Marilyn Monroe Silver, a Pop-Art Screen-Print by SAK Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Marilyn Monroe Silver By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1990s. A limited edition screen
Marilyn Monroe Silver, a Pop-Art Screen-Print by SAK Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Marilyn Monroe Silver By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1990s. A limited edition screen
DOUBLE MARILYN
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION II
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed by the artist by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is
Canvas, Oil, Screen
MARILYN MONROE
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN COLLAGE
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. Canvas is not stretched. Al...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - DAYDREAMING
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - GLAMOUR
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
SOPHISTICATED MARILYN
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - RAINBOW
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
HOLLYWOOD MARILYN
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - SITTING PRETTY
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage
Canvas, Oil
Marilyn on Red
By Steve Kaufman
Located in New York, NY
This work is registered in the Steve Kaufman (SAK) Catalogue Raisonné.
Oil
MARILYN MONROE
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Hand Painted with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Stretched. TP edition of 50. Certifica...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION III
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 48 in W 36.5 in D 2 in
MARILYN - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Artwork size 48 x
Canvas, Oil
$4,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 46 in W 44 in
Marilyn - Glamour (Red), large unique painting
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not
Canvas, Oil, Screen
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 45.5 in W 45.5 in D 1 in
POP MARILYN COLLAGE - WHITE HAIR
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
Canvas, Oil
DOUBLE MARILYN- NORMA JEAN (BLACK)
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - THE YOUNG MOVIE IDOL
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
DOUBLE MARILYN - THE HOLLYWOOD STAR
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
DOUBLE MARILYN - NORMA JEAN (RED)
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 46 in W 28 in
Sophisticated Marilyn - Hollywood Style (large unique painting)
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not
Canvas, Oil, Screen
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 47 in W 36 in
Marilyn - Dior Look (No Bottle), large unique painting
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not
Canvas, Oil, Screen
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 46 in W 40 in
Marilyn In Red Goes To Hollywood (large unique painting)
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not
Canvas, Oil, Screen
$4,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 45 in W 40 in
HOT MARILYN - LIVIN' IN A COMIC WORLD I
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 47.5 in W 47.5 in D 2 in
Massive Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Unique Original Oil Painting Documented
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas Size
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 28.5 in W 52.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Double Original Oil Painting Canvas Documented
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Double Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 34.63 in W 34.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe SAK Hollywood Star Large Limited Painting Warhol
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
by Steve Kaufman Steve Kaufman is one of the most influential pop artists in U.S. history. His work
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 32 in W 34 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Portrait Oil Painting On Canvas Signed Playboy Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe - Classic Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas Edition Number
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 50 in W 45 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe New York City Comic Original Oil Painting Documente
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn New York City Comic Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 48.5 in W 52.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Double Original Oil Painting 1/1 Canvas Signed
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
free. Feel free to make your offer today! Steve Kaufman is one of the most influential pop artists
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 25 in W 28 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Warhol Famous Assistant Oil Painting Canvas 25 x 28
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 25 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Warhol Famous Assistant Oil Painting Canvas 25 x 29
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 26 in W 27 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Warhol Famous Assistant Oil Painting Canvas 26 x 27
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 25 in W 30 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Warhol Famous Assistant Oil Painting Canvas 25 x 30
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 25 in W 30 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Warhol Famous Assistant Oil Painting Canvas 25 x 30
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print Canvas
