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Pop Art Figurative Paintings

POP ART STYLE

Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.

ORIGINS OF POP ART

CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

POP ARTISTS TO KNOW

ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS

The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.

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.

Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.

Although British artists launched the 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. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. 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. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.

Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.

Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

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Style: Pop Art
Party Mickey - Original Las Vegas Drinks and Games Pop Art by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Wally The Gator - Colorful Retro Urban Contemporary Pop Art by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Samara II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alea Pinar Du Pre's original mixed media artworks portray human figures in a graphic pop-realist style. An enterprising autodidact merging technology and fine art, her vibrant contemporary pop-figurative artworks colorfully explore the territory between human reality and artificial reality. Her paintings portray the fact that our perceptions of solid reality are deceptively virtual. This unique collage is a part of her "Snapshot" series, as she explains: "We consist of the same atoms, created billions of years ago in a supernova. And here we are living and breathing and experiencing life, and we think we are all so different. I think we are all the same, it’s just that are masks and poses are different. I love humanity and this game we are playing. With snapshot, I am trying to capture the unawareness of the fact that we are the greatest wonder of the universe". This one-of-a-kind 47 inch high by 62 inch wide artwork depicts the portrait of a female figure. Pinar Du Pre's fusion of materials - acrylics, printed elements, and layers of gilt captured under an epoxy lens - represents the layered reality she aims to depict. The sides of this canvas are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. Pinar Du Pre has signed, titled, and dated this original artwork on the back of the canvas. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Building on the synthetic intensity of digital art, her figurative style depicts a familiar but warped daily life. Alea Pinar Du Pre has been influenced deeply by the traditional fine art and design practices of Kunstlerhaus and Wiener Werkstaette, two artist societies with roots in Vienna, Austria. Paying tribute to her main influences, Alea describes her style as "Jugendstil Pop-Art". But where Pop art was stimulated by the iconography of materialism and the mass culture of its time, her vision is more intimate in its subversive intent. Alea Pinar Du Pre lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Her artworks are exhibited and collected in international hot spots across Europe, Asia, and North America. The artist states of her work: "My endless questioning the nature of our existence stems from an insatiable curiosity and an unfathomable love for truth. I believe in the sacredness of the human experience. Art is a canvas to mutate my curiosity into a form I can share—to transfer scientific curiosity into pictures—to give form to the formless.” Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Alea Pinar Du Pre's original artworks in Los Angeles since 2018, presenting her impressive works to an international collector base around the globe. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a well-curated selection of original artworks beyond the ordinary from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artplex Gallery is known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. The gallery's commitment to customer satisfaction means that clients can invest in art with confidence, knowing they have a reputable and established art gallery backing their acquisition. Artplex Gallery prioritizes our clients' peace of mind by ensuring a seamless and worry-free art-buying experience. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2021-25 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2019 “Voltage,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Artplex Gallery 2018 Singapore Artstage, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery “Layered Boldness,” Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Palm Beach Art Fair, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery “Frequencies,” Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Artsource Ireland, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Vue Art Fair, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair, Sevil Dolmaci Gallery Group Show, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery AFF New York, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery Solo Show, Sevil Dolmaci Gallery Group Show, Ransom Gallery Artstage Singapore, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, Singapore Wynwood Art Fair, Sol Art Gallery, Miami, FL AFF Battersea, Cube Gallery AFF Antwerp, Cube Gallery 2017 Scope Miami, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, Miami, Florida Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair, Redart Gallery, Istanbul “FaceTime,” Solo Show, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland AFF New York, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, New York AFF Hong Kong, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, Hong Kong Artsource Ireland, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Art Hamptons, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, Southampton Cube Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

When Seeking Clarity - Original Figurative Mixed Media Surrealist Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mountain View - Original Jonjo Elliott Pop Mid Century Modern Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to immerse themselves in. He’s interested in the crossover point between abstract and representational art and is constantly exploring where painting can take him and the viewer as a means of expression. This 30 inch high by 60 inch wide original painting is created with acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas. This artwork is signed on the front and back. This artwork does not require framing, it is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery and professional installation including placement and hardware. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Jonjo Elliott is a mixed-media artist working in a range of mediums, from paper and paint to skate ramps, ceramics, and chairs. Working from his studio in the UK, his vibrant works are inspired by the spaces surrounding him and his large scale still life's are intended to bring color and delight into the homes of his collectors. A graduate of De Montfort University, he now manages studionAme in Leicester, overseeing galleries and creative workshops, whilst continuing his creative practice. Jonjo's artworks are collected extensively in the UK and abroad and he is known for his immersive and lively artworks. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 'Fragmented Fluorescence', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 'Slice of life', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 'Instalive', 19 Karen gallery, Brisbane, Australia Affordable Art Fair New York City 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 Solo Show, Artplex Gallery Affordable Art Fair, New York 2018 Solo Show, LCB Depot Affordable Art Fair, London “Love Art,” Curve Theatre Roys People Art Fair, Oxo, London “Love Art,” New Walk Museum 2017 “Daily Grind,” Solo Show, LCB Depot “Permanent Fixture,” Gujiko Gallery “Steep Learning,” Curve Theatre “Staircase,” De Montefort University “Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

