Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary-art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, it 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.
Pop art started in Britain 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 Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known Pop artists 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 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. 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 a collection of Pop art prints, photography and other works on 1stDibs.
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SUBWAY DRAWING . White chalk on wall paper .
By Keith Haring
Located in CANNES, FR
" Subway drawing " By Keith Haring is a white Chalk on wall paper from New York Billboard . 105x70cm . Framed in box .
1980's . Vintage Work .
provenance: - collection John Anders...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk
Pygmalion Effect XIV
Located in Chicago, IL
Extracting images, logos and slogans from popular culture, Almudena Rodriguez rearranges these disparate signs in an attempt to map out a single vision determined not by original con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Thread, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
It Take’s Two
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Guillaume Azoulay (1949)
Title: It Take’s Two
Year: 2017
Edition: 1
Medium: Mixed Media (Silkscreen & Silver Leaf) on Archival Paper
Size: 27.75 x 35 inches
Condition: Excell...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Silver
“Neverending” Realistic Figurative Pop Culture Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned realistic watercolor rendering by Houston, Texas artist Scott Burns referencing pop culture elements from The Neverending Story (1984), The Evil Dead (1981), and The Note...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Fold Space from Hazard” Red and Blue Realistic Pop Culture Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red and blue toned realistic watercolor rendering by Houston, Texas artist Scott Burns referencing pop culture elements from The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985) and Dune (1984). Framed ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“The Key to the Kingdom” Realistic Pop Culture Watercolor Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned realistic watercolor rendering by Houston, Texas artist Scott Burns referencing pop culture elements from Kill Bill (2003), Raiders of the Lost Ark (19781), and It (1990)...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Sanctuary” Blue Toned Realistic Pop Culture Watercolor Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Cool toned realistic watercolor rendering by Houston, Texas artist Scott Burns referencing elements from The Shining (1977), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Superman's...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (Subway Drawing)
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Ca. 1980
White chalk on black paper
Image/sheet: 34 3/5 x 27 2/5 in.
Unsigned
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Pygmalion Effect IX
Located in Chicago, IL
Extracting images, logos and slogans from popular culture, Almudena Rodriguez rearranges these disparate signs in an attempt to map out a single vision determined not by original con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Thread, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
CAPTAIN FUN (ORIGINAL DRAWING)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Aventura, FL
Original drawing on paper. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork size: 22.5 x 28.75 inches. Frame size: 29.25 x 35 inches.
Artwork in excellent condition. ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper
Tough Torso
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but had unrivalled influence on artists and image-making.
I...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Hockey Knights in Canada, Goalie
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In the early 1980's Charles Pachter approached the chairman of the TTC to do a Hockey-themed mural at the College Street subway station. It was a fitting idea as the station is just ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Hockey Knights in Canada, C.
Located in Toronto, Ontario
In the early 1980's Charles Pachter approached the chairman of the TTC to do a Hockey-themed mural at the College Street subway station. It was a fitting idea as the station is just ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book
Located in London, GB
David Hockney
Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, 1980
signed, dated and numbered 107/1000 in pencil, published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, with their blin...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Native American Pop Art "Snake Priest - Hopi" Original Watercolor by D. Collins
Located in San Francisco, CA
Native American Pop Art "Snake Priest - Hopi" Original Watercolor by D. Collins C.1971
Outstanding original Pop Art style watercolor by D. Collins
Watercolor dimensions 20" wide x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Shoe
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Ink and gouache on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Vi...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Shoes
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Ink and graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the V...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Ink
Male Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Ink on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. F...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Shoe
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
This work is double-sided.
Ink and gold flake on paper.
Unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foun...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gold
Bodybuilder
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on colored paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the v...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Bodybuilder
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on colored paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the V...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Rats & Star Band Member
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Perfume Bottles
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Dia Art Foundation Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Ink on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. F...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cosmos
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Synthetic polymer on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Synthetic, Paper, Polymer
Rats & Star Band Member
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Rats & Star Band Member
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Male Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Synthetic polymer on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Polymer, Paper
Area
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Synthetic polymer on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
Male Portrait
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Black ballpoint pen on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for th...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen, Paper
Winter Olympics
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Rats & Star Band Member
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Ar...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
$15
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Black ink marker on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the V...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
70
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Synthetic polymer on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
Martha Graham
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
This is a unique work.
Graphite on Paper.
