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Peter Blake is famous because he was instrumental in the development of a major 20th-century art movement. Specifically, he is widely regarded as the “godfather of British Pop art.” Blake created paintings, collages and prints that blend modernity and nostalgia. While best known now for designing the album cover for the Beatles’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he considered painting to be central to his oeuvre. Celebrity figures such as Marilyn Monroe informed Blake's work, and folk art, fairground signs and an overall sense of nostalgia influenced his style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Peter Blake art.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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Peter Blake - V is for Valentine, silkscreen, Signed/N, British Pop
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Peter Blake
V is for Valentine (from the Alphabet Series), 1991
Silkscreen in colors on wove paper
40 2/5 × 30 3/5 inches
Hand signed, titled and numbered 49/95 on the front
Published by Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios
from the Alphabet Series
Unframed
An exquisite print with romantic imagery in a sweet, romantic pastel pink. 'V for Valentine' is from Blake's 1991 series of alphabet letters. This tender and sentimental piece comprises a collection of antique valentine...
Category
1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Peter Blake - A Walk in the Tuileries, Paris w/ silver leaf and glazes, Signed/N
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Peter Blake
A Walk in the Tuileries Gardens, 2004
26 colour Screenprint with Silver leaf and 3 Glazes
Hand signed and numbered 28/200 by artist on lower front
30 1/5 × 22 1/2 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Silver
Ebony Tarzan 1972 From the The Wrestlers Series, Signed Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Sir Peter Thomas Blake
Title: Ebony Tarzan,
Year: 1972
Print: Lithograph on Heavy Paper
Dimensions: Paper: 18’’ x 11 3/4’’ Image: 8 1/4’’ x 4 1/4’’
Edition: Signed and Numb...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter Blake - To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Signed/N print, British Pop Art
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Peter Blake
To Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II, 2016
Color giclee print on wove paper with full margins
11 73/100 × 6 3/5 inches
Pencil signed, titled, dated and numbered 119/150...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Pencil, Giclée, Lithograph
Costume Life Drawing 1972 Signed Limited Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Sir Peter Thomas Blake
Title: Costume Life Drawing
Year: 1972
Print - Lithograph Heavy Paper
Size: 30'' x 22 5/8''
Edition: Signed and Numbered 116/125
Kelpra stamp on v...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Penny Black 1972 From the The Wrestlers Series, Signed Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Sir Peter Thomas Blake
Title: Penny Black
Year: 1972
Print: Lithograph on Heavy Paper
Dimensions: Paper: 18’’ x 11 3/4’’ Image: 8 1/4’’ x 4 1/4’’
Edition: Signed and Numbere...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
