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Conceptual Abstract Prints

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
Drifter Plus #1, Abstract Lithograph by Glenn Goldberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Glenn Goldberg, American (1953 - ) Title: Drifter Plus #1 Year: 1989 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 11/35 Size: 26 x 19.5 in. (66.04 x 49.53 cm)
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Tree Abstract, Serigraph by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Tree in Tree Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125 Size: 41 x 30 in. (104.14 x 76....
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Pisces from the Constellations Series, Silkscreen by Charles Ross
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Ross, American (1937 - ) Title: Pisces from the Constellations Series Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP XX Image Size: 45 ...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Adelphi, Abstract Lithograph on Canvas by Joe Tilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joe Tilson Title: Adelphi Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph and Collage on Canvas, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 92/150 Paper Size: 29 x 24.5 inches
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Canvas, Lithograph

White Horse from Wessex, Conceptual Etching by Joe Tilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joe Tilson, British (1928 - ) Title: White Horse from Wessex Portfolio Year: 1977 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: I/XXV Size: 19.5 x 13.75 in. (49.53 ...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching

American Newsprint, Monoprint by Chryssa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: American Newsprint Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen and Acrylic Monoprint on Paper, signed, dated and titled in pencil Image Size: 13 x 21.5 ...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

City 132, Geometric Serigraph by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 132 Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 22.5 x 28.5 in. (57.15 x 72.39 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 8, Silkscreen by Chryssa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 8 Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 40 in. x 30.5 in. (...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Sunrise at Bayonne, Framed Conceptual Aquatint Etching by Komar & Melamid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Vitaly Komar, Russian (1943 - ) and Alexander Melamid, Russian (1945 - ) Title: Sunrise at Bayonne Year: 1988 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Metallic Leaf Collage, signed and ...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Classified Ad, Monoprint by Chryssa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Classified Ad Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen and Acrylic Monoprint on Paper, signed, dated and titled in pencil Image Size: 14.5 x 22 inche...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

City 84, Geometric Serigraph by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 84 Year: 1968 Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)
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1960s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 4
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 4 Year: circa 1978 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 40 in. x 30.5 in. (...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Four Color Quartets, Abstract Lithograph by Mel Bochner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Bochner, American (1940 - ) Title: Four Color Quartets Year: 1990 Medium: Four Lithographs, signed and numbered verso Edition: 35 Overall Size: ...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jupiter 6, Minimalist Silkscreen by Bogarin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rafael Bogarin Title: Jupiter 6 Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and titled in pencil Edition: 295 Paper Size: 28.5 x 22.5 inches
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tree Abstract, Serigraph by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Tree in Tree Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125 Size: 41 x 30 in. (104.14 x 76....
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Scorpio from the Constellations Series, Silkscreen by Charles Ross
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Ross, American (1937 - ) Title: Scorpio from the Constellations Series Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP XX Image Size: 45...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

City 87, Geometric Serigraph by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 87 Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 25 x 18.75 in. (63.5 x 47.63 cm)
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1960s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

I Love NY from Bullet Space, Your House is Mine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tom McGlynn, American & Emily Carter, American (1960 - ) Title: I Love NY from Bullet Space, Your House is Mine Year: 1988-1992 Medium: Silkscreen...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Leo from the Constellations Series, Silkscreen by Charles Ross
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Ross, American (1937 - ) Title: Leo from the Constellations Series Year: 1979 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP XX Image Size: 45 x 2...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Water, Abstract Screenprint by Rice Paper by Joe Tilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joe Tilson, British (1928 - ) Title: Water Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen and Collage on Rice Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 26/70 Size: 38 in. x 26.5 in. (96.5...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Rice Paper, Screen

Separate Walkways
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Morris, American (1931 - ) Title: Separate Walkways: The Wardens Above, the Inmates Below from In the Realm of the Carceral Year: 1979 Medium: Aquatint Etching, sig...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Blackpath Air, Contemporary Screenprint on Rice Paper by Joe Tilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joe Tilson Title: Blackpath Air Year: 1971 Medium: Silkscreen and Collage on Japon Paper, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 9/70 Size: 38 in. x 26 in. (96.52 cm x 66.04 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Rice Paper, Screen

HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale conceptual environmental still life photographs playing with viewer's perspective creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

A Final Tomb for Frank "Jelly" Nash, Abstract Screenprint by Robert Morris
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Morris Title: A Final Tomb for Frank "Jelly" Nash Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 180 Paper Size: 32 x 26 inches Text Reads: A ...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tree Abstract, Serigraph by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Tree in Tree Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125 Size: 41 x 30 in. (104.14 x 76....
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Die Ha from Bullet Space, Your House is Mine, Screenprint by Tom McGlynn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tom McGlynn, American Title: Die Ha from Bullet Space, Your House is Mine Year: 1990 Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil Image Size: 22 x 18 inches Size: 23 in. x 20 i...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Church, NJ, Abstract Aquatint Etching by Komar & Melamid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Vitaly Komar, Russian (1943 - ) and Alexander Melamid, Russian (1945 - ) Title: Church, NJ Year: 1991 Medium: Etching, signed, numbered, dated, and tilted in pencil Paper Si...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Security Walls, Etching by Robert Morris
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Morris, American (1931 - ) Title: Security Walls from In the Realm of the Carceral Year: 1978 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150,...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Aquatint, Etching

Eleusis Proscinemi, Abstract Aquatint Etching by Joe Tilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joe Tilson, British (1928 - ) Title: Eleusis Proscinemi Year: 1980 Medium: Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 4/20 Size: 31.5 x 22.5 in. (80.01 ...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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ABS, Etching, Aquatint

Target
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dennis Oppenheim, American (1938 - 2011) Title: Target Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 41.25 in. x 29.75 in. (104.78 cm x 75.5...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Jupiter 7, Geometric Abstract Serigraph by Rafael Bogarin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rafael Bogarin Title: Jupiter 7 Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 295 Paper Size: 22.5 x 28.5 inches
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

City 358, Geometric Serigraph by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 358 Year: 1971 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 23 x 28 in. (58.42 x 71.12 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Ejercicio Final, Intagio and Printed Overlay by Luis Camnizter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Luis Camnitzer, Uruguayan/German (1937 - ) Title: Ejercicio Final Year: 1970 Medium: Intaglio with Collage, signed in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Intaglio

III from Plazas in Transition: Foundations of Fragmented Perspectives
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Barry Le Va, American (b. 1941) Title: III from Plazas in Transition: Foundations of Fragmented Perspectives Year: 1981 Medium: Etching with Aquatint on grey BFK Rives, si...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

One: Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Patrick is a conceptual artist, curator, and theorist exploring how media shape our perception of reality as well as the borders between the digital and the material. He is best know...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Prints

