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Figurative Pop Artists

Born out of 1950s Britain and the United States, Pop Art challenged the traditions of fine art with imagery from popular culture. Characterized by the ironic emphasis of the banal used by artists to poke fun at the elitist culture of art, when it came to figurative pop art it was anything but banal. Andy Warhol's 1962 work, The Marilyn Diptych, depicted an icon, recognized by the masses and the ultimate reaction to the figurative in abstract expressionism. Though figurative art often coincides with the human form, the recognizable was the driving subject behind what would become Pop Art. The resulting works portrayed well-known figures throughout the 1960s. By coinciding with the globalization of pop music and youth culture, it is unsurprising that the artists of today resonate with this movement. In our own selection of works you will find Max Rovira, who offers nostalgia in his depictions of the figure and Anne Rosenblatt who depicts singers, artists and models from popular culture. The rendering of such recognizable figures then in turn feeds into the growth of the greater theme of figurative Pop Art with mass-media, mass-culture and mass-production of their image. Thus cementing the importance of the figurative in Pop Art.


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Painting, Harlem, Seaty

Seaty

Painting - 80 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$8,491

Painting, Still Dreaming, Seaty

Seaty

Painting - 108 x 78 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$9,705

Painting, 3 trees, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,521

Painting, Afterparty, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,033

Painting, Queen, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,790

Painting, In the garden, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,698

Painting, Sea breeze, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,759

Print, Star Wars Asia, Kobalt

Kobalt

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$485

Print, Vogue AD 30, Kobalt

Kobalt

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$485

Painting, Still life, Virut Panchabuse

Virut Panchabuse

Painting - 120 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

$15,163

Painting, Die kleine Fee Nixe, B.AX

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,565

Painting, Félix #3, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$728

Painting, Snoopy, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$910 $819

Painting, La panthère rose, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$910

Painting, Dobermann, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$728

Painting, Mickey III, Martin

Martin

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$910 $801

Painting, Freedom, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$8,249

Print, Untitled Frida, Jisbar

Jisbar

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$607

Painting, Giula, Istraille

Istraille

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,456

Painting, Notorious Big, Flow

Flow

Painting - 114 x 114 x 3.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 44.9 x 1.4 inch

$3,397

Painting, Dualité, Flow

Flow

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

$3,518

Painting, Ebène, Flow

Flow

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,397

Painting, Angels, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,851

Painting, Omer Simpson, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$910

Painting, Marge Simpson, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$910

Painting, Mario, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$849

Painting, Chat #2, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$849

Painting, Chat, Martin

Martin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$849

Painting, Blue, Inga Makarova

Inga Makarova

Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,246

Print, KGB Archives 1955, Kobalt

Kobalt

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$485

Print, Untitled Basquiat, Jisbar

Jisbar

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$607

Painting, Rendez Vous, Inga Makarova

Inga Makarova

Painting - 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$2,790

Painting, Spring Vibes, Inga Makarova

Inga Makarova

Painting - 30 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,033

Print, Uber Eats Lutetia, Kobalt

Kobalt

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$485

Painting, Carnica, Eric Bourdon

Eric Bourdon

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,184

Painting, Lost, Eric Bourdon

Eric Bourdon

Painting - 54 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,456

Painting, Playground, Marta Zawadzka

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,033

Painting, Revolver, Flow

Flow

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$728

Painting, Joshua Redman, Flow

Flow

Painting - 130 x 89 x 3.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.4 inch

$3,397

Painting, Infinity 2, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$2,184

Print, Earth 2075, Kobalt

Kobalt

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$485