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Art For Sale
Style: Pop Art
Style: Assemblage
KAWS Brown Flayed Companion 2016 (KAWS flayed companion brown)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Brown Flayed Companion 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. ThIs figurine has since sold out. Medium: Painted Vinyl Cast Resin figure. Year: 2016 Dimensions: 11 × 5 inches. New, unopened; excellent condition Stamped on underside feet, from a sold out edition of unknown; scarce. Provenance: MoMa design store NY. “KAWS” is a fine artist, illustrator...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Mick Jagger IV - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger IV - After Andy Warhol. In this print, the portrait is mostly black and white, with gleaming hair and an orange overlay on one side of his face. Mick Jagger is an iconic ...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Andy Warhol, Jagger Announcement cards SET OF 10, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
After Andy Warhol. These lithographic prints feature an image of Mick Jagger - an iconic rock legend and the lead singer of the Rolling Stones. These unsigned postcard sized prints ...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Aretha Franklin photograph Detroit 1980
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Aretha Franklin photograph by Leni Sinclair The 'queen of soul,' Aretha Franklin shot in Motown 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 Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches including borders (image: 9x 12 inches) Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins. Very good condition. Acquired directly from artist. Lot 180 is an authorized primary dealer rep of Leni Sinclair About Leni Sinclair Sinclair is a recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit, which she amply documented through vivid and dramatic photography...
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1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Inkjet

Cloned Griffon Bruxellois with pet bottle
Located in Malmo, SE
Publisher GKM. Edition of 75 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humoristic sculptures that at first sight may seem “kitschy”. However, closer familiarity with his works reveals their role as a creative antidote to the overproduction and overconsumption of our society. With his cloned animals William Sweetlove calls for greater ecological awareness and urges us to reflect on the consequences of the climate change challengeing humanity. His cloned dogs wear boots since the sea level rises and the penguins carry water bottles since we are runnig out of drinking water. William Sweetlove has had exhibitions at art fairs, galleries and museums all over the world. His works are found in several private art collections. He has also participated in different art manifestations worldwide together with the Italian Cracking Art...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin

Mudd Club poster 1979 (Haring, Basquiat The Mudd Club)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original Mudd Club street poster 1979: A must have for any true Jean-Michel Basquiat, & Keith Haring collector! The Mudd Club was the first venue where ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

R.B. Kitaj "The Jerwish Question"
Located in Surfside, FL
Initialled signed in pencil From R. B. Kitaj, In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for the Most Part, screenprint 1969 edition of 150 photo screenprint. A cover of the infamous Henry Ford book from the Dearborn Independent "The Jewish Question". Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, published by Marlborough AG, Schellenberg, Florida. The Jewish Museum. a cover related to Russian Soviet cinema and film. Stylistically, these are hybrid works, influenced by Pop art and the modernist tradition of the Readymade, a work of art created when a mundane found object is named as an artwork and set in an art context. This avant-garde concept was originally invented by the Dada master Marcel Duchamp early in the twentieth century. In the 1960s it received renewed attention at a time when artistic norms were again being questioned. Reacting to Andy Warhol’s Pop imagery, Kitaj poignantly called his repurposed book covers “his soup can, his Liz Taylor.” The blatant use of images taken directly from commercial sources situates In Our Time as a precursor of appropriation art. In turning book covers into works of art, Kitaj is offering fragments of a history of knowledge, in which the content of each volume is at once mysterious and absent. Coming from this passionate bibliophile, the series is nothing less than an intellectual self-portrait. R.B. Kitaj, in full Ronald Brooks Kitaj . Ron Kitaj...
Category

1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Signed KAWS Companion 2015 ( KAWS lane crawford)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed KAWS Plush Companion: This well sized, 16.5" tall, brown KAWS plush Companion was published on the occasion of KAWS 2015 exhibition and collaboration with the Chinese department store, Lane Crawford...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Cotton

