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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

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
Period: 20th Century
Penny Marshall and Brian Ferry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and Unidentified Factory Manager, Germany
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Choreographer & Martha Graham dancer Tim Wengerd, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and Catherine Guinness in front of John and Kimiko Powers Home
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso. Authenticated by The ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gay Pride Parade
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'JUN 26 1984' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert DuPont, Cornelia Guest, Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Artist Andy Warhol at his Whitney Museum Retrospective
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol at his Whitney Museum Retrospective in 1971. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authentici...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Anti-Defamation League Dinner with Halston & Elizabeth Taylor
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol with Ronald Perelman at the Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt (“T.J.H.”). The work comes with either a Certificate of Provenance or Certificate of Authenticity 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...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn rehearsing in NYC, 1965. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn photographed during a rehearsal in Manhattan in 1965. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes di...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Choreographer George Balanchine rehearsing NYCB's "Midsummer Nights Dream"
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of choreographer and ballet master of the New York City Ballet George Balanchine rehearsing "Midsummer Nig...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Carol Burnett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'SEP 27 1978' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon photograph Detroit, 1971 (photo of John Lennon)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Detroit, 1971 photographed by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Ja...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann posing in his Manhattan studio with new work
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 11.5" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann posing in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1969. This is a print that was published by the New York Times ...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aspen Valley Hospital
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theater Dancer Lupe Serrano, Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater ballerina Lupe Serrano performing, 1965. Signed on the print verso by Jac...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jerry Hall with Diandra and Michael Douglas
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Munich Glyptothek
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'JUN 01 1982' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol on skis at Powder Pandas
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paige Powell & Billy Boy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Merce Cunningham, Barbara Lloyd and Albert Reid performing 'RainForest'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Merce Cunningham, Barbara Lloyd and Albert Reid performing 'RainForest' with Andy Warhol's silver clouds in 1...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hubert de Givenchy and Unidentified Woman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tatum O'Neal, John McEnroe and baby
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Female Nude from Numbered Nudes Series multiple exposure signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
4671 3 4 1987 1/20. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on the recto and verso. Chosen by the p...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cab Calloway
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fred Hughes loading a Warhol painting onto a Learjet 35
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Munich Glyptothek
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'JUN 01 1982' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Liquor bottle, glasses and paper towel still life
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York City Ballet Dancer Wendy Whelan in 'Swan Lake' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
New York City Ballet dancer Wendy Whelan in ‘Swan Lake’, 1993. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed by Jack Mitchel...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and his wife Dorothy. Signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and his wife Dorothy in his New York studio in 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes direc...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Olympic Gold Medal British figure skater John Curry, signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a s...
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Actor Christopher Walken, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor Christopher Walken, 1973. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mi...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Diane de Beauvau Craon & Andy Warhol at Bella Abzug's Birthday Party
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Warhol 'Heat' Superstars Sylvia Miles & Joe Dallesandro, nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstars Sylvia Miles as Hollywood has-been Sally Todd and Joe Dallesandro as hustler Joey Davis in Andy Warhol's "Heat" - Marc...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Italian sculptor Gio Pomodoro, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Italian sculptor Gio Pomodoro, 1999. Signed on the print recto by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Richard Branson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol recording Dan Scheffey
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Aspen Colorado Lamp Post with Holiday Wreath
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Love Boat Reunion with Lana Turner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Russian-American Dancer Alexander Godunov, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Alexander Godunov, 1981. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitch...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett - 1966. This photograph is in the collection of the ...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann, studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Tom Wesselmann, 1971, signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto and numbered 4 of 25. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Film director Blake Edwards with his wife Julie Andrews, signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Film director Blake Edwards with his wife Julie Andrews, 1986. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographe...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Lar Lubovitch, 1971. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they u...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Barry Diller, Richard Gere and Guest
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Liberace Eating
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" Dancer Jorge Donn, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Jorge Donn, photographed in 1979, numbered 8/25. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in penc...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sean Lennon with Kenny Scharf and his son
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Artist/Writer Edward Gorey on the Broadway set he designed for 'Dracula'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist and writer Edward Gorey photographed in September 1977 on the set he designed for the Broadway produc...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alba Clemente & Diane von Furstenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sean Lennon (to Care is to Cure)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer Barton Mumaw performing 'Fetish' signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer Barton Mumaw performing "Fetish" at Jacob's Pillow, 1956, signed by Jack Mitchell. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a n...
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1950s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Daryl Hall
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Michael J. Fox
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally photographed nude in Mitchell's studio for 'After Dark' m...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kevin Kline, Norman Snow and Patti LuPone, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Kevin Kline, Norman Snow and Patti LuPone, members of John Houseman's "The Acting Company", 1975. Signed by J...
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1970s 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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