Pop Art Figurative 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
"Emulsion 23" Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 23" Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Emulsion series.
Title of artwork: EM23
Year: 2010
Print size: 48x48 Inches trim bleed
Rarity: Limited edition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital
"Butterfly 20" Photography 48" x 86" inch Edition 2/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 20" Photography 48" x 86" inch Edition 2/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B20
Year: 2017
Print size: 46" x 84" Inch trim bleed
Framed size" 48" x 86" Inch
Edition:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
"Octopussy O20" Abstract Photography 40" x 84" in Edition 2/6 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Octopussy O20" Abstract Photography 40" x 84" in Edition 2/6 by Giuliano Bekor
Print size 84x40 Inches trim bleed
Artwork finished size 88x44 Inches
Limited edition 2 of 6
Artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Jenna Jameson (Diptych-Clothed/Nude), Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (1952)
Title: Jenna Jameson (Diptych-Clothed/Nude) from the XXX 30 PORN-STAR PORTRAITS SERIES
Year: 2004
Medium: Color Print
Edition: 6 plus 3 AP
Size: 20 x 16 inches each, 20 x 32 inches total
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the artist.
Exhibitions & Literature: “XXX: 30 Porn Star Portraits” appeared at Mary Boone Gallery, New York [Oct. 30-Dec. 18, 2004] and at John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco [Jan. 12-Feb. 12, 2005]. Accompanying the exhibition was a 144-page catalogue published by Bulfinch Press, a soundtrack distributed by Emperor Norton (Ryko) and a documentary on the making of the photographs aired by HBO [Oct. 22, 2004-Feb. 22, 2005].
Notes: Since this item will be shipped directly from the photographer, the seller can only provide the specific edition number to buyers at the actual point of sale. Please message the seller to request this information at the point of purchase.
BACKGROUND, XXX 30 PORN-STAR PORTRAITS SERIES
Art in America “Body Double” by Sarah Valdez 4/2005 —
From rock stars to presidents, literary figures to actors, not to mention pretty much everyone of consequence in the blue-chip art world, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders has for some three decades now photographed celebrities, in the process institutionalizing himself as one. Ever a fan of the big negative’s capacity for crisply rendering minutiae larger than life, Greenfield-Sanders has made a formidable career out of satisfying the public’s desire to scrutinize ordinary aspects of extraordinary people, at once acknowledging and confirming their iconic status.
He has captured, for instance, the young David Bowie, transformed with a goatee and feathery earring; Warhol wringing his hands, for once caught unawares by the camera; Hillary Clinton with that impeccable blonde bob; Agnes Martin in an adorable black cardigan, gold buttons done up to the top; Robert Mapplethorpe wide-eyed in his boodle. Like school portraits, set consistently against solid backdrops, Greenfield-Sanders’s portraits possess a reassuring sameness, encouraging scientific scrutiny–all the while bestowing on his sitters a cultural legitimacy of which they cannot help but be aware.
His latest exhibition did no less, chronicling celebrities of the adult-film industry. “XXX: 30 Porn Star Portraits” consisted of a series of 30 photographic diptychs showing his muses posed more or less the same way twice, once with street clothes on and then with them off. But the project also included an ambitious number of spinoffs: a catalogue (with essays by 16 well-known figures, among them Gore Vidal, John Waters, Karen Finley, JT LeRoy and Salman Rushdie, as well as bios written by each of the porn stars he photographed), a Greenfield-Sanders-directed and -produced documentary on the making of the porn-star photographs (aired by HBO) and a slick soundtrack for the documentary (including music by the Velvet Underground, Peaches, Felix da Housecat and Rabbit in the Moon, among others).
In the choppy documentary, Greenfield-Sanders appears here and there, but reveals little about his motivation for undertaking “XXX,” mostly allowing his models and catalogue essayists to speak, one after another, as if to an omniscient interviewer. All amicably hold forth on porn and sex, plus a little about life in general. We meet a few self-proclaimed born exhibitionists, who explain that they got into the industry with verve and on purpose. Others, of course, found themselves compelled by cash.