California Native Glitch - Textural Large Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant, large-scale multimedia artworks incorporate reflective mediums and thick textures in Kate Tova's recent work. Colors splash across the page melding into flourishes of sequins, rhinestones, and glitter. The natural beauty of her subjects is juxtaposed against the "engine of technology" inspiring personal and innovative compositions. Surreal and vibrant, Tova's work thematically and stylistically layers her life experiences. This 37-inch high by 72-inch artwork is a hand-embellished giclee on canvas. Hand-embellishment involves the application of additional paint or other materials onto the surface of the giclee print by the artist. By adding these personalized touches, the hand-embellished giclee becomes a one-of-a-kind piece. The artwork is signed by the artist on the front and the back. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this unique work. Bringing forth inspiration from her varied experiences Tova is inspired by the layers of her life's experiences. From the lavishly gilded architecture of her early years to the vibrant palette of New Orleans, Tova now works in San Fransisco where themes of her work draw from technology and the Information Era. Kate has earned awards and critical acclaim participating in art exhibitions in Vienna, Berlin, New York, Prague and other cities around the world. Tova’s commissions have ranged from ceiling and wall murals in Moscow restaurants to live painting performances at fundraisers and venues such as the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Her art has appeared on the covers of foreign music records, been published in international magazines, and even inspired a jewelry collection. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2023 “Glitches”, Adeeni, San Francisco, USA 2021 “Maskerade”, 765 Beach, San Francisco, USA 2019 “Krewe Des Femmes”, Canal Place, New Orleans, LA 2013 “New School of Art”, Gallery Shelk, Moscow, Russia 2012 “Faces”, First Moscow Educational Complex, Moscow, Russia 2010 “Spring mood”, City exhibition hall, Balakovo, Russia GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2023 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Edgy”, Fluo White gallery, Dubai 2022 "Palette Cleanser", Palette Gallery, San Francisco, USA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Discolandia”, 111 Minna, San Francisco, USA 2018 “BLOOM!”, R. W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA 2017 “48th Annual River Road show”, Louisiana State Archives Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA 2016 “Spring Exhibition”, Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2014 “Time For ART. Part2”, ARTPLAY gallery, Moscow, Russia 2014 World ORT Student Showcase, Prague, Czech Republic 2013 New York Realism...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Charging Wonder Woman '66" Large Original Pop Art Painting on Architectural
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John’s "Charging Wonder Woman ‘66" is a striking mixed-media artwork that blends pop art, street art, and urban contemporary influences to create a bold, nostalgic tribute to th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

To Temper Bitterness
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Randall Nelson’s paintings are layered with his own personal language consisting of patterns, symbols, and archetypes that may not make any literal sense but play on subconscious associations. His paintings are thick with paint, poured pigment and saturated washes with layers of drawing and collage. While Nelson's work is akin to outsider, folk art, it should be noted that he received his MFA from Arizona State University in 1995 and has completed commissions for clients as diverse as the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States Postal Service...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

The Most Elegant Marilyn Monroe - Textural Original Pop Art Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Radical Rosé" - Mixed Media Collage, Stencil and Acrylic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community. In her...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Endless Summer - Vibrant Colorful Original Modern Home and Vintage Car Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large-scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to immerse themselves in. He’s interested in the crossover point between abstract and representational art and is constantly exploring where painting can take him and the viewer as a means of expression. This 47 inch high by 35 inch wide original painting is created with acrylic paint on canvas. This artwork is signed on the front and back. This artwork does not require framing, it is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Jonjo Elliott is a mixed-media artist working in a range of mediums, from paper and paint to skate ramps, ceramics, and chairs. Working from his studio in the UK, his vibrant works are inspired by the spaces surrounding him, and his large-scale still lives are intended to bring color and delight into the homes of his collectors. A graduate of De Montfort University, he now manages a studio in Leicester. Jonjo's immersive and lively artworks are collected extensively in the UK, the US, and throughout the world. His works have been represented by Artplex Gallery since his Los Angeles solo show in 2019. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 'Fragmented Fluorescence', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 'Slice of life', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 'Instalive', 19 Karen gallery, Brisbane, Australia Affordable Art Fair New York City 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 Solo Show, Artplex Gallery Affordable Art Fair, New York 2018 Solo Show, LCB Depot Affordable Art Fair, London “Love Art,” Curve Theatre Roys People Art Fair, Oxo, London “Love Art,” New Walk Museum 2017 “Daily Grind,” Solo Show, LCB Depot “Permanent Fixture,” Gujiko Gallery “Steep Learning,” Curve Theatre “Staircase,” De Montefort University “Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Most Powerful Wonder Woman - Large Textural Figurative Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"It Happened This Way" Surrealist Pop Art in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"It Happened This Way" Surrealist Pop Art in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant, expressive composition by T. Scott Stromberg (American, b. 1964). This piece is laden with symbolism and pers...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Honor and Gucci - Original Playful Origami Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Rama's captivating pop art-inspired paintings featuring origami animal figures are a distinctive and original contribution to the realm of contempor...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

