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.
$350
Oscar Niemeyer Staircase, Light Pastel Tones Interior Architecture, Still-Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...
Photographic Film, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$4,600
YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs in landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott 48 x 67 inches (122 x 171cm) signed edition of 7 29 x 40 inches (74 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity _______________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Ed Rusha...
Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in iconic landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Concetto Spaziale - Screen Print by Lucio Fontana - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Screeh print with holes on BFK Rives. Realized in occasion of the exhibition at Galleria Il Quadro Biella. Published by Silvio Zamorani Editore.
Screen
$24,500
Mel Bochner - UNNAMEABLE, Monoprint with collage, engraving & embossment, Signed
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
Fresh to market - UNIQUE! Mel Bochner UNNAMEABLE Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand- dyed Twinrocker handmade paper Signed in graphite recto Frame included - he...
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Monoprint
Winner, offset lithograph by Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A composition resembling a collage, created by American Pop Artist Robert Rauschenberg. Multiple images of noteworthy American figures, such as the Kennedy family, are overlaid above...
Offset
Caius Flavius from The Romans by Enrico Baj
By Enrico Baj
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Enrico Baj, Italian (1924 - 2003) Title: Caius Flavius Valerius Claudius Constantinus Year: 1972 Medium: Aquatint Etching with Collage, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition:...
Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
Singapore Stamp Collection, 15c Singapore Sterna Bird Pink - Pop art color photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
From the 2018 Singapore Series, Postcards from afar. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print. Accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate of authentic...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Ed Ruscha, Jet Baby, 2011
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
2011 Lithograph in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 29 x 28 in. (73.7 x 71.1 cm) Signed, dated, and numbered 'CTP 4' (apart from the edition of 50) in pencil, lower margin published by H...
Paper, Lithograph
Christo and Jeanne-Claude "Running Fences White" Print
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Christo, Title: Running Fences White Series: Running Fences Date: 1976 Medium: Offset Lithograph Dimensions: 25" x 39" Signature: Signed...
Offset
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Four Hands and a Baseball Bat" by John Baldessari (Monochrome, Sports, Photo)
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white archival inkjet print on Canson Infinity paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist, John Baldessari. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Lincoln Cent...
Archival Pigment
Pont Neuf 1985 (1995-2020) (signed)
By Christo
Located in Woodbury, CT
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Pont Neuf, 2020 Lithograph, Edition of 450 Signed and numbered in pencil to margin Published to coincide with the artist's exhibition at the Centre Pompido...
Lithograph
$4,600
Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of whimsical conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in iconic landscapes of the American West BACK IN 10 ...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$7,730
Chris Levine - EQUANIMITY_2022 20 Limited Queen Elizabeth II Photography Modern
By Chris Levine
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Chris Levine EQUANIMITY_2022 20 Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screenprint on Somerset Satin paper Edition number: 3/5 Size: 47 x 38 cm Condition: New in mint conditions, never frame...
Satin Paper, Screen
NO SMOKING, Rare historic 1970s Fluxus hand pulled silkscreen mid century design
Located in New York, NY
Maciunas & George Brecht, George Maciunas, George Brecht No Smoking, ca. 1973 Rare, historic Hand pulled Fluxus silkscreen Limited edition and rarely found collectible (though exact number produced not known) 16 31/50 × 16 3/4 inches Black and white hand-pulled silk screen by George Maciunas of George Brecht's iconic ”No Smoking” offset wallpaper squares George Maciunas was a Lithuanian American artist, art historian, and art organizer who was the founding member and central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. "George Maciunas had an extreme dislike of smoking. Being an asthmatic he could not tolerate it personally and with his complete devotion to Fluxus, professionally he felt there was no time or space for such a self-indulgent act. This disdain led fellow Fluxus artist, George Brecht to suggest a “no smoking” sign...
Screen
$900
Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 1, Conceptual Screenprint by Chryssa
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Chinatown Portfolio II, Image 1 Year: circa 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 40 in. x 30.5 in....
Screen
$5,400
Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of whimsical conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in iconic landscapes of the American West BACK IN 10 by Frank Schott 58 x 77.33 inc...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,800
Color Iris Photo Print Conceptual Tweety Bird Cartoon Art Photograph Todd Gray
By Todd Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
From his series SHADOW CARTOONS. Color iris print, hand initialed in pencil, This is not numbered. It is on Somerset watermarked archival paper Paper size is 30 X 22.25, images 22.7...
Archival Paper, Color
The Language of Birds, Conceptual Etching with Aquatint by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Chin, American (1951- )
Title: The Language of Birds
Year: 1996
Medium: Etching with Aquatint and Lithograph on black German Etching paper, signed, titled,...