Work comes with an authentication letter from the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Stamped on verso by the Andy Warhol Art Authenticat...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Andy Warhol, Graphite Work on Paper of Ted Turner, 1986
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Ted Turner, American media proprietor, producer and philanthropist, founded the first 24-hour cable news network, started his career in advertising before moving into broadcasting. T...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
Aretha Franklin
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on HMP Paper.
Provenance: The Estate of The Artists; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Thaddeus Ropac; Private Collection NYC.
Image rights: The purchaser is a...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Liza Minnelli
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Graphite on HMP Paper.
Provenance: The Estate of The Artists; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Thaddeus Ropac; Private Collection NYC.
Image rights: The purchaser is a...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Paper
Young Man
By Andy Warhol
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Blue ballpoint pen on paper.
This work is unique.
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Murex, black and white pop art pastel, semi-abstract silhouette, 1996
By Idelle Weber
Located in New York, NY
Enlarged, abstracted, and decontextualized, Weber transforms a delicate seashell into a sublime icon. The black silhouette of the shell is a callback to her Pop period, though soften...
Category
1990s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
UMBRELLA MAN WITH HORIZON
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media and watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front by the artist.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Pygmalion Effect VI
Located in Chicago, IL
Extracting images, logos and slogans from popular culture, Almudena Rodriguez rearranges these disparate signs in an attempt to map out a single vision determined not by original con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Thread, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Richard Hambleton Drawings: set of 3, hand-signed (Richard Hambleton Shadowman)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Richard Hambleton: Set of 3 individual hand-signed drawings, 2016. Framed.
Medium: Black Marker on found book pages.
Individual Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.5 inches (applies to each indivi...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Still Life with Windmill
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Roy Lichtenstein
Still Life with Windmill, 1973
Colored pencil on paper
5 x 8 ¾ inches (12.7 x 22.2 cm)
NB: The work is included in the Roy Lichtenstein catalogue raisonné.
Provena...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Pastel Pop art portrait of Andy Warhol in blues and pink, with black outline.
Located in Southport, CT
Pastel Pop art portrait of Andy Warhol in blues and pink, with charcoal black outline on white paper.
Rick King is an American portrait artist working at a very high quality. He is ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ship at Sea with Sunset
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Peter Max
"Ship at Sea with Sunset" 1989
Original Pastel/Watercolor/Pen & Ink
Signed and Dated Lower Left
Provenance and Certificate of Authenticity from San Francisco Art Exchange, ...
Category
1980s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Off to Town
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but has continued unrivalled influence on artists and image-m...
Category
1950s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Mo18-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Surrealist, Landscape
Located in London, London
One fountain at the mountains III, 2018
Pencil and ink on paper. Unframed
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fa...
Category
2010s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Walking teacup
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘5’ (lower right under the mount)
9.3/4 x 13.1/4 in. (24.7 x 33.5 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly ...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Puffing long legged beast beside the walking teacup
Pencil on paper
15.1/2 x 11 in. (39.4 x 28 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly in the p...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Horned hippo beast
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘1’ (lower right under the mount)
10.1/8 x 13.3/8 in. (25.7 x 33.8 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: form...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
The ugly monster
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘2’ (lower right under the mount)
11.3/4 x 9.7/8 in. (30 x 25 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly in...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Puffing long legged beast
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘3’ (lower right under the mount)
10.1/8 x 10.1.8 in. (25.7 x 25.7 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenanc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Cow bug beast
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘10’ (lower right under the mount)
9 x 11 in. (22.8 x 27.8 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly in the p...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Dino Monster
Pen on paper
10.1/4 x 13.5/8 in. (26 x 34.5 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly in the possession of Rudiger Volhard, Clifford...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
A smiling lizard beast
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘4’ (lower right under the mount)
8.1/2 x 10.1/8 in. (21.5 x 25.8 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: fo...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
Horned big eared monster
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘8’ (lower right under the mount)
10.1/2 x 10.7/8 in. (26.7 x 27.7 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenanc...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Original Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Sea of Monsters, drawing by Heinz Edelmann
Located in Petworth, GB
Heinz Edelmann (German, 1934 – 2009)
A canon beastie
Pen on paper
Numbered ‘11’ (lower right under the mount)
10.1/4 x 11 in. (26 x 28 cm.) (to site edge)
Provenance: formerly in th...
Category
1960s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Paper