Characters become endearing as we gain knowledge of their personal lives. A strapping, square-jawed Russian, for instance, explains that he’s proud to have earned enough to bring his whole family to this country. Porn legend Nina Hartley and her husband cheerfully show off the elaborate dungeon in their home. We see some stars on location, driving around or sitting on lawns, explaining that they’re actually attending college or pursuing careers as artists or tappers: porn as means to an end. Models unselfconsciously mill about Greenfield-Sanders’s studio in the buff and tell life stories while having their makeup done. Somebody’s small dog makes a cameo.
Some porn stars confess to having been shunned by parents for their choice of career; one or two describe families proud or at least accepting of their accomplishments. We learn that Greenfield-Sanders got the idea of doing double portraits of the same person, clothed and nude, from Goya, whose La Maja Vestida and La Maja Desnuda...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Prism, Marilyn Minter
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Marilyn Minter (1948-)
Title: Prism
Year: 2009
Medium: C-Print
Edition: 9/27, 18 proofs
Size: 20 x 15.88 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, titled, dated, and...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Sylvester Stallone
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work.
Work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (pictured).
The work is stamped on the verso by the Es...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
PRINCE photograph Detroit 1980 (Prince by Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Prince Detroit 1980:
A standout, hand signed photograph of the late all-time great Prince, shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair,...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Swimming Pool Pink AP (9/20) - Original Figurative Color Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori has always worked with photography. He uses his own or the licensed photographs of others, such as renowned Los Angeles photographer Brad Elterman. "Brad’s photos provide a rare, often raunchy glimpse into a rock and roll history where it seems Brad is always at the right place at the right time, camera ready.” –DiscoSalt. By using licensed images of Brad Elterman’s photographs, he provides viewers with a window into a fascinating and exclusive time on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip.
This series of Marco Pittori’s layered photographs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Mixed Media
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Paul Saltzman (1943)
Title: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rishikesh India (Beatles), suite of four
Year: 1968; printed circa 1993
Medium: Digital chromogenic prints on photographic paper
Edition: 1/50, 3/50, 3/50, 3/50; editions of 50
Size: 24.75 x 24.75 inches, each
Condition: Good
Inscription: each signed, titled, and numbered by the photographer
Notes: Taken when the photographer was 23 years old and studying meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, these images were created at the time when the Beatles, Donovan and others were also pursuing their studies in meditation there. These closeups are rare, and may never have been fully editioned.
PAUL SALTZMAN (1943) is a Canadian film and television producer, photographer, and director. A two-time Emmy Award-recipient, he has been credited on more than 300 films, both dramas and documentaries. In 1968, at the age of 23, he traveled to India for the first time as sound engineer on the National Film Board of Canada's Juggernaut documentary. He studied meditation to recover after his girlfriend had broken up with him, by mail. He learned meditation at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in the holy city of Rishikesh, India, The Beatles were coincidentally also visiting the ashram. He saw them sitting at a table and asked to join them. Paul McCartney drew up a chair. While there, he spent time with and photographed the Beatles, Donovan, Mia and Prudence Farrow and Mike Love. His photos have been judged "some of the best intimate shots" ever taken of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and have been seen in galleries worldwide. A permanent exhibition of his The Beatles in India photographs...
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"M14" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Edition 4/12 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M14" Photography 48" x 48" inch Edition 4/12 by Giuliano Bekor
48 x 48" inch
Limited edition of 12
This artwork is printed on the highest resolution archival fine art Kodak metall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ron Galella, 1971, Ron Galella
By Ron Galella
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ron Galella (1931)
Title: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ron Galella, 1971
Year: 1971
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Edition: 1/15, plus proofs
Size: 10 x 8 inches
Condition: ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
PRINCE Photograph Detroit 1980 (Leni Sinclair Prince photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Prince Detroit 1980 by Leni Sinclair:
A standout & timeless photograph of the late great Prince, shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Emi...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Courchevel
Located in Nottingham, GB
Limited edition Photographic Mosaic.
