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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
Loyal Pal, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Loyal Pal Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed, titled and dated on stretchers Size: 72 inches, Diameter
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Be Tender, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Be Tender Year: 1991 Medium: Enamel and Acrylic on Canvas on Board, signed and dated in pencil Size: 48 x 58 inches
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Nothing Ventured, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Nothing Ventured Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic & Enamel on Canvas, signed and titled verso Size: 26.5 x 48 inches
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

"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

Street Musicians Oslo (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Giclee
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Giclée

COSMIC PROFILE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 17 x 21 inches. Artwork size 11 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition....
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

COSMIC PROFILE
$3,375 Sale Price
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Pop Figures by Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Faure (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 approx 21 x 17 inches. Artwor...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph

Dream of Minnie
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 subconsciou...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Tired of Elegance
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 subconsciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

The Gathering - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring a fun cast of characters - a rabbi, alfred e neuman, charlie brown and more. Brown wooden frame included. A...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Self Portrait Fabric Weaving #2 by Richard Proctor
Located in Pasadena, CA
This unique artwork by Richard Proctor is part of a series of 3 (see last pictures and other listings). It is a self-portrait repeated 3 times in diffe...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Fabric, Acrylic

Untitled
By King Redd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary pop art, Miami style!
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled
$4,480 Sale Price
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100th Blossom
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Artist statement The seed settles gently, in the lands of heart, There it takes root, and sprouts freely, Until the hundredth flower, graces the world. About the artist Chun-Yu em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

POP MARILYN COLLAGE - WHITE HAIR
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woo Hoo
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Modern Migration of the Spirit
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 subconsciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Games - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring a sweet mouse. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymous figure known as Fri...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman, With My Eyes Closed (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
Original - Ink on Paper Hand Signed by Tom Russell Drawn With Eyes Closed at Show
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Ink

Vivid Pink
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art. Americana. Female and fashion centric. Ephemera, Oil, Acrylic, Resin on Panel. About the Artist: John Joseph Hanright is a contemporary painter and assemblage artist w...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

HOLLYWOOD MARILYN
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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Canvas, Oil

Smash Love
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring the Hulk. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymous figure known as Fringe. His large-scale artworks on ca...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

SOCIAL Losas "I"
Located in Natchez, MS
This work is from the artist's SOCIAL series, based on the iconic Cuban magazine of the same name. Conde, uninterested in painting his home town of Havana as it currently is, hearkens back to the heydays of Cuba, time of SOCIAL magazine. Conde has revived SOCIAL magazine, if only in his head, and is creating 240 new covers for the magazine. He will symbolically close the magazine on the date of the revolution. The artist often uses gold, silver and palladium leaf in the works to symbolize the power and wealth which Cuba once possessed. In this work, SOCIAL "I", a stylized woman from a bygone era has plucked the silver I from the word SOCIAL, in the background the pattern is representative of the ever present Cuban tiles.
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Silver

Jimi Hendrix- Light Blue & Magenta - Floats in sleek black frame
Located in New York, NY
Mug Shot of Jimi Hendrix. Hand pulled acrylic, enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Floats in black contemporary frame. About the Artist: Russell Young currently live...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

MARILYN - THE YOUNG MOVIE IDOL
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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Canvas, Oil

SUNSET
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas is stretched. Peter Max studio catalog number and year on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Gallery Art issued Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

SUNSET
SUNSET
$11,264 Sale Price
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Break My Heart Sweetly
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Mars’ graphic compositions and rich colors provide an ideal medium in which to explore his fascination with the Golden Age of American popular culture and the icons of the 1950’s and 60’s. Drawing inspiration from the near-mythical fame that surrounded celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn before the instant and all-encompassing presence of the internet, Mars’ daring approach creates paintings with a nostalgic yet innovative vintage quality. Beginning by defining borders and background planes of color with sheets of brown paper, Mars then proceeds to layer paint and vintage paper ephemera...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

THE BEATLES WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS
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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Canvas, Oil

Night Watch
Located in Saint Louis, MO
In Houska's Night Watch, his Pop Art style and use of gray colors create a unique variety of his different iconic characters in the festive and gregarious ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

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

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Canvas, Oil

AMERICAN ARTIST
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Hand embellished. Limited edition of 150. Each embellished print is unique. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenti...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Screen, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Paper

AMERICAN ARTIST
$2,962 Sale Price
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MARILYN - ANTICIPATION II
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed by the artist by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Steve Kaufman (American, 1960–2010) epitomized pop culture during his short life, producing a prodigious array of artwork. More than that, he was a humanitarian who arranged art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Screen

