Pop Art Black and White Photography
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
- Started in Britain in the 1950s, flourished in 1960s-era America
- “This is Tomorrow,” at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 1956, was reportedly the first Pop art exhibition
- A reaction to postwar mass consumerism
- Transitioning away from Abstract Expressionism
- Informed by neo-Dada and artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg; influenced postmodernism and Photorealism
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
- Richard Hamilton
- Andy Warhol
- Marta Minujín
- Claes Oldenburg
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Rosalyn Drexler
- James Rosenquist
- Peter Blake
- Roy Lichtenstein
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
Jon Gould Splayed on Rock in Montauk
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Jackson Backwards", Black & White Photograph Portrait w Sunglasses, 13/25
By Graham Nash
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical & edgy archival digital photograph, limited edition giclee by Graham Nash (American, b. 1942) of his young son Jackson backwards with hoodie and Mickey Mouse sunglasses. (Graham Nash is seen in reflection of sunglasses.) #13/25 Titled, signed and dated '89. Stamp and signed on verso. Condition: Excellent. Unframed. Image size: 22"33"H x 18"W. Size including border: 24.33"H x 22.25"W.
While best known as a founding member of the rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (sometimes) Young, Nash also developed a parallel career as a photographer, collector, and pioneer of digital imaging. Nash's photographs include revealing portraits of family and friends, images of life on the road, still lifes and landscapes, street photographs, bad credit people, and a unique series of self-portraits which often shows him reflected in windows and mirrors. His photography establishes Nash as a masterful visual artist with a keen eye for moments and scenes not immediately available to the common eye.
In 2006, fifty years of Graham Nash's photographic images were shown in his first solo museum exhibition, Eye to Eye: Photographs by Graham Nash, at San Diego's Museum of Photographic Arts. MoPA Director Arthur Ollman...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Debbie Harry on the set of The Foreigner (East Village 1970s Blondie photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry photograph by Fernando Natalici:
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1977, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici.
The Foreigner (director Amos Poe 1977) - a seminal cinematic work at the height of the 1970's American underground - a film which has been documented in virtually every publication pertaining to the history of the late 70's New York Downtown Art scene.
Digital C-Print on Kodak Lustre. 16 x 20 inches.
Signed, titled & numbered from an edition of 20.
Obtained directly from the artist.
Excellent condition.
About The Artist:
New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria.
Fernando’s photo archive and art design were most recently featured in two highly regarded New York shows: “Area” at The Hole Gallery NYC (2014) & “Downtown New York Film” at The Museum of The Moving Image (2015).
"The Foreigner" is a testament to the "punk" sensibility as manifested at CBGB during this time; the streets and lofts of SoHo and the Lower East Side art scene.
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
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C Print
Jon Gould Walking in Surf in Palm Beach
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Iggy Pop photograph Detroit 1968 (Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Iggy Pop by Leni Sinclair
One of the most iconic images ever taken of Iggy Pop, this truly one of a kind photograph was shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair - 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016).
This photo is featured in the publication 'Rock in Fashion by John Varvatos' as well as two acclaimed rock documentary's: Gimme Danger and 'Danny Says.
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches
Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins by Sinclair
Very good overall condition
Obtained directly from artist. Seller is an authorized dealer rep of Sinclair.
About Leni Sinclair
A recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit and a trusted documenter of the rock n’ roll scene of that same era, Leni Sinclair is known for her vivid photographs which captured faithfully the raw drama that unfolded before her lens. But she may be best known for capturing the raucous rock n’ roll scene of that era, including photographs of such rock legends as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and jazz icons such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra.
Focusing her lens on musicians and fellow activists from nightclubs to festivals to street demonstrations, Sinclair captured a pivotal era in American history when art and politics intertwined. Some of her photos – including shots of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely known of their subjects. What seems, at first glance, to be candid scenes featuring musicians, activists, party goers and demonstrators, read together as a more powerful story: that of an American society where art and politics were inextricably intertwined.
Of recent notoriety Sinclair was exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The 80-year-old artist, author and social justice organizer still lives in Detroit, where she married politically active poet and jazz critic John Sinclair in 1965 at a Cass Avenue church. Three years later they and a friend started the White Panther Party.
