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.
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
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, CT
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Lithograph
Flora 20, 2015 - Oregon Grape Lily Environment Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 20, 2015 - Oregon Grape Lily Environment Photography by Marisa Culatto Flora 20 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limite...
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée
Flora 18, 2015 - Flower Portrait Natural Environment
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 18, 2015 - Flower Portrait Natural Environment by Marisa Culatto Flora 18 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited Edit...
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée
Watch Series 3, Conceptual Color Etching by Les Levine
By Les Levine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Les Levine, Irish/American (1935 - ) - Watch Series 3, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Color Etching, Signed and Numbered in red pencil, Edition: 2/100, Image Size: 18 x 11.5 inches, S...
Etching
Watch Series 7, Conceptual Color Etching by Les Levine
By Les Levine
Located in Long Island City, NY
Les Levine, Irish/American (1935 - ) - Watch Series 7, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Color Etching, Signed and Numbered in red pencil, Edition: 2/100, Image Size: 18 x 11.5 inches, S...
Etching
$6,500
Los Carpinteros Cuban Art Photograph Tuneles Populares Silver Gelatin Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Los Carpinteros (Cuban, 1992-present). Silver gelatin print photograph, large format. From the series "Tuneles Populares" (The People's Tunnels) 1999 Edition 1/5 Provenance: Bliss Fi...
Silver Gelatin
Athena, Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
62.5 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 75 x 60 inches ed. of 5 $9,000 87.5 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format phot...
Lambda
$2,246
Flora 17, 2015 - Crimson Hibiscus with Purple Iris Red Berries Frozen in Ice
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 17, 2015 - Crimson Hibiscus with Purple Iris Red Berries Frozen in Ice Flora 17 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited...
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée
$2,246
Flora 10, 2015 - Ivory Rose with Gold Snapdragon and Pink Wildflower in Ice
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 10, 2015 - Ivory Rose with Gold Snapdragon and Pink Wildflower in Ice Flora 10 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited ...
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée
$2,246
Flora 6, 2015 - Springtime Grasses Clover Crimson Rose Frozen in Ice Color Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 6, 2015 - Springtime Grasses Clover Crimson Rose Frozen in Ice Color Print Flora 6 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limi...
Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée
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, Mixed Media, Screen
$950
Tree in Tree (Burgundy and Gold), Conceptual Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Tree in Tree (Burgundy and Gold) Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125 Size: 41 x...
Screen
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
Sheep 1, Conceptual Art Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep Portfolio 1 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x...
Screen
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. ...
C Print, Lambda
Sheep Portfolio 7, Conceptual Pop Art Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep Portfolio 7 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition Size: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85...
Screen
$4,050
Dangerous Love, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
C Print, Lambda
Biblioteca Classense, Ravenna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biblioteca Classense Ravenna, Italy 2022 62.5 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 75 x 60 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 87 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso The sunlit entrance to the Sala delle scienze e delle arti (Hall of sciences and arts) with the bust of Teresa Gamba (Lord Byron’s lover) in background. The vista is framed by a rhythmic repetition of gleaming wooden doorways and archways, housing shelves of antique tomes. Reinhard Görner records cultural and industrial heritage through his series of photographs depicting contemporary and historical architecture, landscapes, parks, and plants. Best known for his photographs of libraries and reading rooms from around the world—in works such as George Peabody Library...
Lambda, C Print
Shapeshifter no18
Located in Vancouver, CA
Jennifer Latour Shapeshifter no18, 2023 Edition of 7 plus 2 artist proofs. Signed in pencil by the artist. Archival pigment print mounted to Dibond, UV laminated, with cleat. Exclus...
Archival Pigment
Cast Aside 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Africa Modern Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The inspiration for this work was gotten from the view of some African parents, most of our African parents believe that earrings and dreadlocks are meant for ladies and when they ha...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tree Trunk Series - Green I, Conceptual Lithograph by Alan Sonfist
By Alan Sonfist
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alan Sonfist, American (1946 - ) - Tree Trunk Series - Green I, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 276/300, Image Size: 20.5 x 20.5 inches, S...
Lithograph
Reinhard Görner, Assemblée Nationale III Library, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner Assemblée Nationale III Library Paris, France 62.5" x 50" Edition of 10 $6,000 75" x 60" Edition of 7 $9,000 87.5" x 70" Edition of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered ...
Lambda
$4,500
The Double Revelation/Car, 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 / Car, Year: 1990, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint with hand coloring, Image Size:...
Monoprint, Screen
$4,500
The Double Revelation/Apples II, 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 / Apples II, Year: 1990, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint, signed, titled and dated...
Monoprint, Screen
$4,500
The Double Revelation/Car III, 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 / Car III, Year: 1990, Medium: Screenprint Monoprint, signed, titled and dated i...
Monoprint, Screen
Entrance Hall, San Nicolo, Sicily, 2013
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 40 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 75 x 50 inches ed. of 5 $9,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentali...
Lambda
Riggs Library I, Washington DC
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library Washington DC 57 x 50 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 68 x 60 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 79.8 x 70 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed...
Lambda, C Print
Laocoon II, Grimani Palace, Venice, German Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laocoon II Grimani Palace, Venice 2014 A masterful composition by renowned German photographer Reinhard Görner, Laocoon II captures the grandeur of Venetian architecture in exquisit...