Edition of 8
Joel creates these contemporary pieces by adding lots of tiny images of the female form to make up the larger image.
These small p...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Mosaic, Digital, Photogram
Eternal Recurrence #43. Large limited edition color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #43 by Natasha Zupan
Archival Pigment Print of Photographic Paper
Image size: 60 in. H x 53.5 in. W
Edition of 5
Unframed
2015
______________________________
N...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Archival Pigment
Bardot Supreme - Luna Blue - SOLD - other sizes available
Located in New York, NY
Shot of Bardot. Custom luna blue acrylic paint created by the artist. Hand pulled enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Stretched on black frame. Signed by the artist. ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Acrylic
Nir Hadar, The princess from Jaffa, Print on wood
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
Debbie Harry Rapture 1981 photograph by Charlie Ahearn (Fab 5 Lee Quinones)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" (in motion) 1981:
A rare historic Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy & Lee Quinones photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn on the set of Blondie's "Rapture".
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on heavy-weight paper.
Overall dimensions: 16 x 22 inches ( approx image size: 13 x 19 inches).
Hand signed & numbered on the verso, from a limited edition of 10.
Excellent overall condition.
Provenance: Obtained directly from artist.
Literature/References:
Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation (MFA Boston).
'New York, New Music 1980-86': Museum of the City of New York (2021).
More on Rapture:
The music video made its U.S. television debut on Solid Gold on January 31, 1981, and became the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV. Set in the East Village, much of the video is a one-take scene of Debbie Harry dancing down the street, passing by graffiti artists, Uncle Sam, an American Indian, child ballet dancer, and a goat. Fab Five Freddy...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
PRINCE Photograph Detroit 1980 (Leni Sinclair Prince photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Prince Detroit 1980 by Leni Sinclair:
A standout & timeless photograph of the late great Prince, shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Emi...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Blue Swimming Pool AP 5/20 - Iconic 1970s Photograph Behind Beverly Hills Hotel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori creates vibrant artworks that pay homage to the mesmerizing images of Brad Elterman and the mythic culture of 1970s Hollywood. By using lic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Digital
Jon Gould Shirtless Sunbathing in Jeans in Cape Cod
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jon Gould Montauk Rock
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Helmut Berger
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Blue Swimming Pool - Framed Iconic Photograph 1970s Pop Art Era Beverly Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marco Pittori has always worked with photography. He uses his own or the licensed photographs of others, such as renowned Los Angeles photographer Brad Elterman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Jon Gould (Montauk)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Jackass (Clambake), John Currin
By John Currin
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: John Currin (1962)
Title: The Jackass (Clambake)
Year: 2006
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Edition: 35/50, plus proofs.
Size: 16.5 x 11.7 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Jon Gould in Sweater in Cape Cod
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Japanese Poster", Modern Pop Art Black & White Limited Edition Photograph 12/25
By Graham Nash
Located in Soquel, CA
"Japanese Poster", Modern Pop Art Black & White Limited Edition Photograph 12/25
Whimsical & edgy modern archival digital photograph, limited edition gi...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Laid Paper
Farrah Fawcett Photo Shoot
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of two photographs by Andy Warhol. “Farrah Fawcett Photo Shoot” is a set of two silver gelatin prints by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artw...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nir Hadar, baseball
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
"Emulsion 1" Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 1" Photography 48'x48' inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Emulsion series.
Title of artwork: EM1
Year: 2010
Print size: 48x48 Inches trim bleed
Rarity: Limited edition o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Laminate, Digital
Nir Hadar, baseball
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
Nir Hadar, Spaceship, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Woodcut
Nir Hadar, Fish and Chips, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut, Plexiglass
BASQUIAT photograph by Nick Taylor of Gray (Basquiat Gray)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare 1979 Photograph of Jean Michel Basquiat
This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basqui...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blue Jeans
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work which comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts issued by Christie’s, the acting registrar of the foundation.
