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"Architecture Joke" Conceptual Text Based Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, combines stylized painting of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$14,000
H 68 in W 64 in D 1.75 in
"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
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Lousy Director"
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the imagery of a film director is overwritten with the text: ...I am
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Conceptual Text Based Painting "Paved with Gold" (tax the poor, feed the rich)
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the title: "Paved with Gold" counters the text which overwrites the
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
$4,000
H 38 in W 26 in D 0.005 in
"#Pleasantcats" Large Scale Conceptual Text Based, Abstract Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This conceptual text based painting by New York artist, David Kramer, incorporates gestural
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$14,000
H 61 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Thoughts in My Head #41 Standing Next to You" conceptual text painting
By Lisa Levy
Located in New York, NY
This Conceptual Text based painting features the words "When you look here imagine me standing next
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Double Fantasty" Text Based Conceptual Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
large scale conceptual text based by New York artist, David Kramer reads: "I am all for socialism if it
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"HER" Text-based, abstract
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
where he currently resides. Houserʼs collages, paintings, and installations have been exhibited
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Scorched, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Vinyl
Elusive Orange, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
neighborhood focusing primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$280 Sale Price
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H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in
Horizon In Red and Blue, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
primarily on abstract styles of painting but sometimes dabbling in text based paintings, landscapes or other
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
$2,175 Sale Price
25% Off
H 42 in W 50 in D 1.5 in
Satirical Text Based Conceptual Painting: "Log Entries..."
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
work on paper, the text "Handmade Memes... Old World Flavor." is hand drawn to look like cut wood logs
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
$4,000
H 38 in W 26.5 in D 0.005 in
Abstract expressionist word art text-base mixed media painting paper "NAMASTE"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
word: Namaste.
The painting reflects Mougenot’s signature approach—merging gestural abstraction with
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
$538
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
This text based fiber work by New York artist, David Kramer incorporates elements of crafting known
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Affordable Slacks
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
The Complicated Idea of Gone
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Not Me
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Choices
By Derrick Hickman
Located in New York, NY
Abstract geometric painting on canvas.
About the Artist:
My text based paintings build upon the
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Calm Before - Text Based Contemporary Abstraction, Red and Black
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Calm Before," is a text based contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece is
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Ink, Monotype
$281 Sale Price
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H 13 in W 10 in
"Dual Chamber Confinement Study" watercolor ink, text based conceptual painting
By Patricia Smith
Located in New York, NY
text captions point to a process of capturing ideas floating in the mental field and translating them
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
What Ecstatic Danger
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecating and revealing
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
How Would You Like To Have- Mixed Media Text Based Abstract Work on Paper
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"How Would You Like To Have," is a text based mixed media contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Thread, Ink
Not If But When
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
Gingrow creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Still Pretty Though
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecating and
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Rebuild
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hiding
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mountain of Sun (large)
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Suspend
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Achieve
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Decide
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
After Midnight
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Enfolding
By Brigitte Radecki
Located in Montreal, Quebec
the environmental structures of the 1980’s,
the text-based painting installations Miss Lonelyhearts
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"NeoRealism (on the Subway)" conceptual, text based work on paper
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
this conceptual work on paper, the text "Keeping it Real...Whatever That Means" is written in bold
Category
2010s Conceptual Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
$4,000
H 38 in W 25 in D 0.005 in
Life (Ass-Backward and Upside Down)
By Adam Mars
Located in Miami, FL
contemporary artist based in Los Angeles, CA, USA known for his custom outfits and text-based paintings, which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Prise De Possession Du Tout, 1960 - mixed media, 33x34 cm, framed
By Ben Vautier
Located in Nice, FR
Mail-Art and is mostly known for his text-based paintings or écritures began in 1953, with his work Il
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
$3,589
H 12.8 in W 13.19 in D 0.79 in
Acheter Dieu, 1961 - mixed media, 44x33 cm, framed
By Ben Vautier
Located in Nice, FR
and is mostly known for his text-based paintings or écritures began in 1953, with his work Il faut
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
$3,829
H 17.33 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
"Mystery Box (Boîte mystère)" Ben Vautier, Fluxus Movement Conceptual Sculpture
By Ben Vautier
Located in New York, NY
× 2 7/16 inches
Ben Vautier was a French artist known for his text-based paintings, such as L'art
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,000
H 3.813 in W 2.75 in D 2.438 in
Migrant Portrait on Mauve Background. Acrylic on Circular Wood. Currency #263
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
figurative painting with text-based intervention to explore queer identity, migration, and self-reclamation
