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Pop Art Portrait Photography

POP ART STYLE

Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.

ORIGINS OF POP ART

CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

POP ARTISTS TO KNOW

ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS

The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.

Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted this unconventional new style.

Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.

Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. Much like Warhol, Lichtenstein drew his subjects from print media, particularly comic strips, producing paintings and sculptures characterized by primary colors, bold outlines and halftone dots, elements appropriated from commercial printing. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.

Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.

Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

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Style: Pop Art
Ladies and Gentlemen (E.M.)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375 in. Framed dimensions: 12.125 x 12.125 in. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Seated Young Man
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 17.125 x 15.125 in. Dated 'SEP 07 1982' verso. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Polaroid of Self-Portrait in Fright Wig by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375 in. Framed dimensions: 12.125 x 12.125 in. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Unidentified Man
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 15.125 x 17.125 in. Published in "America Andy Warhol". Stamped twice on the r...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Three Painted Faces (Men with Moustaches)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with an authentication letter from the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Stamped on verso by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ronald Reagan
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 18.125 x 18.125 in. This work is unique. Image rights: The purchaser is acquiring ownership rights only of the physical work of art ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Polaroid Photo of Paul Anka
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paul Anka is a popular singer and songwriter known for such hits as Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Diana, and She's a Lady, recorded by Tom Jones. Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375 in. ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

One Dozen Dreams, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
One Dozen Dreams, 2014 Mixed Media on %100 Cotton Paper Found images transferred to acetate film, collage, acrylics, and graphite. Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W Frame size: 19 in....
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite

"Gentlemen Prefer Donuts" Pop Art photographic arrangement of donuts, Rag paper
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. I have included in this listing ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper

Portrait of Andy Warhol Posing on Blue Background - by G. Bruneau - 1980s
By Gerald Bruneau
Located in Roma, IT
This Portrait of Andy Warhol posing on blue background is an original photograph realized by the French portrait artist Gerald Bruneau (Monte Carlo, 1947) during the 1980's, with a visible blueprint-toning. Signed, dated and stamped, our specimen is from a limited edition of only 5 pieces. In excellent condition, including a black painted wooden frame, under glass, this original portrait has the officiality of a formal portrait and the magic of the pictorial realism of the 1940's daguerreotypes above all on the background. In a large dark room, the clear face and the silver hairpiece of the Pop Art father stand out, managing to capture Andy Warhol's aura. The artist is portrayed in a self-confident attitude, sitting near a standing model Gerald Bruneau (Monte Carlo, 1947), The French photographer, Gerald Bruneau, since 1989, for twenty years, has been part of the Grazia Neri Agency, through which he creates portraits, covers and services for the largest newspapers in the world such as "Washington Post", "Time", " Newsweek "," Le Figaro "," Le Monde "," Wall Street Journal "," Der Spiegel "," L'Espresso ". In 1989 he realized the photographic reportages in Israel and in Kurdistan by Repubblica, in 1990 he photographed the 1 May in Tirana with the writer Giordano Bruno...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Querelle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'APR 26 1982' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Porsche Girl
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood. Resin finish optional. Homage to late great Bridget Bardot. About the Artist: Seek One has been featured in Forbes, Maxim, Haute Luxury among others. He...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Keith Haring (alone)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Keith Haring was an American artist and activist known for his iconic paintings and street art. He began to attract widespread attention with his spontaneous subway drawings after mo...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gregory Hines in 'Sophisticated Ladies', Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer Gregory Hines in costume for his starring role in "Sophisticated Ladies" on Broadway photographed in 1980. One of Mitchell's most beautiful...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Operatic Soprano Leontyne Price, 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
This photograph of famed operatic soprano Leontyne Price was taken in 1980 during an album cover session. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photogr...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poet/Photographer/Andy Warhol assistant Gerard Malanga signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Poet/Photographer and Andy Warhol assistant Gerard Malanga photographed in Manhattan in 1970. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Come...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon photograph Detroit 1970s (John & Yoko)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Leni Sinclair John Lennon & Yoko Ono photograph Detroit, 1972 Photographed by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of the year (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016). Archival Inkjet Print. 11x14 inches. Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins Very good condition. Obtained directly from artist. Dealer is a primary representative of Leni Sinclair. About Leni Sinclair A recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit and a trusted documenter of the rock n’ roll scene of that same era, Leni Sinclair is known for her vivid photographs which captured faithfully the raw drama that unfolded before her lens. But she may be best known for capturing the raucous rock n’ roll scene of that era, including photographs of such rock legends as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and jazz icons such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra. Focusing her lens on musicians and fellow activists from nightclubs to festivals to street demonstrations, Sinclair captured a pivotal era in American history when art and politics intertwined. Some of her photos – including shots of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely known of their subjects. What seems, at first glance, to be candid scenes featuring musicians, activists, party goers and demonstrators, read together as a more powerful story: that of an American society where art and politics were inextricably intertwined. Of recent notoriety Sinclair was exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The 80-year-old artist, author and social justice organizer still lives in Detroit, where she married politically active poet and jazz critic John Sinclair...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

