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"Hot Lips" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
"Hot Lips" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

"Hot Lips" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract fish sculpture made of copper by Houston, TX artist Frank Dolejska. The work features an elongated fish shape with the words "hot lips" on the front in three dimensio...

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

"It's Time" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
"It's Time" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

"It's Time" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract fish sculpture made of copper by Houston, TX artist Frank Dolejska. The work features a rounded fish shape with the words "It's Time" on the front in three dimensiona...

Category

1980s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Sweet Eats" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
"Sweet Eats" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

"Sweet Eats" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture

Located in Houston, TX

Modern abstract fish sculpture made of copper by Houston, TX artist Frank Dolejska. The work features an elongated fish shape with the words "sweet eats" on the front in three dimens...

Category

1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage
"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage

"Aloha, The Universal Word, " Art Deco Study for Hawaiian Mural Series by Savage

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

one of six monumental Art Deco murals commissioned by the Matson Shipping company in 1938, and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Inside Word
Inside Word

Inside Word

Located in Zofingen, AG

This artwork invites viewers into a dialogue with two elemental forms—shapes that echo through art

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

One word

Nemo JantzenOne word, 2025

Price Upon Request

One word

By Nemo Jantzen

Located in New York, NY

Thread is expertly wrapped around embedded nails to create a beautiful portrait of a woman. The distinct medium uses layering and gradients to create a unique sense of depth and text...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Wood Panel

Word Salad
Word Salad

Word Salad

Located in New York, NY

made with paper and acrylic paint

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Word Chosen: Embrace

Word Chosen: Embrace

Located in Saint Louis, MO

Ben Godward Word chosen: Embrace Chemically colored urethane foam, tinted liquid membrane 14 x 16 x

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Foam

Word trap
Word trap

Word trap

By Arthur Luis Piza

Located in Paris, FR

Illustrated Book, 1991 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/40 Publisher : Fata Morgana (Saint-Clément-de-Rivière) Printer : Atelier Leblanc (Paris) 25.00 cm. x 19.00 cm...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Illustration Board

Word Series (Desolate)

Word Series (Desolate)

By Airom

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Paint and ink on canvas.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink

The Painted Word:  Wander

The Painted Word: Wander

By Vera Barnett

Located in Dallas, TX

; Barnett’s interpretations of the written word are uniquely her own. Barnett explains, “I am drawn to art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Word Series (Could Not)

Word Series (Could Not)

By Airom

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Paint and ink on canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink

Fax, idling its sails

Fax, idling its sails

By Ian Hamilton Finlay

Located in London, GB

classical tradition. He is well known for his word art, poetry, and text carved into stone or transformed

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Zimmerit - haunting wood nymph

Zimmerit - haunting wood nymph

By Ian Hamilton Finlay

Located in London, GB

, mythology, and the classical tradition. He is well known for his word art, poetry, and text carved into

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Poverty, pitted with larks

Poverty, pitted with larks

By Ian Hamilton Finlay

Located in London, GB

the classical tradition. He is well known for his word art, poetry, and text carved into stone or

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Sings the Tune Without the Word
Sings the Tune Without the Word

Sings the Tune Without the Word

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Sings the Tune Without the Words' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious them...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Word Salad, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Word Salad, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Word Salad, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Hal Mayforth

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting reminds me of a colorful discourse that doesn’t make a tremendous amount of sense. Colorful shapes swirl around off white areas that are reminiscent of thought balloo...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Word Of Mouth, minimalism, contemporary, structure, cubism
Word Of Mouth, minimalism, contemporary, structure, cubism

Word Of Mouth, minimalism, contemporary, structure, cubism

Located in Jönköping, SE

I was inspired to begin this series during the winter when I was on a hike and discovered the movement of the branches that often go unnoticed during other times of the year when the...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Section of Word Map-A Puzzle

Section of Word Map-A Puzzle

By Oyvind Fahlstrom

Located in New York, NY

This lithograph by Oyvind Fahlstrom, produced in an edition of 100, is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Word Trade Center in Blue, New York

Word Trade Center in Blue, New York

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Mitchell Funk has been shooting the WTC as it was being built in 1970. Here is his latest artistic interpretation of the famous site, Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numb...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Milan Tiff, 'The N Word' [signed square painting]
Milan Tiff, 'The N Word' [signed square painting]

Milan Tiff, 'The N Word' [signed square painting]

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Milan Tiff The N Word 48 x 48 inches Hand-signed by artist Artist's signature, artwork title and

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Conjugation of a Greek Word

Conjugation of a Greek Word

By Leandros Pigades

Located in New York, NY

Leandros Pigades Conjugation of a Greek Word, 2015 graphite on paper 36 x 28 cm

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word
HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word

HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed
Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed

Michael Casford, Norwegian Word, Color Lithography, Framed

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

Michael Casford, Norwegian Word Color lithography This work is signed by the artist and has the

Category

Vintage 1980s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Four Letter Word - Blue Abstract Figurative Original by Los Angeles Artist
Four Letter Word - Blue Abstract Figurative Original by Los Angeles Artist

Four Letter Word - Blue Abstract Figurative Original by Los Angeles Artist

By Danny Brown

Located in Los Angeles, CA

occupying Los Angeles. Brown combines art history, streetwear trends, and pop art symbolism to create a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Contemporary Word World Mixed Media Collage on Photographic Paper

Contemporary Word World Mixed Media Collage on Photographic Paper

By Jessica Houston

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Collage of photographs and Pantone color swatches on paper Suspended in a Sunbeam, is a series of mixed-media works that span Jessica Houston’s decade-long engagement with the Canad...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Dragon's Word Lithograph, Contemporary Print, 20th Century, Unframed

Dragon's Word Lithograph, Contemporary Print, 20th Century, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Derives from a publication of 33 first edition lithographs in four colors, all completed for the final (6th) edition of The Situationalist Times: International Parisian Edition, prod...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

With a Word and a Flower, Painting, Oil on Canvas
With a Word and a Flower, Painting, Oil on Canvas

With a Word and a Flower, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Angela Dierks

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting was inspired by a line in Sarah Fowler's poem of the same name. I was interested in exploring the idea of having regrets about events in the past. I enjoyed bold bru...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917
Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917

Word Game with Chalk Board and Dated 1917

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This double sided word game is signed and dated 1917 by the maker. Pat dates 3/13/1917 9/18

Category

Vintage 1910s American Adirondack Game Boards

Materials

Wood

and the Word was, Original Painting
and the Word was, Original Painting

and the Word was, Original Painting

By Dwight Smith

Located in San Francisco, CA

the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Word Play - contemporary colorful abstract mixed media painting on canvas
Word Play - contemporary colorful abstract mixed media painting on canvas

Word Play - contemporary colorful abstract mixed media painting on canvas

By John Butterworth

Located in London, GB

John's artistic influences include the work of Kurt Schwitters, Antonio Tapies, Per Kirkeby and Gerhard Richter and like them John relishes the broad use of a variety of materials an...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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Find the exact piece of word art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Abstract version. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of word art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of word art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, black, beige and more. Creating an object in our assortment of word art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Ryan Rivadeneyra, Karen Schiff, Stephanie Lanter, Christian Stoll and Patrick Martinez are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and watercolor.

How Much is a Word Art?

The price for a piece of word art in our collection starts at $120 and tops out at $28,000 with the average selling for $1,008.