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Iggy Pop, the designated "Godfather of Punk", is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor. He was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band the Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. Iggy Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the course of his career, including garage rock, punk rock, hard rock, art rock, new wave, jazz, blues, and electronic. Iggy Pop's hits include, "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by the Stooges, and his solo hits "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", and "Real Wild Child."
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The Ramones. Blondie. The Clash. CBGB. Music photography. Punk photos.
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
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Inkjet
Andy Warhol photograph New York, 1978
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol by Fernando Natalici, New York 1978:
This rare Andy Warhol portrait was shot at the Halston Spring Fashion Show, in New York City, 1978 by heralded downtown art scene pho...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
PRINCE Photograph Detroit 1980 (Prince Dez Dickerson)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Prince & The Revolution Photograph 1980 by Leni Sinclair: Prince alongside his first guitarist Dez Dickerson shot by Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016).
Archival inkjet print. 11 x 14 inches.
Hand signed, titled & dated in ink across the margins.
Some minor corner bending; in otherwise very good overall condition.
Obtained directly from artist. Lot 180 is an authorized dealer rep of photographer Leni Sinclair.
About Leni Sinclair:
Sinclair is a recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit, which she amply documented through vivid and dramatic photography. But she may be best known for capturing the raucous rock n’ roll scene of that era, including photographs of such rock legends as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and jazz icons such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M5" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M5
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Bruce Springsteen photograph (the Bottom Line NYC 1975)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Bruce Springsteen Photograph by Fernando Natalici
A rare, striking photo of Bruce Springsteen at the age of 25 captured at The Bottom Line New York, 1975, by celebrated underground photographer, Fernando Natalici.
Bruce and The East Street Band's 1975 shows at The Bottom Line were cited by Rolling Stone in 2004 as among the “50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock & Roll."
Dimensions: 13 x 19 inches
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print
Hand signed & titled in ink from a limited edition of 25
Excellent condition
Seller is a primary dealer rep of Fernando Natalici
As Rolling Stone wrote... In August 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were booked to play ten shows at the tiny New York club the Bottom Line, near Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Springsteen was weeks away from releasing his third album, Born to Run, and his label, Columbia, invited more than 1,000 industry insiders to see what fans of the E Street Band's live shows had long known. As guitarist Steven Van...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
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Inkjet
Mick Jagger photograph Detroit, 1972 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mick Jagger Photograph by Leni Sinclair:
This elegant, silhouette of Rolling Stones legend, Mick Jagger was shot by the legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016’s Kresge Fo...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
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Inkjet
FELA KUTI photograph collection
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fela Kuti: A rare vintage collection of:
2 darkroom publicity photos circa ealry/mid 1980s. Each measuring 5x7 inches.
15+ 35mm transparencies of Fela performing live circa early/...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$625 Sale Price
26% Off
Andy Warhol at the Bois de Boulogne, Silver Gelatin Print by Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fernando Natalici The Foreigner New York 1978
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici The Foreigner New York 1978:
A vintage original film still shot on the set of the seminal 70's Manhattan art scene film, "The Foreigner," by celebrated downtown pho...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
BASQUIAT photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray photograph Nicholas Taylor)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"Basquiat knew funk, jazz and what was up. How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Eric Clapton photograph (Eric Clapton Madison Square garden 1975)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Eric Clapton Photograph by Fernando Natalici:
A dreamy, classic photo of rock n roll & blues legend Eric Clapton captured at the world famous Madison Square Garden during the hirstor...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Debbie Harry on the set of The Foreigner East Village, 1977 (Blondie)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1977, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici.
The Foreigner (direct...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Jon Gould in Speedo in Palm Beach
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Personal Computer Series 'Contrast' - Black and white pop art photography
By Samuel Field
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Contrast', from Samuel Field's Personal Computer Series.
Photographed at the Cambridge Centre for Computing History, home to 800 Historic Computers. This collection is a fabulous r...
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
Turquoise Atomic - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Turquoise Atomic
- Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
by the London based contemporary pop art
image creator and artist, BATIK.
Measures 30 x 30" inches ...
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Pink Atomic - Oversize Signed limited edition Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Pink Atomic Blonde
- Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
by the London based contemporary pop art
image creator and artist, BATI...