Heal a Million - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring a mouse, a moon and a cast of characters. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an an...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Amsterdam.
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 102 × 85 cm. Frame size: 117 × 100 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free ship...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Wien (Autriche)
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 83×102 cm. Frame size: 98 × 117 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. “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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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Athens (Grikkland).
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 103×70 cm. Frame size: 118 × 85 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

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Breakfast in Oslo.
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 104 × 83 cm. Frame size: 119 × 98 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipmen...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Taj Mahal (Thasma Haal)
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 102 × 64 cm. Frame size: 117 × 78 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipmen...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

Joy Follows - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymous figure known as Fringe. His large-scale artwor...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Chairman Mao’s Long Journey” Brooklyn Bridge New York
Located in Malmo, SE
Unique. Monotype on canvas. 1/1 ex. Signed,titled and dated at the verso. Artwork size: 95 × 103 cm. Frame size: 110 x 118 x 5 cm. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipme...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Monotype

MARILYN - DAYDREAMING
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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Canvas, Oil

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

Ballet Night Train
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dick “Night Train” Lane and Alex Ramond’s ballerina from Rip Kirby The intention of this work is to generate conversations about values and identity by as...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

Sugar Smacks and The Smackin' Brothers
Located in White Plains, NY
'Sugar Smacks and The Smackin' Brothers' by Leslie Lew is a sculpted oil on canvas painting with saturated colors of yellow, blue, red, purple, orange, white and black. Born in Ne...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three Rosy Cheek Children - Children Book Illustration. Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Legendary female illustrator creates a graphic and tightly designed triple portrait of her signature subjects. Kids! Signed lower right. Unframed on heavy illustration board. Grace Drayton had a recognizable style which is a hallmark of all great artists. Instantly recognizable, a Grace Drayton subject is a stylized child with a cherubic style, often with round faces, plump bodies, rosy cheeks, and a happy disposition. Three Rosy Cheek Children is an excellent example of her best work. Grace Drayton Born: Grace Gebbie October 14, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Died: January 31, 1936 (aged 58) Cartoonist, Illustrator Grace G. Wiederseim Notable works Campbell Soup Kids Dolly Dimples Dolly Dingle...
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1920s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil

TIGER WOODS - VICTORY!
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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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Oil

Heartbeat Pills.
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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Oil

Silence/Absence
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 The Anaesthsia of Violence Working on a vari...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Feed Me - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant, engaging painting. Featuring Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine. Brown wooden frame included. About the artist: South Africa’s most renowned pop artist is an anonymou...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Spray Paint

