Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
1980s Pop Art More Art
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
Offset
$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
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
Background: "Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Anatomy is the artist’s first portfolio of prints and it distills many of
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$500
H 6 in W 8 in
Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Background: "Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Anatomy is the artist’s first portfolio of prints and it distills many of
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Price Upon Request
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
licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/Rome Pays Off, featuring
Epoxy Resin, Wood
$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
an edition of unknown. Scarce. Published by Gagosian, Los Angeles, 1983. Basquiat first exhibited
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
from an edition of unknown. Published by Gagosian, Los Angeles, 1982. Basquiat first exhibited in Los
Paper
$3,200Sale Price|46% Off
H 50.13 in W 35.63 in
FAE Musée d'Art Contemporain (Sans titre) Poster /// Jean-Michel Basquiat Street
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz
Lithograph, Offset
$2,400
H 18 in W 24 in
BASQUIAT Dancing at The Mudd Club, 1979 (Basquiat Mudd Club Boom for Real)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
before never happened, and the day after, a long way off. There was nothing else like it.” Basquiat
Inkjet
$1,250
H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground vinyl record (1960s)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
wall art. Medium: Off Set Lithograph on vinyl record sleeve. Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x
Mixed Media, Offset
$3,600
H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground Vinyl Record (set of 4 works)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
exceptional 1960s Andy Warhol wall art. The most famous & coveted of all Andy Warhol record art. Medium: Off
Offset
$15,000
H 37 in W 29 in
Richard Corman - Jean-Michel Basquiat Silkscreen Monotype UNIQUE hand signed 2X
By Richard Corman
Located in New York, NY
of people, paint, canvas, color, and smoke. Off in the corner was Basquiat, submerged and almost
Monotype, Screen
$2,000
H 32 in W 24 in
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1984 poster, hand signed and numbered by Richard Corman
By Richard Corman
Located in New York, NY
of people, paint, canvas, color, and smoke. Off in the corner was Basquiat, submerged and almost
Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$11,000
H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Designed Record Cover Art: 1955-1987: a collection of 40 works
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
- Catalog Raisonne' by Andy Warhol scholar, Paul Marechal. Off-set lithograph on 40 individual record
Lithograph, Offset
$10,000
H 35 in W 28.4 in D 1.5 in
Unique drawing on Tony Shafrazi poster, signed & inscribed to Warhol's boyfriend
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
by Warhol and others like Kenny Scharf, Basquiat and Keith Haring to Gould - that had not been seen
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
$800
H 23 in W 22 in
"Love for the Record" - Original Pop Red Hearts on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artwork is signed and dated by the artist in the lower left corner using the first two letters of his
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Unavailable
H 12 in W 12 in
The OFFS 40th Anniversary Edition, 2024 Cover by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Toronto, CA
Offs First Record. The album cover art created by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. 40th Anniversary
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
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
grams The Offs First Record Cover by: Jean-Michel Basquiat Each vinyl album is accompanied by a
Mixed Media, Polyurethane
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
Offset
Basquiat The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984 "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette featuring
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs (Basquiat Record Art 1984) “The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
Offset
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette featuring original offset cover
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (sealed original pressing)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Original Basquiat Vinyl Record Art, 1984 An impossibly rare sealed 1st Pressing of "The Offs: First
Offset, Lithograph
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is
Offset, Lithograph
Sold
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
Offs. Downtown 81. Samo. Tartown Records. Basquiat Test Pressing. Basquiat poster.
Offset
Sold
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
Offs. Downtown 81. Samo. Tartown Records. Basquiat Test Pressing. Basquiat poster.
Offset
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
Basquiat Beat Bop record art and poster
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Offs. Downtown 81. Samo. Tartown Records. Basquiat Test Pressing. Basquiat poster.
