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
$1,602
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
ANDY WARHOL - FLOWERS YP x Andy Warhol. Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art, Wall
By Andy Warhol
Located in Madrid, Madrid
FLOWERS YP x Andy Warhol 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
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
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
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
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
Yellowpop Neon Flowers lighted Wall Hanging/Sign - brand new in box
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Yellowpop after Andy Warhol Neon Flowers lighted Wall Hanging/Sign, 2022 Neon flex material, consisting of PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on a recycled acrylic board E...
Silicone, PVC, Acrylic Polymer, Neon Light, Mixed Media
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
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
$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
$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
$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
$568
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - NEW YORK WAVE YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
New York Wave 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...
LED Light, Neon Light
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
$2,500
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
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
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
$660
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
$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
Basquiat Beat Bop record 2014 (30th anniversary edition)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Beat Bop 2014 (Basquiat record art): 30th anniversary pressing of Basquiat's historic Beat Bop vinyl record (1983), featuring Jean Michel's signature cover art and producti...
Offset
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
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
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
Daft Punk x Toiletpaper Limited Edition Vinyl Record, Pop Art Style
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ultra Lux Gold Picture Disc Vinyl Record. Created by the brand Toiletpaper by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari and featuring music by Daft Punk. Limited Edition of only 1000. ...
Vinyl
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
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
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
Basquiat Skateboard Deck 2018 (Basquiat skate deck)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Limited edition Basquiat skateboard deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2018, featuring offset ...
Wood, Lithograph
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
$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
$402
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
Snoopy Dubai - Original Painting on Canvas, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting bursts with joyful energy, blending the playful essence of comics with the sophistication of pop art. Using acrylic, oil, and spray, I captured the carefree spirit of a...
Acrylic
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
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
Snoopy Always be Friends - Canvas-Limited Edition, 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
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
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
Basquiat Estate Authorized Silkscreen on Porcelain Plate, Presentation Gift Box
Located in New York, NY
Limoges x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate Authorized Porcelain Plate in Box, 2014 Porcelain Plate in Blue Presentation Box with Estate Logo This plate is in excellent condition and comes in an elegant blue gift box...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen
Basquiat - Scarce lifetime Lt Ed. Monograph hand signed 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
Jean-Michel Basquiat The New York Times Magazine, 1985
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Presented here is the rare iconic Basquiat New York Times Magazine 1985: The New York Times Magazine, February 10, 1985 edition famously entitled “New Art, New Money: The Marketing ...
Magazine Paper
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
Gathering Clouds, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By John Popkess
Located in Yardley, PA
A woman stands in front of a beach, wearing sunglasses and a polka dot dress, gazing up at the clouds. This is a mood painting, evoking in us a feeling of warmth and relaxation, espe...
Oil
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
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
$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
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
$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
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
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
$976
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT - Charles The First. Skate Decks Pop Urban Art Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Charles The First Date of creation: 2024 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint condition...
Wood, Digital
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT - In Italian. Skate Decks Pop Urban Art Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - In Italian 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 n...
Wood, Digital
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 - 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
Tulips, from Culture Carriers Stamp out Art (Hand Signed) Framed
Located in New York, NY
From the famous 1971 British postal workers strike - historic Lithograph mounted on franked envelope of wove paper The Post Office Worker's Strike Commemoration Stamps Limited Editi...
Paper, Lithograph
$908
KEITH HARING - POP SHOP YP x Keith Haring Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
POP SHOP YP x Keith Haring 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
$679
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Blue Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
BLUE 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: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Brand ne...
LED Light, Neon Light
$456
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT PopBox HEAD Design Lamp Light. Decor Style Modern
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - PopBox HEAD Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Stainless steel; low-energy LED system; UV-printed plexiglass panel. Edition: Open Size: 30 x 35 x 4 cm Condition: ...
Stainless Steel
Bruce Springsteen For President Giant Handmade 3D Vintage Button
By Tony Dennis
Located in Austin, TX
Bruce Springsteen, "Bruce Springsteen For President" Giant Handmade 3D Vintage Button - Hand made giant 3D vintage button by British artist, Tony Dennis, AKA Tapedeck Art. Punk Rock ...
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