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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
Car and Truck Crashing with Random Cosmic Laser Beam
Car and Truck Crashing with Random Cosmic Laser Beam

Joe CurrieCar and Truck Crashing with Random Cosmic Laser Beam, 2018

$8,800

Car and Truck Crashing with Random Cosmic Laser Beam

By Joe Currie

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...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Eclipse, or Portrait of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg by Lee Jaffe
Eclipse, or Portrait of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg by Lee Jaffe

Lee JaffeEclipse, or Portrait of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg by Lee Jaffe, 1983

Price Upon Request

Eclipse, or Portrait of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg by Lee Jaffe

By Lee Jaffe

Located in Long Island City, NY

Eclipse/Portrait of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg by Lee Jaffe, American (1950) Date: 1983 Silver Gold Leaf, Copper Wire and Oil on Canvas, Unsigned Size: 129 x 153 in. (327.66 x 388.62...

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1980s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Wire, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Ascoltando Il Sole II
Ascoltando Il Sole II

Mattia NovelloAscoltando Il Sole II, 2021

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Ascoltando Il Sole II

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando Il Sole I
Ascoltando Il Sole I

Mattia NovelloAscoltando Il Sole I, 2021

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Ascoltando Il Sole I

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green
Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green

Mattia NovelloAscoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green, 2021

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Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset
Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset

Mattia NovelloEro Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset, 2021

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Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him
Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him

Mattia NovelloIo Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him, 2021

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Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning
Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning

Mattia NovelloAscoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning, 2021

Price Upon Request

Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stars and Stripes - SOLD - Commission Available

Nelson De La NuezStars and Stripes - SOLD - Commission Available

Price Upon Request

Stars and Stripes - SOLD - Commission Available

By Nelson De La Nuez

Located in New York, NY

Pop Art. Mixed Media sketch on paper. Floats on white matte and framed with white frame. A celebration of America via the Flag. Vintage feel. Background from artists vintage ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Conceptual Abstract

Craig AlanConceptual Abstract

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Conceptual Abstract

By Craig Alan

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Spectrum

Craig AlanSpectrum

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Spectrum

By Craig Alan

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

'Close Touching God' Mixed Media Conceptual Wall Sculpture
'Close Touching God' Mixed Media Conceptual Wall Sculpture

Mattia Novello'Close Touching God' Mixed Media Conceptual Wall Sculpture, 2014

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'Close Touching God' Mixed Media Conceptual Wall Sculpture

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

Artist Statement: With this sculpture I represented how every day man lives trying to outdo himself, almost in competition with himself and with others, in some cases feeling omnipot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Ceramic, Wood

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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