...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Polaroid
"WB42" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"WB42" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
"WB42"
Year: 2012
Medium: Photography
Print size: 50" x 40" Inches trim bleed
Edition: 10
Artist proof: 2
Other si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Modernismo M26" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M26" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M26
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Nir Hadar, Rabbit in the club, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Woodcut
"Modernismo M26" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M26" Pop Art Photography 24"x24" in Edition of 24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M26
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Fun Loving Criminals II
By BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Archival pigment pop art print of infamous criminal arrest mugshots of Fifty Cent, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Snoop Dog, ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Basquiat Debbie Harry Rapture 1981 photograph by Charlie Ahearn
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" 1981:
A rare historic Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahea...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Nir Hadar, The princess from Jaffa, Print on wood
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
"Butterfly 10" Abstract Photography 50" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 10" Abstract Photography 50" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B10
Year: 2012
Print size: 50" x 40" Inch
Edition: 1/8
Artist proof: 2
Medium: This a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Murakami TMF4" Pop Art Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Murakami TMF4" Pop Art Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/4 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Murakami Inspired TMF4
Year: 2010
Print size: 40" x 40" Inch
Edition: 1/4
Artist proof: 1
Other...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"WB35" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"WB35" Photography 50" x 40" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
"WB35"
Year: 2012
Medium: Photography
Print size: 50" x 40" Inches trim bleed
Edition: 10
Artist proof: 2
Other si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Butterfly 29" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 29" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B29
Year: 2018
Print size: 40" x 40" Inch
Framed size: 42" x 42" Inch
Edition: 1/8
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
Nir Hadar, The princess from Jaffa, Print on wood
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut
Nir Hadar, Jump to the free, Print on plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Jimi Hendrix photograph Detroit, 1968
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jimi Hendrix, Detroit, 1968, photographed by legendary music photographer Leni Sinclair, 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist.
Hand signed, titled & dated in ink within the low...
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Mick Jagger Grimacing
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each unsigned photo is unique and blind embossed with “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Gould, by descent to Jay Gould
The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs includes hundreds of unique silver gelatin prints gifted by Warhol to Gould during their relationship. Upon Jon Gould’s death in 1986 at the age of 33 from complications of AIDS, the Collection passed to his family from whom the works are now available exclusively through Hedges Projects. The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs features scores of heroic portraits of Gould along with other notable subjects such as Mick Jagger...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Marilyn Bombshell - Love Blue
Located in New York, NY
Homage to the late, great Marilyn Monroe. Hand pulled silk screen. Diamond Dust. On linen. Custom paint created by artist. Would ship rolled.
About the Artist:
Russell You...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
Tina Turner on Nightclub Balcony
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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/...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Modernismo M60" Pop Art Photography 60"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M60" Pop Art Photography 60"x48" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M60
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
BASQUIAT photographs: set of 3 works (Nicholas Taylor Basquiat photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat New York 1979:
A set of 3 rare, early Jean-Michel Basquiat photographs by Basquiat Gray bandmate, Nicholas Taylor of Gray.
A ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Inkjet
Sid Vicious- Mustard & Black, 2007
Located in New York, NY
Mug Shot of Sid Vicious. Hand pulled acrylic, enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Would ship rolled.
About the Artist:
Russell Young curre...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Acrylic
"Modernismo M111" Pop Art Photography 40"x54" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M111" Pop Art Photography 40"x54" in Edition of 12 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M111
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not framed.
Print size: 40x54 Inches trim bleed
Rarity: Limited edition of 12
Artist proof: 2
Other sizes are available on request
Certificate of authenticity is included and issued by the Artist.
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist.
MODERNISSIMO series
Modernismo was conceived between 2012 and 2014 as a series of pure photography, marrying elements of the historical pop art movement and raw, undulating forms of the human body. Patterns become the focal point as lines of the body become the canvas. Rooted in high fash- ion, Modernismo celebrates optical illusion coupled with vibrant color, within a unique and malleable interpretation. Bekor focused on creating a series of intrigue and minimalism, working with classical elements of black and white photography and playing on the vulnerabilities of his subject matter. Images composed of unique lighting, contrasting colors, and bare skin evoke drama and sensuality within the series.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Internationally recognized photographer, Giuliano Bekor, holds a portfolio that includes work from the realms of fashion, beauty, celebrity, advertising, and fine art.
