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Mel Ramos 50 Years of Pop Art Book (signed, dated and inscribed by Mel Ramos)
By Mel Ramos
Located in New York, NY
Mel Ramos 50 Years of Pop Art (Hand signed, dated and inscribed to Nadine by Mel Ramos), 2010
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

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Female Nudes, Dancers Atlanta USA 1990s, Vintage Photograph, Stripper Performers
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Stripper Performers, Atlanta, 1996 by Leonard Freed is an 11" x 14" vintage print, stamped on verso (back of photo) with Freed's copyright stamp and signed (back of photo) by the art...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Modern Pop Art Dita Mel Ramos Stainless Steel Nude Sculpture
By Mel Ramos
Located in Zug, CH
MEL RAMOS (1935-2018) Dita 2017 Cast and polished stainless steel 58 x 33 x 26 cm 22.83 x 12.99 x 10.24 inches Number 29 of 60, Edition of 60 + 6 A.P. Cast signature and number on b...
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20th Century Pop Art Nude Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Modern Pop Art Dita Mel Ramos Stainless Steel Nude Sculpture
$24,089 Sale Price
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H 22.84 in W 13 in D 10.24 in
Golden Delicious, Wall sculpture with 23-carat gold leaf, by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Original wall sculpture multiple by famed American Pop Artist, Mel Ramos (1935 - 2018). It is hand-signed and numbered in marker from the edition of only 35. Artist: Mel Ramos, Ame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Lola Cola
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Lola Cola Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in pencil Edition: 2500 Paper Size: 30.5 in. x 25 in. (77.47 cm x 63.5 cm) Fram...
Category

1970s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lola Cola
Lola Cola
$5,000
H 32 in W 27 in
Batman and Robin offset lithograph card (hand signed by Mel Ramos) ex-UACC pres.
By Mel Ramos
Located in New York, NY
Mel Ramos Batman and Robin (Hand signed Postcard), ca. 1991 Offset Lithograph on Card Hand signed by the artist on the lower front Held in original vintage frame This vintage offset...
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Postcard, Offset, Ink

Martini Miss, Pop Art Print by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pin up picture of a woman (in the likeness of Courtney Cox) sitting in a martini glass. In a fine white contemporary frame. Artist: Mel Ramos Title: Martini Miss (Courtney Cox) ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola, Tobacco Red
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Four prints by Mel Ramos. “Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola,” and “Tobacco Red” are pop art, offset lithographs in a palette of yellows, orange, and pink by the playful Mel Ramos...
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Campbell's Soup Girls
By Mel Ramos
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mel Ramos Campbell's Soup Girls (set of 3); 11 3/4 x 9 inches Offset Lithograph Edition of 450 Unframed.
Category

2010s Nude Prints

Materials

Offset

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A Close Look at Pop-art Art

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 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

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.