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H 31 in W 8 in
Basquiat Beat Bop Skate Decks set of 3 (Basquiat skateboard decks)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3): Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck Triptych
Epoxy Resin, Wood
$375
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
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$400
H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop 1983 (Rammellzee vs. K-Rob Beat Bop LP)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop 1983: Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by
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Basquiat 1983 Beat Bop Vinyl Record
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Basquiat Beat Bop 1983: Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by Jean
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H 31.5 in W 8 in
Basquiat Horn Players Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Categories Pop Art. Street Art. Contemporary Art. Green and Red. Jazz. Basquiat Beat Bop. African American
Wood, Offset
$1,250
H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Keith Haring Andy Warhol Designed Record Covers (8 works)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
anniversary editions of Basquiat’s Beat Bop & The Offs (2014 & 2015 respectively). The other 6 (Warhol
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Beat Bop
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This is a reissue of the classic album cover designed for Beat Bop with Rammellzee
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Basquiat Downtown 81 film poster
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
) Related categories SAMO. Keith Haring. Street Art. Boom For real. Basquiat Beat Bop. Basquiat Gray
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$575
H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat record art 2001 (Basquiat Rammellzee K-Rob Beat Bop LP)
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
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H 20 in W 16 in
BASQUIAT photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray photograph Nicholas Taylor)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
: "Gray Matters," by Glenn O'Brien (GQ magazine, 4/21/11) Related Categories Basquiat Beat Bop. Downtown
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"ALL WAR IS IN BAD TASTE"
By Al Diaz
Located in North Adams, MA
performances, including Basquiat’s historic 1983 record, “Beat Bop,” (considered to be one of the earliest hip
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IT WILL NOT DISAPPEAR IF WE JUST IGNORE IT
By Al Diaz
Located in North Adams, MA
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H 19.02 in W 17.01 in D 4.02 in
Rammellzee vs. K-Rob Beat Bop LP
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Tokyo, 13
LOT: 20240206N01 Jean-Michel Basquiat; Rammellzee, K-Rob [Beat Bop TT001] 45 rpm vinyl record
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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
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Basquiat Beat Bop Album Art 1983/2004
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record: Special edition White vinyl reissue published circa
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Basquiat Beat Bop Album Art
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record. New and sealed in its original packaging. Special
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record Special edition white vinyl pressing published circa
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record. Special edition White vinyl pressing published circa
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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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
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art 1983/2014
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop (2014): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record
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Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop This pressing was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition
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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
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record,
Located in NEW YORK, NY
30th anniversary special release of Basquiat's well-chronicled Beat Bop vinyl record containing the
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Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop This pressing was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition
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H 28 in W 32 in D 3 in
Rammelzee & Jean Michel Basquiat "Beat Bop", Mixed Media with 12' record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ramelzee "Beat Bop" Cover designed by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Mixed Media Drawings and Gouache after
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H 28 in W 32 in D 3 in
Rammelzee & Jean Michel Basquiat "Beat Bop", Mixed Media with 12' record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ramelzee "Beat Bop" Cover designed by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Mixed Media Drawings and Gouache after
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H 19 in W 16.5 in D 2 in
Rammelzee & Jean Michel Basquiat "Beat Bop", Mixed Media w/ 12' Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ramelzee "Beat Bop" Cover designed by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Mixed Media Print, Drawing and Gouache
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H 33 in W 33 in D 2 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat & Rammelzee, Beat Bop, 12inches Record With Poster Framed
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pasadena, CA
its original pressing and the cover art by Basquiat, "Beat Bop" is among the most valuable rap records
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Basquiat The Offs 1984 (sealed original pressing)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat - including the famous Basquiat Beat Bop Record; along with Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith
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Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Banksy & more. Related Categories Basquiat Beat Bop. Basquiat album art.
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Basquiat Horn Players Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Categories Pop Art. Street Art. Contemporary Art. Green and Red. Jazz. Basquiat Beat Bop. African American
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Basquiat Keith Haring Andy Warhol Designed Record Covers (8 works)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
anniversary editions of Basquiat’s Beat Bop & The Offspring (2014 & 2015 respectively). The other 6
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Basquiat The Offs 1984
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat - including the famous Basquiat Beat Bop Record; along with Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Keith
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Basquiat The Offs 1984
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
collectibles from Basquiat - including the famous Basquiat Beat Bop Record; along with Andy Warhol, Damien
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Basquiat photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray)
By Nicholas Taylor
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Beat Bop
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Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art, Beat Bop, 2001 Offset lithograph on record sleeve; 12
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H 11 in W 14 in D 0.1 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph 1979 (Samo, young Basquiat)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat. Beat Bop. Downtown 81. Samo. Keith Haring. Andy Warhol. Photograph of Basquiat. Basquiat Gray.
