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Imaginary City, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
of patience and meditation. "Imaginary City" is named by Italo Calvino's book, "Invisible Cities
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Annemarie Petri - "The city on the move" - edition size 1
Located in Winterswijk, NL
time. This new series of etchings is a sequel to my previous series 'the invisible cities', inspired by
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching, Monoprint

Ladro Di Nuvole
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Come un Viaggio...La Vida
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dead or Alive
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

 Dead or Alive
H 47 in W 73 in D 3 in
Youkali
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Youkali
H 57 in W 47 in D 3 in
In Viaggio verso Pirra
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Verso Irene
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Il Castello dei Destini Incrociati, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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H 11.81 in W 11.81 in D 3 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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H 11.81 in W 11.81 in D 3 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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H 11.81 in W 11.81 in D 3 in
Itineris
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Itineris
H 39.37 in W 39.37 in D 3 in
Anastasia, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Ciascuno il suo Tempo
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beatrice e Linferno
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Il Tempo Vola
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fedora
Located in Atlanta, GA
» (Itineris and Calvino Invisible Cities, 2012)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fedora
H 39.37 in W 39.37 in
Invisible Forces #6
By Doug Glovaski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
metropolitan city of San Jose. He was encouraged at an early age by his parents to paint and draw. His interest
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Invisible Forces #41
By Doug Glovaski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
metropolitan city of San Jose. He was encouraged at an early age by his parents to paint and draw. His interest
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Invisible Place
By Teppei Ikehila
Located in Paris, IDF
the Shimane Art Museum, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery for project N, and H.P France Window Gallery
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Old City Hall, Munich, Germany
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Old City Hall, Munich, Germany" c.1930 is a color etching by Austrian artist
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Invisible to the Eyes by K. Husslein Contemporary Flower Botanical Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
The essential is invisible to the Eyes This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wonder, or The Plane of the Invisible - blue trompe l'oeil oil painting
By Anthony Mastromatteo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In the trompe l'oeil panel painting, "Wonder, or the Plane of the Invisible," a comic cut-out of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gesso, Panel, Wood Panel, Board

Soft City: Alessi, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Soft City: ell, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Soft City: Mannequin, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Soft City: Archway, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Soft City: Green Door, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Soft City: Red Door, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
aluminum hanging bars (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Angels in the City. Return of the Light Ones
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting is my dream that the invisible forces that protect humanity do not leave our world
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Prendre place dans le point
By Magalie Comeau
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Magalie Comeau’s surreal architectures recall the shadow worlds of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rugosité plusieurs lieux
By Magalie Comeau
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Magalie Comeau’s surreal architectures recall the shadow worlds of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impossibles enfouis
By Magalie Comeau
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Magalie Comeau’s surreal architectures recall the shadow worlds of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soft City: Canal Street Construction, Mixed Media on Other
By Marilyn Henrion
Located in Yardley, PA
hanging bars included (invisible from front when hung). :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Hiding in the City No. 63 - Grays Opening Ceremony, 2007
By Liu Bolin
Located in Vienna, AT
the world ever since, and he rapidly made a name for himself as “The Invisible Man”. His best-known
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015) Date of creation: 2019 Medium: Digital
Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Wood, Maple, Screen

Original Antique 19th century Dutch Oil painting on canvas, Cityscape, Old town
Located in Framingham, MA
, likely from the 18th or 19th century, set against a backdrop of a bustling European city. A bridge with
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trees
By Albert Handell
Located in San Francisco, CA
restorations, practically invisible. About the artist: ALBERT HANDELL was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Trees
Trees
H 23.25 in W 28.75 in D 0.85 in
Hollywood (framed) - photograph of iconic California landmark in Los Angeles
By Christian Stoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
+ supportive dibond backing, with a recessed back frame for an invisible floating installation. The technique
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigme...

Ky Anderson "Insides 23.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
material with material. This combination is my language, and with that I paint the visible and invisible
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Ky Anderson "Timeline 23.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
material with material. This combination is my language, and with that I paint the visible and invisible
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"The Interpretation of Dreams: an Imaginary Portrait, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
analyst, seated behind the invisible couch on which her invisible patient lies, turns away from him in
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ky Anderson "The Full Stack 22.3" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
material with material. This combination is my language, and with that I paint the visible and invisible
Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Ky Anderson "Funnel 22.1" Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
material with material. This combination is my language, and with that I paint the visible and invisible
Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Ky Anderson "Sun 22.1" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
material with material. This combination is my language, and with that I paint the visible and invisible
Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - London III, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Phoenix, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - London II, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Los Angeles II, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
over the world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Toronto, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - London I, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Montreal, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - DVP - 401, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Detroit III, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
the world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Montreal II, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
the world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Detroit IV, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Peter Andrew Lusztyk - Detroit II, Photography 2021, Printed After
By Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Located in Greenwich, CT
world in search of a very particular subject: the architectural necessity of city sprawl that takes
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, Digital P...

Black Tower, Nicky Marais, Acrylic paint and ink on fine art paper, painting
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
Namibian artist, educator and activist. Having recently relocated from the capital city of Windhoek to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Radio Tower, Nicky Marais, Acrylic paint and ink on fine art paper, painting
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
Namibian artist, educator and activist. Having recently relocated from the capital city of Windhoek to the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

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An assortment of invisible cities is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, abstract or Pop Art examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add invisible cities that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, brown, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by David Burdeny, Arslan Sükan, Véronique La Perrière M., Peter Andrew Lusztyk and Svjetlana Tepavcevic are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paper, pigment print and paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large invisible cities can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 3 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

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Invisible cities can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,750, while the lowest priced sells for $55 and the highest can go for as much as $450,000.