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Pop Art Portrait Prints

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
Artist: Alex Katz
Dancer 1
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Dancer 1 2019 Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford HP High White 425 gsm paper 60 x 36 inches (153 x 92 cm) Edition of 60
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Vincent
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Vincent Medium: Lithograph on Paper Size: 15 × 21 in 38.1 × 53.3 cm Edition: 47/120 Year: 1972 Notes: Hand Signed and Numbered in Pencil by the Artist. Cust...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Alex (Self Portrait) by Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz was drawn to the Mourlot Studios for their exactitude and their tireless efforts in collaborations with artists to produce the best representations of the artist's vision. ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Large Head of Vincent - aquatint print by Alex Katz
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Large Head of Vincent" by Alex Katz - sugarlift aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Offered in simple white wooden frame. Print size: 61 x 35.5 inches Frame s...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Aquatint

Olympic Swimmer
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Olympic Swimmer, 1976 silkscreen in five colors on White Belin d'Arches paper, edition of 200 39 7/8 x 25 in. (101.3 x 63.5 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Ariel
Located in New York, NY
Ariel 2021 Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford 425 gsm fine art paper Diptych 60 x 37 inches (153 x 94 cm) each Edition of 60 Suite of 2: $32,000 Single print also available. Please c...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Caroline
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Caroline, 1977 lithograph, edition of 60 27 x 21 in. (68.6 x 53.3 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Ada Four Times #4
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

Ada Four Times #3
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #3, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

Ada Four Times #2
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #2, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

Ada Four Times #1
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz Ada Four Times #1, 1979-80 silkscreen and lithograph, edition of 120 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

Straw Hat Vivien
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Alex Katz work consists of a green background with the portrait of a woman with dark hair dressed in white wearing a straw hat. This original silkscreen print on paper is guaranteed authentic and is hand signed by the artist. Artist: Alex Katz Title: "Straw Hat Vivien...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Ariel
Located in New York, NY
Ariel 2021 Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford 425 gsm fine art paper Diptych 60 x 37 inches (153 x 94 cm) each Edition of 60 Suite of 2: $32,000 Single print also available. Please c...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

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Pop Art portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art portrait prints 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 portrait prints 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, red, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mauro Oliveira, Andy Warhol, Francisco Nicolás, and Peter Max. Frequently made by artists working with Screen 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 portrait prints, so small editions measuring 3.2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait prints 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 $55 and tops out at $2,500,000, while the average work sells for $1,647.

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