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Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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
New Orleans Jazz and Blues - Original Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint, Oil Pastel

Diving Beauties - Original Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2003 and began selling his work on the Venice boardwalk. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Charging Wonder Woman - Original Large Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John has been a street artist since 1985. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he moved to Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2003 and began selling his work on the Venice boardwalk. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Illustration Board

Legend in Light and Shadow: Marilyn Monroe - Figurative Abstract 3D Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Fly Away With Me" Multicolor Paper Butterflies Painting on Canvas w Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is executed with hand cut butterflies, and comes displayed in an acrylic shadow box. These works conjure sensations of nostalgia, created from paper, cutting out colorful ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Pretty Peach Excess (thick pink impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Pretty Peach Excess from Chloe Hedden’s Excess series captures the interplay between material abundance and emotional depth through thick, sculptur...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Angel with Heart, Ver. I, Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 12 x 6 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #326764, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2012. PETER MAX ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rocking 'N' Rolling - Original Figurative Cartoon Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Max Bill (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Optical illusion
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Flower Soup" Campbells Soup Can & Tulip Flowers Pop Art Acrylic Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A large pop piece depicting Andy Warhols iconic Campbell's tomato soup holding a colorful bouquet of tulips. Bursting with impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the m...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hot Pink Excess (thick pastel impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Hot Pink Excess from Chloe Hedden’s Excess series embodies the tension between material opulence and emotional intensity through thick, sculptural ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Sheep Eclipse - Surrealist Landscape with Stacked Sheep, Acrylic on Paper, 2024
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Sheep Eclipse is a surrealist acrylic painting on premium 400gsm Fabriano paper by Gozo. This playful artwork depicts a serene summer landscape with a vibrant green horizon, capturin...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Magoo Magoo - Original Abstract Figurative Cartoon Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"I Defy Gravity" Marilyn Monroe Portrait Pop Art Street Art Colorful Painting
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous icon, Marilyn Monroe. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its compos...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Fly Away With Me 2" Multicolor Paper Butterflies Painting on Canvas Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is executed with hand cut butterflies, and comes displayed in an acrylic shadow box. These works conjure sensations of nostalgia, created from paper, cutting out colorful ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Synchronized Swimmers, Pop Art Figurative Abstract on Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid contemporary pop art style acrylic painting on paper of two synchronized swimmers posed in unison on a bright blue background by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947), 2007. Th...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Cemetery Collage - Original Colorful Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Royal Purple Excess (thick impasto painting monochrome pop art square design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Royal Purple Excess is a thick and vibrant impasto painting on wood. The elegant texture is spontaneously built up and creates the dynamic surface composition. This creates an engagi...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Plum, Sky Blue and Prussian Blue Excess combo (texture thick vibrant painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Plum, Sky Blue and Prussian Blue Excess combo is a trio of thick and vibrant impasto paintings on wood. The elegant texture is spontaneously built up and creates the dynamic surface ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Speedboats on Pink (sailing teal sailboat art sea patterns square oil painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Dan Pelonis’s "Speedboats" combines repetition and abstraction to reflect on motion and cultural memory. The painting depicts rows of minimal red-and-white speedboats gliding against...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Electric Pink Excess 3 (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Electric Pink Excess 3 from Chloe Hedden’s Excess series is an electrifying explosion of color and texture, a vivid declaration of energy and movem...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Colorful Swimmers, Contemporary Figurative Pop Art in Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful Swimmers, Contemporary Figurative Pop Art in Blue Bold and bright pop art painting of swimmers diving in the water by Marc Foster Grant (Am...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Foam Board

Flower Vase, Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 16 x 12 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #132387, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2004. PETER MAX...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Ellsworth Kelly", 1/1, Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

Jose Palacios, Tropic 07, Mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
In this original acrylic paint and vinyl on paper from Art Angler Gallery, Jose Palacios depicts an abstract pop art style. He uses vibrant pink, white, green, blue, black and red sh...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Laminate, Paper, Acrylic

Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Revelatory Gyration painting
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst H12-4: Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Self-Revelatory Gyration Painting, 2023 Mixed Media Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birc...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée

Orange Swirl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cuban-American artist Frankie Alfonso creates interwoven paintings using lively colors and spontaneous, well balanced compositions. His work is best described as a style of automati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Yes Please - Colorful Original Contemporary Expressionist Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Two Canoes - Original Ochre-Brown Still Life Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Red Excess (thick vibrant impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Red Excess by Chloe Hedden is a bold exploration of passion and intensity. The deep crimson hue radiates warmth, evoking emotions of love, power, and raw energy. The sculptural textu...
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Venetien Rose Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Venetian Rose Excess from her Excess series embodies Excessivism through its sculptural application of thick, swirling paint. The Venetian rose hue, often linked to ro...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst Skull spin painting)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Skull): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Jimi Hendrix. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant portrayal, I've merged multiple art styles to capture an explosion of emotions. By layering acrylics, watercolors, and colored pencils, I've created a textured harmon...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Prussian Blue Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop cake design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Prussian Blue Excess from her Excess series embodies Excessivism through its thick, sculptural application of paint, creating a highly textured, almost turbulent surfa...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Max Bill (1)", Painting on cut aluminium, Trompe l'oeil, Constructivism
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