Agent X, Madonna (True Blue), Celebrity Art, Bright Pop Art, Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Agent X MADONNA (TRUE BLUE) Limited Edition Giclee Print Edition of 50 Paper Size: 101 cm x 101 cm x 1cm Sold Unframed Free Shipping Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Pop Art for the twenty-first century, ‘Madonna (True Blue)’ depicts the illustrious singer in all her 80s glory – red lips and thick eyebrows; iconic crucifix necklace...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)" Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters Year: 1991 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Sheet size: 27" x 26" Image size: 22.25" x 22.5" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: acquired directly from the printer Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT. Comes from the 1991 "Yale University Art Gallery" series of three offset-lithograph, posters: "Thinking of Him", "Blam", and "Washing Machine". The image featured on this poster is Lichtenstein's 1963, 68" x 68", magna on canvas painting "Thinking of Him" which is part of the Yale University Art Gallery's permanent collection. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997. Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweler Laurence Graff...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Protect our Home, Version I, Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect our Home, Version I Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 5 x 6.25 inches Condition: Excell...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Kiss II (Limited Edition Reversible Cotton Blanket Wall Hanging) 59" x 70" LARGE
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein Kiss II, Reversible Beach Blanket/Towel, 2013 Cotton Terry LARGE: 59 × 70 × 3/10 inches (approx. 30 x 20 when folded) (note that the mea...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Cotton, Screen, Mixed Media, Textile, Laid Paper

1998 Keith Haring 'World' Pop Art Framed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 9.75 x 14.75 inches ( 24.765 x 37.465 cm ) Image Size: 4.75 x 9.75 inches ( 12.065 x 24.765 cm ) Framed: Yes Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Addit...
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1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Offset

Yellowpop Neon light Campbell's Soup Can Wall Display Sign Limited Edition 500
Located in New York, NY
Yellowpop, After Andy Warhol Neon light Campbell's Soup Can Wall Display Sign, 2022 Brand new in bespoke box with original packaging bearing Warhol's authorized printed signature with everything included Makes an excellent gift. Acrylic-printed soup can lined with red neon LED artwork with energy-efficient tubing, full board backing Box is plate signed; accompanied by official COA authorized by the Warhol Foundation (Numbered 212 from Edition of 500) 24 1/2 × 14 inches Unframed LIMITED EDITION OF 500. ACCOMPANIED BY A NUMBERED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AUTHORIZED BY THE WARHOL FOUNDATION. Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary! This LED neon sign...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, LED Light, Neon Light, Mixed Media, Plastic

Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Aretha Franklin Detroit 1976 (Aretha Franklin photograph by Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Aretha Franklin by Leni Sinclair: The 'queen of soul,' Aretha Franklin shot in Motown by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kre...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Inkjet

KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS brown Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible brown KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Br...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Vinyl, Resin

KAWS Blush Companion 2016 (KAWS Flayed)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Blush Flayed Companion 2016: New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The E...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Original - Split Personality - Signed Oil on Canvas Blue Dog
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog “Original – Split Personality” Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1991 Edition: 1 of 1 Dimensions: 36” X 24” Description: Signed & Unframed co...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 81 - Giclee print on canvas female painting. 40/47”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Giclée

Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

The Old Professor (Oo La La) Jim Dine lithograph and Ron Padgett poetry
Located in New York, NY
Bright orange leaps up like flames, or swaying grass, over which hovers a large-eyed bee sketched in black and orange. Over the fire-red in neat handwriting Ron Padgett...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bob Marley photograph Detroit 1978 by Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Bobby Marley Photograph by Leni Sinclair: Reggae icon, Bob Marley, 1978 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair: 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist. Photographed by S...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Inkjet

Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 2000 (vintage Basquiat announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 2000: Rare vintage Basquiat announcement published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enrico Navarra Paris during the...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Gelatin silver print of Nude Males by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Cloned Cat with pet bottle.
Located in Malmo, SE
Edition of 75 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in hum...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin

Eight Hearts (7 Colored & 1 Rainbow Heart) -Original limited ed. European poster
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Galerie Thomas exhibition print, 1970 Color lithograph and offset lithograph on wove paper Signed in plate 26 × 35 1/2 inches Limited Edition of 1,000 Unframed Gorgeous 1970...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Red room , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue room , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

ST1AC33-Contemporary , Abstract, Gestual, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Geometric
Located in London, London
Edition of 25 Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) His work has been shown in...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Futura 2000 New York 1984 (Futura graffiti artist)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Futura 2000 NYC 1984: A rare 1980s Futura announcement card published on the occasion of: FUTURA 2000 at Pizza A Go-Go June 27, 1984; 121 W 31st, New York, NY. Offset printed annou...
Category

1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Flowers - Contemporary, Abstract, Modern, Pop art, Surrealist, Landscape
Located in London, London
Flowers at the forest, 2018 Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity. Edition of 25 (Unframed) ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Inkjet, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Manga Cartoon Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Manga Cartoon Pop Art by Young British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg, entitled 'All That Glitters'. Chris Pegg is a self-t...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...

