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Pop Art 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
Only Elvis Gold Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed, 40x30 Inches
Only Elvis Gold Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed, 40x30 Inches

Only Elvis Gold Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed, 40x30 Inches

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Blue Color Limited Edition Prints
Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Blue Color Limited Edition Prints

Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Blue Color Limited Edition Prints

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Two framed pop artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection 'Ferric 60 (Aqua)' and '90 Minutes Vintage Blue' The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations o...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Robert Longo - Men in the Cities 1984 Signed artist-certified photograph, unique
Robert Longo - Men in the Cities 1984 Signed artist-certified photograph, unique

Robert Longo - Men in the Cities 1984 Signed artist-certified photograph, unique

By Robert Longo

Located in New York, NY

Robert Longo, Men in the Cities (Rick) , 1984 - unique artist-certified photographic document, 1992 Vintage photographic print on Kodak paper, with unique artist inscription and cert...

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1980s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pencil, Graphite

Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography
Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography

Swim-in-Pool, Las Vegas, Nevada - Americana Pop Art Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Swim-in-Pool, photograph from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series. This fun original artwork really shows Richard's unique eye as a photographer, creating this slightly surreal kits...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

The Road to Death Valley, Mojave Desert, California - Landscape Color Photo
The Road to Death Valley, Mojave Desert, California - Landscape Color Photo

The Road to Death Valley, Mojave Desert, California - Landscape Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'The Road to Death Valley', taken in the Majove Desert, California, features a clouded blue sky met my mountains on the horizon. This American landscape artwork is part of Richard He...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Red and Yellow Color Limited Edition Prints
Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Red and Yellow Color Limited Edition Prints

Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Red and Yellow Color Limited Edition Prints

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Two framed pop artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection 'Ferric 60 (Tinted Red)' and 'Yellow Tinted Cassette' The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representati...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Type II Tutti Frutti, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, p...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK- Supersize Signed Limited Edition

Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK- Supersize 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, ...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dream in Colour - Pool Installation - American Blue Color Photography
Dream in Colour - Pool Installation - American Blue Color Photography

Dream in Colour - Pool Installation - American Blue Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps Dream in Color 'Pool Installation'. A set of nine individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you on a journey through California & Nevada through the eyes of the...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection Elektronik Blue- Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Tape Collection Elektronik Blue- Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Tape Collection Elektronik Blue- Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Elektronik Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal pas...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Ohh Baby !  - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss
Ohh Baby !  - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss

Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss

Located in London, GB

Ohh Baby ! - Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Kate Moss by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 ...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Minter, Prism, 2009
Marilyn Minter, Prism, 2009

Marilyn Minter, Prism, 2009

By Marilyn Minter

Located in Fairfield, CT

This exquisite chromogenic print by Marilyn Minter (b. 1948), titled Prism, exemplifies the artist’s radical expansion of photo-real imagery into a realm of heightened sensuality, su...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong  Asian architecture color photograph
Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong  Asian architecture color photograph

Best Choice in Downtown, Kowloon, Hong Kong Asian architecture color photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Best Choice in Downtown, captured by Richard Heeps in Kowloon in 2016, this piece perfectly captures the layers of Hong Kong. As a photographer Richard is always looking at what trul...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books
Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books

Mother India II, Delhi - India Color Street Photograph of Books

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Mother India, photograph from Richard Heeps series 'The Ambassador's Window', a pilgrimage from Kerala in the South to Meerut in the North, the birthplace of his Grandfather. As boo...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection, 90 Minutes Tinted Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Tape Collection, 90 Minutes Tinted Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Tape Collection, 90 Minutes Tinted Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

90 Minutes Tinted Blue, artwork from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, perso...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography
Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography

Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps Dream in Color Swimming Pool Artworks. A set of three individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you to the swimming pool on a hot day. Featuring, 'Sun Lounger, ...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...

Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Richard Corman - Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 print, hand signed numbered by Corman
Richard Corman - Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 print, hand signed numbered by Corman

Richard Corman - Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 print, hand signed numbered by Corman

By Richard Corman

Located in New York, NY

Richard Corman Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 (Red), 2020 Offset lithograph poster on color archival pigment paper Signed and numbered 2/100 by Richard Corman in silver sharpie on the fro...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Tina Turner
Tina Turner

Tina Turner

By Andy Warhol

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Tina Turner 1985 Unique gelatin silver print Size: 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Frame size: 16 x 17.5 in (40.6 x 44.4 cm) Unsigned Authenticated by the Authen...

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1980s Pop Art Photography

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Silver Gelatin

in the style of Richard Prince Cowboy photograph (Vintage Cibachrome print)
in the style of Richard Prince Cowboy photograph (Vintage Cibachrome print)

in the style of Richard Prince Cowboy photograph (Vintage Cibachrome print)

By Richard Prince

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Vintage darkroom Cowboy photograph circa late 1980s: A superbly rendered vintage darkroom photograph, surrealistically exploring the mythology of the American cowboy set amidst blazing skies. Cibachrome (darkroom print) circa 1989. Bright, lush colors. Paper size: 11 X9 inches. Image: Approximately: 8x10 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown from unknown photographer. Related Categories: Landscape photography. Cowboys. Richard Prince Cowboys...

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1980s Pop Art Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pink Marilyn  - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe

Pink Marilyn - Signed limited edition Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Pink Marilyn Oversize Signed limited edition - Pop Art - Marilyn Monroe by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist, BATIK. Measures approximately 20 x 16" ...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

ICES Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange - Four Framed Artworks Pop Art Color Photography
ICES Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange - Four Framed Artworks Pop Art Color Photography

ICES Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange - Four Framed Artworks Pop Art Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

ICES - Four Framed Artworks, Photographs by Richard Heeps. Featured here Lemon Yellow, Cornflower Blue, Pink Lemonade, Satsuma Orange. Get in touch to request other sizes or color c...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

90 Minutes Vintage Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, pers...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to 10 only Note OTHER SIZES & FRAMING AVAILABLE BATIK is a London based contemporary pop artist fine art concept art conceptual fine art warhol pop art Al Pacino Lindsay Lohan Jane Fonda Mickey Rourke Christian...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I have A Dream by BATIK signed limited edition ABBA pop art
I have A Dream by BATIK signed limited edition ABBA pop art

I have A Dream by BATIK signed limited edition ABBA pop art

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

I Have A Dream - Portrait Of Agneta Fältskog by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Arc...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art
Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art

Tape Collection - Mint Tinted Cassette - Conceptual Color Music Pop Art

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Mint Tinted Cassette from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection. The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’ personal past and...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend
Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend

By Andy Warhol

Located in Indianapolis, IN

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Jean-Michel Basquiat and Friend (1984) Unique gelatin silver print Size: 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm) Frame size: 16 x 17.5 in (40.6 x 44.4 cm) Unsigned Authe...

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1980s Pop Art Photography

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Silver Gelatin

ICES Red, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
ICES Red, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography

ICES Red, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

ICES Red, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast, the art...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

ABT  Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed
ABT  Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed

ABT Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater ballerina Lupe Serrano and Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing at ABT for a television appearance, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell. 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...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Men, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Interior Pink Color Photograph
Men, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Interior Pink Color Photograph

Men, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Interior Pink Color Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Men, photograph by Richard Heeps, from his Jersey Shore series. Taken in Wildwood, the historic Doo-Wop Town of New Jersey, this kitsch signage is perfect Pop Art and is typical of R...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography
Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography

Dice I, Hemsby, Norfolk - Multicolor Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Dice', photograph from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' series, the vivid detail of the dice lucky number 8 ball in a fun multi-colour picture. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, g...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Indian Coca-Cola, Darjeeling - Pop Art Typography Photography
Indian Coca-Cola, Darjeeling - Pop Art Typography Photography

Indian Coca-Cola, Darjeeling - Pop Art Typography Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

This red panorama photograph brings a fantastic pop of colour to a room and the details in it take you on the journey with the photographer. Whilst in Darjeeling Richard became fasci...

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2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Pop Art photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art 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 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, pink, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Heidler & Heeps, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Paper 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 photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $1,500.