Life's Little Palette/It's All Fabulous
Located in New York, NY
Latest series from artist. Framed Mixed Media Sketch. Hand painted. White Frame. Glass. Humorous. Homage to the Warhol circles with a provocative, narrative twist. About the Artist: NELSON DE LA NUEZ is one of the most sought-after contemporary Pop artists practicing today. His striking, vivid mixed media artwork borrows motifs and messages from the language of wealth, power, fame, excess, taste, and access to cast a narrative about modern society. Known to many as The King of Pop Art®, De La Nuez is an innate iconoclast, elevating themes from commerce, pop culture, advertising, and branding to provide commentary on our culture – showing us that the entire world is for sale –in a manner that is both ironic and aspirational. Included in the “Who’s Who List of the Most Collected Artists of Our Time”, De La Nuez was born in Cuba and moved as a child to California, where he was initially introduced to many of the iconic images that he uses in his art to this day. His ability to experience these important cultural touchpoints at such a young age with a purely fresh perspective allows him a distinctive point of view – one that is both critical and embracing, sardonic and sentimental – that lends his work an air of accessibility and curiosity, and has led to his significant popularity. Demonstrating that art can be both humorous and intellectual, he first gained recognition in the 1980’s for his unique Pop Art style, using familiar imagery from popular board games, as well as newspaper articles, vintage advertisements, and other visual references that spoke about upward mobility to an emerging luxury audience. “My artwork is a reflection of who I am today as a result of every event that has taken place in my life, every person I have met and everything I have processed through my senses up until this point in time,” explains De La Nuez. Always evolving, he is a master at embedding deeper meaning into familiar visual references, updating his themes to reflect the culture of society today, while maintaining the respect and integrity of the references from which he borrows. Over the course of his career, his voice has continued to evolve to provide subtle commentary on the trappings of fame and luxury in a way that continues to feel relevant today. De La Nuez was selected by Warner Bros. as an official artist to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the film, The Wizard of Oz, and was commissioned to create a series of original art work to celebrate the iconic film. He has collaborated with a number of prestigious brands to integrate his artistic vision into various product collections including a current series of timepieces by Swiss watch manufacturer Corum. His branded home, fashion and lifestyle products have sold through luxury retailers including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, and Nordstrom. De La Nuez’s work hangs alongside the world’s most valuable artists in some of the most prestigious galleries around the globe, is exhibited regularly at top-tier art shows including Art Basel Miami, Art Central Hong Kong, Context and Art Market Hamptons, and is part of numerous private collections. Original De La Nuez pieces hang in Delta airline's private collection in Delta One’s VIP and SkyClub airport lounges throughout the country. He has been commissioned by numerous high-profile brands to create bespoke installations including Hermes and Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle, and has earned a long list of celebrity admirers, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Warren, Howie Mandel, Kaley Cuoco, and Kelly Clarkson. De La Nuez resides in Los Angeles. His humor art website can be found at: (website hidden)(humor art) CV / Selected Exhibitions 2019 Hong Kong Art Fair, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Convention Center Delta SkyClub VIP Lounge: Delta's Permanent Private Collection; newest airport: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International, Terminal T (Already installed in: JFK, LAX) New York Art Fair, NY, NY, Evan Gallery LA Modern & Contemporary Art Show, LA CA Take the Money & Run De La Nuez, Artplex Gallery, LA, CA 2018 Miami Art Basel, Context, FL (12/2018) Baselworld, Basel, Switzerland Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House, Palm Beach FL, House Beautiful Magazine Featured Art Art Market Hamptons, Market Art & Design, The Bridgehampton Museum Art Central Hong Kong Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA LA Modern & Contemporary Art Show, LA CA Pop, Bang; De La Nuez, DTR Modern Palm Beach, FL 2017 Corum Bubble Watch; De La Nuez Bubble Collection, Launch During Miami Art Basel, Miami Beach, Scope, FL Miami Beach Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL Made in America Solo Show, Caesar's Palace, SKYE Art Gallery, Las Vegas Pop Masters DTR Gallery Boston, MA The King of Pop Art: The De La Nuez Collections, Gallery 1949, Aspen, CO Ritz Carlton Georgetown, Washington D.C., Lobby & sitting areas Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL Sotheby's Backstage at the Geffen Exclusive VIP Gala Featuring Nelson De La Nuez Pop Art- Honoring Mel Brooks & Quincy Jones, Westwood, CA Art Boca, Boca Raton FL LA Modern & Contemporary Art Show, LA, CA De La Nuez Icons, Pop and HBO, Blink Digital Studios/HBO, Burbank 2016 De La Nuez Pop Icons, Caesar’s Palace, SKYE Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV Miami Beach Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL Pop Classics, Galerie Fluegel-Roncak, Nuremberg, Germany Art Hamptons, International Fine Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY Palm Beach Pop, DTR Gallery, Worth Ave, Palm Beach FL Permanent Installation at Bagatelle Club / Restaurant, The One Group/STK; Sponsored by Moet Champagne and Toast vodka Celebrating The King of Pop Art® & his Collections, The Art of Fashion; Neiman Marcus, Artist Special Appearance; Solo installation of paintings in Designer Shoe Dept, Los Angeles, Sponsored by Moet champagne SCOPE Art Show, New York 2015 Delta