$260Sale Price|35% Off
H 8.5 in W 5.75 in
Basquiat Robert Miller Gallery 1994 (vintage Basquiat announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Works in Black & White: Basquiat at Robert Miller Gallery, 1994: Rare vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat announcement card published in conjunction with the November 1994 Basquia...
Offset, Lithograph
$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 Yor...
Offset
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.5 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat Fred Hoffman Fine Art 1993 (Basquiat Los Angeles announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fred Hoffman Fine Art, Beverly Hills 1993; Rare vintage 1990s Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, 'Paintings, Drawing...
Offset
$1,000
H 7 in W 5 in
Basquiat Gagosian gallery Los Angeles 1986 (1986 Basquiat announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian Gallery 1986: Rare vintage original 1980s Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Larry Gagosian Gallery, Los ...
Paper
$500
H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Offset
$575
H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$1,800
H 6.75 in W 5 in
Basquiat Gagosian Gallery Los Angeles 1983 (announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, 1983: RARE historic Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of: Jean- Michel Basquiat.
Paper
$2,000
H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Gagosian Gallery Los Angeles 1982 (announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, 1982: Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat: Paintings, April 8 - May 8 1982; Gagosian Ga...
Paper
$315Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 12 in
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999 (announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999: Rare vintage Basquiat Mr Chow announcement card published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enrico Navarra Par...
Paper, Offset
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat announcement card/poster (Tony Shafrazi Gallery)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: October 1 to November 13, 1999: vintage original poster/show card 8.5 x 8.5 inches opening accordion to style to feature ...
Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper
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H 7.5 in W 6.25 in
Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi gallery 1996 (Basquiat Dust Heads announcement)
By (after) 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 Yor...
Offset
Basquiat Vrej Baghoomian (announcement card)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1988 Basquiat Poster Announcement Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, NY, 1988: A rare, oversized frameable exhibition announcement for Basquiat's final show during his lif...
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H 4.25 in W 5.5 in
Basquiat at Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 announcement card (Basquiat 1982)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: The impossibly rare and highly sought-after announcement card to Basquiat's first solo US exhibition: Annina Nosei Gallery...
Offset
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H 8.25 in W 7.5 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery 1997 (announcement card)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Medium: Folding announcement card Dimensions: 8.25 x 7.5 Inches (folding out to 7.5 x 16.5 inches).
Offset
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H 8.25 in W 7.5 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery 1997 (announcement card)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Medium: Folding announcement card Dimensions: 8.25 x 7.5 Inches (folding out to 7.5 x 16.5 inches).
Offset
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H 7 in W 9.5 in
Basquiat Tokyo announcement (Basquiat Infantry)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tokyo, 1987 Vintage original announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tokyo, PS Gallery, October - December 1987.
Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat at Robert Miller Gallery 1996 (vintage Basquiat drawings announcement))
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
‘Bodies and Heads: Drawings from The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat': Rare highly collectible announcement card published in conjunction with a Basquiat estate exhibition at the muc...
Paper, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat at Robert Miller Gallery 1996 (vintage Basquiat drawings announcement))
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
‘Bodies and Heads: Drawings from The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat': Rare announcement card published in conjunction with a Basquiat estate exhibition at the much seminal Robert Mil...
Paper, Offset
1985 Basquiat announcement card (Basquiat 1985)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat, The Chi-Chi Show, Massimo Audiello Gallery, New York, March 1985: Original 1980s Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of: 'The Chi Chi Show': Massimo Audi...
Offset
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat announcement card/poster (Tony Shafrazi Gallery)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tony Shafrazi poster card Vintage announcement produced in conjunction with 'Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: October 1 to November 13, 1999'.
Offset
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat announcement card/poster (Tony Shafrazi Gallery)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tony Shafrazi poster card Vintage announcement produced in conjunction with 'Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: October 1 to November 13, 1999'.
Offset
Vintage Basquiat announcement card (Basquiat 'Flats Fix')
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Two cents works on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat" Rare announcement card published in conjunction with a October 1995 Basquiat show at Miami-Dade College.
Paper
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H 8.5 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat announcement card/poster 1990s (Tony Shafrazi Gallery)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York: October 1 to November 13, 1999: vintage original poster/show card: 8.5 x 8.5 inches opening accordion to style to feature...
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H 8.5 in W 5.4 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1986
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat at Annina Nosei Gallery 1986: Rare vintage original Basquiat announcement card published during Basquiat’s lifetime in the occasion of: 'Jean-Michel Basquiat Paintings 1982...
Lithograph, Offset
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H 8.5 in W 5.4 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1986
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat at Annina Nosei Gallery 1986: Rare vintage original Basquiat announcement card published during Basquiat’s lifetime in the occasion of: 'Jean-Michel Basquiat Paintings 1982...
Offset, Lithograph
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Anatomy Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Anatomy Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Anatomy Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat at Annina Nosei Gallery 1986
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat at Annina Nosei Gallery 1986 Vintage original Basquiat announcement card to 'Jean-Michel Basquiat Paintings 1982': 12/14 to 1/28, 1986 Annina Nosei Gallery New York, NY.
Offset
Basquiat France 1993 (announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat France 1993: Rare 1990s Basquiat announcement card published by the Musée d’art Contemporain de Lyon France (FAE) on the occasion of: “Jean-Michel Basquiat” Expo...
