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
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.
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever Ceramic Bowl & Cover
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Love Forever, 2016 Ceramic (Porcelain) Dish and Cover Stamped Yayoi Kusama on bottom 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches Unframed Limited edition (exact number created is unkno...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen
$1,595
KEITH HARING - Radiant Heart YP x Keith Haring Design Neon Lamp. Pop Art Urban
By Keith Haring
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Radiant Heart YP x Keith Haring Date of creation: 2025 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 70 x 70 cm Condition: Bran...
LED Light, Neon Light
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT - Six Fifty. Skate Decks Pop Urban Art Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Six Fifty Date of creation: 2024 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditions and ne...
Wood, Digital
YOSHITOMO NARA - WE ARE PUNKS MUG (Small) Design modern pop art urban Japan
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Yoshitomo Nara - We are punks Mug Small Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Porcelain Edition: Open Size: 65 x Φ85 mm (200ml) Condition: Brand new, inside its custom box Description: A s...
Porcelain
Love Times Twelve - Original Red Hearts Pop Artwork on Newspaper by Gary John
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...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), 'MYTHS - THE SHADOW' HAND-SIGNED INVITATION CARD
By Andy Warhol
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
ANDY WARHOL (after) "THE SHADOW" from "MYTHS" Invitation portfolio 1981 Offset lithograph (Invitation) Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc, New York City. Signed in marker to ...
Offset
$40Sale Price|20% Off
Girl with Hair Ribbon Button, Metal Pop Art Collectible from 1981
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original square button with a fastening pin on the verso, created as merchandise for Roy Lichtenstein's exhibition at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin in 1981. This butto...
Metal
OCD Sticker Bomb Mirror Pop Art Culture Collage Street Art work Banksy
By OCD
Located in New York, NY
Street art Stickers on a mirror with permanent marker. Unique Pop art from an emerging artist using a familiar style of collage and famous street and pop artists to create a unique...
Permanent Marker, Plastic, Mirror
$2,800
Edward Ruscha at the Texas Gallery vintage invitation, to Dennis Hopper, Framed
By Ed Ruscha
Located in New York, NY
This rare exhibition invitation for Ed (Edward) Ruscha's 1974 exhibition at Texas Gallery, Houston, which Ruscha, himself, designed, was mailed to actor, photographer, collector and ...
Postcard
Art Card: Robert Rauschenberg, Creek, 1964 Hand Signed offset postcard, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph card Provenance: Collection of Dan Pope, CBS News photographer who amassed an impressive collection of signed artist cards during the 1980s-1990s, acquired directly...
Lithograph, Offset
Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
This is a lifetime edition - hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat himself in Basquiat's lifetime. Many younger collectors don't appreciate the difference between the num...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$400
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 40 x 30 cm Condition: Brand new...
LED Light, Neon Light
$3,000
YAYOI KUSAMA - Infinity Skateboard Deck Skate Deck Limited Edition from Museum
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
YAYOI KUSAMA x The Broad The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (Infinity Mirror) Skate Deck, 2013 Limited edition skateboard. Signed on the deck and numbered 31 × 8 inches Limite...
Wood, Screen
$7,000
Robert Indiana - Handwritten letter with original postmarked LOVE FDC, Signed 2x
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Original postmarked LOVE First Day Cover, with handwritten letter on the back (hand signed twice), 1973 Handwriten latter on the verso of postmarked First Day Cover (H...
Ink, Lithograph, Offset
$15,000
Keith Haring - Original handwritten Letter, signed by Keith Haring on letterhead
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Keith Haring Original Handwritten, hand signed Letter, ca. 1987 Ink on Haring's Private letterhead Stationery, Hand written and hand signed by Keith Haring Unique, original piece: ch...
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT PopBox PEZ Design LED Light. Decor Style Modern Interior
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - PopBox PEZ Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Stainless steel; low-energy LED system; UV-printed plexiglass panel. Edition: Open Size: 28 x 35 x 4 cm Condition: B...
Stainless Steel
Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Soft blues and reds sweep through this impressionistic sunset over the Sonoran Desert. The sun glows on the horizon, illuminating the cactus and shrubs scattere...
Acrylic
Blue Heartbeat - Abstract Cool Tone Urban Inspired Art on Newspaper - Gary John
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...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
$657
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - PEZ Dispenser YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PEZ Dispenser YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 40 x 50 cm Condition: Brand...