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Basquiat Beat Bop
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Original Basquiat Beat Bop 1983 (Basquiat Beat Bop 1st pressing)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop 1983: The much sought-after and impossibly rare 'Rammellzee, K-Rob
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Original Basquiat Beat Bop 1983 (Basquiat Beat Bop 1st pressing)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop 1983: The much sought-after and impossibly rare 'Rammellzee, K-Rob
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl
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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
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
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
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
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
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Basquiat Beat Bop record 2014
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop 2014 (Basquiat record art): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art and Poster
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
After Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record featuring off-set cover & record label art by
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H 24 in W 24 in
Basquiat Beat Bop poster (Basquiat record art)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Poster (after Basquiat) Beat Bop (record art) poster featuring off
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Record Art: 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is a 10-minute
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Record Art: 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is a 10-minute
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art 1983/2014
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop (2014): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art 1983/2014
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop (2014): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record
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Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art 1983/2014
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop (2014): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record
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Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Beat Bop This pressing was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition
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Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster: This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c
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Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster (Basquiat album art)
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster: This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by Jean Michel Basquiat (see
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by Jean Michel Basquiat (see
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Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original Beat Bop Vinyl Record, 1983 with music produced & arranged by Jean Michel Basquiat (see
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$1,450
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
SIGNED 1960s Jean DUBUFFET print (Jean Dubuffet exhibition poster)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Dubuffet Ustensiles Utopiques 1966: Hand-signed Jean Dubuffet lithographic poster published on the occasion of: "Jean Dubuffet, Recent Paintings," Robert Fraser Gallery, London:...
Offset, Laid Paper, Lithograph
$250
H 12 in W 12 in
Warhol Banana The Velvet Underground Nico record album (Andy Warhol record art)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Banana Cover Art 1967: The Velvet Underground & Nico: the highly sought-after, early 1967 East Coast pressing uniquely featuring a peeled banana (cover only). Makes for e...
Offset
Keith Haring Luna Luna 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Luna Luna Karussell. A Poetic Extravaganza!, 1986 (Keith haring Luna Luna): Luna Luna "was organized by Andre Heller for “A Fair with Modern Art,” Hamburg in 1987 and re...
Offset, Paper
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-throwing-one-running-for-sale/a_9323/1643228031808/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Men_Throwing_One_Running_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.75 x 59 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New Yo...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Keith Haring Crack Down! (Keith Haring 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Crack Down! 1986: Vintage original Keith Haring anti-drug poster, 1986. Off-set lithograph on heavy weight paper. Dimensions: 17 x 22 inches. Minor signs of handling; ...
Lithograph, Offset
$185
H 14 in W 11 in
Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
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...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Bronze, Lead
Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Cover Art SFMMA 1984: Published by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on the occasion of ‘The Human Condition SFMMA Biennial III’ 28 June-26 August 1984. Cover art c...
Paper
$5,800
H 14.25 in W 7 in
KAWS Clean Slate complete set of 3 works (KAWS Companion clean slate set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Clean Slate: Complete Set of 3 (Black, Brown & Grey): A well-received set of KAWS Companion figures and variation of KAWS’ large scale Clean Slate sculpture held within the perm...
Resin, Vinyl
Dollar Sign (Pink) by Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck Triptych
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom w/ the Andy Warhol Foundation detail from Dollar Sign (Pink), 1981 set of three skateboard decks Screenprint on 7-ply Grade A Canadian Maplewood Each deck measures 31...
Maple
Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring New York City Subway Drawings, 1983: Rare early exhibition catalog/pamphlet illustrated by Keith Haring on the occasion of: "Keith Haring / New-York City Subway Drawings...
Lithograph, Offset
Le Cavalier Triomphant
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Le Cavalier Triomphant Drypint etching on chromolithograph, embossed from 1973. The edition epruve d'artiste. Countersigned by the editor. Additionall...
Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
Keith Haring 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi spiral catalog)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring 1982 1st edition (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery): The much seminal & highly collectible, limited edition catalog featuring the iconic neon Haring Three Eyed Smiling...
Metal
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in
Keith Haring Drawings poster 1982 (Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi gallery 1982)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1982: The much historic early Keith Haring exhibition poster, illustrated by Haring on the occasion of: 'Keith Haring Drawings' Oct. 9 - Nov. 13 - ...
Lithograph, Offset
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.