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Pop Art Portrait Photography

POP ART STYLE

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.

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Style: Pop Art
American classical bass virtuoso Gary Karr, photographed for After Dark magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical double bass virtuoso Gary Karr, 1974. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authentici...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" Dancer/Choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1995.. It is signed and numbered 12/25 by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the vers...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Famed songwriting team composer John Kander lyricist Fred Ebb
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of famed songwriting team ('Cabaret', 'Chicago') composer John Kander & lyricist Fred Ebb, 1969. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

American classical violinist Eugene Fodor, photographed for After Dark magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical violinist Eugene Fodor, photographed for After Dark magazine in 1975. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams photographed January 20, 1966. This is a print tha...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Flutist Ransom Wilson, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Flutist Ransom Wilson in 1977. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from th...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer Choreographer David Parsons studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer David Parsons, 2003. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fr...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

American classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arc...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Contemporary American composer Eve Beglarian, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer Eve Beglarian. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate o...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Singer Barbara Cook performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of singer Barbara Cook performing in 1975. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman photographed at Perlman's apartment in ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Composer musician Fred Ho, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer and musician Fred Ho, 1995. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman photographed at Perlman's apartment in ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Actress Ginger Rogers backstage at NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actress Ginger Rogers backstage at NBC Television Studios at Rockefeller Center, 1964. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives w...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams photographed January 20, 1966. This is a print tha...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer, Choreographer Company Founder Robert Joffrey
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer, choreographer and company founder Robert Joffrey photographed in New York City in 1964. This is a p...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams photographed January 20, 1966. This is a print tha...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" film director Alfred Hitchcock, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of film director Alfred Hitchcock photographed in New York City in 1972 the year he released 'Frenzy'. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

16 x 20" Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, photographed in 1977. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on the verso. Comes...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Film, TV, and Broadway Star Gregory Hines
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Film, Television, and Broadway Star Gregory Hines, photographed in 1980. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Broadway star Joel Grey studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway musical star Joel Grey studio portrait, 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer Merce Cunningham studio portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer, choreographer Merce Cunningham, studio portrait, 1962. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of auth...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Actor, Producer, and Director John Houseman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, producer, director John Houseman , 1973. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jac...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally photographed for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony award-winning playwright Terrence McNally photographed in Mitchell's studio for 'After Dark' magazi...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett - 1966. This photograph is in the collection of the ...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Choreographer/Director ("A Chorus Line") Michael Bennett - 1966. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tony Award-Winning playwright Christopher Durang
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony Award-Winning playwright Christopher Durang photographed in NYC in 1981. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Italian Director Franco Zeffirelli, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, photographed in 1967. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes ...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Artist Robert Indiana with his LOVE sculpture, signed By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Robert Indiana photographed with his LOVE sculpture in 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the...
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1960s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Male Model Close Up
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Monique van Vooren, Bob Colacello and Thomas Ammann at Studio 54
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bob Colacello talking to Monique van Vooren, photographed by Andy Warhol in the 1979 at Studio 54. Photograph dimensions: 8 x 10 in. This is a unique w...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kate Moss Photo (Kate Moss Supreme New York)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kate Moss Supreme New York: In 2012, Moss was chosen as the face for Supreme’s spring campaign. Kate’s cold stare down British photographer Alasda...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print

Gianfranco Gorgoni Vintage Photograph Andy Warhol in Leather Factory Photo Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Large photograph, Andy Warhol at the factory unsigned Dimensions: 20" by 16" Bears a pencil inscription Gianfranco Gorgoni verso Gianfranco Gorgoni (1941 – 2019) was an Italian ph...
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20th Century Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Polaroid Photograph of Rod Gilbert
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work by Andy Warhol. Rod Gilbert is a retired NFL hockey player who played forward for the New York Rangers. He was ind...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Only Elvis Gold signed limited edition print
Located in London, GB
Only Elvis Gold by B A T I K signed limited edition print pop art print of the infamous mock arrest mugshot of Elvis Presley. Archival pigment print paper size 40x30 inches / 1...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Photograph by Christopher Makos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Christopher Makos, American (1948 - ) Title: Andy Warhol and Keith Haring Year: 1983 Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Photograph, signed, stamped and numbered verso Edition: 1/5 ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"M20A" Abstract Photography 48" x 48" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"M20A" Abstract Photography 48" x 48" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor Metamorphosis series. Title of artwork M20A Year: 2011 Medium: Photography Print size: 48x48 Inches trim bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lost Warhols: American Flag - Small
Located in New York, NY
In 1982, Karen Bystedt, then a bold 19-year-old art student, cold-called Andy Warhol's Factory and asked if she could photograph him. Surprisingly, the famous Pop artist accepted. Th...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Basquiat Vrej Baghoomian 1988 (Basquiat portrait with Jack Kerouac)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1980s Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition Poster: Basquiat at Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York: April - June 1988: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s exhib...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Offset, Lithograph