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$320 Sale Price
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H 0.99 in Dm 10.24 in
L.A BLVD
By Ayline Olukman
Located in New York, NY
. She has published 4 books based on photographs, texts, and paintings: Small Eternity (2012), America
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars
Backyard Oasis
By Ayline Olukman
Located in New York, NY
4 books based on photographs, texts, and paintings: Small Eternity (2012), America (2015), La Mue
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Photographic Paper, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Wood Panel
Poolview Horizon
By Ayline Olukman
Located in New York, NY
4 books based on photographs, texts, and paintings: Small Eternity (2012), America (2015), La Mue
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars
Auggust Sky
By Ayline Olukman
Located in New York, NY
. She has published 4 books based on photographs, texts, and paintings: Small Eternity (2012), America
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars
Nadia
By Ayline Olukman
Located in New York, NY
, Gothenburg, Shanghai, Lisbon, and Istanbul. She has published 4 books based on photographs, texts, and
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars
Artists to Watch, Signed/N (framed) screenprint, clever critique of art world
Located in New York, NY
together without distinction. Reeder first became known for his text-based paintings and parodies of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,500
H 23 in W 19 in D 1 in
Signed, Sealed and Delivered (Visual Language, Text, Linguistic Code, 25% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
, Linguistic Codes, Word and Image, Improvisational Painting, Text-Based Art, Verbal Expression, Communication
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$598 Sale Price
25% Off
H 13.125 in W 42 in
Lincoln Center Festival print, hand signed & inscribed by Glenn Ligon, Black Art
By Glenn Ligon
Located in New York, NY
landmark text-based paintings, made since the late 1980s, which draw on the influential writings and speech
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph, Permanent Marker
Unspoken Mind, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sometimes dabbling in text based paintings, landscapes or other genres of painting.
His work is included in
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Art, Contemporary, Minimal, Abstract, Text- Based, Painting
By Enn Erisalu
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. Around the 1990’s, Erisalu’s work took a conceptualist turn when he began working with text, numbers, and
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
$9,000
H 40 in W 52 in D 1.5 in
Black and Blue, Contemporary, Minimal, Abstract, Text-Based Painting
By Enn Erisalu
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This abstract, contemporary, minimal, text-based work by Enn Erisalu, uses jumbled black and blue
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
$16,500
H 68 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
1991, Adam Mars, Text Based Painting, Cultural Commentary, Graphic, Pattern
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogans function as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to refle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1994, Adam Mars, Text Based Painting, Cultural Commentary, Graphic, Pattern
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogans function as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to refle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic, Panel
Immaturing with Age, Adam Mars, 2018, Mixed Media, Text Based Painting
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogans function as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to refle...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
$5,040
H 26.5 in W 32 in
Culture in Duh Kline, Text Based Painting, Adam Mars, Cultural Commentary
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
$6,600
H 42.5 in W 48 in
Half as Bad As Dad Text Based Painting, Adam mars, Text, Social Commentary
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
$2,376
H 13.25 in W 16 in
Buried Alive In His Own Dirt Text Based Painting, Adam Mars, Text, Graphic
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
$5,280
H 26.5 in W 32 in
Same Country, Different World, Adam Mars, 2018, Mixed Media, Text Based Painting
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogans function as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to refle...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
For Eli Broad or Some Rich Broad, Adam Mars, Text Based Painting
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
$6,600
H 42 in W 48 in
A Brain Like Brad Pitt's Face Text Based Painting, Adam Mars, Cultural Comment
By Adam Mars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural awareness and acerbic wit, Mars’ slogansfunction as synopses of daily life. As the proliferation of images and data has re-mapped our reality, Mars uses humor to reflec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel
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Text Based Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of text based paintings is available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Contemporary or Abstract versions of these works for sale today — there are 7 Contemporary and 1 Abstract examples available. You can search the text based paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, beige, brown and purple. David Kramer, Matthew Spire, Vivian Liddell, Patricia Smith and The Connor Brothers took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and pencil, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large text based paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 10 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are Text Based Paintings?
Text based paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,267, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $16,000.
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.
Questions About Text Based Paintings
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024The Scream painting was based on artist Edvard Munch's own emotional experiences. Munch recalled his inspiration in a January 22, 1892, diary entry: “I was walking along the road with two friends — the sun went down — I felt a gust of melancholy — suddenly the sky turned a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, tired to death — as the flaming skies hung like blood and sword over the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends went on — I stood there trembling with anxiety — and I felt a vast infinite scream through nature.” Many people associate the image with a feeling of anxiety, interpreting it as representing how the world appears to someone experiencing this emotion. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Edvard Munch art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Blue Dog painting by George Rodrigue was inspired by the artist’s dog, a spaniel-terrier blend named Tiffany, as well as the legendary Cajun creature called the Loup-garou. Browse an array of artist George Rodrigue’s pieces and prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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