The Outliers - Large Original Figurative Abstract Textural Street Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Muhammad Ali the King of the Ring - Abstract Figurative 3D Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Persian Rose Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop cake design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Persian Rose Excess from her Excess series continues her exploration of Excessivism, using thick, sculptural paint to embody themes of overconsumption and indulgence. ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Forget Me Not Blue Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Forget Me Not Blue Excess from her Excess series continues her exploration of Excessivism, using thick, sculptural paint to express themes of overindulgence and emotio...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Pop Marilyn" Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Portrait Oil Painting of on Board
Located in New York, NY
A pop-art depiction of Marilyn Monroe done in a very urban style. The drips and fast brushwork make for a unique display of the artists more abstract technique. With bright pinks and...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Oil

"Max Bill (4)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Three-dimensional art
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Flower" 3D Pop Art Hand-modeled natural clay Red Lips Mosaic Sculpture.
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Flower" is a striking piece from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Gum’s series, where her signature 3D mosaic technique transforms bold pop imagery into a sculptural experience. Featuring...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint

"Music Box" Decorated Graffiti Street Art Acrylic Spray Paint and Ink on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a collaboration between Angel Ortiz (LAII) and Cindy Shaoul. They began collaborating in 2010 with their iconic "Street Cars" series, depicti...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Jose Palacios, ATLAS 14, Mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
This vivid circular mixed media on paper by Jose Palacios, showcases his signature abstract pop art style, blending vibrant colors and dynamic forms. This painting feels like a playf...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Laminate, Paper, Acrylic, Vinyl

Pumpkin Spice Excess (thick pink impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Pumpkin Spice Excess by Chloe Hedden is a rich, textured exploration of warmth and abundance. Its deep, earthy orange hue recalls the comforting essence of autumn—spiced lattes, cris...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Silver Lining- contemporary pop art work of abstract sunset vibrant and colorful
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Silver Lining", is a unique acrylic on canvas work by German artist Horst Güntheroth. It features horizontal stripes (reminiscent of sunsets on water and foam), playing with abstrac...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

'Abstract Blue Balls', by Linda Chrysler, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 24" x 24" abstract painting on canvas, Abstract Blue Balls, is by California artist, Linda Chrysler. The central motif is a vibrant cerulean blue organic form or shape dissected...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Nocturnal Walk with Mickey Mouse Ears in a Dreamlike Landscape, Acrylic on Paper
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Nocturnal Walk - Moonlit Adventure by Gozo portrays a tranquil night scene where two figures, one wearing Mickey Mouse ears, journey toward a distant horizon beneath the glow of a lu...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Light Rose Excess (thick pink impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Light Rose Excess by Chloe Hedden is a delicate yet exuberant exploration of softness and texture. This sculptural painting captures the essence of blooming petals, whipped frosting,...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Dark Plum Excess (thick impasto painting square monochrome pop cake design)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Chloe Hedden’s Dark Plum Excess from her Excess series exemplifies Excessivism through its sculptural use of thick, unrestrained paint. The deep plum hue, associated with luxury and ...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (Record Label, Pop Art, Grammy, Made-To-Order Painting)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Led Zeppelin - Ramble On (made-to-order) Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2018 (first painted) - Made-to-order painting shows the creation year Size: 12x12in Signed, d...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

"She’s Your Friend" Brigitte Bardot Pop Art Portrait Décollage Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts the famous French actress and model Brigitte Bardot. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and rom...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Union Jack (Blue and Gold)" Pop British Flag 23k Gold Leaf/Oil Contemporary
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. With its depiction of a graphically idealized British flag. "Union Jack (Blue and Gold) " is at once lovely and bold. Part of a series of 'flag' paintings (American, British, French, Japanese, Scottish) these elegant works of rich color are sophisticated examples of Gibbs' ability to both pay homage in a straightforward way to these international cultural symbols, as well as to the broader tradition of pure geometric abstraction in painting. They can be perceived on both levels. The artist's simple distressed slightly distressed white wood double lattice frame is the perfect complement. Also available are paintings of the 'Union Jack" in white and 23 karat gold leaf and bright, 'day-glo' like colors of blue, chartreuse and red, and red and gold. See also: "Sgt. Pepper Jack," "Union Jack Red and Gold," "Union Jack Navy and Gold," and "Union Jack White and Gold"), the Scottish flag...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Midnight Showdown on the Hogbacks" oil, spray paint & enamel on canvas 46x38"
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been exc...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

