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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
"New Orleans Streetcar" - Large Contemporary Mixed Media Collage Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anyone who has visited New Orleans knows it's crammed with characters of every description. Important emerging artist Gunner Dongieux (New Orleans, San Francisco) grew up in the Big Easy, and here has captured the eccentricity which characterizes the city. You can see all sorts of characters here - even Fred Flintstone...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Multiple windows, architectural art, original art, affordable art, urban art
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting is from Karen Lynn’s architectural series of paintings. “My intention was to paint a pale pink building, a masculine building but with feminine colour. The blocks of bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pop Art Style Portrait of Salvador Dalí
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic portrait of Salvador Dalí by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 2...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Panel

PALM BEACH LADY
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painting with acrylic on poster. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed. Frame size approx 40 x 28 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

PALM BEACH LADY
PALM BEACH LADY
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Kate (Haute Couture 1) , Celebrity Portrait Art, Pop Art, Fashion Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Agent X has created a bright and brilliant mash-up of iconic Pop Art aesthetics and digital collage techniques. Agent X intercuts Pop art imagery with panels of poppy pattern, colour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Digital

The artist as a communicator
Located in Pasadena, CA
Michel YAKOVLEV, known as YAKO was born in New York in 1963, he grew up in Geneva where he made his first graffiti and his first exhibitions in the 80 ', at a time when this culture ...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Ray of Hope
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Artist statement As I canoe through the boundless sea, With my eyes reflecting the endless blue above, I let it flow, as light as my heart carries. About the artist Chun-Yu emerges ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Pop Art Modernist Collage Painting GENESIS Patrick Archer
Located in Surfside, FL
PATRICK ARCHER (American b. 1926) "Genesis VI" Collage on board. Sight: 13 x 11 inches, framed: 23 .5 x 21.5 inches. Signed and dated at lower right, signed titled and numbered on v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Board

Universal and Topical/Timeless and Typical
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on raw linen painting by American contemporary artist Eric Magnuson. This text based work reads Universal and Topical in one font, meticulously rendered over Ti...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Popular Problems - Painting Colors Beige Yellow Green Orange White Black
Located in Sofia, BG
"Popular Problems" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic paint, oil on can...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Eternal Recurrence #40, Mixed media Collage, Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #40 by Natasha Zupan Photo collage with intervention by the artist Image size: 17 in. H x 15.5 in. W Frame size: 27 in. H x 25.4 in. W 2015 Framed All Prices are ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Pigment

French Oil - Portraits of Cigar Smokers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 2004-2005 The Cigar Duo Part 2 oil painting on canvas, unframed painting measures approx. 14.75 x 18 inches dated on verso condition: good and presentable condi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Logan (huge original painting)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Auth...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fancy Gen
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Fancy Gen" is a very interesting artwork because the character is inspired by a real person the artist met in Miami. The character of Fancy Gen is simple yet very complex. He is ver...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Latex, Pigment

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

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

Nous Devenons Un
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Nous Devenons Un" Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 27.55 x 27.55 x 1.18 inches Signed and titled by hang COA provided *On Stretcher Frame Ready to hand "For this work...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Pure Delight
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Artist statement A serene heart fosters tranquility within, Childlike innocence releases you from fears; Remain authentic, find contentment and joy. About the artist Chun-Yu emerge...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Fantasy factory #1
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Painted on the sides. No frame needed. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual levels, ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Kiss, Pop Art Oil Painting by Edd Meyers
By Edd Meyers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Edd Meyers Title: A Kiss Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.c. Size: 45 in. x 57 in. (114.3 cm x 144.78 cm)
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Colorful Biblical Portrait of Moses, "I Shall Not Obey"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic painting on wood panel depicting Moses by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 60x360. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow its delivery. The collection of paintings in Palmerin’s “Legends” is inspired by classical art paintings...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

THE AVIATRIX ....lavender and Blue Diamond Dust on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo, one of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. His Large scale paintings ha...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media