Lambda
Sisters in Yellow 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I cherish our memories and the bond we share. My love for you is like a precious gem, shining bright and always treasured." Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor on...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,850
Hope From Above -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Mic...
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bob Seng, Exit 442, 2002, scraped, collaged, EXIT signs, 8" x 12"
By Bob Seng
Located in Darien, CT
Robert Seng was born and raised in Seattle, served in the US Navy in Vietnam, and finished his BFA and MFA on the GI Bill. He was a founder of Artech, Seattle’s premier art services company, to support his art career. A New York resident since 1986, Seng has worked at Artforum, the Guggenheim Museum and taught at Fairfield University while continuing his studio practice in painting and sculpture. In the mid 1990’s Seng moved into site-specific installation work with collaborator Lisa Hein. Together they have made more than 40 projects with moving light...
Plastic
Tractor Replaces the Horse
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original enamel on metal painting by emerging contemporary conceptual artist Craig Sheperd (b. 1984) Craig Sheperd’s paintings, most of which are enamel on metal, were created o...
Metal, Enamel
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
C Print, Lambda
Path. Oil on canvas, 90x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Path. Oil on canvas, 90x110 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monume...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz, Germany Architecture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood. Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale. Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...
Lambda
$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
Enrico Embroli Mixed Media Sculptural Canvas Ceramic 1970's Rare Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original unique mixed media painting and sculptural creation by well listed artist Enrico Embrolli. Enrico Embroli is a mixed media artist born in the small Western New York town...
Ceramic, Animal Skin, Oil
The Wall, Conceptual Poster by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Long Island City, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Bulgarian (1935 -2020) - The Wall, Year: 1999, Medium: Poster, signed in color pencil lower right, Size: 19.25 x 24.75 in. (48.9 x 62.87 cm)
Offset
Reinhard Görner, Sainte Geneviève II Library, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner Sainte Geneviève II Library Paris, France 62.5" x 50" Edition of 10 $6,000 75" x 60" Edition of 7 $9,000 87.5" x 70" Edition of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of historical architecture, gardens, and masterpieces. An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge. "Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm...
Lambda
Clouds and Early Moon
By Greg Decker
Located in Atlanta, GA
Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminium comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomise...
Metal
$12,000
Tupac Shakur
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the late great musician Tupac Shakur. Images. Lyrics from his songs. Not framed. Acrylic paint on sheet music wheat pasted to wood panel. ...
Wood, Mixed Media
Red menina
Located in Barcelona, CT
This artwork showcases a striking figure, central to the composition, with a stark, matte black complexion contrasting sharply against vibrant hues. The character's blue bobbed hair ...
Acrylic
Colored Columns III: Neue Museum, Berlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
New Museum, Berlin 3 sizes 62.5 x 50 inches ed. of 10 75 x 60 inches ed. of 5 87.5 x 70 inches ed. of 5 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to the image: actua...
Lambda
Vintage Untitled Beach Scene, 1987
Located in Surfside, FL
Please ignore the glare on the glass. Rare, early, signed and dated (verso) 1987 vintage silver gelatin print. this is one of a kind and not editioned according to correspondence I h...
Silver Gelatin
"9 Concert Tickets designed by John Cage and Earle Brown" John Cage
By John Cage
Located in New York, NY
John Cage 9 Concert Tickets designed by John Cage and Earle Brown, August 1953 Letterpress print without ink 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Estate of Carolyn Brown, New York 2025. B...
Newsprint
Blue menina
Located in Barcelona, CT
This artwork presents a stylized figure set against a striking, abstract backdrop. Dominating the canvas, the central figure is adorned in a voluminous, deep blue skirt, evoking a re...
Acrylic, Wood
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
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
HOPE ( 4 Artworks ) series of environmental stills
Located in San Francisco, CA
H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll large scale conceptual photography playing with viewer's perspective 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 21.6 x 32 inches (55 x 81cm) horiz...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
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
Riggs Library, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. Thi...
Lambda, C Print
Landscape in Blue - Animal Painting - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
In an abstract forest meadow exotic animals contentedly graze. The trees are lush with inventive surreal flowers and leaves. Landscape in Blue - Animal Paintings - Conceptual Art By...
Canvas, Oil
Boschereccia Palazzo, Hercolani, Bologna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boschereccia Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna, Italy 2022 50 x 62.5 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 75 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.5 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on labe...
Lambda, C Print
City 85, Abstract 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 titled in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm)
Screen
Shooting Alley, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Blue Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
This picture, 'Shooting Alley', taken in Ho Chi Minh City, has layers symmetry, depth, structure and tone which draw you in. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photograph...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
"Backstage Rant" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This large scale conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, features, in bold type the phase: "... I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY...
Oil, Canvas
Bapst Library, Boston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bapst Library Boston 50 x 62.4 inches ed. of 10 $6,000 60 x 74.9 inches ed. of 7 $9,000 70 x 87.4 inches ed. of 5 $11,000 signed and numbered on label, verso Paper is trimmed to...
Lambda, C Print
Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography) Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper — Unframed. Edition 6 + 2 AP This work is part of the "Humanistic Reciprocity". This series...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Stripes 2
By Lyn Carter
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original conceptual wall sculpture by contemporary Canadian female artist Lyn Carter. Lyn Carter works primarily in sculpture as well as drawing and has exhibited across Canada...
Fabric, Wood, Digital