ST1C13-Contemporary , Abstract, Gestual, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Geometric
Located in London, London
Edition of 25 Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) His work has been shown in...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

ST1C25-Contemporary , Abstract, Gestual, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Geometric
Located in London, London
Estampas orientales series Edition of 25 Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) ...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue room , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue room , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Hebru Brantley Calling All Cars Rug (Hebru Brantley batman)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley Calling All Cars rug (Hebru Brantley Blk Man): Hebru Brantley's brilliant take on Batman beautifully executed as a well-sized, aesthetically pleasing rug art piece, su...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Unity Blooming Bear
Located in PARIS, FR
Medium: Resin, Acrylic Paint & Rhinestone Crystals. Edition: Limited edition of 8 semi identical bears  Additional information: NFT of the Blooming bear included Information: Juli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

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Resin, Acrylic

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: KANSEI: KORIN RED STREAM Japanese Pop flowers red black
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Takashi Murakami - KANSEI: KORIN RED STREAM Date of creation: 2010 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp and high gloss varnishing on paper Edition number: 39/300 Size: 71 cm Ø C...
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2010s Pop Art Art

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Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

Pure Evil - KING SAMO Basquiat Street Urban Pop Art Graffiti Icons UK Black
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Pure Evil - KING SAMO Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 200 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: Brand new, in mint conditions and never framed Observati...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

TAKASHI MURAKAMI: I DO NOT RULE MY DREAMS... Skulls Japanese Pop Art Red Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
I DO NOT RULE MY DREAMS, MY DREAMS RULE ME Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and UV varnish on paper Edition number: 196/300 Size: 66.6 x 56.6 cm Condition...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Varnish, Lithograph, Offset

By the sea , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
By the sea, 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Adult Entertainment, Nevada - American Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fun pop art typography, a total 'Sign Porn' fix, captured on an American road trip in Nevada. This artwork features in Richard Heeps' sold out book 'Man's Ruin' and an edition of thi...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Take Five
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of one blue dog sitting in a field on a bench at the piano. The piano and bench are black, and the bench has a tufted cushion. There is a large black tre...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

M013-Figurative, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Contemporary Abstract , portrait
Located in London, London
Mickey Mouse II, 2019 Edition of 25 Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) His w...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, C Print, Digital, Inkjet, Gi...

Still life with sunflowers , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Canvas, Color

Sophia - Framed - with diamond dust
Located in New York, NY
Sophia Loren in her prime. Enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Floats in sleek contemporary black frame. Depth about 2 inches. About the Artist: Russell Young cur...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Moving Large Contemporary Acrylic Panel of Dancing Figure, Four Colors, Dance 4
Located in Miami, FL
In an expansion of Julian Opie's subject matter, from his observations of city dwellers, figures walking in the rain, runners and tourists to busy crowds of workers, the four new edi...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Lenticular

Moving Large Contemporary Acrylic Panel of Dancing Figure, Four Colors, Dance 3
Located in Miami, FL
In an expansion of Julian Opie's subject matter, from his observations of city dwellers, figures walking in the rain, runners and tourists to busy crowds of workers, the four new edi...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Lenticular

KAWS MONSTERS: set of 2 works (KAWS Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monsters (set of 2 works): A highly collectible & super decorative set of KAWS art toys, featuring the famed cereal characters: Frankenberry & Count Chocula. A playful explorat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Moving Large Contemporary Acrylic Panel of Dancing Figure, Four Colors, Dance 2
Located in Miami, FL
In an expansion of Julian Opie's subject matter, from his observations of city dwellers, figures walking in the rain, runners and tourists to busy crowds of workers, the four new edi...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lenticular, Acrylic Polymer

Moving Large Contemporary Acrylic Panel of Dancing Figure, Four Colors, Dance 1
Located in Miami, FL
In an expansion of Julian Opie's subject matter, from his observations of city dwellers, figures walking in the rain, runners and tourists to busy crowds of workers, the four new edi...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lenticular

A Faster Breed Reverse
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of one blue dog sporting a red scarf around its neck in a reverse direction from the original "A Faster Breed" sitting on a purple and gold motorcycle wit...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

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