Basquiat Gray record album 2013 (signed)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vinyl Record Album featuring offset cover art from Jean Michel Basquiat, "who immortalized the work by integrating his fingerprint into the original piece (Gray Co-founder Michael Ho...
Offset
Basquiat Gray Limited Edition Vinyl record album & poster
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray: Rare Gray 7" Vinyl Record Album featuring a limited photo card/poster of Jean Michel Basquiat and his band Gray at Hurrah's, NYC, 1979 by Nicholas Taylor of Gray.
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art 1984)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Offset
Unavailable
H 12 in W 12 in
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Toronto, CA
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat 35th Anniversary edition of the original record release 1984-2019 Limited Edition of 500 Marbled Emerald G...
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster: This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition 24 x 24 inch (61 x 61 cm) double-sided large fo...
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop This pressing was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition 24 x 24 inch (61 x 61 cm) two-sided large fold-out poster. A very cool, accessibly p...
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Related Categories Basquiat Beat Bop. Basquiat album art.
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Album Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record. New and sealed in its original packaging. Special edition White vinyl pressing published circa 2005. Basquiat's history with rap music r...
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Album Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record. New and sealed in its original packaging. Special edition White vinyl pressing published circa early 2000s. Basquiat's history with rap ...
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Album Art 1983/2004
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Record Art. The Offs. Tartown. Basquiat Beat Bop. Basquiat music.
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster: This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition 24 x 24 inch (61 x 61 cm) double-sided large fo...
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster: This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition 24 x 24 inch (61 x 61 cm) double-sided large fo...
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art (Basquiat album art) 1983/2014
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record (1983), featuring Jean Michel's signature cover art and production as well as licensed trademark by the Estate ...
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Related Categories Basquiat Beat Bop. Basquiat album art.
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record signed (Basquiat Record Art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat ephemera.
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record signed (Basquiat Record Art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat ephemera.
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record signed (Basquiat Record Art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat ephemera.
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record signed (Basquiat Record Art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat ephemera.
Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record signed (Basquiat Record Art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat ephemera.
Offset
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H 7 in W 7 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record & poster (Basquiat and Gray)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat music.
Offset
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H 7 in W 7 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record & poster (Basquiat and Gray)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat music.
Offset
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H 7 in W 7 in
Basquiat Gray vinyl record & poster (Basquiat and Gray)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat music.
Offset
Limited Edition, Basquiat, Gray Vinyl Album
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Limited Edition Gray, Shades of... Vinyl Record Album & Offset Cover Art from Jean Michel Basquiat Published in 2013 featuring some lost original recordings of this legendary down...
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Gray vinyl record & poster (Basquiat and Gray)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Gray. Basquiat album art. Basquiat music.
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In his classic repetitive style, Basquiat repeats the bands name three times in the composition, finishing off with the album's title at the base.
Offset, Lithograph
Basquiat 1983 Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop 1983 Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by Jean Michel Basquiat (see record label in photo for Basquiat credit).
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/R...
Epoxy Resin, Wood
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H 12.25 in W 12.12 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat - The Offs, "First Record" 1984, first pressing LP & cover
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
O'Brien's review credits Basquiat with creating the album cover. Another impression of this now historic print was exhibited in New Museum show of album covers.
Plastic, Mixed Media, Board, Offset
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Toronto, CA
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat 35th Anniversary edition of the original record release 1984-2019 Limited Edition of 500 Marbled Emerald G...
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
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H 12 in W 12 in
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Toronto, CA
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat 35th Anniversary edition of the original record release 1984-2019 Limited Edition of 500 Marbled Emerald G...
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
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H 12 in W 12 in
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Toronto, CA
The OFFS 35th Anniversary Vinyl Album, Cover Art by Jean-Michel Basquiat 35th Anniversary edition of the original record release 1984-2019 Limited Edition of 500 Marbled Emerald G...
