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Conceptual Paintings

CONCEPTUAL STYLE

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
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1990s Conceptual Paintings

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Lithograph

CAROUSEL IN PINK
Located in New York, NY
CAROUSEL IN PINK Large scale dynamic. A four-panel piece, artist's modern take on the traditional carousel. Imaginary horses, colorful and full of flamboyant gestures. Each panel...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Bowie
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the late great David Bowie. Figurative painting. About the Artist: Le Closier is a Belgian painter living in New York. After moving to Paris in the early 2000's, mixing Pop Art and Street Art, he started painting on the walls of his Montparnasse neighborhood in Paris (famous in the 50's for being the gathering point of writers and painters i.e Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Modigliani....). A few years later, Le Closier made official portraits for tennis players Serena Williams, Kei Nishikori, Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten, Bryan Brothers, David Goffin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jeremy Chardy, American golf player Cristie Kerr and Paris-Saint-Germain's president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (among others). ​ In May 2016, he was asked by France Pavilion to paint a portrait of Chief Justice Stephen Breyer for the French/American business week at the French Embassy in Washington, DC. Today, Le Closier creates colorful compositions inspired by celebrities, arts, comics, advertising, fashion..., mixing people, brands and symbols on different supports (canvas, wood cutouts...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

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Ink

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings

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Engraving

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Monet Cane
Located in Toronto, Ontario
General Idea was formed in 1967 in Toronto and over the next nearly 30 years, the trio made a remarkable contribution to post-modern art. With their subversive approach and intere...
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1980s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1990s Conceptual Paintings

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Lithograph

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Cool Ducks
Located in New York, NY
2 cool ducks floating. Fun. About the Artist: Jim Molloy is a studio and plein air painter. "I like to try to find and capture the beauty and simplicity of the world around u...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Precarious
Located in New York, NY
Conceptual piece. Commentary on life. Humorous but impactful. Acrylic on canvas. About the artist: Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth
Located in New York, NY
Conceptual piece. Commentary on life. Humorous. Featuring astronaut and a bottle of Tide detergent. Acrylic on canvas. About the artist: Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen H...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Anguish & Resignation 85
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The choice of pink for the stones is deliberate, emphasizing that this is not a naturalistic depiction. Ortega begins his paintings on a magenta base—a color that does not exist natu...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

Anguish & Resignation 84
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The choice of pink for the stones is deliberate, emphasizing that this is not a naturalistic depiction. Ortega begins his paintings on a magenta base—a color that does not exist natu...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Canvas

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1980s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Pose
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1990s Conceptual Paintings

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Etching

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Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media

Praise for the Misguided
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Conceptual piece - female centric. About the artist: “There's a dry ironic twist to Paul’s paintings that give the work — while realistic — a postmodern feeling of reflection, observation and cultural critique. Somewhere between the Cohen Brothers...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pieces
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting. The implied narrative adds to the piece. A glimpse into a child's world, one we all have experienced. Tone is engaging, fun with universal appeal. About the art...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Audrey
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn. Portrait. Abstract Feel. Oil on Linen. Sides painted black. About the Artist: Karl has been a fine artist his entire life and is well known for his portraits, seascapes and landscapes. Karl’s numerous accomplishments are evident; You can find his work hanging in over 300 public and private collections, including Interpublic Companies, Merrill Lynch, PepsiCo and the Heisman Trophy...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Canine Fantasy
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

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Mixed Media

Human Figure: Vince Carter Model
Located in New York, NY
Kobe Bryant portrait in abstract background. About the Artist: Jack Florczyk, known professionally as Jack Flo, is an American contemporary fine artist. Working with acrylic pai...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Car and Truck Crashing with Random Cosmic Laser Beam
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Canvas. Energy. Vibrant colors. Impactful portrayal of a crash with science fiction infusion. About the Artist: "Growing up in England during the 80s, the influence and love of American sub cultures through TV, and being surrounded by large non-spaces of US air bases around East Anglia, gave me a slightly odd and romantic view of America. I finished the Masters Degree bronze-casting course at the Royal College of Art in 1999 and have pursued my passion for Art ever since. I have built up a body of work that follows the theme of a journey into abstraction, inspired by Robert Smithson, Donald Judd, Fiona Banner, Cornelia Parker...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Acrylic

Marilyn
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Monroe Painting. About the Artist: Le Closier is a Belgian painter living in New York. After moving to Paris in the early 2000's...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The Last Narcissus
Located in New York, NY
Conceptual. Acrylic on canvas. About the Artist: Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began exhibiting his work in the East Village in the earl...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Relax
Located in New York, NY
Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Oddity
Located in New York, NY
Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Up on Blocks Commission
Located in New York, NY
Nostalgic painting of vintage toy car that has been worked on by a novice mechanic. Oil on canvas with black frame one inch on front, two inches deep. This piece sold but commissio...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Street
Located in New York, NY
Nostalgic painting of vintage toy car with graffiti background. About the Artist: Jim Molloy is a studio and plein air painter. "I like to try...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chair
Located in New York, NY
Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

NY Symphony
Located in New York, NY
Homage to Times Square. Oil on canvas. Feels like you are in the heart of NYC. Took over 300 hours to paint. Not framed. Sides painted black. Signed on the back. About Th...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Walking Spaceman
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the Toys of the past. Oil on canvas. Vibrant colors. Evokes great memories. About The Artist: D’Avino cultivated his life-long interest in Art at the State Univers...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Whip - Social Realism
Located in Miami, FL
Work is marked on reverse "Rhythm" and "The Whip." on verso - We are not sure the exact meaning of this work. Gropper was a social realist and a radical of his time and a commenta...
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1960s Conceptual Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Post-Renaissance NO2
Located in Porto, 13
"Through Traveling You're Able To Understand The World & Find Endless Inspiration" - Lixian Cai Lixian began to travel outside of China, documenting each ...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

«City mirror NO42_ New York World Trade Center »
Located in Porto, 13
"Through Traveling You're Able To Understand The World & Find Endless Inspiration" - Lixian Cai Lixian began to travel outside of China, documenting each ...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

Four Seasons : colorful figurative work of art
Located in New York, NY
A diptych by an accomplished artist John Hrehov. The painting is a visual allegory of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, the characteristics of which can be seen in the backgrounds of...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Reginald and Perrin 26
Located in BARCELONA, ES
"Pinté por primera vez estas obras porque no sabía qué pintar o qué podría pintarse. Se trata, ciertamente, de un comienzo desdichado que no conduce a nada significativo. Sin embargo...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Oil

La música de los canes I
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
#fantastic #zoology #texture #piano #keya #sound #music #color #dog #animal miguel villafuerte (Quito 1991) graphic designer and visual artist, litirature, editorial. the work as...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Casa Blanca (USA)
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Multidisciplinary artist. Twenty years of artistic experience in the Fine Arts. Eight years of practice as a University professor of Fine Arts. Broad knowledge of design software: Ad...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bicromo blando blanco y negro en diagonal
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

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Acrylic

Sandía con interior rojo, blanco y negro
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

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Acrylic

What Ecstatic Danger
Located in New York, NY
graphite, flashe, ink and gesso on paper, 22"x30" signed by the artist Alex Gingrow creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecat...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Gesso, Ink, Graphite

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Conceptual Paintings

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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.

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