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MINIMALIST STYLE

A revival in the popularity of authentic Minimalist furniture is rooted in history while reflecting the needs and tastes of the 21st century. Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism that “less is more” influenced the evolution of 20th-century interiors with an emphasis on function and order. This was a shift from the 19th century, with its lavish Victorian decorating, and was spread around the world through design styles including Bauhaus and brutalism.

Yet Minimalism was present in furniture design long before the clean lines of modernism, such as in the simple and elegant utility of Shaker furniture. Although the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s had little crossover with furniture design, artist Donald Judd was inspired by the Shakers in creating his own spare daybeds and tables from sturdy wood. (Judd, whose advocacy of symmetry also informed his architectural projects, furnished his Manhattan loft with unassuming but poetic works by iconic modernist designers such as Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto.)

Understatement rather than ornamentation and open space instead of clutter are central themes for a Minimalist living room and bedroom. As opposed to Maximalism, the focus for Minimalist furniture and decor is on simplicity and considering the design and purpose of every object.

Furnishings are usually made in neutral or monochrome colors and pared down to their essentials — think nesting coffee tables, sectional sofas and accent pieces such as ottomans. And Minimalist ceramics can help achieve a decor that is both timeless and of the moment. The organic textures and personalization of handmade craftsmanship associated with these works have served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. That said, while the thoughtful ergonomics of Scandinavian modern furniture, with its handcrafted teak frames, are at home in Minimalist spaces, so are the quietly striking pieces by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa that employ industrial materials like stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.

Minimalist furniture is not for making flashy statements; it boasts subdued appeal and excels at harmonizing with any room. And, as it encompasses many different movements and eras of design, it also never goes out of style, owing to its tasteful refinement.

Find a collection of Minimalist tables, seating, lighting and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Minimalist
Series of 5 Donald Judd Prints
Located in Chicago, IL
Series of 5 small prints from Donald Judd "The Last Editions" framed by Brooke Alexander.
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1990s American Minimalist Prints

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Ellsworth Kelly 1951 Galerie Maeght ImportantRare Serigraph Poster "Tendance"
Located in Sharon, CT
Offering a very rare (not noted in Waldman 'Ellsworth Kelly drawings, collages, prints' 1971.) and extremely important poster for what was perh...
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Mid-20th Century French Minimalist Prints

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Brice Marden Set of 4 Etching Tiles, 1979
By Brice Marden
Located in Toledo, OH
Brice Marden tile set of 4, Circa 1979. Four framed Etchings with Aquatint on Somerset Satin Paper. All tiles are signed and numbered from an edition of 50 published by Parasol Press, LTD, New York. The Art has been vetted by 1st Dibbs...
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Late 20th Century Minimalist Prints

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Josef Albers, from the Formulation Articulation Portfolio Priced Individually
Located in Stamford, CT
Josef Albers from Formulation: Articulation, 1972. Silkscreen prints, folio 1/folder 6. Floated in while gold leaf frames using all acid free archival material...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Fred Sandback Limited Edition Framed Lithograph 1984
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Untitled lithograph by Fred Sandback printed in brown, 1984, on Japan paper, signed, dated and numbered 15/20 in pencil, published by Edition Fred Jahn, Munich, with full margins, fr...
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Late 20th Century American Minimalist Prints

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Set of 4 "Women of Hawaii" Serigraph Art Prints by Pegge Hopper
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 4 "Women of Hawaii" Serigraph artwork prints by Pegge Hopper including "Na Kua'Ana", "Woman with Fan", "Calico Popoki", and "Woman with Lei" each comes in a matching gold-tone...
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1980s Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Donald Judd, Aquatint, 1978, signed and numbered from the edition of 175
Located in Oxford, GB
Donald Judd is a landmark figure in the history of postwar art (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994). Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism. In his work, Judd sought au...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Pierre Mendell LTD ED Heart Portfolio Inscribed to Massimo Vignelli
Located in New York, NY
A portfolio of 12 offset-printed heart designs by noted German graphic designer Pierre Mendell (1929-2008) assembled from his work at Mendell & Oberer -...
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1990s German Minimalist Prints

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Josef Albers from White Embossings on Gray Series, Print II
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“In order to use colour effectively it is necessary to recognise that colour deceives continually.” Josef Albers “We never really perceive what colour really is, as it physically is. This fact makes colour the most relative medium in art.” Josef Albers “The structures are irrational statements which illustrate the artist’s claim that the eye seeks, in endless exploration, to fathom and master the contradictions of reversed symmetry. One begins to study the structure at some point where isometric order is suggested. One finds evidence for the reading of the work, but when one tries to take in the whole structure as a unit, new evidence requires a drastic reorganization of the work’s implications. That which was above shifts to below, that which was negative becomes positive, that which was full becomes vacant, that which was in front has moved to the rear. Having found a balance, the eye’s testing...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Josef Albers from White Embossings on Gray Series, Print VI
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“In order to use colour effectively it is necessary to recognise that colour deceives continually.” Josef Albers “We never really perceive what colour really is, as it physically is. This fact makes colour the most relative medium in art.” Josef Albers “The structures are irrational statements which illustrate the artist’s claim that the eye seeks, in endless exploration, to fathom and master the contradictions of reversed symmetry. One begins to study the structure at some point where isometric order is suggested. One finds evidence for the reading of the work, but when one tries to take in the whole structure as a unit, new evidence requires a drastic reorganization of the work’s implications. That which was above shifts to below, that which was negative becomes positive, that which was full becomes vacant, that which was in front has moved to the rear. Having found a balance, the eye’s testing finds the entire constellation shifting into its reverse.” Gerald Nordland, in his essay for the “White Embossings on Gray” catalogue For sale, one print from Albers’ late in life exploration of color and perception, the “White Embossings on Gray” Series. For this series, renowned California print...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Limited screen print by R.W. Beerens, Netherlands 1990s
Located in ECHT, NL
Limited (nr. 95 of 100) screen print. Made by Ruud (Rudy) Beerens in 1999. The piece has been framed in an aluminium frame with a glass pane. Ruud (R.W., Rudy) Beerens (1950 Weert – 2023 Maastricht) was not only an artist, but also a performer, collector, storyteller. During his life he strolled flea markets, thrift centers and (souvenir) shops. There was always something that caught his attention. And to store and display everything, he bought cabinets to use all the objects. His home was not only his studio, but became a treasury with references to other and bygone times. With the collection of analog photography, self-recorded video- and music cassettes...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Prints

