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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
PUTTING YOUR FACE ON (UNIQUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and dated by the artist. Unique hand embellished with acrylic paint on serigraph. Framed. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Screen, Paper, Acrylic

Marilyn In Terry Cloth Robe Norma Jean
By George Torjussen
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Marilyn In Terry Cloth Robe, Norma Jean large paintig. Acrylic on artist shaped D2 canvas and wood panel. George Torjussen was born in Brooklyn, NYC in 1932...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Stretched. All reasonable of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sign of Power, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Sign of Power Year: 1990 Medium: Acrylic and enamel on canvas, signed and dated in pencil Size: 75...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Yosemite Sam / Stripes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Califonia artist, Brandon Neher captivates with his figurative abstract artworks that seamlessly blend German Expressionism and Pop Abstraction. His original paintings on canvas embo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood

Hard Candy
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

B.B. KING
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Dedicated by B.B. King on front. Hand Painted With Embellishment On Canvas.. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Stars and Stripes" Americana Pop 23 Karat Gold Leaf/Red/Blue Oil, Flag Painting
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Stars and Stripes" 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil on Linen 26 x 50 Inches Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. With its depiction of a graphically idealized American flag. "Stars and Stripes" is at once lovely and bold. Beautifully painted and exquisitely executed, these elegant works of rich color are sophisticated examples of Gibbs' ability to invoke whimsy while demanding serious attention, and the artist's simple distressed white wood double lattice frame is the perfect complement. Also available is a smaller version of this painting, "American Standard" 18 x 34 inches, as well as a vertical variation "Vertical U.S. Flag" 34 x 18 inches. Additional variations of the American flag series are available without 23 karat gold leaf ("Reverse Image" in black and white, "Flag #4" in black, white and tan, and "Black and White" which is black, gray and white). The artist's "Canton" series of paintings focuses on stars only. Paintings from this series are available in navy blue with gold leaf stars ("Canton Major" 34 x 48 Inches), olive drab with gold leaf stars ("Canton Olive and Gold" 30 x 42 Inches), and all 23 karat gold leaf ("Starry Splendor" 30 x 42 Inches). Gibbs is often commissioned to paint variations on her 'flags' and 'stars' to customize scale, orientation (horizontal or vertical) palette, and/or symbols of particular significance to the client. Additionally available are flag paintings in various sizes inspired by the British flag with and without 23 karat gold leaf ("Sgt. Pepper Jack," "Union Jack Red and Gold," "Union Jack Navy and Gold," and "Union Jack White and Gold"), the Scottish flag...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

SAGE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 10 x 14 in. Framed size approx 19.25 x 23.5 in. Art...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Robert Mars, Mixed Media on Panel, OUT OF STEP WITH THE WORLD (Debbie Harry)
Located in Tulsa, OK
OUT OF STEP WITH THE WORLD by Robert Mars is Mixed Media on Panel that measures 48.00 X 36.00 in and is priced at $13,400.00. Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fascination...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN
Located in Tulsa, OK
A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN by artist Robert Mars is a Mixed Media on Panel that measures 60.00 X 40.00 in and is priced at $16,800.00. Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fas...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

DOUBLE MARILYN- NORMA JEAN (BLACK)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

ITALIAN SERIES #5
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed on front, hand signed, dated, and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

"American Splendor" Pop-Art Modern Contemporary 23k Gold Flag Minimal Oil Paint
Located in Wellesley, MA
"American Splendor" 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil on Linen, 26 x 50 Inches, is inspired by the American flag, elegant and whimsical, also reminiscent of American folk art and in the sp...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

MARILYN MONROE
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

TONY HAWK
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All reas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Useful Object Slice - Figurative Painting, Photorealist, Woman, Pop Art, Black
Located in Berlin, 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

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Canvas, Oil

LIVING ROOM (WOMAN)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 14 x 18 in. Framed size approx 22.25 x 26.25 in. Ar...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

FRANK SINATRA - SOME CAME RUNNING
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Monumental Jazz painting by Billy Dee Williams
Located in Long Island City, NY
A monumental work by the inimitable Billy Dee Williams. This large work consists of 48 conjoined canvas paintings in one frame. It will ship crated in two...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

THE BEATLES LIVE LOVE HAVE FUN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Al...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

ASIA VER. III #6
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

LAS VEGAS CITY (LIGHT BLUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Playing w/ Jagger, acrylic polymer with mica flakes on canvas with archival inks
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more four decades. His art is collected by many Rock Superstars including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, and ALICE...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Mica, Mixed Media, Archival Ink