Etching
Nudo Azzurro Etching, Conceptual Style, Signed, 1967, Edition 8/170
Located in Roma, IT
Etching with aquatint and embossing on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed and numbered Edition of 8/170 prints aside from 15 artist's proofs Printed by Stamperia 2RC – Rome. Publ...
Etching
Flag of the Agricultural Revolution, Conceptual Woodcut Print by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Chin, American (1951- )
Title: Flag of the Agricultural Revolution
Year: 1997
Medium: Woodcut on Ysai woodgrain paper, signed, titled, numbered and dated i...
Woodcut
Next Sign, Large Format Color Photograph, Signed Edition of 7, 48x64"
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Next Sign by Frank Schott from a series of works capturing conceptual roadside signs in iconic American landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print s...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled Color Abstract Lithograph, Signed, Late 20th Century, 16x11
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is part of my private collection of 20th Century artists that were part of the School of Paris era. This piece is original and signed by Pelayo and numbered.
Paint, Acrylic, Lithograph
Imperfect Pearls in the Ether of Infinite Labor, Conceptual Woodcut by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Chin, American (1951- )
Title: Imperfect Pearls in the Ether of Infinite Labor
Year: 1997
Medium: Woodcut and Lithograph on Okawara, signed, titled, number...
Woodcut
$1,800
Color Iris Photo Print Conceptual Cartoon Toy Minnie Mouse Photograph Todd Gray
By Todd Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
From his series SHADOW CARTOONS. Color iris print, hand initialed in pencil, This is not numbered. It is on Somerset watermarked archival paper Paper size is 30 X 22.25, images 22.7...
Archival Paper, Color
Revival Ramp, Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mel Chin, American (1951 - ) - Revival Ramp, Year: 1996, Medium: Etching, Engraving, Photoetching and Lithograph on Arches, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: ...
Etching, Lithograph
$1,200
Large Contemporary Annette Lemieux Photo Etching Aquatint Censor Abstract Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Annette Lemieux (American, 1957-) Date: 1994 Medium: photogravure, aquatint (photo etching) and stencil Hand signed and dated lower right. Editioned lower left. Dimensions: Sheet: 22...
Etching, Aquatint, Photogravure
Champollion. Limited Edition #15/20 Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Champollion is a conceptual portrait by Natasha Lelenco, created as part of the limited edition series The Important Bigwigs. This work is number 15 of only 20 hand-finished pieces m...
Wood, Acrylic
Sheep 7, Conceptual Etching and Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep 7 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x 78.74 cm)
Etching, Screen
Self-Portrait (Bison and Hare), Conceptual Etching by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mel Chin, American (1951 - ) - Self-Portrait (Bison and Hare), Year: 1996, Medium: Etching on BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: 25, Image Size: 11 x 21.5 ...
Etching
Les Milles en Feu, Surrealist Etching by Hans Bellmer
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hans Bellmer, German (1902 - 1975) Title: Les Milles en Feu Year: 1970 Medium: Etching, signed in pencil Image Size: 12 x 15 inches Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches
Etching
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Original Cordial Topaze Bordeaux red wine, 1924 lithograph vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original French poster: CORDIAL TOPAZE; Marie Brizard & Roger Bordeaux wine; original lithographic French 1924 antique poster. Signed but an illegible signature. Size: 18" x 24"...
Lithograph
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...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,800
Color Iris Photo Print Conceptual Shadow Cartoons Polyptych Photograph Todd Gray
By Todd Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
From his series SHADOW CARTOONS. Color iris print, hand initialed in pencil, This is not numbered. It is on Somerset watermarked archival paper Paper size is 30 X 22.25, images 22.7...
Archival Paper, Color
$1,800
Color Iris Photo Print Conceptual Cartoon Toy Bugs Bunny Photograph Todd Gray
By Todd Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
From his series SHADOW CARTOONS. Color iris print, hand initialed in pencil, This is not numbered. It is on Somerset watermarked archival paper Paper size is 30 X 22.25, images 22.7...
Archival Paper, Color
Miami Inspired Art Deco Still Life, Studio54, Pastel Tones Disco Lights, Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
Contemporary Giclée Photo of Modern Still Life, Tableware Figures on Pink & Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Lawrence Weiner Homage to Vincent Van Gogh Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Published by Art Unlimited in Amsterdam in 1990, this work is part of a collaborative celebration of Van Gogh's 100th anniversary, featuring original designs from several renowned ar...
Offset
$4,500
The Double Revelation/Bouquet I, Conceptual Screenprint by Komar & Melamid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Komar and Melamid (Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid), Russian (1943/5 - ) - The Double Revelation / Bouquet I, Year: 1990, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint, signed, titled and dated...
Monoprint, Screen
The Double Revelation/Bouquet IV, Conceptual Screenprint by Komar & Melamid
Located in Long Island City, NY
Komar and Melamid (Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid), Russian (1943/5 - ) - The Double Revelation / Bouquet IV, Year: 1990, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint, signed, titled and date...