"Sunshine Donuts" One of a kind Photo arrangement of Donuts on Rag Paper
Located in Southampton, NY
The gallery just received this newly completed work of art from Candice CMC. You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we a...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Rag Paper, Archival Ink

Jon Gould on surfboard in Montauk
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual A...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol Keith Haring photograph by Ricky Powell
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Signed Ricky Powell Photo of Keith Haring and Andy Warhol: Medium: C print. 1986. Dimensions: 8x10 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Minor signs of handling. Small corner loss...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print

"Modernismo M18" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M18" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor Print size: 24 x 24 Inches Edition: 1/24 Artist proof 2 Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival ph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol in Convertible
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken under the direction of Andy Warhol. The photo has Andy Warhol and Peter Wise in a convertible next to the piers on the West Side Highway. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso. The work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Yoyo Bischofberger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes w...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Diana Vreeland and Tinkerbelle
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work of Diana Vreeland and Tinkerbelle photographed by Andy Warhol at a party with Diana Vreeland, Earl McGrath, Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher in 1980. ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Alba Clemente Diane von Furstenberg
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from th...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, Photograph of Valentino (Garavani), 1973
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Italian fashion designer Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani founded the couture label Valentino in 1960. Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375 Framed dimensions: 11 x 10.5 in. Work...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Fran Lebowitz Smoking
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Demi Moore and Dolly Fox
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso. Authenticated...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Blondie Blue by BATIK- Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Blue By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture icon Debbie Harry of punk rock glam band Blondie BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Produced...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (from ROBOTNICS Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Christian Rothmann ROBOTNICS Series C-Print 2019 Edition S (Edition of 10) 12 x 8.3 inches (30.5 x 21 cm) Signed, dated and numbered verso Other Edition Sizes available: - Edition M (Edition of 6) 35.4 x 23.6 inches (90 x 60 cm) - Edition L (Edition of 6) 47.2 x 31.5 inches (120 x 80 cm) - Edition XL (Edition of 3) 88.8 x 58.8 inches (225 x 150 cm) PUR - Price Upon Request -------------- Since 1979 Christian Rothmann had more than 40 solo and 80 group exhibitions worldwide. Christian Rothmann had guest lectures, residencies, art fairs and biennials in Europe, Japan, USA, Australia and Korea. Christian Rothmann (born 1954 in Kędzierzyn, Poland ) is a painter, photographer, and graphic artist.⁠ ⁠ In 1976 he first studied at the “Hochschule für Gestaltung” in Offenbach, Germany and moved to Berlin in 1977, where he graduated in 1983 at the “Hochschule der Künste”. From 1983 to 1995 he taught at the university as a lecturer and as an artist with a focus on screenprinting and American art history. To date, a versatile body of work has been created, which includes not only paintings but also long-standing photo projects, videos, and public art.⁠ ⁠ Guest lectures, teaching assignments, scholarships and exhibitions regularly lead Rothmann to travel home and abroad.⁠ ------------------------ Rothmann's Robots These creatures date back to another era, and they connect the past and the future. They were found by Christian Rothmann, a Berlin artist, collector and traveler through time and the world: In shops in Germany and Japan, Israel and America, his keen eye picks out objects cast aside by previous generations, but which lend themselves to his own work. In a similar way, he came across a stash of historic toy robots of varied provenance collected by a Berlin gallery owner many years ago. Most of them were screwed and riveted together in the 1960s and 70s by Metal House, a Japanese company that still exists today. In systematically photographing these humanoids made of tin - and later plastic - Rothmann is paraphrasing the idea of appropriation art. Unknown names designed and made the toys, which some five decades on, Rothmann depicts and emblematizes in his extensive photo sequence. In their photographs of Selim Varol's vast toy collection, his German colleagues Daniel and Geo Fuchs captured both the stereotypical and individual in plastic figures that imitate superheroes which were and still are generally manufactured somewhere in Asia. Christian Rothmann looks his robots deep in their artificially stylized, painted or corrugated eyes - or more aptly, their eye slits - and although each has a certain degree of individuality, the little figures remain unknown to us; they project nothing and are not alter egos. Rothmann trains his lens on their faces and expressions, and thus, his portraits are born. Up extremely close, dust, dents, and rust become visible. In other words, what we see is time-traces of time that has passed since the figures were made, or during their period in a Berlin attic, and - considering that he robots date back to Rothmann's childhood - time lived by the photographer and recipients of his pictures. But unlike dolls, these mechanical robots bear no reference to the ideal of beauty at the time of their manufacture, and their features are in no way modeled on a concrete child's face. In this art project the robots appear as figures without a context, photographed face-on, cropped in front of a neutral background and reduced to their qualities of form. But beyond the reproduction and documentation a game with surfaces is going on; our view lingers on the outer skin of the object, or on the layer over it. The inside - which can be found beneath - is to an extent metaphysical, occurring inside the observer's mind. Only rarely is there anything to see behind the robot's helmet. When an occasional human face does peer out, it turns the figure into a robot-like protective casing for an astronaut of the future. If we really stop and think about modern toys, let's say those produced from the mid 20th century, when Disney and Marvel films were already stimulating a massive appetite for merchandising, the question must be: do such fantasy and hybrid creatures belong, does something like artificial intelligence already belong to the broader community of humans and animals? It is already a decade or two since the wave of Tamagotchis washed in from Japan, moved children to feed and entertain their newly born electronic chicks in the way they would a real pet, or to run the risk of seeing them die. It was a new form of artificial life, but the relationship between people and machines becomes problematic when the machines or humanoid robots have excellent fine motor skills and artificial intelligence and sensitivity on a par with, or even greater than that of humans. Luckily we have not reached that point yet, even if Hollywood adaptations would have us believe we are not far away. Rothmann's robots are initially sweet toys, and each toy is known to have a different effect on children and adults. They are conceived by (adult) designers as a means of translating or retelling history or reality through miniature animals, knights, and soldiers. In the case of monsters, mythical creatures, and robots, it is more about creating visions of the future and parallel worlds. Certainly, since the success of fantasy books and films such as Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we see the potential for vast enthusiasm for such parallel worlds. Successful computer and online games such as World of Warcraft...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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C Print

