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Mid Century Abstracted Derriere Sculpture
By Joe Funk
Located in Soquel, CA
Cruz, California. As a young person in Los Angeles, Joe Funk showed an interest in art. He studied at
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Pop Art Lithograph “Falling man”, study 1 by Ernest Trova
By Ernest Trova
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ernest Trova was a self-trained American artist blending elements of Pop Art and Surrealism. He
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Pop Art Sign by Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful graphic Pop Art enameled metal sign by important British Modern artist Peter Blake
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Mid-20th Century English Modern Signs

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Metal

Colorful eye popping mid century floral still life, modern jazzy flower painting
By Rodolphe Caillaux
Located in Norwich, GB
An eye-popping, life affirming floral still life unlike any other! Painted circa 1960 with
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The American Love, Pop Art Print on Acrylic Panel after Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Indiana, After, American (1928 - 2018) - The American Love, Medium: Print on Acrylic panel, Size: 14 x 13.5 in. (35.56 x 34.29 cm), Frame Size: 22 x 21.75 inches
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Screen

Money Pop Art Painting "Sawbuck" by, Pop Artist Robert Dowd, 1965
Located in Englewood, NJ
An original pop art oil on canvas painting "Sawbuck" by, famed Pop Artist Robert Dowd portraying a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

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Acrylic, Paint

Fiat Wedding Cake Car: Irony And Provocation In Marco Silombria s Pop Art.
Located in Firenze, IT
Fiat Wedding Cake Car: Irony and Provocation in Marco Silombria's Pop Art. Circa 1970 Artist
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Ink, Watercolor, Cardboard, Intaglio

Mid-Century Monumental Pop Art Brass Cola Bottle Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Giant Mid-Century brass "Love-Life" cola bottle indoor or outdoor sculpture from a Private Estate.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Unframed Zilver Victor Vasarely Hand Signed Serigraph Pop Art
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
the Op-art Movement. Size is 29" x 27.5 unframed. Victor Vasarely, was a Hungarian-French artist
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Large 1970s Colorful Pop Art Piece in White Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful large, colorful artwork. A rainbow of colors with a orange background. Frame is white with a blue reveal. Measure 62" x 62"in frame. It will brighten up any room!
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

Original Signed Artist Alhades Oil on Canvas Abstract Pop Art Mid-Century Modern
Located in West Hartford, CT
Original signed oil on canvas done in abstract mid-century aesthetic. Great color scheme. Signed by
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

"Crystal Synergy" Mid Century Modern Style Crushed Glass and Mineral Painting
By Jose Masis-Oliver
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century modern inspired geometric abstract painting/sculpture created with crushed glass and
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Glass, Resin, Oil

Vintage Pop Art Rug Flower Power, 1970s Modernist Mid-Century
By Desso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
with Modern Mid-Century interior. Origin: Germany colors of yellow, orange, white, purple material
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Graphic Pop Art Metal Sign by Dan Fern for Watneys Ale
By Dan Fern
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful graphic enameled metal advertising sign by noted Modern artist Dan Fern (works represented in collection the of The Pompidou Paris, Joan Miro Gallery Barcelona etc). This s...
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Mid-20th Century English Modern Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Pop Art Mid Century Retro Roy Lichtenstein Style Lady Bathing Wall Art
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Pop Art Mid Century Modern Retro Roy Lichtenstein Style Lady Bathing Wall Art Vintage
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint

Vintage Pop Art Mid Century Retro Roy Lichtenstein Style Lady Bathing Wall Art
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Pop Art Mid Century Modern Retro Roy Lichtenstein Style Lady Bathing Wall Art Vintage
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Plexiglass, Paint

Psychedelic Zodiac Pop Art Panel in the style of Fillmore Rock Posters
By Verner Panton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A fun psychedelic styled colorful detailed zodiac pop art panel silkscreen on masonite. Depicting
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Masonite

Pair of Mid Century "Flower" Pop Art Table Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage table lamps with orange and yellow circular plastic "flower petal" shades and white bases.
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Victor Vasarely Style Italian Wall Panel 1970 Pop Art Cinetic Optical Design
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Victor Vasarely Style Italian wall panel 1970 Pop Art cinetic optical design, original panels of cm
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Op Pop Art Square Wall Mirror Silver, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a fabulous, square, hanging wall mirror, in the pop art style, circa
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Vintage Metal Pop Kola Advertising Sign
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
" Biggest Thirst Value Under The Sun " . The graphics typical bold style is totally Mid Century at a time
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs

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Metal

Fantastic Pop Art Lightolier Blue and Green Floor Lamp Mid-century Modern
By Lightolier
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fun Pop-art blue and green signed lightolier mid-century modern floor lamps. This is a rare and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Style Pop/Op Art Wall Mirror
By Verner Panton
Located in Bernville, PA
A fabulous, optical illusion art mirror, with a diamond design, by Turner Decorative Arts, in the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Mid-Century Modern Framed Signed Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Poster 1970s Senator
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a framed, pop op art poster, "Moffet for Senator," signed by Roy
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Yellow Mirrored Pop Wall Art Sculpture Panton Copeland Era
By Gary Copeland
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a spectacular, orange and yellow, pop art wall mirror, signed by the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Vasarely Framed Geometric Circle Pop Op Art Serigraph Signed
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, framed serigraph of optical illusion art, entitled
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lounge Chair, Niko Kralj / 1970s Pop Art, Yugoslavia
By Stol Kamnik, Niko Kralj
Located in Zagreb, HR
A beautiful vintage Mid-Century-Modern black faux leather and red frame lounge chair. Designed by
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Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Set of 2 Pop Art Table Lamps, Mid-Century, Panton Style, Germany
By Verner Panton
Located in Berlin, BE
Very decorative and rare pair of large table lamps from the 1970s. The fabric-covered shades are strongly reminiscent of Verner Panton's designs. The manufacturer is unknown. The l...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Large Pop Art Light Bulb Pendant Lamp, circa 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pop art light bulb pendant lamp. Believed to be of Italian descent and from the mid-1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Framed Pop Art Print Signed Numbered by Vasarely 460/650
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a framed print of a pop art piece by Victor Vasarely, titled Nuisances I
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Adrian Pearsall Jacks End Tables Walnut Glass Vintage Mid-Century Pop Art
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late sixties whimsical walnut side tables. Mod but with a deep hued organic Cabinmodern vibe too, perfect for your post and beam atomic ranch!!!
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Walnut

1960s Mid-Century Swedish Modern Pop Art Wall Mirror by Glas Trä Hovmantorp
By AB Glas Trä
Located in London, GB
A Swedish mid-century design 'Pop Art' wall mirror with chest, made by Glas & Trä Hovmantorp and
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal

1960s Mid-Century Bill Curry Pop Art Brushed Steel Mushroom Lamp
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed by Bill Curry and produced by Curry's company, Design Line, circa 1972. Retains most of original Label. Very good vintage condition. Rarely seen in brushed steel. Diamete...
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

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Steel

Carlo Nason Mid-Century Modern Italian Pop Art Floor Lamp for Mazzega, 1960s
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This floor lamp was created by Carlo Nason, in blown Murano glass, in the Pop Art style with the
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Op Pop Art Framed Offset Lithograph by Jurgen Peters, 1970s
By Jurgen Peters
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a groovy, framed offset lithograph of a spiraling, Jurgen Peters piece, circa 1970s. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 30" Sq.    
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Pair of Mid-century Italian Baroque light blue ceramic mirrors 1950s Pop Art
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Mid-century Italian Baroque light blue ceramic mirrors 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Pop Art Tapio Wirkkala “Paper Bag" Vase For Rosenthal, c.1970s
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in London, GB
For sale an iconic Pop Art porcelain “Paper Bag" Vase designed by Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mid century Space Age Pop Art 1970s Black white lounge chair by Morris Futorian
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century Space Age Pop Art 1970s futuristic lounge chair by pioneer furniture designer Morris
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Naugahyde, Plastic

Josef Albers vinyl record art
By Josef Albers
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Albers prints. Mid-Century Modern. Contemporary Art. Minimalist. Conceptual. Minimalist Pop Art.
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Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Offset

Three Pop Art Stools
By Verner Panton
Located in Rochester, NY
Three unusual mod pop art style dish topped molding plastic stacking spheres (red white green) in
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Rare Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Style Pop/ Op Art Wall Mirror with Clock
By Verner Panton
Located in Bernville, PA
A fabulous, optical illusion art mirror, with a diamond design, in the style of Verner Panton
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Capobianco Pop Art Rainbow Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, born 1928) abstract pop art acrylic on canvas depicting concentric
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Capobianco Pop Art Rainbow Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Domenick Capobianco (American, born 1928) abstract pop art acrylic on canvas depicting concentric
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Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Mod Pop Art Wild Wall Mirror Round Style of Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern mod Pop Art wild tiger strip wall round mirror style of Memphis Milano / Ettore
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Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Plexiglass, Wood

Mid Century Orange Pop Art Pickup Lite Table Lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage pickup lite table lamp designed by Bill Curry for Design Line Inc., circa 1960s. This pop
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cast Stone, Metal, Iron

4 mid century ceramic SCONCES wall lamps 1960s 1970s lava drip glaze pop art bei
Located in Mannheim, DE
Set of 4 ceramic wall lamps manufactured in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Lava glaze in brown and beige. For 1 E14 light bulb each (the light bulb in the pictures is not included in...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe x 8
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distinctive pop art style. The artwork is elegantly framed in a white wood frame, which enhances its
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art More Art

Materials

Offset

Andy Warhol Record Cover Art: 1949-1987: a collection of 40 works
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mick Jagger. Warhol Banana. Mid-century modern. 60s Pop art.
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

1960s Pop Art Free Lithograph
By Robert Indiana
Located in New Windsor, NY
'Free' red and blue Pop Art lithograph. Circa 1960-70. Signed in pencil on the lower edge, Her
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Glass, Paper

