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Who was the founder of Pop art?

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Who was the founder of Pop art?
There was no single founder of Pop art, as many artists contributed to the development of the movement. Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the unconventional new style. Although Hamilton and other British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts.

Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent American Pop artist. 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. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Pop art.
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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

David Hockney 'Beverly Hills House Wife' 2001 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original exhibition poster for David Hockney’s retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, held from October 12, 2001 to January 27, 2002. Published by ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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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

David Hockney 'Two Deckchairs, Calvi' 1985 Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exhibition poster created for the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam, showcasing David Hockney’s Two Deckchairs, Calvi. With its bold colors and sunlit charm, this image captures Hockney’s unmistakable style and timeless appeal. Original museum posters...
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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

David Hockney-Garrowby Hill Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hockney returned to his native Yorkshire in the 1990s and was inspired by the countryside he found there. Interpreting it through the lens of early 20th century artists such as Matis...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Landscape Prints

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Offset

WALKS TALKS FLIES SWIMS AND CRAWLS, Rare Card, (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha) Framed
Located in New York, NY
Ed Ruscha WALKS TALKS FLIES SWIMS AND CRAWLS (Hand Signed by Ed Ruscha), 1992 Offset lithograph invitation card (hand signed) Vintage Robert Miller Gallery invitation card Boldly sig...
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1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Postcard, Lithograph, Offset

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