Degree in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and studied at The Art Student’s League, The Parson’s School of Design and The New School. Benjamin taught art for 34 years. While on sabbatical from teaching she studied textile design. For the next 15 years she continued to teach, as well as freelance as a textile designer in both home furnishings and the apparel markets. In the mid 90’s her focus turned towards computer graphics, and as an art educator, she incorporated this into her curriculum. She was awarded for a “successful practice in crossing the digital divide through art and technology” by the United States Department of Education. Her early works were oils and acrylics. During the late 60’s her interest was in pure abstraction. Pop Art and the human figure began to interest her in the early 70’s. Gradually, Benjamin was drawn to experimenting with mixed media. In the 80’s there was the influence of a career in textile design that moved her towards a more decorative style. In the 90’s, she became involved in the teaching of computer graphics. This was to have a profound influence in aiding and developing a more recent “POP” style. She began to incorporate into her paintings, torn pieces of digital printouts of her subjects. “The part of me that is the “digital artist” became very inspired by the use of the computer as a tool with which I could manipulate my subject and its color energy. The “fine artist” in me was then able to incorporate these concepts into a new image on my canvas. Having always had an interest in mixed media, my current work is now a combination of both POP and Collage. Since 2008 I have been creating a body of work dubbed “Candy Wrapper Collage”. A juried show’s theme, “gluttony”, challenged me to ultimately explore my POP figures through a new medium….candy wrappers! Razor blades are my new paintbrushes and candy wrappers are my new paints. Utilizing torn, cut and expired candy wrappers and their packaging, I render my subjects in diverse and colorful forms. I create representational images of celebrities and pop-culture objects...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Conceptual paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Peter Soriano, Penelope Ellis, Eduardo Costa, and Mattia Novello. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Conceptual paintings, so small editions measuring 6.75 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $333 and tops out at $115,000, while the average work sells for $3,713.