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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 - 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
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
Composition (trompe l'oeil collage) -- Lithograph by Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, GB
Composition (trompe l'oeil collage), 1956
Peter Blake
Lithograph in colours, on wove laid on support card
Signed and dated in pencil
Sheet: 17.6 × 22.5 cm (7 × 8.9 in)
An early li...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Pretty Boy Michael Angelo, 1972 From the The Wrestlers Series, Signed Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Sir Peter Thomas Blake
Title: Pretty Boy Michael Angelo,
Year: 1972
Print: Lithograph on Heavy Paper
Dimensions: Paper: 18’’ x 11 3/4’’ Image: 8 1/4’’ x 4 1/4’’
Edition: Si...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait 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
