Why Britain was first to go Pop

Once regarded as a wholly American phenomenon, Pop art was first explored in Britain some 20 years earlier — albeit via a very different take on the post-war world. Illustrated with works offered on 2 March in London

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Peter Phillips (b. 1939), Kewpie doll, 1963/64. Oil on canvas. 52 x 42 in (132 x 106.7 cm). Sold for £143,750. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1924-2005), Untitled wood relief, 1975-76. Unique. 45⅝ x 33⅞ in (116 x 86 cm). Sold for £30,000. Offered in the Modern British Art Day Sale on 2 March 2021 at Christie's in London