DRC
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique and original painting, ready to hang. Campbell La Pun’s unique spray can paintings merge street art sensibilities with vibrant pop culture influences, transforming ordinary s...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Aretha Franklin A Star Forever - Figurative Portrait Line Textured Original Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop culture imagery that defy traditional pictorial representation. She works from the ground up, adding several layers of thick acrylic paint on canvas until she is able to carve out colorful, undulating portraits filled with emotion as well as recognizable dynamic objects filled with movement. Her work is playful and poetic, constructing the famous visages of notable public figures and familiar popular objects. One step closer and her work is abstract. A step back and an iconic likeness appears. This original 20-inch square artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front and back of the painting. Convenient local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. Her paintings are made to inspire new artistic visions while impressing with their stunning technicality. When a face, an animal, a landscape, or any other subject is removed from its linear structure, it acquires a completely different form, a new identity, and dimension. One does not recognize it at first sight; it emerges as the very process of observation. It is here that the magic occurs, as the viewer consciously discovers a work of abstract character in vivid color which plays upon the tension between the figurative and the imaginary. Virginie Schroeder seeks an unstructured, new, and yet popular vision, and hopes to awaken our senses in the search for her works. Her one-of-a-kind artworks have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including Hong Kong, New York, and Los Angeles. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Folded Landscapes, Artspace Warehouse 2022 Affordable Art Fair New York 2021 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Affordable Art Fair New York 2020 LA Art Show, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Frank Sinatra Singing In The Rain - Textured Raised Original Painting Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat Portrait –Modern Pop Art Oil Painting Canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary pop art portrait, created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, stands as a unique piece in her collection. Painted in striking blue tones, it was directly inspired by...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dandelion Wish - Flower Floral Still Life Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to Contempora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Most Talented David Bowie - Figurative Minimalist 3D Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles, and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sage Abstract (Custom framed original painting)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max with studio catalog number and date on verso. Canvas size 30 x 24 inches. Custom framed with hand painted fillet as ...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic Male Portrait on Pixelated Floral Background – Wooden Tondo Art
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This contemporary circular portrait painting by Natasha Lelenco belongs to the early series of Currencies, a project that reimagines the traditional coin as a symbolic portrait. Exec...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Plywood, Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Useful Object Dust - Pop art, pink, woman, painting, black
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Useful Object Dust, 2009 Oil on canvas, wooden box, dust remover 47.24 H x 27.55 W x 11.81 D in 120 H x 70 W x 30 D cm Signed on reverse In the "Useful Objects" series, the woman ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
Robin Winters (American, born 1950), Untitled (Red Face) from "Cherry Block Series" 1986, monotype, pencil signed and dated lower right, plate: 6"h x 8.5"w, overall (with frame): 22.25"h x 18.25"w. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, San Francisco. Winters was invited to make monotypes at Experimental Workshop in San Francisco, (they printed Richard Bosman, Sam Francis, Claire Falkenstein, Deborah Oropallo and Kenneth Noland and many more greats). Winters chose to paint on wood blocks rather than the more usual metal plates in order to capture the organic quality of the natural material. He exploited a salient characteristic of the monoprint in Ghost Story by adding new painted elements onto the increasingly faint ghost images that result from successive impressions from a single block. In so doing he achieved the effect of transparent layers of color and shadow imagery. Winters's brightly-colored monotypes portray an array of figures and landscapes (and an occasional still-life) that, although can be seen in the context of a general trend away from abstraction that has marked the 1980s, defy strict stylistic categorization. They are neither realistic nor abstract, psychological self-examinations nor narrative fictions, but they contain elements of all of these approaches. Like Jonathan Borofsky, Winters derives much of his subject matter from dreams, believing that through his private fears and obsessions he can touch similar emotions in others. Although at first glance Winters's images look as if they could have been made by a child, closer attention reveals sly art historical references to Jackson Pollock and Pattern Painting (the drip and splatter backgrounds), Mark Rothko (the three-part horizontal compositions) and Minimalism (the gridded Cherry Block Series: Bread Beat). Robin Winters (born 1950 in Benicia, California) is an American conceptual, multi-disciplinary, artist and teacher based in New York. Winters is known for creating solo exhibitions containing an interactive durational performance component to his installations, sometimes lasting up to two months. Winters first emerged in the burgeoning Soho NYC art scene of the 1970s. An early practitioner of the Relational Aesthetics (social interaction as an art medium) Winters also created in works through sculpture, installation, performance, painting, drawing and prints. His art maintains a whimsical spirit, and he often returns to ongoing themes involving faces, boats, cars, bottles, hats and jesters or fools. Winters has incorporated such devices as blind dates, double dates, dinners, fortune telling, and free consultation in his performances. Throughout his career he has engaged in a wide variety of media, such as performance art, film, video, writing prose and poetry, photography, installation art, printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramic sculpture, bronze sculpture, and glassblowing. Winters was born in Benicia, California in 1950 to lawyer parents. As a child his hobby was collecting glass bottles found on the beach and under old buildings, which would later influence him as an artist. In 1968, Winters had his first durational performance, entitled Norman Thomas Travelling Museum. The artist drove a Volkswagen bus decorated in collage, many of the images relating to current events and politics. Inside was what the artist described as a “reliquary” containing many objects, including a bottle collection. Winters took the van to shopping centers and even as far as Mexico. That same year, Winters opted not to register for the military draft. Although he was deemed fit to serve, Winters refused. In 1975 the resulting legal proceedings finally came to a close after it was proven that the artist had been harassed by the local draft board. In his teens and early twenties, Winters became acquainted with several local artists who helped shape his aesthetic, most notably Manuel Neri and Robert Arneson. By the early 1970s, Winters was studying at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) and had relocated to San Francisco. At this time Winters became friends with the Bay Area conceptual artists Terry Fox and Howard Fried, and participated in several of Fried's performance works. In 1972 Winters was accepted into the Whitney Independent Study Program in New York City. After coming to New York City, Winters helped support himself by working for various artists, among them the performance artist Joan...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Useful Object Slice - Figurative Painting, Photorealist, Woman, Pop Art, Black
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Useful Object Slice, 2009 Oil on canvas, wooden box, grater (Signed on reverse) 48.81 H x 27.55 W x 11.81 D in 124 H x 70 W x 30 D cm In the "Useful Objects" series, the woman is i...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Plastic Band of Brothers II - Sunset Landscape Figurative Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to Contempora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Caesar. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Signed front and verso Oil and acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Useful Object Light
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Useful Object Light, 2009 Oil on canvas, wooden box, mirror, gas lamp 47.63 H x 27.55 W x 11.81 D in 121 H x 70 W x 30 D cm Signed on reverse In the "Useful Objects" series, th...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rodeo - Large Original Painting on Canvas - Luxury Fashion and Fauna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Day We Caught The Train - Large Oversized Original Figurative Still Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

