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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
Untitled
Untitled

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Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

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1970s Conceptual Art

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Engraving

Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

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2010s Conceptual Art

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Oil

Cave paintings on paper, Indian ink, hand drawing, leather papyrus style
Cave paintings on paper, Indian ink, hand drawing, leather papyrus style

Cave paintings on paper, Indian ink, hand drawing, leather papyrus style

Located in Carballo, ES

Obsessive, meticulous, almost monastic, Kramer immerses us in a universe of graphic and sculptural repetitions. His drawings on kraft paper glued with rabbit glue recall both ancient...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Anatomical bodies in Indian ink on paper, antique papyrus, human being
Anatomical bodies in Indian ink on paper, antique papyrus, human being

Anatomical bodies in Indian ink on paper, antique papyrus, human being

Located in Carballo, ES

Obsessive, meticulous, almost monastic, Kramer immerses us in a universe of graphic and sculptural repetitions. His drawings on kraft paper glued with rabbit glue recall both ancient...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Pont Neuf 1985 (1995-2020) (signed)
Pont Neuf 1985 (1995-2020) (signed)

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...

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2010s Conceptual Art

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Lithograph

1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing
1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing

1970s Italian Pop Art Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing

By Tano Festa

Located in Roma, IT

1970s Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing Important work in marker on cardboard by the great Roman artist Tano Festa, one of the major exponents, together with Mario Schifano, of th...

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Mid-20th Century Conceptual Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

El Grito De La Gitana, from Corazon Sagrado series by Delilah Montoya, 1993
El Grito De La Gitana, from Corazon Sagrado series by Delilah Montoya, 1993

El Grito De La Gitana, from Corazon Sagrado series by Delilah Montoya, 1993

By Delilah Montoya

Located in Denton, TX

This image is a collotype print from Delilah Montoya's series, Corazon Sagrado, and is edition 1/1. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print margin by Delilah Montoya. This collotype print features a woman in a dress dancing in front of a backdrop on a checkered floor...

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1990s Conceptual Art

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Other Medium

Iain Baxter& "Containing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
Iain Baxter& "Containing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

Iain Baxter& "Containing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

By Iain Baxter

Located in Surfside, FL

Landscape with snow capped mountains in bright vibrant colors. Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptua...

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20th Century Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype

Suicide Note, Framed Conceptual Art Piece Assemblage Collage
Suicide Note, Framed Conceptual Art Piece Assemblage Collage

Suicide Note, Framed Conceptual Art Piece Assemblage Collage

By Barton Lidice Benes

Located in Surfside, FL

Size is without frame Barton Benes (November 16, 1942 - Hackensack, New Jersey – May 30, 2012 - New York) was an artist who lived and worked in New York City. He studied at Pratt Ins...

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20th Century Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media

Iain Baxter& "Recovering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
Iain Baxter& "Recovering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

Iain Baxter& "Recovering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

By Iain Baxter

Located in Surfside, FL

Landscape with music record or disc in bright vibrant colors. Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual...

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20th Century Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype

Petite Fleur

Petite Fleur

By Savannah Spirit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Black and white photograph of a single rose just after the rain. Ajijic, MX. Petite Fleur Date: 2016 - Printed Later Size: 42” x 63” Edition of 7 Savannah Spirit is a visual artis...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Iain Baxter& "Lettering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
Iain Baxter& "Lettering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

Iain Baxter& "Lettering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

By Iain Baxter

Located in Surfside, FL

Landscape with framed house in bright vibrant colors. Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist....

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20th Century Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype

Contemporary blue painting on paper, Seascape, Abstract Seaweeds
Contemporary blue painting on paper, Seascape, Abstract Seaweeds

Contemporary blue painting on paper, Seascape, Abstract Seaweeds

Located in Carballo, ES

This is an original artwork unframed realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. Dimensions: 65 x 50 cm Original and unique piece 1/1. Includes ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Diversity (Blue)

Diversity (Blue)

By Oleg Lobykin

Located in Napa, CA

Oleg Lobykin (Russian, b. 1966) is a sculptor. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lobykin now resides in Silicon Valley and also specializes in the restoration of landmark architecture ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Fiberglass

Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Shiko 15
Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Shiko 15

Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Shiko 15

By Kojun

Located in Paris, IDF

Gold leaf, concrete, wood, copper wire W220 × D65 × H40 mm + W60 × D35 × H75 mm (concrete) This collaborative work, which began with a common interest in Buddhism, explored the idea of expressing the sacred within everyday life. As artist and Zen monk...