"Masquerade Party with PINK Metal Grid" Acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists whose paintings can be found in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more than four decades with sold out exhibitions throughout the United States. Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Zappa, Neil Young and Hall and Oates. This Acrylic and Oil painting with spray paint archival ink and metal grid...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Metal

Psychose
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Painted on the sides. No frame needed. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual level...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"It is Time" Pop Art Painting 57 x 48 in by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"It is Time" Pop Art Painting 57 x 48 in by John Paul Fauves ABOUT John Paul FAUVES: John Paul Fauves (born in 1980) is a contemporary Artist from Costa Rica . His artistic journey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

The Race
Located in Deddington, GB
The Race by Stephanie Ho [2018] original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Bangkok.
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 103×89 cm. Frame size: 118 × 104 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

Figurative Neoclassical Oil Painting, "Praying For Time"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic neoclassical painting depicting Psyche revived by Cupid’s Kiss Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

"Bold" acrylic on wood panel
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...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Notorious
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally from North London, Andrew Cotton received his art education at the prestigious Central St. Martins School of Art in Holborn, London. His work is now found in galleries thr...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Unbreakable by Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Mixed Media on Board with Resin
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Looking back
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 81 x 119 cm. Frame size: 94 x 132 cm Free shipment worldwide. Acquired directly from the artist. Signed and dated on the verso. “I paint because painting is a private Utopia,” Erró writes of his art. The landscapes in Erró’s work are a constantly changing kaleidoscope of images, multivalent and mysterious, not infrequently controversial, bursting with life – and titillating, too! There is room in his pictures for both paradise and visions of fear. Erró is the alias of Gudmundur Gudmundsson, born on 19 July 1932 in Olafsvik, in north-western Iceland. Since Gudmundur first became enthralled by pictures of works of art in a catalogue from the Museum of Modern Art in New York at the tender age of ten, painting has been his passion and his mission in life. He was accepted into art school in Reykjavik as a 19-year old, subsequently complementing what he had learned there with further studies in Oslo. Erró travelled extensively in Spain, Italy, France and Germany in the 1950s, studying at the Florence Academy of Art in 1954 and at the School of Byzantine Mosaic Art in Ravenna in 1955. It was around this time that he began to exhibit his works, first and foremost in Paris, where he chose to make his home in 1958. During the 1960s he established contact with the Swedish museum director Pontus Hultén, who encouraged him and took him under his wing. Over the years Erró has taken part in hundreds of exhibitions and today his works are on show in museums all over the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Erró’s pictorial world is peopled by comic-strip characters and autocratic despots alike. Donald Duck with his Daisy, Chip & Dale, and other Walt Disney creations are unselfconsciously juxtaposed with Greek gods and madonnas. Elsewhere the German dictator Adolf Hitler stands shoulder to shoulder with his Iraqi counterpart Saddam Hussein...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Yellow and Red Portrait with Green Hair - Pop Surrealist Acrylic Painting, 2024
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This captivating surrealist painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's insightful series "You Are the One," features a central portrait of a figure with a vibrant yellow and red face and lo...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Francis Bacon (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Acrylic on Canvas Hand Signed by Tom Russell
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Vista Mare con Cornice, Psychedelic Enamel on Canvas Painting by Pietro Bulloni
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pietro Bulloni, Italian (1947 - ) Title: Vista Mare con Cornice Year: 2012 Medium: Enamel on Canvas, signed, titled and dated Size: 51 x 23.75 in. (129.54 x 60.33 cm) Frame: ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Figurative Painting of The Thinker, "Final Thought"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic painting depicting Rodin's "The Thinker", by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Neoclassical Figurative Painting, "Work in Progress"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic neoclassical painting depicting the famous Creation of Adam by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 30x30. I...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Michael Edery, Charlie Chaplin, Acrylic on canvas
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Michael Edery, Charlie Chaplin, Mixed media and acrylic on canvas, party, bright pink, Marseilles, French-Israeli artist
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Miss Tanya O'Callaghan - Painting Pop Art Red Green Purple Brown Blue Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"Miss Tanya O'Callaghan" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic, Oil on ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mrs., Pop Art Painting by Muffinhead
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Muffinhead, American (1975 - ) Title: Mrs. Year: 2006 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 18 x 24 inches Frame: 19 x 25 inches
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pop Art Painting Dennis Hollingsworth LA Spanish Artist Post Modernist Abstract
Located in Surfside, FL
Dennis Hollingsworth (Spanish/American, b. 1956), "Lil' Franklin," 1997, Oil on canvas, Hand signed on stretcher bar verso, Gallery label verso (Bennett Roberts Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA) affixed verso, canvas: 45"h x 42"w, overall (with frame): 46"h x 43"w. Dennis Hollingsworth, Born 1956 in Madrid, Spain he has lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. He currently lives and works in New York City and Tossa De Mar...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Super Flower Power
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Painted on the sides. No frame needed. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual levels, ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman 1 , Acrylic, enamel, oil stick. metallic spray paint on Silkscreened board
Located in Southampton, NY
This original acrylic, enamel, oil stick and metallic spray paint on silkscreen board by Ceravolo titled "Woman 1" is from the Women series of paintings he is currently creating. Th...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