Paper
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H 4 in W 8.25 in
1980s Basquiat exhibition announcement (Basquiat Dau al Set Barcelona)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Barcelona 1989: Rare vintage 1989 Jean-Michel Basquiat announcement card published on the occasion of Jean-Michel Basquiat: Dau al Set Galeria d'Art, Barcelona,...
Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Robert Miller Gallery 1996 (vintage Basquiat drawings announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Robert Miller Gallery, New York: Rare highly collectible vintage Basquiat announcement card published in conjunction with: ‘Bodies and Heads: Drawings from The...
Paper, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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H 8.25 in W 7.5 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quintana Gallery 1997 (announcement card)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Medium: Folding announcement card Dimensions: 8.25 x 7.5 Inches (folding out to 7.5 x 16.5 inches).
Offset
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H 9 in W 6 in
Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery (Vintage Announcement Card)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage Original Show Card to Jean-Michel Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery: 10/21 tp 11-25, 1989 New York, NY. A rare frame-able, Basquiat ephemera piece with much character. Off...
Offset
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H 7 in W 9.5 in D 0.01 in
Basquiat Tokyo announcement (Basquiat Infantry)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tokyo, 1987 Vintage original announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tokyo, PS Gallery, October - December 1987.
Offset
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H 7 in W 9.5 in D 0.01 in
Basquiat Tokyo announcement (Basquiat Infantry)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tokyo, 1987 Vintage original announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tokyo, PS Gallery, October - December 1987.
Offset
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H 7 in W 9.5 in
Basquiat Tokyo announcement (Basquiat Infantry)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tokyo, 1987 Vintage original announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tokyo, PS Gallery, October - December 1987.
Offset
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H 7 in W 9.5 in D 0.01 in
Basquiat Tokyo announcement 1987 (Basquiat Infantry)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Tokyo, 1987 Vintage original announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tokyo, PS Gallery, October - December 1987.
Offset
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H 11.5 in W 9 in
Rare Basquiat Exhibition Catalog & Announcement (Basquiat Dau al Set Barcelona)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage Jean-Michel Basquiat Spain Exhibition Catalog and Announcement Card: Barcelona, Dau al Set Galeria d'Art, 1989 Beautifully illustrated rare catalogue published in conjunction...
Offset
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H 9 in W 12 in
Basquiat at Galerie Bruno Bischofberger Zurich 1996 (announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Bruno Bischofberger 1996: Announcement card published in conjunction with the June 1996 Basquiat exhibition held at Bruno Bischofberger Galerie in Zurich.
Offset, Lithograph
$206,468Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
$749
H 17.75 in W 23 in D 0.05 in
Vintage Andy Warhol Perrier Poster, Original 1983 Pop Art Lithograph, Mint
By Andy Warhol
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1983 Andy Warhol Perrier Poster – Authentic Pop Art Masterpiece. Grade A. Preserved in mint condition, this poster is a rare find for serious collectors of Andy Warhol and...
Offset
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
$600
H 0.4 in W 10.4 in D 13.98 in
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
By Georges Braque
Located in Middletown, NY
Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph
$525
H 19 in W 16.75 in
Original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bags set of 2 (Keith Haring pop shop)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop Bags set of 2, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag set designed & illustrated by the artist. Both feature a bold Keith Haring printed signatu...
Plastic, Screen
$562Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
Natural Blue Coral Specimen, Real. Beautiful Deep Blue w/Whitish around Bottom
Located in Warrenton, OR
Natural Blue Coral Specimen, Real. Beautiful Deep Blue w/Whitish at Bottom. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** This is an ab...
Coral
$500
H 6 in W 11 in
Takashi Murakami Kanye West 2007 (Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton; Los Angeles 2007 (Murakami Gala): Rare folding invitation published on the occasion of a 2007 reception honoring Takashi Murakami and fa...
Offset, Paper
$265
H 14 in W 11 in
Beam Me Doggie - Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
$2,650
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Basquiat Gray 1980
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat (untitled) Gray 1980: Basquiat illustrated & printed this exceptionally rare flyer for his band Gray in 1980. Executed similarly in the manner of his well-docum...
Offset, Lithograph
Landscape Mobile, Limoges by Roy Lichtenstein
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Jersey City, NJ
With landscape mobile, Roy Lichtenstein has designed a beautiful "art system" as a table centerpiece. Invoking Alexander Calder's standing mobiles, Lichtenstein termed this piece a "...
Porcelain, Resin
$19,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.24 in W 7.48 in
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
Linocut
$6,500
H 6 in W 4 in
Roy Lichtenstein - I Know How You Made Me Feel, Brad! - MoMA VIP Invite, SIGNED
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Historically scarce -- hand signed museum invitations by Lichtenstein from MoMA, where the artist attended himself, rarely surface, especially when framed and preserved at this level...
Lithograph, Offset
$420Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 8.5 in
Basquiat Skate Deck 2021 (Basquiat skateboard deck)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
DC x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Highly decorative & collectible, limited edition Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjuncti...
Wood, Offset
Basquiat Boxing Poster 1997
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat boxing poster 1997: This rare double-sided 1997 Basquiat boxing poster was published on occasion of the 1990s exhibition, “Jean-Michel Basquiat Works and Portraits” at Parco...
Offset
Apocalypse 6
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Apocalypse 6 Size: 38 × 38 in 96.5 × 96.5 cm Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board Edition: WP (Working Proof) of 90 Year: 1988 Notes: Ha...
Screen
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.
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.
A new exhibition in Philadelphia stars a complex decade that continues to inspire.