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2010s Conceptual Art

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Concrete, Wire, Gold Leaf

Medaglia D Oro - Whiskers, Stallion Studio Portrait

Medaglia D Oro - Whiskers, Stallion Studio Portrait

Located in London, GB

Medaglia d'Oro (foaled April 11, 1999) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won several major stakes races including the 2002 Travers Stakes and the 2003 Whitney Handicap. He also finished second in the 2002 Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Classic in both 2002 and 2003, and the 2004 Dubai World Cup. Since retiring to stud, he has become an excellent stallion whose progeny include 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, two-time champion filly Songbird and two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty. Medaglia d'Oro - 'Whiskers' by John Reardon...

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Early 2000s Conceptual Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival P...

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

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Early 2000s Conceptual Art

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Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Etching

Revival Ramp (B&W), Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin
Revival Ramp (B&W), Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin

Revival Ramp (B&W), Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin

By Mel Chin

Located in Long Island City, NY

Mel Chin, American (1951 - ) - Revival Ramp (B&W), Year: 1996, Medium: Etching, Engraving, Photoetching and Lithograph on Arches, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition:...

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1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Barbie in a Box - 3D Ltd Ed 5/10

Barbie in a Box - 3D Ltd Ed 5/10

By Reisig and Taylor

Located in New York, NY

An homage to the famed Barbie Doll. About the Artists: Animated through an assemblage of analog, digital, and lenticular photographic technologies, these selections from Reisig a...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Lenticular

Living Large - Original Canvas - Signed

Living Large - Original Canvas - Signed

By Nelson De La Nuez

Located in New York, NY

Homages to Mr. Monopoly. Conceptual. Vintage magazines in the background to create the narrative. One of a kind. About the Artist: NELSON DE LA NUEZ is one of the most sough...

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2010s Conceptual Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor, Newsprint

Painting on paper, lyrical abstraction, contemporary, music score
Painting on paper, lyrical abstraction, contemporary, music score

Painting on paper, lyrical abstraction, contemporary, music score

Located in Carballo, ES

Blue Minimal Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2019. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 41 x 29,5 cm. W...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Shades and Substance - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Shades and Substance - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

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 (Issued by the Gal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Copyright
Copyright

Copyright

By General Idea

Located in Toronto, Ontario

In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over 25 years, they made a significant contribution to po...

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1980s Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media

"Untitled 3.22" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

"Untitled 3.22" Photography 16' x 24' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 3.22" 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 Gij...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Digital Pigment

Expectation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Collage, Pregnant Woman
Expectation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Collage, Pregnant Woman

Expectation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Collage, Pregnant Woman

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Expectation is said to be the mother of manifestation. Expectations do come to reality if worked upon and not aborted. This painting depicts the posture of a woman in her gestation period waiting to be called a mother as soon as she puts to bed. A painting inspired by my wife during her second trimester, as she was overwhelmed by the joy of seeing her first child which later turned out to be a baby girl. About Artist Oluwatobiloba Amusan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Revival Ramp, Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin
Revival Ramp, Conceptual Mixed Media Print by Mel Chin

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: ...

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1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Iain Baxter& "Regurgitating Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
Iain Baxter& "Regurgitating Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

Iain Baxter& "Regurgitating Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting

By Iain Baxter

Located in Surfside, FL

Landscape with beach chair or lawn chair in bright vibrant colors. Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conce...

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20th Century Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype

Impromptu
Impromptu

Impromptu

By Savannah Spirit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In Savannah Spirit’s photograph, a woman in black garters and a flowing green tulle skirt with pink flower accents is caught mid-motion, her delicate hand drifting into the frame as ...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Artie - Pitbull/Boxer - Sculpture
Artie - Pitbull/Boxer - Sculpture

Artie - Pitbull/Boxer - Sculpture

By Will Kurtz

Located in New York, NY

Fun Dog sculpture from great sculptor. Comes with fun "dog poop" About the Artist: Will Kurtz was born in Flint, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture ...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Coat for Sale: Figurative Oil Painting on Bamboo Paper, 2010+
Coat for Sale: Figurative Oil Painting on Bamboo Paper, 2010+

Coat for Sale: Figurative Oil Painting on Bamboo Paper, 2010+

Located in Oslo, NO

Through my artwork, I sought to capture the timeless allure of elegance and introspection. The rich oil on paper dance to create a figure robed in a coat radiating warmth and mystery...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Bamboo Paper