Dario Villalba UNTITLED 5 Limited Conceptualism Spanish Contemporary Grey Woman
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Dario Villalba - UNTITLED 5 Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph and photolithograph on paper Edition: 75 Size: 95 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions and never framed Observa...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Dario Villalba - UNTITLED 2 Limited Conceptualism Spanish Contemporary Grey
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Dario Villalba - Untitled 2 Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph and photolithograph on paper Edition: 75 Size: 95 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions and not framed Observati...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Dario Villalba UNTITLED 4 Limited Conceptualism Spanish Contemporary Grey Woman
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Dario Villalba - UNTITLED 4 Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph and photolithograph on paper Edition: 75 Size: 95 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions and never framed Observa...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Andrés Nagel - UNTITLED 5 Etching & Collage Spanish Contemporary Conceptualism
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Andrés Nagel - UNTITLED 5 Date of creation: 1991 Medium: Etching and collage on Paper Edition: 75 Size: 98 x 69 cm Condition: In very good conditions and never framed Observations: Etching and collage on paper signed by the artist and numbered edition of 75. Andrés Nagel belongs to that generation of Spanish artists that revolted against the abstraction and informalism, dominant in the exhibitions at museums and galleries during the 60s. Nagel's success is, without any doubt, due to his intrinsic honesty. The artist has always been loyal to his own particular style, no matter the artistic trend of the moment. ABOUT THE ARTIST Andrés Nagel Tejada is a Spanish painter, sculptor and printmaker born in San Sebastian in 1947. Nagel completed his studies in architecture in 1972 in Pamplona. During this time as a student he began to work in engraving techniques. Since then he starts to travel to other European countries and the north of Africa. The Spanish scene at that time was dominated by abstraction and already had international recognition thanks to artists such as Chillida and Tapies, but Andres Nagel, who didn't feel identified with these trends did tune with the artistic movements that found in other countries such as Italy, Switzerland and Germany and soon opted for figurative art. A controversial artist, he rose to prominence with some of his works at the beginning of his career. In the mid 70's Nagel started to show his works in many exhibitions, both collectively and individually. Noteworthy among these events, his participation in the exhibition "New Spanish Painting" on Hastings Gallery in New York that introduced him to the American public. In 1978 also participates in a very important exhibition that pays tribute to the work of Joan Miró in Mallorca. During the 80's the artist works in numerous international exhibitions in cities like Varna, Dortmund, Bonn, Basel or Baghdad. In 1988 the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao exhibits the graphic work of Nagel, in this show a catalogue raisonné is edited. In 1989 he began his collaboration with the gallery Tasende California and participates in many American art fairs. Thereafter Andrés Nagel travels the world and his work is present in several countries including Mexico, Japan, Singapore, China, France, Canada, Germany or Italy. In 2003 Nagel inaugurates in Amorebieta (Vizcaya) a bronze sculpture of eight meters high that he entitles "La patata" (the potato). Unparalleled defender of the intellectual property, the transfer of this work for urban reasons is considered by Nagel as an insult to his work, leading him to sue the city council. In 2009 re-litigated against a porcelain company that, according to the artist, plagiarizes his designs and get benefits from them without his consent. Andrés Nagel's work can be defined within the postmodern figuration...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching

Summer Blue, Pop Art Lithograph by Jasper Johns
Located in Long Island City, NY
Summer Blue by Jasper Johns, American (1930) Date: 1985-1991 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 166/225 Image Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches Size: 16.25 x 11.25 in. (41.28...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Black loops & Curves No. 1
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1999, this etching with sugar lift aquatint on white Somerset textured paper is hand-signed by Sol LeWitt (Hartford, 1928 - New York, 2007) in pencil in the lower right ma...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Loops & Curves Blue/Red
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1999, this etching and aquatint on white Somerset Textured paper is hand-signed by Sol LeWitt (Hartford, 1928 - New York, 2007) in pencil in the lower right margin and is ...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Chinatown Portfolio, 12 Silkscreens by Chryssa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Chinatown Portfolio Year: circa 1978 Medium: 12 Screenprints, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 40 in. x 30.5 in. (10...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Homage to the Square: R-I D-5 (~28% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Josef Albers Homage to the Square: R-I D-5 (from "Albers") Screenprint in brilliant Colors on strong wove paper double folded, 1971 Image 6.25 x 6.25 inches Sheet: 9 x 7.625 inches U...
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Trace #5
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lauren Steinert Trace #5 Drypoint etching, mulberry chine colle on Rives BFK paper Year: 2022 Size: 7 x 7 inches Unique Signed by hand, titled and numbered by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1035 Tags: abstract, mark, archive, printmaking, drypoint, etching, intaglio, cartography, community, memory, observation Lauren C...
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Untitled (The Show is Over)
Located in New York, NY
1993 Offset lithograph on paper Sheet: 46 4/5 x 31 1/5 in. Edition unknown Unsigned
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Ex Libris
Located in New York, NY
2018 Lithograph in colors Image/shee: 14 x 12 in. Edition of 60 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Liberty
Located in New York, NY
2011 Lithograph/screenprint in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Edition of 75 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil Unframed
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

Sans Titre 3, Abstract Silkscreen by Arman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arman Title: Sans Titre 3 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150, AP 30 Paper Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm)
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1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Screen

Sonica Whispers
Located in New York, NY
Sonica Whispers
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Prints

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Archival Pigment

Conceptual abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual abstract prints 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 abstract prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali, Risaburo Kimura, Les Levine, and Ed Ruscha. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Lithograph 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 2.56 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints 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 $128 and tops out at $85,000, while the average work sells for $1,000.

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