Vintage Andy Warhol Cow Skateboard Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Vintage Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck: in original packaging: This Warhol Cow collectible originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the An...
Wood, Screen
Camouflage (set of 5 skateboard decks)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Maharishi x Andy Warhol Foundation Set of 5 skateboard decks, 2007 Stamped signature From an unnumbered edition of 100
Wood, Lithograph
Warhol Skateboard Deck (Shoes)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Skate Deck Based on Warhol's 1980 Shoes series featuring Andy's signature style of repetition; imagery that is reminiscent of Warhol's beginnings as a commercial illustr...
Offset
Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck (Warhol Supermarket)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Black & White Ad Series skate deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the sold out collaboration between A...
Offset
Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck (Warhol Ad Series)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Black & White Ad Series skate deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the sold out collaboration between A...
Offset
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H 31 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
Andy Warhol skateboard deck (Warhol Jackie skate deck)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol JACKIE O. Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of a unique collaboration created by the Andy Warhol Foundation and Alien...
Offset
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H 31 in W 8 in
A Set of 2 Andy Warhol Skateboard Decks (Jackie O & Statue of Liberty)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Jackie & Statue of Liberty - A Set of 2 Skate Decks licensed by the Andy Warhol Foundation. The works originated circa 2011 as a result of a popular, sold out collabo...
Offset
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H 31 in W 8 in
A Set of 3 Andy Warhol Skateboard Decks (Flowers, Mona Lisa, Last Supper)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Flowers, Mona Lisa, Last Supper Skate Decks (Set of 3 boards) Iconic Warhol imagery set amidst a brilliant array of colors. The works originated circa 2011 as a result of...
Offset
Andy Warhol Electric Chair Skateboard deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Skateboard deck (Warhol Electric Chair): Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Electric Chair Skate Deck circa 2010: This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collabor...
Wood, Lithograph, Screen
Andy Warhol Electric Chair Skateboard deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Skateboard deck: Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Electric Chair Skate Deck circa 2010: This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Work...
Wood, Screen, Lithograph
Warhol Shoes Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Shoes Skateboard Deck Based on Warhol's 1980 Shoes series featuring Andy's signature style of repetition; imagery that is reminiscent of Warhol's beginnings as a commerc...
Offset
Warhol Mao Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol MAO Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. Trademarked by the Estate of Andy Warhol. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaborat...
Offset
Warhol Elvis Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol ELVIS Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy W...
Screen
Warhol Elvis Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol ELVIS Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy W...
Offset
Warhol Mao Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol MAO Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. Trademarked by the Estate of Andy Warhol. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaborat...
Offset
Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Skull Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy ...
Offset
Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Skull Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the And...
Offset
Andy Warhol Jackie Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Jackie O. Skate Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck: This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Offset
Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Warhol Mona Lisa Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(after) Andy Warhol Mona Lisa Skate Deck. New in its original packaging. Rare out of print - one of the more sought after of all Warhol decks from the series. Colors are lush and b...
Offset
Andy Warhol Campbells Soup Skateboard Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Campbells Soup Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and...
Offset, Screen
Banana Skateboard Deck after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This skateboard deck features Warhol's "Banana" (circa 1966).
Maple
Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Screen
Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Andy Warhol Jackie Skateboard Deck (New)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol JACKIE O. Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy Warhol Foundati...
Offset
Andy Warhol Shoes Skateboard Deck New
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Skate Deck Based on Warhol's 1980 Shoes series featuring Andy's signature style of repetition; imagery that is reminiscent of Warhol's beginnings as a commercial illustr...
Offset
Sunset ‘Orange’ Skateboard Decks after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom with the Andy Warhol Foundation set of three skateboard decks 7-ply Canadian maplewood with screenprint each: 31 H x 8 inches approx. 31 H x 24 inches when installe...
Maple
Sunset 'Purple' Skateboard Decks after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom with the Andy Warhol Foundation Set of three skateboard decks 7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screenprint Measures: Each: 31 height x 8 inches Approx. 31 height x 24 ...
Maple
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H 31 in W 8 in
Warhol Brooklyn Bridge Skateboard Deck (Brooklyn Museum)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Featuring two multicolored mirrored images of the Brooklyn Bridge, this skateboard deck showcases Andy Warhol’s sophisticated color blocking techniques.
Wood, Screen
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H 31 in W 8 in
Andy Warhol Gun Skateboard Deck (Warhol Death and Disaster)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Flowers Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the And...
Offset
Flowers ‘Grey/Red’ Skateboard Decks after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom with the Andy Warhol Foundation set of three skateboard decks 7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screenprint each: 31 H x 8 inches approximate 31 H x 24 inches when inst...