MYSTERY TRAIN

MYSTERY TRAIN

By V.P. aka VIC 161 DEDAJ

Located in New York, NY

Enamels, oils, acrylics, mounted subway tiles, adhered poster on wood with wood frame created by artist. A confluence of inspirations from the artist's graffiti artistry. About the Artist Born in Belgium and artistically inclined at an early age, V.P. was executing well- defined pencil sketched portraits of anyone who would sit for him by age 4. The family’s emigration to the United States in 1967 landed the 8 year old in the Fordham section of the Bronx at the height of the psychedelic era and POP ART movement.  The Fordham Road shopping district offered the young budding artist a fount of inspiration in the form of vibrant Rock & Roll, “black-light” posters in the windows of “head-shops” and the elaborately colored wardrobes of the hippies crowding the boulevard. The pivotal shift in V.P.’s artistic expression was fueled in 1968 by the sight of a Peter Max designed billboard.  Armed with magic markers and acrylic paints, V.P. recreated the vibrant designs from Max’s billboard, the music posters in store windows and the paisley patterns of the shirts the “flower children” favored, as well as the names and slogans painted on the walls of the neighborhood.  The early seventies brought with it a wondrous sight passing overhead on the sides of the elevated trains. NYC Subway Graffiti had arrived.  Looking up and seeing the esoteric names intricately rendered in multi colored swirls and strategically placed on the sides of the trains completely enthralled V.P.’s creative and adventurous spirit. Compelled to be a part of this fascinating movement he watched and rode the subways, deciphering the names and studying the “styles” on the steel rolling art gallery. Using his artistic influences and skills with markers, V.P. created his first moniker “SONIC-ACE” and obsessively drew it in colorful flowing letters to develop his own style.   At age 13 he set out to traverse the city, facing dangers and overcoming obstacles to enter an unknown and secretive world in order to join those who inspired him.  By 1974, he would change his moniker to “VICTOR-161” and paint hundreds of train cars and soon be admitted into the world famous graffiti clique “WILD STYLE” - an honor bestowed due to peer recognized artistic and stylistic abilities.  (WILDSTYLE was created/coined by the iconic TRACY-168)  V.P. was a well known and respected “writer” who “pieced” with revered writers of the day, under the aforementioned monikers including aka’s T-BOLT-123, SULFA-ONE, FANTA-ONE, BOND & ACES.  V.P. retired from painting NYC subway trains in 1977 with occasional excursions in 1986,1987,1988,1999 & 1992.  He continuously expanded his artistic pallet, studying Art History & Graphic Design in college while seeking knowledge from masters in chosen fields of art.  His works have shown in independent galleries nationally and are sought after by international collectors, with numerous private commissions. He has been featured in several best selling books and magazines focusing on graffiti art as well as his status of having been a part of the 1970’s “Golden Era” of NYC Subway Graffiti. V.P. works with a variety of mediums including aerosol paints, oils, water color & acrylic paints, often combining mediums as well as blending POP, graffiti and abstract styles of painting onto wood, canvas and metal.  His professional artistic background includes commercial art and design, logo design, silk screening, printmaking, large commissioned public murals, sign painting, pin striping and airbrushing cars, sculpting, metal fabrication, woodcarving and tattooing. Exhibitions:  Fashion Moda (BXNY) Group Show 1980/Fun Gallery (NYC) group show 1981, Beef Gallery, (LA) Group Show 1981, Gallery International (NYC) Group Show 1985, Susan Greco Gallery (NY) Group Show 1990, Shady Side...

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2010s Conceptual Art

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Mixed Media

Singapore Stamp Collection, 30c Singapore Orchid Blue - Floral color photo
Singapore Stamp Collection, 30c Singapore Orchid Blue - Floral color photo

Singapore Stamp Collection, 30c Singapore Orchid Blue - Floral color photo

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

30 Cents Singapore Orchid Blue, from the Heidler & Heeps Stamp Collection. This historic postage stamps that make up the Heidler & Heeps Stamp Collection, Singapore Series 'Postcards...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Precarious

Precarious

By Stephen Hall

Located in New York, NY

Conceptual piece. Commentary on life. Humorous but impactful. Acrylic on canvas. About the artist: Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Stephen Hall moved to New York in 1978 and began...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lava painting, expressionist, blue yellow and red, three-dimensional playground
Lava painting, expressionist, blue yellow and red, three-dimensional playground

Lava painting, expressionist, blue yellow and red, three-dimensional playground

Located in Carballo, ES

This year, 2024, the artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Isla de Arousa) launches her latest research into painting and games. These works are based on the references that the artist draws from...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

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Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Artist Designed Signed Judaica Israeli Menorah Candelabra Sculpture Silver Plate
Artist Designed Signed Judaica Israeli Menorah Candelabra Sculpture Silver Plate

Artist Designed Signed Judaica Israeli Menorah Candelabra Sculpture Silver Plate

Located in Surfside, FL

N. Levi (signed in Hebrew and English) Menorah Done in a brutalist design with the Hebrew words "Seek the peace of jerusalem" Dimensions: 8 X 9 X 2.5 inches This appears to be silver plated as I do not see a silver standard mark or hallmark. There has been a resurgence of fine artists making Judaica, There was initial generation of the Bezalel School in Jerusalem and later Ludwig Wolpert at the Jewish Museum in New York City, whose spare, geometric, functionalist style was influenced by the Bauhaus school in particular and modernism in general, Moshe Zabari, Maxwell Chayat, in New York, Menachem Berman...

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Early 2000s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

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.