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Judith Krantz, Boy George and Quentin Crisp
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol.
An English expat living in New York City, Quentin Crisp came to prominence following the publi...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Atomic Blonde - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde
- Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
by the London based contemporary pop art
image creator and artist, BATIK.
...
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
David Bowie photograph New York City 1999 (Bowie photo)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A rare, intimate photo of the legendary David Bowie taken at New York's Kit Kat Club in 1999 during a private VH1 event, by celebrated downtown photographer, Fernando Natalici.
Dime...
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20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Archival Pigment Print
BATÍK is a London based contemporary pop art image crea...
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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Archival Pigment Print
BATÍK is a London based contemporary pop art image crea...
Category
2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition by BATIK
Located in London, GB
Atomic Blonde - Hand Signed Limited Edition - Pop Art - Brigitte Bardot
Archival Pigment Print
BATÍK is a London based contemporary pop art image crea...
Category
2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Debbie Harry photograph East Village 1977 (The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1977, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici.
The Foreigner (direct...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital
Sunday Morning Coffee Photograph New York, NY 1996
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Sunday Coffee, New York, NY 1996 photographed by downtown New York art scene photographer, Fernando Natalici.
Archival Inkjet Print, 13 x 19 inches including borders.
Hand signed o...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
BB King New York c.1979 (BB King darkroom photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
BB King by Fernando Natalici:
A classic image of Blues great BB King captured circa late 1970s, by legendary New York underground photographer & art designer Fernando Natalici.
Med...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Christopher Makos, "Andy Warhol in China, " Gelatin Silver Print, 1982
Located in Long Island City, NY
This gelatin silver print was created by American photographer Christopher Makos. Makos is well known for his relationships with icons like Andy Warhol, Tennessee Williams, and John ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1979 photograph (Basquiat by Nick Taylor Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 1979
This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a f...
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20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Haring Subway Art photo c.1981 (Keith Haring subway drawings)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Subway Drawings Photograph:
This photograph captures Keith Haring's epic conquest, producing public art across the New York City subwa...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
FELA KUTI photograph Detroit 1986 (Leni Sinclair Fela Kuti)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
“Fela in Detroit” by Leni Sinclair:
This much iconic Fela Kuti photograph was captured by legendary Detroit counter cultural photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016’s Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of the year. Of recent note, this image has been featured in The New York Times article 'The Legacy of Fela Kuti’s Music of Resistance: Hear 15 Essential Songs'. This photo is perhaps the most famed concert of Fela ever taken.
Shot by Sinclair at Detroit's historic Fox...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Andy Warhol, Photo Booth Strip of Holly Solomon, 1963
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken under the direction of Andy Warhol. Before the days he was toting around his camera, he would take clients to photo booths in Times Square to take photographic portraits of them. A collector of Contemporary Art, Holly Solomon...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Modernismo M107" Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M107" Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M5
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not framed.
Pri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Fernando Natalici Times Square, New York, 1978 (set of 6 darkroom photos)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici Times Square New York City 1978: set of 6 works:
In 1978, photographer Fernando Natalici, the creative mind behind stunning graphic design for iconic venues such a...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fernando Natalici The Foreigner New York (Eric Mitchell Amos Poe The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Eric Mitchell on the set of the seminal 70's Manhattan art scene film, "The Foreigner," by celebrated downtown photographer, Fernando Natalici.
Silver ...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon photograph Detroit 1970s (John & Yoko)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Leni Sinclair John Lennon & Yoko Ono photograph Detroit, 1972
Photographed by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of the year (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016).
Archival Inkjet Print. 11x14 inches.
Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins
Very good condition.
Obtained directly from artist. Dealer is a primary representative of Leni Sinclair.
About Leni Sinclair
A recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit and a trusted documenter of the rock n’ roll scene of that same era, Leni Sinclair is known for her vivid photographs which captured faithfully the raw drama that unfolded before her lens. But she may be best known for capturing the raucous rock n’ roll scene of that era, including photographs of such rock legends as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and jazz icons such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra.
Focusing her lens on musicians and fellow activists from nightclubs to festivals to street demonstrations, Sinclair captured a pivotal era in American history when art and politics intertwined. Some of her photos – including shots of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely known of their subjects. What seems, at first glance, to be candid scenes featuring musicians, activists, party goers and demonstrators, read together as a more powerful story: that of an American society where art and politics were inextricably intertwined.
