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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
The Time Traveler - Wood Colored Panel Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"The time traveler" is a wood decorated colored Panel. It is created by the French artist Maestro Eric Liot. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Mixt, Low reliefs, wood panel assembla...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mary Pray For Us - Wood Colored Panel Yellow Green White Blue Green Orange Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Marie Pray For Us " is a wood decorated colored Panel. It is created by the French artist Maestro Eric Liot. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Mixt, Low rel...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

The Legendary Volunteer Professor - Wood Panel Yellow Green White Blue Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Legendary Volunteer Professor" is a wood decorated colored Panel. It is created by the French artist Maestro Eric Liot. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Mixt, Low reliefs, woo...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Red Angel - Wood Colored Panel Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Red angel" is a wood decorated colored Panel. It is created by the French artist Maestro Eric Liot. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Mixt, Low reliefs, wo...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Walk a Mile In My Shoes! Painting Red Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"Walk a Mile In My Shoes!" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic paint, oil on ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"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

Bright Eyed Ben 1/1
Located in New York, NY
Pigment Ink & Acrylic Canvas Gallery Wrapped over Custom Built Box. One of kind creation by the famed artist. Collected worldwide. Homage to Benjamin Franklin. About the Artist: Ultra Fine Money Artist TRAN$PARENT is an American based artist. He specializes in museum quality, ultra-fine money art. Specifically American denominations from the $1 to the $10,000 bill and with special granted requests the Million Dollar Bill. He also specializes in various rare and well known International currencies. Creating game changing revolutionary art has been his life’s passion and he illustrates it beautifully in his TRANSPARENT artwork depicting the front, back and middle security features of his bills. His TRANSPARENT Art is actually a metaphor for being TRANSPARENT with your loved ones, with your business associates, but most importantly with yourself. He fine tunes each image to ensure the highest possible vibrancy and each image is personally quality controlled by him and is also hand signed and individually numbered. APs to Limited Editions his pieces are completely breathtaking and pop when viewed under regular or proper lighting. His pieces are not easy to come by and are becoming highly sought after. One of his many accomplishments was successfully orchestrating 12 different beautiful installations of his work at Miami’s Famous Art Basel 2018. His installations included being the featured artist at the opening night with the Miami Heat...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Power Force, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2003
Located in Chicago, IL
Power Force was an American-made martial arts movie from 1991. It starred Alphonse Beni, a Cameroonian born movie star as a crime-fighting ninja. Frequently unable to import official posters, theaters in Ghana hired enterprising artists to create and embellish designs to promote the films in their own style. The result is a whole new genre collected worldwide. In this work by Ghanian artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Naturally
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

"Un poco de paz II". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Un poco de paz (beach mode)". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Hasta traspasarse II". Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, Pop, Surrealistic, Figurative, Nude
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Freddie Mercury -Portrait Painting Colors Red Blue Brown White Orange Yellow
By Alexandar Inchovski
Located in Sofia, BG
".Freddie Mercury" is a painting by Alexandar Inchovski. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic on canvas About the artwork: Edition : Unique, signed ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pulque (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Giclee of 50 Hand Signed by Tom Russell
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

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

Materials

Acrylic

Coney Island of the Mind Lawrence Ferlinghetti (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

Basquiat Convers Sneakers Art by Martin Allen – Iconic Pop Culture Meets Vintage
Located in London, GB
The sixth in a series of worn out Chuck Taylor Basquiat Converse Trainers. This time with a pair of my Converse Basquiat sneakers. Titled ‘Life Imitates Art III’ these sneakers feature the classic Basquiat dinosaur...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Pigment

Super Bowl - Sport Painting Colors Orange Yellow Green Blue
Located in Sofia, BG
"Super Bowl" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic paint, oil on canvas The painting is unframed. The pa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Black Jack
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

Maybach
Located in Sofia, BG
"Maybach" is a painting by Maestro Pancho Malezanov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, oil on canvas The painting is unframed. “The impressions of arti...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Third November 1957 - Figurative Acrylic Painting Red White Blue Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"Third November 1957" is a painting by Maestro Stanislav Belovski. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acrylic on canvas About the artwork: Edition : Uniqu...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Coca Cola ... Si?! II - Painting Pop Art Red Green Purple Brown Blue Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"Coca Cola ... Si?! II" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Gouache, oil on c...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Gouache, Acrylic

Mocha Soma
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

Bright Horizons (The Puppeteers) Painting Colors Beige Yellow Green Black Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Bright Horizons (The Puppeteers)" is a painting by Maestro Vlado Vesselinov. About the painting: Style and Technic: POP ART, Contemporary, Acryli...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, 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

Rebel Essence
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In this artwork, the central figure is the face of a young woman who looks directly at the viewer with firmness and a defiant attitude, a cigarette in her mouth, projecting an image ...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Other Medium

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

Materials

Giclée

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

Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Giclee of 20 Hand Signed by Tom Russell
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

Original Figurative Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ARTIST— Juan Carlos Vazquez Lima Juan Carlos was born in Havana Cuba June 30th 1986. He Studied at Eduardo Garcia Delgado School of Art. He currently lives and works in Havana. PAI...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

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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Canvas, Acrylic

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STILL LIFE WITH PROFILE
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. 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

"Breaking Good" Pop Art Painting 70 x 54 inch by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"Breaking Good" Pop Art Painting 70 x 54 inch by John Paul Fauves From "Alts iz farloyrn" ("All is lost") series 2019 Mixed media, acrylic and oil on canvas 70" × 54" 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

