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Conceptual Art

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
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

Christo, 5600 Cubicmeter Package (Monuments) - Signed Print
Christo, 5600 Cubicmeter Package (Monuments) - Signed Print

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 ...

Category

19th Century Conceptual Art

Materials

Offset

"Untitled 2.18" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

"Untitled 2.18" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 2.18" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist García de Marina was born in Gijó...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist Not framed. Ships rolled in tu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Gift

The Gift

Located in New York, NY

Digital Art. Female form in water. See reflection. Produced on metal with white 2 inch border. About the Artist: Chad is more than just a freelance artist, he is the Head of ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Twilight's 034, Danse Macabre - A skeletal Oak tree - Landscpae
Twilight's 034, Danse Macabre - A skeletal Oak tree - Landscpae

Twilight's 034, Danse Macabre - A skeletal Oak tree - Landscpae

Located in London, GB

A skeletal oak, starved of light by the surrounding fir trees still holds its twisted limbs up towards the light as if frozen in its death throes. "I want to bring a sense of unfamiliarity into the images; to present commonplace nature in a peculiar way. This is, in part, a reaction against our over sanitised and conditioned lives. The night forest is devoid of people. It is an undomesticated wilderness right on our doorstep." - Jasper Goodall...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Color, Photographic Paper

Color Theory 2022 Contemporary collage
Color Theory 2022 Contemporary collage

Color Theory 2022 Contemporary collage

By Michael Davis

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Style: Contemporary, Modern, Conceptual The artwork is an assembly of art fundamental theories in juxtaposition with patterns, shapes and archival digital prints illustrating phenome...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Fabric, Plywood, Paint, Paper, Digital

"Untitled 2.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina

"Untitled 2.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 2.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist García de Marina was born in Gijó...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Untitled I, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled I, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled I, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Nebula, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist
Nebula, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist

Nebula, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist

By Alan Sonfist

Located in Long Island City, NY

Alan Sonfist, American (1946 - ) - Nebula, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 2/300, Image Size: 20 x 27.5 inches, Size: 22 x 30 in. ...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled VII, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled VII, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled VII, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled VII, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Untitled, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Untitled VI, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled VI, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled VI, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled VI, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Untitled III, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled III, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled III, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled III, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Untitled II, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled II, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled II, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled II, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 15, Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

Untitled 2, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren
Untitled 2, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Untitled 2, Conceptual Intaglio by Shlomo Koren

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shlomo Koren, German/Israeli (1932 - ) - Untitled 2, Year: 1970, Medium: Intaglio, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 80, Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57.15 x 76.2 cm)

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Intaglio

East of Lancaster, CA by Robbert Flick, 1981, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography

East of Lancaster, CA by Robbert Flick, 1981, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography

By Robbert Flick

Located in Denton, TX

East of Lancaster, CA by Robbert Flick 16 x 20 in. Silver gelatin print. From Robbert Flick's Sequential Views series from America Roads Portfolio. Signed, titled and dated by Robbert Flick. This print features 49 small images of black and white landscapes presented in a grid. Each image measures 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 inches. Robbert Flick, Professor Emeritus, is a Southern California artist who uses photography as his primary medium. He has been exhibiting his photographs for over 50 years and his work has been shown and collected by numerous private and public venues both nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of multiple fellowships and in 2001 was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in Creative Arts. The retrospective Robbert Flick: Trajectorieswas shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2004 accompanied by a comprehensive exhibition catalog co-published by LACMA and Steidl. In 2016 Nazraeli Press published “Robbert Flick LA Diary”. He is represented by ROSE Gallery in Santa Monica and Robert Mann...

Category

1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Josep Serrasanta

Located in Barcelona, CT

the painting is being offered with work and authenticity certificate

Category

20th Century Conceptual Art

Materials

Oil

III. Deceit of language (Abstract Photography)
III. Deceit of language (Abstract Photography)

III. Deceit of language (Abstract Photography)

By Gianfranco Pezzot

Located in London, GB

III. Deceit of language (Abstract Photography) Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed. This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Paper

"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm
"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

"In the folds" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

Located in Milano, MI

In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Board

Richard Long, Wind Stones – Signed Print from 1986
Richard Long, Wind Stones – Signed Print from 1986

Richard Long, Wind Stones – Signed Print from 1986

By Richard Long

Located in Hamburg, DE

Richard Long (British, b. 1945) Wind Stones (from For Joseph Beuys), 1986 Medium: Offset lithograph and silkscreen on paper Dimensions: 60 x 80 cm (23.5 x 31.5 in) Edition of 90 + XX...

Category

20th Century Conceptual Art

Materials

Offset, Screen

"Ephemeral" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm
"Ephemeral" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

"Ephemeral" by Corrado Ferrante, oil on wood, 24x24cm

Located in Milano, MI

In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Board

Berlin
Berlin

Berlin

By Peter Soriano

Located in London, GB

Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally ar...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Triptych by Dario Villalba Spanish Contemporary Lithographic Print
Triptych by Dario Villalba Spanish Contemporary Lithographic Print

Triptych by Dario Villalba Spanish Contemporary Lithographic Print

By Dario Villalba

Located in Madrid, MD

Dario Villalba (Spanish, 1939–2018) was a pioneering figure in postwar Spanish art, known for his innovative fusion of photography and painting. His practice blurred the boundaries b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_3 2010, Abstraction, Meditative
Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_3 2010, Abstraction, Meditative

Ellen Hackl Fagan, ColorSoundGrammar_3 2010, Abstraction, Meditative

By Ellen Hackl Fagan

Located in Darien, CT

Inviting the accidental while painting, the artist's materials continue to reveal limitless possibilities for improvisation, like jazz music. Influenced by scientific theories-both real and imagined, kitsch, music, decorative art and indigenous textiles, Fagan's abstract paintings and interactive performance build connections between color and surface to sound. This exploration has led to creating a series of interactive games with viewers, the most recent being The Alphabet Game. To play, viewers select, from colored squares, the color(s) that best represent each note in the familiar ABC Song melody. Through these playful interventions their thoughts about color and music are explored in-depth. Documenting their responses in the form of photographs and notes in journals, Fagan has compiled the results of fifteen artists who played the Alphabet Game during a lecture on color where the artist was the guest presenter in order to create this particular painting. Fagan distilled the data gathered and painted this visualization of a color/sound alphabet based on the colors selected by this artist's group. These alphabet paintings introduce a wonderful completion to this pseudo-scientific investigation and celebrate painting...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Enamel

The Magic Sign - Lithograph by Giuliano Sturli - 1976

The Magic Sign - Lithograph by Giuliano Sturli - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

The magic sign is a lithograph realized by  Giuliano Sturli in 1976 Good conditions except for a very light folds on the lower corner. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin. N...

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Lithograph

Jo Yarrington, blue cylinder with red weaving and codes, mixed media, 16 x 12 in

Jo Yarrington, blue cylinder with red weaving and codes, mixed media, 16 x 12 in

By Jo Yarrington

Located in Darien, CT

Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Linen, Thread, Found Objects, Archival Paper

"Untitled 1.17" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina

"Untitled 1.17" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 1.17" Photography 35' x 24' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist García de Marina was born in Gijó...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Tear it Up
Tear it Up

Tear it Up

By William Finlayson Jr.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Acrylic

Conceptual art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Reinhard Görner, Kojun, Jose Sierra, and xulong zhang. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and 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 art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $45 and tops out at $500,000, while the average work sells for $2,465.