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What is British Pop art?

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What is British Pop art?
British Pop art is a style of art that emerged in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. British artist 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, which reacted to the period's consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Although British artists launched the Pop art 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. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of Pop art.
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Bunny On The Run, Screenprint Poster by Keith Haring
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 1990 Screenprint Poster, signed and dated in plate, numbered in pencil Edition of 1000 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 32 x 23 in. (81.28 x 58.42 cm) Commissioned by Playboy. ...
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1990s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

I Love New York, Lt Ed print Statue of Liberty, Lt. Ed of 300 offset lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg I Love New York, 2001 (LARGE) Plate signed on the front Offset lithograph on high quality wove paper 39.25" x 25 inches (This ships rolled in a tube measuring 37...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

David Hockney 'Looking Towards Huggate' Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This David Hockney poster celebrates the artist’s deep connection to his Yorkshire roots. Printed in Bradford, it features a sweeping view toward Huggate, a village nestled in the ro...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Landscape Prints

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Offset

Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II)
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II.19), 1967 Silkscreen, die-cut on opaque acrylic Edition 2/200 (Signed and numbered on the back with engraving pen) Hand-signed by artist, As this work was done on acrylic, Warhol signed and numbered it by hand on verso with an engraving needle. Printed date with copyright Frame included: Elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass. A die-cut window has been created in the back of the frame to reveal Warhol's incised signature and edition Publisher: Leo Castelli, New York Printer: Chiron Press, New York Catalogue Raisonne: Feldman & Schellmann, II.19 This work is often hung and displayed both vertically and horizontally - see photos for inspiration This work is one of only 200 done on opaque acrylic rather than wove paper, signed and numbered on the opaque acrylic by Andy Warhol with an engraving pen. (Separately, there was an unsigned edition of 500 on wove paper). What distinguishes this rare, extremely desirable signed edition of 200, other than that it is signed and numbered by hand by Andy Warhol, is that the black graphic text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed directly over the text Film Festival of Lincoln Center; whereas in the edition of 500, the text black text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed on top of the white text. An innovative feature that appears in this special edition is a perforated line running across the surface of the print, at its triangular cut out sides, mimicking the tear line present in real commercial movie admissions tickets. Chiron Press commissioned by Lincoln Center, devised a special process expressly to imprint the edition with this perforation using a die cut stamp. This work is quintessential early Warhol, with characteristic bright neon colors, featuring text, along with the artist's very recognizable flower motif. The Lincoln Center ticket...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Screen

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: DOB: Myxomycete - Superflat, Japanese Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DOB: MYXOMYCETE Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never framed Obse...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Robert Longo 'Gretchen #2' from Men in the Cities 1991 Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking and instantly recognizable, Gretchen is an original poster designed and created by Robert Longo as part of his iconic Men in the Cities series. Published in 1991 in collabor...
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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