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Down The Mario Hole" Mixed media Painting 47" x 41" inch by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"Down The Mario Hole" Mixed media Painting 47" x 41" inch by John Paul Fauves 2017 Mixed media, acrylic and oil on canvas 47" × 41" inch From GUCCI in Wonderland series GUCCI in Wonderland series contains two parts. First one, GUCCI in wonderland, is an inspiration that came to John Paul Fauves after doing a 10 piece collection of some Alessandro Michele art campaigns. There was so much magic realism in the GUCCI brand and concept that transcended from being a clothing label to something more surreal. It is here when the artist decides to give a hold to his new collection for 2018 named "holy exit" and dive into this new world of colors and wonders. ​ The second part, Alice in Wonderland, represents the artist a world of fantasy and dreams. It seems as if the author Lewis Caroll could write like a dream. The same concept of surrealism is what FAUVES feels about Gucci design and branding. It as if Gucci can design and create form the world of dreams, and this is what the artist wants to represent in his art GUCCI in wonderland. ​ 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

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media

Rock 120-6
Located in Woodmere, OH
Oil on Aluminum Dibond, Gold Leaf, and Resin
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

The Look_James Wolanin_Acrylic/Gloss Varnish/ Round Panel_Swimmer
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN "The Round" Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel 36 x 36 inches ______________________ James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated wor...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Varnish, Acrylic, Panel

I Dream in Color_James Wolanin_Acrylic/Gloss Varnish/Panel_Retro_Pop_Portrait
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN "I Dream in Color" Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel 48 x 48 inches ______________________ James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coa...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Varnish, Acrylic, Panel

Knows How to Dance
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

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Snow Angels II
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Dan Pelonis’s "Snow Angels" is a small-scale oil painting on a wood panel that explores themes of memory, transience, and imperfection. Against a muted, frosty background, delicate i...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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

Mix Tape number 1
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in a symphony of sight and sound with Martin Allen's "Mix Tape Number 1." Inspired by the nostalgia of mix cassette tapes, this vibrant masterpiece transcends tradit...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pigment

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

Mix Tape number 2
Located in London, GB
Immerse yourself in a symphony of sight and sound with Martin Allen's "Mix Tape Number 2." Inspired by the nostalgia of mix cassette tapes, this vibrant masterpiece transcends tradit...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Pigment

Conceptual Pop Art Color Mixed Media Painting "Home" Brooke Alexander Gallery
Located in Surfside, FL
Robin Winters (b. 1950) hand signed; 1986. Acrylic, rhoplex and powdered pigment on screenprint Dimensions: 36”h, 32”w Title: "Home" Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. Gallery label verso. Robin Winters is known for his conceptual works in a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional media and performance/durational art. The reliquary and other recurring themes that appear in his works can be seen in the collection of sculptures and paintings offered in this sale (lots 170, 171, 173, 393, 396). Gallery label to reverse: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. 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. These meetings led to the formation of the Group Collaborative Projects, or Colab, of which Winters is a founding member. 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 traveled to Liege from the US, and the three in combination with two of the factories master glassblowers, realized Mr. Winters' work over six weeks time. A portion of the works, a group of glass heads and hats that the artist had produced at the factory, were exhibited in 1990 at the Centre d’Art Contemporain Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland. Later in the year they were included in his solo exhibition at Brooke Alexander Gallery in New York City. They were also shown at Facts and Rumours, an exhibition at the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 1991. Winters had a solo exhibition at Van Esch Galerie in Eindhoven, the Netherlands called I am not Indifferent in 1991. The show consisted of paintings, glass heads, and bronze sculpture. Two years later he had another solo exhibition at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, entitled Human Nature. Several hundred heads, made of glass and ceramic, lined the walls and were arranged in rings on the floor. Also on display were various paintings and bronzes. In 1994 Winters had a show at the Michael Klein Gallery in New York City entitled Notes from the Finishing Room, a solo exhibition of paintings. The artist also collaborated with fellow Benicia natives and glass artists Leroy Champagne and Michael Nourot...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment, Screen

Femme au Figuier de Barbarie
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful sculpture by French artist Claude Gilli entitled "Femme au Figuier de Barbaries" dating from 2007. Made of wood and acrylic, it measures 170 cm x 133 cm.
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Reut Harel: Chill - Giclee print on canvas. 39.3/39.3”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Reut Harel is a Pop Art artist who works in Tel Aviv and creates colorful, optimistic, vibrant art that combines detailed elements and emotions. Her works a...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Giclée

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic/Gloss_James Wolanin, Beach Duo
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN "Beach Duo" Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel 40 x 50 inches ______________________ James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated wor...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Panel

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

Materials

Enamel

Figurative Neoclassical Oil Painting, "Love Conquers All"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic neoclassical painting depicting Venue di Milo by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 30x30. 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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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

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

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

State of Fear (fright)
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Working on a variety of perceptual levels, Philippe Huart lets one visit his intima...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Identity Crisis (unique hand embellished serigraph)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand embellished with acrylic paint and marker on serigraph. Hand signed and dated by Ronnie Cutrone. Custom framed as pictured. Black color. Frame to fit style. Artwo...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Screen, Permanent Marker

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

Materials

Acrylic, Fabric, Board

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