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 22 in W 22 in
Steve KAUFMAN Oil PAINTING on Canvas Marilyn Monroe Original Signed Playboy
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Steve Kaufman Oil painting of Marilyn Monroe, Custom Framed and Listed with the Submit Best Offer
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 35 in W 35 in
Steve KAUFMAN ORIGINAL PAINTING Oil on Canvas Marilyn Monroe Signed Playboy Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Original Marilyn Monroe Medium: Oil on Canvas Edition Number: Original
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 28 in W 25 in
STEVE KAUFMAN Original Marilyn Monroe Signed Oil Painting On Canvas Playboy Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Original Marilyn Monroe Medium: Oil on Canvas Edition Number: Original
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 26 in W 24 in
STEVE KAUFMAN Oil Painting On Canvas Marilyn Monroe Signed Framed Playboy Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe - Sexy Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas Edition Number
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 72 in W 75 in
Steve Kaufman Largest 75"x71" Original Painting 1/1 Unique Marilyn Monroe
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original 1/1 Oil Painting on Screen print
Oil
Unavailable
H 54 in W 36 in
Steve Kaufman Large Oil Painting On Canvas Marilyn Monroe Hollywood Signed Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Steve Kaufman Authentic and Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Professionally Custom Framed and
Canvas, Oil, Screen
Unavailable
H 32 in W 32 in
Steve KAUFMAN Oil PAINTING on Canvas Marilyn Monroe Signed Playboy Original Art
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Hollywood Blonde Medium: Oil Paint on Canvas Edition Number: Edition
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 75 in W 71.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Largest 75"x71" Original Painting 1/1 Best Kaufman Piece Online
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Monroe Medium: Original 1/1 Oil Painting on Screen print
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 13.5 in W 20.25 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Frank Sinatra Signed Street Original Oil Painting Documented
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Cohiba Medium: Hand Painted Acrylic and Ink over Ash Tray Size
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in
Marilyn - Maurizio Galimberti Readymade Polaroid on Steve Kaufman Catalogue
By Maurizio Galimberti
Located in Milano, IT
This a readymade created by a polaroid and a catalogue by Steve Kaufman. Maurizio Galimberti was
Polaroid
Marilyn Quad
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn Quad Medium: Screenprint on Canvas Size: 13.5 x 13.5 inches
Canvas, Screen
MARILYN
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique silkscreen on fabric - cloth. Dedicated on front. Hand signed by the artist on verso. Artwork is stretched as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable o...
Fabric, Screen
16 Marilyns
By Steve Kaufman
Located in New York, NY
This work is registered in the Steve Kaufman (SAK) Catalogue Raisonné.
Oil
MARILYN - GLAMOUR
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - HEADS UP!
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
POP MARILYN - LOUIS VUITTON STYLE
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All reas...
Oil, Canvas
MARILYN - CHANEL #5 (NO BOTTLE)
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 19.13 in W 19.25 in D 1.5 in
Mini Marilyn 11 Red, A Pop-Art Screenprint of Marilyn Monroe by Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Mini Marilyn 11 red. By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1995. A limited edition screen-print
Canvas
MARILYN SOPHISTICATED
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage
Canvas, Oil
HOLLYWOOD MARILYN
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION III
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION III
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Canvas, Oil
Marilyn - Glamour (Red), large unique painting
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not
Canvas, Oil, Screen
Sold
H 20 in W 20 in
Steve KAUFMAN ORIGINAL PAINTING Oil on Canvas Marilyn Monroe Signed Nude Artwork
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Bloomington, MN
Steve Kaufman Original (Not From a Numbered Series) Oil painting on Canvas of Marilyn Monroe
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 47.5 in W 47.5 in D 2 in
Steve Kaufman Marilyn Monroe Pop Art Original Oil Painting Framed COA Documented
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Steve Kaufman Title: Marilyn's White Dress Medium: Original Oil Painting on Screen print
Acrylic
$3,850
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Einstein State I, a Pop-Art Screen-Print of Albert Einstein by Sak Steve Kaufman
By Steve Kaufman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Einstein State I (with embellishments). By: Steve Kaufman. Date: 1990s. A limited edition screen-print on canvas with hand embellishments (in oil). Depicting Alber...
Marilyn Monroe 1954 Calendar
Located in PARIS, FR
Marilyn Monroe Calendar 1954 Two calendar pages from 1954 with day planners of Marilyn Monroe in nude posing and then dressed in fine lingerie using a special device. One bears the ...
Paper
$6,495
H 27 in W 21 in
Marilyn Monroe Portrait (Red) Hand-Pulled Silkscreen, Pop Art, 2014, Signed
By Russell Young
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Russell Young Title: Marilyn Portrait (Red) Portfolio: Marilyn Portrait Medium: Hand-pulled acrylic and enamel silkscreen on paper Date: 2014 Edition: 25/25 Sheet Size: 27" x...