Maple
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H 31 in W 8 in
Warhol Marilyn Skateboard Decks set of two (Marilyn diptych)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Marilyn Skate Decks: Set of two; new in their original packaging: This rare work was a result of the collaboration between the Andy Warhol Foundation & Alien Workshop c....
Wood, Screen
Mao Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol MAO Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy War...
Wood, Screen
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H 31 in W 8 in
Andy Warhol Mona Lisa, Last Supper Skateboard Decks (set of two)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Flowers, Mona Lisa, Skate Decks (Set of 2) Iconic Warhol imagery set amidst a brilliant array of colors. The works originated circa 2011 as a result of a popular, sold ou...
Offset
Warhol Self-Portrait Skate Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Portrait skateboard deck: New in its original packaging.
Wood, Screen
Andy Warhol Gold Marilyn Skate Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Marilyn Skateboard Deck new in its original packaging.
Offset
Andy Warhol Skateboard Decks, Set of Four, Three Elvis, Campbells Soup
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Kansas City, MO
Set of four Andy Warhol skateboard decks from the iconic collection by Allen Workshop.
Wood
Sold
H 31 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck (Warhol Campbell's Soup)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Andy Warhol Skateboard Deck (Warhol Ad series)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Black & White Ad Series skate deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the sold out collaboration between A...
Offset
Andy Warhol skateboard deck (Warhol Electric Chair)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Electric Chair Skate Deck: New/sealed in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Worksho...
Wood, Screen
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H 31 in W 8 in D 1 in
Andy Warhol skateboard deck (Warhol Statue of Liberty skate deck)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Statue of Liberty Skate Deck c.2010: Warhol "Statue of Liberty" features multiple tiled images of the famous statue, with each image sporting a 3-D ef...
Offset, Wood
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H 31 in W 8 in D 1 in
Andy Warhol Statue of Liberty Skate Deck (Warhol skateboard deck)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Statue of Liberty Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. "Statue of Liberty" features multiple tiled images of the famous statue, with each image ...
Offset
Andy Warhol Jackie Skateboard Deck (Warhol skateboard)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Jackie O. Skate Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Warhol Elvis Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol ELVIS Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Screen
Warhol Elvis Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol ELVIS Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy W...
Screen
Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Skull Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy ...
Wood, Screen
Warhol Mao Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol MAO Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy War...
Wood, Screen
Sold
H 31 in W 8 in D 1 in
Andy Warhol Flowers Skateboard Deck (Warhol skate deck)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Flowers Skate Deck c. 2012 in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the ...
Offset, Screen
Andy Warhol Mao Skateboard Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol MAO Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy W...
Offset
Warhol Mona Lisa Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
(after) Andy Warhol Mona Lisa Skate Deck. New in its original packaging. Rare out of print - one of the more sought after of all Warhol decks from the series. Colors are lush and b...
Offset
Warhol Flowers Skateboard Deck (New)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Flowers Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the And...
Offset
Warhol Flowers Skateboard Deck (New)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Flowers Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the And...
Offset
Warhol Campbell's Soup Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Campbells Soup Skate Deck: New in its original packaging This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the...
Wood, Screen
Andy Warhol Skull Skateboard Deck (Warhol skulls)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Skull Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This sold out, limited work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between the Andy Wa...
Offset, Wood
Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Last Supper Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging.
Offset
Sold
H 36.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Andy Warhol Banana Skateboard Deck (Warhol velvet underground)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Banana Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy ...
Wood, Screen
Sold
H 36.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Andy Warhol Banana Skateboard Deck (Warhol velvet underground)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Banana Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy ...
Wood, Screen
Andy Warhol Banana Skateboard Deck (Velvet Underground)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol Banana Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy...
Wood, Screen
Sold
H 31 in W 8 in
Warhol 15 Minutes of Fame skateboard deck (Warhol self portrait
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare out of print Andy Warhol '15 Minutes of Fame' Skateboard Deck" "In the Future Everybody Will be World Famous for Fifteen Minutes" A brilliant piece of pop art that makes for uni...
Wood, Screen
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H 31 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
Warhol 15 Minutes of Fame skateboard deck (Warhol self portrait)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare out of print Andy Warhol '15 Minutes of Fame' Skateboard Deck" "In the Future Everybody Will be World Famous for Fifteen Minutes" A brilliant piece of pop art that makes for uni...
Wood, Screen
Dollar Sign 'Blue' Skateboard Decks after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
1981 set of three skateboard decks 7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screen-print Measures: Each: 31 H. x 8 inches installed: approx. 31 H. x 26 inches mounting hardware included o...