Singer Harry Belafonte, iconic portrait, Color 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
Singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Belafonte iconic portrait photographed in 1970. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This e...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Max turning (Long Way Home) - Last
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home), 1999 sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 2/2, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid Certificate and Signature label artist Inventory Nr. ...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Artist Andy Warhol at the Factory, Color Portrait 17 x 22" Exhibition Photograph
Located in Senoia, GA
This photograph of artist Andy Warhol was taken in his Union Square Factory in 1968 for a magazine feature article. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibitio...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Parsons in Paul Taylor's 'Arden Court', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of David Parsons in Paul Taylor's "Arden Court", 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes direc...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Madonna and John “Jellybean” Benitez
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. The work is stable and was treated by the country’s number one photography conservator, Peter Mustardo of The Better Image. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso. Authenticated by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Comes with an Authentication Letter. Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Pat Hackett Collection to Hedges Projects...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Road Trip
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood. Resin finish optional. About the Artist: Seek One has been featured in Forbes, Maxim, Haute Luxury among others. He shows at galleries worldwide with com...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Eternal Recurrence #16. Color Photograph from the original collage image.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #16 by Natasha Zupan -1 /5 Limited edition archival pigment print blow-up photograph from the original collage image. (Signed lower right on recto by the artist an...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Artist Robert Indiana with his LOVE sculpture, signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Robert Indiana photographed with his LOVE sculpture in 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rudolf Nureyev photographed at Monique van Vooren's apartment
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph ofRudolf Nureyev photographed at Monique van Vooren's apartment in 1970. This is a print that was published by Af...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hollywood Legend Gloria Swanson backstage on Broadway, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Gloria Swanson, in her dressing room during the Broadway run of “Butterflies are Free” her stage swan song, 1971. Signed by Jack Mitche...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger in hat for Interview Magazine
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Cropped for use in Interview Magazine. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Warhol Superstar Jackie Curtis signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Jackie Curtis photographed May 21, 1970. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes dire...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood. Resin finish optional. Homage to Marilyn Monroe. About the Artist: Seek One has been featured in Forbes, Maxim, Haute Luxury among others. He shows at g...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Soñar Que Tiene Las Manos Muy Grandes, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Soñar Que Tiene Las Manos Muy Grandes, 2014 Found images transferred to acetate film, collage, acrylics, and graphite. Mixed Media on %100 Cotton Paper Imag...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite

Artist Alex Katz at an exhibition of his paintings, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Alex Katz at an exhibition of his recent works in Manhattan, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fro...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Audrey
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood. Resin finish. Homage to the late, great Audrey Hepburn. About the Artist: Seek One has been featured in Forbes, Maxim, Haute Luxury among others. He sho...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Beach Bums - Commission
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media on wood. Resin finish optional. Homage to the late great Marilyn Monroe. Pop Art. About the Artist: Seek One has been featured in Forbes, Maxim, Haute Luxury am...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Mixed Media

Victor Hugo and John Lennon
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image Dimensions: 8 x 10 in Framed Dimensions: 16.5 x 18 in Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. John Lennon followed his success as a member of The Beatles with a successful solo career, during which he often collaborated with his wife, Yoko Ono. Victor Hugo was an artist and assistant to Andy Warhol at The Factory and the partner of fashion designer Halston. It was his job to recruit the subjects for Warhol’s Sex Parts...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Warhol Superstar Jackie Curtis 'Women in Revolt' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol transvestite Superstar Jackie Curtis photographed in 1970, the year began filming "Women in Revolt". Signed by Jack Mitchell...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brooke Shields & her mother Teri, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Brooke Shields and her mother Teri, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer & Choreographer Lar Lubovitch, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer Lar Lubovitch, 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fr...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Limbo From The Series "Arte Erotica". Digital figurative photo collage
By Alen Opsar
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Limbo, 2018 From The Series Of Arte Erotica by Alen Opsar Archival pigment print AP Portraying herself like virgin mother to society, her soul wanders in Limbo to find and to accept...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

American classical violinist Eugene Fodor, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical violinist Eugene Fodor, photographed for After Dark magazine in 1975. Mitchell dry mounted this photograph on archiva...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sculptor George Segal in his New York studio, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor George Segal in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1969, signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the J...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Photorealist painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio with new works
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Ian Hornak in his Manhattan studio with new works, 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a cert...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archiv...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Abbie Hoffman photograph, Detroit 1960s
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Abbie Hoffman photograph by Leni Sinclair Set in Ann Arbor, MI, 1969, this rare, classic image of a young Abbie Hoffman was captured by none other than,...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

New York City Ballet dancers Peter Martins & Peter Schaufuss
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of New York City Ballet dancers Peter Martins and Peter Schaufuss, 1975. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British singer/songwriter Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), photographed in 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the pri...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Modernist Realism Painter Philip Pearlstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Modernist Realism Painter Philip Pearlstein in his Manhattan studio with recent work, 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Waters photograph Baltimore 1985
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore, 1985 John Waters was born in 1946 in Baltimore, where he continues to live and work. Exhibitions include the Wex...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Inkjet

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print

"M14" Photography (FRAMED) 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M14" Photography (FRAMED) 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor This Artwork is printed on a highest resolution fine art archival Kodak pearl pigment paper, Print mounted...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Artist, dancer, choreographer & actor Geoffrey Holder, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, choreographer, director, costume designer, and dancer Geoffrey Holder, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes di...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Italian Director Franco Zeffirelli, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, photographed in 1967. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes ...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sculptor Herbert George in his Manhattan studio with new work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Herbert George in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate o...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Photographer Richard Avedon planning an exhibition, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photographer Richard Avedon planning his Marlborough Gallery exhibition in 1975. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes direc...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Photorealist painter Tom Blackwell in his Manhattan studio with new work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Tom Blackwell in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a ce...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Photographer Richard Avedon planning his exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photographer Richard Avedon planning his Marlborough Gallery exhibition in 1975. Comes directly from ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Van Gogh Donuts" 46x38" One of a kind photographic arrangement on rag paper
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. In this listing we also show an i...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Ink

Conductor, Pianist & Composer Michael Tilson Thomas, signed by Jack
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Conductor, Pianist & Composer Michael Tilson Thomas in 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pop Art portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art portrait photography 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 portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Andy Warhol, Jack Mitchell, Candice CMC, and BATIK. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait photography 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 $225 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $17,725.

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