Enamel
Chanel Surfer
By Seek One
Located in New York, NY
One-of-one mixed media work on paper. (Vintage media, aerosol, acrylic, graphite & wheat paste) - Hand made Indigo cold-pressed 300gsm paper with deckeled edge - Custom wood shadow ...
Mixed Media
$995Sale Price|23% Off
H 41.5 in W 26.5 in D 0.013 in
Original Restored Lithograph SNCF French Rail Travel Poster, Languedoc c.1956
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original restored SNCF French lithograph rail travel poster and linen backed. CREATOR Artist: Jean Jules Louis Cavailles (1901 - 1977). Printer: Perceval, Paris. DAT...
Linen, Paper
1994 Absolut Vodka - Andy Warhol Original Vintage Poster
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring his screen print artwork from 1985, this beautiful poster for "Absolut Vodka" was released in 1994 in promotion of a contemporary exhibition in Paris featuring 20 leading a...
Linen, Paper
$5,000
H 25.5 in W 19 in D 0.2 in
"Kate Moss (DD pink)" Photography print 25.5 × 19 in Ed. AP/15 by Kate Garner
By Kate Garner
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kate Moss (DD pink)" Photography print 25.5 × 19 in Ed. AP/15 by Kate Garner Numbered and Signed in the front. Comes with COA issued by the artist High Quality Print on Hahnemuhle...
Glitter, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Stretcher Bars
1987 Keith Haring Lucky Strike Yellow Original Vintage Poster
By Keith Haring
Located in Winchester, GB
Cigarette brand Lucky Strike commissioned Keith Haring to design a series of posters & advertisements for them in 1987. In turn, Haring submitted 10 pieces in his trademark and uniqu...
Paper
Marilyn Monroe -The Last Sitting 7, Photograph by Bert Stern
By Bert Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bert Stern Title: Marilyn Monroe -The Last Sitting Year: 1962 (printed 2009) Medium: Color Photograph, signed and numbered in red crayon Edition: 12 Image Size: 22 x 22 inche...
Photographic Paper
$4,000
H 19 in W 13 in
Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print
By Marvin Newman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, 1963 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48 cm) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 10 The photographer Marvin E. Newman (b. 1927) was one of the first recipi...
Archival Pigment
$2,950
H 43.5 in W 37 in D 2 in
Embellished Silk Screen Print on Canvas "Mona Lisa - Red" by Steve Kaufman SAK
By Steve Kaufman
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool color silk screen print on canvas with hand painted embellishments entitled "Mona Lisa - Red" by Steve Kaufman (SAK), circa 1990s. The print is in very good vintage condit...
Canvas
$28,383
H 32.29 in W 70.87 in D 32.29 in
Rare Fiberglass Directors Desk by Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, 1970s
By Wilhelm Werndl, Ernest Igl
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful Space Age directors desk, in very good condition. Designed by by Ernest Igl in the 1970s. Manufactured by Wilhelm Werndl, Germany. The body of this desk is entirely ma...
Aluminum
$42,000
H 70 in W 55 in
ELIZABETH TAYLOR - Lightning Pink - Edition 1/1 Diamond Dust on linen - Framed
By Russell Young
Located in New York, NY
Fashion shot of Elizabeth Taylor. Lightning Pink. Acrylic paint. Hand pulled enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Stretched on black frame. Signature on the back. 1/...
Enamel
$5,000
H 38 in W 46 in D 2 in
"Breakfast with Audrey" Spray Paint, Acrylic & mixed media with Diamond Dust
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
We have listed this original Diamond Dust canvas by Ceravolo at a SPECIAL sale price for the 1stdibs Saturday sale. Timing is everything, if you are viewing this on Saturday the fir...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$300
H 14 in W 11 in
Marilyn Monroe Screen Print, Pop Art Style, Signed, Limited Edition
By David Hollier
Located in New York, NY
Text from: Marilyn Monroe "One of the Best things that ever happened to me is that I’m a woman. That is the way all females should feel." Limited run of 100 editions, hand printed ...
Screen
$1,332
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Elizabeth Taylor, Elstree Studios, England - 20th Century Photography, Movies
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50. Elizabeth Tayor is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old sch...
Archival Paper
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.
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.