LED Light, Neon Light
Takashi Murakami Flowers Skateboard Deck
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Murakami Flowers Skate Deck A vibrant piece of Takashi Murakami wall art produced as a limited series in conjunction with the 2017 Murakami exhibit: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, MC...
Screen
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Br...
LED Light, Neon Light
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
OCD Sticker Bomb Mirror Pop Art Culture Collage Street Art work Flower Banksy
By OCD
Located in New York, NY
Street art Stickers on a mirror with permanent marker. Unique Pop art from an emerging artist using a familiar style of collage and flower stickers and marker to create a unique bl...
Mirror, Plastic, Permanent Marker
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Equals Pi YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Equals Pi YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Brand new...
LED Light, Neon Light
Andy Warhol "Mick Jagger-F&S. II.144" Framed Announcement card, Hand signed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol. Title: Mick Jagger F&S II.144 Framed Announcement card. Medium: Lithograph Hand Signed Size: Image size: 6" x 4", Framed: 10" x 8 Year: 1975 Edition: Limite...
Offset
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Banana YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Banana YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2025 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 41 x 50 cm Condition: Brand new Je...
LED Light, Neon Light
$245,000
Reverie, Rare Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 200, Corlett 38, Framed
Located in Aventura, FL
From 11 Pop Artists portfolio, vol. 2. Screen print on smooth, white wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Roy Lichtenstein. Hand numbered 128/200 lower left (there are also 50 p...
Paper, Lithograph
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT PopBox THE CROWN Design Lamp Light. Decor Style Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - PopBox The Crown Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Stainless steel; low-energy LED system; UV-printed plexiglass panel. Edition: Open Size: 35 x 26.3 x 4 cm Cond...
Stainless Steel
$1,575Sale Price|25% Off
mountain landscape , 100x100cm, acrylic on canvas
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
mountain landscape , 100x100cm, acrylic on canvas
Canvas, Acrylic
Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Tall Saguaro cacti dot a hilly southwestern landscape. The rising sun casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the terrain. Bright reds, blues, and yell...
Acrylic
$1,575Sale Price|25% Off
landscape , 100x100cm, acrylic on canvas
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
landscape , 100x100cm, acrylic on canvas
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Mr. Dob
Located in London, GB
Mr. Dob, 2016 Edition of 750 Signature Stamped by artist's estate, Stamped by BAIT X Switch Series Mr. Dob Manufacturer ComplexCon Bait. Takashi Murakami’s Mr DOB sculpture toy is a...
Acrylic, Vinyl
Basquiat Picasso Exhibition Catalog 1983 (Expressive Painting After Picasso)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare early 1980s exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of: “Expressive Painting After Picasso”- a group featuring works by: Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Baco...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$40Sale Price|20% Off
Grrrrr... Vintage Metal Button, Pop Art, 1981 Exhibition Collectible
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original square button with a fastening pin on the verso, created as merchandise for Roy Lichtenstein's exhibition at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin in 1981. This butto...
Metal
$2,400
Basquiat Paintings 1981-1984 Fruitmarket Gallery Exhibition Catalog 1984
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Paintings 1981-1984: Rare highly sought-after Basquiat exhibition catalog from 1984 published by The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Entitled: "Jean-...
Paper
You make me happy-Snoopy - Giclee Print 24/100, Digital on Canvas
By Gardani Art
Located in Yardley, PA
Gardani announces a new Pop Art Limited Edition, Giclée printed on Canvas. Each print is Hand signed and numbered by Gardani, with a signature, thumb print and registration number o...
Digital
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art 1984)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984, featuring original offset artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat. This is from the original first...
Offset
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Robert Rauschenberg - Double Luck Limited Ed. Skateboard Skate Deck brand new
Located in New York, NY
The Skateroom x Robert Rauschenberg Limited Edition Double Luck Skate board, 2016 Silkscreen on 7-Ply 100% Canadian Maplewood Skate Board 31 × 8 inches Edition of 300, unnumbered uns...
Wood, Screen
Takashi Murakami - unique signed Flower Drawing on skateboard deck
Located in New York, NY
Complexcon x Takashi Murakami Autographed and a Flower Drawing on skateboard, 2017 Unique Flower Drawing in Marker on skateboard. Signed by Murakami Flower drawing done in marker and...
Wood, Screen
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Untitled (Head) YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 50 x 58 cm Condition: Bra...
