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Pop Art Nude 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
Anonymous Male Nude Dancer
Anonymous Male Nude Dancer

Jack MitchellAnonymous Male Nude Dancer, 1965

Anonymous Male Nude Dancer

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of anonymous male dancer, 1965. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell, (1925-...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Composer David Del Tredici, nude.
American Composer David Del Tredici, nude.

Jack MitchellAmerican Composer David Del Tredici, nude., 1973

American Composer David Del Tredici, nude.

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer David Del Tredici, photographed nude in 1973. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Christopher Aponte, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Dancer Christopher Aponte, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

Jack MitchellDancer Christopher Aponte, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell, 1972

Dancer Christopher Aponte, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Meghan Mooberry
Meghan Mooberry

Dan BustaMeghan Mooberry, 2015

Meghan Mooberry

By Dan Busta

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Photograph taken in situ with very little photoshop manipulation, dots were stickers placed on the model and the colored paper backdrop

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

C Print

"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame
"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame

Michaele Vollbracht"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame, Circa 1995

"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame

By Michaele Vollbracht

Located in Miami, FL

MICHAELE VOLLBRECHT – "TDE LEMPICKA" ⚜ Mixed Media Collage ⚜ Artist’s Signature Incorporated on Pencil ⚜ Shadow Box Frame A BOLD JUXTAPOSITION OF EROTICISM, OBJECTS, AND ART HISTORI...

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1990s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Pencil

The Red Room (The Last Picture Show)

Stefanie SchneiderThe Red Room (The Last Picture Show), 2005

The Red Room (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

The Red Room (The Last Picture Show) - 2005 20x20cm. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invent...

Category

1990s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

Jack MitchellAfter Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell, 1972

After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement card)
Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement card)

Keith HaringKeith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement card), 1983

Keith Haring Into 84 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi announcement card)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Painted Man: Original 1983 announcement card for Keith Haring’s well-documented exhibition, Keith Haring 'Into 84' at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1983. For this series Haring borrowed Jones' body — from head to toe — as the canvas to his work. A bodily canvas defined by much of the bold pictograms characteristic of Haring's artistic signature. Photos by Haring's long-time friend and collaborator Tseng Kwong Chi. Off-set printed, 1983. Dimensions: 6 x 4 inches. Some minor fading to the reverse; otherwise very good overall condition with strong colors. Literature: Keith Haring: Posters (Prestel pub.) Further About In 1983 Keith Haring teamed up with award-winning choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Keith and Bill met in London in 1983 at a time when the graffiti artist was opening a major show at the Robert Fraser Gallery, and together they produced a series of exceptional collaborations in both performance and drawing. Related Categories Keith Haring dancer. Ballet. Keith Haring Figurative Drawings. Keith Haring Into 84 poster. Keith Haring and Tony Shafrazi. Haring Shafrazi.

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1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

Jack MitchellDancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell, 1972

Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

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 Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Daryl Gray photographed nude for After Dark, signed by Jack Mitchell
Dancer Daryl Gray photographed nude for After Dark, signed by Jack Mitchell

Jack MitchellDancer Daryl Gray photographed nude for After Dark, signed by Jack Mitchell, 1971

Dancer Daryl Gray photographed nude for After Dark, signed by Jack Mitchell

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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer & Choreographer Louis Falco nude figure study
Dancer & Choreographer Louis Falco nude figure study

Jack MitchellDancer & Choreographer Louis Falco nude figure study, 1966

Dancer & Choreographer Louis Falco nude figure study

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer Louis Falco nude figure study, 1966. This is a print that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they us...

Category

1960s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Keith McDaniel, nude, signed by Mitchell
Dancer Keith McDaniel, nude, signed by Mitchell

Jack MitchellDancer Keith McDaniel, nude, signed by Mitchell, 1982

Dancer Keith McDaniel, nude, signed by Mitchell

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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine at that time. Today they swarm like bees to place their own hot ads in gay publications. I had been photographing on assignment for Dance Magazine well before After Dark was created. Being a friend of William (Bill) Como, the Editor, and being gay, I was called into service, for the life of the publication, to photograph many of the handsome young men and women, who were featured in After Dark. Needless to say, this was enjoyable work for me, Because, mixed in with the hot-looking young guys and gals sent to my studio were some famed performers like Debbie Reynolds, Giancarlo Giannini, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalie Wood, Placido Domingo, Sergio Franco...

Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves
Nude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves

Jack MitchellNude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves, 1971

Nude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

Unidentified male model, multiple exposure with plant leaves, 1971. This is a vintage silver gelatin photograph made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Male Nude Model
Male Nude Model

Andy WarholMale Nude Model, 1986

Male Nude Model

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol of an unknown man. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visu...

Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Galatea 6 - Contemporary Nude Pop Art Photography Style of Tom Wesselmann
Galatea 6 - Contemporary Nude Pop Art Photography Style of Tom Wesselmann

Tortora & TravezanGalatea 6 - Contemporary Nude Pop Art Photography Style of Tom Wesselmann, 2013

Galatea 6 - Contemporary Nude Pop Art Photography Style of Tom Wesselmann

By Tortora & Travezan

Located in Brighton, GB

Galatea 6 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in a Limited Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof with Dimensions of 100cm x 100cm. Galatea looks off-camera in this photograph, her v...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Digital, C Print, Photographic Paper, Color

Galatea 7 - Pygmalion Greek Myth Contemporary Nude Photographic Portrait
Galatea 7 - Pygmalion Greek Myth Contemporary Nude Photographic Portrait

Tortora & TravezanGalatea 7 - Pygmalion Greek Myth Contemporary Nude Photographic Portrait, 2013

Galatea 7 - Pygmalion Greek Myth Contemporary Nude Photographic Portrait

By Tortora & Travezan

Located in Brighton, GB

Galatea 7 is a vibrant C-Type Print on Fujiflex Paper in an Edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proof. The print is sized at 100cm x 150cm and is sold unframed. Galatea stretches out on a bed o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Digital, C Print, Color, Photographic Paper

Nude Model
Nude Model

Andy WarholNude Model, circa 1986

Nude Model

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, 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 Art...

Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dancer Daryl Gray nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Dancer Daryl Gray nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

Jack MitchellDancer Daryl Gray nude, signed by Jack Mitchell, 1971

Dancer Daryl Gray nude, signed by Jack Mitchell

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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine at that time. Today they swarm like bees to place their own hot ads in gay publications. I had been photographing on assignment for Dance Magazine well before After Dark was created. Being a friend of William (Bill) Como, the Editor, and being gay, I was called into service, for the life of the publication, to photograph many of the handsome young men and women, who were featured in After Dark. Needless to say, this was enjoyable work for me, Because, mixed in with the hot-looking young guys and gals sent to my studio were some famed performers like Debbie Reynolds, Giancarlo Giannini, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalie Wood, Placido Domingo, Sergio Franco...

Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo

Andy WarholVictor Hugo, 1982

Victor Hugo

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol of Victor Hugo at his Montauk estate. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Fou...

Category

1980s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pop Art nude photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art nude 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 nude 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 Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Giuliano Bekor, and Tortora & Travezan. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Polaroid 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 nude photography, so small editions measuring 3.25 inches across are also available. Prices for nude 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 $180 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $3,082.

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