Pop-Art 1960s Hanging Screen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pop-Art 1960s hanging screen or room divider. Mod style plastic discs connected by metal chromed
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Pop Art Paper Dress Circa. 1967
Located in Fulton, CA
Original, unworn Pop Art paper dress designed by Walter Lefmann. "Times'" newspaper lettering. Made
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Modernist Pop Art Collage Porcelain Plate
By Taste Seller By Sigma
Located in New York, NY
This pop art plate features a collage of multi dimensional Artwork and cations featuring the
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles

Decorative OP, POP Art Wall Art Mirror
By Tom Tru
Located in New York, NY
Mirror by "Tom Tru" distributed by Raymor. Black frame with cream boarder, decorated mirror ground with repeating Mod pattern.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Pop Art Floor Lamp by Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pop art floor lamp by Vistosi.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Pop Art Culinary Screen Print
By (after) Andy Warhol, (after) Roy Lichtenstein, Marimekko
Located in New Windsor, NY
Fun Pop Art stretched screen print circa late 1960s or early 1970s. The print depicts a flatware
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mazzega Ceiling Lamp 1970s Pop Art
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mazzega ceiling lamp 1970s pop art.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Mod Oversized Pop Art Bulb Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mod, Italian, Mid-Century Modern, pop art, table lamp features an oversized milk glass light bulb
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Questions About Midcentury Pop Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art is a movement, started in the 1950s, that uses imagery from popular culture.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Pop art refers to a movement that emerged during the mid- to late-1950s. It is art based on popular culture and mass media and works to critique traditional fine art values. Find many different works under the Pop art category on 1stDibs.
    Irena Orlov ArtMarch 1, 2021
    It emerged in 1950 in United States and England. It is characterized by using images as objects of popular culture or everyday life, obtained from the media. Through irony, it reflected the society of the time, marked by consumerism, materialism, the cult of image and fashion.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    There was no single founder of Pop art, as many artists contributed to the development of the movement. Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the unconventional new style. Although Hamilton and other British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts.

    Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent American Pop artist. 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. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024
    British Pop art is a style of art that emerged in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. British artist 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, which reacted to the period's consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Although British artists launched the Pop art 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. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art was influenced by advertising and other forms of mass marketing

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Yes, Pop art is considered postmodern.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    The reason why it is called Pop art is that artists who participated in the movement drew inspiration from popular, or "pop," culture. One of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. Its practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. They 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. Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Opinions vary on who the father of Pop art may be. Pop art emerged in the 1950s in Britain and flourished in 1960s-era America as a reaction to postwar mass consumerism. Some argue that Andy Warhol deserves the title because he helped shape the movement during the 1960s. However, other artists like Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton began producing what’s now considered Pop art a decade earlier. Other artists who made important contributions to Pop art include Marta Minujín, Claes Oldenburg, Rosalyn Drexler, James Rosenquist, Peter Blake and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Pop Art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Pop art started because artists sought to react to the mass consumerism of the 1950s with the goal of putting popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Works associated with Pop art are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners endeavored to challenge the status quo. Pop artists broke with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and made pointed statements about current events. 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, but Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Opinions vary as to what the most famous piece of Pop art is. Two major contenders for the title are Andy Warhol's 1961–62 series Campbell's Soup Cans and Roy Lichtenstein's 1963 diptych painting Whaam!. Other notable Pop art works include A Bigger Splash by David Hockney, Flag by Jasper Johns, Crying Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, Radiant Baby by Keith Haring, the Marilyn Triptych by Andy Warhol, and Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Who is considered the father of Pop art is open for debate. Some experts give the title to Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Others may argue that Roy Lichtenstein deserves the credit, as his work drawing from print media helped to define the style. Another potential candidate is Richard Hamilton, whose 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the Pop art movement. Shop a diverse assortment of Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
    Artists in the United Kingdom started the Pop art movement 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. London-born artist Richard Hamilton is widely believed to have had a pioneering role in Pop art, which drew on imagery from popular culture - comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media - to create paintings and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way. Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Rosalyn Drexler are some of the American artists associated with the history of Pop art. Find original Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Andy Warhol is one of the most famous Pop artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The bright colors and graphic patterns and imagery of Pop art continue to influence fashion, prompting the industry’s designers to integrate provocative color pairings and visuals commonly associated with mass media and advertising into their garments. You can see examples of this in iconic pieces by Pierre Cardin, Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood as well as in the work of many contemporary designers. Specifically, the well-known portraits that Andy Warhol created of celebrities and pop culture figures made their way into fashion by designers who incorporated images of popular celebrities into their clothing designs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein painted Pop art to comment on geopolitical and social issues of his time. He patterned his work off of mass media like advertising and comic books to help convey his messages. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein started producing Pop art in the 1950s. His work drew inspiration from advertisements and comic books. In the 1960s, his work became widely known, and today, historians credit him with greatly influencing the Pop art movement. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Yes, Alex Katz's style is Pop art. During the 1950s, he experimented with collage and painting on aluminum sheets, with his later work in the 1960s drawing inspiration from film and advertising. In the 1970s, Katz expanded into portrait groups that regularly depicted the cultural scene of New York. In the 1980s, he extended his focus to fashion and its supermodels. These sources of inspiration align with Pop art's focus on transforming elements of popular culture into fine art. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Alex Katz art.