Monoprint, Screen
Christo, 5600 Cubicmeter Package (Monuments) - Signed Print
By Christo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) 5600 Cubicmeter Package (from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Offset lithograph on Bristol board Dimensions: 70 × 54.5 cm (27 3/5 × 21 1/2 in) Edition ...
Offset
The Kaddish, Conceptual Screenprint Monoprint by Unknown Artist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist - The Kaddish, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint, signed in ink lower right, Size: 44 x 30.25 in. (111.76 x 76.84 cm)
Monoprint, Screen
Delicate Ecosystem, Conceptual Etching by Mel Chin
By Mel Chin
Located in Long Island City, NY
This thought-provoking 1996 etching by Mel Chin exemplifies Contemporary Conceptual Art’s engagement with environmental themes and ecological awareness. Chin’s intricate composition ...
Etching, Aquatint
Ali (Moroccan White)
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Russell Young (1959) Ali, (2023) Acrylic and enamel screenprint on linen with diamond dust 36 x 27.5 in (91.4 x 69.8 cm) Signed, dated, and marked with the artist's archive number o...
Linen, Screen
Jose Luis Cuevas, "El Siniestro, " Etching, 1968
Located in Long Island City, NY
This lithograph was created by Mexican artist Jose Luis Cuevas. Known for his aggressive attitude and strong beliefs, Cuevas' work is characterized by...
Lithograph
Conceptual Artist Allen Ruppersberg Hand Printed Lithograph Prints & Photographs
Located in Surfside, FL
Allen Ruppersberg (American, 1944-) Lithograph, Mixed media From the Top Ten Historical Similarities (and Differences) Between Prints and Photographs. This sale is of one print not t...
Mixed Media, Lithograph
City 145, Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 145 Year: 1970 Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition: AP Size: 28.5 x 22.5 in. (72.39 x 57.15 cm)
Screen
$1,400
Landscape Impressions, Conceptual Screenprint and Watercolor by Rebecca Baird
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rebecca Baird, Canadian (1954 - ) - Landscape Impressions, Year: 2003, Medium: Monoprint Screenprint and watercolor, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 1/1, Image Size: 23.5...
Watercolor, Screen
$1,856
Ed Ruscha, Some Los Angeles Apartments - Artist's Book, Conceptual Art, Pop Art
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1965/1970 Medium: Artist’s book (black offset printing on 100 lb. white Vicksburg Vellum text paper) Dimensions: 17.8 x 14 x...
Offset
Tree Trunk Series - Blue I, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist
By Alan Sonfist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alan Sonfist, American (1946 - ) - Tree Trunk Series - Blue I, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 20.5 x 20.5 inches, Size: ...
Lithograph
City 85, Geometric Screenprint by Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 85 Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 25 in. x 19 in. ...
Screen
Twenty and one more metamorphosis. Etching, paper, 49 x 64 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Twenty and one more metamorphosis Etching, paper, 49x64 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, U...
Paper, Etching
$900
"Star Field - Western United States", 1979, Lithograph by Dennis Oppenheim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dennis Oppenheim, American (1938 - 2011) Title: Star Field - Western United States Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in ...
Lithograph
Guggenheim, Surrealist Screenprint by Pol Bury 1972
By Pol Bury
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pol Bury, Belgian (1922 - 2005) Title: Guggenheim Year: 1972 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 215/250 Size: 24.75 x 34.5 inches
Screen
$1,038
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: E...
Etching
$494
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...
Paper, Lithograph
Tree Trunk Series - Blue II, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist
By Alan Sonfist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alan Sonfist, American (1946 - ) - Tree Trunk Series - Blue II, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 20.5 x 20.5 inches, Size:...
Lithograph
$6,800
HOPE (framed) - 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 Christian Stoll Incredible details in this body of work: focusing in on this epic photograph work, you will find yourself lost in the artwork's details. Reminiscent of the appropriation artwork of Vik Muniz, Christian Stoll arranges everyday objects to spell letters of the alphabet. Only at close inspection does the viewer realize he/she is looking at an actual photograph, created in camera rather than with digital manipulation. _________________________ Artwork can be installed vertically or horizontally and across multiple walls 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61cm) horizontal artwork...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
$1,200
"Wishing the Mountains Madness", 1978, Lithograph by Dennis Oppenheim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dennis Oppenheim, American (1938 - 2011) Title: Wishing the Mountains Madness Year: 1978 Medium: Lithograph on Johannot Paper, unsigned Edition: 150 Size: 41.25 in. x 29.75 i...
Lithograph
$5,800
HOPE (framed) - 4 conceptual environmental still life motivational message
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...
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass, Giclée