#4, FROM 6 LITHOGRAPHS (AFTER UNTITLED 1975)
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Sheet size: 30.125 x 29.875 in. Edition of 60. Published by Gemini, G.E.L., Los Angeles. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certifica...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph, Paper

Robert Mars, Mixed Media on Panel, WHERE EAGLES DARE (Mick Jagger)
Located in Tulsa, OK
WHERE EAGLES DARE by Robert Mars is Mixed Media on Panel that measures 48.00 X 36.00 in and is priced at $13,400.00. Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fascination with the...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Have a Good Year
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media (Vintage Time magazine), aerosol, oil stick & acrylic on 24"x48" wood panel with epoxy resin finish. About the Artist: Seek One is an up and coming talent, showing at...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

MARILYN COLLAGE
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

DOUBLE MARILYN - THE HOLLYWOOD STAR
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

SINATRA - OL BLUE EYES
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage included. C...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

0 THROUGH 9
Located in Aventura, FL
4-color lithograph on La Paloma handmade paper. Published and printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Hand signed and dated lower right margin of sheet beneath image. Edition lower le...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph, Paper

AT (PINK ON GREEN)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

AT (RED ON YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

OCEAN'S 11
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

AT (WHITE ON BLUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

JOHN LENNON LONDON - T
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certific...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Man Riding Skateboard on Santa Monica Boardwalk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Man Riding Skateboard on Santa Monica Boardwalk Warren Keating Oil painting on stretched canvas One-of-a-kind Signed on front back 2015 48 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d 15 lbs. 0 oz....
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

POP OUT
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic paint and silkscreen on flag. Framed. Hand signed, titled, and dated by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All r...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Polyester, Acrylic, Screen

"Fabulous Broadway", Oil Painting by Joseph Michetti
By Joseph Michetti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joseph Michetti, American (1934 - ) Title: Fabulous Broadway Year: 2003 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 in. x 40 in. (76.2 cm x 101.6 cm)
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

ANGEL
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 40 x 30 inches. Framed size approx 49 ...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

NO MORE WORKHORSE BLUES
Located in Tulsa, OK
NO MORE WORKHORSE BLUES by artist Robert Mars is a Mixed Media on Panel that measures 40.00 X 50.00 in and is priced at $13,800.00. Robert Mars’ artwork chronicles an evolving fasci...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

ITALIAN SERIES #3
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed on front, hand signed, dated, and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reason...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

Dream Spirit
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

Materials

Oil, Canvas

DOORS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

In the rear view, Acrylic painting on canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is acrylic on deep-profile canvas, wired and ready to hang. Signed by the artist.
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

"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

Enjoyment
Located in Malmo, SE
Free shipment worldwide Acquired directly from the artist. MariaManuela’s pictures define the contrasts between the culture of the Far East and the western world’s pop-culture at the same time as they bring the two forms together. She derives her inspiration from classic Japanese woodcuts and their motifs of fantastically coiffured, cherry-lipsticked women, dressed in exquisitely patterned kimonos. But what she presents for the viewer are modern young Japanese women in mini-skirts, dancing among the cherry blossom and haiku poems. Her Pop Icons are painted in vinyl on linen canvas – layer upon layer laboriously laid down to achieve the effect of a printed, japanned surface. The lines of the lips, the semi-circular contours of the eyes and the billowing coiffures are expressed against a monochromatic background. Her advertisement-like images combine mystique with unequivocal simplicity, setting a stage for all manner of different facial expressions – melancholy, pensive, jovial. Born in Stockholm in 1959, Maria Manuela Vintilescu’s first serious encounter with art came at the age of seven. It was with fascination that she viewed Niki de Saint-Phalle’s giant sculpture She, then displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. After graduating from the Ecole Française in Stockholm, Maria took courses in painting, drawing and advertising. After ten years as a scene painter in the theatre, she turned to her own art. Her Pop Icons appeared for the first time in 1998. Two years later her Flower Year suite was exhibited in the Stockholm Spring Show at Liljevalch’s Gallery. These twelve female portraits were published in booklet form accompanied by Japanese haiku poetry interpreted by her father, Jan Vintilescu. It was his book that had first introduced this Japanese lyric form to a wider audience of Swedes in 1959. Since the exhibition at Liljevalchs in 2000, her Pop Icons have been exposed at galeries, art fairs and museums in Europe and elsewhere, like in Tokyo Art Factory in Japan, at Villa Tamaris-Centre d’art in la Seyne-sur-Mer and at SOMA Museum of modern Art in Seoul. In much the same way as the haiku moves us by the eloquence of its brevity, MariaManuela seeks through her pictures to convey situations, facial expressions and frames of mind by the most sparing and subtle of means. Her father had sought the same in rendering the haikus of the Japanese poet...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Vinyl, Canvas