Maple
$5,500
H 31 in W 8 in D 1 in
With All My Flowering Heart limited edition skateboard set
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Washington , DC, DC
The Broad x Yayoi Kusama Limited edition Set of three Limited Edition silkscreens on maplewood skate deck triptych 31.00 x 8.00 x 0.25 in 78.7 x 20.3 x 0.6 cm Edition of 500, prin...
Wood, Maple
$1,750
H 32 in W 8 in D 3 in
I SEE Skateboard Deck Set Of 3 Beyond The Streets Signed XX/101 COA
By Paul Insect
Located in Draper, UT
Beyond the Streets x Paul Insect Paul Insect is a UK contemporary artist. Best known for his collective named ‘insect’ that started in 1996 he is a collage, portrait master when it ...
Screen
$3,500
H 31 in W 8 in D 0.4 in
Yayoi Kusama - With all My Flowering Heart Skateboard Triptych LtEd Skate Decks
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Produced by the Broad Museum in collaboration with Yayoi Kusama - long sold out The Broad x Yayoi Kusama With All My Flowering Heart (Triptych), 2014 Set of Three (3) Separate Limite...
Wood, Screen
$986
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT - Six Fifty. Skate Decks Pop Urban Art Design
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Six Fifty Date of creation: 2024 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and ne...
Wood, Digital
Basquiat Skateboard Deck 2018 (Basquiat skate deck)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Limited edition Basquiat skateboard deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2018, featuring offset ...
Wood, Lithograph
Basquiat Skateboard Deck
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
DC x Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Limited edition Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2021, f...
Wood, Offset
$2,650
H 32 in W 8.25 in
Unfinished Business Skate Deck, Wood, Street Art, 2010s, Excellent
By Joshua Vides
Located in Draper, UT
Unfinished Business x Joshua Vides Skate Deck in original packaging. 45/100
Wood
Yayoi Kusama Takashi Murakami Skateboard decks (2 works)
By Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yayoi Kusama & Takashi Murakami Skateboard Decks (2 works): A set of two individual skateboard decks featuring Kusama's dots obsession imagery & Murakami’s iconic flowers. Makes fo...
Wood
$957
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Two Figures and Two Figures (Masked) Skate Deck Modern Design
By John Baldessari
Located in Madrid, Madrid
The Skateroom x JOHN BALDESSARI Two Figures and Two Figures (Masked) with Blue Shape Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: 30, unnumbered Uns...
Wood, Maple, Screen
$9,998
H 32 in W 8 in D 1 in
MoMA Infinity Nets Triptych Art Skateboard Deck Set of 3
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Draper, UT
MoMA x Yayoi Kusama Infinity Nets (set of 3), 2018 Screenprints in colors on skate decks 32 x 8 inches (81.3 x 20.3 cm) (each) Edition of 500 unnumbered unsigned Produced by the Mus...
Wood, Screen
$2,800
H 31 in W 8 in D 0.2 in
Robert Rauschenberg - Double Luck Limited Ed. Skateboard Skate Deck brand new
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
The Skateroom x Robert Rauschenberg Limited Edition Double Luck Skate board, 2016 Silkscreen on 7-Ply 100% Canadian Maplewood Skate Board 31 × 8 inches Edition of 300, unnumbered uns...
Wood, Screen
Yayoi Kusama Skateboard Deck
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yayoi Kusama MoMa Skateboard Deck: This Kusama skateboard deck features Kusama's Dots Obsession imagery and makes for standout Kusama wall art that hangs with ease. Published by MoMa...
Wood
Basquiat Skateboard Deck
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Highly decorative Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2021, feat...
Wood
Andy Warhol 'Cow' 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) Andy Warhol's 'Cow' (F&S.II.11A) is a 1971 screenprint, on wallpaper with trimmed margins. This unsigned print comes from a publication of an unknown size (a...
Screen
$1,500
H 30 in W 9.75 in D 0.4 in
FAILE - Happens Everyday 1986 Lt. Ed. Silkscreen on Skateboard Deck Skate Deck
By Faile
Located in New York, NY
Faile Happens Everyday 1986, 2018 Silkscreen on 7-Ply Canadian Maplewood Skateboard Deck 30 × 9 3/4 × 3/10 inches Edition: 66 of 150 Signed on the Deck Faile 1986 and hand numbered 6...
Wood, Screen
Basquiat Skateboard deck 2018 (Basquiat skate deck)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Rare Limited edition skate deck licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2018, featuring the much iconic e...
Wood, 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.