LED Light, Neon Light
$40Sale Price|20% Off
M...Maybe Button, Pop Art Metal Collectible, 1981 Exhibition Item
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original square button with a fastening pin on the verso, created as merchandise for Roy Lichtenstein's exhibition at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin in 1981. This butto...
Metal
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Sun in my room , 70x70cm, print on canvas. Edition of 20 pieces
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition of 20 pieces A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK 400% & 100%
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Salvador Dali Bearbrick 400% (Salvador Dali MoMa BE@RBRICK): This collaboration between MoMA and BE@RBRICK features the famous bear figure printed with the classic surrealist art of ...
Resin, Vinyl
Andy Warhol Record Cover Art 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Record Art 1982: Querelle vinyl album featuring Original Cover Art by Andy Warhol. Catalogue Raisonne: Paul Marechal: Andy Warhol, The Complete Commissioned Record Covers...
Offset
Basquiat 1979 Drawing (Basquiat Lounge Lizards draing)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Lounge Lizards 1979: Impossibly rare original hand-drafted flyer by Basquiat for a performance by his close friend, John Lurie & t...
Paper, Ink
Why., Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A chicken wanders down a quiet suburban street on a spring morning, staring at a five-dollar bill left on the ground. Using oil paint and ink, artist Keith Thom...
Oil
Water Lilies
Located in New York, NY
Published in 1990 by Rosenthal, Germany, Roy Lichtenstein’s, Water Lilies is an exquisite glazed porcelain charger, brilliantly colored, accompanied by signed certification. Stamp si...
Porcelain, Screen
Vintage Chicago Architect Stanley Tigerman Cloisonne Enamel Art Necklace Acme
Located in Surfside, FL
This is new old stock vintage Jewelry from the legendary Acme Studio collection, which created many revolutionary jewelry items. It was handmade in the 1980s using the intricate cloisonné process, an ancient technique for decorating metal; hence any imperfections within the colors are to be expected and inherent which makes it unique and one-of-a-kind. This piece is worn around the neck, like a bolo tie. The Memphis Designers...
Metal, Enamel
Under a Harvest Moon, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bright harvest moon illuminates the edges of gray and blue clouds, casting its glow over a small house with an orange door. Birch trees in autumn colors sta...
Acrylic
Rare Damien Hirst record art (Damien Hirst skull art)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst produced this album design exclusively for the heralded UK music group The Hours in 2009. Housed in a thick card gate-fold picture sleeve with a Bonus 12" x 12" Picture ...
Offset
KEITH HARING - PopBox BARKING DOG. Design LED Light. Decor Style Interior Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Keith Haring - PopBox Barking Dog Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Stainless steel; low-energy LED system; UV-printed plexiglass panel. Edition: Open Size: 35 x 21.2 x 4 cm Condition:...
Stainless Steel
$4,000
Snoopy Hug your heart – Original Painting on canv, Painting, Acrylic on Canva
By Gardani Art
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Painting on Canvas. One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani available for you. Hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani ...
Acrylic
Andy Warhol record art 1964 (Warhol album art)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Record Art 1964: 1964 1st pressing, 'This Is John Wallowitch' featuring cover design by Andy Warhol. Featured prominently in 'Andy Warhol: The Record Covers, 1949-1987-...
Offset
Monkey Train Skateboard (Hand Signed and dated by Jeff Koons), 2006
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
Supreme x Jeff Koons This example from Jeff Koons's Monkey Train skateboard series (2006) is distinguished by an autograph and date from the artist, executed in 2013 at Gagosian Gall...
Wood, Screen
She Knew She Would Not Be The Same, Mixed Media Collage Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fonfria's work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magaz...
Cotton, Paper, Mixed Media, Graphite
KAWS Black Flayed Companion (KAWS flayed)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Flayed Companion 2016. A rare, out of print KAWS figurative sculpture new and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibiti...
Resin, Vinyl
BAIT Mr DOB figure by Takashi Murakami
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Takashi Murakami Painted cast vinyl, edition of 400 27 x 34 x 26 cm (10 1/2 x 13 x 10 in) Sold in 'as new' condition, in original box as issued.
PVC
KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Frankenberry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Frankenberry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for thi...
Resin, Vinyl
YOSHITOMO NARA - LET'S TALK ABOUT "GLORY" Design modern pop art urban Japan
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Yoshitomo Nara - Let's talk about "Glory" Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Porcelain Edition: Open Size: Φ22 mm Condition: Brand new, inside its custom box Description: A Hasami ware ...
Porcelain