$1,350Sale Price|25% Off
H 14 in W 11 in
Warhol superstar Eric Emerson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine, Signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstar Eric Emerson, the iconic portrait photographed for 'After Dark' magazine in 1971
Silver Gelatin
$1,870Sale Price|44% Off
H 20 in W 16 in
16 x 20" Andy Warhol Superstar Eric Emerson, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Eric Emerson in 1971. It is
Silver Gelatin
$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
doors. Historical info: The actor Eric Emerson who was projected behind the group during Andy
Offset
$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
doors. Historical info: The actor Eric Emerson who was projected behind the group during Andy
Mixed Media, Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Warhol Banana Cover: Nico & The Velvet Underground Vinyl Record
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
visual presence opened unprecedented doors. Historical info: The actor Eric Emerson who was projected
Offset, Lithograph
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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
image of actor Eric Emerson projected upside-down on the wall behind the band. Often referred to as the
Mixed Media, Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground vinyl record (1967 original)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
sticker covering Warhol actor Eric Emerson's image on the reverse (sticker emanates from a historic
Offset, Mixed Media
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H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground vinyl record (1967 original)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
versions of the back cover of the original American release: 1st - Features an image of actor Eric Emerson
Mixed Media, Offset
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H 12 in W 12 in
Andy Warhol Banana: Nico & The Velvet Underground vinyl record (1967 original)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
versions of the back cover of the original American release: 1st - Features an image of actor Eric Emerson
Mixed Media, Offset
Eric Emerson (Chelsea Girls) (FS II.287)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Andy Warhol’s print, Eric Emerson (Chelsea Girls) 287,features the American musician, dancer, and
Screen
$235,000
H 29.63 in W 24.44 in
Pablo Picasso, "Grand Tête" original linocut in colors, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Grand Tête, Portrait of Jacqueline with sleek hair Color linocut printed in beige, yellow, red, blue, and black on cream wove paper with Arches watermark Numbered 14/50 from the edit...
Linocut
$1,600
H 7.63 in W 9.25 in D 0.07 in
Orpheus #10 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #10 of George Balanchine’s Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public ...
Silver Gelatin
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Linocut
Mid-Century Teak Sofa Bed with Storage Headboard, 1960s Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A versatile and functional example of Mid-Century design, this teak sofa bed offers both comfortable seating and convenient storage. Complete with a matching, detached headboard feat...
Teak, Upholstery
$34,957
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$380
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition 4/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 293. Not mounted THE GREA...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,400
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.07 in
Bold Male Nude Gelatin Silver Photograph Mid-20th Century Iconic Gay Vogue
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century Bold Male Nude from 1971. Highly collectible vintage original gelatin silver print, stamped verso by the photographer "Copyright 1971 JACK MITCHELL 356...
Silver Gelatin
$2,550
H 31.5 in W 25.6 in D 1 in
Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa
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 Josue M Pierre ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$495
H 12 in W 9 in D 0.2 in
Andy Warhol illustration art 1967 (Andy Warhol film culture)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol 1967: Film Culture magazine, 1967 featuring cover art by Andy Warhol. Warhol designed the cover using portraits taken in a photo booth for the cover and inside pages. Fea...
Lithograph, Offset
$475
H 5 in W 4 in D 0.07 in
Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950s Photo Set of 2 Male Physique model Robert Kendall
Located in Glenford, NY
Bruce of LA - Set of 2 Authentic Vintage 1950s Silver Gelatin Male Physique Photographs by famed 20th Century photographer Bruce Bellas also known as Bruce of Los Angeles of model Ro...
Silver Gelatin
$31,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in
Roy Lichtenstein, Sandwich and Soda, from Ten Works by Ten Painters, 1964
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite silkscreen by Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997), titled Sandwich and Soda, originates from the landmark 1964 folio X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters). Published by the Wadsw...
Screen
$1,350Sale Price|25% Off
H 14 in W 11 in
Nude male model multiple exposure with plant leaves, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Unidentified male model, multiple exposure with plant leaves, 1971. Mounted on archival board and signed in pencil. This is a vintage silver gelatin photograph made by hand by master...
Silver Gelatin
$1,350Sale Price|22% Off
H 14 in W 11 in
Dancer Kirk Peterson, nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
Silver Gelatin
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
$265,195
H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Animal Skin
Octopus Tattoo
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good intentions of critical theorists questioning the va...
Canvas, Oil
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.