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Skateboard Decks (set of 3)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Triptych licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar/Rome Pays Off
Epoxy Resin, Wood
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground vinyl record (1960s)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Medium: Off Set Lithograph on vinyl record sleeve. Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48 cm). Cover
Mixed Media, Offset
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Record Cover Art: 1949-1987: a collection of 40 works
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
with this purchase). Off-set lithograph on 40 individual record album covers (each record is included
Lithograph, Offset
Sold
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
The Offs (first pressing), 1984 Vinyl Record and Offset Lithograph Album Cover 12 1/4 × 12 3/25
Plastic, Mixed Media, Board, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
Offset
Basquiat The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (cassette): "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette
Offset
Basquiat The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (cassette): "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette
Offset
Basquiat The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984 "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette featuring
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs (Basquiat prints)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
("The Offs First Record.") This 1984 promotional poster incorporates the same Basquiat drawing that
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
("The Offs First Record.") This 1984 promotional poster incorporates the same Basquiat drawing
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
("The Offs First Record.") This 1984 promotional poster incorporates the same Basquiat drawing
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork by Jean
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork by Jean
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork
Offset
Basquiat The Offs
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs Vinyl Record Art A rare sealed 2nd pressing of "The Offs: First Record" featuring
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat poster)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, famously commissioned Jean-Michel Basquiat to illustrate the artwork for their first album ("The Offs First
Offset, Lithograph
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Offset, Lithograph
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Offset, Lithograph
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original
Offset
Basquiat The Offs 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat The Offs (Basquiat Record Art 1984) “The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984
Offset
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette featuring original offset cover
Offset
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork by Jean
Offset, Screen
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 featuring original offset artwork by Jean
Offset, Screen
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984 cassette featuring original offset cover
Offset
Jean Michel Basquiat, The Offs, 1984
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Offs 1st Record featuring original off-set cover art by Jean Michel Basquiat 12 x 12 inches
Lithograph, Offset
Sold
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
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art Beat-Bop, is a 10-minute track synthesizing various
Offset
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
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 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
Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art 2001 Beat-Bop, is a 10-minute track synthesizing various
Offset
Basquiat Beat Bop Vinyl Record
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Michel Basquiat Vinyl Record Art 2001 2nd pressing released in limited quantity. Beat-Bop, is
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 track
Lithograph, Offset
$275
H 11 in W 5 in
Warhol Basquiat Bearbrick 400% figure (Basquiat Warhol Be@rbrick)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat 400% Bearbrick Vinyl Figure c.2021: A unique, timeless collectible trademarked & licensed by the estates of Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol. The ...
Resin, Vinyl
$3,600
H 29 in W 23 in
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Villag...
Lithograph, Offset
$625
H 7 in W 5 in
Keith Haring Gay/Lesbian Pride Day New York, 1986 (vintage Haring announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Gay Pride New York 1986: Keith Haring illustrated folding-invitation for Gay/Lesbian Pride Day at New York's Palladium nightclub, 1986. Executed during Haring’s lifetim...
Lithograph, Offset
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 9.75 in
Kenny Scharf drawing 1998 (Basquiat Keith Haring Kenny Scharf Lio Malca)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kenny Scharf book drawing 1998: 1990's Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf exhibition catalogue featuring a signed & inscribed Kenny Scharf drawing. Further background: ...
Offset, Paper, Ink
Andy Warhol The Souper Dress (Andy Warhol Campbells)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol The Souper Dress c. 1965-1967: Inspired by Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, this dress was sold by the Campbell’s Soup Company in the late 1960s as a form of advertise...
Lithograph, Paper, Screen
$3,400
H 35.5 in W 25.5 in
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986 (Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum poster 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum 1986: Rare original, silkscreened Keith Haring Stedelijk Museum exhibition poster, 1986. Designed & illustrated by Haring on the occasion of: 'Keith Har...
Paper, Screen
$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
$1,600
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
Keith Haring Andy Warhol 1986
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring, Andy Warhol 1986: Rare, highly sought-after oversized 1986 folding announcement card / poster illustrated by Keith Haring & Andy Warhol (reverse side). This seldom avai...
Lithograph, Offset
Rare Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring & Futura)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring 'Rap It' record art 1983: A rare vinyl art cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring and Futura 2000 (reverse side). Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out ...
Offset
$460Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 0.01 in
Art: Area ad featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & Andy Warhol
By Michael Halsband
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol Area 1985: Rare original advertisement for a May 8, 1985 Art event at AREA. Features an enduring portrait of the who’s-who of the 1980’s New York ...
Paper
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
Signed Roy Lichtenstein Compositions catalog 1967
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Autographed Roy Lichtenstein Compositions exhibition catalog 1967: A must have hand-signed & dedicated example, with brilliant cover design by Lichtenstein during the height of his ...
Offset
$1,250
H 27 in W 14 in
Warhol Basquiat Be@rbrick 1000% (Basquiat Warhol Bearbrick)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat Bearbrick Figure: (1000%): A unique, timeless & well-sized Warhol Basquiat statue figure (27 in heigh), trademarked & licensed by the Estates of Jea...
Resin, Vinyl
$8,000
H 9 in W 9 in
SIGNED BASQUIAT Kestner-Gesellschaft exhibition catalog 1986
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Hanover 1986: Rare hand-signed 1986 Basquiat catalog published on the occasion of Jean-Michel Basquiat Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover: 28 November 1986 to 25 Janu...
Paper
Keith Haring Dance on the Lower East Side (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Dance on the Lower East Side: Fold-out invitation designed & illustrated by Haring for a opening night benefit party at The Underground, New York, NY 1983; in conjunctio...
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.