3-D wall sculpture plastic contemporary animal figurative pop art bear interior
Located in New York, NY
This piece is Vacuum formed with plastic, painted and fabricated to be 3-D. All Yuki's works represent the 2-D while tricking our eyes in the 3-D physical world.
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Wood, Acrylic

Judy Rifka, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting MIxed Media 3D Construction
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed verso, mixed media on two sections of joined canvas Work is titled "Ego Wall with Mess," circa 1983. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, New York. bearing their label verso. 24 x 30 x 3-3/4 inches (61.0 x 76.2 x 9.5 cm) Hand signed on the reverse: Judy Rifka Judy Rifka (born 1945) is an American woman artist active since the 1970s as a painter and video artist. She works heavily in New York City's Tribeca and Lower East Side and has associated with movements coming out of the area in the 1970s and 1980s such as Colab and the East Village, Manhattan art scene. A video artist, book artist and abstract painter, Rifka is a multi-faceted artist who has worked in a variety of media in addition to her painting and printmaking. She was born in 1945 in New York City and studied art at Hunter College, the New York Studio School and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Rifka took part in the 1980 Times Square Show, (Organized by Collaborative Projects, Inc. in 1980 at what was once a massage parlor, with now-famous participants such as Jenny Holzer, Nan Goldin, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kiki Smith, the roster of the exhibition reads like a who’s who of the art world), two Whitney Museum Biennials (1975, 1983), Documenta 7, Just Another Asshole (1981), curated by Carlo McCormick and received the cover of Art in America in 1984 for her series, "Architecture," which employed the three-dimensional stretchers that she adopted in exhibitions dating to 1982; in a 1985 review in the New York Times, Vivien Raynor noted Rifka's shift to large paintings of the female nude, which also employed the three-dimensional stretchers. In a 1985 episode of Miami Vice, Bianca Jagger played a character attacked in front of Rifka's three-dimensional nude still-life, "Bacchanaal", which was on display at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. Rene Ricard wrote about Rifka in his influential December 1987 Art Forum article about the iconic identity of artists from Van Gogh to Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, The Radiant Child.The untitled acrylic painting on plywood, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, demonstrates the artist's use of plywood as a substrate for painting. Artist and writer Mark Bloch called her work "imaginative surfaces that support experimental laboratories for interferences in sensuous pigment." According to artist and curator Greg de la Haba, Judy Rifka's irregular polygons on plywood "are among the most important paintings of the decade". In 2013, Rifka's daily posts on Facebook garnered a large social media audience for her imaginative "selfies," erudite friendly comments, and widely attended solo and group exhibitions, Judy Rifka's pop art figuration is noted for its nervous line and frenetic pace. In the January 1998 issue of Art in America, Vincent Carducci echoed Masheck, “Rifka reworks the neo-classical and the pop, setting all sources in quotation for today’s art-world cognoscenti.” Rifka, along with artists like David Wojnarowicz, helped to take Pop sensibility into a milieu that incorporated politics and high art into Postmodernism; Robert Pincus-Witten stated in his 1988 essay, Corinthian Crackerjacks & Passing Go that "Rifka’s commitment to process and discovery, doctrine with Abstract Expressionist practice, is of paramount concern though there is nothing dogmatic or pious about Rifka’s use of method. Playful rapidity and delight in discovery is everywhere evident in her painting." In 2016, a large retrospective of Rifka's art was shown at the Jean-Paul Najar Foundation in Dubai. In 2017, Gregory de la Haba presented a Rifka retrospective at the Amstel Gallery...
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Judy Rifka, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Paper Hockey Players
Located in Surfside, FL
Judy Rifka (American, b. 1945) "Ice Hockey" Acrylic or oil paint on Fabriano paper paintings featuring multiple hockey players executed in yellow, white, purple, and black hues. Ha...
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flowers 1978, Op Art Floral Oil Tempera on Board Roses Pop Art Large Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933-1993) Flower, 1978 tempera on board 60 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches. Provenance: Sold: Christie's East, May 18, 1999, Lot 224 Blair Nesbitt is an American p...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Art abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop Art abstract paintings 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 abstract paintings 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, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hilary Bond, Charles Houska, John Paul Fauves, and Chloe Hedden. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 2.62 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings 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 $152 and tops out at $519,780, while the average work sells for $3,500.

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