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
Monet Cane
By General Idea
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
"Plovers" Conceptual painting of birds and moon rocket engine
Located in New York, NY
In this conceptual painting, New York artist, Thomas Broadbent presents five portraits of Plovers in 2 rows with a finely detailed rendering of a moon rocket engine...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
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Watercolor, Archival Paper
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
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
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 Text Based Painting "Lousy Director"
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
38"x28" signed by the artist, David Kramer. (oil, acrylic, enamel, pencil on gessoed paper) In this conceptual work on paper, the imagery of a film director is overwritten with the ...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
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Paper, Oil, Pencil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings
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Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media
What Ecstatic Danger
By Alex Gingrow
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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Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings
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Ink
Plot Plan No. 10616
Located in New York, NY
Plot Plan No. 10616 Potentially Materialized Triple Chamber Confinement Study
This ink and watercolor, work on paper is from Patricia Smith's newly released series: "Shelter in...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
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Oil
Witching Hour
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas. Dramatic. Female centric. Nighttime. Mysterious.
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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Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1980s Conceptual Paintings
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Engraving
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
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1970s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Cool Ducks
By Jim Molloy
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
Materials
Oil, Canvas
We Now Have All The Data
By Stephen Hall
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
Materials
Canvas, 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
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
The Last Narcissus
By Stephen Hall
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
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth
By Stephen Hall
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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Acrylic, Canvas
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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Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s 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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Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Oil
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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Oil
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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Oil
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
Pose
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings
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Acrylic
Niño a caballo
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1980s 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
Eva al desnudo
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
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Aguas Serenas
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
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1970s Conceptual Paintings
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Mixed Media
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
Materials
Mixed Media
Hand Of God
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Vibrant. Hands.
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 st...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Pieces
By Jim Molloy
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
Materials
Canvas, 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
Materials
Oil
Prime Colors
By Jim Molloy
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
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Four Seasons : colorful figurative work of art
By John Hrehov
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
«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 ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reginald and Perrin 2
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
Reginald and Perrin 22
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
Materials
Oil
Reginald and Perrin 24
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
Materials
Oil
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
Materials
Oil
Weather Project, Evening of the Sandstorm
Located in Natchez, MS
This stunning work by Louise Feneley is somehow both abstract and figurative. Is it a pearl or a glowing ball of light? It's hard to tell. The light, co...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
La música de los canes II
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
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
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
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Into the whale
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
#fantastic #zoology #texture #eye #paper, #color, #hole and #eye, into the #whale, from film Into The Woods,
miguel villafuerte (Quito 1991) graphic designer and visual artist, lit...
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2010s Conceptual Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Milagro 15
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
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
Materials
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
Materials
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
Materials
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
Materials
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.