A Lady in Polka Dots - Statue of Liberty Portrait Pop Art Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Marion Duschletta transforms iconic imagery and urban landscapes from around the world into unique artworks. She layers an intriguing mixture of urban photographs and Am...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Expectation: Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Great Pop art work from the studio of this rising Polish artist.
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"She Hulk" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"She Hulk" Oil painting 59" x 31" inch by Alina Shimova 2020
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hope Love Explosion - Original Textural Hope Colorful Text 3D Wall Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles, and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Haiku - Eternal Original Artwork on Canvas - Ocean Scenery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen

Inside Word
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork invites viewers into a dialogue with two elemental forms—shapes that echo through art history yet continue to speak about the present and the future. The Black Square s...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Bookish Magic
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is about the quiet magic of stories. A girl traveling from Orwell to The Little Prince without ever leaving her book throne. Books change us!
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Sailboat I (unique mixed media on paper)
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic paint on front by Peter Max. A unique variation. Frame size 18 x 15.5 inches. Artwork siz...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph

Lullaby - Original Large Oversized Plant and Dots Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Picture Perfect" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Davenport start’s out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines collected over the years; plus any other interesting stuff captured on his travels. He then transfers the images to a panel board, layering them on with gel medium, together with strokes, splashes, drips, and splats of paint. Once it's dry, another layer of gel medium is poured on to give it a melting effect. After it drys off again, another layer of paint is added to embellish a few areas and to accentuate or fade out certain aspects. And then, he finally adds a coat of polyurethane for protection and making the colors pop. This unique work is executed on a wood panel board and comes ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso, signed by the artist lower right. Art measures 36 x 36 inches From biology student to owning and running a creative agency in London to a career as a fine artist, life has taken Jon Davenport on a rewarding and unconventional journey. Despite his scientific beginnings, he’s always had a strong artistic streak weaving its way through his different career paths. Growing up in Ipswich, UK, Jon was always an avid drawer, and could often be found with a pencil and paper in hand. With the arrival of his first computer, he embraced the new frontier of digital art and had work published in one of those early computer magazines. His creative urges took a backseat to get a biology degree at Brunel University in London. It was afterward, in his first job working at the Archant newspaper group in Ipswich, that he quickly progressed from plate maker to becoming an integral member of the art studio. It was during this time that he taught himself photoshop, desktop publishing, and graphic & web design. After a few years, he set up a design agency, and eventually went full time and moved to London. This proved to be a successful move, working for a number of clients such as Nike and Virgin, and gaining praise from the likes of Richard Branson and Tony Blair. It wasn’t until Jon moved to the USA to marry his wife, Atlanta artist Christy Kinard...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane

Purple Rain Prince - Original Painting - 3D Textural Pop Art Portrait Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Rehearsal Dinner, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three figures wearing matching suits, ties, and shirts evoke the vision of what artist John McCabe imagines a 1973 rehearsal dinner might have looked like. Su...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Secret Lanes to the Bay - Large Scale Oversize Painting Immersive Vibrant Plants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Swanbadger - Large Vibrant Colorful Original Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

All the Kin Folk, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"The Future is Now " mixed media magazine collage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community. In her Collage Portrait Series, Amy Smith uses photography, and layers of hand cut stencils, and torn recycled fashion magazine pieces to simultaneously represent her love of fashion and her contempt for excessive consumerism. In addition, she showcases female portraits to empower and unify, creating a space to feel connected to oneself and to each other. Smith’s mixed media collages have been shown at Wallspace, Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair, La Art Fair to name a few and been part of auctions such as revered Julien’s Auctions...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil

Cosmic girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll This contemporary female portrait is inspired by Jamiroquai’s iconic song Cosmic Girl. While listening to it, I imagined how this character might look — and that visi...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Conspiracies - Figurative Political Pop Art in Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Conspiracies - Figurative Political Pop Art in Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas Politically themed pop art by George "Milo" Buck (American, b. 1952). F...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glitter, Oil

"Bloom"- Mixed Media Collage and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community. In her...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

"Flying For Justice" Pop Art Portrait of Superman Colorful Street Art Painting
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous icon, Superman. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its composition ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

MERILIN MONROE OVER TOWN
Located in Zofingen, AG
The image of Marilyn has always attracted me, since childhood. And finally I decided to approach Marilyn! I decided to write her image on paper in the style of POP ART. She is like a...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Choker + Chain_Anja Van Herle_Acrylic/Swarovski Crystals on Panel_Figurative
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Choker + Chain" Acrylic & Swarovski Crystal on Panel 12 x 12 inches. Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwork...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Limited Edition
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In this painting, the focus is on authenticity and self-confidence, emphasizing the idea of authenticity as a unique and valuable trait. The central figure, a large-profiled girl, sy...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Gentle Earth
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

The mystical Dali smiles Pop Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
The acrylic colours and spray paint of orange, yellow, pink, grey, and black express the emotions of this painting. Through pop art, street art, graffiti, and expressive abstraction ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Varnish, Acrylic

"The Essence Of All Things" mixed media magazine collage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Amy Smith is a self-educated contemporary artist. Born in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles where she found inspiration, mentors, and support in the Street Art community. In her Collage Portrait Series, Amy Smith uses photography, and layers of hand cut stencils, and torn recycled fashion magazine pieces to simultaneously represent her love of fashion and her contempt for excessive consumerism. In addition, she showcases female portraits to empower and unify, creating a space to feel connected to oneself and to each other. Smith’s mixed media collages have been shown at Wallspace, Saatchi’s The Other Art Fair, La Art Fair to name a few and been part of auctions such as revered Julien’s Auctions...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stencil

"Thin Lizzy" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Dave...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane

Fragmented Figure, mosaic tile, mixed media, Female, Figure
Located in Riverdale, NY
Fragmented Figure by Dean Moore is created with mosaics using hand cut tiles. Mixed media, 32 x 24, framed. It is a female figure with a series of colorful tiles. It is a new 202...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ceramic

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