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
$425
H 7.5 in W 6.25 in
Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi gallery 1996 (Basquiat Dust Heads announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat A TRIBUTE: Important Paintings, Drawings, & Objects: Vintage original 1990s Basquiat announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New...
Offset
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 5.4 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery NY 1982-1988 (Basquiat Annina Nosei)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982-1988: A set of 3 rare vintage original Basquiat announcement cards from 1982, 1986, 1988, respectively - with 2 published d...
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Works on Paper Exhibition Catalog
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Réunion des Musées Nationaux exhibition catalog, 1997: A superbly composed & elaborate catalog of Basquiat drawings and works on paper published in 1997 by Réunion des Musée...
Paper
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 35.75 in
Florence 1983 Offset Print in Pop Art Style, Edition of 2000
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The reproduction of Jean-Michel Basquiat's work titled "Florence, 1983" was used for a retrospective exhibition poster at a museum in Italy in 2002. Originally created as a very larg...
Offset
$2,000
H 39.5 in W 26.5 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian gallery Los Angeles 1986 (exhibition poster)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian Gallery 1986: Original 1980’s Basquiat exhibition poster, published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Larry Gagosian Gallery, 510 North Robert...
Paper
$525
H 11.5 in W 10 in
Basquiat Picasso Exhibition Catalog 1983 (Expressive Painting After Picasso)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare early 1980s exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of: “Expressive Painting After Picasso”- a group featuring works by: Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Baco...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$205,000
H 44.25 in W 84.625 in
Phooey Screenprint, Abstract Style, Signed Edition of 12, 1982/2021
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential artist who rose ...
Screen
Per Capita By Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Per Capita By Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat was a trailblazing American artist of the late 20th century, known for his graffiti-influenced Neo-expressionist style. Risi...
Screen
$895
H 8.75 in W 5.75 in
Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian gallery 1989 (Basquiat Red Warrior announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat: Vrej Baghoomian gallery New York, 1989: Vintage original folding announcement card to Jean-Michel Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery New York: 10/21 to 11/25, 1989. Pic...
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop 2001 (Basquiat record art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Record Art 1983/2001: 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is a 10-minute track synthesizing various instruments and rhyming patterns, for which Basqui...
Offset
$575
H 60 in W 28 in
60x45 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
Archival Pigment
$450
H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record 2014 (30th anniversary edition)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop 2014 (Basquiat record art): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record (1983), featuring Jean Michel's signature cover art and producti...
Offset
$79,000
H 46 in W 46 in
Basquiat "Piano Lesson" Screenprint
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Basquiat, Jean Michel Title: Piano Lesson Series: Superhero Portfolio Date: 1982-1987/2022 Medium: Screenprint Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 40" Framed Dimensions: 46" x ...
Screen
$121,000
H 84 in W 42 in D 2 in
Odours of Punt Screenprint, Basquiat Style, Framed, Edition of 60
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Created in 1983/2024, 'Odours of Punt' by Jean-Michel Ba...
Screen
$575
H 8.5 in W 12 in
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Test Pattern 1979 (Basquiat Gray)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Test Pattern 1979: Basquiat created this impossibly rare flyer on the occasion of a performance by his band, Test Pattern (later renamed to Gray), at the much fa...
Offset
KAWS Bus Stop 2002
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS 'Bus Stop' 2002: Paying homage to KAWS’ early days as graffiti artist, the “Bus Stop” features a plastic bus stop and two KAWS toys on the platform. Features iconic KAWS heads, ...
Resin, Vinyl
Large Black Czech Factory, Industrial Pendant Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Czech Industrial pendants with black enameled steel screen from the 1950s. Dimensions: Height approximately 72 cm, Ø 53 cm. Up to 20 pieces available.
Steel
Exceptional Italian Alligator Desk Set Pristine Condition
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Italian alligator desk set comprising a blotter, a letter rack, a letter tray, a desk pad, a pen stand, a desk clock with Roman numeral hours, a calendar stand, two magnifying gla...