PORTRAIT (WHITE ON BLUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

PORTRAIT (ORANGE ON YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

AT BLACK ON GREEN
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

PORTRAIT II
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Riding the wave
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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Estás botas son para pintar II
Located in Malmo, SE
Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Painted on the sides. No frame needed. The work of Antonio de Felipe is a constant source of fascination and surprises. I...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Gaia Dancers, Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Miche Watkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Miche Watkins (British/South African, b. 1953) Title: Gaia Dancers Year: 2010 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 31.5 in. x 27.5 in. (80.01 cm x 69.85 cm)
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

TRESPASS
Located in New York, NY
Homage to Dick Tracey. Pop Art influenced work of amazing, infamous graffiti, pop, street artist. Sprays, enamels, oils acrylics on canvas. About the Artist Born in Belgium and artistically inclined at an early age, V.P. was executing well-defined pencil sketched portraits of anyone who would sit for him by age 4. The family’s emigration to the United States in 1967 landed the 8 year old in the Fordham section of the Bronx at the height of the psychedelic era and POP ART movement.  The Fordham Road shopping district offered the young budding artist a fount of inspiration in the form of vibrant Rock & Roll, “black-light” posters in the windows of “head-shops” and the elaborately colored wardrobes of the hippies crowding the boulevard. The pivotal shift in V.P.’s artistic expression was fueled in 1968 by the sight of a Peter Max designed billboard.  Armed with magic markers and acrylic paints, V.P. recreated the vibrant designs from Max’s billboard, the music posters in store windows and the paisley patterns of the shirts the “flower children” favored, as well as the names and slogans painted on the walls of the neighborhood.  The early seventies brought with it a wondrous sight passing overhead on the sides of the elevated trains. NYC Subway Graffiti had arrived.  Looking up and seeing the esoteric names intricately rendered in multi colored swirls and strategically placed on the sides of the trains completely enthralled V.P.’s creative and adventurous spirit. Compelled to be a part of this fascinating movement he watched and rode the subways, deciphering the names and studying the “styles” on the steel rolling art gallery. Using his artistic influences and skills with markers, V.P. created his first moniker “SONIC-ACE” and obsessively drew it in colorful flowing letters to develop his own style.   At age 13 he set out to traverse the city, facing dangers and overcoming obstacles to enter an unknown and secretive world in order to join those who inspired him.  By 1974, he would change his moniker to “VICTOR-161” and paint hundreds of train cars and soon be admitted into the world famous graffiti clique “WILD STYLE” - an honor bestowed due to peer recognized artistic and stylistic abilities.  (WILDSTYLE was created/coined by the iconic TRACY-168)  V.P. was a well known and respected “writer” who “pieced” with revered writers of the day, under the aforementioned monikers including aka’s T-BOLT-123, SULFA-ONE, FANTA-ONE, BOND & ACES.  V.P. retired from painting NYC subway trains in 1977 with occasional excursions in 1986,1987,1988,1999 & 1992.  He continuously expanded his artistic pallet, studying Art History & Graphic Design in college while seeking knowledge from masters in chosen fields of art.  His works have shown in independent galleries nationally and are sought after by international collectors, with numerous private commissions. He has been featured in several best selling books and magazines focusing on graffiti art as well as his status of having been a part of the 1970’s “Golden Era” of NYC Subway Graffiti. V.P. works with a variety of mediums including aerosol paints, oils, water color & acrylic paints, often combining mediums as well as blending POP, graffiti and abstract styles of painting onto wood, canvas and metal.  His professional artistic background includes commercial art and design, logo design, silk screening, printmaking, large commissioned public murals, sign painting, pin striping and airbrushing cars, sculpting, metal fabrication, woodcarving and tattooing. Exhibitions:  Fashion Moda (BXNY) Group Show 1980/Fun Gallery (NYC) group show 1981, Beef Gallery, (LA) Group Show 1981, Gallery International (NYC) Group Show 1985, Susan Greco Gallery (NY) Group Show 1990, Shady Side...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Daydream Delight
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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

"The Last Portrait of Roy Lichtenstein by Ceravolo", 74x82x10" Oil & Aluminum
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo was introduced to Lichtenstein at a museum show in 1995, at that show, Lichtenstein and Ceravolo discussed the fact that Andy Warhol had painted portraits of Roy in the 1970...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel, Metal

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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