"Love Me" Black and White Painting by Curtis Kulig (Oil on Linen)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Curtis Kulig "Love Me" Black and White Painting: Oil on Linen, 2017: This one of a kind ’Love Me' painting is impossible to overlook. An expressionist black and white colorway defin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Anthropomorpher Hund II
Located in Wien, 9
Die Hinterglasmalerei zeigt eine anthropomorphe, weibliche Hundefigur. Eine gute Beherrschung der Technik ist beim Bild auffällig. Der Künstler/die Künstlerin zum Werk sind nicht be...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Glass, Acrylic

Three Heads, Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas by Haavard Homstvedt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Haavard Homstvedt, Norwegian (1976 - ) Title: Three Heads Year: 2006 Medium: Oil on Canvas over Panel, signed verso Size: 10 x 10 inches Frame: 14 x 14 inches
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

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 Jonas and sculptor Donald Judd. In 1974, Winters performed The Secret Life of Bob-E or Bob-E Behind the Veil eight hours a day, five days a week for a month in his studio apartment. Behind a one-way mirror the audience could watch Winters play the character of Bob-E, whose goal was to make a monument for everyone in the world in the form of blue and yellow rubber top hats. By the end of the month the artist had constructed 262 hats. The following year, Winters was invited to take part in the Whitney Museum's 1975 Biennial Exhibition. Entitled W.B. Bearman Bags a Job or Diary of a Dreamer. Winters was traveling in 1975 and 1976, spending time in North Africa and in Europe. At a time when most young American artists were unaware of their European counterparts, Winters met and was influenced by such artists as Sigmar Polke and Marcel Broodthaers (with whom Winters worked on an installation) and also had a one-person exhibition, at the Konrad Fischer Gallery in Dusseldorf. Returning to New York in 1976, Winters teamed up with a group of artists to form Collaborative Projects (Colab), a rather anarchistic organization dedicated to artistic collaboration and the creation of art that questioned social values.. Also in 1976, Winters formed the partnership “X&Y” with fellow artist Coleen Fitzgibbon that would last two years. Together they performed a series of shows in the Netherlands, most notably a show entitled Take the Money and Run. Performed at De Appel in Amsterdam, the show involved the artists robbing their audience. The following day the audience was given an apology, as well as the opportunity to retrieve any valuables and participate in a lottery to win the artists’ services. They also made a Super 8 film in NY called Rich-Poor, in which they asked people on the streets their thoughts on the rich and poor. In 1980 Winters participated in The Real Estate Show and in Absurdities at ABC No Rio. That same year he and artists Peter Fend, Coleen Fitzgibbon, Peter Nadin, Jenny Holzer, and Richard Prince also formed The Offices of Fend, Fitzgibbon, Holzer, Nadin, Prince & Winters. This short-lived collective was based out of an office on lower Broadway and offered “Practical Esthetic Services Adaptable to Client Situation”, as stated on their business card. Their goal was to offer their art as “socially helpful work for hire”. In June of that year Winters participated in The Times Square Show, Colab's most well-known exhibition. The month-long show took place in a four floor building on West 41st Street and was densely packed with art. To cap off a busy year, Winters also became one of the first artists to join the Mary Boone Gallery, showing a successful solo exhibition in 1981. His work was shown in the New York/New Wave show in 1981 at MoMA PS1 along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roberta Bayley, William S. Burroughs, David Byrne, Sarah Charlesworth, Larry Clark, Crash (John Matos), Ronnie Cutrone, Brian Eno, Peter Fend, Nan Goldin, Keith Haring, Ray Johnson, Joseph Kosuth, Marcus Leatherdale, Christopher Makos, Robert Mapplethorpe, Elaine Mayes, Frank Moore, Kenny Scharf and others. In 1982, Winters had his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles at the Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery. At the Mo David Gallery in 1984, Winters created an installation piece that consisted of a floor