"Modernismo M13" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M13" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor Print size: 24 x 24 Inches Edition: 1/24 Artist proof 2 Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival ph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Modernismo M14" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M14" Photography 24" x 24" in Ed. 1/24 by Giuliano Bekor Print size: 24 x 24 Inches Edition: 1/24 Artist proof 2 Medium: Printed on high-quality museum-grade archival ph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Dianne Brill and her sister Morri Brill
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. This photograph was taken by Warhol at a party hosted by Rudolph and Dianne Brill. Party guests included Andre Leon Talley, Jed Johnson, Dianne Brill, Marcus Leatherdale, Sylvia Miles, John Sex...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Farrah Fawcett Majors
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol behind-the-scenes at Fawcett’s portrait photo shoot. When she comes to see the finished product, Warhol notes in his diary: “…I didn’t think Farrah liked it, but then she studied them for about half an hour and finally she love it…And she looked pretty, her hair was all washed, and she looked very very nice. She’s sweet.” Farrah Fawcett...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Darth Elvis by BATIK Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Darth Elvis By BATIK Signed Limited Edition BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Produced directly in the artist's studio Certificate of...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lacey Neuhaus Dorn
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Waters Baltimore 1985 (John Waters photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985: Medium: Silver Gelatin print in Agfa darkroom paper. Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches. Condition: Fair overall vintage condition; scattered...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Gentlemen Prefer Donuts" Pop Art photographic arrangement of donuts, Rag paper
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work. I have included in this listing ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper

Pop Art portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art portrait photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Andy Warhol, Jack Mitchell, Candice CMC, and BATIK. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $225 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $17,725.

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