Giuliano’s photography has been featured in top publications around the globe, and his client list includes an endless file of beauty industry leaders, advertising agencies, celebrities, producers, and artists.
With 30 years in the industry, Giuliano has perfected his craft to an exceptional level of expertise. Composed of light, color, space and form, Giuliano brings ideas conceptualized in his own imagination into reality throughout his work.
Currently living between New York and Los Angeles, Giuliano is often on the move traveling for work and inspiration. Always the restless visionary, he ceases to continually express his fresh and nuanced style.
For Giuliano Bekor, a photograph is an image that comes into being consciously, composed of light, color, space and form. Like a painter, he sketches, refining ideas through pen and pencil well before the shutter clicks. A camera is strictly a means to an end, a way of making a palpable visual record of an idea that gestates in his mind, gains shape by his hand, and resolves through his eye as it peers through the lens.
His subject is the human body, almost always nude. These images delve into the splendor of the body - how it can express the inner meaning of who we are. Limbs, torsos, muscles and bones are exposed as though carved out of a supple, glowing stone that flexes and twists. Many of these photographs feature subjects posed with the eyes obscured, the face covered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg Outside the Pergamon Museum in Berlin
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each unsigned photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bianca Jagger, Rex Smith and Steve Rubell
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nir Hadar, Rabbit in the club, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Woodcut
Nir Hadar, Fish and Chips, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Woodcut
Nir Hadar, Urban peace, Print on wood or plexiglass
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it.
There's a hidden message...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Woodcut, Plexiglass
Red Marks #1 – Miles Aldridge, Pop Art, food, cigarette, contemporary, colour
Located in Zurich, CH
MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain)
Red Marks #1
2003
Chromogenic print
Image 101,6 x 152,4 cm (40 x 60 in.)
Sheet 113,6 x 164,4 cm (44 3/4 x 64 3/4 in.)
Frame 117,8 x 169,3 x 5 c...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
"M38" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M38" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Archival pigment print mounted on dibond custom frame comes with non-reflective museum glass
MODERNISSIMO...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
"Butterfly 19" (FRAMED) Photography 50" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 19" (FRAMED) Photography 50" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B19
Year: 2018
Print size: 50" x 40" Inch
Framed size: 52" x 42" Inch
Edition: 1/8
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
Jon Gould Pointing on Fire Island Beach
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Girl with Pearl Donut" 60x48" Photographic arrangement of Donuts on Rag Paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. I have included in this listing an image from some of the world-wide Social Media Buzz on Candice CMC
This large one of a kind photo arrangement titled "Girl with Pearl Donut" by Candice CMC features a donut created image inspired by the iconic painting "Girl with Pearl Earring...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Ink
"Butterfly 6" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 6" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B12
Year: 2018
Print size: 24" x 24" Inch
Edition: 1/24
Artist proof: 2
Medium:
Archival fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"M51" (FRAMED) Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M51" (FRAMED) Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition of 10 by Giuliano Bekor
Print size 60x60 Inches trim bleed
Artwork finished size 62x62 Inches
Limited edition 1 of 10
Artist proo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
"Butterfly 14" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 14" Photography 24" x 24" in Edition 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B12
Year: 2018
Print size: 24" x 24" Inch
Edition: 1/24
Artist proof: 2
Medium:
Archival f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Butterfly 13" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly 13" (FRAMED) Photography 40" x 40" in Edition 1/8 by Giuliano Bekor
Title: Butterfly B13
Year: 2018
Print size: 40" x 40" Inch
Framed size: 42" x 42" Inch
Edition: 1/8
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
Pop Art figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art figurative 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 figurative photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, pink, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giuliano Bekor, Axel Crieger, Kai Schäfer, and Leni Sinclair. Frequently made by artists working with Plastic, and Plexiglass and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art figurative photography, so small editions measuring 3.38 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $280 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $9,000.