Leather
$2,800
H 24 in W 18.5 in D 4 in
Blue Dots IV - Pink Tone Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptural Artwork
By Jamie Burmeister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptural artist known for his original artworks incorporating original small bronze figures, standing at just up to 4 inches tall. His unique fi...
Metal
$1,100Sale Price|38% Off
H 24 in W 19 in D 10 in
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "DANCING SNOOPY" Figure IV AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!!!
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd 2026 — DANCING SNOOP DAWG SCULPTURE IV (Huichol Technique) BEST OF CHROMA! A sculptural reinterpretation of one of popular culture's most beloved figures thr...
Glass, Mixed Media
$2,461
H 97.64 in W 41.74 in D 14.57 in
Michel Ducaroy for Roche Bobois Floor/ceiling shelf/Bar (Claustra) 1970s
By Michel Ducaroy, Roche Bobois
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Aluminum and smoked acrylic elements Measures : 106x37cm H:248cm (Variable) Materials : Aluminium - Acrylic Michel Ducaroy was a French designer born in 1925. He became renowned fo...
Aluminum
$1,065
H 30.5 in W 22.5 in
avp_1628 - Original Abstract Red Tone Contemporary Acrylic Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Paper, Acrylic
$936
H 11.03 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Retro Gumball Machine Sculpture Polymer Clay Candy Mosaic Pop Art Object
By Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Retro gumball machine sculpture in lightweight polymer clay, combining candy mosaic techniques, nostalgia and Pop Art aesthetics. Candy Machine Yellow belongs to Elizabeth Art Candy...
Clay
$44Sale Price / item|53% Off
H 6.7 in Dm 3.94 in
Vintage Ice Bucket by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glass Works
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage glass ice bucket by Per Lükten for Holmegaard glass works model 8715. Per Lütken 1916 - 1998 was the unsurpassed master of Danish glass design and one of Holmegaard's most ...
Blown Glass
Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Jewelry safe vintage golded distinguishes itself following a new hyperluxury trend. Special compartments for jewelry and precious liquors, watch winders for watches and humidors f...
Gold Plate, Brass
Goodbye Picasso Book, First Edition, New York, 1974
Located in New York, NY
A First Edition 'Goodbye Picasso' coffee table or library book, by author David Douglas Duncan, 1974, New York. An amazing book covering an intimate look at the relationship between ...
Linen, Paper
$21,700
H 65.36 in W 100.4 in D 16.74 in
Taichiro Nakai for La Permanente Mobili Wall Cabinet in Maple and Mahogany
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Taichiro Nakay (Nakai) for La Permanente Mobili, bookcase, coated steel, glass, brass, maple and mahogany, Italy, ca. 1955 Taichiro Nakai is an incredibly talented Japanese designe...
Metal, Brass
$34,104
H 10.63 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Ancient (Attic) Greek Cup (Kylix). - ex. William Randolf Hearst
Located in York, GB
Provenance: William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951) Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Private collection, Michigan, USA (acquired from the above on 5th August 1986) The ma...
Terracotta
$4,600
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Girl with Flag - Black and White Photograph, Black Artist, Child, Portrait
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Girl with Flag by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., presents a portrait of a young African American girl holding a small American flag. She is dressed in white, and looking over her shoulder. She...
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Mini White Dalmatian Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative mini sculpture. Mini White Dalmatian Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy....
Ceramic
KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Frankenberry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Frankenberry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for thi...
Resin, Vinyl
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
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.
By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.
Celebrate the queen's Platinum Jubilee with a glittering, Pop-art version of the most famous and thought-provoking photo of Her Royal Majesty.
More than three decades after his death, the prolific Pop artist and cultural icon's body of work continues to captivate. Here's a primer of some of his most notable motifs and mediums.
Assouline imagines a most impressive trove of works by the Pop art star.
The artist who claimed to be superficial continues to intrigue audiences more than 30 years after his death.
A new exhibition in Philadelphia stars a complex decade that continues to inspire.