of plaster tiles. Underneath each tile, hidden from view, was a drawing. He designed the stage sets for the musician Nico, and assisted French artist Orlan, American artist Stuart Sherman, and American poet Gregory Corso. Two years later Winters was invited to take part in Chambres d’Amis (In Ghent there is Always a Free Room for Albrecht Durer) in Ghent, Belgium. In it, 51 artists created installations in 50 different sites, mostly private homes. Winters chose the home of a local art historian. The artist made 90 drawings based on images found in the large collection of art books in the home's library. He made two copies of each drawing and placed the originals in the books themselves. One set of copies was exhibited in the sponsoring museum, Museum van Hedendaagse, as "The Ghent Drawings". The drawings were also on display at Winters’ solo exhibition at Luhring Augustine & Hodes Gallery in New York City in 1987. In 1986, Winters had a solo exhibition at Maurice Keitelman Gallery in Brussels, Belgium, and the following year a solo exhibition at the Centre Régional d'Art Contemporain Midi-Pyrénées in Toulouse, France. Also in 1986, Winters' Playroom was held at the Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston, Massachusetts. The exhibition was part of Think Tank, a retrospective of Winters' work which traveled to the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands, the Centre Regional d’Art Contemporain in France, and the Contemporary Arts Center in Ohio. Winters spent a month in 1989 working with students at the San Francisco Art Institute. Never having worked with ceramics, he spent the month making numerous ceramic pieces, which were then shown in the aptly named One Month in San Francisco. Other components of the piece included Winters’ childhood bottle collection and a video showing each piece in the show filmed briefly next to a ruler.[ Also that year, Robin served as a visiting artist at the Pilchuck Glass School, where he met artist John Drury, who was then working as the school's artist liaison. In the summer of 1990, Winters interviewed fellow artist Kiki Smith for her eponymous book, which was published later that year. That same year (1990), Winters was invited by the Val Saint Lambert glass factory in Belgium to create glassworks in their facility. Winters, artists John Drury and Tracy Glover...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Flygirl No. 3, Nude Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Martin Barooshian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Martin Barooshian, American (1929 - ) Title: Flygirl No. 3 Year: 1996 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed Size: 36 in. x 24 in. (91.44 cm x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 36.5 x 24.5 in...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

That Guy Mike, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"That guy Mike looks nothing like him," says artist John McCabe. "His hair isn't quite so aqua. Maybe they are the same height." He...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Gunner Dongieux "All Quiet on the Western Front" - Contemporary Collage Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large and endlessly entertaining painting combining acrylic and collage, by important emerging artist Gunner Dongieux (New Orleans, San Francisco). Part of the Breakup Series, whic...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Walk a Moon" Pop Art Painting 66 x 57 in by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"Walk a Moon" Pop Art Painting 66 x 57 in by John Paul Fauves ABOUT John Paul FAUVES: John Paul Fauves (born in 1980) is a contemporary Artist from Costa Rica . His artistic journe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled abstract pop art oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled Artist: Isabel Baquedano (1929–2018) Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 44.9 x 44.9 in (114 x 114 cm) Estimated date: 1970s–1980s Signature: Not ...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Large Metal Sculpture Wall Hanging 3D Painting New York City Whimsical Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Large painted metal wall hanging sculpture by Yuval Mahler (Israeli, b. 1951). Hand signed "Y. Mahler" recto. (it is not numbered or editioned and might be unique). it is done in a g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Metal