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Huai-Qing Wang Contemporary Art "Searching" Etching in Paper, 2008
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Huai-Qing Wang "Searching" Etching, 2008 Measures: 74 x 95 cm   Hand signed in Pencil. Limited Edition of 60 Copies. We have several copies, the number that you purchase m...
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Early 2000s Spanish Minimalist Prints

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Variations Portfolio of Five Lithographs by Kumi Sugaï 1995
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century. ‘ Variations ‘ Portfolio of 5 in mint condition by Kumi Sugaï 1995. Signed and num...
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1990s French Minimalist Prints

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Changes No. 8 by Jack Youngerman
By Jack Youngerman, Pace Prints
Located in Cambridge, US
USA, ca. 1970s. A large and colorful silkscreen titled Changes No. 8 by Jack Youngerman (1926-2020). Features bold abstract image crisply rendered in a primary color palette. Produce...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Limited Edition Lithograph by Keith Finch
Located in Surrey, BC
Signed and numbered abstract of child and woman in great condition by Keith Bruce Finch. He was born in Holyoke, Colorado on October 9, 1919. Finch was most active in Los Angeles i...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Josef Albers from Formulation: Articulation Portfolio
Located in Stamford, CT
Josef Albers from Formulation: Articulation, 1972. Silkscreen prints, folio 1/ folder 1. Floated in 12 karat white gold gilt frame using all acid free archival materials. #176 of 100...
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1970s American Vintage Minimalist Prints

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Peter Max “The World of Peter Max” Museum Exhibition Serigraph Poster ‘B', 1969
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Günther Uecker Spiral, Original Lithograph, Signed and Numbered
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Günther Uecker (1930) A beautiful original hand signed and dated lithograph on wove paper, 1965. Condition: Very good condition. Framed in extra thick matting and under gallery glass. The beautiful frame was hand silvered by an expert restorer. A note on this beautiful work: Günther Uecker was born in 1930 in Wendorf, Germany. He studied painting at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee from 1949 to 1953, and further pursued his artistic training in 1955 at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Throughout the 1950s, Uecker cultivated a strong interest in repetitive practices and purification rituals, and became fascinated with the philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, and Islam. He developed rituals of his own, including the lengthy, repetitive, meditative hammering of nails, and proceeded to translate this into his artistic practice. His nail-relief works exceed the limits of the two-dimensional plane and create a new realm for vision to explore the calculated patterns of light and shadow. Uecker examined this effect further in the 1960s by introducing Kinetic elements into his works through the use of engines, shifting his methodology from using precise, geometric patterns to more organic and irregular arrangements. In 1961, he joined the Zero Group founded by artists Heinz Mack and Otto Piene, who advocated for a new art form a degree zero to erase the destructive, violent forces by which human experience had come to be conditioned during the war, and which were expressed in the then-prevalent Art Informel style. The Zero Group made a large impact in the European postwar milieu, influencing a number of artists with similar ideas. Central to the movement were explorations of light, technology, and an Expansion beyond traditional two-dimensional confines of the canvas, all of which are implicated in Uecker’s work. The present work dates from this influential period. After the dissolution of the Zero Group, Uecker's work took a turn toward body, conceptual, and Land art, and in the 1970s he designed stage sets for several operas. He taught at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1974-1995, and was promoted to professor in 1976. Uecker has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, such as the Staatspreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen in 2015. His work has been exhibited at museums around the world, including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the Budapest Museum of Fine Art, Budapest; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Ca’ Pesaro, International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice; and the Belvedere Museum, Vienna. He has also participated in documenta, Kassel in 1964, 1968, and 1977, and the Venice Biennale in 1970. The artist’s work is included in the collections of international institutions such as the Tate Modern, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; the Peggy Guggenheim collection, Venice; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne. Recent exhibitions of Uecker’s work include a large-scale retrospective at K20 am Grabbeplatz, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, in 2015; and a solo exhibition, Tribute to Hafez, at the Imam Ali...
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Ad Reinhardt #9 'from Ten Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt 1966'
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Located in Sharon, CT
Ad Reinhardt, (1913-1967). #9 in the original folder.
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Etching of a Deer by Beth van Hoesen, California
By Beth van Hoesen
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A sinuously linear etching on aquatint on wove paper of a deer stretching to nibble at a leaf by Beth van Hoesen (1926-2010, American), circa 1958. The artwork is titled Deer and is ...
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Minimalist prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Minimalist prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Minimalist prints made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original prints, popular names associated with this style include Josef Albers, Jo Niemeyer, Allan D'Arcangelo, and Getulio Alviani. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $230 and tops out at $22,000 while the average work can sell for $1,000.

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