One & SkyClub VIP Lounges: Delta's Permanent Private Collection at LAX, JFK & Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport Art Fair Singapore, Singapore The Art of Pop and Comics, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida De La Nuez Uncensored Bagatelle Club/Restaurant, The One Group Miami Beach Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL Wizard of Oz originals by Nelson De La Nuez, Miami Children's Museum Backstage at the Geffen Exclusive VIP Gala Featuring Nelson De La Nuez Pop Art- Honoring Sir Elton John and George Lucas, Westwood, CA Art Southampton International Contemporary Art Fair, Southampton, NY Pop Iconoclast: Nelson De La Nuez, SMoCA, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale, AZ Houston Fine Art Fair, Bruce Lurie Gallery, Houston, TX Toronto Love Art Fine Art Fair, Toronto, Canada Art Wynwood International Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, FL 2014-earlier Nelson De La Nuez Oz Collections, NY Plaza Hotel, NY Fashion Week, NY Backstage at the Geffen Exclusive VIP Gala Featuring Nelson De La Nuez Pop Art- Honoring Steve Martin & Walt Disney Chairman Alan Horn, Westwood, CA Miami Beach Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL Pop Americana, Cartoon Network Studios, Burbank, CA De La Nuez Pop Art Originals, Shows & Auctions, Princess Galleries, Europe, U.K. Australia, Caribbean, U.S. Inspirations of Oz/ De La Nuez Originals, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Museums & Galleries, Los Angeles, CA Inspirations of Oz Tavern on the Green, Emerald Gala/Auction, NY SELECTED ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS 2019 C California Style Magazine, Featuring Be Happy Original painting Veranda Magazine, "White Hot" Designer Suzanne Kasler Featuring De La Nuez artwork 2018 House Beautiful Magazine, Palm Beach FL, Lisa Erdmann & Associates Design, Material Girl painting featured Michael Weare, Luxury Watchuseek, "Corum Bubble Meets the King of Pop Art" Charlotte Anfray, Paris Match Magazine, Paris France, Weekly The Watch Quote, "Corum & The King of Pop Art; Between Pop Art and Pop Horlogerie" World Tempus, "Corum gives free reign to the Pop Art American artist to create a Bubble collection reflecting his own style." 2017 Aspen Magazine, Cover Art, Feature, Modern Luxury Publications Aspen Gallery Guide, Modern Luxury Publications Collections Magazine, Toronto, Harvey Kalles Aspen Peak, Feature, Modern Luxury Publications Aspen Insider's Guide 2017, Modern Luxury Publications David Jenison, Prohbtd Culture, Nelson De La Nuez Interview: "Nelson De La Nuez Talks Cannabis, Vodka & Xanax Cocktails" Aspen Sojourner Magazine, Nancy Mayer Publisher 2016 Forrest Cardamenis, Luxury Daily, "Young Affluence and Prolific Artist Generate Boom in Aspen" Aspen Gallery Guide, Holiday/Winter, Modern Luxury Publications Palm Beach Guide, Cover and Feature Eliza Krpoyan, New York Observer "Michael Jackson's Favorite Artist Pops Moet for his Birthday at Bagatelle" Gina Samarotto, Private Air Luxury Homes Magazines, "It Starts with a Thought; the Art Of Nelson De La Nuez" Hollywood Reporter, "Art on the Edge" 2015 Gina Samarotto, Private Air Luxury Homes Magazines, "The King of Pop Art" YRB Magazine, "Art Clash; Interview with Nelson De La Nuez" 2014-2011 Gretchen Meier, L.A. Times, "A New King of Pop Art" (website hidden), "How to Get a Monumental Luxury Home Interior" Intl Luxury Lifestyle Magazine NOTABLE COLLECTIONS Delta One VIP Lounge: Permanent Private Collection, LAX, NY; Delta One & Sky Club Lounges: Purchased for their Permanent Private Collection, Los Angeles, LAX, New York, JFK, Atlanta Shoedazzle/ Just Fab Headquarters Corporate Private Collection; (Kim Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, Brian Lee) CA; El Segundo, CA Ritz Carlton Cancun, Private Collection & Books at resort The Sarah Jessica Parker Collection, New York The Diane Warren Collection, Los Angeles, CA The Michael Jackson Collection, Los Angeles, CA E! Entertainment (Creator of) corporate Private Collection Rick & Kathy Hilton Private Collection Paris Hilton Private Collection Howie Mandell Private Collection Howard Stern Private Collection Burt Reynolds Private Collection Rob Lowe...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Golf Swing with Psychedelic Butterfly, Funky Chickens and Groovy Flowers
By Abe Gurvin
Located in Miami, FL
This is dreamy psychedelic depiction of a golfer hitting a ball in a psychedelic wonderland of chickens moons, starts and groovy flowers Gurvin was Graphic Designer & Visual artist Abe Gurvin...
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Forget Yourself by Craig Alan
Located in Cleveland, OH
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Now and afterward, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original work - big painting in contemporary pop art style from hungarian artist Janos Kujbus. Painting Now and afterward by Janos Kujbus has been published in the prestigious art m...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Observer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large dimensional oil painting. Story about painting: "Sometimes we see things around us and we don't see them in bright colors, but only black and white. It is similar when we t...
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

LOVERS, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
LOVERS Tribute to Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. Original painting. Acrylic, spray paint and golden oil paint on canvas. 30in x 30in (76cm x 76cm). Ready to hang. ::...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

SKIDS Sometimes You Hit A Nail
Located in New York, NY
Biff Elrod in the 1980s worked with oil paint on polymer treated cotton. Skids Sometimes You Hit a Nail is one from this series. In 1977, he began working on large sheets of persona...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MARILYN - SITTING PRETTY
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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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