Of recent notoriety Sinclair was exhibited at Detroit’s MOCAD (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit) as part of her first major U.S. solo museum exhibition, “Moto City Underground”. The 80-year-old artist, author and social justice organizer still lives in Detroit, where she married politically active poet and jazz critic John Sinclair...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Jon Gould Upward Dog in Surf in Montauk
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Gould Observing Palm Beach Scene
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Gould Walking Cliffside Montauk
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Basquiat Keith Haring NY Graffiti Photo 1980 (SAMO)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'The Door': Rare early Basquiat, Keith Haring Street Art Photo by Fernando Natalici:
'The Door,' photographed, New York c.1979/1980, represents one of only two known photographs featuring the early graffiti work of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat & Keith Haring together on one image (see upper right & left).
Basquiat's tags appear in at least 3 places ('Salt', teepe & skull). The work combines the two most iconic Haring & Basquiat images of all: Haring's radiant baby & Basquiat’s crown; while also presenting the work of Whitney Biennial artist, David Wojnarowicz (Burning House mid upper left) & five time Brazilian Biennial artist Alex Vallauri (acrobat stencils across lower area). A true testament to the New York downtown art scene of the late 70's/early 80's.
Archival Ink Jet Print.
Dimensions: 18 x 22 inches including borders.
Hand signed and numbered from an edition of 30.
Excellent overall condition & print quality.
Acquired directly from artist. Lot 180 Gallery is a primary authorized dealer rep of Fernando Natalici.
About Fernando Natalici:
New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria.
Fernando’s work was recently featured in the Jeffrey Deitch curated show “Area” at The Hole Gallery NYC, with his film stills from "Unmade Beds" & "The Foreigner"- two of the most significant underground films of the 1970’s New York Punk scene, recently exhibited at The Museum of The Moving Image.
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Basquiat crown. Basquiat SAMO graffiti. Keith Haring street art. Early Basquiat. Basquiat Haring Crossing Lines. Keith Haring Baby.
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage The Ramones photograph (Ramones darkroom photograph)
By Roberta Bayley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage Ramones photograph circa early 1980s. A vintage original darkroom print by unknown photographer.
Silver gelatin print.
Dimensions: 10 x 8...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$455 Sale Price
30% Off
David Byrne Talking Heads photograph CBGB 1977 (Talking Heads CBGB 1977)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
David Byrne Talking Heads photograph CBGB 1977 by Fernando Natalici:
Medium: Silver gelatin print. 1977.
11 x 14 inches.
Good overall vintage condition; minor signs of handling; well preserved.
Hand signed on the reverse from an edition of 4 AP's.
About Talking Heads:
At the start of their career, Talking Heads were all nervous energy, detached emotion, and subdued minimalism. When they released their last album about 12 years later, the band had recorded everything from art-funk to polyrhythmic worldbeat explorations and simple, melodic guitar pop. Between their first album in 1977 and their last in 1988, Talking Heads became one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits. While some of their music can seem too self-consciously experimental, clever, and intellectual for its own good, at their best Talking Heads represent everything good about art-school punks. Talking Heads 77, And they were literally art-school punks. Guitarist/vocalist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, and bassist Tina Weymouth...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Patti Astor The Foreigner 1977 film still (Amos Poe The Foreigner)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici Patti Astor The Foreigner New York 1977:
Actress and legendary downtown NY scenester Patti Astor, photographed during the filming of "The Foreigner" by celebrated N...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Ogburn and Unknown Woman, Pop Art Gelatin Silver Print Photograph
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Ogburn, American (1942 - ) - David Ogburn and Unknown Woman, Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, Image Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches, Size: 8.5 x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jon Gould as Twin (in mirror)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Janis Joplin photograph Detroit 1968 (60s rock photography Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Janis Joplin photograph Detroit, 1968 - This very natural, in the moment image of Rock legend, Janis Joplin was shot by legendary Detroit photographer & c...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Leni Sinclair MC5 Detroit 1968
Located in NEW YORK, NY
One of the most striking photos of MC5 ever taken, this candid portrait was shot by none other than legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair; 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK photo section, Jan. 28, 2016)
Archival ink jet print
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches including borders.
Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins
Obtained directly from artist. Excellent condition.
About Leni Sinclair
Sinclair is a recognized leader of the 1960s-70s counter cultural movement in Detroit, where she amply documented the city's activities through vivid and dramatic photography...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Michael Chow, Adele Lutz, David Byrne and Tina Chow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work by Andy Warhol depicts Michael Chow, Adele Lutz, David Byrne and Tina Chow celebrating Michael's birthday.
Stamped on verso by The ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Ramones New York City 1985 (Ramones photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Ramones captured by heralded New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici, backstage at The Ritz, New York, NY circa 1985.
Silver gelatin print.
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches.
Minor signs of handling; spotting to area above Joey Ramone's head; in otherwise good to very good overall vintage condition.
Hand signed & dated on the reverse from an edition of 5 APs.
Obtained directly from artist.
Ramones were a punk rock band that formed in Queens, New York, United States, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played a farewell concert and disbanded. By a little more than eight years after the breakup, the band’s three founding members—lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
American Ballet Theater Dancer Principal Dancer Lupe Serrano Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Lupe Serrano, studio portrait, 1966. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity.
Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) bulging photographic portfolio of actors, writers, painters, musicians and especially dancers describes a pictorial history of the arts in the late 20th century. Mr. Mitchell, who took hundreds of pictures for The New York Times, was both a portraitist and a capturer of complex motion. An expert in lighting, he worked mostly, though not entirely, in black and white, and he was known — by his subjects, by the magazine and newspaper editors he worked for, and by critics — as someone who could make a photograph reveal character.
Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than 5,000 assignments in black and white, and nearly a thousand in color. He photographed more than 160 covers for Dance magazine, and his photos have appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and many other publications.
Mitchell’s photographs are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American performer Gregory Hines was made from a Jack Mitchell photograph, and a Jack Mitchell photograph of Audre Lorde...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,260 Sale Price
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Jon Gould Walking in Surf
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marianne Faithfull backstage at Blondie concert
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work.
Dated 'Aug 16 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number.
The work comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Leni Sinclair Charles Mingus photo Detroit 1974 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charles Mingus by Leni Sinclair:
This elegant, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Charles Mingus was shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair in 1974; Sinclair was 2016’...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Fernando Natalici Al Goldstein New York 1979
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Al Goldstein by heralded New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici
Silver Gelatin Print, c.1979.
11x14 inches.
Hand signed & dated on the verso from an edition of 2.
Some minor residue or fading to edges and minor signs of handling; otherwise in very good condition for its age.
Al Goldstein:
If Hugh Hefner strove to put a sleek, air-brushed image on sexual freedom in the 1960s, rival publisher Al Goldstein was the polar opposite. Unabashedly abrasive and foul-mouthed, the cigar-chomping, a larger than life Goldstein called his explicit magazine Screw.
When he co-founded Screw in 1968, the American legal system was embroiled in a battle over what constitutes obscenity. Goldstein never envisioned himself as a champion of free speech, but fought for what he said were his own prurient interests.
The porn magazine's scathing, scatological editorials railed against religious leaders and the government for justifying war while imprisoning erotic magazine...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pop Artist Robert Indiana posing in his studio with his famous LOVE sculpture
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Robert Indiana posing in his studio with his famous LOVE sculpture, 1969.. This is a print tha...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cynthia Gregory, Ted Kivitt & Ivan Nagy triple portrait for Dance Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancers Cynthia Gregory, Ted Kivitt, and Ivan Nagy, triple portrait for Dance magazine, 1967. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitch...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Joffrey Ballet Dancer Robert Blankshine portrait in full costume & stage makeup
Located in Senoia, GA
Joffrey Ballet dancer Robert Blankshine, 1973. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Dry mounted on archival board for ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Airplane Engine
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic print taken by Andy Warhol in 1982 in the airline/Port Authority terminal while shooting U.S. Airways commercial. Andy notes in his diary on April 12, 1...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pop Art black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art black and white photography 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 black and white photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Sally Davies, and Fernando Natalici. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Digital Print 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 black and white photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography 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 $175 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $1,275.
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