Contemplation
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: David Kaye Title: Contemplation Size: 90 x 90 cm (35 3/8 x 35 3/8 in.) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2023 Notes: Signed, titled and dated '"Contempla...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spittle, Large Graffiti painting by Marcus Kitchen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Spittle Marcus Dean Kitchen, American Date: 2020 Mixed Media with Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink and Spraypaint on Canvas, signed Size: 38 x 60 inches
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Jackson Pollock, " Red Grooms, New York School Pop Art Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms (American, b. 1937) Jackson Pollock, 1986 Pastel on paperboard 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches Signed and dated lower right Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York Charles Rog...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Pastel

"Drop Your Guns" oil on canvas Cowboy Western POP art
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been excited about the Pop Western p...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Some Change - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring Snoopy. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymous figure known as Fringe. Hi...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Design Behind Desire
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on raw linen painting by American contemporary artist Eric Magnuson. Magnuson has been consistently showing his paintings bicoastally since the mid 1980s incl...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

"Hello Dean" (James Dean) Pop Art Painting 67 x 54 inch by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hello Dean" (James Dean) Pop Art Painting 67 x 54 inch by John Paul Fauves From "Alts iz farloyrn" ("All is lost") series 2019 Mixed media, acrylic and oil on canvas 63" × 53" inch "Alts iz farloyrn" ("All is lost") "Alts iz Farloyrn” – the latest series by John Paul Fauves featuring large-scale mixed media paintings, sculptures, and his famous art masks. Inspired by American idols James Dean and Steve McQueen, "Alts iz Farloyrn,” which translates to "All is Lost," was Steve McQueen’s first ever line on stage and represents Fauves own struggle with losing it all yet discovering his true self. “Alts iz Farloyrn” dives deep into the darkness that surrounded James Dean and Steve McQueen and explores their need to live fast. Through this new series, viewers are reminded that although both men overcame challenges to become the Hollywood elite, they struggled to mentally escape their troubled childhood and demons. Recognized internationally for his Neo-Pop Expressionism, Fauves paintings deal with identity through art, mainstream culture and social media. About this series, Fauves says “I have personally lost it all and what I’ve learned is when you lose it all you can win it all again and create a new beginning!” ABOUT John Paul FAUVES: John Paul Fauves (born in 1980) is a contemporary Artist from Costa Rica . His artistic journey started at a very young age after he became a student of Joaquin Rodriguez del Paso , one of the most important Costa Rican modern art tutors. John Paul spent 15 years studying and mastering his technique, and only a few years ago he finally started showcasing his work. In his paintings he engages questions of identity as they relate to art history as well as our everyday interactions with mainstream culture and social media. Greatly inspired by modernist masters as wellas pop-artists, Fauves mixes fragments of different iconic images in vivid and colourful compositions. Of his experimental and high eclectic style, he says, “art is an expression from the soul, and the soul is somethinglimitless. This is why I am always searching for different elements to bring into the work.” 2019: ​ Alts Iz farloyrn, Los Angeles, CA Portraits of Someone, London ​ ​ 2018: ​ [ Mi / Me ] solo exhibition at DOPENESS ART LAB, Taipei, Taiwan Arte de La Peer Papi Chulo group exhibition, Krause gallery, NYC Down the Rabbit Hole group exhibition, Imitate London, London, UK ARCO Madrid Art Palm Beach, Miami ​ 2017: ​ Art Basel Miami PIXELS Pre-Basel group exhibition by JM Art Management at Laurent & Martin gallery LA Style Fashion week FACES, group exhibition by JM Art Management at HOMME gallery A Loss of Innocence, solo exhibition Guy Hepner...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Pop Art figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Steve Kaufman, Peter Max, Virginie Schroeder, and Philippe Huart. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $3,350,000, while the average work sells for $4,015.

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